Biggest hits of the 2020's so far NZ II

This is part II of my list for the biggest hits of the 2020's so far here in Australia. The reason why I divide these lists up is so that these webpages don't crash from loading all the images I use to present each entry (that and so that I don't get accused of making soulless content from those too exhausted to read my lists in one go.)

This was originally released in 2017 to deafening silence for Maneskin, likely because Italian rock has never had much of an international appeal. It was given a second chance in 2021 when they won Eurovision for their native Italy making it one of the few rock tracks on this list.

This is the only hit that Imagine Dragons have had in recent years given how they've been banished from the mainstream much like Maroon 5, even then this was only a success due to it being the theme song for the Netflix series Arcana league of legends which was a massive success on the platform.

You knew there would be an influx of 00's nostalgia moving into the decade; however, I don't think anyone was expecting there to be a song that blatantly samples "I don't wanna know" from Mario Winans from 2004 become such a massive hit for the likes of the Weeknd and 21 Savage.

If you're wondering if I'm "anti-woke" based on what I've said on this site, then rest assured that I'm not and will take any and all opportunities to shit on the Daily wire and other far right publications just like I do for the far left. This is mainly because we have their stupidity to thank for this song becoming a massive worldwide hit for Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion by reacting to the music video even though said video breaks YouTube's TOS.

If you need any more proof that Sabrina Carpenter is the star of the moment, consider the fact that we've only just passed the halfway mark on this list and she already has three out of four entries from her breakthrough album on this list, with said breakthrough only coming out five months ago as of this writing.

You'd think that K-pop would've been all the rage this decade given how well loved it is on social media, alas it appears this genre is simply amplified on social media by voices from a very niche demographic. One of the few success stories was this entry from K-pop group Fifty Fifty.

This song has two things going for it, the first is that it samples "The message" from Grandmaster Flash forty years after that song came out. The second is that Coi Leray is the daughter of Benzino who was a massive figure in 00's hip hop, one who famously feuded with Eminem during the height of his career.

This was a near miss for the Australian equivalent to this list for Future, admittedly the rapper was never that popular among us Aussies given how he's yet to appear on that side of my site. Here he recruits Drake who is one of the biggest names in music despite the critical backlash he's received throughout his career.

There are two versions of this track, the original which was the second single from the Weeknd's greatest hits album from 2020 and the "remix" with Ariana Grande which is explicitly about the relationship they had back in the mid 2010's that obviously connected with audiences.

Justin Bieber's 2020 album Changes was such a disaster that he was forced to course correct with a new album in less than a year after its initial release. This was the lead single to that album which was a sign that JB was back on the right track after a disastrous year in the music scene.

If you're looking for a rage bait track, then this latest hit single from Meghan Trainor (or Mrs. Bitchfire as I once called her) is for you as it's tailor made to offend those who disliked her music and overall attitude during the height of her popularity in the mid 2010's. Suffice to say, many people took the bait and inadvertently made it a hit.

Topic first busted onto the scene in 2016 with "Home," he was all set to be a one hit wonder but scored a second hit during the height of the pandemic with this collaboration with Swedish singer a7s (yes, he named himself after a camera model.) The two reunited with ATB for "Your love" which did well in the UK.

Given how the media loves to shove this woman down everyone's throats, you'd think Megan Thee Stallion would have plenty of representation on this list outside of this and her earlier entry. Alas it appears the rapper is a mere two hit wonder, neither hit being the infamous "body ody ody ody" the media loves to play in everything.

We have another entry from Six60, again this comes to us during the height of the pandemic which of course didn't affect their popularity among their fellow kiwis. Indeed, we have two more entries to come from the reggae band to prove how their career survived the pandemic where others failed.

Following the success of her earlier collaboration with Sza, Doja Cat released this lead single to her second album which came complete with a titillating video that depicts her as an alien from the Marvel franchise. This was more of a mainstream success in NZ compared to it being a sleeper hit here in Australia.

If you couldn't already tell, Doja Cat had significantly more success over in NZ than she did here in Australia even if this is her first new entry on this list. Even though this was a hit upon its initial release in NZ, it took a while to take off in her native America where it was mocked for her bizarre accent.

L.A.B return to this list with their most recent hit which serves as the lead single to their most recent album, it may have failed to crack the NZ top ten, however it stuck around for quite some time on their charts thus qualifying for this list.

