Johnny Rotten was one in charts with a hit (9)
I believe the answer is:
anarchist
'johnny rotten was one' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'in charts with a hit' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hit' is an anagram indicator.
'in'+'charts'+'a'='inchartsa'
'inchartsa' with letters rearranged gives 'ANARCHIST'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for anarchist that I've seen before include "One attacking authority" , "Who may have wanted to destroy" , "One who would abolish all government" , "One who'd abolish governments" , "Anti-authoritarian" .)