Music Trivia Quiz #562 Answers

1. This Pink Floyd concept album, dealing with the barriers people put between each other, was Number One for all of February, March, and April 1980.: The Wall
2. They were runnin' Against the Wind at the top of the album charts for all of May 1980.: Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
3. What Rolling Stones album went to Number One for seven weeks in the summer of 1980?: Emotional Rescue
4. Barbra Streisand's Guilty was Number One for three non-consecutive weeks in 1980. Who was pictured on the cover with her?: Barry Gibb
5. This John Lennon/Yoko Ono album was Number One for eight consecutive weeks in the winter of 1980-81...sadly, he didn't live to see it hit the top.: Double Fantasy
6. REO Speedwagon's breakthrough album spent fifteen weeks at the top in the spring and early summer of 1981. What was it?: Hi Infidelity (if you don't know this, you weren't in school with me)
7. Long Distance Voyager was a surprise three-week Number One hit for this band in 1981.: The Moody Blues
8. Featuring songs like "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Who's Crying Now," this Journey album held the top spot for a single week in September 1981.: Escape
9. This Rolling Stones album, which spent nine weeks at Number One, was actually a collection of older unreleased recordings.: Tattoo You
10. Freeze-Frame spent all of February 1982 at Number One for what group?: The J. Geils Band
11. This album by the Go-Go's featured the band getting facials and pedicures on the cover, and spent six weeks at Number One in 1982.: Beauty and the Beat
12. What self-titled supergroup album was Number One for seven weeks in the summer of 1982?: Asia
13. So just how many weeks did Thriller spend at Number One?: 37
14. This Police album, titled after a psychological concept, spent seventeen weeks at Number One in 1983.: Synchronicity
15. The album that finally got Thriller out of the top spot for good was a soundtrack that included songs by Kenny Loggins, Deniece Williams, Shalamar, and Sammy Hagar. What was it?: Footloose
16. Appropriately enough, this Bruce Springsteen album was Number One for four weeks in July 1984.: Born In The USA
17. What soundtrack album was Number One for five solid months at the end of 1984?: Purple Rain

Bonus: In 1984, five albums hit the Number One spot, but one of those albums spent only one week at the top. What was it?: Sports by Huey Lewis and the News




		Bongos Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #562 - 11/30/11 Billboard 200 Number One Albums, 1980-84 Answers 1. This Pink Floyd concept album, dealing with the barriers people put between each other, was Number One for all of February, March, and April 1980.: The Wall 2. They were runnin' Against the Wind at the top of the album charts for all of May 1980.: Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band 3. What Rolling Stones album went to Number One for seven weeks in the summer of 1980?: Emotional Rescue 4. Barbra Streisand's Guilty was Number One for three non-consecutive weeks in 1980. Who was pictured on the cover with her?: Barry Gibb 5. This John Lennon/Yoko Ono album was Number One for eight consecutive weeks in the winter of 1980-81...sadly, he didn't live to see it hit the top.: Double Fantasy 6. REO Speedwagon's breakthrough album spent fifteen weeks at the top in the spring and early summer of 1981. What was it?: Hi Infidelity (if you don't know this, you weren't in school with me) 7. Long Distance Voyager was a surprise three-week Number One hit for this band in 1981.: The Moody Blues 8. Featuring songs like "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Who's Crying Now," this Journey album held the top spot for a single week in September 1981.: Escape 9. This Rolling Stones album, which spent nine weeks at Number One, was actually a collection of older unreleased recordings.: Tattoo You 10. Freeze-Frame spent all of February 1982 at Number One for what group?: The J. Geils Band 11. This album by the Go-Go's featured the band getting facials and pedicures on the cover, and spent six weeks at Number One in 1982.: Beauty and the Beat 12. What self-titled supergroup album was Number One for seven weeks in the summer of 1982?: Asia 13. So just how many weeks did Thriller spend at Number One?: 37 14. This Police album, titled after a psychological concept, spent seventeen weeks at Number One in 1983.: Synchronicity 15. The album that finally got Thriller out of the top spot for good was a soundtrack that included songs by Kenny Loggins, Deniece Williams, Shalamar, and Sammy Hagar. What was it?: Footloose 16. Appropriately enough, this Bruce Springsteen album was Number One for four weeks in July 1984.: Born In The USA 17. What soundtrack album was Number One for five solid months at the end of 1984?: Purple Rain Bonus: In 1984, five albums hit the Number One spot, but one of those albums spent only one week at the top. What was it?: Sports by Huey Lewis and the News Back to Quiz #562 Back to the Music Trivia Homepage Back to Music Back Home