The Top Novelty Songs of All-Time

Do you know what a ‘novelty’ song is? It’s a farcical song that become popular, written to be funny or seasonal. The song typically makes the artist or band famous for 15 minutes, becoming the topic of late night conversations in Trivial Pursuit games. Here’s our list of top novelty songs..

1.) Eat It – “Weird Al” Yankovic
2.) They’re Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa – Napoleon XIV
3.) Monster Mash – Bobby “Boris” Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers
4.) Grandma Got Run over by a Reindeer – Elmo & Patsy
5.) King Tut – Steve Martin
6.) The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) – The Chipmunks
7.) The Streak – Ray Stevens
8.) Disco Duck – Rick Dees and his Cast Of Idiots
9.) The Streak, Gitarzan, Ahab The Arab, Shriner’s Convention – Ray Stevens,
10.) Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini – Brian Hyland

Observations: We included a few Christmas songs in the list, but take a look at the variety of artists; from actor Steve Martin to Wierd Al. Ray Stevens made a living out of writing and recording songs of this ilk, but became legit with his Grammy winning song ‘Everything is Beautiful.’

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