More Popular Than The Beatles:Vol.2 UK Quiz

Answer: Keep On Running

"Keep On Running" by The Spencer Davis Group replaced "We Can Work It Out"/Day Tripper" at number one on the UK singles chart on the 20th January 1966. It was number one for one week. It reached number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year

"Keep On Running" was written by Jamaican singer/musician/songwriter/producer Jackie Edwards. The Spencer Davis Group were Spencer Davis (guitar), Muff Winwood (bass guitar), Steve Winwood (vocals and keyboards) and Pete York (drums). They had four UK Top Ten hits between 1965 and 1967 which included two number one hits (both written by Jackie Edwards).

The group split up in 1969 but by that time brothers Muff and Steve Winwood and Pete York had already left. Steve Winwood formed Traffic in 1967. In 1968 he was part of Blind Faith but that ended in 1969 and he was part of Ginger Baker's Air Force for a short time. Traffic reformed in 1970 and then disbanded again in 1975. As a soloist he had two number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in the '80s but never reached the Top Ten on the UK singles chart.

"We Can Work It Out"/"Day Tripper" written by Lennon/McCartney gave The Beatles a double A-Side number one hit for five weeks on the UK singles chart in 1965/66. "We Can Work It Out" was number one for three weeks and "Day Tripper" reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966.

Answer: The Kinks

"Sunny Afternoon" by The Kinks replaced "Paperback Writer" at number one on the UK singles chart on the 7th July 1966. It was number one for two weeks. It reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

"Sunny Afternoon" was written by Ray Davies. The Kinks were Mick Avory (drums), Dave Davies (lead guitar, vocals), Ray Davies (rhythm guitar, vocals) and Pete Quaife (bass guitar). The group had many personnel changes (including Rod Stewart as one of their numerous lead singers) but brothers Ray and Dave Davies were permanent members throughout.

The group performed under a variety of names from 1962 such as The Ray Davies Quintet, The Pete Quaife Band, The Bo-Weevils, The Ramrods and The Ravens. At one time they had three managers and a producer, Shel Talmy, who got them a recording contract with Pye records. Unfortunately for him their drummer at the time, Mickey Willet, left the group shortly before they signed for Pye records and Mick Avory was asked to join the group.

"Paperback Writer", written by Lennon/McCartney, gave The Beatles a number one hit for two weeks on the UK singles chart in 1966. It was number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

Answer: Faces

"All Or Nothing" by The Small Faces replaced "Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby" at number one on the UK singles chart on the 15th September 1966. It was number one for one week. It did not chart in the US.

"All Or Nothing" was written by Steve Marriott/Ronnie Lane. The Small Faces were Ronnie Lane (bass guitar), Kenney Jones (drums), Steve Marriott (lead guitar, vocals) and Jimmy Winston (keyboards). By the time "All Or Nothing" was a hit Jimmy Winston had been replaced with Ian McLagan (keyboards).

The group disbanded in 1969 and Steve Marriott formed the group Humble Pie. The remaining Small Faces, Kenney Jones, Ronnie Lane and Ian McLagan were joined by two ex-members of The Jeff Beck Group, Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood. They formed a new group, the imaginatively named Faces.

"Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby", written by Lennon/McCartney, gave The Beatles a double A-side number one hit for four weeks on the UK singles chart in 1966. "Yellow Submarine" reached number two and "Eleanor Rigby" reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year. It was their only UK number one record to have Ringo as lead singer and was the last of 11 successive UK number one hits. I don't think Ringo singing the lead can be blamed for that.

Answer: San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)

"San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)" by Scott McKenzie replaced "All You Need Is Love" at number one on the UK singles chart on the 9th August 1967. It was number one for four weeks. It reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

"San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)" was written by John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas). The release on the CBS record label in the UK included the word "some" in the song title. It was not part of the title of the original record released in the US on the ODE record label.

Scott McKenzie never made the UK or US Top 20 again. McKenzie and Phillips had been friends since the '50s. They had been members of such groups as The Abstracts, The Smoothies and The Journeymen. Scott McKenzie turned down a chance to join the original The Mamas & The Papas in the '60s but joined the new The Mamas & The Papas in 1986.

"All You Need Is Love" written by Lennon/McCartney gave The Beatles a number one hit for three weeks on the UK singles chart in 1967. It was number one for one week on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

Answer: Georgie Fame

"The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde" by Georgie Fame replaced "Hello, Goodbye" at number one on the UK singles chart on the 24th January 1968. It was number one for one week. It reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

"The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde" was written by Mitch Murray/Peter Callander. It was not part of the 1967 movie "Bonnie and Clyde" starring Warren Beatty (Clyde Barrow) and Faye Dunaway (Bonnie Parker). Georgie Fame (without The Blue Flames) recorded the song after seeing the movie.

Georgie Fame had 13 UK chart hits between 1964 and 1971. He had hits with The Blue Flames, solo and with ex Animals founder and keyboard player Alan Price. Uniquely he is the only British pop star to have achieved three number one hits with his only UK Top Ten chart entries: "Yeh Yeh" in 1964, "Getaway" in 1966 and "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" in 1967.

