# Trivia Quiz on Billboard #1 Songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 26, 2005, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-quiz-on-billboard-1-songs/301124 "2005-04-26T05:25:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Waterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Waterman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waterman)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-quiz-on-billboard-1-songs/301124/101 "2005-04-29T08:47:55Z")
> [@ZeroGyro](#): > > George Harrison’s “My Sweet Lord” was found to be a ripoff of The Chiffon’s “He’s So Fine.” > > David Bowie’s “Fame” is the song, but Bowie actually hit number one again in 1983 with “Let’s Dance.” Also, according to info [here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goats_Head_Soup), “Angie” was actually about Keith Richards’ girlfriend. You are right about #25 and #27 and I missed the listing for _Let’s Dance_ as I was mistakenly looking in the weeks column. My reference for the title of _Angie_ comes from Joel Whitburn’s _Top 40 Hits - 8th Edition_ under his notes for David Bowie. I will see what further info I can find. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-quiz-on-billboard-1-songs/301124/102 "2005-04-29T14:01:39Z")
> [@Waterman](#): > > 1. Let’s focus on family here. What, if any, #1 songs were done by father-daughter, mother-daughter, or any other similar immediate family combinations?. “Something Stupid,” Frank & Nancy Sinatra (father/daughter) “Deep Purple,” Nino Tempo & April Stevens (brother/sister) “(They Long to Be Close to You),” et al., by the Carpenters (brother/sister) “I’ll Take You There,” & “Lets’ Do It Again,” The Staple Singers (father Roebuck ‘Pops’ Staples, daughter Mavis Staples, and at least two other of Pops’ kids) “Family Affair,” et al., Sly and the Family Stone (the band featured Sly Stone with various siblings & cousins) “I Get Around,” et al., The Beach Boys (brothers Brian, Carl & Dennis Wilson, plus cousin Mike Love) “Cathy’s Clown,” et al., The Everly Brothers “I Want You Back,” et al., The Jackson 5 (brothers) [pre-rock] “Sam’s Song,” Bing & Gary Crosby (father/son) > [@Waterman](#): > > 1. Admittedly this partially duplicates question #30 but half of this group was the first girl to tour with the Beach Boys. What was the group? The Captain & Tenille (Their #1’s: “Love Will Keep Us Together” & “Do ThatTo Me One More Time”) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-quiz-on-billboard-1-songs/301124/103 "2005-04-29T14:16:49Z")
Did the Osmonds (or Donny and Marie) have any #1s? Wings had a few #1’s, though I don’t know if man-wife is the sort of familial connection for which you are looking. (Sorry for the lame-ass answers, btw.) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-quiz-on-billboard-1-songs/301124/104 "2005-04-29T14:20:34Z")
[QUOTE=JohnT] Did the Osmonds (or Donny and Marie) have any #1s? [QUOTE] _One Bad Apple_. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-quiz-on-billboard-1-songs/301124/105 "2005-04-29T14:31:29Z")
_26. Again deviating from a previous question dealing with #1 songs with American cities, what are the #1 songs that contain the name of a state in their title?_ Being a Georgia boy, I’d be remiss if I didn’t know that “Midnight Train to Georgia” by Gladys Knight and the Pips (1973) “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia” by Vicky Lawrence (also 1973) were #1 hits. Also, there’s “Hotel California” by the Eagles (1977). I’m sure there are others, but they’re not coming to me right now. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-quiz-on-billboard-1-songs/301124/106 "2005-04-29T14:51:49Z")
_29. These #1 songs all reference a more general sense of time (morning, etc.). What were they?_ Hmm - off the top of my head, there’s “Strangers in the Night” by Sinatra, “Wonderland by Night” by Bert Kamfert, “Morning Atfer” by Maureen McGovern, the hideous “Afternoon Delight” by Starlight Vocal Band. Kind of a stretch are “Delta Dawn” by Helen Reddy and “Sundown” by Gordon Lightfoot. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-quiz-on-billboard-1-songs/301124/107 "2005-04-29T15:26:33Z")
> [@Waterman](#): > > 1. Let’s focus on family here. What, if any, #1 songs were done by father-daughter, mother-daughter, or any other similar immediate family combinations? Also: “Stayin’ Alive,” et al., The Bee Gees (brothers Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb) “Best of My Love,” The Emotions (three sisters named Hutchinson) “Leader of the Pack,” The Shangi-Las (Marge & Betty-Ann Ganser, and I think the other two girls in the band may have been a pair of sisters as well) ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-quiz-on-billboard-1-songs/301124/108 "2005-04-29T15:28:01Z")
