# Topic Playlist (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 26, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687 "2024-01-26T15:37:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 390
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7781 "2026-07-03T14:23:34Z")
**Non-American, Non-British, Non-Canadian artists who had a Top 40 hit in the US.** 1. “Don’t Dream It’s Over” - Crowded House (Australian, Kiwi) 2. “99 Luftballons” - Nena (German) ---
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**Non-American, Non-British, Non-Canadian artists who had a Top 40 hit in the US.** 1. Don’t Dream It’s Over - Crowded House (Australian, Kiwi) 2. 99 Luftballons - Nena (German) 3. Send Me An Angel - Real Life (Australian twice, in 1983 & 1989) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7783 "2026-07-03T14:54:13Z")
**Non-American, Non-British, Non-Canadian artists who had a Top 40 hit in the US.** 1. Don’t Dream It’s Over - Crowded House (Australian, Kiwi) 2. 99 Luftballons - Nena (German) 3. Send Me An Angel - Real Life (Australian twice, in 1983 & 1989) 4. Rock Me Amadeus - Falco (Austrian) ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7784 "2026-07-03T14:57:31Z")
**Non-American, Non-British, Non-Canadian artists who had a Top 40 hit in the US.** 1. Don’t Dream It’s Over - Crowded House (Australian, Kiwi) 2. 99 Luftballons - Nena (German) 3. Send Me An Angel - Real Life (Australian twice, in 1983 & 1989) 4. Rock Me Amadeus - Falco (Austrian) 5. Dancing Queen - ABBA (Swedish) So far, each nation on this playlist has participated in this year’s World Cup. ---
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> [@SunUp](#): > > So far, each nation on this playlist has participated in this year’s World Cup. After this list reaches #10, that’s a great idea for the next: Nations participating in the 2026 World Cup that have had a Top 40 Hit in the US ---
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**Non-American, Non-British, Non-Canadian artists who had a Top 40 hit in the US.** 1. Don’t Dream It’s Over - Crowded House (Australian, Kiwi) 2. 99 Luftballons - Nena (German) 3. Send Me An Angel - Real Life (Australian twice, in 1983 & 1989) 4. Rock Me Amadeus - Falco (Austrian) 5. Dancing Queen - ABBA (Swedish) 6. Pon De Replay - Rhianna (Barbados) ---
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**Non-American, Non-British, Non-Canadian artists who had a Top 40 hit in the US.** 1. Don’t Dream It’s Over - Crowded House (Australian, Kiwi) 2. 99 Luftballons - Nena (German) 3. Send Me An Angel - Real Life (Australian twice, in 1983 & 1989) 4. Rock Me Amadeus - Falco (Austrian) 5. Dancing Queen - ABBA (Swedish) 6. Pon De Replay - Rhianna (Barbados) 7. Dominique - The Singing Nun (Belgian) ---
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**Non-American, Non-British, Non-Canadian artists who had a Top 40 hit in the US.** 1. Don’t Dream It’s Over - Crowded House (Australian, Kiwi) 2. 99 Luftballons - Nena (German) 3. Send Me An Angel - Real Life (Australian twice, in 1983 & 1989) 4. Rock Me Amadeus - Falco (Austrian) 5. Dancing Queen - ABBA (Swedish) 6. Pon De Replay - Rhianna (Barbados) 7. Dominique - The Singing Nun (Belgian) 8. Where the Streets Have No Name - U2 (Irish) ---
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**Non-American, Non-British, Non-Canadian artists who had a Top 40 hit in the US.** 1. Don’t Dream It’s Over - Crowded House (Australian, Kiwi) 2. 99 Luftballons - Nena (German) 3. Send Me An Angel - Real Life (Australian twice, in 1983 & 1989) 4. Rock Me Amadeus - Falco (Austrian) 5. Dancing Queen - ABBA (Swedish) 6. Pon De Replay - Rhianna (Barbados) 7. Dominique - The Singing Nun (Belgian) 8. Where the Streets Have No Name - U2 (Irish) 9. Soul Makossa - Manu Dibango (Cameroon) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7790 "2026-07-03T20:29:59Z")
**Non-American, Non-British, Non-Canadian artists who had a Top 40 hit in the US.** 1. Don’t Dream It’s Over - Crowded House (Australian, Kiwi) 2. 99 Luftballons - Nena (German) 3. Send Me An Angel - Real Life (Australian twice, in 1983 & 1989) 4. Rock Me Amadeus - Falco (Austrian) 5. Dancing Queen - ABBA (Swedish) 6. Pon De Replay - Rhianna (Barbados) 7. Dominique - The Singing Nun (Belgian) 8. Where the Streets Have No Name - U2 (Irish) 9. Soul Makossa - Manu Dibango (Cameroon) 10. Gangnam Style - Psy (South Korea) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7791 "2026-07-03T20:31:47Z")
And as requested: **Nations participating in the 2026 World Cup that have had a Top 40 Hit in the US** 1. The Netherlands - “Little Green Bag” - George Baker Selection ---
