Rolling Stone's 500 "Greatest Albums" Part 9 Quiz

Answer: World

Released in 1975, That's the Way of the World" was the fifth album from EWF. It spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 and was also the soundtrack album for a movie of the same name. The single "Shining Star" topped the Billboard Hot 100. The movie dealt with the 'dark side' of the music industry and EWF played a band called "The Group". President Barack Obama was a fan of EWF and they played at the White House after his inauguration in 2009.

EWF came together in 1969 in Chicago and remained active, although original member Maurice White stopped touring and original saxophonist Don Myrick was shot dead by a police officer in 1993.

Answer: Chief

By the age of 13, Eric Church was writing his own songs in his native Granite Falls, North Carolina, before heading to Nashville aiming to be a songwriter. He soon gained attention as a performer and "Chief" was his third album. The title was the nickname his grandfather had been known by. The album topped the Billboard 200 and the Billboard Country charts. Over the years, Church singles performed well on the country charts. Eric Church fans became known as 'The Church Choir'.

Answer: Brothers

It was quite ironic that "Money For Nothing", a single from "Brothers In Arms", became quite a hit on MTV when it could be construed as a negative commentary on the (then) fledgling pop video site. But the album was more than just the sum of its parts. Mark Knopfler's writing was sharp and incisive and his guitar playing sublime - he was often included on lists of the 'all time best guitarists'.

"Brothers in Arms" was the fifth studio album from Dire Straits and chalked up an impressive record of top spots across Europe, North America and the Antipodes. All this despite the fact that some critics (to mangle a line from Harry Chapin) could not be accused of being over kind.

Answer: Jazz

So, brownie points for the best album title in this quiz go to Ornette Coleman. The shape of jazz to come was free form: no notes, no chords - basically band members jamming on tape. Released in 1959, this was his third album. It, and his live performances, divided opinion. Some admired it, others wondered where on earth it was going. In 2012 the US Library of Congress noted: "In essence, Ornette's release actually redefined the genre called jazz."

Answer: Fall

The Roots were a hip hop band from The City of Brotherly Love and "Things Fall Apart" was their fourth album. It reached number four on the Billboard 200 and was nominated for a Grammy.

Answer: Look-ka

The Meters hailed from New Orleans and in 1960 "Look-ka Py Py" was their fourth LP. It was said that in the late 1960s and early 70s the band helped to define the genre of New Orleans funk. Many of their recordings were made as house band for songwriter and producer Allen Toussaint. This album reached number 23 on the Billboard R&B Albums charts.

Answer: Risqué

The Chic traced their roots to their native New York City R&B scene of the early 1970s. With a couple of breaks, they remained active into the 21st Century. In 1979, "Risqué" reached number five on the Billboard 200. The single "Good Times" topped the Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: Factory

When people talk about how great the line up was for the first Woodstock Festival, they often forget that CCR were also on the bill. "By the time we went on it was 2:30 in the morning. We played a great set, but there was almost no reaction", John Fogerty later told the "LA Times". The set was initially not on the festival's original album or film, at the insistence of the band.

Originating in 1959 but renamed in 1968, despite selling records in the millions, the band never had a number one single. "Cosmo's Factory" topped the Billboard 200 and the UK Official Charts Company (OCC) albums charts. Three tracks released as singles made the Hot 100 top ten.

All did not remain harmonious with the band. John Fogerty left and in 1988 was sued for plagiarising songs that he had actually written. Writing in the "Guardian" newspaper in 2000, Adam Sweeting headlined his interview with Fogerty and his legal issues as "The saddest story in rock".

Answer: Go Go

Four top 20 hits were in the track listing of "Going to a Go Go" which in 1965 rebranded the band as Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. The album hit number eight on the Billboard 200. The title track was written by Smokey Robinson. A "go-go" was also a term for a music style that originated in Washington, DC. It was later covered by the Rolling Stones and was a number one in Canada.

Formed in 1955, The Miracles were one of the top-selling Motown bands of all. The founder of Motown, Berry Gordon, said the band had cemented his record company's reputation. "Once Smokey got a hit, everybody started running to Motown", he told "Rolling Stone" magazine in 2012.

Answer: Theft

"Love and Theft" marks the first appearance on our countdown for Bob Dylan. Released in 2001, "Rolling Stone" magazine said the album not only exceeded the high expectation of fans after earlier Dylan records but "blew them up". It is not easy to say whether a BBC music review agreed noting that some fans had been "scathing", the review went on "the disappointment seems to spring from the fact that Mr Zimmerman has cheered up a bit".

The album reached number five on the Billboard 200; number three in the UK; and number six in Australia. It won a Grammy for best contemporary folk album. In 2015, Ultimate Classic Rock listed the album at number seven of 39 Dylan albums 'ranked worst to best'.