Pop Music in the '50s & '60s Trivia Quiz

Answer: Eddie Cochran

Eddie Cochran had seven hits on the Billboard Top/Hot 100 between 1957 and 1959. He had two Top 20 hits and one of them "Summertime Blues", was a Top 10 hit peaking at number eight in 1958.

Larry Williams had six hits on the Billboard Top/Hot 100 between 1957 and 1967. He had two Top 20 hits and one of them "Short Fat Fannie", was a Top 10 hit peaking at number five in 1957.

Gene Vincent had six hits on the Billboard Top 100 between 1956 and 1958. He had two Top 20 hits and one of them "Be-Bop-A-Lula", was a Top 10 hit peaking at number seven in 1956.

Carl Perkins had five hits on the Billboard Top/Hot 100 between 1956 and 1959. He had one Top 10 hit "Blue Suede Shoes", which peaked at number two in 1956.

Answer: Michelle

"Michelle" written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon/McCartney was a number one hit on the UK Singles Chart for The Overlanders in 1966. It did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Michelle" was first released by The Beatles on their 1965 album "Rubber Soul" and was also released as a single in some European countries. It was number one in Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Norway, and also in New Zealand.

A version of "Michelle" was released by David & Jonathan with The George Martin Orchestra, which entered the UK Singles Chart on the same day as The Overlanders version but only reached number 11. It peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966.

"World Without Love" by Peter and Gordon, was number one for two weeks in 1964. It was the first cover version of a Lennon/McCartney song to reach number one on the UK Singles Chart but it was not an album track by The Beatles.

"With A Little Help From My Friends" by Joe Cocker, was number one for one week in 1968. It was first released by The Beatles on their 1967 album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band".

"OB-LA-DE OB-LA-DA" by Marmalade, was number one for three weeks in 1969. It was first released by The Beatles on their 1968 album "The Beatles" (The White Album).

Answer: Elvis Presley

In 1962 Elvis Presley had four number one hits on the UK Singles Chart with the double A-Side single, "Rock-A-Hula Baby"/"Can't Help Falling In Love" (number one on February 22 for four weeks), "Good Luck Charm" (number one on May 24 for five weeks), "She's Not You" (number one on September 13 for three weeks) and "Return To Sender" (number one on December 13 for three weeks).

The other eight number one hits were three instrumentals, "Wonderful Land" by The Shadows (number one on March 22 for eight weeks), "Nut Rocker" by B. Bumble & The Stingers (number one on May 17 for one week) and "Telstar" by The Tornados (number one on October 4 for five weeks). Two hits by Frank Ifield, "I Remember You" (number one on July 26 for seven weeks) and "Lovesick Blues" (number one on November 8 for five weeks). One hit each by Cliff Richard and The Shadows, "The Young Ones" (number one on January 11 for six weeks), Mike Sarne with Wendy Richard, "Come Outside" (number one on June 28 for two weeks) and Ray Charles, "I Can't Stop Loving You" (number one on July 12 for two weeks).

Answer: Carl Perkins

The three songs that The Beatles released that were written and recorded by Carl Perkins were, "Matchbox" sung by Ringo and released on the UK E. P. "Long Tall Sally" in June 1964. "Honey Don't" sung by Ringo and "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby" sung by George, were both released on the UK album "Beatles For Sale" in December 1964.

The Beatles recorded two Chuck Berry songs, "Roll Over Beethoven" sung by George and released on the UK album "with the beatles" in December 1963. "Rock And Roll Music" sung by John on the UK album "Beatles For Sale" in December 1964.

The Beatles recorded one Buddy Holly song, "Words Of Love" sung by John and Paul on the UK album "Beatles For Sale" in December 1964.

The Beatles recorded one Larry Williams song, "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" sung by John on the UK album "Help! in August 1965.

Answer: Reet Petite - Jackie Wilson

"Reet Petite" written by Berry Gordy/Billy Davis/Gwen Gordy Fuqua, peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Top 100 for Jackie Wilson in 1957. It peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart the same year.

