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Artist's First Hit Is #1! (USA) Quiz

Some people have all the luck---their first chart hit becomes #1. I'll name the artist, you name the single. Remember, in all these examples, it is the artist's first chart single as well as their first #1.

A multiple-choice quiz by trapt1. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
trapt1

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
114,282

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
1952

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. What was K.C. and The Sunshine Band's first hit? Hint

That's The Way (I Like It)

I'm Your Boogie Man

(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty

Get Down Tonight

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Question 2 of 15

2. What was The Monkees' first hit? Hint

Last Train To Clarksville

Daydream Believer

I'm a Believer

A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You

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Question 3 of 15

3. Stevie Nicks? Hint

Stop Draggin' My Heart Around

Stand Back

Leather And Lace

She never had a #1 single

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Question 4 of 15

4. Pet Shop Boys? Hint

Opportunities(Let's Make Lots of Money)

West End Girls

It's A Sin

They never hit #1

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Question 5 of 15

5. Jackson 5? Hint

ABC

I Want You Back

The Love You Save

I'll Be There

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Question 6 of 15

6. Freddy Fender? Hint

Wasted Days And Wasted Nights

Before The Next Teardrop Falls

Vaya Con Dios

The Most Beautiful Girl

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Question 7 of 15

7. Andy Gibb? Hint

Shadow Dancing

You Should Be Dancing

(Love Is) Thicker Than Water

I Just Want To Be Your Everything

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Question 8 of 15

8. Simply Red? Hint

Holding Back The Years

The Right Thing

If You Don't Know Me By Now

I'm Too Sexy

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Question 9 of 15

9. Rod Stewart? Hint

Tonight's The Night

Maggie May

You Wear It Well

Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?

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Question 10 of 15

10. Tiffany? Hint

I Saw Him Standing There

Could've Been

I Think We're Alone Now

Only In My Dreams

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Question 11 of 15

11. Elvis Presley? Hint

Heartbreak Hotel

Hound Dog

Don't Be Cruel

Love Me Tender

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Question 12 of 15

12. Blondie? Hint

Atomic

The Tide Is High

Call Me

Heart Of Glass

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Question 13 of 15

13. The Beatles? Hint

She Loves You

Twist And Shout

Can't Buy Me Love

I Want To Hold Your Hand

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Question 14 of 15

14. Barry Manilow? Hint

I Write The Songs

Mandy

Could It Be Magic

It's a Miracle

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Question 15 of 15

15. Men At Work? Hint

Down Under

Who Can It Be Now?

Overkill

It's a Mistake

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was K.C. and The Sunshine Band's first hit?

Answer: Get Down Tonight

"Get Down Tonight" and "That's The Way (I Like It)" both hit #1 in 1975, but "Get Down Tonight" was the first single to be released.

2. What was The Monkees' first hit?

Answer: Last Train To Clarksville

"Last Train To Clarksville" was followed by "I'm A Believer" and "Daydream Believer". "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" never made it to number one (#2).

3. Stevie Nicks?

Answer: She never had a #1 single

Her only #1 was with Fleetwood Mac ("Dreams")in 1977.

4. Pet Shop Boys?

Answer: West End Girls

"West End Girls" was their first single and only #1.

5. Jackson 5?

Answer: I Want You Back

All these songs hit #1 right in a row starting with "I Want You Back".

6. Freddy Fender?

Answer: Before The Next Teardrop Falls

First single and only #1. Whatever happened to him? "The Most Beautiful Girl" was #1 by Charlie Rich.

7. Andy Gibb?

Answer: I Just Want To Be Your Everything

His first three releases (beginning in 1977) were #1s. "You Should Be Dancing" was by his brothers (Bee Gees) in 1976, also #1.

8. Simply Red?

Answer: Holding Back The Years

"If You Don't Know Me By Now" was also #1, but three years later in 1989. "I'm Too Sexy" was by Right Said Fred.

9. Rod Stewart?

Answer: Maggie May

He was a member of The Faces at this time also (1971).

10. Tiffany?

Answer: I Think We're Alone Now

Remake of a remake, previously done by Tommy James and the Shondells in 1967, and by the little-known Rubinoos in 1977, followed by Tiffany in 1987.

11. Elvis Presley?

Answer: Heartbreak Hotel

Of COURSE Elvis's first hit went to #1.

12. Blondie?

Answer: Heart Of Glass

Believe it or not, they had 4 #1s all together (but that's another quiz). "Atomic" only made it to #40 in the US, although it was a much bigger hit in Britian. Their other #1 was "Rapture".

13. The Beatles?

Answer: I Want To Hold Your Hand

The only artist to hold all top 5 positions in a weekly chart. In other words, they kept themselves from #1, but that's a different quiz...

14. Barry Manilow?

Answer: Mandy

Funny he has a song called "I Write The Songs"- he didn't write it.

15. Men At Work?

Answer: Who Can It Be Now?

Hit and run--these guys didn't last long. Their first two singles, "Who Can It Be Now" and "Down Under", released in 1982, both hit #1.

Source: Author trapt1

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