Up Where We Belong Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jennifer Warnes

The song was written by Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Will Jennings, and released in 1982 for the movie "An Officer and a Gentleman".
The romantic ballad won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and spent three weeks as Number One on the Billboard charts.

Answer: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Written by Tom Petty and Mike Campbell for The Heartbreakers, the song became better known as the first single off Stevie Nicks' debut solo album "Bella Donna"
It reached Number Three on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains one of the classic rock duets.

Answer: George Michael

An unconventional pairing on an unconventional track, the song managed to reach Number One on Billboard where it remained for two weeks.
The single was written by Dennis Morgan and Simon Climie, who would later go on to fame as founder of Climie Fisher.

Answer: Jennifer Warnes

No quiz on 80s ballads would be legitimate without Jennifer Warnes- this being her second massive duet after "Up Where We Belong".
This song, which was penned by John DeNicola, Donald Markowitz and Franke Previte was written for the film "Dirty Dancing" and more than 30 years later remains a classic.

Answer: Aaron Neville

Originally written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and Tom Snow for and recorded by Barry Mann several years earlier, the song only became a huge hit when Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville covered it for Ronstadt's album "Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind".
Though a bit on the cheesy side, the song was a hit and reached Number Two on the Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: Dolly Parton

Country superstars Parton and Rogers had a huge hit with the song written by the Bee Gees. It managed to reach Number One on the Billboard charts.
The Bee Gees recorded a version of the song for their live DVD in 1997, but the 1983 version will always be the definitive one.

Answer: Stevie Wonder

Paul McCartney wrote the song in 1982 and recorded the studio version separately from Wonder, due to conflicting schedules.
The track is a comment on how harmony can be created if black and white work together, as in the keys of a piano.
It stayed at Number One for seven weeks.

Answer: Lionel Richie

Another Billboard Number One, the song was written by Lionel Richie and became a huge hit after being used in Franco Zeffirelli's film of the same name in 1981.
It earned Richie an Academy Award nomination and turned out to be the biggest selling single of Ross' illustrious career.

Answer: Marilyn Martin

Another hit duet from a film, the Stephen Bishop penned ballad appeared on the soundtrack of the 1985 movie "White Nights".
The song earned Bishop an Academy Award nomination and reached Number One on the Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: Michael Jackson

The first of two duets written and recorded by McCartney and Jackson, this song was released on McCartney's album "Pipes of Peace", while "The Girl is Mine" was released on Jackson's epic "Thriller" album.
"Say Say Say" spent six weeks as Number One on the Billboard Hot 100.