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100

This TV show played the song "running up that hill" by Kate Bush in a climactic scene, where the music ultimately saved the character's life.

Stranger Things

100

I'm a Barbie girl

In the Barbie world

100

This 2007 #1 by Soulja Boy required listeners to learn a dance move that swept the internet, becoming one of the first truly viral song crazes.

Crank that Soulja Boy

100

Taylor Swift fans misheard "Starbucks lovers" in this hit, when she was actually singing about a "Scarlet letter" kind of love.

Blank Space

100
  1. "Brutal"
  2. "Jealousy, Jealousy"
  3. "Drivers License"
  4. "Complicated" (Avril Lavigne cover)
  5. "Hope Ur OK"

Olivia Rodrigo (Sour tour)

200

This Movie played the song "Danke Shcoen" by Wayne Newton in a scene where the main character crashed a parade float and starting lip syncing to the song.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

200

I've got the magic in me

Every time I touch that track it turns into gold

200

This reggae pop track by Magic tells the story of a man asking his girlfriend's father for her hand in marriage — and being flatly rejected — yet it somehow charmed its way to #1.

"RUDE" by Magic!

200

Elton John fans misheard this famous line as "hold me closer Tony Danza" in this song.

Tiny Dancer

200

  1. Summer Remains

  2. Thinkin Bout You

  3. Novacane

  4. Sweet Life

  5. Forrest Gump

Frank Ocean (Channel ORANGE)

300

This movie plays "Anyone Else But You" by The Moldy Peaches in a scene where the two leads share a duet singing the song to end the movie.

Juno

300

What's poppin. brand new whip just hopped in. 

I've got options.

300

This 1990 track made history as the first hip-hop song to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, built around a borrowed bassline from Queen and David Bowie.

"Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice

300
Queen fans misheard this line as "kicking your cat all over the place" in this song.

We Will Rock You

300

  1. Heavydirtysoul

  2. Stressed Out

  3. Migraine

  4. Guns for Hands

  5. Polarize

Twenty One Pilots (BLURRYFACE Tour)

400

This movie played the song "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John in a scene where the characters shared a sweet moment singing it on a bus ride that restored their band.

Almost Famous

400

Bet you thinking she's so cool

Kicking back on your couch, making eyes from across the room

400

Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, this Disney animated film song became an unexpected crossover smash in early 2022, spending longer at #1 than any other Disney movie song in Hot 100 history.

"We don't talk about Bruno" from Encanto

400

People have misheard this Nirvana line as "here we are now in containers" from this song.

Smells Like Teen Spirit

400
  1. "All Around the World"
  2. "Take You"
  3. "Catching Feelings"
  4. "One Time" / "Eenie Meenie" / "Somebody to Love" (Medley)
  5. "Love Me Like You Do"

Justin Bieber (Believe Tour)

500

This movie plays the song "Making my dreams come true" by Hall & Oates during a scene where the main character brakes out in a dance on the street, lip syncing to the song. 

500 Days of Summer

500

It's the eye of the tiger, it's the thrill of the fight

Risin' up to the challenge of our rivals

500

This 2013 novelty song about farm animals by a Norwegian comedy duo somehow dethroned Katy Perry and Miley Cyrus to hit #1 on iTunes and chart globally.

"What does the Fox Say" by Ylvis

500

Ed Sheeran fans misheard this line as "been loving you till we're 17" in this song.

Thinking Out Loud

500

  1. 15 Step

  2. All I Need

  3. There There

  4. Airbag

  5. Nude

Radiohead (In Rainbows tour)