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1980s Music - UK Charts Trivia Quiz

I will give you the name of a group and song - you tell me the year it entered the UK Charts. There is one for each year from 1980 to 1989. Answers should be in four digit form (e.g. 1986 as opposed to 86 or '86) Thanks - enjoy my first music quiz

A multiple-choice quiz by crispyspiders. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
crispyspiders

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
91,803

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Very Difficult

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4 / 10

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1. "Young at Heart" for the Bluebells was a hit in which year?

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2. "Miss you like crazy"- A hit for Natalie Cole in which year?

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3. "Tell it to my Heart" was a hit for Taylor Dayne in which year?

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4. The Eurythmics had a hit called "Who's that Girl". What was the year?

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5. "Do you Feel my Love" was a hit for Eddy Grant in the 1980's. Which year?

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6. "Crazy Crazy Nights" by Kiss entered the charts in October of which year?

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7. "Ebony and Ivory" was a number 1 hit for Paul McCartney. Which year was this?

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8. "Silent Running" was a hit for Mike and the Mechanics in which year?

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9. "Daddy's Home". A hit for Sir Cliff Richard. Which year?

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Question 10 of 10

10. "The Power of Love" was a hit for Jennifer Rush. Which year?

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Young at Heart" for the Bluebells was a hit in which year?

Answer: 1984

This song reached number 8 in the UK Charts, which it entered in June 1984. It also appeared in the Ford advert.

2. "Miss you like crazy"- A hit for Natalie Cole in which year?

Answer: 1989

This song was a number 2 hit for the female American artist. She was the daughter of Nat 'King' Cole.

3. "Tell it to my Heart" was a hit for Taylor Dayne in which year?

Answer: 1988

This song was a UK number three hit in June 1988. It is also one of my favourite songs, and the song which, according to the experts, 'set her career going'.

4. The Eurythmics had a hit called "Who's that Girl". What was the year?

Answer: 1983

This was a top three song for Annie Lennox, who was born in Scotland, and Dave Stewart, who was brought up in the North of England. In the video for "Who's That Girl?" Annie plays a chanteuse who leaves a club with her butch alter ego; at the end, she-Annie kisses he-Annie.

5. "Do you Feel my Love" was a hit for Eddy Grant in the 1980's. Which year?

Answer: 1980

This song entered the UK charts in November 1980, peaking at number 8. Eddy's music is varied - from reggae to pop. He formed a band called the Eagles in the 1960's and 1970's. He emigrated to Barbados in the late 1970's, where he continued to be a huge artist continuing to release his talented, but varied, music.

6. "Crazy Crazy Nights" by Kiss entered the charts in October of which year?

Answer: 1987

A number four hit in the UK for this American group. Probably better known for their look than their music, especially by their American fans.

7. "Ebony and Ivory" was a number 1 hit for Paul McCartney. Which year was this?

Answer: 1982

This song was a hit in April 1982 for the ex-Beatles star, almost exactly twelve years since he filed the lawsuit which dissolved the world-famous Beatles band.

8. "Silent Running" was a hit for Mike and the Mechanics in which year?

Answer: 1986

This song was top twenty in February 1986. The lead singer, Paul Young, (who died of a suspected heart attack in 2000), along with Mike Rutherford and Paul Carrick, were one of the better-known rock bands of the 1980's, and were very big in the USA.

9. "Daddy's Home". A hit for Sir Cliff Richard. Which year?

Answer: 1981

This song was a number 2 hit in November 1981 for the knighted institution of music. Born in India in 1940, his real name is Harry Roger Webb. His versatility has meant he has had numerous collaborations during his massive career - from Van Morrison to Olivia Newton-John.

10. "The Power of Love" was a hit for Jennifer Rush. Which year?

Answer: 1985

A number one hit in June 1985. Her real name is Heidi Stern; she was born in New York. She moved to Germany to sign her first record deal in 1982. "The Power of Love" created records as it became the best- selling single by a female artist in the history of the English music industry.

Source: Author crispyspiders

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