> [@Labdad](#): > > _26. Again deviating from a previous question dealing with #1 songs with American cities, what are the #1 songs that contain the name of a state in their title?_ > > Being a Georgia boy, I’d be remiss if I didn’t know that “Midnight Train to Georgia” by Gladys Knight and the Pips (1973) “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia” by Vicky Lawrence (also 1973) were #1 hits. Also, sticking with that state, “Georgia on My Mind” by Ray Charles ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-quiz-on-billboard-1-songs/301124/109 "2005-04-29T15:36:44Z")
> [@42fish](#): > > Also, sticking with that state, “Georgia on My Mind” by Ray Charles You know, that was the first thing I thought of, but I can’t find where Ray Charles had a #1 hit with that song! ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-quiz-on-billboard-1-songs/301124/110 "2005-04-29T15:41:23Z")
By the way, [here](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDF49A97620C8852D1599E620D210DF4BF58150234558C0B73844810473FD08BADBC4AEF875B47CE3FE2FAE5906D9C8E9468DA1&uid=MIW010504291139&sql=11:n7qvad8kv8w5~T51) is the list I’m looking at. ---
**Author:** ![Waterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Waterman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waterman)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-quiz-on-billboard-1-songs/301124/111 "2005-04-29T17:53:19Z")
> [@42fish](#): > > “Something Stupid,” Frank & Nancy Sinatra (father/daughter) > “Deep Purple,” Nino Tempo & April Stevens (brother/sister) > “(They Long to Be Close to You),” et al., by the Carpenters (brother/sister) > “I’ll Take You There,” & “Lets’ Do It Again,” The Staple Singers (father Roebuck ‘Pops’ Staples, daughter Mavis Staples, and at least two other of Pops’ kids) > “Family Affair,” et al., Sly and the Family Stone (the band featured Sly Stone with various siblings & cousins) > “I Get Around,” et al., The Beach Boys (brothers Brian, Carl & Dennis Wilson, plus cousin Mike Love) > “Cathy’s Clown,” et al., The Everly Brothers > “I Want You Back,” et al., The Jackson 5 (brothers) > [pre-rock] “Sam’s Song,” Bing & Gary Crosby (father/son) > The Captain & Tenille (Their #1’s: “Love Will Keep Us Together” & “Do ThatTo Me One More Time”) When I originally put my list together I had quite a few entries that covered siblings, extended families, and father/son etc. Here’s my list: [ul] [li]Obviously the Captain & Tennille’s two #1 would be included.[/li][li]The Brown’s (1959 with _The Three Bells_) were also a group of brothers/sisters.[/li][li]Add 1963’s _Hey, Paula_ though they (Ray Hildebrand and Jill Jackson) technically did not become husband/wife until shortly after the release of the song.[/li][li]You discuss the Beach Boys.[/li][li]Sonny & Cher’s _I Got You Babe_ (husband/wife though technically not married until 1969)[/li][li]1967’s _Something Stupid_ by Frank/Nancy Sinatra (already mentioned)[/li][li]1969’s aforementioned _Everyday People_ by Sly & Family Stone along with their other #1 songs[/li][li]1970’s (and thereafter) Jackson 5’s #1 hits[/li][li]Aforementioned #1 by the Osmond’s (my body cringes if I have to actually type out the names of the songs in addition to their name).[/li][li]1971’s listed Paul & Linda McCartney _Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey_[/li][li]1972’s Staple Singers _I’ll Take You There_, 1973’s _Let’s Get It On_ and 1975’s _Let’s Do It Again_[/li][li]1976’s Bellamy Brothers _Let Your Love Flow_[/li][li]Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis (husband/wife) 1976’s _You Don’t Have To Be A Star …_[/li][li]All of the Bee Gee’s #1’s[/li][li]Do you count Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine?[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Waterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Waterman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waterman)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-quiz-on-billboard-1-songs/301124/112 "2005-04-29T17:59:21Z")
