Given my Silento thread, I thought it may be cool to list annoying fad songs by year. By fad I mean a novelty song either by one hit wonder or novelty act rather than established acts joining the band wagon. I will piut in what I can, but feel free to add fad songs to various years.

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Also generally the fad lasted a year or less and people now generally ignore it or wonder why it was popular. Can also be established artists with one very catching or annoying song that was everywhere even in ads.

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Feel free to fill in gaps The list is designed to make you cringe at the song names straight away.

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2015 - Silento, Watch me

2014 - Happy, Pharrell and all about that bass by Megan Trainer

2013 - Blurred Lines, Robin Thicke (Bloody annoying song, that was everyhwere)

2012 - Nicki Minaj everything

2011 - Racks, YC and Friday by Rebecca Black

2010 - Teach me how to dougie - Kelly Swagdistrick, Baby by Justin Bieber

2009 - Soulja boy tellem

2008 ?

2007 ?

2006 - Crazy Gnarls Barkley (Everywhere also)

2005 - James Blunt period

2004

2003 - Salt shaker - Lil Jon and Ying Yang twinz

2002 - Las Ketchup song

2001 - Alien Ant Farm Smmooth Criminal and because I got high by Afro man

2000 - Sisqo Thong song

1999 - Vengaboys and every girl group/boyband like 5ive, Steps, Nsync

1998 - Crazy Frog Axel F

1997 - Chumbawumba Tubthumping and for the Mericans - Hanson Mmmbop

1996 MACARENA (AAAARRRGGGGHHHH!!!!)

1995 - Cotton Eyed Joe - Rednex

1994 - Love is all around , Wet wet wet

1993 - What is love, Haddaway

1992 - Achy Breaky heart - Billy Ray Cyrus

1991 - I'm too sexy, Right said fred

1990 - Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice

1989 - Anything by Milli Vanilli

1988 - Anything by Rick Astley

1987 - Anything by Tiffany

1986 - The Chicken dance song

1985 - Dancing in the Street by Mick and Dave

1984 - Agadoo by Black Lace (Brits will know this song more)

1983 - Safety dance, men without hats

1982 - Physical - olivia newton John

1981 - Stars on 45, discofied Beatles session singing

1980 - Elvira, Oak Ridge Boys

1979 - Most disco novelties like ethel merman

1978 - Mmn bop - Muppets song

1977 -

1976 - Disco Duck

1963 - Singing Nun Dominiqueniquaniqua song , Ruchi Sakamota song Sukiyaki

1961 - Oh Calcutta Lawerence Welk

1959 - The happy Organ Dave Cortez

1958 - Chipmunk song

Feel free to add earlier fads

Sometimes one hit wonder novelty tracks are incredibly good

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What about this one? Meri Wilson - Telephone Man (1977)

F*ck It: I Don't Want You Back' (2004) by Eamon (the clean version )

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This is Why I'm Hot by MIMs (2007) I had this song in my head for ages, its their only huge hit.

American Boy by Estelle featuring Kanye West (2008) this was a great song, she should have become a bigger star IMO.

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Adorecream said:

Given my Silento thread, I thought it may be cool to list annoying fad songs by year. By fad I mean a novelty song either by one hit wonder or novelty act rather than established acts joining the band wagon. I will piut in what I can, but feel free to add fad songs to various years.

.

Also generally the fad lasted a year or less and people now generally ignore it or wonder why it was popular. Can also be established artists with one very catching or annoying song that was everywhere even in ads.

.

Feel free to fill in gaps The list is designed to make you cringe at the song names straight away.

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2015 - Silento, Watch me

2014 - Happy, Pharrell and all about that bass by Megan Trainer

Pharrell Williams is not a one-hit wonder. He had other hits as member of N.E.R.D. and as a solo artists.

I stand corrected; THIS thread is also about fad songs.

OK, how about this classic from 1989?:

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TonyVanDam said:

Adorecream said:

Also generally the fad lasted a year or less and people now generally ignore it or wonder why it was popular. Can also be established artists with one very catching or annoying song that was everywhere even in ads.

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Feel free to fill in gaps The list is designed to make you cringe at the song names straight away.

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2015 - Silento, Watch me

2014 - Happy, Pharrell and all about that bass by Megan Trainer

Pharrell Williams is not a one-hit wonder. He had other hits as member of N.E.R.D. and as a solo artists.

You missed the bolded part. Of course I know Pharell is established, he still sucks the big one though and all of his shit is generic shit hop and processed to death pop trend music.

Goddess4Real said:

F*ck It: I Don't Want You Back' (2004) by Eamon (the clean version )

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I wanna hear the dirty version...

Ah yes, some great quality listed. Other novelty/1h1 songs that make me think of the topic are 'Coon', 'Pumped Up Kicks', 'The Cha Cha Slide', 'My Neck, My Back' + 'My Dick, My Sack' male dominant version, 'Jump Around', 'Walk the Dinosaur', 'Short Dick Man', anything by Will Smith, Technotronic, Lady Gaga, etc

LittleBLUECorvette said:

No way about Happy. Will be this generations "Celebration."

Happy's a great tune.


I could make a list but it would take over an hour of research, maybe later.