1980s Music Quiz – Remember These Hits?

# 1: Listen to the clip. This is a 1981 hit by:

Ultravox Thompson Twins The Human League Duran Duran

Don't You Want Me is a song by British synthpop group The Human League, released in 1981.

# 2: This cover version of Dancing in the Street is recorded by:

Mick Jagger and David Bowie Bob Geldof and Dave Stewart Chris Isaak and Paul McCartney Chris Rea and Robert Palmer

This cover version of Dancing in the Street was recorded by the English rock singers Mick Jagger and David Bowie as a duo in 1985, to raise money for the Live Aid famine relief cause.

# 3: Listen to the clip. Who is the artist?

Eddy Grant Boris Gardiner Wayne Wade Boy George

I Wanna Wake Up with You is a 1986 song made popular by Boris Gardiner. It peaked at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in August 1986.

# 4: What is the name of the group?

Emerson, Lake & Palmer Nazareth Men at Work Yes

Owner of a Lonely Heart is a song by the English progressive rock band Yes.

# 5: This is a recording by:

Aerosmith Europe Bryan Adams Bon Jovi

Livin' on a Prayer is Bon Jovi's second chart-topping single from their album Slippery When Wet.

# 6: Listen to the clip – Who is the artist?

Bruce Springsteen Bryan Adams Meat Loaf Nils Lofgren

Dancing in the Dark is a song by Bruce Springsteen. It was the first single released from his 1984 album, Born in the U.S.A.

# 7: Two Tribes is a 1984 recording by which artist?

Queen Ultravox Frankie Goes to Hollywood Adam and the Ants

Two Tribes is the second single by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in 1984.

# 8: This is the intro to which song?

All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie Tell Her About It - Billy Joel Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie Africa - Toto

Ashes to Ashes is a song by David Bowie, released in 1980. It made No. 1 in the UK.

# 9: Listen to the clip – Who is the artist?

Billy Ocean Stevie Wonder Paul Young Lionel Richie

All Night Long (All Night) is a recording by Lionel Richie from 1983. It peaked at No. 1 in United States and No. 2 in United Kingdom.

# 10: This is the intro to which song?

Eye of the Tiger Another One Bites the Dust Jukebox Hero The Final Countdown

Eye of the Tiger is recorded by Survivor. It was released in 1982 and was the theme song for the film Rocky III.

Continue

Note: music continues until you start another snippet (even if you move to another question!)

1980s Music Quiz – Challenge Your Friends

In the 1980s, synthesizers made their way into pop music, creating synth-pop music and other electronic genres. Disco music slowly fell out of fashion, making room for the king of Pop, Michael Jackson. His 1982-album Thriller becomes the most successful album of the 80s.

The decade also saw emergence of superstars like Janet Jackson, Madonna, Prince, and Whitney Houston. Bruce Springsteen rose to icon status with his album Born in the U.S.A. In the latter half of the 1980s, teen pop experienced its first wave, with bands like New Kids on the Block.

In United States, hip-hop became the dominant cultural movement of the African American communities.

In United Kingdom and rest of Europe, the pop duo Wham! made huge success. In 1985, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure organized Live Aid, a dual-venue concert to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. The concert featured many the biggest names on the music scene of the time. A global audience of nearly 2 billion watched the concert on TV.

Kylie Minogue’s first single, Locomotion, was a huge hit in her home country, Australia.

This quiz takes you back to some of the greatest hits of the eighties. If you grew up during the 1980s, you’ll find this one easy!

Note: music continues until you start another snippet (even if you move to another question!)

Quiz-A-Go-Go

1980s Music Quiz – Remember These Hits?

# 1: Listen to the clip. This is a 1981 hit by:

# 2: This cover version of Dancing in the Street is recorded by: