Odoru Pompokolin

"Odoru Pompokolin" (おどるポンポコリン, Odoru Ponpokorin; Dance the Pompokolin) is a song by Japanese pop group B.B.Queens, serving as their debut single on April 4, 1990. It was used as the original ending theme of the anime series Chibi Maruko-chan as well as the opening theme for the 1995 incarnation of the same name. On July 9, 1990, "Odoru Pompokolin" reached the top of the Oricon Singles Charts, and again on July 23, on August 20, before serving as the number 1 weekly song throughout the month of September 1990. It ultimately remained on the charts for a total of 54 weeks, sold 1.9 million copies, and won both record of the year and pop rock song of the year at the 32nd Japan Record Awards as well as the 1991 JASRAC Award. The song was composed and arranged by Tetsuro Oda with lyrics by Momoko Sakura, author of Chibi Maruko-chan.

"Odoru Pompokolin" became popular as an anime song, ranked eighth on a list of 100 unforgettable anime theme songs and first on a list of the top 20 anime theme songs of the 1990s, both by TV Asahi.