"Breakin'", Ollie & Jerry (1984) and "Breakdance," Irene Cara (1984)

When break dancing gave us TWO hit singles

Peak: #9 on the Hot 100 (for “Breakin’”); #8 on the Hot 100 (for “Breakdance”)
Streams: 6.5 million (for “Breakin’”); 2.7 million (for “Breakdance”)

Remember how Pac-Man’s popularity spawned a hit single? That’s nothing compared to break dancing. In 1984 we were so enraptured by kids head-spinning on pieces of cardboard that we embraced two songs about it…