3 items
The Italian Eurodance group Eiffel 65 and their inescapable hit "Blue (Da Ba Dee)," released in 1998 and an unstoppable global phenomenon in 1999. The auto-tuned "I'm blue, da ba dee da ba di" hook became the defining one-hit wonder of the turn-of-the-millennium era.
"Upside, inside out, she's livin' la vida loca..." — the horn-blasted crossover smash that made Ricky Martin a global superstar overnight and kicked the door open for 1999's Latin pop explosion. Five weeks at number one, and a whole summer of everyone yelling the chorus.
"You and me baby ain't nothin' but mammals..." Bloodhound Gang's gleefully crude smash turned a biology-class euphemism into an inescapable party anthem — and the monkey-suit video sealed the deal.