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Daily 80s Music Trivia

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

1

“Waiting on a Friend” by The Rolling Stones appeared on which album?

MODERATE
1982 · The Rolling Stones
Emotional Rescue
Goats Head Soup
Some Girls
✓Tattoo You

“Waiting on a Friend” was featured on The Rolling Stones' 1981 album 'Tattoo You', a record noted for its classic rock sound.

2

“You Dropped a Bomb on Me” by The Gap Band was released on which label?

MODERATE
1982 · The Gap Band
Casablanca
Motown
Solar
✓Total Experience

The Gap Band’s “You Dropped a Bomb on Me” was released under Total Experience Records.

3

The Police achieved significant airplay with "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da," a track from their third studio album which was titled after what pseudo-Latin phrase?

MODERATE
1981 · The Police
Ghost in the Machine
Outlandos d'Amour
Reggatta de Blanc
✓Zenyatta Mondatta

"Zenyatta Mondatta" is the title of The Police's third album, which included the hit "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da."

4

"Hourglass" was the title track from the first Squeeze studio album after the return of which core songwriting pair?

HARD
1987 · Squeeze
✓Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook
Glenn Gregory and Martyn Ware
Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe
Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith

Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, the main songwriting duo of Squeeze, reunited for the "Hourglass" album.

5

“Sailing” by Christopher Cross won how many GRAMMY Awards at the 23rd Annual GRAMMY Awards?

HARD
1980 · Christopher Cross
1
2
✓3
4

At the 23rd GRAMMY Awards in 1981, Christopher Cross’s “Sailing” won three GRAMMYs, including Record of the Year.

6

“Karma Chameleon” reached which Billboard Hot 100 position?

HARD
1984 · Culture Club
✓#1
#2
#3
#5

“Karma Chameleon” topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Culture Club’s biggest U.S. hit.

7

“I Want to Know What Love Is” by Foreigner was the band’s first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 after how many previous Top 10 hits that stopped short of No. 1?

EXPERT
1985 · Foreigner
4
5
✓6
7

Foreigner had six Top 10 hits on the Hot 100 before 'I Want to Know What Love Is' finally reached No. 1, marking a career milestone for the band.

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