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Music by Year, 1970–1989 - Statistics
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This quiz has been taken 41,153 times
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- The average score is 11 of 20
Answer Stats
| Year | Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| 1970 | Band which released its final album, "Let it Be" | The Beatles | 88%
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| 1985 | Singer parodied by Weird Al Yankovic in his song "Like a Surgeon" | Madonna | 81%
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| 1982 | The best-selling album of all-time | Thriller | 75%
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| 1987 | Soul singer who became the first woman in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame | Aretha Franklin | 73%
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| 1979 | Incredibly popular Sony product which debuted in stores | Walkman | 73%
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| 1981 | Cable station whose debut led to video killing the radio star | MTV | 68%
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| 1977 | Blockbuster disco movie starring John Travolta | Saturday Night Fever | 67%
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| 1984 | Unusual singer whose song "Time after Time" became a #1 hit | Cyndi Lauper | 63%
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| 1976 | Band who released their debut single "Anarchy in the U.K." | The Sex Pistols | 63%
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| 1989 | Rapper who left N.W.A. to go solo | Ice Cube | 60%
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| 1978 | Musical duo, consisting of John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, which made its first appearance on "Saturday Night Live" | The Blues Brothers | 58%
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| 1971 | Deep Purple song inspired by a fire at a Frank Zappa concert | Smoke on the Water | 55%
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| 1983 | Technology released for the first time in the U.S. (after debuting in Japan the year before) | Compact Disc | 54%
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| 1973 | Singer whose "Aloha from Hawaii" became the first concert to be broadcast globally via satellite | Elvis Presley | 50%
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| 1980 | Group whose lead singer, Bon Scott, died of alcohol poisoning | AC/DC | 46%
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| 1986 | Group whose "Licensed to Ill" became the first hip hop album to reach #1 on the U.S. pop charts | Beastie Boys | 46%
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| 1988 | Singer who encouraged people to not worry and be happy | Bobby McFerrin | 41%
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| 1975 | Jazz trumpeter who announced his retirement | Miles Davis | 37%
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| 1972 | Motown singer who made her movie debut in "Lady Sings the Blues" | Diana Ross | 28%
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| 1974 | Famous NYC punk club which hosted the Ramones | CBGB | 22%
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