The Greatest Novelty Songs

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Its not every week you get a charting recording of Indian devotional music repeating the mantra of Hare Krishna, recorded by the UK branch of the Radha Krishna Temple and produced by George Harrison for Apple Records. It's catchy though, I'll give it that. As it was difficult to market, its success was an "astonishing feat" according to author Peter Lavezzoli, who said the song proved how huge the Beatles' cultural influence was. The more conventional (to Western pop ears) follow-up single "Govinda" reached #23 the following March. But the relationship between TV and music has also changed with the arrival of talent shows like The X Factor, a show that is ruthlessly designed to create a hit in time for the coveted Christmas UK number 1. The X Factor winner’s single has been number 1 for seven out of 11 years that the show has been on the air, and has only ever been kept off the top spot by charity singles and an extraordinary one-off protest campaign for Rage Against The Machine. Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini by Brian Hyland Songfacts". Songfacts.com . Retrieved December 22, 2017. Radio 1 banned this silly number for being “not credible” – but it sold half a million copies to become one of 1984’s biggest hits. A Beatles cover, which reached number 1 in January 1966 for three weeks. The Overlanders are the earliest British group to be classed as a one-hit wonder. [10]

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Utter nonsense from comedian Alexei Sayle, this eventually got to to number 15 in 1984 a couple of years after its original release, in the While this list focuses on hits that made the Top 40, you'll see I pay attention to those in the higher reaches especially (although not exclusively), and I'll include some songs that definitely make strange number ones even if you can imagine them charting lower down the top 40. So the "strangeness" of a song becoming a hit in this list is relative to how big a hit it was. (Oh and, obviously, this list applies to the A-side of the singles listed here only.) I'm focusing on what has long been called the UK Singles Chart, and for ease of life am ignoring the Record Mirror and NME charts, which used to matter once upon a time. Taylor, Alex (22 January 2021). "Sea shanty: Can viral success make a music career?". BBC News. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021 . Retrieved 23 January 2021. It was heavily suggested that their song "Forget Me Not" be issued as a follow-up, but this was not pursued. The Kalin Twins remain the only one-hit wonder male siblings (composed of twin brothers). [6]Isolates the exact thing about big band music that makes it menacing, in the process creating a whole new strain of lysergic terror with it. On 1993's 'Didgeridoo', The Aphex Twin managed to achieve a similar effect with aboriginal pipes - to considerably great critical acclaim. But then he wasn't Dutch. This ringtone outsold Coldplay in 2005 making it the UK’s 65th best-selling ­single of that decade Credit: PA:Press Association Instead, while music fans sobbed and remembered the former Beatle, the festive number one was taken by St Winifred’s School Choir and their trite celebration of the elderly, There’s No One Quite like Grandma. The song became a hit following airplay on John Peel's late night freeform programme on BBC Radio 1. Their follow-up "Puppy Dog Song" failed to chart. [39] Official Charts - Home of the Official UK Top 40 Charts". Officialcharts.com . Retrieved 28 May 2022.

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Philbin, Paul (October 27, 2015). "Do you know the Anfield Rap lyrics? Take our quiz to find out if you really do". Liverpool Echo. Three Lions" is Number One on the Official Singles Chart Top 100 | 30 June 1996 – 6 July 1996". officialcharts.com. A Canadian reggae fusion quartet led by veteran pop songwriter Nasri Atweh. "Rude" peaked at number one in seven countries, including the United States and United Kingdom, but subsequent singles failed to become hits in any market aside from their native Canada. Comedian Tony Hawks was to blame for this 1988 Beastie Boys parody that made fun of stammering. Features an unlikely appearance from Clive Dunn was starring in the TV sitcom Dad's Army when he released this novelty single. [34] Dunn released several follow-ups but never hit the chart again.