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1. We start in January. This artist, from Glasgow, Scotland had the first new number 1 of 2004 in the UK with the song 'All This Time'. Who performed this?
2. Some people argue this was the party anthem of 2004. It knocked Britney Spears off the number 1 spot and was also number 1 in America. This of course was the work of DJ Casper, whose song asked us to perform what dance?
3. Other people argue this was the best party anthem of 2004. O-zone had European success with their song 'Dragostea Din Tei'. It reached number 3 and was the 28th best selling song of 2004, but what was so significant about this song, making it different from the rest of the top 100 best selling songs?
4. The Eurovision Song Contest 2004 took place on May 15th. The winner was Ruslana of the Ukraine with her song 'Wild Dances'. It had huge European success but only reached number 47 in the UK charts. However UK entrant James Fox reached what number in the top 40 (UK) with his song 'Hold Onto Our Love'?
5. A huge act of 2004 in the UK was the Scissor Sisters. They had four top 20 hits in 2004 and faired better in the album chart where they stayed at the number one spot for over ten weeks! You could also feel sorry for the band Keane, their album 'Hopes and Fears' was the best selling album of 2004 until December 31st when the Scissor Sisters took the lead on the last day of record sales. It was extremely close. How many more albums did the Scissor Sisters sell than Keane?
6. It was a great year for Eric Prydz who had a number one debut song! It was a huge dance track all around Europe. It was also the record which stayed at the top spot for the longest, five weeks in fact! It was knocked off the top spot, then it regained its poll position for a further two weeks. Which artist knocked Eric Prydz off the top spot the first time?
7. There were a lot of charity singles in 2004. The best-selling of these was Band Aid 20 with the song 'Do They Know it's Christmas?'. It was also the biggest selling single of 2004. Another charity single was for breast cancer research. It was the song 'Do ya think I'm sexy?', who performed this for charity?
8. You can't have a UK music quiz of 2004 without mentioning the feud between Eamon and Frankee. They both sang a song and proclaimed about how much they hated each other; being ex-partners. Who won this battle of the sexes based on weeks at the number one spot?
9. Now the flunk of the year; which record dropped the most places after just one week at the top spot?
10. Finally, which band was officially voted the best Scottish band ever, as of 2004, on 31st December 2004?
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