Need to bone up on your Billboard Chart history? Ever get a question at pub quiz about a one-hit-wonder and you scream in frustration? Then this series of quizzes will help you! I'll be talking about artists that only had ONE song hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. I'll be doing a quiz or two (there's a lot of these songs) for every decade that the Hot 100 has been around. So, get your music brains on and let's begin!
Rank | Player | Total | %ile | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Money Value (% Incorrect): | 79 | 27 | 00 | 05 | 59 | 44 | 30 | 69 | 05 | 69 | 00 | 05 | |||
1 | IvixorB | 920 | 97 |
50 79 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 59 |
50 44 |
50 |
50 69 |
50 |
50 69 |
50 |
50 |
1 | ADSanchez | 920 | 97 |
50 79 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 59 |
50 44 |
50 |
50 69 |
50 |
50 69 |
50 |
50 |
3 | SizemoreM | 903 | 93 |
50 79 |
50 27 |
50 |
50 |
50 59 |
50 |
50 |
50 69 |
50 |
50 69 |
50 |
50 |
4 | Jon1234 | 881 | 91 |
50 79 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 59 |
50 44 |
50 30 |
50 |
50 |
50 69 |
50 |
50 |
5 | KitchenB | 878 | 89 |
50 79 |
50 27 |
50 |
50 |
50 59 |
50 44 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 69 |
50 |
50 |
6 | Snuffleupagus | 856 | 86 |
50 79 |
50 |
50 |
50 05 |
50 59 |
50 44 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 69 |
50 |
50 |
7 | CunninghamJ | 846 | 84 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 05 |
50 59 |
50 44 |
50 |
50 69 |
50 |
50 69 |
50 |
50 |
8 | MitchellWA | 816 | 81 |
50 79 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
00 |
50 44 |
50 |
50 69 |
50 |
50 69 |
50 |
50 05 |
9 | DeeKay | 779 | 79 |
00 |
50 27 |
50 |
50 |
50 59 |
50 44 |
50 30 |
50 69 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
10 | VenguswamyK | 707 | 76 |
00 |
50 |
50 |
50 05 |
50 59 |
50 44 |
50 30 |
50 69 |
50 |
00 |
50 |
50 |
11 | Stevo600 | 635 | 74 |
00 |
50 27 |
50 00 |
50 |
50 59 |
00 |
50 30 |
00 |
50 |
50 69 |
50 |
50 |
12 | KreitzerJ | 625 | 71 |
00 |
50 27 |
50 |
50 |
00 |
50 44 |
50 30 |
00 |
50 |
50 69 |
50 |
50 05 |
13 | KesslerA2 | 615 | 68 |
00 |
50 27 |
50 |
50 |
50 59 |
50 44 |
50 30 |
00 |
50 05 |
00 |
50 |
50 |
13 | MilesTeg | 615 | 68 |
00 |
50 27 |
50 |
50 05 |
50 59 |
50 44 |
50 30 |
00 |
50 |
00 |
50 |
50 |
15 | HelenB | 580 | 64 |
00 |
50 27 |
50 00 |
00 00 |
50 59 |
50 44 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
00 |
50 |
50 |
16 | MasonC | 579 | 62 |
50 |
50 |
50 00 |
50 |
00 |
50 44 |
50 30 |
00 |
50 |
50 |
50 00 |
50 05 |
17 | quarterrican | 561 | 59 |
00 |
50 27 |
50 |
50 05 |
00 |
50 44 |
50 30 |
00 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 05 |
18 | KingT2 | 540 | 56 |
00 |
50 27 |
50 |
00 |
50 59 |
50 44 |
50 |
00 |
50 05 |
00 |
50 |
50 05 |
18 | jrwofuga | 540 | 56 |
00 |
50 27 |
50 |
50 05 |
50 59 |
50 44 |
00 |
00 |
50 05 |
00 |
50 |
50 |
20 | jveditz | 513 | 51 |
00 00 |
50 |
50 00 |
50 |
00 |
50 44 |
00 |
50 69 |
50 |
00 00 |
50 |
50 |
20 | reallydumb4real | 513 | 51 |
00 |
00 |
50 00 |
50 05 |
50 59 |
50 44 |
50 |
00 |
50 |
00 |
50 |
50 05 |
22 | IyerM | 498 | 47 |
00 |
00 |
50 |
50 05 |
00 |
50 44 |
50 30 |
50 69 |
50 |
00 |
50 00 |
00 |
23 | akambour | 436 | 45 |
00 |
50 27 |
50 |
50 05 |
00 |
50 44 |
00 |
00 |
50 05 |
00 |
50 |
50 05 |
24 | BruceM | 419 | 42 |
00 |
00 00 |
50 00 |
50 05 |
50 59 |
00 |
50 |
00 |
50 |
00 |
50 |
50 05 |
25 | PSUrose | 417 | 37 |
00 |
50 27 |
50 00 |
50 |
00 |
00 |
50 30 |
00 |
50 05 |
00 |
50 |
50 05 |
25 | DouglasLovesVixey | 417 | 37 |
00 |
50 27 |
50 00 |
50 05 |
00 |
00 |
50 30 |
00 |
50 |
00 |
50 |
50 05 |
25 | MatherV | 417 | 37 |
00 |
50 27 |
50 00 |
50 |
00 |
00 |
50 30 |
00 |
50 05 |
00 |
50 |
50 05 |
28 | BringMoreLegos | 395 | 32 |
00 |
50 |
50 00 |
50 05 |
00 |
00 |
50 30 |
00 |
50 05 |
00 |
50 |
50 05 |
29 | WatskyA | 390 | 30 |
00 |
50 |
50 00 |
50 |
00 |
00 |
50 30 |
00 |
50 05 |
00 |
50 00 |
50 05 |
30 | HoH | 384 | 28 |
00 |
00 |
50 00 |
50 05 |
00 |
50 44 |
50 30 |
00 |
50 05 |
00 |
50 |
00 |
31 | KonkelT | 345 | 25 |
00 |
00 |
50 |
50 05 |
00 |
00 |
50 30 |
00 |
50 05 |
00 |
50 00 |
50 05 |
32 | SokolM | 342 | 21 |
00 |
50 27 |
50 00 |
50 05 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
50 05 |
00 |
