Billboard No. 1 Hits: Guess the Song
Twenty songs that topped the Billboard Hot 100, from the 1960s to the 2020s. Press play and name the artist and the song.
About this quiz
The Billboard Hot 100 has ranked America's most popular songs every week since 1958, and reaching No. 1 on it is still the clearest sign that a song has crossed over to everyone. This quiz plays a 30-second clip of twenty of those No. 1 hits, roughly three from each decade from the 1960s to today, from the Beatles and the Temptations through disco, 80s pop and 90s ballads to Lil Nas X and Miley Cyrus.
Each clip has two boxes under it, one for the artist and one for the song title, and each box is worth a point. Common short forms are accepted, like "Beatles" for the Beatles or "Satisfaction" for the Rolling Stones' full title, and for duets either the main artist or the featured one counts. Once the quiz is over every song shows its cover, the year it reached No. 1 and a link to it on Apple Music.
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