BRI's Top Ten Hits for 1978 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Boogie, Oogie, Oogie

"Boogie, Oogie, Oogie" was the first single and a number one R&B hit for A Taste of Honey. The group was discovered by music producers Lanny and Fonze Mizell, who were guests at a wedding where they were playing.

Answer: Three Times a Lady

The Commodores started singing together when they all attended Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. They signed with Motown after opening for the Jackson Five in 1971, but really didn't hit stride until 1977, when they had number one hits with "Easy", "Brick House", and then "Three Times a Lady" in 1978.

Answer: (Love Is) Thicker Than Water

Born in Manchester, England on March 5, 1958, Andy Gibb was the younger brother of the famous singing group the Bee Gees. This was his second number one hit, which he co-wrote with his brother Barry.
His star rose rapidly in the 70s, but fell just as quickly in the 80s, when he only managed to stay in the public eye by hosting the dance show "Solid Gold", and making guest appearances on television sitcoms.

Answer: Baby Come Back

Peter Beckett and John Charles Crowley, founding members of Player, met when they attended the same Hollywood party and were the only two people in the room not wearing white. Ron Moss, John Friesden and Wayne Cook would join the group before they had their first (and only) number one hit with "Baby Come Back".

Answer: How Deep Is Your Love

The soundtrack for the movie "Saturday Night Fever" (starring John Travolta) won 7 Grammys and was number one on the U.S. album charts for an amazing 24 weeks. Seven of the cuts on that album were written and performed by the Bee Gees.

Answer: Kiss You All Over

Written by Mike Chapman, "Kiss You All Over" was on the top forty charts for nearly six months, holding the number one spot for 4 weeks. The name Exile was chosen by the band because of the way they were treated by the people of their home town when they first started playing together in 1963.

The conservative town in Kentucky that they hailed from did not warm quickly to their appearance and music, and the band members often felt that they were being treated as exiles.

Answer: Night Fever

Also from the soundtrack for "Saturday Night Fever", "Night Fever" was another huge hit for the Bee Gees. The Bee Gees have charted number one hits around the world in every decade from the 60s to the 90s. Their songs have been covered by over a thousand other artists, including Elvis, Janis Joplin and Barbra Streisand.

Answer: You Light Up My Life

Christian singer Debby Boone was the third of four daughters born to singer Pat Boone and his wife. Written by Joseph Brooks, "You Light Up My Life" was her first single, which won her the Grammy for Best New Artist.

Answer: Stayin' Alive

This is the third hit for the Brothers Gibb (Bee Gees) from the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack. The other four Bee Gee written songs on the album are "If I Can't Have You", "More Than a Woman", "You Should Be Dancing" and "Jive Talkin'".

Answer: Shadow Dancing

With writing credit going to all four Gibb brothers, "Shadow Dancing" was a huge hit for Andy. It wasn't too long after this that things started to go flat for him, and he developed a dependency on cocaine at this time. Andy died on March 10, 1988, at the age of 30, due to a heart condition.

The reason for the heart condition remains a matter of great debate, some claiming that it was the result of a viral infection, while others claim that it was caused by his cocaine habit.