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1. In 1973 this group was on a "Natural High" In 1974, they climbed to #34 with "Outside Women" and never hit the Top 40 again. Who were they?
2. In June, a magical group rose all the way to #8 when they put on a "Sideshow". A few months later their "Three Ring Circus" didn't fare as well, only rising to #36 for a two-week chart run. Then, poof, they were gone from the charts forever. Who were they?
3. In 1974, what blue group scored two Top 10 hits including the #1 "Hooked On A Feeling"?
4. If you were a bad boy in 1974, perhaps you were "Smoking In The Boy's Room" with Brownsville Station, a gold single that peaked at #3 and has become a rock classic. They did, however, have one other charting single that year, the last time they would hit the Top 40. Were they also...
5. In July, country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock wanted to "Rub It In". Later that year, he hit the Top 40 with his second and final crossover. What was it?
6. In 1974, British singer Kiki Dee scored a #12 hit with "I've Got The Music
In Me". Two years later, she would team up with megastar Elton John and climb all the way to #1 with "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", her second and final hit song. What is Kiki's real name?
7. As part of the Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting team, Lamont Dozier had his hand in writing some of the best and most endearing songs of all time. In 1974, however, he scored two Top 40 hits of his own, his only solo hits. The questions is: What relation was Lamont to the Holland Brothers?
8. 1974 saw a group called Fancy score two Top 20 hits, the only time they would make a dent in the pop charts. What country was Fancy from?
9. In 1979, Gloria Gaynor recorded one of the most recognizable songs of all-time: "I Will Survive". Her first hit, however, came in 1974. What was its title?
10. Two songs: two rock classics for the group Golden Earring. In 1974, they climbed all the way to #13 with "Radar Love". It would be almost a decade later before they charted with their second and final hit "Twilight Zone", which peaked at #10 on the pop chart and topped the Album Rock chart. Where does this two-hit wonder band hail from?
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