mega hit
Chart-topping cultural phenomenon
A mega hit is an extraordinarily successful entertainment product—a song, movie, video game, or book that far exceeds typical commercial success.
The prefix mega emphasizes scale beyond ordinary hits: Their debut album produced three mega hits.
Sometimes written as two words or hyphenated.
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- smashBreak violently apart
- chart-topperSong at position one
- number oneFirst in rank
- platinumDense precious silvery metal
viral · sensation · phenomenon · music video · stadium anthem · anthem · earworm · radio · streaming · radio play · Billboard · streaming numbers · gold · record-breaking · sold out · arena · world tour · superstar
- big hitsblockbusters, blockbuster, bestseller, gold records, triple platinum
- money slangbucks, dough, moolah, cheddar, cash
- finishing movesfinisher, finishing move, final blow, death blow, knockout
scale/magnitude of impact
mega hitobscurity
State of being unknown
also-ran · nobody · blip · flash in the pan
cultural prominence
mega hitobscurity
State of being unknown
unknown · deep cut · buried treasure · cult classic · sleeper