5 Classic Artists That Have Topped the Billboard Album Chart Only Once
Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band’s album Against The Wind turns 40 today (February 25), and it has the distinction of being the only album in Seger’s catalog to…

Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band’s album Against The Wind turns 40 today (February 25), and it has the distinction of being the only album in Seger’s catalog to hit the number one spot on the Billboard 200 album charts.
Of course, Seger isn’t alone in this regard. Here are some other artists with one lone album to top the Billboard 200.
The Police - 'Synchronicity'

A promotional portrait of the British rock band The police (L-R)" Sting, Stewart Copeland, and Andy Summers, circa 1983. (Photo by Showtime/Courtesy of Getty Images)
Bob Seger - 'Against The Wind'

18th October 1977: American rock singer and songwriter Bob Seger, and his Silver Bullet Band, Drew Abbott, Robyn Robbins, Alto Reed, Chris Campbell and Charlie Allen Martin, in London, for their first British tour. (Photo by Malcolm Clarke/Keystone/Getty Images)
David Bowie - 'Blackstar'

James Taylor - 'Before This World'

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - 'Hypnotic Eye'

HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 23: Singer Tom Petty speaks during the 31st Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at the Hollywood & Highland Center on April 23, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)