"La La La La La La La La...." You know those times when you just can't get that annoyingly catchy Kylie song out of your head.

Or have you fallen victim to the "Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh" bug from Lady Gaga's hit Bad Romance?

Well, its not surprising because this "earworm" tops a list of the popular songs with the "stick factor".

In fact, we all appear to be going Gaga as two other entries from the American singer Alejandro and Pokerface also feature.

What makes these songs so catchy?

According to researchers at The Durham University, who asked 3,000 people for their most frequent earworms, they tend to have:

The other top 'earworms'

Tips to get these songs out of your head

If one of these or other songs are driving you up the wall, researchers suggest playing it all the way through, then listening to another tune like the national anthem to force it out of your mind.

But if this doesn't work you make just have to wait for it to fade away on its own...."Got those moves like Jagger, got those moves......"