Canadians at #1 on the US Hot 100 Billboard Charts Quiz

Answer: Guy Lombardo

Guy Lombardo was born in London, Ontario in June, 1902. His orchestra played at venues around North America, but is most famous for New Year's Eve radio and television broadcasts from 1929 through the mid-70s. His hit song "It's Love-Love-Love" arrived on the Billboard chart on April 6, 1944, lasting a total of ten weeks on the chart, peaking at number one for two weeks.

Answer: The Crew-Cuts

The Crew-Cuts met at St. Michaels Choir School in Toronto in the late 1940s. They formed a group and had multiple songs on the Billboard charts over the years, but "Sha-Boom" was the only one to make it to #1. Besides being a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks in the 1950s, "Sha-Boom" by the Crew-Cuts made it into later pop culture with its appearances on "Happy Days" in the 70s, as well as in the movie "Clue" in 1985.

Answer: No

"Diana" reached #1 on September 9, 1957. This first number one hit for Paul Anka remained there for only one week. "Lonely Boy" made it to number one on July 13, 1959 and remained there for four weeks. Paul Anka made it to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 list again for three weeks in 1974 for his duet with Odia Coates called "You're Having My Baby".

Answer: Theme from a Summer Place

Theme from a Summer Place sat at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 list for nine weeks. It is truly a romantic instrumental that was written for the movie "A Summer Place" starring Sandra Dee and Troy Donahue. If it has been a while since you have heard it, grab a dance partner and call it up on your listening device - it's worth a listen to "remember the days" and bring a smile to your face.

Answer: Lorne Greene

Lorne Green was born in Ottawa in February, 1915. He was a talented actor who appeared on a number of television shows. He is most famous for his role as Ben Cartwright on Bonanza. Over the years, he also released ten albums and twelve singles. One of the singles was called "Ringo" and stayed at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 list for one week in 1964.

Answer: Anne Murray replaced Nick Gilder

Nick Gilder made it to the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Hot Child in the City" in 1978. He achieved the number one spot on October 28, 1978 and remained there only one week. At that point, Anne Murray took over with her number one song "You Needed Me". All of the other artists who were given as options in this question also appeared at the #1 spot in the 1970s.

It sure was a great decade for Canadian musicians!

Answer: Heaven

Bryan Adams is from Kingston, Ontario. He started his music career in 1975, but his first number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 list came a decade later. He only made it to number one once in the 80s, but made it to number one on the list multiple times in the 1990s, both as a solo artist, and by collaborating with other artists like Sting, and Rod Stewart.

Answer: Snow

Snow (birth name Darrin Kenneth O'Brien) is a reggae singer from the Toronto, Ontario. The single "Informer" is on the album "12 Inches of Snow". The single remained at the number one spot on Billboard's Hot 100 for seven consecutive weeks. The song was written by Snow, and is based on his experiences with the legal system in Southern Ontario.

Answer: Nickelback

Nickelback formed in 1995 in Hanna, Alberta. Despite being very popular around the world, there are often mixed reactions to the group in their own country. Besides being at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 list for four weeks in 2001, Nielsen Soundscan named their song "How You Remind Me" the number one most played song on U.S. radio during the 2000s decade.

Answer: Carly Rae Jepson

Carly Rae Jepson was born in 1985 in Mission, British Columbia. She appeared in the reality tv show "Canadian Idol" in 2007, but came in third in the competition. The appearance seemed to launch her career, because a few years later, she released "Call Me Maybe".

It was her first major hit, reaching number one in eighteen countries, including the Billboard Hot 100 for nine weeks beginning in June 2012.