Pop Music Hits of 1980 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Flower

Paul McCartney sang, "It's coming up like a flower... coming up." In the USA, the live version of this song performed by Wings in 1979 reached the number one spot on the Billboard charts in June 1980. In the UK, McCartney's studio version of "Coming Up" reached the number two position on the singles charts.

Answer: American Gigolo

"Call Me" was featured in the 1980 film "American Gigolo." This movie starred Richard Gere as a male hustler and co-starred Lauren Hutton. The single "Call Me" was recorded by Blondie; this tune climbed to the top of the U.S. Billboard singles charts and remained at number one for six weeks during the spring of 1980.

Answer: Off The Wall

The song "Rock With You" was part of the highly successful "Off the Wall" by Michael Jackson. This album, produced by Quincy Jones, was released in the USA in November 1979. The single "Rock With You" reached the number one position in the Billboard charts in January 1980 and proved to be one of the most popular songs of the year.

Answer: Johnson

The single "Stomp!" was released by The Brothers Johnson in 1979, and it became a worldwide hit in early 1980. The Brothers Johnson band was formed in Los Angeles; the group was led by brothers George and Louis Johnson. In the USA, "Stomp!" climbed to the number six spot in the Billboard singles charts.

Answer: Lock all

English singer/songwriter Gary Numan hit the top of the UK singles charts in November 1979 with his song "Cars." In the USA, this song reached the number nine position in the charts in early 1980. Numan sang these lyrics: "I can lock all my doors, it's the only way to live in cars..."

Answer: Pina colada

Rupert Holmes had a U.S. number one Billboard single hit in both December 1979 and in January 1980 with the soft rock standard "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)." Holmes sang these words:

"If you like pina coladas and getting caught in the rain
And the feel of the ocean, and the taste of champagne...
You're the love that I've looked for
come with me and escape..."

Answer: Christopher Cross

American singer/songwriter Christopher Cross enjoyed an amazing run of success in the early 1980s. The San Antonio born Cross won a Grammy Award for Song of the Year for "Sailing." This soft rock tune peaked at the number one position in the U.S. singles charts in late August 1980. Cross sang these lyrics:

"Sailing, takes me away
To where I've always heard it could be
Just a dream and the wind to carry me..."

Answer: Biggest Part of Me

The Los Angeles based band Ambrosia reached the number three position in the U.S. Billboard singles charts in 1980 with their soft-rock standard "Biggest Part of Me." Most of the lead vocal work in this tune was handled by guitarist and co-founder David Pack. The group sang these lyrics: "I've been hoping you would find me, you're the biggest part of me..."

Answer: Lost

The soft rock duo of Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock, a.k.a. Air Supply, sang these lyrics: "I'm all out of love, I'm so lost without you." The 1980 song "All Out of Love" reached the number two position in the U.S. singles charts. Air Supply was formed in Melbourne, Australia, and had several hit singles during the early 1980s.

Answer: Billy Joel

Billy Joel wrote and sang the hit single "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me." This tune was taken from Joel's album "Glass Houses." In the USA, this song rose to the number one spot in the Billboard singles charts in July 1980.