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A Bay Bay
A Shreveport club chant for DJ Hollywood Bay Bay, which Phunk Dawg's beat carried all the way to number seven.
Harlem Shake
Two uncleared vocal samples and a thirty-second meme put Baauer at number one the week Billboard started counting YouTube.
Say Aah
Troy Taylor cut it at D2 in Atlanta, and Songz's birthday toast climbed to number nine, then double platinum.
I'm So Paid
Coogi paid the entire million-dollar bill for the Miami video, and Detail's beat still outshines it.
23
Mike Will's synths under a Juicy J hook about Air Jordans, with Cyrus rapping on record for the first time.
Ass Back Home
Number one in Australia, top ten in Britain, and Neon Hitch trading verses with McCoy over Benny Blanco's beat.
We Dem Boyz
Detail and Choppa Boi built a beat out of space and chant; Nas and Rick Ross joined the remix.
Whoomp! (There It Is)
Glenn borrowed 2,500 dollars from his parents to press 800 copies; it sat at number two for seven weeks.
Like a Boss
A Slim Thug track turned inside out over Rick tha Rular's beat, with a skeptical Seth Rogen questioning Samberg.
Jizz In My Pants
Samberg and Taccone deadpanning in Pet Shop Boys accents, a Justin Timberlake janitor cameo, and total commitment to the bit.
YOLO
Needlz produced it around The Joy Formidable's Whirring, and the punchline turns a reckless slogan into pure paranoia.
This Is Why I'm Hot
A jump from thirty-two to number one in a week, and a different sample for every region name-checked.
I'm On A Boat
T-Pain's Auto-Tune, a yacht in Biscayne Bay, and a Grammy nomination for a Digital Short.
We Be The Crew
Track three on The Antidote, cut-and-paste funk from the album Theo Keating built alone after his partner left.
Sexy Chick
A chance meeting, a rented London studio, one night's work, and Guetta's first American top five.
Roll Up
Stargate handed Khalifa a pop-radio beat, and he answered with a promise of devotion; number thirteen in Britain and America.
Have You Seen Her
Eugene Record and Barbara Acklin wrote it for the Chi-Lites in 1971; Hammer's hushed remake reached number four.
Down On Me
Twenty-three weeks of climbing before it peaked at number four, riding a Mick Schultz beat built for last call.
Teach Me How to Dougie
A Dallas dance named after Doug E. Fresh, a cowbell-driven beat from Runway Star, and Inglewood teaching everyone else.
Snap Yo Fingers
Finger snaps where the snare should be, E-40 riding shotgun, and Lil Jon proving crunk could whisper.
Right Thurr
Trak Starz built the beat, Ludacris and Chaka Zulu signed him, and the Walnut Park kid stalled at number two.
Double Bubble Trouble
Dub reggae bass and Indian strings under a nod to Shampoo's 1994 hit "Trouble", produced by The Partysquad.
Hold Me Back
G5's beat is a stomp, and the black-and-white video walks Ross through New Orleans' Calliope projects.
Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay
By Sean's account Kanye handed over the beat with Roscoe Dash's hook already attached, and the whole thing purrs.
No Sleep
Number six on the Hot 100 the week it arrived, Benny Blanco and Big Jerm keeping it airborne.
Work Hard, Play Hard
Benny Blanco and Stargate on the beat, and Marco Rubio calling Khalifa a modern poet during a Senate filibuster.
Throw It in the Bag
Loso's Way yielded exactly one charting single, produced by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, peaking at number fourteen.
Make It Rain
Fat Joe found no club record built around throwing money, so Scott Storch cut one at the Hit Factory.
Dangerous
Under an hour, beat to finished verse, by Kardinal's account; the Junos named it Single of the Year.
Start the Commotion
A 1966 Ventures instrumental on loop, twice a minor British hit, then a Mitsubishi advert made it inescapable.
Walk It Out
Atlanta radio had it in March 2006; by September the country did, and Outkast joined the remix.
Ice Ice Baby
Queen and Bowie went uncredited until a settlement, and hip hop had its first Hot 100 number one.
