Music Trivia Quiz #558 Answers

1. Here We Go Again! by this folk group was Number One in all of January 1960.: The Kingston Trio
2. The original Broadway cast soundtrack to The Sound of Music was Number One for most of the spring of 1960. Who played Maria on that album?: Mary Martin
3. What comedian's Button-Down Mind album was Number One for fourteen non-consecutive weeks in 1960?: Bob Newhart
4. The soundtrack to what Elvis Presley movie hit Number One in both 1960 and 1961?: G.I. Blues
5. Bert Kaempfert had a mad hit Number One album with Wonderland By Night in 1961. What country was Bert from?: Germany
6. Believe it or not, Lawrence Welk had an eight-week Number One album in 1961 titled after a major world city - what was it?: Calcutta!
7. What singer's Carnegie Hall concert album was Number One for thirteen weeks in late 1961?: Judy Garland
8. Of the soundtracks to West Side Story, Blue Hawaii, Camelot, or Breakfast at Tiffany's, which was not a Number One album in 1962?: Camelot
9. Who hit Number One with Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music in 1962? Yes, its sort of a trick question.: Ray Charles
10. Whose mother must have been proud of My Son the Folk Singer when his album hit Number One in 1962?: Allan Sherman
11. The First Family, a comedy album about the Kennedys, hit Number One in 1962 and 1963 for who?: Vaughn Meader
12. His Days of Wine and Roses album was Number One for all of May, June, and July 1963 (and most of August).: Andy Williams
13. He had his first of several Number One albums with Recorded Live: The Twelve-Year Old Genius in August 1963.: "Little" Stevie Wonder
14. Finally! What two Beatles albums went to Number One consecutively in February and May 1964?: Meet The Beatles and The Beatles' Second Album
15. What jazz legend hit Number One with his Hello Dolly album in the summer of 1964?: Louis Armstrong
16. This Beatle soundtrack album was Number One for fourteen weeks in the summer and fall of 1964.: A Hard Day's Night
17. What singer/actress/director/producer/political activist/philanthropist had her first Number One album in 1964 with People?: Barbra Streisand

Bonus: How were the album charts divided prior to August 1963?: Mono and Stereo




		Bongos Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #558 - 11/2/11 Billboard 200 Number One Albums, 1960-64 Answers 1. Here We Go Again! by this folk group was Number One in all of January 1960.: The Kingston Trio 2. The original Broadway cast soundtrack to The Sound of Music was Number One for most of the spring of 1960. Who played Maria on that album?: Mary Martin 3. What comedian's Button-Down Mind album was Number One for fourteen non-consecutive weeks in 1960?: Bob Newhart 4. The soundtrack to what Elvis Presley movie hit Number One in both 1960 and 1961?: G.I. Blues 5. Bert Kaempfert had a mad hit Number One album with Wonderland By Night in 1961. What country was Bert from?: Germany 6. Believe it or not, Lawrence Welk had an eight-week Number One album in 1961 titled after a major world city - what was it?: Calcutta! 7. What singer's Carnegie Hall concert album was Number One for thirteen weeks in late 1961?: Judy Garland 8. Of the soundtracks to West Side Story, Blue Hawaii, Camelot, or Breakfast at Tiffany's, which was not a Number One album in 1962?: Camelot 9. Who hit Number One with Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music in 1962? Yes, its sort of a trick question.: Ray Charles 10. Whose mother must have been proud of My Son the Folk Singer when his album hit Number One in 1962?: Allan Sherman 11. The First Family, a comedy album about the Kennedys, hit Number One in 1962 and 1963 for who?: Vaughn Meader 12. His Days of Wine and Roses album was Number One for all of May, June, and July 1963 (and most of August).: Andy Williams 13. He had his first of several Number One albums with Recorded Live: The Twelve-Year Old Genius in August 1963.: "Little" Stevie Wonder 14. Finally! What two Beatles albums went to Number One consecutively in February and May 1964?: Meet The Beatles and The Beatles' Second Album 15. What jazz legend hit Number One with his Hello Dolly album in the summer of 1964?: Louis Armstrong 16. This Beatle soundtrack album was Number One for fourteen weeks in the summer and fall of 1964.: A Hard Day's Night 17. What singer/actress/director/producer/political activist/philanthropist had her first Number One album in 1964 with People?: Barbra Streisand Bonus: How were the album charts divided prior to August 1963?: Mono and Stereo Back to Quiz #558 Back to the Music Trivia Homepage Back to Music Back Home