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Daily 80s Music Trivia

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

1

Which artist released “When I Looked at Him”?

MODERATE
1989 · Debbie Gibson
✓Expose
Paula Abdul
Taylor Dayne
Tiffany
2

"Neutron Dance" by The Pointer Sisters was featured in which Eddie Murphy film?

MODERATE
1985 · The Pointer Sisters
48 Hrs.
✓Beverly Hills Cop
The Golden Child
Trading Places

"Neutron Dance" was featured on the soundtrack of "Beverly Hills Cop," starring Eddie Murphy, becoming closely associated with the film.

3

"Cars" was a hit for which artist?

MODERATE
1980 · Gary Numan
David Bowie
✓Gary Numan
M
Thomas Dolby

"Cars" is Gary Numan's most famous song, notable for its pioneering synth sound reaching the charts in 1980.

4

On which ABBA album does the 1981 hit "The Winner Takes It All" appear?

HARD
1981 · ABBA
Arrival
✓Super Trouper
The Album
Voulez-Vous

"The Winner Takes It All" was featured on ABBA's 1980 album "Super Trouper," one of their last studio albums before the group's hiatus.

5

On which album does Thompson Twins' 1984 single 'Hold Me Now' appear?

HARD
1984 · Thompson Twins
Here's to Future Days
✓Into the Gap
Quick Step & Side Kick
Set

'Hold Me Now' is a standout track on 'Into the Gap,' which is the Thompson Twins' commercial breakthrough album.

6

Journey's 1987 song “I’ll Be Alright Without You” was taken from which album?

HARD
1987 · Journey
Escape
Frontiers
Infinity
✓Raised on Radio

"I'll Be Alright Without You" was a hit single from Journey's 1986 album "Raised on Radio," which heralded a more polished production style.

7

Before he restored his full surname in later billing, the artist behind “Jack and Diane” was billed simply as John Cougar. What surname did he later restore?

EXPERT
1982 · John Cougar Mellencamp
✓Mellencamp
Melling
Mellor
Melrose

John Cougar legally restored his surname "Mellencamp," becoming John Cougar Mellencamp in the early 1980s.

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