Music Quiz: Greatest Hits XX

It’s ANZAC Day here in New Zealand, where we remember the Gallipoli campaign, a disastrous attack on a Turkish peninsula during World War 1. It also would have been my dad’s 80th birthday – he was born during World War 2.

This week you challenge is twenty more greatest hits albums.

https://www.sporcle.com/games/Rogerisonthehunt/greatest-hits-albums-xx-picture-click

I scored 17/20. I don’t think I’d even heard of McFly, and I got them wrong. Can you beat me?

I met my Waterloo last week, with a mere 5/20. Meanwhile, other players fared better, with Deke and Heavy Metal Overlord both scoring 19.

I enjoyed this article about one music fan’s efforts to ignite Billy Joel’s stalled career in 1974 – https://keithyates.com/the-time-a-stiff-caught-fire

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  1. Hi G. I’m terrible at these quizzes, but love your work always. Please send more band reviews and top ten lists. So great!

    • Good work – I think you’re the highest-scoring contestant so far. Sounds like I should check out McFly.

    • Great job. Makes you think how many super talented artists got buried after an unsuccessful record or two.

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