The "Sweet"est Music Quiz There Is

Answer: False

Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen" was a 1958 release that only reached number two on the charts when the deejays were spinning it in 1958. In fact, Berry's only number one hit came in 1972 with "My Ding-a-Ling". No worries though, "Sweet Little Sixteen" appears on Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" at number 272.

Answer: The Drifters

"Sweets for My Sweet" was a 1961 tune that was recorded by The Drifters. It was written by the immortal songwriting team of Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. They were a prolific writing tandem that produced such hits as "A Teenager in Love", "Save the Last Dance for Me", "Suspicion", "Hushabye", and "This Magic Moment", among others. "Sweets for My Sweet" reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

It was covered by The Searchers in 1963 and went to number one in the U.K.

Answer: The song was by Neil Sedaka

Words and Music. "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" was a 1961 tune performed by Neil Sedaka. He wrote the music and Howard Greenfield wrote the lyrics. The song topped out at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Bobby Vinton had many hits in the early 1960s but this was not one of them.

Answer: Tommy Roe

"Sweet Pea" was a 1966 tune by Tommy Roe, who had a string of Top 40 hits during the 1960s. The song itself got as high as number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the U.S. and reached number one in Canada. Roe has other hits such as "Everybody", "Hooray for Hazel", and "Dizzy" during his successful run.

Answer: The Chiffons

It was The Chiffons out of The Bronx, New York, who were the ones who got "Sweet Talkin' Guy" to the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1966. The song went as high as number ten on the charts, and was written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin.

Answer: Sweet Cherry Wine

"Sweet Cherry Wine" was a 1969 release by the group which was sandwiched between the big hits "Crimson and Clover" and "Crystal Blue Persuasion". The song made it to number seven in the U.S. on the Billboard charts. Actually the song has some religious overtones and the wine is said to symbolize the blood of Jesus Christ.

Answer: Neil Diamond

"Sweet Caroline" is one of the most recognizable and popular tune ever recorded by Neil Diamond. In its run up the Billboard charts in 1969, it reached as high as number four. It resurfaced in the U.K. in 1971 and reached number eight at that time. Diamond has said that the song was inspired by Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

The song has evolved into a popular tune at many sporting venues. It is played regularly at Fenway Park in Boston, as well as The University of Pittsburgh and many other events.

Answer: Harrison was accused of plagiarism.

"My Sweet Lord" was a mega tune that topped the charts at least 9 different countries when it was released in 1970. The controversy developed when Harrison was sued over the melodic tune of the song, which had a great similarity to an early 1960s hit called "He's So Fine" by The Chiffons.

After a lengthy trial it was determine that Harrison had unconsciously plagiarized the tune and he had to pay back a significant portion of royalties from the tune.

Answer: Sweet and Innocent

Donny Osmond burst onto the music scene in 1971 with "Sweet and Innocent", a cover of a 1958 Roy Orbison tune. Osmond's version was off an album called "The Donny Osmond Album". The tune peaked at number seven on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts.

Answer: Creedence Clearwater Revival

Creedence Clearwater Revival was largely identified with the Southern Rock genre even though the group was from California. Their 1971 tune, "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" hit the Billboard Hot 100 charts and peaked at number six during its run. It was actually released first in 1971, and then appeared on the group's 1972 album called "Mardi Gras".

Answer: The Stampeders

The Stampeders, from Calgary Alberta, had their biggest hit in 1971 with "Sweet City Woman". The song was their only major charting hit in the U.S., reaching number eight on the Billboard charts. However, the tune was a number one in Canada, and the group had a number of Top 10 hits in Canada in the 1970s.

Answer: Alabama

"Sweet Home Alabama" was the place that Lynyrd Skynyrd sang about in their 1974 classic hit. The tune reached number eight on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts that year. It was written as a response to two of Neil Young's tunes, "Southern Man, and "Alabama", which dealt with racism and slavery.

Answer: True

Aerosmith released "Sweet Emotion" as a single in 1975, and peaked at number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's breakthrough single and the first Top 40 hit for the band. It came off an album called "Toys in the Attic". The group had some releases prior to this tune, but none could crack the Billboard Top 40.

Included in those was the initial release of "Dream On" which peaked at number 59 when first released in 1974, but went to number eight when re-released in 1976 after the group established itself.

Answer: Eurythmics

Annie Lennox and David Stewart, known collectively as Eurythmics, had a hit with "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" off the album of the same name in 1983. The tune was a major success for the group, becoming a number one tune in the U.K., and a number two song in the U.S. on the Billboard charts.

It is ranked on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" at number 356.

Answer: True

Absolutely true. "Sweet Child o' Mine" was the third single released by the group when it came out in 1988 and it was the only tune that made it to the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts. The group had no number one tunes in the 1990s or 2000s for that matter, so it could be said that this song was their biggest hit.

It came off an album called "Appetite for Destruction" which also yielded the tunes "Welcome to the Jungle", and "Paradise City" but these didn't hit the top of the charts.