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Musical Acts by Letter - A

Guess the musical acts that performed these songs. All the answers start with A.
Going by first names and ignoring "the"
Cover songs in italics
Years active starts with their first major commercial release
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First submittedDecember 26, 2012
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Years Active
Country
Songs
Band or Artist
2013–
Thank U, Next | 7 Rings
Ariana Grande
2013–2018
Wake Me Up | Hey Brother
Avicii
2008–
Set Fire to the Rain | Hello
Adele
2006–
I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor |
Fluorescent Adolescent
Arctic Monkeys
2004–
Keep the Car Running | Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
2003–2011
Rehab | Back to Black
Amy Winehouse
2002–
Sk8er Boi | Complicated
Avril Lavigne
2001–
Girl on Fire | If I Ain't Got You
Alicia Keys
1992–2015
All That She Wants | The Sign
Ace of Base
1991–
Ironic | Hand in My Pocket
Alanis Morissette
1985–
Take on Me | The Living Daylights
A-ha
1975–
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap | Let There be Rock
AC/DC
1973–1982
2016–2022
Dancing Queen | Super Trouper
ABBA
1973–
Walk This Way | Dream On
Aerosmith
1971–
A Horse with No Name | Sister Golden Hair
America
1969–2014
Ramblin' Man | Whipping Post
The Allman Brothers Band
1969–
School's Out | Poison
Alice Cooper
1967–
Let's Stay Together | Call Me
Al Green
1964–
The House of the Rising Sun | Inside-Looking Out
The Animals
1961–2018
Respect | Chain of Fools
Aretha Franklin
32 Comments
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Level 60
Jan 4, 2013
More for future updates/versions: Adele, Amy Grant, Aaron Neville.
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Level ∞
Jun 30, 2015
Added Adele and took out Akon.
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Level 67
Jun 6, 2021
I feel like Akon should be reinstated in place of maybe Arcade Fire. Dude's credentials were STACKED by the end of the 00s decade.
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Level 85
Apr 16, 2020
What? No Alvin and the Chipmunks?! They revolutionized the novelty/sped-up-tracks record industry.
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Level 32
Apr 17, 2020
LOL YOU MADE me laugh with that comment they are A revolutionary band!
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Level 57
Jan 4, 2013
my favorite artist on this list is probably alicia keys-girl on fire is awesome!!!
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Level 65
Jan 6, 2013
The Allman Brothers song is indeed based on Hank Williams, though it's not exactly a cover. House of the Rising Sun isn't an original either (it's an old folk song), although the Animals did make it famous in popular culture.
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Level 38
Aug 18, 2013
HA I was listening to the animals while playing this.. irony!
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Level 69
Sep 4, 2015
Coincidence
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Level 67
Apr 16, 2020
A thread comment within a quiz with an Alanis Morissette clue correcting a misdiagnosed irony as merely coincidence on a subject unrelated to the Alanis clue...irony, coincidence, or something else?
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Level 85
Jun 26, 2014
Dagnabbit. I thought "Duane Allman", then thought no, it has to be the first name that starts with "a".
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Level 62
Sep 4, 2015
Seems odd to not accept just their first names if that's the part that starts with A.
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Level 66
Sep 7, 2015
Was very frustrated with dam quizsetter...i know this is right, cant wait to see what they have done wrong....er, apologies due, amy WHITEhouse, doh
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Level 55
Sep 30, 2015
Archive !
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Level 11
Mar 10, 2017
Fun quiz!
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Level 51
Sep 15, 2017
I thought Wake Me Up was by Wham!
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Level 96
Feb 19, 2020
That was the last one I got for that very reason! I just couldn't get past Wham! in my head.
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Level 75
Sep 1, 2020
Wham! did Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. Avicii's Wake Me Up is the one that goes 'So wake me up when it's all over. When I'm wiser and I'm older' or something
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Level 46
May 5, 2018
rip avicii :(
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Level 53
Feb 26, 2019
House of the Rising Sun is also a cover.
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Level ∞
Feb 19, 2020
Fixed
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Level 76
Feb 19, 2020
You have to give the whole name except for Aretha Franklin - maybe make all answers consistent?
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Level 76
Feb 19, 2020
Surname should be enough. Also everyone knows Aretha, not so sure of those others?
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Level 96
Feb 19, 2020
Avril Lavigne is Canadian
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Level ∞
Feb 20, 2020
Fixed
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Level 76
Feb 19, 2020
Aqua? From Denmark. That'd be a new country.
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Level 91
Apr 16, 2020
What is the correct flag for America? I'd put The Union Jack out instead of the stars and stripes. Though American citizens (they were sons of American servicemen station in UK) they met and formed in London and recorded their first album there.
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Level 68
Sep 3, 2020
I would argue they nailed their colours pretty firmly to the mast by calling themselves America!
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Level 74
Apr 16, 2020
As usual, I know the older acts, but not the newer ones. :) Still pleasantly surprised at how well I did.
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Level 75
Sep 1, 2020
The older acts are the good ones
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Level 68
Sep 3, 2020
ACDC are a funny one. Described as Australian although Malcolm and Angus Young were born in Scotland. Bon Scott (not a Scot) was Australian but his replacement as lead singer (and arguably the better known) is Brian Johnson, a Geordie (who used to sing for the band Geordie)
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Level 75
Dec 2, 2020
I guess no one's heard of Air Supply