*This is "Take it away" for the uninitiated*

We have another song I would describe as hill billy music; this time it's from English singer/songwriter Myles Smith who took the world by storm with this entry during the height of the country music scene. Again, we'll have to wait and see how much mileage he has in the music industry following his breakthrough.

For those who didn't know, YG Marley is the son of Lauryn Hill and grandson of Bob Marley, meaning he was destined to be a household name in the reggae scene. Naturally this allowed his debut single to be an instant chart topper in NZ where reggae reigns supreme to this day, although it's curiously flopped everywhere else in the world.

OK what I said about this song on the Australian list still stands, however I'd like to bring up the fact that this was a massive flop for Kate Bush in NZ, meaning Stranger things is likely the kiwis introduction to this hit as opposed to it being a nostalgia bomb for us Aussies and her fellow Brits.

I bet you weren't expecting to see filthy frank on this list; however, he managed to score a massive hit with his alter ego Joji which is a major departure from his edge humour from when he was initially famous. ARIA is so desperate for Australian representation that on their website they consider him an Aussie due to having Australian relatives.

OK it turns out Drake wasn't the only person to cash in off the pandemic as the record label for Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber convinced the two to record a duet about how wonderful it was to be locked indoors with each other and........ *insert rant about the pandemic here*. Supposedly this was a charity single, however the proceeds went towards the children of essential workers, not the workers themselves, but their children.

I hope you're ready for some Beyonce on this list as she managed to score multiple entries despite having no singles success throughout the 2010's. This is her biggest entry on the list which showcases a kinkier side of her, it's certainly a welcome change from her (in my opinion) tiresome misandry anthems her fans eat up.

Gunna got his start with "Lemonade" from earlier on this list, so naturally he was a name to look out for in the hip hop scene even if it took him three years to finally score a hit of his own following said breakthrough. This was that hit which managed to outdo "IDGAF" in getting a curse word to play on radios.

Like many artists of the 2010's, Ariana Grande has struggled to retain her popularity throughout the 2020's for a myriad of reasons. That said, she did tread water with this title track to her sixth album Positions before she seemingly went dark for a few years. She returned in 2024 with her seventh album to massive success.

This is one the more recent songs on this list, this comes to us from the most recent artist to score a hit as Gigi Perez hasn't had a hit prior to this breakthrough of hers in 2024. People have questioned if Gigi is trans due to her butch delivery, however she simply has a singing technique similar to that of Joni Mitchell or Linda Perry.

One of the biggest names in the YouTube music scene is Oliver Tree, so the fact that this is his only appearance on this list should tell you just how irrelevant that scene is to the music industry despite the platform trying to make their clientele a thing. It doesn't help that Oliver as a person is completely obnoxious.

It's really hard to look up information on Casso (apparently, they're named after a serial killer) however this dance track does have Raye on featured vocals who had a hit prior to this collaboration which we looked at earlier on this list. Maybe we'll know more about the person who created the track as time goes on.

Again, what I said about this track on the Australian list still stands, however I should bring up that this deserves to be even higher on this list but isn't due to being barred from the main RIANZ charts due to the rule of songs over eighteen months old being ineligible for their main charts during the height of its renewed popularity in 2023.

Although she was never quite a critical darling, this was the song where audiences began to turn on Olivia Rodrigo given how bizarre the lyrics were on this track as well as everyone getting tired of the Billie Eilish influences (including Billie herself it seems.) This backlash is perhaps the real reason why Sabrina Carpenter exploded in popularity.

If you didn't know, the Anxiety is a duo consisting of Willow Smith (of "Whip my hair" fame) and her boyfriend Tyler Cole who true to their name, has a subject matter about dealing with anxiety and depression. It really is a stark contrast to Willow's early career which consisted of childish kiddie pop.

I had to look up who Artemis is given how there's male and female vocals on his one and only hit to date, after scrolling past the Greek god on google, I found out he's a British DJ who was clearly inspired by the EDM of the 00's which was perfect for the 00's revival the 2020's is currently going through.

One thing I'll say about Tik Tok stars is that they usually go on to have a meaningful career following their initial breakthrough from the site, this wasn't the case initially as Lil Mosey was one of the many casualties to score a worldwide hit with his novelty track only to forever fade into obscurity once it dropped off the charts.

