The 1990s Jams
This Spanish duo had the entire world doing a synchronized line dance in 1996 with their massive global smash hit
Los Del Rio (for "Macarena")
This Norwegian band topped the charts in 1985 thanks to a legendary pencil-sketch music video and an impossibly high vocal note
A-ha (for "Take On Me")
Gotye teamed up with singer Kimbra in 2011 to tell a bitter breakup story about a person who is now just "somebody that I" used to do this with
Know
Right Said Fred boldly boasted in 1991: "I'm too sexy for my shirt, too sexy for it hurts, so sexy it..."
Hurts
The synth-pop group Devo famously wore red, plastic, tiered energy dome hats in the music video for this 1980 track
Whip It
This rapper told listeners to "Stop, collaborate and listen" in his 1990 track, which became the first rap song to top the Billboard charts
Vanilla Ice (for "Ice Ice Baby")
Tommy Tutone caused a national prank-calling frenzy in 1981 by singing about a girl named Jenny and this specific 7-digit phone number
867-5309
This Canadian pop-reggae band begged a stubborn father for his daughter's hand in marriage in their 2013 radio staple "Rude"
MAGIC!
Lou Bega's massive 1999 dance compilation track declares: "A little bit of Monica in my life, a little bit of Erica by my side, a little bit of Rita's all I need, a little bit of..."
Tina's what I see
This 1997 Europop track by Aqua features a pink-saturated music video starring a plastic doll living in a fantasy world
Barbie Girl
This British band's 1997 anthem features the famous, repeated line: "I get knocked down, but I get up again"
Chumbawamba (for "Tubthumping")
Bobby McFerrin made music history in 1988 with this entirely a cappella, whistling-infused feel-good anthem
Don't Worry, Be Happy
Daniel Powter provided the soundtrack to every sad television elimination montage in 2005 with this uplifting tune
Bad Day
In 1995, Deep Blue Something bonded over a movie title, singing: "And I said, what about..."
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Rockwell's paranoid 1984 R&B hit features a famous chorus sung by an uncredited Michael Jackson asking who is doing this to him
Watching me (for "Somebody's Watching Me")
Bars and pubs across America still play this closing-time anthem by Semisonic at the end of the night
Closing Time
Men Without Hats famously claimed that "we can dance if we want to" in this bouncy 1983 new wave club hit
The Safety Dance
This Australian singer took over the radio and viral dance videos in 2019 with her fast-paced pop track "Dance Monkey"
Tones and I
Sir Mix-A-Lot proudly proclaimed his absolute honesty in 1992 by declaring: "I like big butts and I..."
Cannot lie
This 1993 Eurodance track by Haddaway became a viral comedic sensation thanks to Saturday Night Live sketches involving intense head-bobbing
What Is Love
This Canadian group had a massive alternative rock hit with a song named after a quiet, rainy-day weather event, featuring a music video with a girl dressed in a bee costume
Blind Melon (for "No Rain")
Dexys Midnight Runners told a specific girl to "come on" in their violin-heavy, dungaree-wearing 1982 number-one smash
Come On Eileen
The indie rock group Glass Animals achieved a record-breaking, slow-burning billboard hit with this warm, summer-themed track in 2020
Heat Waves
The automated voice track in Lipps Inc.'s 1980 disco smash constantly demands: "Won't you take me to..."
Funkytown
The 2012 musical comedy film Pitch Perfect spun off a massive top-10 radio hit for Anna Kendrick using this specific kitchen item to create a rhythm
Cups (or Plastic Cups)