MacarenaLos del Rio
Macarena
1995
Romero improvised the chorus for a flamenco dancer in Venezuela; the Bayside Boys remix ran fourteen weeks at number one.
★ 0.9
The Songs canon
Sourced and sung.
Every song chosen by hand, with the recording to play it.
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Browse all 2,393 songs or filter by genre, subject, artist, and year.
Turn Up The Music
2012
Cut at the Record Plant with The Underdogs, 130 BPM of house that gave Brown his first UK number one.
★ 1.0
Harlem ShakeBaauer
Harlem Shake
2012
Two uncleared vocal samples and a thirty-second meme put Baauer at number one the week Billboard started counting YouTube.
★ 1.1
Fire Burning
2009
RedOne produced it with Bilal Hajji, a dance-floor emergency that peaked at number five and opened Miss Universe.
★ 1.2
The Loveliest Night of the Year
1951
A Juventino Rosas waltz from 1888, fitted with English words for The Great Caruso and sung to number three.
★ 1.3
Whoomp! (There It Is)
1993
Glenn borrowed 2,500 dollars from his parents to press 800 copies; it sat at number two for seven weeks.
★ 1.3
Good Vibrations (Marky Mark)
1991
Donnie Wahlberg produced his brother's number one around a Loleatta Holloway sample, and Holloway herself appeared in the video.
★ 1.4
Shake It
2008
Trace Cyrus, Billy Ray's adopted son, and Mason Musso built a synth hook that went double platinum.
★ 1.5
This Is Your NightAmber
This Is Your Night
1996
Dutch singer, German producers, and a Gilbert Montagne sample underneath; the Roxbury soundtrack later handed it a second life.
★ 1.5
Bump, Bump Bump
2002
R. Kelly wrote and produced it, Diddy guested, and B2K got their only week at number one.
★ 1.6
Play it Again
2014
Davidson and Gorley's tailgate story carried Bryan to the top two Country Airplay spots at once, a chart first.
★ 1.9
Teach Me How to DougieCali Swag District
Teach Me How to Dougie
2010
A Dallas dance named after Doug E. Fresh, a cowbell-driven beat from Runway Star, and Inglewood teaching everyone else.
★ 2.0
Snap Yo Fingers
2006
Finger snaps where the snare should be, E-40 riding shotgun, and Lil Jon proving crunk could whisper.
★ 2.1
Yeah 3x
2010
DJ Frank E's video-game synths cut at the Record Plant, and Brown's return to pure pop after the mixtape years.
★ 2.2
Start the Commotion
1999
A 1966 Ventures instrumental on loop, twice a minor British hit, then a Mitsubishi advert made it inescapable.
★ 2.7
DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love
2010
Rihanna's team turned it down for Loud, and Usher took it to number four with Pitbull along for the ride.
★ 2.7
Walk It Out
2006
Atlanta radio had it in March 2006; by September the country did, and Outkast joined the remix.
★ 2.7
Boom Boom Pow
2009
will.i.am heard electro in Sydney nightclubs while filming Wolverine, then rode that beat to twelve weeks at number one.
★ 2.8
Shake Ya TailfeatherNelly
Shake Ya Tailfeather
2003
A stadium war chant repurposed for the Bad Boys II soundtrack, and a Grammy for the three of them.
★ 2.9