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    "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)" - Lou Bega (1999)

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    • Aug 16, 2017 Updated Sep 24, 2018
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    Top Billboard Hot 100 ranking: 3

    Next biggest song: "Tricky, Tricky" peaked at No. 74 on the U.S. charts in 1999. He has several top 100 songs in Germany, his home country.

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