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1. Perhaps Britain's first 'one-hit wonder', he had later hits in Europe but not in the UK. He took "Tell Laura I Love Her" to the top of the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in 1960. Who was this Welsh singer?
2. The Beatles's version of the Lennon/McCartney composed song "Michelle" appeared on the 1965 "Rubber Soul" album but the Fab Four decided against releasing it as a single. Two groups released covers of the song in 1966, one reaching number one in Canada and the Top 20 in both the UK and US and the other topping the UK chart. Who were the latter group?
3. Which wonderfully-named psychedelic rock band scored their only hit single when they took "Fire" to number one in both the UK and Canada in August 1968?
4. An animated, fictional, American garage band called The Archies managed to top the UK Singles Chart in 1969. What was the title of the song?
5. Actor Lee Marvin scored an unexpected UK number one single with this song from the 1969 film "Paint Your Wagon". Marvin famously sat at number one while The Beatles' "Let it Be" languished at number two. With which song did Marvin score his only hit?
6. Manchester duo Brian and Michael, backed by the St Winifred's School Choir (who would themselves become one-hit wonders two years later), topped the UK Singles Chart in 1978 with a song dedicated to artist L.S. Lowry, who had died two years earlier. Which song did they take to number one?
7. The 1972 number one single by the Simon Park Orchestra provided the theme music for the ITV Dutch-based detective series "Van der Valk" starring Barry Foster. What, though, was the name of the song?
8. American schoolteacher Anita Ward sold more than a million copies of her only hit single, which topped the UK, US and Canadian chart in 1979. What was the song called?
9. This English group led by vocalist Tony Burrows topped the UK chart for five weeks in early 1970 with "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)". A million-selling record, this was the fastest-climbing number one hit ever at the time. What was the group called?
10. Founded in 1979, this Canadian rock band's debut album produced the single "When I'm with You", which reached the Canadian Top 10 and number 61 in the US in 1983. Six years later, though, four years after the band had split, the re-release of the single made it all the way to number one in the US Billboard 100 chart. What is the name of the band?
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