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Quiz about No 1 Hits of the 70s Vol17
Quiz about No 1 Hits of the 70s Vol17

No. 1 Hits of the 70s Vol.17 Trivia Quiz


As we continue along, this is the next entry in the 1970s series which highlights song that were number one on the U.S. Billboard charts during the decade. You may need to give the title, the artist or maybe a lyric. There may be clues to help you along.

A multiple-choice quiz by fredsixties. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
fredsixties
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
320,951
Updated
Feb 22 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Neil Diamond scored a number one hit in 1970 with this 'spirited' song. Can you guess which one it was? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "Shaft" was a 1971 motion picture that had a successful theme song. Who wrote and recorded it? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Hmmm...a 1972 song about a rat?

Answer: (One Word (M.J.))
Question 4 of 10
4. Grand Funk Railroad took this song to the top of the charts in 1973. What kind of band were they? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The Hues Corporation scored with this early disco tune in 1974. What's the rockin' tune? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Another group that found success in the mid 1970s was Earth, Wind and Fire. What bright lofty hit did they use as their vehicle to the top in 1975? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Elton John hit the top of the charts with a duet called "Don't Go Breaking My Heart' in 1976. Who was the other half of the duet? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "I'm Your Boogie Man" was a number one tune in 1977 for this Florida based group. Can you name them? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who took "MacArthur Park" and turned it into a disco song in 1978? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "Rise" had no words but that didn't stop it from becoming a number one hit in 1979. Who recorded it? Hint



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1. Neil Diamond scored a number one hit in 1970 with this 'spirited' song. Can you guess which one it was?

Answer: Cracklin' Rosie

'Spirits' or alcoholic beverages were the main subject of the song "Cracklin' Rosie", which spent a week at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts in the fall of 1970. According to Diamond, the song was about a type of wine drink that a Canadian tribe used.

The story goes that the tribe had many more men than women, so the single men would sit around a fire drinking this concoction. Anyway, the song was Diamond's first number one hit in the U.S. and also scored a number two placing in Australia, as well as a number three slot in the U.K.
2. "Shaft" was a 1971 motion picture that had a successful theme song. Who wrote and recorded it?

Answer: Isaac Hayes

The time-shortened "Theme from Shaft" was released as a single in 1971, about two months after the soundtrack was released with a much longer version. The song was never intended to be released as a single but with the success of the motion picture, the song got a lot of exposure and a single was subsequently produced. Isaac Hayes had written many of the Sam and Dave tunes that became popular including "Soul Man". Hayes' work was rewarded with a number one Billboard Hot 100 hit, which stayed at the top for two weeks in the fall of 1971.

He also received an Academy Award for "Best Original Song" for this tune.
3. Hmmm...a 1972 song about a rat?

Answer: Ben

"Ben" was a number one hit for Michael Jackson, spending a week at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the fall of 1972. The song was written for the motion picture of the same name, which was a sequel to the movie called "Willard", a 1971 film about an army of rats led by a young boy. Ben was the leader of the rats, who communicated telepathically. Fantasy, maybe, but the song was good enough to earn Jackson the top spot on the charts.
4. Grand Funk Railroad took this song to the top of the charts in 1973. What kind of band were they?

Answer: American

"We're an American Band" made it to the top of the charts for a one week stay in the fall of 1973. Allegedly, the song was a semi-autobiographical account of some stops on one of their tours. They were touring with the group Humble Pie, and a discussion was had about the fundamental differences between American and British rock bands. One of the group's members, Don Brewer, stood up and shouted "We're an American Band", and wrote the song the next morning.
5. The Hues Corporation scored with this early disco tune in 1974. What's the rockin' tune?

Answer: Rock the Boat

"Rock the Boat" propelled The Hues Corporation to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the U.S. for one week in the summer of 1974. It also reached top ten status in the U.K. The song is off an album called "Freedom for the Stallion" and was originally unsuccessful.

However, after repeated play in the discos and clubs, it finally caught on and went to the top of the charts. In some circles it is considered the first true disco song to reach the top of the charts.
6. Another group that found success in the mid 1970s was Earth, Wind and Fire. What bright lofty hit did they use as their vehicle to the top in 1975?

Answer: Shining Star

Earth, Wind and Fire had been making music since their first release in 1970, but had not ever cracked the Top 20 on the Billboard charts until "Shining Star" soared all the way to the top for a one week visit in the spring of 1975. When they finally did it, they did it right. The song won a Grammy for "Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals".
7. Elton John hit the top of the charts with a duet called "Don't Go Breaking My Heart' in 1976. Who was the other half of the duet?

Answer: Kiki Dee

Kiki Dee had been recording for a number of years, and had some success with the Top 20 tune "I've Got the Music In Me" in 1974. She teamed up with Sir Elton in 1976 for "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart" and the song became a number one tune in both the U.S. on the Billboard charts where it spent four weeks at the top in the summer that year and was number one in the U.K. as well. Surprisingly, it was John's first U.K. number one tune.
8. "I'm Your Boogie Man" was a number one tune in 1977 for this Florida based group. Can you name them?

Answer: K.C. and the Sunshine Band

It was K.C and the Sunshine Band led by one Harry Wayne Casey (K.C.) who took "I'm Your Boogie Man" up the charts to the top of Billboard for a one week visit in the spring of 1977. Richard Finch, one of the original members of the group, reportedly said in an interview that the song was written for a Miami disc-jockey named Robert W. Walker, who was the first to give their hit "Get Down Tonight" extensive airplay. That tune became their first number one hit.
9. Who took "MacArthur Park" and turned it into a disco song in 1978?

Answer: Donna Summer

It was first recorded by Richard Harris in 1968 and ran a whopping seven minutes and 21 seconds. Donna Summer covered the song with a disco version in 1978 which ran only about half that length. Summer's version got to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the fall of 1978 and stayed there for three weeks. The song has been covered more that fifty times by a myriad of artists.
10. "Rise" had no words but that didn't stop it from becoming a number one hit in 1979. Who recorded it?

Answer: Herb Alpert

While all the listed choices were accomplished trumpeters, it was Herb Alpert who blew "Rise" to the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts for a two week stay in the fall of 1979. Alpert has the unique distinction of being the only artist to ever have both a number one instrumental, "Rise", and a number one vocal performance, "This Guy's In Love With You", which also hit the top of the Billboard charts back in 1968.
Source: Author fredsixties

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