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Catchiest songs of all time

lurchy2 [Edit] [Delete] 22:04, 17 September '05
Huddersfield University has conducted research into finding a formula to discover the most catchiest song's of all time. Formula involves number of step's in the dance routine, distance in semi-tones between highest and lowest note in the chorus, number of chords and the promotional spend.

Feeding in all the variables The Top Ten catchiest tunes were found to be:

1. 'The Ketchup Song' – Las Ketchup
2. 'Macarena' – Los Del Rio
3. 'Y Viva Espana' – Sylvia
4. 'Holiday' – Madonna
5. 'Agadoo' – Black Lace
6. 'Boys (Summertime Love)' – Sabrina
7. 'The Birdie Song' – The Tweets
8. 'Saturday Night' – Whigfield
9. 'Paloma Blanca' – George Baker / 'Una Paloma Blanca' – Jonathan King
10. 'Summer Holiday' – Cliff Richard

predictable or not?

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