must-have vs pivotal

must-have

adj
  • Essential to own. 

noun
  • An item that one must own, or a feature that is essential to a service, etc. 

pivotal

adj
  • Being of crucial importance; central, key. 

  • Of, relating to, or being a pivot. 

How often have the words must-have and pivotal occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )