Ten Most Memorable Lyrics of 2005 Quiz

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1. Song Number Ten: "How can I put it? You put me on. I even fell for that stupid love song..." Anything but a 'stupid love song", this hit about moving on from an ex-boyfriend was named the fourth biggest single of 2005 by Billboard magazine. Do you recognize the first release off of Kelly Clarkson's platinum-selling album "Breakaway"?

Answer: Since U Been Gone

"Since U Been Gone" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on December 18th, 2004 at number 70. Nearly four months later, on April 9th, 2005, the song peaked at number two and spent one week there. The song spent a total of 46 weeks on the Hot 100. Clarkson earned a Grammy from the song for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance". It was a worldwide success hitting number one in over a half dozen countries including Australia, the UK, Ireland and Austria. The album "Breakaway" produced five hits including the number seven hit "Because Of You".

"Don't Forget About Us" reached number one at the end of 2005 for Mariah Carey. In 1976, Paul McCartney and Wings spent five weeks at the top for "Silly Love Songs".

FUN FACT: "Since U Been Gone" became the second song to sell one million copies by digital download in the United States.

2. Song Number Nine: "I got friends and you got friends, they hop out and you hop in..." ...and off we go with the song that dominated the charts in December, 2005. Do you recognize this pop and R&B number one hit from Chris Brown?

Answer: Run It!

"Run It!" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 27th, 2005 at number 92. In three short months, the song took over the top spot on November 26th, 2005. The song remained in the top ten for 17 weeks, the top forty for 31 weeks and 38 weeks on the Hot 100. Besides spending two weeks at number one on the U.S. R & B chart, "Run It!" also topped the charts in Australia and New Zealand and went to number two in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Chris Brown took "Forever" to number two in 2008. "Just The Girl" was a 2005 top twenty hit for Click Five. "Pink Cadillac" was a number five hit for Natalie Cole in 1988.

FUN FACT: Chris Brown's self-titled album from which "Run It!" was the debut single went double platinum in the United States, selling over two million dollars.

3. Song Number Eight: "They're all so beautiful and clean, when the housemaids scrub the floors, they get the spaces in between..." After ten years of charting in the U.S., Weezer scored their first top ten hit with this gem. Do you remember their song about wanting to hang with the rich and famous?

Answer: Beverly Hills

"Beverly Hills" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 16th, 2005 at number 25. It spent its only week at number ten on October 8th, 2005 and racked up an impressive forty weeks in the top forty during its long chart run. While appearing to be a sarcastic song about the glamorous life in Hollywood, writer Rivers Cuomo contended that it represented a "totally sincere desire" to belong to that world. Appealing to the Modern Rock crowd, Weezer took this to the top of that chart for one week in addition to reaching the top ten in the United Kingdom.

Weezer had a Hot 100 hit in 2008 with "Pork And Beans". "Rockstar" was a number six hit for Nickelback in 2007. TLC took "No Scrubs" to number one in 1999.

FUN FACT: Appropriately, the song's video was memorably filmed at the Playboy Mansion with Hugh Hefner even making a cameo appearance.

4. Song Number Seven: "Come, run, run, run, run, everybody move, run, let me see you move, run, rock it to the groove, done..." "Won't you turn the music up" for Barbadian singer Rihanna in her debut single? "Come Mr. D.J.", can you recall the number two dance-pop smash that set off her successful run of hits for the rest of the decade?

Answer: Pon De Replay

Rihanna first made her appearance on American pop charts on June 11th, 2005 when "Pon De Replay" debuted at number 97. The song peaked at number two on July 30th and remained there for three weeks. It spent eleven weeks in the top ten, 23 weeks in the top 40 and a total of 27 weeks on the Hot 100. A worldwide smash, it reached the top ten in over a dozen countries including reaching number one in New Zealand.

Rihanna took "S.O.S." to number one in 2006. "Sugar, We're Going Down" by Fall Out Boy went to number eight in September of 2005. Madonna had a number hit with "Music" back in 2000.

FUN FACT: Rihanna is actually the middle name of Robin Fenty born in Saint Michael, Barbados on February 20th, 1988.

5. Song Number Six: "Feeling all out of my element, throwing things, crying, trying to figure out where the hell I went wrong..." In many ways 2005 was a comeback year for Mariah Carey. It was this song which spent a spectacular 14 weeks at number one that cemented her return. Can you name her Grammy Award-winning hit?

Answer: We Belong Together

"We Belong Together" made its Billboard Hot 100 debut at number 81 on April 16th, 2005. Six weeks later, the song topped the American charts and held that position for most of the summer. It spent 23 weeks in the top ten, 35 weeks in the top forty and 43 weeks on the Hot 100. "We Belong Together" was the second release from her album "The Emancipation of Mimi" after "It's Like That" reached number 16.

"Shake It Off" was Mariah Carey's follow-up to "We Belong Together" and spent six weeks at number two. Lifehouse took "You And Me" to number five in 2005. "Cry Me A River" was a number three hit for Justin Timberlake in 2003.

FUN FACT: At the end of 2009, Billboard magazine named "We Belong Together" as the number song of the decade.

6. Song Number Five: "Jealousy, turning saints into the sea, swimming through sick lullabies, choking on your alibis..." ...sang the Killers on one of the biggest breakout songs of the year. Can you open up your "eager eyes" and identify this top ten hit in both America and the U.K.?

Answer: Mr. Brightside

"Mr. Brightside" launched itself onto the Billboard Hot 100 at number 40 on February 12th, 2005. On June 11th, the song peaked at number ten and remained in the top 40 for 34 weeks and the Hot 100 for 38 weeks. It also made the rounds throughout the world including reaching the top forty in the U.K., New Zealand and Australia. Its success on alternative radio in the U.K. resulted in it being named "Song of the Decade" by both radio stations Absolute Radio and XFM.

"Untitled (How Can This Happen To Me?)" was a top 50 hit for Simple Plan in 2005. Gorillaz took "Feel Good Inc." to number 14 in 2005. "Lawyers In Love" was a number 13 hit for Jackson Browne back in 1983.

FUN FACT: "Mr. Brightside" earned the Killers a Grammy nomination for "Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal".

7. Song Number Four: "What you gonna do with all that junk, all that junk inside your trunk..." Despite being one of the most critically lambasted songs of 2005, this hit by the Black Eyed Peas managed to reach the top five in over a dozen countries. What much-parodied song contains these infamous lyrics?

Answer: My Humps

"My Humps" hit the Hot 100 on August 20th, 2005 at number 85. The song spent six weeks at number three beginning on November 5th, 2005. It held onto the top ten for 16 weeks, the top forty for 33 weeks and in the Hot 100 for a total of 36 weeks. Despite Fergie talking about her "lovely lady lumps", the smash did find some fans in the industry: It earned the Black Eyed Peas a Grammy Award for 'Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal" in 2007.

The Black Eyed Peas also had a number three hit in 2005 with "Don't Phunk With My Heart". "Don't Cha" spent three weeks at number two for the girl group the Pussycat Dolls. In 1982, the Go-Go's took "Vacation" to number eight.

FUN FACT: "My Humps" samples the number two hit "Wild Thing" by Tone Loc.

8. Song Number Three: "It's hard to say it, time to say it, goodbye, goodbye..." Looking back at growing up was never more bittersweet than in this smash by Nickelback. In what number two hit did we reminisce about "every memory of walking out the front door"?

Answer: Photograph

On September 10th, 2005, "Photograph" debuted at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100. It reached number two on October 22nd during its 17 week stay in the top ten, 27 weeks in the top forty and 33 weeks on the Hot 100. The song also topped the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart where it stayed at number one for seven weeks. In Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands, "Photograph" made it into the top five.

"Savin' Me" was a number 19 hit in 2006 for Nickelback. Rob Thomas sang "Lonely No More" and took it to number six in 2005. "All Summer Long" was a top forty hit for Kid Rock in 2008.

FUN FACT: "Photograph" was re-released in the U.K. in 2008 where it outpeaked the original release by landing at number 18.

9. Song Number Two: "18 years, 18 years and on her 18th birthday, he found out it wasn't his..." Kanye West found out his friend was a "trifling friend indeed" in this chart-topping hit from the fall of 2005. Can you name this hip hop classic featuring guest vocals from Jamie Foxx?

Answer: Gold Digger

"Gold Digger" debuted at number 92 on July 30th, 2005. It quickly reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 on September 17th and remained there for ten weeks. Its 19 weeks in the top ten and 39 weeks on the Hot 100 resulted in Billboard naming the song the sixth biggest hit of 2005. "Gold Digger" was a worldwide success, reaching number one in Australia and New Zealand and number two in the U.K.

Kanye West had a number three hit with "Love Lockdown" in 2008. "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley peaked at number two in 2006. Skid Row had a top ten hit with "18 And Life" in 1989.

FUN FACT: Interpolated in "Gold Digger" is a version of Ray Charles' "I Got A Woman" as sung by Jamie Foxx.

10. Song Number One: "Check my vital signs, to know I'm still alive, and I walk alone..." Do you recognize this Grammy award-winning record from Green Day that was named by the readers of Rolling Stone magazine as the "Single of the Decade"?

Answer: Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

"Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 71 on November 27th, 2004. The song took more than four months to reach its peak position of number two on March 5th where it held this position for five weeks. It spent 14 weeks in the top ten, 30 weeks in the top 40 and 36 weeks on the Hot 100. The song also did well on other Billboard charts. It topped the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 14 weeks and the Modern Rock Tracks chart for 16 weeks.

"Wake Me Up When September Ends" by Green Day reached number six in 2005. Howie Day took "Collide" to the top twenty in 2005. In 1998, "My Heart Will Go One" became a number one smash for Celine Dion.

FUN FACT: The title of "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" was taken from the Gottfried Helnwein painting of the same name.

Source: Author bottle_rocket

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Gwen Stefani goes B-A-N-A-N-A-S, Deep Throat comes out of hiding and people can't quit Heath Ledger as a gay cowboy...it's 2005 and these were the most memorable lyrics heard on pop radio all across America.

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