{"id":2176,"date":"2026-06-01T12:30:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=2176"},"modified":"2026-06-01T12:30:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:30:45","slug":"these-are-the-only-5-songs-by-fictional-bands-that-have-hit-no-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/these-are-the-only-5-songs-by-fictional-bands-that-have-hit-no-1\/","title":{"rendered":"These Are the Only 5 Songs by Fictional Bands That Have Hit No. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Plenty of songs have been created solely for fictional worlds. And those songs have often lived on outside of those worlds, leaving their own mark on pop culture. While there are countless examples of songs performed by fictional musicians hitting the <em>Billboard<\/em> charts, only five have made it all the way to No. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Sugar, Sugar\u201d by The Archies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Archies - Sugar, Sugar (Official Animated Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j3plj_Xplus?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/09\/20\/761616330\/50-years-later-the-archies-sugar-sugar-is-still-really-sweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Archies were a fictional band<\/a> and part of<em> Archie Comics<\/em>, including the animated series <em>The Archie Show<\/em>. They had a few hits in the late 1960s, but the biggest was \u201cSugar, Sugar\u201d. The song not only spent four weeks at No. 1, but it was also the biggest song of 1969. Its popularity endures today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Golden\u201d by Huntrix<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u201cGolden\u201d Official Lyric Video | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yebNIHKAC4A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Netflix movie <em>KPop Demon Hunters<\/em> followed Huntrix, a KPop girl group who used their music to fight demons. The group&#8217;s song &#8220;Golden&#8221; was released as an official single in the summer of 2025. In the US, it hit No. 1, but it was also an international hit, topping the charts in 30 other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cHow Do You Talk To An Angel\u201d by The Heights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Heights - How Do You Talk To An Angel\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/csATriX8Ed0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 1992 TV series <em>The Heights<\/em> introduced audiences to the fictional rock band of the same name as they struggled to break out. The theme song, &#8220;How Do You Talk To An Angel\u201d, <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.songfacts.com\/november\/14\/17965\">was a No. 1 hit a week after the premiere<\/a>, but the series itself wasn\u2019t as successful and was cancelled shortly afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;I Think I Love You\u201d by The Partridge Family<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Partridge Family - I Think I Love You (Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bb4FMn-IWEY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The iconic 1970s sitcom <em>The Partridge Family<\/em> followed the fictional family band of the same name, and they had a hit in 1970 with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/the-partridge-family\/i-think-i-love-you\">\u201cI Think I Love You\u201d<\/a>, released a week before the show\u2019s premiere. The song topped the charts for three weeks, and while other songs from the band and show charted, it was their only No. 1.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cThe Chipmunk Song\u201d by Alvin And The Chipmunks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don&#039;t Be Late)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/np2ZapISRzM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The fictional group Alvin And The Chipmunks was the creation of Broadway actor Ross Bagdasarian. They topped the charts in 1958 with \u201cThe Chipmunk Song&#8221;. 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