A TOUGH Music Trivia Quiz-Updated with Answers 3-29-13

1) Which of these artists had four #1 Hot 100 hits in 1970:
Simon & Garfunkel, The Beatles, The Jackson 5,
Three Dog Night

2) Which two of these names did not have a Top 5 Hot
100 hit in 1971: Proud Mary, Admiral Halsey, Boo,
Ben, Mrs. Jones, Bobby McGee

3) Which of these 'persons' was mentioned in four
1972 #1 Hot 100 hits: Baby, Child, Daddy, Girl, Man,
Mother, Papa, Woman

4) Which two of these songwriters had 3 Top 5 Hot 100
hits in 1973: Paul Simon, Jim Croce, George
Harrison, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Marvin Gaye

5) There were 40 #1 Country Songs in 1974 - 17 made
the Hot 100 - 5 were by which artist: Dolly Parton,
Charlie Rich, Anne Murray, Waylon Jennings, John
Denver, Tanya Tucker

6) There were 42 #1 R&B Songs in 1975 - all made the
Hot 100 - what song led the R&B charts for only 3
consecutive weeks?

7) 527 songs made the Hot 100 in 1976 - longevity
(weeks charted) was not what it is today - only 58
had 20-29 weeks charted - how many charted for 30
or more weeks?

8) Dance / Disco music was a growing trend on the pop
charts in 1977 - 19 Hot 100 songs had forms of the
word Dance or Disco in them - which two were gold
#1 Hot 100 hits?

9) There were 48 Top 5 Hot 100 hits in 1978 - all but 9
were gold or platinum records -- which one of these
hits was among those 9: Miss You / Baby Come
Back / Three Times A Lady / Short People / Hot
Blooded / Emotion

10) Which two of these rock bands did not have a #1
Hot 100 hit in 1979: The Doobie Brothers / Styx /
Cheap Trick / The Eagles / The Knack / Dire Straits

TIE-BREAKER BONUS QUESTION (if needed): Name the artist that had 22 chart hits - all Top 40 hits except for their debut entry on the Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart for one week.


Part Two:

12) What Elvis Presley Sun Studio recording from 1954
would become a classic hit by a doo-wop group in
1961?

13) Which Beatles' hit was originally released as by
The Beattles?

14) What Canadian rock and roll singer's two biggest
hits both peaked at #3 on the Hot 100?

15) What rock band leader began his career as a singer
in a country band, the Down Homers?

16) Who is the only artist that had three #1 hits on
Billboard's Rock Tracks chart and one #1 hit on
Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart?

17) What do these five 1950's artists have in common:
Joan Weber, Morris Stoloff, Laurie London, The
Silhouettes and The Elegants - besides all having a
#1 hit?

18) Jackie Wilson had nine consecutive two-sided
chart hits from 1960-62. What other R&B
artist had eleven consecutive two-sided chart hits
from 1959-61?

19) Since 1955, The Beatles have had the most #1
hits: 20; Elvis and Madonna have had the most #2
hits: 6; who has had the most #3 hits (with 5)?

20) What pop singing group backed a 1930s
legendary movie actress on her only charted
album, with the group pictured on the cover of
the album?

TIE-BREAKER BONUS QUESTION (if needed):
Name the Elvis Presley song that states "You may
have a pink Cadillac" and the Beatles song that
states "I've got a big surprise"

Note: I only know a few, this was sent to me in an email I subscribe to,but I thought there were enough older music buffs that might enjoy this.