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Top Albums of All Time Trivia Quiz

Worldwide sales of albums are notoriously hard to gauge, but even with the huge expansion of the album market during the 1980s, and the multiple million sales of many major releases, the 'best selling' charts are still elite territory. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by freddy_krueger. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
freddy_krueger

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
131,603

Updated
Nov 06 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
4084

Last 3 plays: DeepHistory (10/10), Guest 51 (10/10), Guest 195 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which gothic rock artist had major success with his 1970's album 'Bat out of Hell'?

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Canadian songstress had worldwide success with her third album 'Jagged Little Pill'? Hint

Shania Twain

Alanis Morissette

Celine Dion

Cher

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Question 3 of 10

3. The 'Greatest Hits' album, that includes the song 'Your Song', is that of which British rock singer? Hint

John Lennon

Elton John

Paul McCartney

Garth Brooks

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Question 4 of 10

4. Yet another Canadian songstress. Which female singer has the biggest selling country album of all time?

Tammy Wynette

Shania Twain

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Beatles album has sold the most copies out of all of their albums? Hint

Abbey Road

Beatles For Sale

Rubber Soul

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'Rumours', released in 1977, was a multi million selling album for which fantastic classic rock group?

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Question 7 of 10

7. The soundtrack to which movie comes in very high in the chart and includes singing by the R'n'B diva, Whitney Houston? Hint

The Bodyguard

Grease

Titanic

South Pacific

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Question 8 of 10

8. Yet another greatest hits album. This one is titled 'Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975'. Which band is this title talking about? Hint

ABBA

Eagles

Oasis

Dire Straits

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which band, whose name can be made by combining a colour and (sounds like) Jim Carrey's character's name in 'Dumb and Dumber', had huge success with the album 'The Dark Side of the Moon'?

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Question 10 of 10

10. Now, can you tell me which immensely successful pop artist once had the best selling album of all time, named 'Thriller'.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which gothic rock artist had major success with his 1970's album 'Bat out of Hell'?

Answer: Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf also had success with the single 'I Would Do Anything For Love', which came from the album 'Bat out of Hell II - Back Into Hell'.

2. Which Canadian songstress had worldwide success with her third album 'Jagged Little Pill'?

Answer: Alanis Morissette

One hit from the album was the single 'Ironic'.

3. The 'Greatest Hits' album, that includes the song 'Your Song', is that of which British rock singer?

Answer: Elton John

Elton has also held 1st place on the Top 10 Singles of All Time chart with the single 'Candle in the Wind', which was released in honour of Princess Diana of Wales (its original version was written for Marilyn Monroe).

4. Yet another Canadian songstress. Which female singer has the biggest selling country album of all time?

Answer: Shania Twain

The album 'Come On Over' included the hit songs 'You're Still the One', 'Don't Be Stupid', 'MAN, I Feel Like a Woman!' and 'That Don't Impress Me Much'.

5. Which Beatles album has sold the most copies out of all of their albums?

Answer: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

The Beatles are the second most successful pop act of all time next to Elvis Presley.

6. 'Rumours', released in 1977, was a multi million selling album for which fantastic classic rock group?

Answer: Fleetwood Mac

The classic Fleetwood Mac line-up consists of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. Check out two of my quizzes all about Fleetwood Mac on my quiz page.

7. The soundtrack to which movie comes in very high in the chart and includes singing by the R'n'B diva, Whitney Houston?

Answer: The Bodyguard

The most successful song off this album was 'I Will Always Love You', which was sung by Whitney Houston.

8. Yet another greatest hits album. This one is titled 'Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975'. Which band is this title talking about?

Answer: Eagles

This album was also the first to be certified platinum- I bet you didn't know that! You learn something new every day. This album is now considered to be the biggest selling album of all time.

9. Which band, whose name can be made by combining a colour and (sounds like) Jim Carrey's character's name in 'Dumb and Dumber', had huge success with the album 'The Dark Side of the Moon'?

Answer: Pink Floyd

Some songs on the album are 'Breathe' and 'Speak to Me'.

10. Now, can you tell me which immensely successful pop artist once had the best selling album of all time, named 'Thriller'.

Answer: Michael Jackson

Other multi million selling albums Michael has released are 'Bad' and 'Dangerous'. The album has now been beaten to the top of the best selling list by the Eagles' 'Greatest Hits 1971-75'.

Source: Author freddy_krueger

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