Much like Juice wrld and XXXtentacion, Pop smoke was an up-and-coming star who was tragically killed by his own foolishness, in this case posting where he was staying that his enemies were able to obtain to assassinate him. Following his untimely death, he scored a bunch of hits with this being the biggest of the bunch.

For some reason, this list feels naked with the lack of presence from Nicki Minaj. Indeed, she only scored a hit with this track due to the blatant nostalgia bombing it creates for "U can't touch this" from MC Hammer or "Super freak" if you're a real fan of 80's funk as even her fans will tell you how irritating this is.

Although Sza had massive success with the likes of Maroon 5 and Kendrick Lamar in the 2010's, this was the first hit she had on her own which set her up as one of the hot new names of the 2020's which she's effortlessly lived up to given what we've looked at on the list already.

This is the final entry from Olivia Rodrego on this list, it's another song to become a hit from the album bomb her debut caused in 2021 which immediately put her in the same league as Billie Eilish given how these two women were the only artists to score multiple hits from the same album at this point in the decade.

Well, this is another song that was a pain to do research on, however from what I can gather, it's an RNB jam from Samoan singer Jking which became a massive hit in NZ where the kiwis support Polynesian artists as well as RNB in general.

This seemed to be tailor made to be a cash in for the pandemic given how much forced positivity there is throughout its runtime, however it turns to this was released in 2019 to deafening silence and only became a hit in 2020 due to trolls playing it to get on people's nerves during the lockdowns.

Although he had a ton of buzz in his native UK, this was the song that made Central Cee a household name internationally. This is bizarre considering the song is confusingly named after Doja Cat but is in reality him denouncing his homophobia by proclaiming "(his) bitch is gay" which translates to "I'm OK with my girlfriend sleeping with other women."

Whereas the rest of the world quickly passed up on Doja Cat's third album following her unhinged rants in the lead up to its release, the kiwis were able to overlook her public meltdown during its album cycle which allowed her to score a hit over there with this track.

*I found this picture on the internet and used it as a substitute for the album art as this song was never released as a single.*

You'd think this would've been a shoe in on my Australian list given how much we Aussies love our EDM, alas we passed up on this track from British DJ Fred again as opposed to the kiwis who made it a massive hit for him over there.

Bet you were wondering if I forgot about these guys on my Australian list, it turns out we Aussies were largely immune from the BTS phenomenon given how they would chart here only to quickly fall off. This wasn't the case for their first English hit in NZ as the kiwis kept this around for quite some time on their charts.

This was one of the last hits of the 2010's, so naturally it would find some of its success going into the pandemic which allowed it a spot on this list. Sadly, we haven't heard anything more from Regard likely due to non-American artists struggling for success in the 2020's.

There are two versions of this track, we have the original which was released when Ariana Grande dropped her sixth album Positions and there's the remix which rebounded months after the album dropped. Both versions have a separate music video, the former being a nod to Austin Powers whilst the latter having her dance with the two features Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion.

This was a case of one song getting two artists out of the one hit wonder bin as both Lost frequencies and Calum Scott only had one hit each prior to their collaboration ("Are you with me" and "Dancing on my own" respectively.) Both men have yet to achieve a third hit in their respective careers, although I wouldn't count them out just yet.

I'm quickly finding out that the UK drill and base genre is only popular among the kiwis and the fellow Brits of those part of the genre as this was a massive hit in NZ and the UK but nowhere else in the world for Venbee and Goddard. As such it's hard to say if we'll be hearing more from either of them moving forward.

We have a second entry from an African artist on this list given how Ckay is from Nigeria, this is also the first song to become a hit from the Afrobeats genre, although it sounds more like reggae to me (call me culturally unrefined if you like.) We'll have to wait and see if there's a second hit from the singer.

This was a near miss for my Australian list given how this was more of a sleeper hit here in Australia for S1mba, he had much more success in NZ and his native UK with his breakthrough hit during the height of the pandemic, although he hasn't had any success in either country since.

This is where it all began for Jack Harlow as he wasn't an industry plant like so many other artists on this list, even so he was able to make connections fairly quickly which resulted in a remix of this track with some of the biggest names in hip hop which finally got it mainstream attention.

It looks like Sza is beginning her new album cycle given how long the album cycle for her second album lasted before said album dropped, this was another near miss for my Australian list but was a shoe in for this list due to how much more well-loved she is by the kiwis than us Aussies.