> [@Labdad](#): > > _26. Again deviating from a previous question dealing with #1 songs with American cities, what are the #1 songs that contain the name of a state in their title?_ > > Being a Georgia boy, I’d be remiss if I didn’t know that “Midnight Train to Georgia” by Gladys Knight and the Pips (1973) “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia” by Vicky Lawrence (also 1973) were #1 hits. > > Also, there’s “Hotel California” by the Eagles (1977). > > I’m sure there are others, but they’re not coming to me right now. Oh My God! You didn’t include _Georgia on My Mind_ SHAME ON YOU 😉😃🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Waterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Waterman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waterman)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-quiz-on-billboard-1-songs/301124/113 "2005-04-29T18:04:17Z")
> [@Waterman](#): > > Oh My God! You didn’t include _Georgia on My Mind_ SHAME ON YOU 😉😃🙂 Didn’t see your later post until I had already jumped on the response button! ---
**Author:** ![Waterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Waterman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waterman)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-quiz-on-billboard-1-songs/301124/114 "2005-04-29T18:09:49Z")
> [@Labdad](#): > > By the way, [here](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781CDF49A97620C8852D1599E620D210DF4BF58150234558C0B73844810473FD08BADBC4AEF875B47CE3FE2FAE5906D9C8E9468DA1&uid=MIW010504291139&sql=11:n7qvad8kv8w5~T51) is the list I’m looking at. Looks like they missed it themselves because it was #1 in 1960! ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-quiz-on-billboard-1-songs/301124/115 "2005-04-29T18:35:46Z")
Should have gone with my gut. I now see they have it as a single mistakenly listed under the albums. I was stunned to see that not only (according to their list) was it not a #1, it didn’t even make the top 100! ---
**Author:** ![Waterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Waterman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waterman)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-quiz-on-billboard-1-songs/301124/116 "2005-04-30T14:09:15Z")
> [@Waterman](#): > > To continue the madness and acknowledging previously numbered questions here are #23 through #32: > > 1. This actually refers to a pre-rock era #1 but nonetheless has a twisted history of sorts. One of the members of the group was married to the president and founder of Cadence Records and her daughter was married to Phil Everly (the Everly Brothers original hits were on Cadence but after the fiascos regarding censorship they jumped ship). What was the #1 song and what was the name of the group? > 2. I have a longtime fantasy associated with Daryl Hannah and this #1 song was the featured song from one of her steamier movie roles. > 3. An earlier question posed by another Doper asked about the first #1 song that sampled another song. Well this #1 song, at least in the eyes of the courts, sampled an earlier #1 song from the 60’s and resulted in the first #1 hit for this post insecticide challenged artist. > 4. Again deviating from a previous question dealing with #1 songs with American cities, what are the #1 songs that contain the name of a state in their title? > 5. This #1 song shares the same title as a song written by the brother of previously referenced Leslie Gore. Despite his long association in the music business this was his only #1 single and as further useless trivia, his wife at the time was the inspiration for the Rolling Stones #1 hit titled “Angie”. > 6. These #1 songs shared a desire to specify a time or range of times, what were they? > 7. These #1 songs all reference a more general sense of time (morning, etc.). What were they? > 8. Let’s focus on family here. What, if any, #1 songs were done by father-daughter, mother-daughter, or any other similar immediate family combinations? > 9. Admittedly this partially duplicates question #30 but half of this group was the first girl to tour with the Beach Boys. What was the group? > 10. I have to include this since it is the city that I currently work in. A Pasco, Washington DJ was the first to play this foreign song, in America, off of the original LP and helped it to become a #1 hit in this country along with reaching #6 in Britain. Just wanted to let everyone know that there are still some unanswered questions from the last group, which have been repeated above so you don’t have to flip back to Page 2. Questions 25, 26 (partial), 27, 29 (partial), 30 and 31 have been answered although I wonder if _ **ZeroGyro** _ has had a chance to further research the origins of the Rolling Stone’s song _Angie_ referenced in Question #27. **Someone out there has the answers!** ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-quiz-on-billboard-1-songs/301124/117 "2005-04-30T19:27:02Z")
