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With whom did Lionel Richie co-write the '80s hit song for Africa, 'We Are the World'?

Michael Jackson Click to see the answer

Complete the '70s hit by Jim Gilstrap : 'Swing Your ...'

Daddy

Who had a hit in the '80s with the song 'Sacrifice'?

Elton John

Which '70s group was originally called the N' Betweens?

Slade

Which rock group of the '70s was named after a school teacher that gave the band a hard time about their long hair?

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Little Red Corvette' was a hit song for who in 1983?

Prince

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Difficulty: Medium
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Which song gave Roxy Music their only UK No. 1 hit in 1981?

Jealous Guy Click to see the answer

Which singer was 'Still Crazy After All These Years' in 1975?

Paul Simon

Love is a Battlefield' was an '80s hit for which artist?

Pat Benatar

Which '70s No. 1 hit contains the line 'The silicon chip inside her head gets switched to overload'?

I Don't Like Mondays

Who in the 1989 charts claimed, 'We Didn't Start the Fire'?

Billy Joel

I Wanna Dance with Somebody' was a hit for which artist in the '80s?

Whitney Houston

Of these, which is a music genre which gained prominence in the early '80s?

New Wave

Complete the name of this Beastie Boys hit in 1986. 'Fight For Your _____'.

Right

Name the act that topped the charts with the Rocky theme 'Eye of the Tiger'

Survivor

Questions: 12
Difficulty: Medium
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In what year did The Beatles first arrive in the United States?

1964 Click to see the answer

With which sort of music was Donna Summer particularly associated in the late '70s?

Disco

Eric Clapton first came to prominence in the 1960s, what instrument does he play?

Guitar

How was 1970s pop star Mark Feld better known?

Marc Bolan

Which prominent '60s singer has been referred to as the 'Godfather of Grunge'?

Neil Young

Which musician wrote the track 'Like A Rolling Stone'?

Bob Dylan

Which guitarist released a cover of Bob Dylan's 'All Along The Watchtower' in 1968?

Jimi Hendrix

Which singer, who was prominent in the '60s, was referred to as the 'Queen of Jazz'?

Ella Fitzgerald

Which singer released the single 'Pretty Woman' in 1964?

Roy Orbison

Which group had a top 10 hit in 1970 with 'Ride A White Swan'?

T Rex

Which group first topped the UK album chart in 1973 with 'Stranded'?

Roxy Music

Who in 1979 was the first solo rock artist to tour the USSR?

Elton John

Questions: 18
Difficulty: Medium
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Complete the name of this '80s band. 'Joan Jett & The _____'

Blackhearts Click to see the answer

Which Irish pop band released the album 'The Joshua Tree' in 1987?

U2

In the early '70s, who did Billy Griffin replace as the lead singer of a Motown band?

Smokey Robinson

How many 'Tribes' in Frankie Goes to Hollywood's '80s hit?

Two

Who were 'Sky High' in 1975?

Jigsaw

Who was the lead singer in the '80s band The Police?

Sting

Who had a hit in the 1980s with 'The Sun Always Shines On TV'?

A-Ha

Can the Can' was a UK hit in 1973 for which female rocker?

Suzi Quatro

When The Going Gets Tough' was released by which artist in the '80s?

Billy Ocean

Who is the lead singer of Aerosmith?

Steven Tyler

Complete the title of a 1979 album by Blondie: 'Eat to the … '

Beat

New Kids on the Block were what type of band in the '80s?

Boyband

Name the 1977 live album released by the Rolling Stones.

Love You Live

Which female country singer was kidnapped in 1979?

Tammy Wynette

To which '80s duo did Andrew Ridgeley belong?

Wham!

Who performed 'Video Killed the Radio Star' which became MTV's first ever music video in 1981?

Buggles

What number one song came from Bachman Turner Overdrive's 1974 album 'Not Fragile'?

You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet

Which of these artists released the song 'Jump' in 1984?

Van Halen

Questions: 6
Difficulty: Hard
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Whose breakthrough single was the 1994 hit, 'Loser'?

Beck Click to see the answer

Tracy Chapman performed which kind of music in the '90s?

Blues Rock

Which soul group released an album and single called 'Body Talk' in 1981?

Imagination

Which member of Wham! went on to record a multi-platinum record in 1987?

George Michael

Complete the title of this popular '90s dance track: '____ is a Dancer'.

Rhythm

Regulators' was a hit for which rap artist in the '90s?

Warren G

Questions: 9
Difficulty: Hard
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Which early '80s band was Belinda Carlisle a part of?

The Go-Go's Click to see the answer

Which female singer took 'Without You' into the '90s charts?

Mariah Carey

Mr. Wendal' was released by which band in the '90s?

Arrested Development

Who had a 1993 hit with 'Creep'?

Radiohead

What band was sued by its drummer in 1999?

Oasis

Which partnership wrote 'The Locomotion', a hit for Kylie Minogue in '88?

Goffin and King

What was the title of Stiltskin's 1994 No. 1 hit?

Inside

Which of these was a hit album for Poison in 1988?

Every Rose Has It's Thorn

Who changed his name to a symbol in the '90s?

Prince

Questions: 12
Difficulty: Hard
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In 1999, Sheryl Crow took which Guns N' Roses song into the UK charts?

Sweet Child o' Mine Click to see the answer

With whom did Bono of U2 sing the duet, 'I've Got You Under My Skin' in 1993?

Frank Sinatra

Which Mungo Jerry hit was covered by Shaggy in the '90s?