"Hello, Goodbye" written by Lennon/McCartney gave The Beatles a number one hit for seven weeks on the UK singles chart in 1967/68. It was number one for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967/68.

Answer: Sir Cliff Richard

"Congratulations" by Cliff Richard replaced "Lady Madonna" at number one on the UK singles chart on the 10 April 1968. It was number one for two weeks. It reached number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

"Congratulations" was written by Bill Martin/Phil Coulter. The song came second in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest for Cliff Richard. They also wrote "Puppet On A String" for Sandie Shaw which won the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest. The 2013 UK entry is sung by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. At 61 she is 15 years younger than the 76 year old Engelbert Humperdinck who finished second to last for the UK with 12 points in 2012.

Cliff Richard had his first UK chart hit in 1958 with "Move It". He has had 14 UK number one hits. Sir Cliff is the only singer to have had a UK number one hit in five consecutive decades, from the '50s to the '90s. The instrumental group The Shadows were his backing group on most of his biggest hits of the '50s & '60s.

"Lady Madonna" written by Lennon/McCartney gave The Beatles a number one hit for two weeks on the UK singles chart in 1968. It reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year. It was the last new Beatles single to be released on the Parlophone record label in the UK and the Capitol record label in the US. Future releases would be on their own Apple record label.

Answer: Mary Hopkin

"Those Were The Days" by Mary Hopkin replaced "Hey Jude" at number one on the UK singles chart on the 25th September 1968. It was number one for six weeks. It reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

"Those Were The Days" was written by Gene Raskin/Boris Fomin. It was produced by Paul McCartney and released on The Beatles' own Apple record label. How appropriate that it should replace The Beatles at number one.

The song has been recorded by numerous people including The Limeliters, Engelbert Humperdinck, The 5th Dimension and Tiny Tim. In 2005 Dolly Parton released a cover version with Mary Hopkin singing backing vocals.

"Hey Jude" written by Lennon/McCartney gave The Beatles a number one hit for two weeks on the UK singles chart in 1968. It was number one for nine weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

Answer: Dizzy

"Dizzy" by Tommy Roe replaced "Get Back" by The Beatles at number one on the UK singles chart on the 4th June 1969. It was number one for one week. It was number one for four weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

"Dizzy" was written by Tommy Roe/Freddy Weller. (Weller was a member of Paul Revere and The Raiders and has had many hits on the Billboard Country chart). "Dizzy" was the first UK chart hit for Tommy Roe since "Everybody" in 1963. It was his only UK number one hit but his second in the US.

The three other alternative Tommy Roe songs for this question did not chart in the UK although they were all Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100. UK comedian Vic Reeves and the Wonder Stuff had a number one hit with "Dizzy" on the UK singles chart in 1991. The song achieved immortality when recorded by Bob the Builder about his orange cement mixer, Dizzy.

"Get Back" written by Lennon/McCartney gave The Beatles a number one hit for six weeks on the UK singles chart in 1969. It was number one for five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year. "Get Back" is the only single by The Beatles to credit another performer on the label, Billy Preston. He played electric piano on the recording which was the first US stereo single released by The Beatles.

Answer: Something In The Air

"Something In The Air" by Thunderclap Newman replaced "Ballad Of John And Yoko" at number one on the 2nd July 1969. It was number one for three weeks. It reached number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

"Something In The Air" was written by John "Speedy" Keen. The group was put together by Pete Townshend of The Who and their producer/manager Kit Lambert. The main members of the group were John "Speedy" Keen (drums, guitar and vocals), Jimmy McCulloch (guitar) and Andy "Thunderclap" Newman (piano).

Pete Townshend (Bijou Drains) played bass on their singles and album and the group had various other members for touring purposes. They disbanded in 1971.

"Ballad Of John And Yoko", written by Lennon/McCartney, gave The Beatles a number one for three weeks on the UK singles chart in 1969. It reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year. Only Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney appeared on the record and it was the 17th and last UK number one hit for The Beatles.

Answer: Hello, Goodbye

"Hello, Goodbye" by The Beatles replaced "Let The Heartaches Begin" by Long John Baldry at number one on the UK singles chart on the 6th December 1967. It was number one for seven weeks in 1967/68. It was number one for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967/68.

Written by Lennon/McCartney (who else), "Hello, Goodbye" was their 13th UK number one hit and 15th US number one hit. Without the comma in the title it was included on the US album "Magical Mystery Tour" which was number one for eight weeks on the Billboard album chart in 1967/68. As an import it reached number 31 on the UK album chart in 1968.

"Hello, Goodbye" was not available on a UK album until the release of "The Beatles / 1967-1970" (the blue album), which reached number two on the UK album chart in 1973. It was number one for one week on the Billboard album chart the same year.

"Let The Heartaches Begin" gave Long John Baldry a number one hit for two weeks on the UK singles chart in 1967. It reached number 88 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968.