Songs By Performers Whose Name Begins With "M" Quiz

Answer: Vogue

Between 1983 and 2008, Madonna (born Madonna Louise Ciccone) had 49 top 40 numbers on Billboard's Hot 100. Of those, 37 made the top ten. Of the 37, 22 reached the top three, including 12 at number one. "Vogue" topped the chart in 1990. Madonna has also appeared in several movies, including "Evita," "A League Of Their Own," and "Desperately Seeking Susan".

In 1963, Little Peggy March did "I Will Follow Him". Mary MacGregor sang "Torn Between Two Lovers" in 1976. "Toy Soldiers" was performed by Martika in 1989.

Answer: Hang On Sloopy

The McCoys (Randy Hobbs, Ronnie Brandon, and the brothers Rick and Randy Zehringer) had three top 40 tunes on the Hot 100 from 1965-1966. Two of those made the top ten, both in 1965: "Hang On Sloopy" (number one) and "Fever" (number seven). Anne Murray sang "You Needed Me" in 1978. "Don't Worry Be Happy" was a one-hit wonder number one tune for Bobby McFerrin in 1988. Mims did "This Is Why I'm Hot" in 2007.

Answer: Down Under

From Australia, the quintet Men At Work (Greg Ham, Colin Hay, John Rees, Ron Strykert, and Jerry Speiser) placed five tunes in the top 40 of the Hot 100 from 1982-1983. Four of those made the top six: "Down Under" and "Who Can It Be Now" at number one in 1982; and "Overkill" (number three) and "It's A Mistake" (number six), both in 1983.

Henry Mancini performed "Love Theme from 'Romeo And Juliet'" in 1969. Van McCoy's "The Hustle" (1975) and Mr. Big's "To Be With You" (1992) were both one-hit wonders that reached number one.

Answer: Tears Of A Clown

The group performed both as The Miracles (1960-1966 and 1974-1975) and as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (1967-1973). Between 1960 and 1975, they had 29 top 40 songs on the Hot 100, seven of which reached the top ten. Two of those claimed the number one spot: "Tears Of A Clown" in 1970 and "Love Machine (Part I)" in 1975. Also getting to number one were: Paul Mauriat's "Love Is Blue" in 1968; George Michael's "One More Try" in 1988; and "Black Velvet" by Alannah Myles in 1990.

Answer: Bent

Rob Thomas, Paul Doucette, Bryan Yale, Kyle Cook, and Adam Gaynor comprised the quintet Matchbox Twenty. From 1997-2007 the group had ten numbers on the top 40 of the Hot 100, six in the top ten. Their only chart-topper, however, was "Bent" in 2000. "Monday, Monday" was by The Mamas And The Papas in 1966. Barry Manilow's "I Write The Songs" made number one in 1975, as did Meatloaf's "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" in 1993.

Answer: Livin' La Vida Loca

Ricky Martin (born Enrique Martin Morales) had five top 40 tunes on the Hot 100 between 1999 and 2001. Two made the top ten, both in 1999: "Livin' La Vida Loca" (number one) and "She's All I Ever Had" (number two). Manfred Mann performed "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" in 1964. "The Joker" was by the Steve Miller Band in 1973. George McCrae did "Rock Your Baby" in 1974.

Answer: The Morning After

Between 1973 and 1979, Maureen McGovern (real name) had two top 40 songs on Billboard's Hot 100, both of which were theme songs. At number one in 1973 was "The Morning After," theme from the Gene Hackman film "The Poseidon Adventure". At number 18 in 1979 was "Different World," theme from Donna Pescow's television series "Angie". "Eve Of Destruction" (Barry McGuire, 1965) and "Grazing In The Grass" (Hugh Masekela, 1968) were both one-hit wonders that reached number one. Marky Mark And The Funky Bunch did "Good Vibrations" in 1991 (not the same "Good Vibrations" of The Beach Boys in 1966 and Todd Rundgren in 1976).

Answer: Memories Are Made Of This

Dino Crocetti (Dean Martin) had an amazing career as an entertainer. In comedy, he partnered with Jerry Lewis for several years. He appeared in many films, not only with Lewis but also with such stars as John Wayne (e.g., "Rio Bravo" and "The Sons Of Katie Elder").

A member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack," he had two television shows of his own: "The Dean Martin Variety Show" (1959-1960) and "The Dean Martin Show" (1965-1974). From 1955-1967 he placed 17 tunes in the top 40 of Billboard's Top/Hot 100, including five in the top 10.

He had two number one hits: "Memories Are Made Of This" on the Top 100 in 1955, and "Everybody Loves Somebody" (his theme on "The Dean Martin Show") on the Hot 100 in 1964. The Monkees did "I'm A Believer" in 1966. Melanie sang "Brand New Key" in 1971. And Mario performed "Let Me Love You" in 2004.

Answer: Wind Beneath My Wings

A versatile performer, Bette Midler (real name) starred on Broadway in "Fiddler On The Roof" and starred in several movies including "The Rose" and "Beaches". She also had nine songs in the top 40 of the Hot 100 from 1973-1990, four of them in the top ten.

Her three top tunes were: "Wind Beneath My Wings" (from her film "Beaches"), number one in 1989; "From A Distance," number two in 1990; and "The Rose" (from her film "The Rose"), number three in 1980. The Marvelettes hit number one with "Please Mr. Postman" in 1961. Don McLean did "American Pie" in 1971. And Maroon 5 topped the chart in 2007 with "Makes Me Wonder".

Answer: Blue Moon

The Marcels were a doo-wop quintet originally comprised of Cornelius Harp, Fred Johnson, Ronald Mundy, Gene Bricker, and Richard Knauss (Alan Johnson and Walt Maddox replaced Bricker and Knauss in mid-1961). The Marcels had only two top 40 songs on the Hot 100, both in the top ten and both in 1961: "Blue Moon" at number one, and "Heartaches" at number seven. "Pop Music" by M was a number one one-hit wonder in 1979. Richard Marx did "Right Here Waiting" in 1989. Monica reached the top with "The First Night" in 1998.