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U.S. Music Chart Records Trivia Quiz

Do you know who hold records on the Billboard Top 40 pop charts. All question are based on the Rock Era (post 1955). All Multiple Choice.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ken1260. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Ken1260

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
21,189

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which artist has had the most number 1 songs? Hint

Elvis Presley

Michael Jackson

Mariah Carey

The Beatles

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which artist had the longest time between their first top 40 hit and their first number 1 song? Hint

Aerosmith

Santana

Tina Turner

Mariah Carey

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which song spent the most weeks at number 2 without hitting number 1? Hint

Waiting For a Girl Like You by Foreigner

Proud Mary by Credence Clearwater Revival

How Do I Live by Leann Rimes

Say It Isn't So by Hall and Oates

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Question 4 of 10

4. What chart record is held by the song 'Young Love'? Hint

Longest Song (timewise) to hit number 1

Most versions hitting the charts

Only song to replace itself at number 1 but by a different artist

Most weeks at number 1

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which artist had the longest title in terms of words for a non-medley song? Hint

Elton John

Ray Stevens

The Eagles

Bon Jovi

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which surname has the most entries as an Artist (Note: If an artist has more then 1 hit, it only counts at one entry)? Hint

Jones

Jackson

Brown

Stewart

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Artist started their career with the most consecutive number 1 songs? Hint

The Beatles

Whitney Houston

Madonna

Mariah Carey

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which song has hit the top 40 in the most versions by different artists? Hint

The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)

The Twist

The Loco-Motion

Time

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which group hold the chart record for the shortest artist name? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which song spent the most weeks at number 1? Hint

Candle in the Wind 1997 by Elton John

One Sweet Day by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men

I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston

Macarena by Los Rio Bravos

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which artist has had the most number 1 songs?

Answer: The Beatles

The Beatles (20), Elvis Presley (18), Mariah Carey (14) and Michael Jackson (13).

2. Which artist had the longest time between their first top 40 hit and their first number 1 song?

Answer: Santana

Santana (29 years), Aerosmith (23 years), Tina Turner (24 years), Mariah Carey (hit number 1 with first song).

3. Which song spent the most weeks at number 2 without hitting number 1?

Answer: Waiting For a Girl Like You by Foreigner

Waiting for a Girl Like You spent 10 weeks at number 2. It was kept out of the top spot by Physical by Olivia Newton John. How do I Live and Say it Isn't So both spent 4 weeks at number 2 while Proud Mary spent 3 weeks. Credence Clearwater Revival does hold the record for most number 2 songs without hitting number 1 with 5 number 2 songs.

4. What chart record is held by the song 'Young Love'?

Answer: Only song to replace itself at number 1 but by a different artist

In 1956, Sonny James and Tab Hunter had back to back number 1 songs with different versions of Young Love.

5. Which artist had the longest title in terms of words for a non-medley song?

Answer: Ray Stevens

The song was 'Jeremiah Peabody's Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant Tasting Green and Purple Pills'?

6. Which surname has the most entries as an Artist (Note: If an artist has more then 1 hit, it only counts at one entry)?

Answer: Brown

Brown (15), Jackson (14), Jones (13), and Stewart (8). The entries are Al Brown's Tunetoppers, Arthur Brown, Bobby Brown, Boots Brown, Buster Brown, Chuck Brown, Foxy Brown, James Brown, Maxine Brown, Nappy Brown, Peter Brown, Polly Brown, Roy Brown, Ruth Brown, and Shirley Brown. This doesn't even include Jackson Browne who I did not count because the spelling was different.

7. Which Artist started their career with the most consecutive number 1 songs?

Answer: Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey started her career with 5 straight number 1 songs.

8. Which song has hit the top 40 in the most versions by different artists?

Answer: The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)

The Banana Boat Song has had 6 different versions hit the top 40. The artist were Tarriers, Harry Belafonte, Fontaine Sisters, Steve Lawrence, Sarah Vaughan and Stan Freberg. What even more amazing about this is that all of these songs hit in the year 1957.

9. Which group hold the chart record for the shortest artist name?

Answer: M

Yes M hit with Pop Muzik.

10. Which song spent the most weeks at number 1?

Answer: One Sweet Day by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men

One Fine Day spent 16 weeks at number 1 while the other 3 only spent 14 weeks at number 1.

Source: Author Ken1260

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