Rolling Stones Top 10 Rock Songs All-Time Quiz

Answer: Ray Charles

The song was released in 1959 and was considered controversial at the time for its sexually suggestive lyrics. The song was cited by many artists as an influence, including George, John, and Paul of the Beatles.

Answer: Nirvana

The song was released in 1991 off the album "Nevermind". The name of the song had an interesting start. A friend had spray-painted "Kurt smells like Teen Spirit" on a wall. Later, Cobain learned it was the name of a brand of female under-arm deodorant in the USA.

Answer: The Beatles

"Hey Jude" was released as a single in 1968 and later added to the compilation album of the same name in 1970. Paul McCartney wrote this song for Julian Lennon to comfort him while his parents were going through their divorce.

Answer: Chuck Berry

The song was released in 1958 from the album "Chuck Berry Is on Top". This song has been covered by a lot of people, from the Rolling Stones to Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) in the first and second "Back to the Future" movies. Berry's influence, and especially this song, has never been more eloquently stated than in Bob Seger's song "Rock and Roll Never Forgets": "Well, all of Chuck's children are out there playing his licks". Enough said.

Answer: The Beach Boys

The song was number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the UK singles chart in 1966. The "eerie" sound in the background was produced by an instrument called an electro-theremin. It is on the "Smiley Smile" album.

Answer: Aretha Franklin

"Respect" was released off the "Otis Blue" album in 1967. It was written and originally performed by Otis Redding in 1965. Franklin's version added the memorable lyrics "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" and "sock it to me".

Answer: Marvin Gaye

This song's call to social consciousness reached number two in the USA on the Billboard Hot 100, but only number 80 in the UK in 1971. It is off the album with the same name.

Answer: John Lennon

The song is off the album of the same name released in 1971. It reached number three in the USA on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and number one on the UK singles chart.

According to Wikipedia, Lennon cites as influences for the song a poem by Yoko Ono from her book "Grapefruit" and a prayer book given to him by American comedian and social activist Dick Gregory,

Answer: The Rolling Stones

In 1965, this song hit number one both in the USA and the UK. It was on the album "Out of Our Heads". Mick Jagger mentioned that this song was what made the Rolling Stones the "monster" band they became. It was number one on both the UK Single's chart and the USA Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: Bob Dylan

The song was released in 1965 to much critical acclaim and has awed many artists, a long list that includes Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen, not only for its lyrical content but its innovative, for 1965, musical style. It is from the album "Highway 61 Revisited", which ranked number four on Rolling Stones Top 500 Albums of All-Time in 2004.