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Quiz about The Top Ten Songs Of 1995
Quiz about The Top Ten Songs Of 1995

The Top Ten Songs Of 1995 Trivia Quiz


This quiz looks at the top songs of 1995. All data is provided by "Billboard's Hottest Hot 100 Hits" by Fred Bronson.

A multiple-choice quiz by maddogmaxx. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
maddogmaxx
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
292,560
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
2269
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men teamed up on the top song of 1995, a song that spent a record sixteen weeks atop the Hot 100. Which song was it? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Coolio slid into the number two slot for the year with this song, which appeared on the soundtrack of the movie "Dangerous Minds". Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. TLC's third platinum single and first number one pop hit holds down the third position for 1995. Name the song that samples Slick Rick's "Hey Young World" and won the "Billboard Magazine" Award for best R&B Single Of The Year in 1995. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Mariah Carey scored her second hit song within 1995's top ten, with which song that samples the Tom Tom Club's "Genius Of Love"? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which TLC song, which won a Grammy for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group with Vocal, comes in at number five for the year? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Pop megastar Madonna had the number six song of 1995 with this chart-topper, which featured Babyface on backing vocals. What was the song's title?
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Another superstar female vocalist Whitney Houston took which of these songs from the soundtrack of the movie "Waiting To Exhale" to the top of the charts and the number seven slot for 1995?
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Question 8 of 10
8. The only debut song among 1995's top ten was the danceable "This Is How We Do It" by which artist? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. At number nine, "Kiss From A Rose" from the movie "Batman Forever" was a hit from which British singer? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Rounding out the top ten is the fourth song from a movie soundtrack and the only one from a Canadian artist? Who sang "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men teamed up on the top song of 1995, a song that spent a record sixteen weeks atop the Hot 100. Which song was it?

Answer: One Sweet Day

Although the song also spent 13 weeks at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart, its global impact was much less. It missed the top position in Canada, Australia and the UK and the US R&B charts.
2. Coolio slid into the number two slot for the year with this song, which appeared on the soundtrack of the movie "Dangerous Minds".

Answer: Gangsta's Paradise

Beyond its obvious chart success, many critics list Coolio's masterpiece as the best rap song ever recorded. It won two "Billboard Magazine" Awards, one American Music Award and a Grammy Award.
3. TLC's third platinum single and first number one pop hit holds down the third position for 1995. Name the song that samples Slick Rick's "Hey Young World" and won the "Billboard Magazine" Award for best R&B Single Of The Year in 1995.

Answer: Creep

Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas make up TLC, one of the most successful female groups of all time and their album "Crazy Sexy Cool" was the first album certified Diamond (10 million sales) by the RIAA.
4. Mariah Carey scored her second hit song within 1995's top ten, with which song that samples the Tom Tom Club's "Genius Of Love"?

Answer: Fantasy

"Fantasy" was only the second song to debut at number one on the Hot 100, where it stayed for eight weeks. It also topped five other US "Billboard Magazine" charts and was a chart-topper in Canada and Australia.
5. Which TLC song, which won a Grammy for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group with Vocal, comes in at number five for the year?

Answer: Waterfalls

"Waterfalls" is TLC's most recognizable song and considered one of the best videos of all time on most critics' lists. It tackles the issues of drug use and HIV and spent seven weeks at number one on the Hot 100.
6. Pop megastar Madonna had the number six song of 1995 with this chart-topper, which featured Babyface on backing vocals. What was the song's title?

Answer: Take A Bow

The song was Madonna's eleventh number one pop single and the top selling single of 1995. It was co-written by Madonna and Babyface and was a number one song in Canada, Chile and Japan.
7. Another superstar female vocalist Whitney Houston took which of these songs from the soundtrack of the movie "Waiting To Exhale" to the top of the charts and the number seven slot for 1995?

Answer: Exhale (Shoop Shoop)

This song had one of the oddest chart runs in Top 40 history. After debuting at number one in the Top 40 (only the third single to do so), it fell to number two the following week, where it stood for a record eleven weeks.
8. The only debut song among 1995's top ten was the danceable "This Is How We Do It" by which artist?

Answer: Montell Jordan

Born in LA, Jordan has become multi-facetted becoming a songwriter, producer and actor, while continuing his own music career. And, although he has had a few other pop and soul hits, none have approached the success of his debut effort, which spent seven weeks at number one.
9. At number nine, "Kiss From A Rose" from the movie "Batman Forever" was a hit from which British singer?

Answer: Seal

Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel has racked up dozens of International hits. Although the song spent only one week atop the pop charts, it captured the year's two biggest Grammy Awards: Song and Record Of The Year.
10. Rounding out the top ten is the fourth song from a movie soundtrack and the only one from a Canadian artist? Who sang "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman"?

Answer: Bryan Adams

The song was his 20th Top 40 hit and his third number one. It also inspired a series of photographic essay books popular worldwide.
Source: Author maddogmaxx

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