Songs By Artists Whose Names Begin "T"/"U"/"V" Quiz

Answer: Africa

Originating in Los Angeles, Toto was initially comprised of Bobby Kimball, brothers Jeff and Steve Porcaro, Steve Lukather, David Hungate, and David Paich, but the group had several changes in personnel. From 1978-1988, Toto had ten songs reached the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100. Four made the top ten, but only one got to number one: "Africa" in 1982.

The Tokens did "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in 1961. A Taste Of Honey offered "Boogie Oogie Oogie" in 1978. Usher performed "Burn" in 2004.

Answer: Blue Velvet

Between 1962 and 1975, Bobby Vinton (born Stanley Robert Vinton) placed 31 tunes on the top 40 of the Hot 100. Nine got to the top ten, including these four that reached number one: "Roses Are Red (My Love)" in 1962, "Blue Velvet" and "There! I've Said it Again" in 1963, and "Mr. Lonely" in 1964.

The other top songs were Tina Turner's "What's Love Got To Do With It" (1984), UB 40's "Can't Help Falling In Love" (1993), and Terror Squad's "Lean Back" (2001).

Answer: You've Got A Friend

James Taylor (real name) had 14 top 40 numbers on the Hot 100 from 1970-1981. Five made the top ten including his only chart-topper "You've Got A Friend" in 1971. The Tymes sang "So Much In Love" in 1963. "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" was by Bonnie Tyler in 1983. In 2000 Vertical Horizon performed "Everything You Want".

Answer: With Or Without You

Paul "Bono" Hewson, Larry Mullen, Adam Clayton, and Dave "The Edge" Evans formed U2 in Dublin, Ireland. The group had 16 songs on the top 40 of the Hot 100 from 1984-June, 2009. Six made the top ten, two of which reached number one, both in 1987: "With Or Without You" and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". Also topping the Hot 100 were "It's Only Make Believe" by Conway Twitty in 1958, "Wild Thing" by The Troggs in 1966, and "What Ever You Like" by T.I. in 2008.

Answer: Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head

Between 1966 and 1977, B. J. Thomas (Billy Joe Thomas) had 14 tunes on the top 40 of the Hot 100, five of which made the top ten. He is remembered, however, for his two number one hits: "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" in 1969 (from the Paul Newman, Robert Redford film), and "(Hey Won't you Play) Another Somebody Did Somebody Wrong Song" in 1975. "Mama Told Me (Not To Come)" (Three Dog Night, 1970), "Red Red Wine" (UB40, 1988), and "Buy U A Drink" (T-Pain featuring Yung Joc, 2007) also reached number one.

Answer: Inside Your Heaven

In 2005 Carrie Underwood (real name) won television's "American Idol" contest. Since then, from 2005-June, 2009, she has placed 12 tunes on the top 40 of the Hot 100, four of them in the top ten. She has had one number one hit, "Inside Your Heaven" in 2005.

The Teddy Bears had a number one one-hit wonder on the Hot 100 in 1958 with "To Know Him Is To Love Him". "Take Good Care Of My Baby" by Bobby Vee (1961) and "You're The One That I Want" by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John (1978) also topped the chart.

Answer: Jump

In the beginning, Van Halen consisted of the brothers Alex and Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony, and David Lee Roth; Sammy Hagar replaced Roth in 1985. The group put 16 numbers on the top 40 of the Hot 100 (1978-1995). Their only number one hit was "Jump" in 1984. Nino Temple & April Stevens combined on "Deep Purple" in 1963.

The Temptations harmonized on "My Girl" in 1965, and Justin Timberlake did "What Goes Around...Comes Around" in 2006.

Answer: My Eyes Adored You

The lead singer of The 4 Seasons, Frankie Valli (born Francis Castellucio) also had success as a solo artist. Between 1966 and 1978 he had nine top 40 songs on the Hot 100. Of the four that made the top ten, two scored at number one: "My Eyes Adored You" in 1975 and "Grease" (from the film) in 1978. Larry Verne's novelty number "Mr. Custer" topped the list in 1960. "Shout" by Tears For Fears hit number one in 1985, as did "One More Try" for Timmy -T- in 1991.

Answer: Waterfalls

TLC was a female trio from Atlanta (Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes). Between 1992 and 2002 in the Hot 100, the group had 11 top 40 numbers, of which nine made the top ten. Four of those topped the chart at number one: "Creep" in 1994, "Waterfalls" in 1995, and "No Scrubs" and "Unpretty" in 1999. "Telstar" was a number one one-hit wonder for The Tornadoes in 1962. Billy Vera & The Beaters performed "At This Moment" in 1986.

In 1996, "How Do You Want It" was done by 2 Pac, featuring KC and JoJo.

Answer: Happy Together

Meet the sextet from Los Angeles known as The Turtles: Mark Volman, Don Murry, Howard Kaylan, Chuck Portz, Jim Tucker, and Al Nichol. On the Hot 100, five of their nine top 40 songs made the top ten, but only one reached number one: "Happy Together" in 1967.

The other songs were also number one hits: "Disco Lady" by Johnnie Taylor (1976), "I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany (1987), and "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice (1990).