Statistics for One-Hit Wonders Quiz

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This quiz has been taken 44 times
The average score is 12 of 21

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Song Name	Artist	Release Year	Hint	% Correct
Ice Ice Baby	Vanilla Ice	1990	Vanilla Ice wrote his only number one hit when he was sixteen.	92%
Take On Me	a-ha	1984	This catchy love song is perhaps better known for its sketchy animated music video.	84%
Who Let the Dogs Out	Baha Men	2000	This enduring party anthem wants to know the identity of whoever released the canids.	84%
Barbie Girl	Aqua	1997	This cheery Scandinavian pop tune led to a lawsuit by toy company Mattel.	76%
Don't Worry, Be Happy	Bobby McFerrin	1988	This feel-good smash hit gains its title from an Indian guru's personal mantra.	70%
It's Raining Men	The Weather Girls	1982	This disco-inspired hit was originally offered to Donna Summers, who turned it down.	70%
Come on Eileen	Dexys Midnight Runners	1982	This jaunty tune about escaping a quiet town contains Celtic folk influences.	68%
Video Killed the Radio Star	The Buggles	1979	This synth-pop hit heralding the popularity of television was the first music video played on MTV.	68%
99 Luftballons	Nena	1983	This German-language new wave hit is actually about nuclear war.	65%
My Sharona	The Knack	1979	This love song was allegedly written in just fifteen minutes about the lead singer's girlfriend.	62%
Macarena	Los Del Rio	1993	This famously catchy dance hit is actually about a woman cheating on her boyfriend in the military.	59%
Smooth Criminal	Alien Ant Farm	2001	This nu-metal track is a rendition of a Michael Jackson hit from 1988.	57%
Whip It	Devo	1980	This new wave song, supposedly about American optimism, was one of the most unexpected smash hits of the 1980s.	57%
You're Beautiful	James Blunt	2005	This deceptively dark song was inspired by a meeting with Blunt's ex-girlfriend on the subway.	51%
Somebody That I Used to Know	Gotye feat. Kimbra	2011	This duet has a music video consisting of a naked Gotye being painted into a wall.	49%
Teenage Dirtbag	Wheatus	2000	This song about unrequited high school love is also a protest against musical censorship.	46%
In the Summertime	Mungo Jerry	1970	This carefree skiffle hit eventually sold 30 million copies.	43%
Wipe Out	Surfaris	1963	This instrumental surf rock hit may be the most recognizable song of the genre.	41%
In the Year 2525	Zager and Evans	1969	This cautionary tale describes humanity's future in one-thousand-year snapshots.	38%
Closing Time	Semisonic	1998	This enduring rock song is about the transition between two periods of life (or about being born).	32%
Just a Friend	Biz Markie	1989	This rap song is the story of a man trying to uncover his girlfriend's infidelity.	27%