Caffè Lattè looks back on all of the:

US/ UK

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

NUMBER ONE

SINGLES

in chronological order

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games proved that citizens from all over the globe can congregate and compete in a cohesive manner despite the conflict and division that persists in other countries.

Here are the songs that are in a language other than English (or a combination of English and a foreign tongue) that are the rare exceptions that reached the top in America and/or Britain.

 

VOLARE (NEL BLU DIPINTO DI BLU) Domenico Modugno Italian

SUKIYAKI Kyu Sakamoto Japanese

DOMINIQUE The Singing Nun Soeur Sourire French

JE T’AIME MOI NON PLUS Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin French

CHANSON D’AMOUR The Manhattan Transfer French / English

BEGIN THE BEGUINE (VOLVER A EMPEZAR) Julio Iglesias Spanish / English

ROCK ME AMADEUS Falco German / English

LA BAMBA Los Lobos Spanish

SADENESS - Part 1 Enigma French / Latin

MACARENA Bayside Boys Remix Los Del Rio Spanish / English

THE KETCHUP SONG (ASEREJÉ) Las Ketchup Spanish / English

WE NO SPEAK AMERICANO Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP Italian (Neopolitan)

GANGNAM STYLE PSY Korean / English

DESPACITO Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ftg. Justin Bieber Spanish / English

LIFE GOES ON BTS Korean / English

LIKE CRAZY Jimin Korean / English

I LIKE IT Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin Spanish / English