The song, which sold over three million copies, popularized the physically complicated Robot dance technique, devised by Charles Washington in the late 1960s.

The song popularized the City of Kalamazoo, Michigan.

The song popularized the band with local-area DJs and became one of their greatest hits.

Especially the song Sopa de Caracol, of Kazabe has popularized this music internationally.

The song popularized Toronto's nickname "T-dot", and became an instant hit in the city.

"For Sentimental Reasons" (1936 song), a song popularized in the 1930s by Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra

This song, Frank Zappa's only Top 40 hit in the United States, popularized phrases such as "grody to the max".

The song popularized James Brown samples in hip hop songs.

The song popularized the expression "The Day the Music Died" in reference to this event.

Unfortunately power ballads like "You Raise Me Up," a song popularized by Josh Groban, are much in evidence.