We reveal top ten most annoying novelty songs EVER as Teletubbies announce first album in 20 years
The kids’ TV stars – whose forthcoming album Big Hugs comes 20 years after their last hit.
RUN for the hills! The Teletubbies are making music again.
The kids’ TV stars – whose forthcoming album Big Hugs comes 20 years after their last hit – are not the only novelty act with irritating yet popular tunes.
Here, MARTIN COULTER looks at the best and worst.
1.Barbie Girl by Aqua
Danish group sold 1.84million copies in the UK. Doll-maker Mattel’s copyright claims were dismissed and it has since used the tune in its ads.
2. Teletubbie Say Eh-oh!
Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po sold 1.3million copies of their 1997 hit – but the Spice Girls pipped them to the Christmas No1 with Too Much.
3. Can we fix it? by Bob the Builder
Sales of 1million in 2000 sealed the Christmas No1 for Bob – voiced by actor Neil Morrissey – and led to a hit cover of Lou Bega’s Mambo No 5.
4. The Birdie Song by The Tweets
Voted the most annoying song of all time in 2000, this chirpy oom-pah instrumental got to No2 in 1981. The hit track shifted 725,000 copies.
5. Mr Blobby
Noel Edmonds’ TV character sold 600,000 copies of his self-titled Christmas No1. Take That’s Babe knocked him off the top spot the previous week.
6. Axel F by Crazy Frog
A gimmick by ringtone firm Jamster outsold Coldplay with UK sales of 580,000 in 2005 – making it the UK’s 65th best-selling single of that decade.
7. Agadoo by Black Lace
Radio 1 banned this silly number for being “not credible” – but it sold half a million copies to become one of 1984’s biggest hits.
8. Star Trekkin by The Firm
Whitney Houston’s I Wanna Dance With Somebody stalled at No2 after this Star Trek- inspired ditty hit No1. It sold 470,000 copies.
9. The Fox (What does the fox say?) by Ylvis
Originally written for a Norwegian chat show, comedy brothers Bard and Vegard Ylvisaker went on to reach No17 in the British charts, moving 200,000 copies of their novelty hit.
10. Fast Food Song by Fast Food Rockers
Originally a playground song based on the names of fast food restaurants before becoming a 100,000-selling No2 hit in 2003.
