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
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