We have another entry from Six60, this time it's another entry from the deluxe edition of their third album which goes to show how well loved the band was even after the pandemic came to an end.

This is to date Luke Comb's only hit, it's also the third version of the Tracy Chapman classic to become a hit after the original and the Jonas Blue version from 2015. What's interesting is that Luke didn't change the pronouns from the original, which led to hilarious assumptions about the track.

This is the final entry from Six60 on this list, this coming from their fourth album Castle st which was released when the album dropped. It's their final hit to date, however they've yet to release a new album as of this writing.

*This is "Before you leave" for the uninitiated*

We've had plenty of 00's throwbacks on this list so far (with plenty more to come on this list) however I bet you weren't expecting a throwback to traditional pop, were you? Here we are with this one and only hit from Stephen Sanchez with a song that would fit in with the likes of Frank Sinatra or Dean Martin.

We have a new entry from Billie Eilish on this list as this managed to become a massive sleeper hit for her in NZ despite it being a typical album bomb track everywhere else in the world. This is interesting as there's a possibility that this will become a hit everywhere else in the world.

*This is "Wildflower" for the uninitiated*

This is not only the only Oscar winning song on this list, but also the only Oscar nominated song as despite there being plenty of entries from films on this list, this ballad from Billie Eilish is the only song to be both a hit and worthy of Oscar contention so far this decade.

Djo is actually the stage name for Stranger things actor Joe Keery who scored his first big hit in 2024 with this number. It seemed natural that the actor would score such a big hit in the music industry given how Kate Bush was able to return to the mainstream with her earlier entry because of the show.

Now I've mentioned the pandemic multiple times on this list, however no song on this list was created specifically to cash in off everyone being trapped in their homes. No song other than this as Drake shamelessly created this song and have a choreographer create a dance to go along with this cash grab.

We have a solo entry from Central Cee, so it makes sense that Dave would also have a solo entry given how he too is a massive household name in the UK drill scene. This isn't anywhere near as infamous as "Doja" from Central Cee, which is perhaps why it didn't do as well internationally.

Barbie is a movie that divides people, mainly because many fail to see it as a satire of fourth wave feminism and takes its story of combating the patriarchy seriously. At least the soundtrack was well received (for the most part) given how this opening dance number from Dua Lipa was a massive hit for her.

So, Eminem is still a thing, although I think this is the first time he scored a hit with a blatant sample meant to nostalgia bomb the listener whenever it plays. The sample is of "Abracadabra" from the Steve Miller band, a song that many people (me included) is one of the worst of the 80's to become a hit.

Like many people, I've come to despise Disney in recent years due to a myriad of reasons that I won't go into detail here. This was the big hit the company had from their movie Encanto, a movie that looks amazing due to gorgeous animation but is otherwise your typical tale of generational trauma we've all become fed up with from the company.

If you're wondering how on earth this track from Australian indie band Ocean Alley managed to become a hit in NZ four years after its initial release in NZ, that's because it was used in a Tik Tok meme and managed to bypass RIANZ's eighteen months rule due to not being released as a single over there until the meme took off.

This is the final entry from Post Malone, although here he plays second fiddle to Taylor Swift who selected this collaboration as the song to lead off the album cycle for the Tortured poet's society. If the rise of Sabrina Carpenter wasn't a sign that the Taylor Swift era was over, the album's negative reception sure is.

For a while, this was the last we heard from Lady Gaga given how she's only recently resurfaced in the mainstream with her earlier entry as well as her role in the critically panned Joker folie a deux. Here she it with Ariana Grande with a song that's been described as the best in both their respective catalogues by critics.

We have one final entry from Sabrina Carpenter as this was a surprise hit from her album bomb despite not intending to be a single, it became a single shortly after the album's release due to how popular it was with her fanbase as well as it being a genuine hit compared to other officially released singles.

This is the final entry from L.A.B on this list, it's the second single from their fifth album which is further proof that the kiwis look out for their own in the music scene as opposed to us Aussies for our local talent.

This is the most recent entry on this list, it's a collaboration between K-pop singer Rose (who incidentally was born in NZ and raised here in Australia) and Bruno Mars who's currently on a roll following his collaboration with Lady Gaga from earlier on this list.