On re-release in 1986 it was number one for four weeks on the UK Singles Chart. At the time, it was the longest journey to number one. From the day it originally entered the chart on November 15 1957 it took 29 years and 42 days to reach the top. Jackie Wilson became the seventh act to have a posthumous number one hit on the UK Singles Chart.

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In 1964 Elvis Presley, "The king of Rock and Roll" had no number one hits. It took Elvis Presley the whole decade to have six number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100. They were, 25 April 1960 "Stuck On You" (number one for four weeks), 15 August 1960 "It's Now Or Never" (number one for five weeks), 28 November 1960 "Are You Lonesome Tonight" (number one for six weeks), 20 March 1961 "Surrender" (number one for two weeks), 21 April 1962 "Good Luck Charm" (number one for two weeks) and 1 November 1969 "Suspicious Minds" (number one for one week). It is astonishing that between 28 April 1962 and 1 November 1969 (seven years and six months), Elvis Presley did not have a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

On 21 March 1964 The Beatles had the top three singles on the Billboard Hot 100. 1. "She Loves You" 2. "I Want To Hold Your Hand" 3. "Please Please Me". On 4 April 1964 they had the top five singles, 1. "Can't Buy Me Love" 2, "Twist And Shout" 3. "She Loves You" 4. "I Want To Hold Your Hand" 5. "Please Please Me". On 11 April 1964 they had a total of 14 hits on the Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: Louis Armstrong

The Beatles had spent 14 consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with "I Want To Hold Your Hand" (seven weeks), "She Loves You" (two weeks) and "Can't Buy Me Love" (five weeks).

On May 9 1964 Louis Armstrong became the first American act to reach the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 after The Beatles hat-trick. He did it with "Hello Dolly" which was written by Jerry Herman.

It was number one for one week on the Billboard Hot 100 for Louis Armstrong in 1964. It peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart the same year. At the time Louis Armstrong aged 62, became the oldest artist to reach number one on the Hot 100 since its introduction in 1958.

Bobby Vinton hit the top spot on January 4 1964 with "There! I've Said It Again", which was number one for four weeks.

Mary Wells hit the top spot on May 16 1964 with "My Guy", which was number one for two weeks.

The Dixie Cups hit the top spot on June 6 1964 with "Chapel Of Love", which was number one for three weeks.

Answer: Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow had three number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100. "Mandy" (number one for one week in 1975), "I Write The Songs" (number one for one week in 1976) and "Looks Like We Made It" (number one for one week in 1977).

Michael Bolton had two number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100. "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You" (number one for three weeks in 1990 and "When A Man Loves A Woman" (number one for one week in 1991).

Tom Jones and Engelbert Humperdinck did not have any number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in the 20th century.

Answer: Starry Eyed - Michael Holliday

"Starry Eyed" written by Earl Shuman/Mort Garson was number one for one week on the UK Singles Chart for Michael Holliday on 29 January 1960. It did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

This was Michael Holliday's second UK number one hit, he had taken "The Story Of My Life" to number one for two weeks on 14 February 1958. "Starry Eyed" was a minor hit for Gary Stites when it peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959.

"The Day The Rains Came" hit the top spot on January 23 1959. It was number one for one week on the UK Singles Chart for Jane Morgan.

"Poetry In Motion" hit the top spot on January 12 1961. It was number one for two weeks on the UK Singles Chart for Johnny Tillotson.

"The Young Ones" hit the top spot on january 11 1962. It was number one for six weeks on the UK Singles Chart for Cliff Richard and The Shadows.

Answer: El Paso - Marty Robbins

"El Paso" written by Marty Robbins, was number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 for Marty Robbins on January 4 1960. It peaked at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart the same year. It was also number one on the Billboard country chart.

"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" hit the top spot on January 19 1959. It was number one for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 for The Platters.

"Wonderland by Night" hit the top spot on January 1 1961. It was number one for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 for Bert Kampfert.

"The Twist" hit the hot spot on September 19 1960. It was number one for one week on the Billboard Hot 100 for Chubby Checker. It hit the top spot again on January 13 1962 for two weeks on the Billboard Hot for Chubby Checker.