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1. This artist, who was predominantly a country artist, took "El Paso" to the top of the charts. Name him.
2. As a carryover from late 1960, this Elvis Presley tune was number one for a sixth straight week on January 2, 1961. Which of Presley's songs was it?
3. The first week of 1962 provided us with a song that was covered many times. Whose version of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" was number one that week?
4. This instrumental was spending its third week at number one as the calendar turned to January 1963. No words can describe this cut from across the sea. Name it.
5. A guy who had a few very popular tunes in the 1960s and 1970s had the first 1964 entry to be charted at number one with "There I've Said It Again". Who was he?
6. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, so the Beatles had a number one hit to begin 1965. Are you surprised? You shouldn't be. The question is, which of the four songs listed was it?
7. New Year's Day 1966. Tom and Jerry or some such name. If you know what they changed their name to, you have an excellent chance of getting the song title correct. What's the song?
8. The Monkees began 1967 with one of the biggest hits of all time. Which of their songs accomplished this feat?
9. This song hit number one the last week of 1967, and carried over into 1968. It was by THAT British group. Which song was it?
10. One of the biggest hits of all time spent a total of seven weeks at the top of the U.S. charts during December 1968 and January 1969. It was a cover of a Motown tune which also had spent time in the Top 5 during 1967. Ok, what song is this?
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