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OMC

Data updated on 2025-06-28 15:11:38 UTC
OMC, or Otara Millionaires Club, were a New Zealand music group, then duo, with vocalist Pauly Fuemana later becoming the sole member. OMC was best known for the 1996 hit "How Bizarre", named one of the greatest New Zealander songs of all time by the Australasian Performing Right Association. The full name of the band is a tongue-in-cheek reference to Ōtara's status as one of the poorest suburbs of Auckland.

"How Bizarre" was an immediate smash hit even without a video, reaching number one in early 1996 and staying there for three weeks. It sold over 35,000 copies. The same year, the track went to number one in Australia for five weeks, sold over 150,000 singles, and was certified as a platinum single. Later in the year the single went to number 5 in the UK Singles Chart and number one in countries across Europe and much of the rest of the world. In the United States, "How Bizarre" spent 32 weeks on Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 chart, peaking at number one in August 1997 due to the large amount of radio play it received. This made OMC the first New Zealand artist to reach the number one spot on a Billboard chart. The song never charted on the regular Billboard Hot 100 as it was not released as a commercially available single in the US, which was a chart-eligibility requirement at the time. It also became a BMI-certified "million airplay" song two years in a row.

Genres

: nz pop

Total plays

236.5 million
Updated on 2025-06-28

Social media links

Monthly listeners

1,981,252

Followers

35,097

Top Cities

  1. Australia
    51,726 listeners
  2. Australia
    41,652 listeners
  3. Australia
    45,365 listeners
  4. Australia
    26,874 listeners
  5. United Kingdom
    20,580 listeners

Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
How Bizarre
How Bizarre
230,427,089 3:46 1996-01-01
How Bizarre - Madism Remix
How Bizarre - Madism Remix
1,943,791 2:41 2021-10-14
On The Run - Album Mix
On The Run - Album Mix
910,222 4:03 1996-01-01
Never Coming Back
Never Coming Back
821,446 4:03 1996-01-01
Right On
Right On
510,577 4:51 1996-01-01
Breaking My Heart
Breaking My Heart
390,530 5:19 1996-01-01
Land Of Plenty
Land Of Plenty
374,630 5:21 1996-01-01
Angel In Disguise
Angel In Disguise
299,703 3:54 1996-01-01
Lingo With The Gringo
Lingo With The Gringo
237,913 5:51 1996-01-01
Pours Out Your Eyes
Pours Out Your Eyes
155,339 4:52 1996-01-01
She Loves Italian
She Loves Italian
113,324 4:34 1996-01-01
4 All Of Us
4 All Of Us
103,713 3:39 1996-01-01
I Love LA
I Love LA
73,490 4:08 2006-01-01
Land Of Plenty - Single Edit
Land Of Plenty - Single Edit
56,074 4:23 1996-01-01
How Bizarre - 2 Meter Session
How Bizarre - 2 Meter Session
54,459 4:03 2020-02-28
NOTICE
NOTICE
21,980 3:07 2020-11-30
Act Tuff
Act Tuff
< 1000 2:34 2025-05-17
Land Of Fantasy
Land Of Fantasy
< 1000 6:54 2025-06-06

New releases

Land Of Fantasy
Land Of Fantasy
2025-06-06
[Proton Brazil]
How Bizarre (Madism Remix)
How Bizarre (Madism Remix)
2021-10-14
[Universal Music New Zealand Limited]
I Love L.A.
I Love L.A.
2006-01-01
[Universal Music New Zealand Limited]
How Bizarre
How Bizarre
1996-01-01
[Universal Music New Zealand Limited]
How Bizarre (Deluxe)
How Bizarre (Deluxe)
1996-01-01
[Universal Music New Zealand Limited]