No. 1 Hits of the 80s Vol.21 Trivia Quiz

Answer: We Built This City

The remnants of the 1960s Jefferson Airplane rose from the ashes to become first Jefferson Starship, and then merely Starship in the mid 1980s. Grace Slick and Mickey Thomas were still around and part of the group that gave us "We Built This City" of the 1985 album "Knee Deep in the Hoopla", with the song becoming a number one tune spending two weeks at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts. Perplexingly, Blender magazine published a poll in 2004 which listed this song as "The Worst #1 Song Ever".

Answer: Separate Lives

"Separate Lives" was the song sung by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin, which went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the fall of 1985 and spent one week there. "Say You, Say Me" was also a number one tune, but was by Lionel Richie, and although in the film, was not included on the soundtrack.

Answer: Amanda

Boston initially burst onto the scene in 1976 with their debut album called "Boston" which gave us such hits as "More Than a Feeling", "Peace of Mind" and "Long Time", but the group disappeared from view until 1986 when they came back with an album called "Third Stage". "Amanda" was a release from this album which gave the group their biggest hit, reaching number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts and remaining there for two weeks in the fall of 1986.

Answer: Human

"Human" was the second number one song recorded by The Human League, and it hit the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts for a one week stay in the fall of 1986. The song was off an album called "Crash" and was a follow up to their first number one "Don't You Want Me".

Answer: Lost in Emotion

"Lost in Emotion" was the follow up number one tune for Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, spending a week at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts in the fall of 1987. The group scored two straight number one hits, and then virtually disappeared from the mainstream, although they did continue to have some success on the R&B charts.

Answer: Bad

"Bad" was the title track and second release from the Michael Jackson album of the same name. The song spent two weeks at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts in the fall of 1987. It also reached number three in the U.K, and number five in Canada. The song was co-produced by Quincy Jones.

Answer: True

"Pour Some Sugar on Me" (I knew you were thinking of that one) only got to number two on the Billboard charts. However, that tune gave Def Leppard some momentum and they scored a number one tune with their next tune "Love Bites" which was their only number one tune on Billboard, reaching that peak in the fall of 1988 for one week. The song came off an album called "Hysteria".

Answer: Red Red Wine

Neil Diamond's version of "Red Red Wine" was released in 1968, and could only manage a number 62 placing on the U.S. Billboard charts. In 1988, the British reggae group UB40 tried their hand at the song, and took in to the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts for a week in the fall that year.

Answer: Gloria Estefan

Gloria Estefan went to number one with this beautiful ballad in the fall of 1989. The song spent a week at the top of the Billboard charts. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award the following year. It was off the album called "Cuts Both Ways.

Answer: Milli Vanilli

"Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" went to number one for Milli Vanilli in the fall of 1989. It spent two weeks at the top of the U.S. Billboard charts and was Top 10 in twelve other countries.