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Oldies 1150, Big 500 Countdown Part 7  
| Every year my local oldies radio station (CKOC in Hamilton, Ontario) compiles a countdown of the top 500 oldies, based on listeners' votes. Here is a sampling of some of the songs from the '70s that made the 2004 list (not counted down in order). |
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Easy
10 qns |
3726 plays |
Feb 27 05 |
skunkee
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| 2 |
60's One Hit Wonders Vol. 10
| Next in the continuing series, all these songs were Billboard Top 40 US. I hope all of you are enjoying the series. Good luck. |
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Tough
10 qns |
687 plays |
May 12 08 |
fredsixties
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Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs (401-425)
| In December of 2004, "Rolling Stone" magazine released a Special Collectors' Issue containing the Top 500 Greatest Songs of all Time. This quiz will look at the songs listed as numbers 401 through 425. |
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Tough
25 qns |
1119 plays |
Jun 04 05 |
ralzzz
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| 4 |
Are You Smarter than a Rock Star?
| Actually not just rock stars -- these are popular musicians from different genres who are over-educated for their chosen profession. |
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Average
10 qns |
1050 plays |
Jan 09 09 |
PDAZ
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| 5 |
That can't be the title, can it? Part 3
| The titles of most popular songs can often be guessed from repeated words of the chorus - not these! Do you know which not-so-obvious titles go with these lyrics? Read carefully, there are some hints. |
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Average
10 qns |
5175 plays |
Jul 24 07 |
mike32768
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| 6 |
Half Man Half Biscuit
| The British band Half Man Half Biscuit have been delighting their fans with their mixture of biting satire and downwright silliness since the mid-eighties.
Ten questions about the band and their songs. |
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Tough
10 qns |
186 plays |
Jan 03 07 |
Mutchisman
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| 7 |
"2112" - The Song
| This is about the song "2112" alone, not the rest of the album or anything else Rush-related. The epic more than deserves special attention! Questions 1-10 are mainly about the events in the song, 11-15 about the song itself, and 16-20 are lyrics. |
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Average
20 qns |
1119 plays |
Jul 23 07 |
Kwedeth
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| 8 |
The Top Hits Of 1974 - Volume II
| Following up Volume I, this quiz offers more of Billboard's hottest hits from 1974. Nine of them were solid Number Ones but all them were pretty big hits throughout the English speaking world. Have a go! |
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Average
10 qns |
2100 plays |
May 02 08 |
maddogrick16
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| 9 |
The "Brum Beat"
| The "Brum Beat" was a vibrant music scene in Birmingham UK in the '60s.
How many of its major players can you identify from my condensed biographies? |
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Average
10 qns |
750 plays |
Sep 18 06 |
Mutchisman
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| 10 |
Movie Hits From the Rock Era
| Test your knowledge of Billboard Top Ten movie hits from the rock era. |
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Average
10 qns |
1407 plays |
Jul 30 08 |
shanteyman
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Triple J Hottest 100, 2004
| On January 26th 2005, Australian radio station Triple J held the annual Hottest 100 countdown, counting down the most popular songs of the year. How much do you know about this? |
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Tough
10 qns |
99 plays |
Feb 20 09 |
Dircashede
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| 12 |
Poison "Open Up and Say... Ahh!"
