Music Quiz: Chart Toppers in the 1980s

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1. 40/50 for me. That was fun. I wish we had more than 2 minutes, though.

   As for McCartney’s #1s from the ’80s, I’m thinking “Coming Up,” “Say Say Say” and “Ebony & Ivory”? My personal #1 is “No More Lonely Nights,” with great guitar work from David Gilmour.

   • Good work – the time was tight and didn’t allow much thinking time. You’re right about the McCartney hits.

2. I got 41 out of 50 before the clock ran out. The three #1 hits by McCartney are “Coming Up”, “Ebony & Ivory” and “Say Say Say”.

   • Great work, and correct about the McCartney hits.

3. 22/50. Now I’m going to take it again and just click everything and see how I do. I was shocked by how many I got wrong, both who did and who didn’t.

   • I got 26/50 right just clicking everything. FYI, once you hit 25 wrong guesses, it’s game over. I still had over a minute left on the clock.

     • I think you probably just get 50 total guesses?

       • That must be it. Maybe I got 24 wrong not 25?

   • Yeah, it was interesting. Although hard to think deeply with such a short time frame.

     • Exactly. My brain was just kicking into gear when the timer ended.

4. I got 43/50
   My biggest surprise is who DIDN’T have one… I mean P.B didn’t have one which surprises me…she is who I think of when I think of the 80s.

   I’m totally guessing here but I would say Coming Up and of course Ebony and Ivory…I can’t think of another but I think there is one. I want to look bad but I don’t want to cheat!

   I agree with the comment above…one of my favorites by him is No More Lonely Nights…I bought that single as soon as it came out…it was on a soundtrack but I don’t think it went #1.

   • Good work, you’re tied for the lead. You’re right about those two – other one is Say Say Say. I didn’t guess any of the former Beatles.

     I was pretty surprised how big a hit Coming Up was.

     • Oh yes Say Say Say…. I probably want to forget about that one.
       Coming Up was great but I think the live version is the one that hit…I love the studio version.

5. Even with a coffee in hand I can’t keep up with the pace on that one – 43/50

   • *43/50. There really ought to be an ‘edit comment’ function for fat-finger sufferers

   • Good work – I just edited your original post so I don’t get mixed up when I come back to figure out the winner- looks like two of you tied on 43.

6. 35/50. I was surprised how bad i did.

   • As badly as me!

     • Ha! Yes, but I grew up in the 80’s, I should’ve had a perfect score.

7. 32/50. Some I kinda knew, the rest were random guesses. Creedence?

   • Yeah, Creedence was a pretty odd red herring. John Fogerty solo maybe.