Chuck Berry\u2019<\/a>s \u201cMy Ding-A-Ling\u201d was a novelty song that hit No. 1 in 1972. This song, somehow, became the only No. 1 of Berry\u2019s legendary career. The double entendre-filled track thrilled audiences, becoming an unlikely chart topper.<\/p>\n\u201cMy grandmother bought me a cute little toy. Silver bells hangin\u2019 on a string \/ She told me it was my ding-a-ling-a-ling,\u201d the lyrics read. Throughout the rest of the lyrics, Berry delivers wry jokes that lead into the title line. If you didn\u2019t know this song and just saw it on paper, you\u2019d be forgiven for thinking it was a massive flop. Nevertheless, it defied the odds and became one of Berry\u2019s biggest hits.<\/p>\n
\u201cBatdance\u201d \u2014 Prince<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not every day that a song about a comic book character rises to the top of the charts. Prince managed this by releasing \u201cBatdance\u201d for the 1989 adaptation of Batman. \u201cI\u2019ve seen the future, and it will be \/ Batman, Batman,\u201d the lyrics read. Prince married references to the iconic hero with his typical, conventional style. It was quite the feat. Without seeing the end result, many wouldn\u2019t think it possible.<\/p>\n
This song hit No. 1 on Billboard\u2019s Hot 100, becoming one of the biggest and most unlikely hits of Prince\u2019s career.<\/p>\n
\u201cYellow Submarine\u201d \u2014 The Beatles<\/p>\n
Lastly, but not least in the weird No. 1 department, we have The Beatles\u2019 \u201cYellow Submarine\u201d. This song is a classic, so it\u2019s likely no surprise that it was a chart topper, but when we really dissect this song, remove its iconography, we\u2019re left with an unlikely hit.<\/p>\n
Sung by Ringo Starr, this Beatles track better befits a band like The Wiggles. It\u2019s a crowd-pleaser that works on babies just as well as on classic rock fans. If any other band had released a song this silly and inconsequential, you\u2019d likely think they lost the plot. The Beatles, however, managed to pull off this tightrope walk of a hit.<\/p>\n
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