You knew this was coming, time to look at the song that by all accounts should've killed Justin Bieber's career given how ridiculous the song and ESPECIALLY its music video is. The worst part about this song's success is that JB tried to get it to number one by giving step by step instructions to the Beliebers on how to exploit Spotify's system.

We haven't had many non-American artists on this list, however of the few we have seen, they tend to be from the UK drill scene which has been massive over there throughout the 2020's. One of the bigger names is Russ Millions who managed to score a worldwide hit with this number during the height of his popularity.

This had already fallen off the charts here in Australia by the time the decade had begun, however it was still charting in NZ which makes it eligible for this list for Travis Scott. This means the rapper has two entries on both these lists for the decade even though this was more of a 2010's hit for him.

Given how his earlier entry on this list was the biggest hit he had in NZ, it means that I have to come up with something new to say about this entry which was Pop Smoke's biggest hit here in Australia. I guess I didn't bring up how 50 cent was the executive producer of his album which explains the comparisons people have made between the two rappers.

We have a second collaboration from Drake and 21 Savage for this list, although this one comes from Drake's solo album Honestly nevermind which was a massive dud for the Canadian rapper much like the rest of his material from this decade not featured on this list.

*I found this picture on the internet and used it as a substitute for the album art as this song was never released as a single.*

There haven't been any covers in recent years, that's mainly because artists tend to use samples for nostalgia bombing rather than their own takes on a classic. This is a rare exception as we have a cover of a 00's hit from someone called Ritt Momney which received a lot of flak following its release.

This is the only hit to come from a Japanese artist in the 21st century, although admittedly Mitski is an American citizen which perhaps muddies the water when it comes to Japanese representation in the western music scene. It was a huge hit in NZ, although it's yet to appeal to anyone else in the west.

*This is "My love mine all mine" for the uninitiated*


Here's the second hit from Tommy Richman I mentioned earlier on this list, again it was a huge hit in NZ and even did decently well in his native America which is further proof that he's in the big leagues when it comes to nerdy white boys in the realms of hip hop.

This was a surprise hit for Doja Cat given how this was from her first album despite becoming a hit almost a full year after the success of "Say so" from earlier on this list, I guess this was the real incentive for her label to give her a second chance which of course led to the success of her second album Planet her.

Well, this is embarrassing, it turns out Luude isn't the only Australian DJ to find more success internationally as Cyril suffered a similar fate with his breakthrough single which is a cover of the Suzi Quatro classic from the late 70's. For what it's worth, this was a sleeper hit on our charts in 2024.

Given that Beyonce is from Texas, you'd think she would've dabbled in country music much sooner in her career. Many people made this observation which led to multiple accusations of her hopping on the country bandwagon less for artistic merit and more to pander to an audience she previously ignored.

You'd think Drake would've been laughed out of the industry with "Toosie slide" from earlier, however it turns out he scored immediate success with the second single he released in the decade which was a collaboration with an up-and-coming rapper known as Lil Durk. Durk has seen minor success with "All my life" since this came out.

While there's been plenty of hip hop on this list, we haven't seen a lot of variety when it comes to the rappers themselves. Here's one of the fresher faces of the bunch as Polo G managed to achieve a massive hit with this number thanks to how popular it was on Tik Tok during its initial release.

We have one final entry from Olivia Rodrigo, this time it's one of the many songs from the album bomb Guts created that managed to stick around exclusively on the NZ charts even though it fell off the charts everywhere else in the world.

*This is "Favourite crime" for the uninitiated*

For such a huge album, it's shocking to see that this was the only other hit to come from Harry's house following "As it was" from the start of this list. Even though these were the two big hits from the album, people homed in on "Music for a sushi restaurant" due to...... it being a song called "Music for a sushi restaurant."

Following the disaster that was Changes, JB needed to revamp his career which he did by accompanying the songs on his next album with bizarre music videos. This one has him as a heavyweight boxing champion which.... I mean come on, the jokes right themselves.

We have a new entry from Drake on this list given how the kiwis were always bigger fans of the Canadian rapper than we Aussies were, this one comes from his latest album For all the dogs which is the last thing he released before his pointless feud with Kendrick Lamar.

*I found this picture on the internet and used it as a substitute for the album art as this song was never released as a single.*

The Weeknd has been seeing diminishing returns in recent years from his critically panned TV series the Idol to fans thinking his music isn't as good as it was before, even so, he still manages to score the occasional hit such as his latest release which was a huge hit towards the end of 2024.

