1980s Australian Top 50 Songs Vol. 65 Quiz

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1. "Don't Answer Me"

Answer: The Alan Parsons Project

"Don't Answer Me" from The Alan Parsons Project debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on April 9th 1984.

The highest chart peak was 43.

Highest worldwide peak was four (France).

Album: "Ammonia Avenue" (1984).

2. "Wonderland"

Answer: Big Country

"Wonderland" from Big Country debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on April 16th 1984.

The highest chart peak was 43.

Highest worldwide peak was four (Ireland).

3. "It's A Miracle"

Answer: Culture Club

"It's A Miracle" from Culture Club debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on April 16th 1984.

The highest chart peak was 14.

Highest worldwide peak was two (Ireland).

Album: "Colour By Numbers" (1983).

4. "What Is Love?"

Answer: Howard Jones

"What Is Love?" from Howard Jones debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on April 16th 1984.

The highest chart peak was 31.

Highest worldwide peak was two (United Kingdom).

Album: "Human's Lib" (1984).

5. "I Want A New Drug"

Answer: Huey Lewis & The News

"I Want A New Drug" from Huey Lewis & The News debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on April 16th 1984.

The highest chart peak was 27.

Highest worldwide peak was six (Canada and United States).

Album: "Sports" (1983).

6. "I've Been To Bali Too"

Answer: Redgum

"I've Been To Bali Too" from Redgum debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on April 16th 1984.

The highest chart peak was 16.

Album: "Frontline" (1984).

7. "Taking The Town"

Answer: Icehouse

"Taking The Town" from Icehouse debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on April 23rd 1984.

The highest chart peak was 29.

Album: "Sidewalk" (1984).

8. "Bitter Desire"

Answer: Kids In The Kitchen

"Bitter Desire" from Kids In The Kitchen debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on April 23rd 1984.

The highest chart peak was 17.

Album: "Shine" (1985).

9. "To Be or Not To Be (The Hitler Rap)"

Answer: Mel Brooks

"To Be or Not To Be (The Hitler Rap)" from Mel Brooks debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on April 23rd 1984.

The highest chart peak was three.

Highest worldwide peak was one (Norway).

10. "You Might Think"

Answer: The Cars

"You Might Think" from The Cars debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on April 23rd 1984.

The highest chart peak was 24.

Highest worldwide peak was seven (United States).

Album: "Heartbeat City" (1984).

11. "Eat It"

Answer: Weird Al Yankovic

"Eat It" from Weird Al Yankovic debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on April 23rd 1984.

The highest chart peak was one.

Grammy wins:

Best Comedy Recording - 1985.

Album: "Weird Al Yankovic in 3-D" (1984).

12. "Time After Time"

Answer: Cyndi Lauper

"Time After Time" from Cyndi Lauper debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on April 30th 1984.

The highest chart peak was six.

The song peaked at number one in:

Canada.
Chile.
United States.
Zimbabwe.

Grammy nomination:

Song Of The Year - 1985.

Album: "She's So Unusual" (1983).

13. "To All The Girls I've Loved Before"

Answer: Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson

"To All The Girls I've Loved Before" from Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on April 30th 1984.

The highest chart peak was four.

Highest worldwide peak was one (Canada).

Album: Julio Iglesias - "1100 Bel Air Place" (1984).

14. "Only For Love"

Answer: Limahl

"Only For Love" from Limahl debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on April 30th 1984.

The highest chart peak was 50.

Highest worldwide peak was one (Poland).

Album: "Don't Suppose" (1984).

15. "Hello"

Answer: Lionel Richie

"Hello" from Lionel Richie debuted in the Australian Singles Chart on April 30th 1984.

The highest chart peak was one.

The song peaked at number one in:

Australia.
Belgium.
Canada.
Ireland.
The Netherlands.
New Zealand.
Switzerland.
United Kingdom.
United States.

Grammy nomination:

Song Of The Year - 1985.

Album: "Can't Slow Down" (1983).

Source: Author wwe84

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Questions		Choices
1. "Don't Answer Me"		The Cars
2. "Wonderland"		Culture Club
3. "It's A Miracle"		Cyndi Lauper
4. "What Is Love?"		Huey Lewis & The News
5. "I Want A New Drug"		Big Country
6. "I've Been To Bali Too"		Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson
7. "Taking The Town"		The Alan Parsons Project
8. "Bitter Desire"		Lionel Richie
9. "To Be or Not To Be (The Hitler Rap)"		Icehouse
10. "You Might Think"		Kids In The Kitchen
11. "Eat It"		Redgum
12. "Time After Time"		Limahl
13. "To All The Girls I've Loved Before"		Howard Jones
14. "Only For Love"		Mel Brooks
15. "Hello"		Weird Al Yankovic

Match the song to the singer/band that debuted in the Australian Singles Chart in the weeks between April 9th and 30th 1984.