The Breeders are an American alternative-rock band led by Kim Deal, also of the Pixies, and their place on this list is very much a case of measurement rather than judgement. Critically revered and hugely influential on indie and alt-rock, they have a catalogue that fans and musicians treasure, with albums that regularly appear on best-of-the-decade lists.
But streaming gathers around one song. "Cannonball", released in 1993, is a slinky, off-kilter alt-rock classic built on an unmistakable bassline and a playful, distorted hook, and it became their signature, a fixture of 90s alternative radio.
On streaming, "Cannonball" sits near 154 million plays, while their next most-streamed track trails at around 16 million. That puts the ratio above 9, past our 5.0 line.
So by our strict, numbers-only measure, The Breeders register as a certified one-hit wonder, and we flag the caveat firmly. This is a respected, influential band with a deep and admired catalogue. It is only that one wonderfully strange single broke through to the wider public far beyond the rest of their work, and on streams it now stands well ahead of everything else they recorded.