No. 1 Hits of the 80s Vol.16 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Lionel Richie

It was Lionel Riche who wrote "Lady", one of Kenny Rogers' biggest solo hits. The song spent six weeks at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts in the fall of 1980. The song also spent time at the top of the Country singles charts, as well as the Black singles charts, was a number two hit in Canada, and reached number 12 in the U.K.

Answer: Hall and Oates

It was Hall and Oates who released this title track from an album of the same name and saw it soar to the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts for a two week stay in the fall of 1981.

Answer: Stevie Wonder

Written, produced and performed by Stevie Wonder, "I Just Called to Say I Love You" became one of the biggest songs of his career, and has endured over the years as a well known song. It spent three weeks at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts in the fall of 1984, but its overall success was worldwide, becoming a number one hit in over a dozen countries and a Top 10 hit in numerous others.

A real simple concept, tell someone you love them and brighten their day, as well as yours. Some people could sure learn from this.

Answer: False

No, no, no. Her song was a completely different Power of Love which was a 1993 cover of a song by Jennifer Rush. "The Power of Love" here was by Huey Lewis and the News, and was written for the motion picture "Back to the Future" (1985) starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd.

This song spent two weeks as the number one single in the U.S. during the summer of 1985 and was a number nine single in the U.K. The song was also nominated for a 1986 Academy Award.

Answer: John Parr

John Parr was the one who took "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) to the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts for two weeks in the summer of 1985. The song was co-written by David Foster, and earned a Grammy nomination in 1986.

Answer: Invisible Touch

Since it's not clear, it would probably be invisible. "Invisible Touch" gave Genesis their first and only U.S. Billboard number one tune when it spent a week at the top of the charts in the summer of 1986. Phil Collins had already achieved major success as a solo artist, but continued to record with the group, and got this song to the top.

It was the lead track off an album of the same name, which produced several major hits, but none went to the top of the charts except this one.

Answer: Genesis

It was Genesis that Gabriel led, from it's formation in 1967 until his departure in the mid 1970s. He had some success as a solo artist during the late 1970s and early 1980s, but he reached new heights when "Sledgehammer" topped the charts as a number one U.S. Billboard Hot 100 hit in the summer of 1986.

Answer: Heart

Ann and Nancy Wilson and Heart took "Alone" to the top of the U.S. Billboard hot 100 charts for a three week stay in the summer of 1987 along with topping out at number three in the U.K. It was the first single off their album called "Bad Animals" and it widely viewed as the most successful song of their recording careers.

Answer: Together Forever

"Together Forever" was Astley's second major U.S. hit and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for one week in the summer of 1988. It followed on the heels of "Never Gonna Give You Up" which was number one in 1987. In the interim Astley released a couple of song that didn't chart in the U.S. but charted elsewhere in the world.

He also accomplished the feat of having his first eight releases in the U.K. make it to the Top 10, a highly difficult task.

Answer: New Kids on the Block

It was the New Kids on the Block who scored a number one tune with "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" with a one week stay at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the spring of 1989. The tune comes off an album called "Hangin' Tough".