Still more siblings at #1: “Jump” Van Halen (brothers Eddie & Alex Van Halen) “Alone” and “These Dreams,” Heart (sisters Ann & Nancy Wilson) “(I Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection,” Nelson (twin bros Matthew & Gunnar Nelson) “Hold On,” et al by Wilson Philips (sisters Carnie & Wendy Wilson) “Need You Tonight,” INXS (included the Farris brothers) “I’m Too Sexy,” Right Said Fred (included the Fairbrass brothers) “Sincerely,” and “Sugartime,” The McGuire Sisters “Hearts of Stone,” The Fontaine Sisters “Boogie Fever,” The Sylvers Parent-child combos at #1: “I Think I Love You” The Partridge Family (Shirley Jones & stepson David Cassidy) Husbands and wives at #1: “Monday, Monday,” The Mamas & the Papas (John & Michelle Philips) “Dreams,” Fleetwood Mac (John & Christine McVie) “Dancing Queen,” ABBA (Bjorn was married to Agnethska & Benny was married to Anna-Frid, or maybe Bjorn was married to Anna-Frid and Benny was married to Agnethska, or maybe it was Bjorn and Benny who were married) “Afternoon Delight,” The Starland Vocal Band (also included two couples, although I have no desire to look up what their names were) ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-quiz-on-billboard-1-songs/301124/118 "2005-04-30T19:32:21Z")
> [@Waterman](#): > > 1. This actually refers to a pre-rock era #1 but nonetheless has a twisted history of sorts. One of the members of the group was married to the president and founder of Cadence Records and her daughter was married to Phil Everly (the Everly Brothers original hits were on Cadence but after the fiascos regarding censorship they jumped ship). What was the #1 song and what was the name of the group? “Mr Sandman,” The Chordettes > [@Waterman](#): > > 1. These #1 songs shared a desire to specify a time or range of times, what were they? “Nine to Five,” Dolly Parton “Morning Train (Nine to Five),” Sheena Easton “Quarter to Three,” Gary ‘US’ Bonds ---
**Author:** ![Waterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Waterman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waterman)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-quiz-on-billboard-1-songs/301124/119 "2005-04-30T21:08:01Z")
> [@42fish](#): > > Still more siblings at #1: > > “Jump” Van Halen (brothers Eddie & Alex Van Halen) > “Alone” and “These Dreams,” Heart (sisters Ann & Nancy Wilson) > “(I Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection,” Nelson (twin bros Matthew & Gunnar Nelson) > “Hold On,” et al by Wilson Philips (sisters Carnie & Wendy Wilson) > “Need You Tonight,” INXS (included the Farris brothers) > “I’m Too Sexy,” Right Said Fred (included the Fairbrass brothers) > “Sincerely,” and “Sugartime,” The McGuire Sisters > “Hearts of Stone,” The Fontaine Sisters > “Boogie Fever,” The Sylvers > > Parent-child combos at #1: > “I Think I Love You” The Partridge Family (Shirley Jones & stepson David Cassidy) > > Husbands and wives at #1: > “Monday, Monday,” The Mamas & the Papas (John & Michelle Philips) > “Dreams,” Fleetwood Mac (John & Christine McVie) > “Dancing Queen,” ABBA (Bjorn was married to Agnethska & Benny was married to Anna-Frid, or maybe Bjorn was married to Anna-Frid and Benny was married to Agnethska, or maybe it was Bjorn and Benny who were married) > “Afternoon Delight,” The Starland Vocal Band (also included two couples, although I have no desire to look up what their names were) Starland Vocal Band were Bill & Taffy Danoff and John Carroll and future wife Margot Chapman - the band also fronted the group “Fat City” which provided backing vocals for John Denver’s first #1 hit _Take Me Home, Country Roads_ Wilson Phillips not only had the Wilson sisters (father Brian Wilson of Beach Boys) but they had Chynna Phillips who was the daughter of John & Michelle Phillips of the Mamas & Papas. What a pedigree amongst this pairing - though IMHO it didn’t reach down to the progeny. One last bit of extreme trivia is that the McGuire Sisters replaced the Chordettes on the Arthur Godfrey TV show in 1953. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2005, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-quiz-on-billboard-1-songs/301124/120 "2005-05-01T06:28:39Z")
(slight hijack) Is there an online source for Billboard Top _whatever_ lists? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivia-quiz-on-billboard-1-songs/301124.md?page=5)