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Music Artist Mystery Sort Trivia Quiz
It shouldn't be too hard figuring out what boxes these artists belong in. Just look at a few of them and think "What's the first 'song title' that comes to mind?" The key to the box is there.
B.J. ThomasJames TaylorBilly "Crash" CraddockJanis JoplinEurythmicsJay and the TechniquesDon McLean Elvis PresleyWarrantBruce SpringsteenCommander Cody and His Lost Planet AirmenThe Beach BoysCreedence Clearwater RevivalLuke BryanWilson Picket
* Drag / drop or click on the choices above to move them to the correct mystery boxes.
"Pink Cadillac" by Bruce Springsteen was released in 1984 and reached number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the US Dance Club Songs (Billboard) chart. Other songs by Springsteen include "Born to Run", "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out", "Hungry Heart", "Dancing in the Dark", and "Glory Days".
2. The Beach Boys
Answer: Had song with a car in the title
"Little Deuce Coupe" by the American rock band the Beach Boys was released in 1963 and reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Other songs by the group include "Surfin' Safari" "Surfin' U.S.A.", "Surfer Girl", "Fun, Fun, Fun", "I Get Around", "Sloop John B", "Good Vibrations", and "Kokomo".
3. Wilson Picket
Answer: Had song with a car in the title
"Mustang Sally" by Wilson Pickett was released in 1966 and reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was first recorded by Mack Rice in 1965. Other songs by Pickett include "In the Midnight Hour", "634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)", "Land of 1000 Dances", "I'm a Midnight Mover", and "Engine No. 9".
4. Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
Answer: Had song with a car in the title
"Hot Rod Lincoln" by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen was released in 1972 and reached number nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song is a cover of the 1955 version by American singer-songwriter Charlie Ryan. Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen never had another song reach the top 50 on U.S. charts.
5. Janis Joplin
Answer: Had song with a car in the title
"Mercedes Benz" by American singer Janis Joplin was released in 1971. The song was done a cappella and never made it onto pop charts but it was a popular track on her 1971 number one posthumous album "Pearl". Joplin's "Pearl" album sold over ten million copies. Other songs by Joplin include "Down on Me", "Piece of My Heart", and "Me and Bobby McGee".
6. Jay and the Techniques
Answer: Had song with pie in the title
"Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie" by Jay & the Techniques was released in 1967 and reached number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was originally done by Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs in 1966 with the title "Ready or Not". Other songs by Jay & the Techniques include "Keep the Ball Rollin'", "Strawberry Shortcake", "Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music", and "The Singles Game".
7. Billy "Crash" Craddock
Answer: Had song with pie in the title
"Easy as Pie" by American country music singer Billy "Crash" Craddock was released in 1977 and reached number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Other songs by Craddock include "Boom Boom Baby", "One Last Kiss", "You Better Move On", "Rub It In", "Broken Down in Tiny Pieces", and "I Cheated on a Good Woman's Love".
8. Warrant
Answer: Had song with pie in the title
"Cherry Pie" by the American glam metal band Warrant was released in 1990 and reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 19 on the US Mainstream Rock (Billboard) chart. Other songs by the band include "Down Boys", "Heaven", "Sometimes She Cries", and "Uncle Tom's Cabin".
9. Don McLean
Answer: Had song with pie in the title
"American Pie" by American singer and songwriter Don McLean was released in 1971 and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) charts. Other songs by McLean include "Vincent", "Dreidel", "Crying", and "Since I Don't Have You".
He also wrote the song "And I Love You So" which was covered by Perry Como in 1973. Como's cover went to number one on the US Billboard Easy Listening chart.
10. B.J. Thomas
Answer: Had song with rain in the title
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" by B. J. Thomas was released in 1969 and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, US Adult Contemporary, and US Cash Box Top 100 charts. The song was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the 1969 film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid".
Other songs by Thomas include "The Eyes of a New York Woman", "Hooked on a Feeling", "I Just Can't Help Believing", and "Rock and Roll Lullaby".
11. Creedence Clearwater Revival
Answer: Had song with rain in the title
"Have You Ever Seen the Rain" by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival was released in 1971 and reached number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Other songs by the band include "Born on the Bayou", "Bad Moon Rising", "Down on the Corner", "Travelin' Band", "Lookin' Out My Back Door", and "Sweet Hitch-Hiker".
As popular as the band was, they never had any of their songs reach number one on the Hot 100 chart.
12. James Taylor
Answer: Had song with rain in the title
"Fire and Rain" by American singer-songwriter James Taylor was released in 1970 and reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Other songs by Taylor include "Carolina in My Mind", "Country Road", "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight", "How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)", "Shower the People", "Your Smiling Face", and "Handy Man".
13. Luke Bryan
Answer: Had song with rain in the title
"Rain Is a Good Thing" by American country music artist Luke Bryan was released in 2010 and reached number one on the US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) chart. Other songs by Bryan include "All My Friends Say", "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)", "I Don't Want This Night to End", "That's My Kind of Night", "Drink a Beer", and "Kick the Dust Up".
14. Elvis Presley
Answer: Had song with rain in the title
"Kentucky Rain" by Elvis Presley was released in 1970 and reached number 16 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and number three on the U.S. Billboard Easy Listening chart. The song was written by American country music singer and songwriter Eddie Rabbitt and Dick Heard.
15. Eurythmics
Answer: Had song with rain in the title
"Here Comes the Rain Again" by British duo Eurythmics was released in 1984 and reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Other songs by the duo include "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)", "Love Is a Stranger", "Would I Lie to You?", "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves", and "Missionary Man".
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