DJ Goja Claims the Top Spot with Mi Chico
DJ Goja holds the number one position in the Netherlands with his track “Mi Chico,” which clocks in at just 1 minute and 57 seconds, according to top40.nl. That brief runtime places the song among the shortest chart-toppers in the history of the Dutch Top 40. Archive records show only three other number-one hits in the chart’s history that share such a compressed format.
Chronology of the Shortest Chart-Toppers
The record for the shortest number-one hit in Dutch chart history belongs to Davina Michelle and Snelle with “17 Miljoen Mensen,” running 1 minute and 47 seconds. The single emerged from the initial Dutch lockdown that began on March 15, 2020, which forced the cancellation of concert events nationwide, including Davina Michelle’s scheduled March 26 performance at AFAS Live, top40.nl reported. To reach fans at home, she performed acoustic sets in an empty Rotterdam Ahoy broadcast by Radio 538, closing each session with a reworked version of Fluitsma & Van Tijn’s “15 Miljoen Mensen” featuring new lyrics by Snelle. The duo debuted the track on March 20, 2020, and released it as a single three days later.
Before that release, the record for brevity stood for 55 years thanks to the Dutch Swing College Band. Their instrumental recording of “Letkis Jenka,” a trend imported from Finland based on the letkajenkka dance, clocked in at 1 minute and 55 seconds. Chart compilers pooled sales across multiple versions of the tune by different artists, allowing interpretations by Gudrun Jankis and Stig Rauno to share the top tier despite running closer to 2 minutes and 10 seconds.
Another viral lockdown phenomenon entered the record books in early 2021. Nathan Evans, a Scottish postman who built an audience singing sea shanties on TikTok, uploaded his rendition of the 19th-century crew song “Wellerman” on December 27, 2020. The title references provisions ships operated by Wellers’ Whaling Station, a New Zealand enterprise active in the 1830s. A remix by English DJ 220 Kid and production outfit Billen Ted shortened the original 2-minute-35-second track down to 1 minute and 56 seconds, driving its Dutch chart success under the banner of #ShantyTok.
Romanian producer Ovidiu Goja, known professionally as DJ Goja, developed “Mi Chico” after noticing that repetitive, simple hooks resonated with children while he produced kids’ music under the name Piky Songs since 2025. He fused those structural elements with house and afrobeats, creating a track that gained traction on Instagram and TikTok. The release later expanded through a collaboration incorporating American singer Jason Derulo and Brazilian singer Melody, pushing the runtime of that specific collaborative edit to 2 minutes and 5 seconds, while the original solo version maintains the 1-minute-57-second length recognized for the chart tally.
Frequently Asked Questions About Short Dutch Chart Hits
Which song holds the record for the shortest number-one hit in Dutch Top 40 history?
The shortest chart-topper is “17 Miljoen Mensen” by Davina Michelle and Snelle, which runs for 1 minute and 47 seconds. The track was recorded and released in March 2020 during the first weeks of pandemic lockdowns in the Netherlands.
How long did the Dutch Swing College Band hold the record for their short hit?
The Dutch Swing College Band held the record for the shortest number-one single for 55 years with their 1-minute-55-second recording of “Letkis Jenka,” before it was broken in 2020.
What inspired DJ Goja to write Mi Chico?
DJ Goja developed the track’s structure after observing that repetitive, easily memorized lyrics appealed to young listeners while he was producing children’s music under the name Piky Songs since 2025.