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1 trivia quiz  BRI's Top Ten Hits for 1980 coolicon
The BRI (Bathroom Readers' Institute), in consultation with DJ Bob Shannon of WCBS-FM has published lists of the top ten hits for various years. If I give you some lyrics, can you identify the songs on their list for 1980?
Easy 10Q
4890 plays
Oct 30 04
skunkee editor
2 trivia quiz  Hits of 1980 coolicon
Welcome to my new series of music quizzes. Do you remember the hits of 1980? I will give you a song and you tell me who sang it. Good luck!
Average 10Q
5931 plays
Feb 06 07
Velvet_Rain gold
3 trivia quiz  Billboard Number One Songs of 1980 icon
Chart information is from "Billboard Book of Number One hits".
Average 10Q
1260 plays
Apr 18 08
shanteyman gold
4 trivia quiz  Music from the 80s - 1980 icon
I turned 13 in 1980 and officially became a teenager. Here?s a quiz about some of the music I was listening to then. The majority of the answers are British artists and all correct answers were British chart entries during 1980.
Tough 10Q
864 plays
Apr 14 08
lizzbett gold
5 trivia quiz  UK Number 40 Hits of 1980 icon
We all know the big hits and can sing along with their choruses, but how much do you know about the OTHER end of the top 40? This is a tribute to the little hits, often by huge artists! All answers according to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles.
Very Difficult 10Q
1374 plays
Feb 02 07
DUFFMONKEY
6 trivia quiz  #1 Albums of 1980 icon
These questions all pertain to #1 albums as ranked by Billboard Magazine. These albums were all released in 1980.
Difficult 10Q
3147 plays
Oct 21 03
ralzzz editor
7 trivia quiz  1980 Rock Album Mania icon
1980 was the beginning of an exciting decade, especially in rock and roll. Let's see how well you remember the albums released that year.
Difficult 10Q
687 plays
Sep 01 08
rockinmike gold
8 trivia quiz  1980s Lyrics icon
I'll give you the lyrics, you give me the title or part of the title. Hint-The blanks are where the title or part of the title is sung in the song.
Tough 25Q
3435 plays
Jun 27 01
mollygrue gold
9 trivia quiz  Lyric Quest : Year 1980 icon
The US hockey team performed a "Miracle on Ice", Kristin shot JR, and Airplane! taught us not to eat airplane food...it's 1980! These were the songs filtering out of radios all across America.
Tough 20Q
1497 plays
Jan 31 06
bottle_rocket gold
10 trivia quiz  1980 Song Titles In Other Words icon
It's 1980. Your favorite song titles have been replaced by words of similar meaning. Decipher the title and match it with the recording artist that made it big. For example, "Gimme a ring" leads to "Call Me" and the answer Blondie.
Difficult 10Q
1500 plays
Jan 26 06
bottle_rocket gold
11 trivia quiz  Who Sang What In 1980
Hits from 1980. Each question gives you a title. Do you know the right artist?
Tough 10Q
3696 plays
Sep 19 00
Vermic
12 trivia quiz  Song Lyrics From 1980 icon
I list a lyric from a 1980 top-40 hit. You select the artist.
Tough 10Q
2475 plays
Jan 05 01
tracyb555

Some sample questions from this category:

* 'Got motion, restrained emotion. I been driving uh, Detroit leaning. No reason, just seems so pleasing. Gonna make you, make you, make you notice'
* 'Tonight in the city You won't find any pity Hearts are being twisted Another lover cheated, cheated'
* 'The Cuervo Gold The fine Colombian Make tonight a wonderful thing'
* 'Where have you been hidin' out lately, honey? You can't dress trashy till you spend a lot of money.'
* 'Aren't we the same two people who lived through years in the dark'
* 'You wanna listen to the man? Pay attention to the magistrate'
* 'I have the only key to your heart I can stop you falling apart'
* 'Now I got a job But it don't pay I need new clothes I need somewhere to stay'
* Then I learned to play some lead guitar I was underage in this funky bar And I stepped outside to smoke myself a 'J'
* 'Tell me why you wanna lay there And revel in your abandon'
* This classic concept album is about a young musician whose neuroses cause him to hide behind a psychological barrier that he has created. This Pink Floyd album spent 15 weeks on the charts and won a Grammy for Best Engineering. Can you name this album?
* This two-time Grammy winning album features the songs "Fire Lake" and "You'll Accomp'ny Me". Released in February 1980, what Bob Seger album spent six weeks on the Billboard charts?
* What Queen album featured the song "Another One Bites the Dust"?
* This is the last album John Lennon ever released before being tragically gunned down in front of his New York apartment building.
* This album produced Bruce Springsteen's first top ten hit. Can you name it?
* This album includes many leftovers from the "Some Girls" studio sessions. The album features the hit "She's So Cold" and the title track. Can you name this Rolling Stones album?
* This Jackson Browne album featured the hits "That Girl Could Sing" and "Boulevard".
* What Barbra Streisand album was her most commercially successful? The album was written and produced by Barry Gibb.
* What was the #3 hit for the year 1980? "You got to feel the heat, And we can ride the boogie, Share that beat of love. I wanna rock with you (all night). Dance you into day (sunlight)."
* What was the #4 hit for the year 1980? "You have to believe we are magic. Nothin' can stand in our way. You have to believe we are magic. Don't let your aim ever stray. And if all your hopes survive, Your destiny will arrive."

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