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Billboard's Best Pop Hooks of All Time

When Team Billboard sat down to discuss their personal picks for great, catchy pop hooks, by necessity a lot remained on the cutting room floor. What emerged, however, is 25 hooks that folks can't stop humming, and they feel confident we won't be able to for many, many years to come.
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I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
1
Beat It - Michael Jackson
Beat It - Michael Jackson
2
Dancing Queen - ABBA
Dancing Queen - ABBA
3
ABC - Jackson 5
ABC - Jackson 5
4
Stop! in the Name of Love - The Supremes
Stop! in the Name of Love - The Supremes
5
She Loves You - The Beatles
She Loves You - The Beatles
6
The Twist - Chubby Checker
The Twist - Chubby Checker
7
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Respect - Aretha Franklin
8
"Stayin' Alive" - The Bee Gees
"Stayin' Alive" - The Bee Gees
9
Under Pressure - Queen and David Bowie
Under Pressure - Queen and David Bowie
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Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
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Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) - Beyonce
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) - Beyonce
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Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
13
YMCA - Village People
YMCA - Village People
14
Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson
Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson
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I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
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Believe - Cher
Believe - Cher
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Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
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Happy - Pharrell Williams
Happy - Pharrell Williams
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Don't You Want Me - The Human League
Don't You Want Me - The Human League
20
Call Me Maybe- Carly Rae Jepsen
Call Me Maybe- Carly Rae Jepsen
21
Like a Prayer - Madonna (1989)
Like a Prayer - Madonna (1989)
22
Hey Ya! - Outkast
Hey Ya! - Outkast
23
Mmmbop - Hanson
Mmmbop - Hanson
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Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
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