What is a One-Hit Wonder anyway?

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Wikipedia describes a One Hit Wonder as: A one-hit wonder is any entity that achieves mainstream popularity, often for only one piece of work, and becomes known among the general public solely for that momentary success. The term is most commonly used in regard to music performers with only one hit single that overshadows their other work. My next one-hit wonder from the 1970s is a song I enjoyed when it came out in 1973 and again 24 years later when it was covered by Brooks and Dunn. B.W. Stevenson performed the 1973 version of "My Maria" and co-wrote the song with Daniel Moore. It peaked at number 9 on the pop chart. The Brooks and Dunn version reached number 1 on the country chart. Now, I do like Brooks and Dunn, and they did a good job with their cover, but the original is still the best version IMHO. I found most of this information on, gasp, Wikipedia. Yes, I know. Wikipedia is not a citable source. But, in my defense, the footnotes in Wikipedia include Joel Whitburn, whom I believe is eminently qualified in such matters.