No. 1 Hits Of the 60s Vol. 8 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Everybody's Somebody's Fool

All the others listed were hits for Connie in the late 1950, but it was "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" which yielded her first number one Billboard charting hit. The song hit number one in June of 1960 and stayed there for two weeks. Francis, who had the ability to record in several languages, also recorded this song in German and it became the biggest selling song in Germany in 1960 as well.

Answer: Blue Moon

The Marcels took this Rodgers and Hart composition from the 1930s, spiced it up with a little doo-wop sound and took it to the top of the charts in April 0f 1961, spending three weeks in the top spot in the U.S. and went to the top of the U.K. charts as well.

Answer: Johnny Angel

All of the choices actually were Shelley's releases but it was "Johnny Angel", which she first sang on an episode of "The Donna Reed Show" (She was a cast member), which went to the top of the Billboard U.S. Hot 100 charts for two weeks in April 1962. She was capably backed up on this recording by Darlene Love and her group, The Blossoms.

Answer: He's So Fine

The Chiffons recorded "He's So Fine"; one of the most recognizable tunes in rock and roll, and took it to the top of the charts in 1963 for a four week run. Perhaps the fact that it WAS so recognizable is why the tune ended up in court in 1971. The production company Bright Tune Music Corp. sued George Harrison of The Beatles for copyright infringement claiming his "My Sweet Lord" was a plagiarism of "He's So Fine". Ultimately it was ruled that Harrison unintentionally did plagiarize the tune. The suit was settled by Harrison's purchase of Bright Tunes Music Corp. in 1981.

The song however, in its original form remains one of the classics of rock and roll music.

Answer: Love Me Do

"Love Me Do" was originally released in the U.K. and in 1962 managed a number 17 placing on the charts there. The U.S. release came later, in the spring of 1964, and the song spent a week at the number one spot on the U.S. Billboard charts. It's one of the few Beatles songs with extensive use of a harmonica. John Lennon performed capably on the instrument including a solo midway through the tune, as well as sharing lead vocals with Paul McCartney.

Answer: Eight Days a Week

This song was never intended as a single and was included on "Beatles for Sale", an album released in the U.K. The sister album released in the U.S., "Beatles '65" didn't even have the cut on it, but the song received wide airplay due to imported copies being acquired in the U.S. Additionally, it's said that they didn't even like the cut. John Lennon thought it was a poor song. I guess even geniuses make mistakes once in a while.

The song spent two weeks at number one on the U.S. Billboard charts in March 1965.

Answer: (You're My) Soul and Inspiration

The others were all released by the Righteous Brothers but never went to number one. This song went to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts in the spring of 1966 and stayed there for three weeks. It also hit number 15 in the U.K. It was their second and final number one hit in the U.S., the other being "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling' in 1964.

Answer: It was the first and only father-daughter number one in U.S. history

"Somethin' Stupid" was originally recorded by a duo known as Carson and Gaile, with little success. The song was brought to the attention of Frank Sinatra, who played it for his agent, and asked his opinion. The agent (Lee Hazelwood) allegedly said he should record it immediately along with Nancy. Good choice.

The song spent four weeks at number one on the Billboard U.S. Hot 100 charts in the spring of 1967. The song also reached number one in the U.K. Surprisingly, it was only the second certified gold record for Frank, but the third for Nancy.

Answer: Tighten Up

"Tighten Up" was one of the first songs recorded by Archie Bell and the Drells "from Houston Texas", as the song says. It went to number one on the charts in spring 1968 and became their signature hit. The success of the band was short lived though. Drell went into the U.S. military later in 1968 and the group was never the same.

The song itself spent two weeks at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts, and went to the top of the R & B charts as well.

Answer: Get Back

The label of "Get Back" is credited to "The Beatles with Billy Preston". Although many famous musicians appeared on various Beatles cuts, this is the only time that another major artist shared billing with the group. Preston became an unofficial member of the group for a time in 1969 and helped with many of the musical instruments. The song spent five weeks at number one on the Billboard charts in the spring of 1969 and has a number of different cuts available depending on which album you listen to. It also went to number one in Canada, The U.K., France, Mexico, Australia, and West Germany.

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