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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #371 - 4/2/08

R&B Number Ones, 1980-82

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1. This smash from Michael Jackson's Off the Wall album was the first Number One R&B hit of the 80s.: "Rock With You"
2. Another Jackson had a Number One hit in May 1980 with "Let's Get Serious" - which one?
: Jermaine Jackson
3. "One in a Million You" hit Number One in August 1980 for Larry Graham. What band was he the bassist for in the late 60s and early 70s?
: Sly and the Family Stone
4. What was the name of Stevie Wonder's tribute to Bob Marley that hit Number One in November 1980?
: "Master Blaster (Jammin')"
5. They invited us to "Come along and ride on a Fantastic Voyage" in January 1981.
: Lakeside
6. The Gap Band, who had a Number One hit in 1981 with "Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me), dressed like what?
: Cowboys
7.What 1963 song, translated into English, was a Number One hit in May 1981 for A Taste of Honey?
: "Sukiyaki"
8. Who took us on the "Double Dutch Bus" in the summer of 1981?
: Frankie Smith
9. Her two Number One hits during this time period were "I'm In Love" and "Love Come Down."
: Evelyn "Champagne" King
10. What two superstars teamed up on "Endless Love" in 1981?
: Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
11. This Motown group had an unexpected Number One hit in October 1981 with "When She Was My Girl."
: The Four Tops
12. He had his first of many R&B Number Ones in October 1981 with "Never Too Much."
: Luther Vandross
13. Which song by Daryl Hall and John Oates hit Number One on the R&B charts in January 1982?
: "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)"
14. His 1982 Number One hit was "If It Ain't One Thing ...It's Another."
: Richard "Dimples" Fields
15. Jennifer Holliday's July 1982 Number One hit, "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," was from the soundtrack of what Broadway musical?
: Dreamgirls
16. Who was Aretha Franklin calling in her 1982 hit "Jump To It?"
: Kitty
17. "Sexual Healing" was a Number One hit for ten weeks for who?
: Marvin Gaye

Bonus: Ray, Goodman & Brown had a Number One hit in February 1980 with "Special Lady." By what name did those three singers have a Number One hit in 1970 with "Love on a Two-Way Street?": The Moments

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