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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #372 - 4/9/08

R&B Number Ones, 1983-85

Answers

1. Which Michael Jackson song - "Billie Jean" or "Beat It" - spent more weeks at Number One in 1983?: "Billie Jean"
2. "Juicy Fruit" was a Number One hit for eight weeks for who?
: Mtume
3. This 1983 Number One hit included the unforgettable chant "Bow wow wow, yippie yo yippie yay."
: "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton
4. And this 1983 Number One included the chant "Tom bo li de say di moi ya, yeah, jambo jumbo"
: "All Night Long (All Night)" by Lionel Richie
5. Rockwell's "Somebody's Watching Me" hit Number One in March 1984. Who is Rockwell's famous father?
: Berry Gordy, Jr.
6. And who sang on the chorus of that song?
: Michael Jackson
7. Their Number One hits during this time period included "Joanna," "Fresh" and "Cherish."
: Kool and the Gang
8. Which Lionel Richie Number One featured a video that told the story of a drama teacher who falls in love with a blind student?
: "Hello"
9. This Prince song was Number One for eight weeks in the summer of 1984, and was unusual in that it had no bass line.
: "When Doves Cry"
10.What 1984 Number One song was originally titled "European Queen?"
: "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)" by Billy Ocean
11. Chaka Khan had a Number One hit with "I Feel For You" in November 1984. Who wrote the song?
: Prince
12. Who had a Number One hit with "Solid" in December 1984?
: Ashford and Simpson
13. This Boston vocal group called "Mr. Telephone Man" in February 1985.
: New Edition
14. They were "Hanging On A String (Contemplating) in the summer of 1985.
: Loose Ends
15. This song was Whitney Houston's first R&B Number One song.
: "You Give Good Love"
16. She took us riding on the "Freeway of Love" in August 1985.
: Aretha Franklin
17. "Part-Time Lover" was a six-week Number One hit in the fall of 1985 for who?
: Stevie Wonder

Bonus: "Missing You" by Diana Ross, and "Nightshift" by the Commodores were back to back Number One hits in February and March 1985. What singer was the subject of both songs?: Marvin Gaye

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