| This quiz is about the lyrics of Poison's second album "Open Up and Say... Ahh!" Just guess which song the lyrics are from. |
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Average
10 qns |
1581 plays |
Feb 12 06 |
LilSpikey
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| 13 |
"Snakes & Arrows" - General and Lyrics
| All about "Snakes & Arrows" - the Rush album released in May 2007. You will not need knowledge of any other Rush albums to complete this quiz, though it may help. |
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Average
10 qns |
444 plays |
Jun 03 07 |
Kwedeth
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| 14 |
John, Paul, George and Ringo
| A very simple concept: Ten questions about the Beatles during their time together, and you have to identify which Beatle each question is about. |
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Tough
10 qns |
4473 plays |
Jul 19 06 |
d2407
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Sinatra Song Lyrics
| Frank Sinatra did not write his own material, but did have impeccable taste in the tunes he selected, always giving credit to the songwriter when performing them. This quiz will deal with the lyrics to some of Sinatra's most popular numbers. |
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Average
15 qns |
1974 plays |
Oct 09 04 |
LeeRoyBoy
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Santa Baby
| I've been giving my Christmas songs playlist a workout over the last few days and "Santa Baby" has popped up a number of times, so I've been inspired to write a quiz about this tongue-in-cheek adult Christmas list. |
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Average
10 qns |
600 plays |
Dec 23 08 |
NatalieW
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| 17 |
Ray Stevens: Musical Funny Man, Part III
| I'm back with another quiz about my favorite singer. This quiz deals with the album "All-Time Greatest Comedy Hits." But these 10 songs can also be found elsewhere. Have fun! |
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Tough
10 qns |
825 plays |
Mar 18 07 |
orangehornet
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| 18 |
Nazareth
| Questions about one of the most under-rated hard rock bands of all time. |
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Average
10 qns |
228 plays |
Oct 22 07 |
bidman
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| 19 |
BRI's Top Ten Hits of 1961
| 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 1961? |
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Easy
10 qns |
2010 plays |
Dec 11 04 |
skunkee
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| 20 |
Wolverton Mountain: A Very Unusual Song
| The song "Wolverton Mountain", by Claude King, is one of the strangest songs I've ever heard: a combination of corny and creepy. Curious, I researched the song's background. |
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Tough
10 qns |
627 plays |
Jun 16 07 |
Amanda77586
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| 21 |
U S Hits From Australian Artists.
| Australian songs and artists over the past fifty years that have made the charts in the US. |
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Average
10 qns |
465 plays |
Mar 02 09 |
shanteyman
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| 22 |
'City Of New Orleans': Story of a Song
| "Riding on the City of New Orleans
Illinois Central Monday morning rail...". How much do you know about this well-loved train song, written by Steve Goodman? |
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Tough
10 qns |
456 plays |
Apr 24 08 |
darksplash
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| 23 |
Popular Country Songs
| Match the artist to the popular country song. |
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Average
10 qns |
4839 plays |
Feb 25 07 |
zh1322
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| 24 |
Instrumental Hits - 1955 to 1964
| Music makes the world go round, so someone said. Lyrics are critical for songs but the right combination of musical notes can stand on their own and we happily hum along. Let's consider all the great instrumental hits from 1955 to 1964. |
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Average
15 qns |
1326 plays |
Mar 06 05 |
maddogrick16
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| 25 |
Music Lessons
| The story of a school day in song titles. A mixture of name the artist, name the song and identify the lyrics. All of the songs have some (loose) connection with school. All songs were hit singles in the UK. |
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Average
15 qns |
966 plays |
Mar 30 07 |
Mutchisman
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| 26 |
Life of Roy Orbison
| I hope you enjoy my quiz on the life of Roy Orbison, the singer who had one of the most beautiful voices in Rock and Roll. |
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Tough
15 qns |
1332 plays |
Oct 07 02 |
LindaC007
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| 27 |
Their Only US Number One Hit
| Several bands have enjoyed success with many hit records, but have had only one Number One hit on the US Billboard chart. This quiz deals with the only Number One hit of some of these bands. |
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Tough
10 qns |
1236 plays |
Dec 27 08 |
shanteyman
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| 28 |
Most Popular UK No 1 Singles: 51 - 60
| To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the UK singles chart, in 2002 people were asked to vote for their favourite UK No 1 of all time. This is one of a series of quizzes based on the resulting Top 100. |
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Average
10 qns |
486 plays |
Jun 04 09 |
Helmar
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| 29 |
Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...
| ...But Three Do!"
A quiz on the lyrics of Relient K's third album. |
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Average
10 qns |
453 plays |
Nov 26 06 |
un_canard
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| 30 |
Rock Music's Mockingbirds, Part 2
| In this quiz, you are asked to name the artists who originally wrote and performed songs that became hits for someone else. |
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Average
10 qns |
1500 plays |
Oct 31 07 |
treplag
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