Top 10 Advertising Jingles of All Time

If you're a hip hop enthusiast, you're probably familiar with Grammy nominated artist Pusha T. He's worked with big names like Kanye West, Tyler, The Creator, and Drake. Before all this success, though, he was the man behind McDonald's catchy ba-da-ba-ba-ba. Justin Timberlake came onboard to sing the refrain, and the rest is history.

According to AdAge, McDonald's spent $1.37 billion on advertising when "I'm Lovin' It" debuted. They released five commercials featuring the jingle and translated them into 11 different languages. This ad jingle is as juicy as a delicious Big Mac.

Kit Kat® gave us a sweet taste of quality jingle writing with the infectious, "Give Me A Break" in 1986. Ken Shuldman was a junior copywriter at DDB Needham when he wrote the nifty tune. He brought on a classic violinist named Michael A. Levine to compose, and people started breaking off pieces of this milk chocolate all over the country!

The Kit Kat® company jingle got a modern update by Chicago native Chance the Rapper in 2016. In the ad, he's dressed up as a giant teddy bear for Halloween and is shopping for the candy in a gas station. His thought about the jingle at the end of the commercial: "That's a good song." The nation couldn't agree more with about 564 Kit Kat fingers consumed every second!

All it takes is being a weiner to ensure the love of those around you. At least, that's the sentiment proposed by Oscar Mayer's enormously popular jingle. The song was composed by Chicagoan Richard Trentlage in 1965. He loved jingle writing and even created one for a fictional company called Modern Plastic Brooms when he was in high school. This fake jingle was so memorable, his former classmates sang it during their 50^th reunion. It's no wonder he went on to create the beloved Oscar Mayer song!

This popular commercial jingle has completely taken on a life of their own. In the years since the original was released, it has been sung by a metal band, barbershop quartet, ukulele player, and even a singing parrot! You may even hear the song blasting from the Wienermobile as it cruises through your neighborhood.

While the beautiful days of $5 footlongs are gone, the spirit of the catchy jingle is still alive and well. Stuart Frankel dreamed up the campaign to bring more business to a Subway he acquired in Fort Lauderdale. The campaign was so successful, it soon became a national phenomenon. Ad agency MMB was brought on to write the advertisement jingles, and from there, this simple song and dance got stuck in people's brains. The commercials are credited with making the subs one of the best-selling fast food items in the entire country.

Unfortunately, Subway's eyes were bigger than their stomach, causing them to put the brakes on the $5 footlong campaign. That is until January 2018 when they outdid themselves with an even better deal: a $4.99 footlong. It doesn't seem to have the same ring to it.

Talk about marketing genius. Lynn Hauldren, the guy who became known as the Empire Carpet Man, turned the company's contact info into a hit jingle. The number didn't always feature the "800" at the beginning. This addition to the lyrics came in 1996 when the Chicagoland area started using more area codes. From that point on, you'd always know who to call for carpet installation.

The phone number wasn't the only thing that changed over the years. The company is now called Empire Carpet Today, and Hauldren's caricature has gotten a digital facelift. Empire Carpet still uses the original commercial jingles because why fix something if it isn't broken?

Barry Manilow, you know that guy your dad is really into, is the man behind one of the most famous jingles of all time. Since it was released, the iconic jingle has transformed State Farm's corporate values for the better. In 2018, the insurance company started a program called Neighborhood of Good, an entire website that makes finding volunteer work super easy. They have also formed formal partnerships with notable organizations like Habitat for Humanity and the American Red Cross.

As of 2016, State Farm revealed a new jingle that's geared more toward the positive services they offer. Written by ad agency DDB Chicago, the new tune is "Here to Help Life Go Right." The insurance company is apparently making good on that promise since about half of Americans have State Farm policies!

Lucky Charms has used their catchy commercial jingle since 1963. The magical tune was sung by Arthur Anderson, a man with a strong Irish accent, who also voiced Lucky the Leprechaun in the commercials. The voice actor served as the spokesperson for the cereal until 1992 and then went on to be grumpy Eustace Bagge in the cartoon classic, "Courage the Cowardly Dog."

You're probably familiar with all the marshmallows found in a box of Lucky Charms. In 2018, General Mills added a mythical touch to their formula by replacing their hourglass with a white unicorn. This marks the first time the cereal has changed in over a decade! Hourglass or unicorn, they're still magically delicious.

Maybe you don't remember the day you became a big kid, but you probably remember these infectious brand jingles from the 90s. The campaign helped Huggies catapult to the front of the pack when it comes to diaper duty, even beating out Pampers at the time. The success comes from the adorable commercials where kids can be seen singing the tune as they use the potty.

Today, Huggies from Kimberly-Clark owns about 22% of the global market share. Their commercials have changed since they took their first steps as a brand, but they still believe in the power of music. In a 2015 ad, they sing a slow song about the power of a good hug. It's less about potty training and more geared toward mothers who just had a newborn child.

Good jingles can seriously affect buying habits. Take for instance Alka Seltzer's tune from the mid-70s. The repetition of "Plop" and "Fizz" in the lyrics encouraged consumers to use two tablets instead of one. This made sales fly through the roof for the medication. Granted, it also might have been that people were eating one too many cheeseburgers.

Ad Age, a marketing magazine in circulation since 1930, ranks Alka Seltzer's jingle as one of the top ad campaigns of all time. On the jingle's 75^th anniversay, they held a contest to see who could redo the tune in a unique way. Cyndi Lauper, the singer behind "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," judged the contest and the winner received both $10,000 and their song featured on national television.

Johnson & Johnson's knocked it out of the park with one of the most famous jingles of all time. This is another one Barry Manilow had a hand in creating. He even went as far as to alter his voice to be more "childlike" in the commercials. The song was a hit and even won a Clio Award for excellence in advertising.

America is still stuck on Band-Aids. In 2017, the brand earned over $247.5 million in business revenue. They are also still coming up with inventive advertising campaigns. One of their more recent commercials features a ballet dancer who get the bandage placed on her feet after a performance. The final slogan that comes on screen is "Stick with It."