Songs By Performers Whose Name Begins With "B" Quiz

Answer: Saturday Night

The Bay City Rollers, from Edinburgh, Scotland, had six top forty hits on the Hot 100 from 1975 to 1977. Their only number one hit was "Saturday Night" in 1975 (at tht time the group was made up of brothers Alan and Derek Longmuir, Eric Faulkner, Stuart Wood, and Les McKeown). "Venus" was a hit for Bananarama in 1986, "Quarter to Three" for Gary U.S. Bonds in 1961, and "Run It" for Chris Brown in 2005.

Answer: I Gotta Feeling

Will Adams, Jaime Gomez, Allan Pineda, and Stacy Ferguson formed the Black Eyed Peas in Los Angeles. The group had nine top 40 songs on the Hot 100 between 2003 and 2009, five of which made the top ten. In 2009, they had two number one hits, "I Gotta Feeling" and "Boom Boom Pow".

The Box Tops sang "The Letter" in 1967. Bread did "Make It With You" in 1970, and Brandy offered "Have You Ever?" in 1998.

Answer: Amanda

From Boston MA, Boston was formed by Brad Delp, Tom Scholz, Barry Goudreau, Fran Sheehan, and Sib Hashian. After several changes, Boston consisted of Brad Delp and Tom Scholz in 1986. The group had eight top 40 songs on the Hot 100 between 1976 and 1987. Four of those ranked in the top ten, including "Amanda" in 1986. Archie Bell & The Drells sang "Tighten Up" in 1968. "Hooked On A Feeling" was by Blue Swede in 1974. James Blunt did "You're Beautiful" in 2005.

Answer: The Three Bells

The Browns were all named Brown: a brother (Jim) and two sisters (Maxine and Bonnie). In 1959-1960, they had three songs on the Hot 100, with "The Three Bells" reaching number one in 1959. The other number ones were done by Bangles ("Walk Like An Egyptian" 1986), Boyz II Men ("End Of The Road" 1992), and Beyonce ("Irreplaceable" 2006).

Answer: One Week

Five men (no women) formed Barenaked Ladies (Steven Page, Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart). They had only two top 40 numbers on the Hot 100 from 1998-2000. "One Week" topped the list in 1998. "Mr. Tambourine Man" (The Byrds 1965), "Night Fever" (The Bee Gees 1978), and "When I See You Smile" (Bad English 1989) were the other options.

Answer: You Light Up My Life

In 1977 Debby Boone (daughter of Pat Boone) had a rare accomplishment. "You Light Up My Life" was a one-hit wonder (her only song to make the top 40 in Billboard's Hot 100) that actually topped the chart at number one! In 1966, "Good Vibrations' was by the Beach Boys. The Beatles offered "Hey Jude" in 1968. And in 1980, Blondie sang "Call Me".

Answer: Kind Of A Drag

From Chicago, The Buckinghams (Dennis Tufano, Martin Grebb, Nick Fortune, Carl Giammarese, and Jon Paulos) had five hits on the top 40 of the Hot 100, all in the top twelve, and all in 1967. Their only number one tune was "Kind Of A Drag". "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" (Bachman-Turner Overdrive 1974), "My Prerogative" (Bobby Brown 1988), and "The Crossroads" (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony 1996) also were number one.

Answer: Family Affair

"Family Affair" 2001 was Mary J. Blige's only number one hit. (She was born Mary Jane Blige.) From 1992-2007, she had 19 songs on Billboard's Hot 100, including six in the top ten. For Les Baxter, "The Poor People Of Paris" topped the Top 100 list in 1956. "Let Your Love Flow" by Bellamy Brothers (1976) and "Mickey" by Toni Basil (1982) were also number one tunes.

Answer: You're Makin' Me High

Between 1992 and 2000, Toni Braxton (real name) had 14 tunes in the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100. Six made the top ten, including two number one songs:"You're Makin' Me High" and "Un-Break My Heart," both in 1996. In 1962, Mr. Acker Bilk (born Bernard Stanley Bilk) had a chart-topper with the haunting instrumental "Stranger On The Shore". Michael Bolton ("How Am I Supposed To Live Without You" in 1989) and Berlin ("Take My Breath Away" in 1986) also had number one songs.

Answer: Let's Dance

Born David Jones, David Bowie had 13 top 40 tunes on the Hot 100 between 1973 and 1987. Of his six top ten numbers, two made it to number one. "Let's Dance" topped the chart in 1983, and "Fame" (with John Lennon) made it in 1975. The other songs were also number one hits: Pat Boone's "Moody River" in 1961, Bon Jovi's "Bad Medicine" in 1988, and "Bump, Bump, Bump" in 2002 by B2K (with P. Diddy).