No. 1 Hits Of The 60s Vol. 5 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Percy Faith

This song was written as the theme song for the 1959 movie "Summer Place" which starred Troy Donahue and Sandra Dee. The interesting fact about this song was that Faith's version was not the one used in the movie. The movie version was by an artist named Hugo Winterhalter. Faith's version, however, was the most popular version, and was the best selling single in the U.S. in 1960 staying at number one for nine consecutive weeks.

The Lettermen covered the song in 1965, with lyrics, and reached number 15 on the U.S. charts.

Answer: Lawrence Welk

Welk recorded an instrumental version of "Calcutta" and it became what is believed to be the biggest hit of his career. Welk, who is widely known for his "champagne music" style was a musician, bandleader, and television personality for over a quarter century between the early 1960s and mid 1980s.

The song itself spent two weeks at the number one position on the charts, and came from an album of the same name, which spent three months at number one during 1961.

Answer: Duke Of Earl

"Duke of Earl" is the best known of Chandler's recordings although he did have some others in the mid 1960s. Chandler was often seen in live performances dressed in full regalia, performing the song and he subsequently was dubbed with the title "Duke of Earl".

The song itself spent three weeks on top of the charts in the winter of 1962. Chandler had close ties with members of The Impressions, a popular group of the 1960s, and they sang background on a number of his recordings, which were very popular on the R & B charts.

Answer: Paul and Paula

"Hey Paula" wouldn't have sounded quite the same if credited to Ray and Jill, so when the record company decided to produce it as a single, they changed the duos professional name to the aforementioned Paul and Paula. The song itself was originally penned by Hildenbrand, and was first performed for charity on a local radio station in Texas (where they were both grew up).

After it was recorded and released it became a number one hit, remaining in the top spot for three weeks in the winter of 1963.

Answer: Can't Buy Me Love

"Can't Buy Me Love" completed the trifecta for the group in 1964. It was their third straight number one release in the U.S. and remained at number one of five weeks. It also finished a stretch for the boys where they as a group had the number one song in the U.S. for 14 straight weeks, beginning with "I Want to Hold Your Hand", followed by "She Loves You" and ending with this song.

Answer: The most played song in the 20th century

In 1999, the performing-rights organization Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) announced that it was the most-played song of the 20th century. We'll start with that statement to explain the popularity of this song. We can continue with the fact that the song was selected as one of the "Songs of the Century" by RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America).

The song is listed on Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" at number 34. Written by the legendary combination of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, with an assist from Phil Spector, this song worked out pretty well for Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield, who initially didn't want to release it, fearing that it was too slow, and not up with the times, since this was during the peak of the British Invasion.

It stayed at number one for two weeks. It was a smash hit in the U.K. as well, charting three different times, initially in 1965, again in 1969 and finally in 1990.

Answer: Lightnin' Strikes

This song hit the top of the charts for Lou Christie in early 1966 for a one week stint. Christie had not seen any Top 40 success since "Two Faces Have I" was on the charts three years earlier. He went into the U.S. military at that time, and "Lightnin' Strikes" was his first song released after his return from military service. Christie's unmistakable falsetto voice was prominent in this song, leading to comparisons with Frankie Valli, of Four Seasons fame.

Answer: It was not recorded in Detroit

"Love is Here" was primarily recorded in Los Angeles, California, thousands of miles away from Motown's regular Hitsville USA recording studio, because Holland-Dozier-Holland wanted a different feel for the record than the typical Supremes sound.* This was a radical departure from most other Motown artist who did their work strictly at Motown's Hitsville USA studios in Detroit. Didn't matter though; the song still was a number one hit for the group and completed a string of four straight number ones during 1966 and 1967 for the girls.





*Wikipedia

Answer: Paul Mauriat

Paul Mauriat took this Andre Popp/Pierre Cour collaboration and Eurovision entry, and made it a number one smash hit in the U.S. in 1968. It stayed at number one for five weeks, and at the time was the only French artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Mauriat was a French orchestra leader whose discography lists in the hundreds. He passed away in 2006.

Answer: Sly and The Family Stone

All these performers were at Woodstock, but it was Sly and The Family Stone who put "Everyday People" over the top in 1969. The song was essentially about peace and harmony between different races and social groups. It stayed at number one for four weeks in 1969, and was listed on Rolling Stone Magazines' "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" at number 145.


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