No. 1 Hits of the 70s Vol.13 Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Carpenters

It was The Carpenters who finally made a hit out of this song. It was written by the immortal songwriting team of Hal David and Burt Bacharach and originally recorded by Richard Chamberlain (yes, THAT Richard Chamberlain) in 1963. It also was recorded in 1964 by Dionne Warwick, but never released as a single. Bacharach tried it himself in 1968, but to no avail.

It took Karen and Richard Carpenter to finally get the song to the top of the charts when they went to number one on Billboard's Hot 100 charts for a four week stay in the summer of 1970.

The song also was a number one hit in Canada, and got to number six in the U.K.

Answer: Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey

"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" was a tune credited to Paul and Linda McCartney from the album called "Ram". It spent a week at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts in late summer 1971. It was a collection of snippets that Paul and his wife had put together, and was accompanied by a number of sound effects.

The title is said to have referred to Paul's uncle Albert, and either of two Admiral Halseys. The Americans had Admiral William Halsey from World War II and the British had Admiral Lionel Halsey who had a distinguished career in the Royal Navy.

Answer: Ireland

O'Sullivan, born Raymond Edward O'Sullivan is Irish all the way, hailing from Waterford, where he was born in December 1946. "Alone Again (Naturally)" was his first hit in the U.S., although he had previously scored three top 20 hits in the U.K. dating back to 1970. "Nothing Rhymed" reached number eight in the U.K. and "If I Don't Get You (Back Again)" was a number five tune in 1971, but nothing matched the success of "Alone Again" in 1972.

The song spent a total of six non-consecutive weeks as the number one tune in the U.S., and reached number three in the U.K. Casey Kasem's "American Top 40" listed this song as the number five song of the 1970s in the U.S.

Answer: The Poseidon Adventure

It was "The Poseidon Adventure" from 1972, which gave rise to "The Morning After" which became the love theme from the film. It was performed by Maureen McGovern, a secretary at the time for the manager of 20th Century Records, and spent two weeks at the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the summer of 1973. The song won an Academy Award. Nice start to a music career.

Answer: The Streak

"The Streak" one of the funniest novelty songs you would ever hear, was a number one tune for Ray Stevens, spending three weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the spring of 1974. It also went to number one in the U.K. and it sold over five million copies worldwide. Stevens, one of the kings of novelty throughout the 1960s, capitalized on the fad of "Streaking" (running naked through public places) that was going on at the time.

Answer: Maya Rudolph

Maya Rudolph is the daughter of Minnie Riperton, who took "Lovin' You" to the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts for a week in the spring of 1975. Riperton had been around since the early 1960s when she sang backup for such legendary performers as Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Etta James, and Ramsey Lewis.

She also sang backup on Fontella Bass' big hit "Rescue Me" in 1965. Riperton was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1976 and unfortunately passed away in 1979.

Answer: Boogie

"Boogie Fever" gave The Sylvers the biggest hit of their careers when it made it to the top of the U.S. Billboard charts for a one week stay in the spring of 1976. This was a family group, consisting of nine members.

Answer: Southern Nights

"Southern Nights" was written by the aforementioned Allan Toussaint, and Glen Campbell liked the tune enough to cover it in 1976. When it hit the charts for a one week stay in the spring of 1977, it went to number one on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Country charts. It proved to be Campbell's last number one hit on both those charts.

Answer: A Taste of Honey

"Boogie Oogie Oogie" was the most well known recording of the group name A Taste of Honey which had been performing since 1971, but had their best success during the disco era. The song went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for a three week stay in September of 1978. The song also provided the group with a Grammy Award as Best New Artists of 1978.

Answer: Chic

It was Chic, who had given us "Le Freak" as well as "Dance, Dance, Dance" and "Everybody Dance", who continued the disco theme with "Good Times" in 1979. The song spent a week at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the summer that year. The brainchild of Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards, the song also topped the U.K charts at number five. Looking back, it is considered a stepping stone to the rap and hip-hop music that followed.

It also earned its place in history, being named as the number 224 song on Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list.