Hit Songs with Day or Night in the Title Quiz

Answer: Bert Kaempfert

"Wonderland by Night" peaked at number one for Bert Kaempfert in January 1961. It was Kaempfert's first hit with his orchestra. Bert Kaempfert (1923-1980) was a German orchestra leader, music producer and songwriter. He wrote the music for songs such as "Strangers in the Night" and "Moon over Naples". Some of his compositions were recorded by Al Martino, Wayne Newton and Elvis Presley.

Answer: Ruby & the Romantics

Ruby & the Romantics were an American R&B group. The song was composed by Mort Garson and the lyrics by Bob Hilliard. Members of the group were Ruby Nash, George Lee, Leroy Fann, Ed Roberts and Ronald Mosely. The hit peaked on the charts in March 1963.

Answer: Paper Lace

"The Night Chicago Died" was released in 1974 by the British group Paper Lace. The song peaked at number one the US Billboard Hot 100 for one week in August 1974. The lyrics are about a shootout in Chicago with the police and gangsters associated with Al Capone. Paper Lace had another hit in the UK being "Billy Don't Be a Hero" which only peaked at 96 in the US Charts.

However, the same song was released by Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods that reached number one in the US Charts in June 1974.

Answer: The Beatles

"Eight Days a Week" came about when Paul McCartney was picked up by a chauffeur and he asked the driver how was he doing. His reply was along the lines "Busy and I'm workin' eight days a week". Thus giving McCartney the idea of the song which he wrote in conjunction with John Lennon.

The song was the seventh number one hit in the Us for the Beatles. It peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks from March 13, 1965.

Answer: Lionel Richie

"All Night Long (All Night)" was released in 1984 by American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie. It peaked at number one and Richie also sang the song at the closing ceremony of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

Answer: Daniel Powter

Daniel Powter is a Canadian singer who wrote and recorded the song "Bad Day" in 2002. It was not released until four years later and the song debuted at number 55 in February 2006 but peaked at number one on the US charts on March 30, 2008. The song has been used in advertisements and television programs.

Answer: Katy Perry

Katy Perry an American singer co-wrote the song and the inspiration came from a night of wild partying with friends and what she could remembered the next day. The T.G.I.F stands for "Thank God It's Friday". Most of the lyrics are true as to what happened that wild evening.

Answer: Phil Collins

English singer and songwriter Phil Collins recorded this song "Another Day in Paradise" in 1989. The lyrics are about people turning a blind eye to homeless people. This was Phil Collins' seventh number one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100. The single reached number on December 23, 1989 and stayed at the top for four weeks.

Answer: Whitney Houston

"I'm Your Baby Tonight" was written and produced by L.A. Reid and Babyface (Kenneth Edmonds) and recorded by Whitney Houston. The single peaked at number one in December 1990 and stayed in the top ten for eight weeks.

Answer: Mariah Carey

"Someday" became Mariah Carey's third consecutive number one hit in the US Charts. She co-wrote the song with Ben Margulies, who as a partnership, has cowritten several of Mariah's hit songs. The song peaked at number one in March 1991 for two weeks.