This is the only song from AJR to chart in NZ, meaning that this was the kiwis introduction to the trio which means they ignored their 2010's output only to succumb to this track which is widely considered to be one of their worst songs.

This was released in 2021 to deafening silence for Latto, likely because no one cared that it sampled "Fantasy" from Mariah Carey which in turn sampled "Genius of love" from the Tom Tom club. It was given a second chance when Mariah hopped on the remix which helped it find an international audience.

This is another entry on this list that was a sleeper hit here in Australia, this time it's the one and only hit from Elley Duhe which was a bit of a sleeper hit in NZ as well as this only made the cut due to how long it stuck around in their top twenty.

This ties with the collaboration between Rose and Bruno Mars as the most recent entry on this list, this comes to us from Gracie Abrams who is the daughter of the critically panned film writer and director JJ Abrams. Let's just say that Gracie is far more well-loved than her father ever was.

We have one final entry from Pop Smoke on this list, this time it's with Lil T'jay isn't making a second appearance on this list, making this the song that put the up-and-coming rapper on the map. Sadly, this is the last we'd hear from Pop Smoke on a count of being you know, dead.

It had been three years since Ariana Grande troubled the charts with her earlier entries on this list, so it was a bit of a surprise to see her back on the charts with this lead single to her most recent album. Her comeback became complete with the success of her theatrical debut in the film adaptation of Wicked.

Drake released a collaboration album with 21 Savage in 2022, this was the big hit off that album despite it being panned by critics as has everything Drake has released since the start of the decade. It's to date his final hit given how he lost the (admittedly pointless) feud he had with Kendrick Lamar.

*I found this picture on the internet and used it as a substitute for the album art as this song was never released as a single.*

We only have one entry from Kanye West, and it's an entry that has many speculating on his mental health given how unhinged he sounds on the track. If there was any proof that hateful content can succeed in this day and age, this song's placement on this list should be it.

This was a viral hit for Indian rapper Hanumankind, however it appears on the kiwis were able to make it a genuine hit as this was only a "fan hit" here in Australia due to how quickly the joke wore off on us Aussies. It's one of the more recent hits on this list, so it's too early to say if he's a novelty rapper.

Even though Happier than ever was a huge hit for Billie Eilish, it didn't spawn as many hits as When we fall asleep where do we go which meant she was in danger of being considered a has been by the midpoint of the decade. She addressed this by giving a tempo to the music from her third album which gave her this hit.

Well at least there's no provocative imagery in the video to this track from Lil Nas x (unless of course you consider a man wearing a wedding dress to be provocative) as such it wasn't as big a hit as his previous two entries proving that rage baiting the right people can be fairly lucrative in this day and age.

Chase and Status is another UK drill and bass act to only find success in NZ and their homeland, I guess the rest of the world isn't interested in this sub-genre given how much of a failure it's been worldwide. The duo recruit Stormzy on this track, making this the rapper's first appearance on my site.

We have another song that became a success in NZ that was a mere album bomb track internationally, if this isn't proof that the kiwis are the biggest fans of Doja Cat, then I don't know what is.

*This is "Ain't shit" for the uninitiated*

We have one final carryover from 2019 on this list, this time it's the one and only hit that American trio Shaed had due to it sounding like a car commercial that Imagine dragons would submit as one of their commissions. This is also the final hit that Zayn has had as of this writing given how he's failed to remain relevant in the 2020's.

This is the big hit that Lil Durk had that I mentioned earlier on this list, admittedly most people would've forgotten about his collaboration with Drake by the time he released his debut album. It appears the kiwis didn't given how he managed to make an appearance on this list.

This is the final new entry for this list, it comes to us from Brockhampton who are described as a "hip hop boy band" which I'm guessing is meant to be a callback to the likes of MN8 or B2K from the 90's and 00's. It's little wonder why these guys didn't receive much success or critical acclaim since their breakthrough.

Well, this is the mother of all bad timings, again you can't fault Drake or Future for releasing a song called "Life is good" right when the pandemic struck, and the world had gone through the worst period in history since the second world war. It doesn't erase how much of a cruel joke this felt like to listeners.

This is the final hit from Justin Bieber as of this writing, it was the inevitable sleeper hit from his most recent album which was released months after said album came out. Like many songs on this list, it was ridiculed for its bizarre lyrics which ended up boosting its popularity.