"Sukiyaki," A Taste of Honey AND 4 P.M. (1981/1994)

The Japanese ballad that just keeps getting remade

Peak: #3 on the Hot 100 (A Taste of Honey) / #8 on the Hot 100 (4 P.M.)
Streams: 4 million (A Taste of Honey) / 5 million (4 P.M.)

To the best of my knowledge, only two songs have reached the top 10 of the Hot 100 in three different versions: “The Loco-Motion,” which was a smash for Little Eva, Grand Funk, and Kylie Minogue, and “Sukiyaki,” which broke th…