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Quiz about Top Albums of All Time
Quiz about Top Albums of All Time

Top Albums of All Time Trivia Quiz


Worldwide sales of albums are notoriously hard to gauge, but even with the huge expansion of the album market during the 1980s, and the multiple million sales of many major releases, the 'best selling' charts are still elite territory. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by freddy_krueger. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
131,603
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
4011
Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (2/10), Pruner (7/10), malidog (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which gothic rock artist had major success with his 1970's album 'Bat out of Hell'?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 2 of 10
2. Which Canadian songstress had worldwide success with her third album 'Jagged Little Pill'? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The 'Greatest Hits' album, that includes the song 'Your Song', is that of which British rock singer? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Yet another Canadian songstress. Which female singer has the biggest selling country album of all time?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 5 of 10
5. Which Beatles album has sold the most copies out of all of their albums? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. 'Rumours', released in 1977, was a multi million selling
album for which fantastic classic rock group?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 7 of 10
7. The soundtrack to which movie comes in very high in the chart and includes singing by the R'n'B diva, Whitney Houston? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Yet another greatest hits album. This one is titled 'Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975'. Which band is this title talking about? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which band, whose name can be made by combining a colour and Jim Carrey's character's name in 'Dumb and Dumber', had huge success with the album 'Dark Side of the Moon'?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 10 of 10
10. Now, can you tell me which immensely successful pop artist once had the best selling album of all time, named 'Thriller'.

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which gothic rock artist had major success with his 1970's album 'Bat out of Hell'?

Answer: Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf also had success with the single 'I Would Do Anything For Love', which came from the album 'Bat out of Hell II - Back Into Hell'.
2. Which Canadian songstress had worldwide success with her third album 'Jagged Little Pill'?

Answer: Alanis Morissette

One hit from the album was the single 'Ironic'.
3. The 'Greatest Hits' album, that includes the song 'Your Song', is that of which British rock singer?

Answer: Elton John

Elton has also held 1st place on the Top 10 Singles of All Time chart with the single 'Candle in the Wind', which was released in honour of Princess Diana of Wales (its original version was written for Marilyn Monroe).
4. Yet another Canadian songstress. Which female singer has the biggest selling country album of all time?

Answer: Shania Twain

The album 'Come On Over' included the hit songs 'You're Still the One', 'Don't Be Stupid', 'MAN, I Feel Like a Woman!' and 'That Don't Impress Me Much'.
5. Which Beatles album has sold the most copies out of all of their albums?

Answer: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

The Beatles are the second most successful pop act of all time next to Elvis Presley.
6. 'Rumours', released in 1977, was a multi million selling album for which fantastic classic rock group?

Answer: Fleetwood Mac

The classic Fleetwood Mac line-up consists of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. Check out two of my quizzes all about Fleetwood Mac on my quiz page.
7. The soundtrack to which movie comes in very high in the chart and includes singing by the R'n'B diva, Whitney Houston?

Answer: The Bodyguard

The most successful song off this album was 'I Will Always Love You', which was sung by Whitney Houston.
8. Yet another greatest hits album. This one is titled 'Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975'. Which band is this title talking about?

Answer: Eagles

This album was also the first to be certified platinum- I bet you didn't know that! You learn something new every day. This album is now considered to be the biggest selling album of all time.
9. Which band, whose name can be made by combining a colour and Jim Carrey's character's name in 'Dumb and Dumber', had huge success with the album 'Dark Side of the Moon'?

Answer: Pink Floyd

Some songs on the album are 'Breathe' and 'Speak to Me'.
10. Now, can you tell me which immensely successful pop artist once had the best selling album of all time, named 'Thriller'.

Answer: Michael Jackson

Other multi million selling albums Michael has released are 'Bad' and 'Dangerous'. The album has now been beaten to the top of the best selling list by the Eagles' 'Greatest Hits 1971-75'.
Source: Author freddy_krueger

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