Songs By Artists Whose Names Begin "G" or"H" Quiz

Answer: Alley-Oop

"Gary Paxton recorded 'Alley-Oop' as a solo artist; since he was still under contract to Brent records, where he recorded as Flip of 'Skip & Flip,' he made up the name, Hollywood Argyles." [Joel Whitman, "The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Hits 1955-2009."] For the Hollywood Argyles (Gary Paxton), "Alley-Oop" was a one-hit number one wonder in 1960.

The Honey Cone performed "Want Ads" in 1971. Peter Gabriel did "Sledgehammer" in 1986, and Lawryn Hill sang "Doo Wop (That Thing)" in 1998.

Answer: Foolish Beat

Debbie Gibson had nine top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1987 and 1990, five of which reached the top ten. She had two chart toppers: "Foolish Beat" in 1988 and "Lost In Your Eyes" in 1989. The other number ones were: "Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro in 1968, "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston in 1977, and "MMMBop" by Hanson in 1997.

Answer: Ringo

Lorne Greene is best known for his roles as Ben Cartwright in the long-running television show "Bonanza" and as Commander Adama in the short-run series "Battlestar Galactica". His spoken record, "Ringo," was a number one one-hit wonder in 1964. Gloria Gaynor performed "I Will Survive" (1979), The Human League did "Don't You Want Me" (1982), and Hi-Five sang "I Like The Way (Kissing Game)" (1991).

Answer: I Will Always Love You

Dionne Warwick's cousin, Whitney Houston (real name) had 32 top 40 hits on the Hot 100 between 1985 and 2001, 23 of which got to the top ten, and an impressive 11 of those reached number one. "I Will Always Love You" topped the chart in 1992. In 1959, Johnny Horton had the novelty hit "The Battle Of New Orleans". "Hot Child In The City" (1978) was done by Nick Gilder. Bruce Hornsby And The Range performed "The Way It Is" in 1986.

Answer: Alone

Ann and Nancy Wilson (sisters), Roger and Mike Fisher (brothers), Mike DeRosier, and Steve Fossen formed Heart in Seattle, Washington. Although the group experienced many changes in its membership, Heart had 20 tunes in Billboard's Hot 100 from 1976-1994. Nine made the top ten.

Their two number one hits were "Alone" (1987) and "These Dreams" (1986). The Highwaymen's "Michael" got to number one in 1961, "The Theme From 'Shaft'" hit the top for Isaac Hayes in 1971, as did "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes in 1979.

Answer: Kansas City

Wilbert Harrison (real name) had only two songs reach the top 40 of the Hot 100: "Kansas City" at number one in 1959, and "Let's Work Together (Part I)" at number 32 in 1970. "Kansas City" was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller in 1952. That version included these lyrics: "I'm goin' to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come. / They got a crazy way of lovin' there, and I'm gonna get me some." The Wilbert Harrison version changed those lines to: "They got some crazy little women there / And I'm gonna get me one." Al Green did "Let's Stay Together" in 1971. John Hammer sang "'Miami Vice' Theme" in 1985, and Amy Grant performed "Baby Baby" in 1991.

Answer: I Heard It Through The Grapevine

Marvin Gaye (Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr.) placed 40 songs on the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 between 1963 and 1982 (including those with various partners), 18 of which made the top ten. He had three tunes top the chart at number one: "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" (1968), "Let's Get It On" (1973), and "Got To Give It Up (Part I)" (1977). "Young Love" was a number one hit on the Top 100 in 1957 for both Sonny James and Tab Hunter. "American Woman" was by The Guess Who in 1970. "Sweet Child Of Mine" was done in 1988 by Guns N' Roses.

Answer: Do I Make You Proud

Taylor Hicks (real name) won television's "American Idol" in 2006. Between then and June, 2009, he has charted only a number one one-hit wonder: "Do I Make You Proud" (2006). The other top hits were: "The Wayward Wind" by Gogi Grant (Top 100 in 1956); "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits (Hot 100 in 1965); and "Maneater" by Daryl Hall & John Oates (Hot 100 in 1982).

Answer: Iris

Goo Goo Dolls is a male trio made up of John Rzeznik, Mike Malinin, and Robby Takac. From 1995-2005 the group had eight songs on the top 40 of the Hot 100. Their only number one tune was "Iris" in 1998. Bobby Gentry's "Ode To Billie Joe" was number one in 1967; Andy Gibb's "Shadow Dancing" made it in 1978; as did in 1986 "Invisible Touch" by Genesis.

Answer: We're An American Band

Grand Funk began as Grand Funk Railroad with Mark Farner, Don Brewer, and Mel Schacher (Craig Frost was added in 1973). It became Grand Funk in 1973. From 1970-1975, it had nine tunes in the top 40 of the Hot 100, four of them in the top ten. It had two songs reach number one: "We're An American Band" (1973) and "The Loco-Motion" (1974). Also reaching the top of the chart were: "It's My Party" by Leslie Gore in 1963; "Centerfold" by J. Geils Band in 1981, and "How Do You Talk To An Angel" by The Heights in 1992.