50 |
50 05 |
32 | colleenw | 342 | 21 |
00 |
50 27 |
50 00 |
50 05 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
50 05 |
00 |
50 |
50 05 |
34 | JCEurovision | 340 | 18 |
00 |
00 |
50 00 |
50 05 |
00 |
00 |
50 30 |
00 |
50 05 |
00 |
50 00 |
50 |
35 | NathanL | 337 | 15 |
00 |
50 27 |
50 00 |
50 05 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
50 |
00 |
50 00 |
50 05 |
36 | KCrest | 315 | 13 |
00 |
50 |
50 00 |
50 05 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
50 05 |
00 |
50 00 |
50 05 |
37 | Kmanpat | 265 | 8 |
00 |
00 |
50 00 |
50 05 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
50 05 |
00 |
50 00 |
50 05 |
37 | rouquinne | 265 | 8 |
00 |
00 |
50 00 |
50 05 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
50 05 |
00 |
50 00 |
50 05 |
37 | JasonDuiuc | 265 | 8 |
00 |
00 |
50 00 |
50 05 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
50 05 |
00 |
50 00 |
50 05 |
40 | LynchT | 210 | 2 |
00 |
00 |
50 00 |
50 05 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
50 00 |
50 05 |
40 | LakeMA | 210 | 2 |
00 00 |
00 |
50 00 |
50 05 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
50 00 |
50 05 |
Alright, let's start off simple: the current #1 song (as of the week ending February 29th, 2020) is by a newcomer who has never appeared on the charts before. Give either the ARTIST or the TITLE of this song.
Baauer arrived in 2012 with the first instrumental track to hit #1 since 1985. It inspired a dance and meme craze and this writer was particularly amused by the Miami Heat version. What is the TITLE of this banger?
Canadian women have a long history invading the US Hot 100 with the likes of Celine Dion and Nelly Furtado having multiple #1s. However, the last woman to hit this peak was in 2012 and the song she did it with was a truly infectious earworm: Call Me Maybe. Name this WOMAN who released her new album, Dedicated, in 2019.
Last year's song of the summer, Old Town Road, has been the only #1 for Billy Ray Cyrus in his career so far. His daughter, Miley, only has one as well: a 2013 hit with a very controversial music video. Name that SONG.
Surprisingly, the first #1 song by an Asian-American artist didn't happen until 2010. It may be mostly remembered for Dev's chorus refrain of "being fly like a G6," but please name the MAIN ARTIST: a group consisting of guys named Kev Nish, Prohgress, DJ Virman and J-Splif.
Black Beatles hit the top spot at the end of 2016 and is the only #1 for featured artist Gucci Mane. I need you to tell me the MAIN ARTIST. I'll allow for some funky spellings for this hard-to-pronounce group.
The seventh installation of The Fast and Furious series made a lot of people sad and the song that played over the emotional ending ended up being the worldwide best-selling song of 2015. Name either the TITLE or the FEATURED MALE ARTIST of this Wiz Khalifa #1.
Let's bring the mood back up: in 2018, a song hit the #1 spot and made everybody dance. Featuring Bad Bunny and J Balvin needing the dollas and beating it up like pinatas, name the MAIN ARTIST AND SONG. (Two Answers Required)
Lots of songs that hit the top of the charts feature the Spanish language but most of them are still primarily in English. However, in 2017, that changed with the hands-down song of the summer. Featuring Daddy Yankee and some hilarious phonetics by Justin Beiber, name either the MAIN ARTIST or the SONG TITLE but take your time and do it slowly.
Our last questions will follow themes that you'll see in the rest of this series of quizzes. Up first: posthumous hits! In 2018, the music world lost rapper XXXTentacion and he hit the #1 spot soon after. Name that SONG whose title describes the feeling that most of his fans felt after his passing.
Category is...Best Song Oscar Winners! Lady Gaga hit #1, not for the first time (girl please), with the song Shallow in 2019. Name her DUET PARTNER on this song who was also her co-star in the film A Star is Born.
And now, the question of plagiarism. Some is quite apparent as was the case with Robin Thicke's 2013 #1 hit. What is the TITLE of this song which blatently ripped off Marvin Gaye's 1977 smash "Got to Give It Up (Part 1)? Don't worry though: his estate got $5.3 million and a songwriting credit.