TL;DR. Eighty music trivia questions sorted by decade, from the 1960s to the 2010s. Each decade gets ~13 questions across artists, albums, lyrics, and Billboard charts. Mix-and-match for a balanced round, or play decade-by-decade for a themed night.
1960s (12 questions)
Which Beatles album was released in 1967 with a famous album cover featuring cardboard cut-outs? **Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band**Who sang “Respect” (1967)? **Aretha Franklin**What was Bob Dylan's 1965 album that famously included “Like a Rolling Stone”? **Highway 61 Revisited**Which 1969 festival is considered the iconic counterculture event? **Woodstock**Which Motown group recorded “My Girl”? **The Temptations**Who is the “King of Rock and Roll”? **Elvis Presley**Which Beach Boys 1966 album is often called one of the greatest albums of all time? **Pet Sounds**Who wrote “Bridge Over Troubled Water”? **Paul Simon**Which Janis Joplin band recorded “Piece of My Heart”? **Big Brother and the Holding Company**Which Hendrix performance closed Woodstock 1969? **The Star-Spangled Banner**What was the first Beatles US #1 single? **“I Want to Hold Your Hand” (1964)**Who recorded “Good Vibrations”? **The Beach Boys**1970s (13 questions)
Which band released “Bohemian Rhapsody” in 1975? **Queen**Who is the lead singer of Led Zeppelin? **Robert Plant**Which 1976 Eagles album holds one of the highest US sales records? **Hotel California**Who sang “I Will Survive” (1978)? **Gloria Gaynor**What was Pink Floyd's 1973 concept album about modern life? **The Dark Side of the Moon**Which Stevie Wonder album included “Sir Duke” and “Isn't She Lovely”? **Songs in the Key of Life (1976)**Which Bee Gees album was the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever? **Saturday Night Fever (1977)**Who recorded “Imagine” (1971)? **John Lennon**Which Bowie persona was active in 1972's “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust”? **Ziggy Stardust**Who sang “Dancing Queen”? **ABBA**Which band's 1971 song is “Stairway to Heaven”? **Led Zeppelin**Which 1979 album by The Wall's creators sold 30+ million copies? **The Wall by Pink Floyd**Who sang “Killing Me Softly” (1973)? **Roberta Flack**1980s (13 questions)
Which Michael Jackson album from 1982 is the bestselling album of all time? **Thriller**Who sang “Like a Virgin” (1984)? **Madonna**Which 1987 U2 album includes “With or Without You”? **The Joshua Tree**Which band recorded “Don't Stop Believin”? **Journey**What was Prince's 1984 album and film? **Purple Rain**Who sang “Take On Me”? **a-ha**Which 1985 charity single featured 40+ artists for African famine relief? **“We Are the World”**Which Bruce Springsteen album took its title from a 1984 single? **Born in the U.S.A.**Whose 1987 debut album was “Appetite for Destruction”? **Guns N' Roses**Who sang “Eye of the Tiger”? **Survivor**Which Madonna song was banned by MTV briefly in 1989? **“Like a Prayer”**What was Whitney Houston's 1985 debut album? **Whitney Houston**Who recorded “Sweet Child o' Mine”? **Guns N' Roses**1990s (13 questions)
Which Nirvana album released in 1991 changed alternative rock? **Nevermind**Who sang “I Will Always Love You” on The Bodyguard soundtrack? **Whitney Houston**Which Spice Girl wore the Union Jack dress at the Brit Awards? **Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice)**What was TLC's 1994 album with “Waterfalls”? **CrazySexyCool**Who sang “Wonderwall”? **Oasis**Which 1995 Alanis Morissette album sold 33+ million copies? **Jagged Little Pill**Who released “Smells Like Teen Spirit”? **Nirvana**Which 1996 song by The Macarena group dominated US radio? **“Macarena” by Los del Río**What is the name of Tupac's posthumous 1996 album? **The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory**Who sang “…Baby One More Time”? **Britney Spears**Which band recorded “Creep” (1992)? **Radiohead**Which boy band released “I Want It That Way”? **Backstreet Boys**Who recorded “California Love” with Tupac? **Dr. Dre**2000s (13 questions)
Which Beyoncé 2003 single launched her solo career? **“Crazy in Love”**Who sang “Hey Ya!” (2003)? **OutKast**Which Coldplay album includes “Clocks”? **A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)**Who recorded “In Da Club”? **50 Cent**Which Eminem 2002 album includes “Lose Yourself”? **8 Mile soundtrack** (also on later compilations)Who sang “Toxic”? **Britney Spears**Which Adele 2008 debut album include “Chasing Pavements”? **19**Who released “Mr. Brightside”? **The Killers**Which 2007 Kanye West album includes “Stronger”? **Graduation**Who sang “Umbrella”? **Rihanna (feat. Jay-Z)**Which Norah Jones 2002 debut album sold 27+ million copies? **Come Away with Me**Who sang “Hot in Herre”? **Nelly**Which Daft Punk 2001 album includes “One More Time”? **Discovery**2010s (16 questions)
Which Adele 2011 single was “Rolling in the Deep”? **From the album 21**Who released “Uptown Funk” (2014)? **Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars**Which Taylor Swift album marked her pop pivot in 2014? **1989**Who sang “Despacito”? **Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee (and Justin Bieber on the remix)**Which Beyoncé 2016 visual album includes “Formation”? **Lemonade**Who released “Bad Guy” (2019)? **Billie Eilish**Which Drake 2016 album includes “One Dance”? **Views**Who sang “Happy” (2013)? **Pharrell Williams**Which Kendrick Lamar 2015 album won a Pulitzer? **To Pimp a Butterfly** (his 2017 DAMN. won the Pulitzer, actually)Who recorded “Shape of You”? **Ed Sheeran**Which 2014 Hozier hit was “Take Me to Church”? **The single from the self-titled debut album**Who sang “Old Town Road” (2019)? **Lil Nas X (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)**Which BTS 2018 album was their first US #1? **Love Yourself: Tear**Who released “Royals” (2013)? **Lorde**Which 2017 Cardi B song became a #1 hit? **“Bodak Yellow”**Who sang “Blinding Lights”? **The Weeknd**Using these in a round
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