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 No. 1 Hits
| Who was the teacher who saw success with "Shake You Down", a No. 1 ballad in 1987? | No. 1 Hits of the 80s, Part II! (robmeister) |
Gregory Abbott . Gregory Abbott had taught English at Berkeley before topping the charts.
| Who was the oldest person to have a No.1 song? | Various No.1 Hits (musicworks) |
Louis Armstrong. 'Satchmo' was 63 years old when he went to No.1 with 'Hello Dolly' in 1964.
| Who was the first solo British artist to have a No.1 hit in America? | Various No.1 Hits (musicworks) |
Mr. Acker Bilk. Mr. Acker Bilk had a No.1 with 'Stranger on the Shore' in 1962. Lonnie Donnegan had a No.1 hit with 'Does Your Chewing Gum Lose it's Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight'? and Frank Ifield had a No.1 hit with 'I Remember You' in 1962. Elton John didn't have a hit until 1970.
| Who was the first country star to top the Top-40 charts in the 1980s? | No. 1 Hits of the 80s, Part II! (robmeister) |
Kenny Rogers. "Lady", by Kenny Rogers was the first, hitting No. 1 for 6 weeks, beginning November 15, 1980.
| Who was Puff Daddy's duet partner on 'I'll Be Missing You' in 1997? | Duets That Went to No.1 (musicworks) |
Faith Evans. Was No.1 for 11 weeks.
| Who was Phil Collins' partner on 'Separate Lives'? | Duets That Went to No.1 (musicworks) |
Marilyn Martin. From the film 'White Nights'.
| Who was number one the week of May 26, 1984? | Number One Hits on May 21 Pt. 1 (GoodVibe) |
Deniece Williams. "Let's Hear It for the Boy" spent two weeks at the top. Williams is also famous for singing the "Family Ties" theme and "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" with Johnny Mathis.
| Who was number one the week of May 21, 1974? | Number One Hits on May 21 Pt. 2 (GoodVibe) |
Ray Stevens. "The Streak" was number one for three weeks.
| Who was number one the week ending May 27, 1972? | Number One Hits on May 21 Pt. 2 (GoodVibe) |
Chi-Lites. "Oh Girl" was spent its only week at the top and was the only US number one for the Chicago-based soul group.
| Who was number one on May 21, 1981? | Number One Hits on May 21 Pt. 2 (GoodVibe) |
Kim Carnes. "Bette Davis Eyes" was number one for five weeks and won a Grammy for Song of the Year.
| Who was number one on May 21, 1966? | Number One Hits on May 21 Pt. 2 (GoodVibe) |
The Mamas and the Papas. "Monday, Monday" was number one for three weeks.
| Who was number one May 22, 1965? | Number One Hits on May 21 Pt. 2 (GoodVibe) |
Beatles. "Ticket to Ride" spent its only week at the top.
| Who was number one May 21, 2003? | Number One Hits on May 21 Pt. 1 (GoodVibe) |
Sean Paul. The Jamaican-born reggae and dancehall artist had his first number one with "Get Busy," which spent three weeks at the top.
| Who was Michael Jackson's duet partner on ' I Just Can't Stop Loving You'? | Duets That Went to No.1 (musicworks) |
Siedah Garrett. Streisand and Houston were Michael's first and second choices for duet partners on this song.
| Who was James Ingram's duet partner on the 1983 hit 'Baby Come To Me'? | Duets That Went to No.1 (musicworks) |
Patti Austin. Became a hit after being played on ABC's 'General Hospital'.
| Who was at the top of the Hot 100 on May 21, 1958? | Number One Hits on May 21 Pt. 2 (GoodVibe) |
Everly Brothers. "All I Have to Do is Dream" was number one for three weeks.
| Who was Aretha Franklin's duet partner with the 1987 hit 'I Knew You Were Waiting For Me'? | Duets That Went to No.1 (musicworks) |
George Michael. This was Aretha's first No.1 since 'Respect' in 1967.
| Who topped the charts on May 21, 2004? | Number One Hits on May 21 Pt. 1 (GoodVibe) |
Usher. "Burn," which spent eight non-consecutive weeks at number one, was number one for the week ending May 22, 2004. Usher dominated the charts in some form, with the solo effort "Confessions Part II," "Yeah" with Lil Jon and Ludacris, sand "My Boo" with Alicia Keys all reaching the top.
| Who teamed up with Celine Dion for the No.1 hit 'I'm Your Angel' in 1998? | Duets That Went to No.1 (musicworks) |
R. Kelly. Clive Griffin was her duet partner on 'When I Fall in Love' and Peabo Bryson was her duet partner on 'Beauty and the Beast'. 'I'm Your Angel' was No.1 for 6 weeks.
| Who sang a duet with Peter Cetera on the song 'Next Time I Fall' in 1986? | Duets That Went to No.1 (musicworks) |
Amy Grant. Peter Cetera was former lead singer for Chicago. Amy Grant later married Vince Gill.
| Who sang a duet with Elton John that produced the hit 'Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me' in 1991? | Duets That Went to No.1 (musicworks) |
George Michael. Was recorded live at Wembley Stadium in March 1991.
| Who recorded the album titled '5150' in the mid-1980's? | No 1 Albums of the 1980s II (Mr.Gazoo) |
Van Halen. The lead singer was Sammy Haggar. David Lee Roth decided he was 'Just A Gigolo' and left the band for a solo career. Bad move Dave!
| Who recorded the album 'Diamond Life' in the mid 1980's? | No 1 Albums of the 1980s I (Mr.Gazoo) |
Sade. 'Smooth Operator' was a big hit from this album.
| Who recorded the album 'Can't slow down' in 1983? | No 1 Albums of the 1980s I (Mr.Gazoo) |
Lionel Ritchie. Lionel went solo after being the lead singer of the R and B group 'The Commodores' in the 1970's.
| Who recorded 'Third Stage' in 1986? | No 1 Albums of the 1980s III (Mr.Gazoo) |
Boston. With the hit, 'Amanda'.
| Who recorded 'The River' in 1980? | No 1 Albums of the 1980s III (Mr.Gazoo) |
| Who recorded 'The Joshua Tree' in the late 1980's? | No 1 Albums of the 1980s II (Mr.Gazoo) |
U2 . Many say this is U2's greatest album.
| Who recorded 'Precious Time' in 1981? | No 1 Albums of the 1980s II (Mr.Gazoo) |
Pat Benatar. This was Pat's third album, number one in August 1981.
| Who recorded 'No Jacket Required' in the mid-1980's? | No 1 Albums of the 1980s II (Mr.Gazoo) |
Phil Collins . His third solo album.
| Who recorded 'Mirage' in 1982? | No 1 Albums of the 1980s II (Mr.Gazoo) |
| Who recorded 'Make it Big' and made it big on the charts in the mid-1980's? | No 1 Albums of the 1980s II (Mr.Gazoo) |
Wham!. Number one on the Billboard charts in March 1985.
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- Which object hits the ground first, a bullet fired horizontally or a bullet dropped from the same height? ( goto )
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