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**Nations participating in the 2026 World Cup that have had a Top 40 Hit in the US** 1. The Netherlands - “Little Green Bag” - George Baker Selection 2. Australia - “Two Less Lonely People in the World” - Air Supply ---
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**Nations participating in the 2026 World Cup that have had a Top 40 Hit in the US** 1. The Netherlands - “Little Green Bag” - George Baker Selection 2. Australia - “Two Less Lonely People in the World” - Air Supply 3. Germany – “Autobahn” – Kraftwerk Originally a 22-minute cut _(one entire side of the 1974 album of the same name)_, it was edited down to three minutes for a single release, which reached.#25 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**Nations participating in the 2026 World Cup that have had a Top 40 Hit in the US** 1. The Netherlands - “Little Green Bag” - George Baker Selection 2. Australia - “Two Less Lonely People in the World” - Air Supply 3. Germany – “Autobahn” – Kraftwerk 4. Canada - “Heart of Gold” - Neil Young ---
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**Nations participating in the 2026 World Cup that have had a Top 40 Hit in the US** 1. The Netherlands - “Little Green Bag” - George Baker Selection 2. Australia - “Two Less Lonely People in the World” - Air Supply 3. Germany – “Autobahn” – Kraftwerk 4. Canada - “Heart of Gold” - Neil Young 5. New Zealand - “How Bizarre” - OMC ---
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**Nations participating in the 2026 World Cup that have had a Top 40 Hit in the US** 1. The Netherlands - “Little Green Bag” - George Baker Selection 2. Australia - “Two Less Lonely People in the World” - Air Supply 3. Germany – “Autobahn” – Kraftwerk 4. Canada - “Heart of Gold” - Neil Young 5. New Zealand - “How Bizarre” - OMC 6. Sweden - “Dancing Queen” - ABBA ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7797 "2026-07-04T01:08:26Z")
**Nations participating in the 2026 World Cup that have had a Top 40 Hit in the US** 1. The Netherlands - “Little Green Bag” - George Baker Selection 2. Australia - “Two Less Lonely People in the World” - Air Supply 3. Germany – “Autobahn” – Kraftwerk 4. Canada - “Heart of Gold” - Neil Young 5. New Zealand - “How Bizarre” - OMC 6. Sweden - “Dancing Queen” - ABBA 7. Colombia - “Hips Don’t Lie” - Shakira ---
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**Nations participating in the 2026 World Cup that have had a Top 40 Hit in the US** 1. The Netherlands - “Little Green Bag” - George Baker Selection 2. Australia - “Two Less Lonely People in the World” - Air Supply 3. Germany – “Autobahn” – Kraftwerk 4. Canada - “Heart of Gold” - Neil Young 5. New Zealand - “How Bizarre” - OMC 6. Sweden - “Dancing Queen” - ABBA 7. Colombia - “Hips Don’t Lie” - Shakira 8. Spain - “Eres Tu” - Mocedades ---
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**Nations participating in the 2026 World Cup that have had a Top 40 Hit in the US** 1. The Netherlands - “Little Green Bag” - George Baker Selection 2. Australia - “Two Less Lonely People in the World” - Air Supply 3. Germany – “Autobahn” – Kraftwerk 4. Canada - “Heart of Gold” - Neil Young 5. New Zealand - “How Bizarre” - OMC 6. Sweden - “Dancing Queen” - ABBA 7. Colombia - “Hips Don’t Lie” - Shakira 8. Spain - “Eres Tu” - Mocedades 9. Brazil - “Alibis” - Sergio Mendes ---
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**Nations participating in the 2026 World Cup that have had a Top 40 Hit in the US** 1. The Netherlands - “Little Green Bag” - George Baker Selection 2. Australia - “Two Less Lonely People in the World” - Air Supply 3. Germany – “Autobahn” – Kraftwerk 4. Canada - “Heart of Gold” - Neil Young 5. New Zealand - “How Bizarre” - OMC 6. Sweden - “Dancing Queen” - ABBA 7. Colombia - “Hips Don’t Lie” - Shakira 8. Spain - “Eres Tu” - Mocedades 9. Brazil - “Alibis” - Sergio Mendes 10. South Korea - “Gangnam Style” - PSY New category: **Hard rock/heavy metal bands** 1. Alice Cooper [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=389) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=391)