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Quiz about First No1s in the UK
Quiz about First No1s in the UK

First No.1's in the UK Trivia Quiz


All these major acts have had a Number One in the UK but do you know which was their first? Source: "Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004" by Graham Betts.

A multiple-choice quiz by unhygenix. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
unhygenix
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
210,374
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. What was Madonna's first number one in the UK? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which song became Elvis Presley's first number one in the UK? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which Beatles record became their first number one in the UK? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What Beach Boys song was their first number one in the UK? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What was the Bee Gees first number one in the UK? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which song became Rolling Stones first number one in the UK? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which U2 record became their first number one in the UK? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What was David Bowie's first song to hit number one in the UK? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What record became Queen's first number one in the UK? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which song first topped the charts for Jimi Hendrix in the UK? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What was Madonna's first number one in the UK?

Answer: Into the Groove

It reached number one on the 3rd August 1985 and stayed there for 4 weeks. People make the mistake of thinking "Like A Virgin" was, but this only got to number 3.
2. Which song became Elvis Presley's first number one in the UK?

Answer: All Shook Up

It reached number one on the 12th July 1957 and stayed there for 7 weeks. First charted as an import. Was manufactured for American G.I.'s and reached Number 24.
3. Which Beatles record became their first number one in the UK?

Answer: From Me To You

It reached number one on the 2nd May 1963 and stayed there for 7 weeks. They had a further 17 number ones in the sixties with at least two a year.
4. What Beach Boys song was their first number one in the UK?

Answer: Good Vibrations

It reached number one on the 17th November 1966 and stayed there for 2 weeks. They only had one more number one, "Do It Again" in 1968.
5. What was the Bee Gees first number one in the UK?

Answer: Massachusetts

It reached number one on the 11th October 1967 and stayed there for 4 weeks. It was taken from their 3rd album "Horizontal".
6. Which song became Rolling Stones first number one in the UK?

Answer: It's All Over Now

It reached number one on the 16th July 1964 and stayed there for one week. It was also the start of five consecutive number ones.
7. Which U2 record became their first number one in the UK?

Answer: Desire

It reached number one on the 8th October 1988 and stayed there for 1 week. This was their 12th release.
8. What was David Bowie's first song to hit number one in the UK?

Answer: Space Oddity

First released in 1969, which got to number 5. This re-issue reached number one on the 8th November 1975 and stayed there for 2 weeks.
9. What record became Queen's first number one in the UK?

Answer: Bohemian Rhapsody

It reached number one on the 29th November 1975 and stayed there for 9 weeks. It reached number one again in 1991. Radio stations stuck their noses up at this record originally because of its length. Radio 1 D.J. Kenny Everett kept playing it, and the rest is history.
10. Which song first topped the charts for Jimi Hendrix in the UK?

Answer: Voodoo Chile

It reached number one on the 21st November 1970 and stayed there for 1 week. It was his 7th release. This became number one two months after his death from a drug overdose on the 18th September 1970.
Source: Author unhygenix

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