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Quiz about Billboard Number Ones The Land Down Under
Quiz about Billboard Number Ones The Land Down Under

Billboard Number Ones: The Land Down Under Quiz


Since 1970, there has been a variety of Australian hit songs that have made the US Billboard charts reaching the number one spot. Are you familiar with these tunes? Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by apathy100. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
apathy100
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
382,465
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
832
Awards
Editor's Choice
Last 3 plays: Hayes1953 (6/10), Guest 199 (7/10), Guest 72 (5/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. From 1972 to 1974, Australian singer Helen Reddy had three songs peak at the number one spot on the US Billboard charts. Which of the following did not chart at the number one spot? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The Bee Gees had a slew of hit songs on the US Billboard Charts during the 1970s. Their most successful hit spent a total of eight weeks at number one starting in March 1978. What song was this? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. During the 1970s, not only did the Bee Gees garner success on the US Billboard charts, but one of the Gibb brothers had success on the charts as a solo artist. What Gibb brother that was not a member of the Bee Gees had three hits that peaked in the number one spot? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The first of six Australian US Billboard number one hits reigned the charts the week of July 25, 1981. What chart topper by Air Supply has Graham Russell "askin' for another day"? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. On August 1, 1981 Rick Springfield had a number one hit in both the United States and in Australia that has been suggested to be about his friend Gary's girlfriend. What is the name of this chart topper? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What Olivia Newton-John song spent 10 weeks at the number one spot on the US Billboard Charts beginning in November 1981 and won a Grammy Award for Video of the Year in 1983? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What Men at Work song that peaked at number one on the US Billboard Charts for four weeks has the famous lyric "He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich"? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Only one Australian band had a US Billboard number one hit during the entire 1990s. What band was this? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. This number one charting Iggy Azalea song features British recording artist Charli XCX. What's its name? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What song debuting on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2016, was the first number one single for singer Sia? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. From 1972 to 1974, Australian singer Helen Reddy had three songs peak at the number one spot on the US Billboard charts. Which of the following did not chart at the number one spot?

Answer: Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)

During the 1970s, Helen Reddy scored big with six songs reaching the US Billboard Top 10. "I Am Woman", "Delta Dawn" and "Angie Baby" would each peak at the number one spot for one week. "Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)" would peak at number three on the charts in 1973. Two other hits, "You And Me Against The World" and "Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady" would peak at number nine and number eight in 1974 and 1975.

Helen Reddy also had fifteen songs reach the Top 10 on the US Adult Contemporary Charts. Strangely, she would have more success on the US Charts than in her native Australia having only four Top 10 hits on the Kent Music Report.
2. The Bee Gees had a slew of hit songs on the US Billboard Charts during the 1970s. Their most successful hit spent a total of eight weeks at number one starting in March 1978. What song was this?

Answer: Night Fever

While many assume that "Stayin' Alive" was the most successful on the Bee Gee hits of the 1970s, this is not the case. "Stayin' Alive" and "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" both peaked at number one for four weeks each respectively. "Night Fever" from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack peaked at number one starting on the 18th of March, 1978.

It would be kicked out of the number one spot by another soundtrack song "You're The One That I Want" by Olivia Newton-John (also an Australian artist) in June of 1978.
3. During the 1970s, not only did the Bee Gees garner success on the US Billboard charts, but one of the Gibb brothers had success on the charts as a solo artist. What Gibb brother that was not a member of the Bee Gees had three hits that peaked in the number one spot?

Answer: Andy Gibb

In total, his three songs were in the number one spot for a combined thirteen weeks. In July 1977, "I Just Want To Be Your Everything" spent four weeks in the number one spot, "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" spent two weeks at number one in March 1978, and "Shadow Dancing" spent seven weeks at number one becoming his best charting song. Following years of substance abuse, Andy Gibb sadly died of heart related complications in 1988. Maurice and Robin Gibb had passed away in 2003 and 2012 respectively. Following Robin's death, only Barry Gibb remained as the sole survivor of the final and best-known line-up of the Bee Gees.
4. The first of six Australian US Billboard number one hits reigned the charts the week of July 25, 1981. What chart topper by Air Supply has Graham Russell "askin' for another day"?

