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Quiz about Number One Hits 19551959
Quiz about Number One Hits 19551959

Number One Hits, 1955-1959 Trivia Quiz

Between 1955 and 1959, the Billboard Top 40 Pop Singles lists 88 songs that reached Number One. This quiz is about the ONLY Number One songs (ever) for ten artists. How many can you identify?

A multiple-choice quiz by lowtechmaster. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
lowtechmaster
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
379,657
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
889
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. In 1955, Bill Haley and His Comets had their only Number One hit on the Billboard Top 40 Pop Singles. Which song was it? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. In 1955, who had a Billboard Top 40 Pop Singles Number One song with "Let Me Go Lover"? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. In 1956, Gogi Grant had a Billboard Top 40 Pop Singles Number One hit with which song? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. Kay Starr had four Billboard Top 40 Pop Singles songs from 1955 to 1957. Which one made it to Number One? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. Tab Hunter reached Number One on The Billboard Top 40 pop Singles in 1957 with "Young Love." Which other singer had his version also chart at Number One in the same year? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. Which artist had a Number One Hit on the Billboard Top 40 Pop Singles in 1957 with "Tammy"? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. Which song by Danny & The Juniors hit Number One on The Billboard Top 40 Pop Singles in 1958? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. "The Purple People Eater" scored at Number One on The Billboard Top 40 pop Singles in 1958. Who sang it? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. In 1959, "Stagger Lee" was a Billboard Top 40 Pop Singles Number One hit for which artist? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. Bobby Darin had only one Number One Billboard Top 40 Pop Singles song. Which one was it? Hint



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1. In 1955, Bill Haley and His Comets had their only Number One hit on the Billboard Top 40 Pop Singles. Which song was it?

Answer: Rock Around The Clock

 "Rock Around The Clock," the theme for the film "Blackboard Jungle," spent eight weeks at Number One. Haley and His Comets had 16 Top 40 hits 1954-1958. "See You Later Alligator" reached Number Six in 1956. "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" charted at Number Seven in 1954. And "Burn That Candle" reached Number Nine in 1955.
2. In 1955, who had a Billboard Top 40 Pop Singles Number One song with "Let Me Go Lover"?

Answer: Joan Weber

 For Joan Weber, this was a one-hit wonder. Teresa Brewer's version reached Number Six, Patti Page's got to Number Eight, and Sunny Gale's made it to Number 17.
3. In 1956, Gogi Grant had a Billboard Top 40 Pop Singles Number One hit with which song?

Answer: The Wayward Wind

 Gogi Grant (Myrtle Arinsberg) had only one other Top 40 song: "Suddenly There's A Valley" reached Number Nine in 1955. In 1955, "Unchained Melody" was a Number One hit for Les Baxter and a Number Three hit for Al Hibbler. Tennessee Ernie Ford charted "Sixteen Tons" at Number One in 1955.
4. Kay Starr had four Billboard Top 40 Pop Singles songs from 1955 to 1957. Which one made it to Number One?

Answer: Rock And Roll Waltz

 "Rock And Roll Waltz" (1956) was Kay Starr's only Number One. Her other hits were: "My Heart Reminds Me" that charted at Number Nine in 1957; "Good And Lonesome" that reached Number 17 in 1955; and "Second Fiddle" that squeezed in at Number 40 in 1956. (Her birth name was Katherine Starks.)
5. Tab Hunter reached Number One on The Billboard Top 40 pop Singles in 1957 with "Young Love." Which other singer had his version also chart at Number One in the same year?

Answer: Sonny James

 Sonny James (James Loden) had only one other Top 40 song, "First Date, First Kiss, First Love" (Number 25 in 1957).
6. Which artist had a Number One Hit on the Billboard Top 40 Pop Singles in 1957 with "Tammy"?

Answer: Debbie Reynolds

 Debbie Reynolds (Mary Reynolds) starred in the film "Tammy And The Bachelor" from which the song derives. The Ames Brothers' version of "Tammy" reached Number Five in 1957.
7. Which song by Danny & The Juniors hit Number One on The Billboard Top 40 Pop Singles in 1958?

Answer: At The Hop

 Danny (Danny Rapp) & The Juniors had four Top 40 hits 1957-1960. "At The Hop" was their only Number One, and their only song that made it to the Top 15. "Rock And Roll Is Here To Stay" charted at Number 19 in 1958, "Twistin' U.S.A." at Number 27 in 1960, and "Dottie" at Number 39 in 1958.
8. "The Purple People Eater" scored at Number One on The Billboard Top 40 pop Singles in 1958. Who sang it?

Answer: Sheb Wooley

 "The Purple People Eater" was a one-hit wonder for Sheb Wooley (Shelby Wooley). Larry Verne also had a one-hit wonder with "Mr. Custer" in 1960. Johnny Horton's only Number One was "The Battle Of New Orleans" in 1959. "Yakety Yak" was The Coasters only number One (1958).
9. In 1959, "Stagger Lee" was a Billboard Top 40 Pop Singles Number One hit for which artist?

Answer: Lloyd Price

 Between 1957 and 1963, Lloyd Price (real name) had ten Top 40 hits. "Stagger Lee" was his only Number One. "Personality" (1959) reached Number Two, and "I'm Gonna Get Married" charted at Number Three in 1959.
10. Bobby Darin had only one Number One Billboard Top 40 Pop Singles song. Which one was it?

Answer: Mack The Knife

 In 1959, "Mack The Knife" held the Number One position for nine weeks. Bobby Darin (Walden Robert Cassotto) had 22 Top 40 hits from 1958 to 1967, including nine Top Ten ones. "Splish Splash" scored at Number Three in 1958, "Dream Lover" at Number Two in 1959, and "Things" at Number Three in 1962.
Source: Author lowtechmaster

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