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1. 1970
"When I die and they lay me to rest
Gonna go to the place that's the best"
The singer of this song never appeared in the charts again. Who did sing about the place that's the best?
2. 1971
"She wears those micro mini dresses, hair hanging down her back
She wears those see-through sweaters, she likes to wear her stockings black"
Which of this number one songs of the year wasn't the first number one hit for the artist - not counting appearances in the charts as a member of another band? Where do you find the quoted lines?
3. 1972
Who had the first and only number hit with an instrumental tune?
4. 1973
"I'm so alone, my love without you
You're part of everything I do
When you come back, and you're beside me
These are the words I'll say to you"
Only one of this four listed was fresh to the charts. Maybe you know who did sing the lines cited above?
5. 1974
"Jo, jo, vid .... Napoleon fick ge sig
Men, men, sitt öde kan man möta på så många skilda sätt Själv känner jag, sen jag mött dig
Historien upprepar sig"
At the European Song Contest at Brighton on April 6 you could hear the lines written above. Who did write music history that year and had an English version of this song ready to release?
6. 1975
"If a picture paints a thousand words
Then why can't I paint you
The words will never show
The you I've come to know"
These lines are from a song of the group Bread. Which actor brought that song to the top?
7. 1976
"As it was in the beginning then so should it end
Don't let a lover become just a friend
oh no.
I made you a promise I vowed I would keep
The candle 's still burning the river runs deep
my love"
This lines were sung by a Scottish band. The name of this song is "Forever and Ever" -something that could not be said about their career: the second single was their last chart appearance. Who am I talking about?
8. 1977
"Aquarius and my name is Ralph
Now I like a woman who loves her freedom
And I like a woman who can hold her own
And if you fit that description baby, come with me"
Which of this four 1977 number one novices stayed an absolute one hit wonder - you can read the text above - and did never see the charts again?
9. 1978
"Out on the wiley, windy moors
Wed roll and fall in green.
You had a temper like my jealousy:
Too hot, too greedy.
How could you leave me,
When I needed to possess you?
I hated you. I loved you, too"
The lines of the song above were written about the book "Wuthering Heights" from E. Bronte. Which female singer entered the stage and the charts for the very first time in 1978?
10. 1979
"It's cold outside
And the paint's peeling off of my walls"
"Here in my car I feel safest of all
I can lock all my doors
It's the only way to live"
This man had two number one hits in this year: the first under his group's name, the second under his own. I'm citing lines out of both songs. Who is this singer?
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