Answer: The One That You Love

"The One That You Love" was the only song to reach number one on the US Billboard charts for Air Supply during the 1980s. They would have three songs go to number one on the Adult Contemporary Charts in the 80's, those being "Lost In Love", "Here I Am", and "Even The Nights Are Better".

In Canada, "The One That You Love" would knock "Stars on 45 medley" from their spot on the charts and remained at number two for five weeks. In their native Australia, Air Supply had eleven songs reach the top 50 with "Love and Other Bruises" being their most successful hit reaching the number two spot on the Australian Kent Music Report in 1976.
5. On August 1, 1981 Rick Springfield had a number one hit in both the United States and in Australia that has been suggested to be about his friend Gary's girlfriend. What is the name of this chart topper?

Answer: Jessie's Girl

As the story goes, "Jessie's Girl" was inspired while Springfield was taking a stained glass class with his friend Gary and Gary's girlfriend. As Springfield did not want to use the real names of the parties involved and changed his friend's name to Jessie. Springfield says that he does not remember the name of Gary's girlfriend, but once had Oprah Winfrey's people try to locate her with limited success. "Jessie's Girl" would remain at number one for two weeks and was ranked as the 20th greatest song of the '80s by VH1 in 2006.
6. What Olivia Newton-John song spent 10 weeks at the number one spot on the US Billboard Charts beginning in November 1981 and won a Grammy Award for Video of the Year in 1983?

Answer: Physical

"Physical" was Olivia Newton-John's biggest American hit and was popularized due to its music video. Featuring Newton-John in tight leotards as a gym teacher trying to help several overweight men to try and lose weight. As she is unsuccessful in doing so, the men lose weight training on their own implying at one point that the men are gay. At the end of the video, one of the men appears to be straight and engages Newton-John in a game of tennis.

Other US Billboard number one hits for Olivia Newton-John include "I Honestly Love You" (1974), "Have You Never Been Mellow" (1975), "You're The One That I Want" (1978), and "Magic" (1980). Of these hits, "Magic" was the most successful appearing at number one for a total of four weeks.
7. What Men at Work song that peaked at number one on the US Billboard Charts for four weeks has the famous lyric "He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich"?

Answer: Down Under

"Down Under" peaked at number one not only in the United States, but also in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The song features many relevant Australian slang terms including 'fried out', 'Kombi', 'a head full of zombies' and 'chunder'.

In 2010, Men at Work lost a lawsuit that claimed they did not have the rights to the "flute riff" at the beginning of the song. Larrikin Music won the rights to 5% of royalties from the 2002 year. A new version of the song was made for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
8. Only one Australian band had a US Billboard number one hit during the entire 1990s. What band was this?

Answer: Savage Garden

In January 1998, Savage Garden's "Truly Madly Deeply" peaked at the number one spot on the US Billboard charts for two consecutive weeks. This would be the first Australian Billboard number one since INXS topped the charts in 1988 with "Need You Tonight". Savage Garden would record another number one Billboard hit in 2000 with "I Knew I Loved You".

It would be another twelve years before another Australian singer or band would top the Billboard charts with Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know" peaking at number one in April 2012.
9. This number one charting Iggy Azalea song features British recording artist Charli XCX. What's its name?

Answer: Fancy

"Fancy" was the first Iggy Azalea song to appear in the US Billboard Top 10. It spent seven weeks in the number one spot starting the week of June 7, 2014 and received positive reviews from music critics. The music video for the song is a spoof of the 1995 film "Clueless".

It was nominated for four awards at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, but did not win any of the awards. Her hit song "Black Widow" also gained success on the US Billboard charts peaking at the number three spot also in 2014.
10. What song debuting on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2016, was the first number one single for singer Sia?

Answer: Cheap Thrills

After recording her seventh studio album "This Is Acting" in 2016, Sia released her first US Billboard number one hit with "Cheap Thrills". "Chandelier" previously broke into the top 10 peaking at number eight in 2014. Prior to 2016, only "Chandelier" had reached number one in any country, that being on the Syndicat National de L'édition Phonographique in 2014.
Source: Author apathy100

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