In the Summertime

Which '80s band wanted to: 'make music like a factory would build a car, with a designer's attention to detail'?

ABC

Which artist had a huge hit in the '90s with the song 'Hold On'?

Wilson Philips

Which of these had a '90s hit with 'Please Forgive Me'?

Bryan Adams

Wet Wet Wet had a mega hit in 1994 with which Reg Presley composition?

Love Is All Around

Which of these was a song by Whigfield that spawned a dance craze in the '90s?

Saturday Night

Which band recorded a cover of 'Easy' by Lionel Richie's Commodores in 1992?

Faith No More

Which group had a hit album in 1994 called 'Monster'?

R.E.M.

R.E.M. were one of the biggest bands of the '90s, who's their frontman?

Michael Stipe

Which group started the '90s with the No. 1 'Hangin' Tough'?

New Kids On The Block

Questions: 17
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Too Late for Goodbyes' was a hit in 1984 for John Lennon's son, what is his name?

Julian Lennon Click to see the answer

Who in the late '90s, at the age of 17 became the 'Teen Queen of Pop'?

Britney Spears

Which of these '90s chart acts was American?

De La Soul

The Power' was a dance track by which band in 1990?

Snap

Who got to number 2 in 1999 with 'Tequila'?

Terrorvision

Which artist spent more time atop the US country chart than any other in the 1980s?

George Strait

Which singer starred at the 1994 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony?

Diana Ross

Which vocal quintet had a 1998 hit with, 'No Matter What'?

Boyzone

Which artist had a 1986 hit with 'Straight Up'?

Paula Abdul

Which great hit of the '90s kicks off 'Does he love me? I wanna know'?

The Shoop Shoop Song

Which children's TV characters had a 1996 hit with, 'I've Got A Little Puppy'?

The Smurfs

Who topped the US charts in 1991 with 'More Than Words'?

Extreme

Which band had hits in the '80s with 'Doctor Doctor' and 'We Are Detective'?

Thompson Twins

Name the act that took 'Spaceman' to No.1 in 1996.

Babylon Zoo

What nationality were '90s chart act Ace Of Base?

Swedish

Name the act that took 'Jump Around' into the charts in the '90s.

House Of Pain

Would I Lie To You' was a '90s hit for which duo?

Charles and Eddie

Questions: 6
Difficulty: Easy
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Who in 1972 announced that 'School's Out' in his hit song?

Alice Cooper Click to see the answer

Where did The Beatles famously play a concert in January 1969?

A roof

What is the name of the leader singer of The Stooges?

Iggy Pop

Which '70s track starts 'A long, long time ago, I can still remember, how that music used to make me smile'?

American Pie

Who sung 'To Sir With Love' and 'The Man with the Golden Gun'?

Lulu

Who had a 1972 hit with 'Jackie Wilson Said'?

Van Morrison

Questions: 9
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Which musician, who was prominent in the '60s, was nicknamed 'Thunderfingers'?

John Entwistle Click to see the answer

Which member of The Rolling Stones was replaced in 1969?

Brian Jones

What kind of 'Holiday' did 10cc take in the '70s?

Dreadlock

Who was the lead guitarist of the '60s band Cream?

Eric Clapton

Which of these was a '70s chart-topper for T. Rex?

Telegram Sam

Which of these songs was sung by Janis Joplin?

Piece Of My Heart

Where was Bonnie Tyler 'Lost' in the '70s?

In France

How many albums did Neil Young release in the 1960s?

2

What was the name of the 1965 LP released by The Beatles?

Rubber Soul

Questions: 25
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Which song did not feature on 'Electric Ladyland' by The Jimi Hendrix Experience?

Little Wing Click to see the answer

House of the Rising Sun' is a 1964 single released by which band?

The Animals

Who had a No. 1 hit with 'Maggie May' in 1971?

Rod Stewart

Jamesetta Hawkins was the birth name of which singer?

Etta James

What sort of seasonal sensation did the Bay City Rollers sing about in 1974?

Summer Love

Ray Charles had a hit single in 1960, what was it called?

Hit the Road Jack

Which group found success in the 1970s with 'Night Fever'?

Bee Gees

Which of these singer-songwriters was a member of The Velvet Underground?

Lou Reed

Which artist released the single 'Purple Haze' in 1967?

Jimi Hendrix

The Longmuir Brothers were in which '70s teeny pop group?

The Bay City Rollers

The album 'Madman Across the Water' was released by which artist in 1971?

Elton John

This Fleetwood Mac album went to number one in 1977, what was it called?

Rumours

Which color 'Lady' was David Soul's hit of 1977?

Silver

Who controversially went 'electric' at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival?

Bob Dylan

Who left Roxy Music in 1973?

Brian Eno

What kind of 'Talkin' were the Bee Gees up to in the '70s?

Jive

Who released the single 'You Never Can Tell' in 1964?

Chuck Berry

What was the theme song of the 1961 movie 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'?

Moon River

In 1970, which Beatle filed a suit against the other three to dissolve 'The Beatles and Co.'?

Paul

Who soared to the top with 'Wuthering Heights' in the '70s?

Kate Bush

The '68 Comeback Special was a television programme featuring which musician?

Elvis Presley

Which singer had a backing group in the '60s called The Shadows?

Cliff Richard

Which of these songs was sung by Shirley Bassey in the '60s?

Goldfinger

Who was the lead singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company?

Janis Joplin

What did the New Seekers say they'd like to 'Teach the World' to do in 1971?

Sing

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