| Hint | Extra Hint | Explanation | Answer | % Correct |
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| Nancy Sinatra | “Somethin’ Stupid” (Reprise), 1967 | Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra. Father/daughter team-up. | Frank Sinatra | 86%
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| KC | “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty” (TK), 1976 | KC and the Sunshine Band. US disco/funk/blue-eyed soul band, 1973-1984. | the Sunshine Band | 83%
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| Adam | “Kings of the Wild Frontier” (CBS), 1980 | Adam and the Ants. English punk/post-punk/new wave rock band (credited successively as the Ants; Adam and the Ants; and Adam Ant), 1977-1982. | the Ants | 58%
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| Captain | “Love Will Keep Us Together” (A&M), 1975 | Captain & Tennille. Husband/wife duo Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille, 1972-2013. | Tennille | 53%
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| Usher | “My Boo” (LaFace), 2004 | Usher and Alicia Keys. The credit on the single version of “My Boo,” recorded by the two artists for Usher’s 2004 album Confessions. | Alicia Keys | 49%
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| Lady Gaga | “Rain on Me” (Interscope), 2020 | Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande. The credit on the single “Rain on Me,” recorded by the two artists for Gaga’s 2020 album Chromatica. | Ariana Grande | 47%
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| Mariah Carey | “One Sweet Day” (Columbia), 1995 | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men. The credit on the single “One Sweet Day,” recorded for Carey’s 1995 Daydream album. | Boyz II Men | 44%
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| 6ix9ine | “TROLLZ” (10K Projects), 2020 | 6ix9ine (pronounced “six nine”) and Nicki Minaj. The credit on the single version of “TROLLZ,” recorded by US rapper 6ix9ine and Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj for 6ix9ine‘s 2020 album TattleTales. Listen on YouTube. (WARNING: explicit) | Nicki Minaj | 42%
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| Celine Dion | “I’m Your Angel” (Epic/Jive), 1998 | Celine Dion and R. Kelly. The credit on the single version of “I’m Your Angel,” recorded by the two artists for Dion’s 1998 Christmas album These Are Special Times. | R. Kelly | 41%
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| Sam | “Hold On, I’m Comin’” (Stax), 1966 | Sam & Dave. US soul and R&B duo Sam Moore and Dave Prater, 1961-1970. | Dave | 34%
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| Cannibal | “Land of 1000 Dances” (Rampart), 1965 | Cannibal & the Headhunters. US rock band who pioneered the Los Angeles “East Side Sound” and who were the opening act for The Beatles’ second US tour. | the Headhunters | 34%
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| ? | “96 Tears” (Cameo), 1966 | ? and the Mysterians (pronounced “Question Mark and the Mysterians”). US garage rock band, 1962-1969. | the Mysterians | 34%
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| Zager | "In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)" (RCA Victor), 1969 | Zager and Evans. US pop/rock duo Denny Zager and Rick Evans, 1962-1971. | Evans | 32%
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| B. Bumble | “Bumble Boogie” (Rendezvous), 1961 | B. Bumble and the Stingers. US instrumental ensemble that specialized in rock and roll arrangements of classical melodies, 1961-1963. Their biggest hit, “Bumble Boogie,” was a rock and roll version of Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumble Bee.” | the Stingers | 32%
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| Page | “Wonderful One” (Atlantic), 1995 | Page and Plant. English rock band headed by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, 1994-1998. | Plant | 29%
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| Walter Murphy | “A Fifth of Beethoven” (Private Stock), 1976 | Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band. The credit on the initial release of the single A Fifth of Beethoven, which was a disco version of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. The second and third releases of the record were credited to The Walter Murphy Band and Walter Murphy, respectively. | the Big Apple Band | 27%
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| Van McCoy | “The Hustle” (Avco), 1975 | Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony. McCoy had been performing and composing for nearly 20 years when he formed the Soul City Symphony in the mid-1970s. He was still performing when he died at the age of 39 in 1979. | the Soul City Symphony | 25%
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| Otis | “Tramp” (Stax), 1967 | Otis and Carla. Singers Otis Redding and Carla Thomas recorded King & Queen, an album of duets, in 1967. The three singles lifted from the album were credited to “Otis and Carla.” | Carla | 19%
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| Dale | “I’m Leaving It (All) Up to You” (Montel), 1963 | Dale & Grace. Singing duo Dale Houston and Grace Broussard, whose recordings are examples of Texas-Louisiana “swamp pop,” 1963-1965. Their hit “I’m Leaving It (All) Up to You” was covered by Donny and Marie Osmond in 1974. | Grace | 19%
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| Ian | “Early Morning Rain” (Vanguard), 1965 | Ian & Sylvia. Canadian folk and country duo Ian and Sylvia (Fricker) Tyson, 1959-1975. They stopped performing together after their 1975 divorce. | Sylvia | 19%
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| Ferrante | “Theme from Exodus” (United Artists), 1960 | Ferrante & Teicher. US duo of classical pianists Arthur Ferrante and Louis Teicher, who also scored four Top 10 hits, active 1947-1989. | Teicher | 19%
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| J. Frank Wilson | “Last Kiss” (Josie), 1964 | J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers. US band, c1955-c1974. | the Cavaliers | 19%
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| Garnet Mimms | “Cry Baby” (United Artists), 1963 | Garnet Mimms & the Enchanters. US R&B group that originated in Philadelphia, 1961-1964. Mimms had been performing since 1953, and went on to a solo career between 1964 and 1978. Their hit “Cry Baby” was covered by Janis Joplin in a posthumous 1971 release. | the Enchanters | 17%
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| Hank Ballard | “Work with Me, Annie” (Federal), 1954 | Hank Ballard and The Midnighters. US R&B/blues/rock & roll group, 1953-1965. Ballard, who was also a composer, played an integral role in the development of the fledgling rock & roll genre in the early 1950s. | The Midnighters | 17%
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| Eddie | “Squad Car” (Liberty), 1963 | Eddie & the Showmen. US instrumental surf rock band, c. 1963-1964. | the Showmen | 12%
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