Statistics for Music by Year, 1970–1989

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Year	Hint	Answer	% Correct
1970	Band which released its final album, "Let it Be"	The Beatles	89%
1985	Singer parodied by Weird Al Yankovic in his song "Like a Surgeon"	Madonna	83%
1982	The best-selling album of all-time	Thriller	76%
1987	Soul singer who became the first woman in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame	Aretha Franklin	75%
1979	Incredibly popular Sony product which debuted in stores	Walkman	75%
1977	Blockbuster disco movie starring John Travolta	Saturday Night Fever	69%
1981	Cable station whose debut led to video killing the radio star	MTV	69%
1976	Band who released their debut single "Anarchy in the U.K."	The Sex Pistols	64%
1984	Unusual singer whose song "Time after Time" became a #1 hit	Cyndi Lauper	63%
1978	Musical duo, consisting of John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, which made its first appearance on "Saturday Night Live"	The Blues Brothers	62%
1989	Rapper who left N.W.A. to go solo	Ice Cube	59%
1971	Deep Purple song inspired by a fire at a Frank Zappa concert	Smoke on the Water	56%
1983	Technology released for the first time in the U.S. (after debuting in Japan the year before)	Compact Disc	55%
1973	Singer whose "Aloha from Hawaii" became the first concert to be broadcast globally via satellite	Elvis Presley	53%
1980	Group whose lead singer, Bon Scott, died of alcohol poisoning	AC/DC	47%
1986	Group whose "Licensed to Ill" became the first hip hop album to reach #1 on the U.S. pop charts	Beastie Boys	47%
1988	Singer who encouraged people to not worry and be happy	Bobby McFerrin	43%
1975	Jazz trumpeter who announced his retirement	Miles Davis	38%
1972	Motown singer who made her movie debut in "Lady Sings the Blues"	Diana Ross	28%
1974	Famous NYC punk club which hosted the Ramones	CBGB	24%