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80's Music A to Z

Can you identify these 80's bands and artists?

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Last updated: February 24, 2016

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First submitted	June 7, 2015
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One band for each letter of the alphabet

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	Hint	Band
A	Band name is a palindrome	ABBA
B	They have a Chrysler that seats about 20	B52's
C	Ric Ocasek's band	The Cars
D	Drummer has only one arm	Def Leppard
E	They're headed for the Wild, Wild West	Escape Club
F	Lou Gramm on vocals	Foreigner
G	They got the beat	The Go-Gos
H	Don't you want me baby?	Human League
I	You could say this band rocked in excess	INXS
J	"Wardrobe malfunction"	Janet Jackson
K	They Cherish the Celebration on Ladies Night with Joanna	Kool and the Gang
L	He's alright. Nobody worry 'bout him.	Kenny Loggins
M	Has three songs that begin with "Like A..."	Madonna

	Hint	Band
N	First time was a great time, Second time was a blast	New Kids on the Block
O	Refused to accept a Grammy	Sinead O'Connor
P	They're law enforcement...and stalkers	The Police
Q	This one's too easy. The only real 80's band that starts with Q	Queen
R	They heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend	REO Speedwagon
S	He's envious of Jessie	Rick Springfield
T	She thinks we're the only ones here, now.	Tiffany
U	Irish band (if you miss this one, just quit now)	U2
V	Do you prefer David or Sammy?	Van Halen
W	Andrew Ridgeley is the less-famous member of this duo	Wham!
X	"Senses Working Overtime" is their most popular song on iTunes	XTC
Y	Every time you go away, you take a piece of him with you	Paul Young
Z	Guess you could call them a (facial) hair band	ZZ Top

Daigoro

Level 69

Jun 8, 2015

Abba rock band? Since when?

gvilleerrvs

Level 44

May 2, 2018

80's bands

TLM

Level 48

Feb 24, 2016

Like the quiz By the way, it's "O'Connor"

maxvenble

Level 49

Feb 24, 2016

Thanks. Fixed.

stylus

Level 45

Aug 4, 2017

Couldn't the palindromic band beginning with A also be A-ha?

brainchild

Level 66

Sep 30, 2019

Great quiz!! Curious about the Madonna factoid... about the 3 "Like A" songs... I know "Like a Virgin" and "Like a Prayer" but what else is there? I think she has a song called "Like it or not" maybe... Anyway fun quiz!