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The song included on the albums (respectively) Greetings From Asbury, N.J. and The Roaring Silence done by two completely different artists (the second one was more famous)
What is "Blinded By the Light"?
This #1 song was originally done by The Arrows, but later covered by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
What is "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"?
This band released their (first) self-titled album in 1981, and were chart rivals of Culture Club and Spandau Ballet
Who are Duran Duran?
The very first song to hit number one on AT40 in 1955 - Mr. Sandman - was done by...
Who are the Chordettes?
His first four albums are all self-titled and are only outwardly distinguished by their album covers
Who is Peter Gabriel?
Famous pop/country artist with a version [bad] of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven"
Who is Dolly Parton?
This 1987 album had a whopping 6 top 20 singles, only one of which reached number one
What is Hysteria?
The Tears for Fears song "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is used at the end of this popular 1985 movie
What is Real Genius?
The very first rap song to hit number one
What is Blondie's "Rapture"?
Band with the oddly titled album You Can Tune a Piano, But You Can't Tuna Fish
Who are REO Speedwagon?
The title suggested by Ringo Starr for Revolver that riffed off a '66 Rolling Stones cover
What is "After Geography"? (making fun of Aftermath)
This band had their 1991 self-titled album colloquially named "the black album"
Who are Metallica?
This cover has a shrink-wrapped black swan on it
What is Depeche Mode's Speak and Spell?
What are "Maggie May" (Rod Stewart '71) and "Losing My Religion" (REM, '91)?
Band who surpassed Fiona Apple (in 2008) with the longest album title in music history
Who are Chumbawumba?
The band who, on their first album, riffed off the cover of The Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers
Who are Mötley Cruë?
This 1987 album by Poison went 5x platinum and yielded a number one hit in '88/'89
What is Open Up and Say... Ahh!"?
Band with the 1989 album Technique
Who are New Order?
Janet Joplin's only (posthumous) number one hit
What is "Me and Bobby McGee"?
The band DEVO occasionally opened for themselves as...
What is Dove, the Band of Love?
What the lines on Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures album are supposed to symbolize
What are radio waves?
This album name came from a food fight between two of the band members
What is [Gn'R's] The Spaghetti Incident? ?
This band (which was one of the founders of the New Romantic movement) did the song "Fade to Grey"
Who are Visage?
One of only two songs in the eighties to hold the number one spot for nine consecutive weeks, and the only one by a duo
What is "Endless Love" by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie?
Meaning of the Police album "Zenyatta Mondatta" (I'm not joking... in Sanskrit)
What is "Top of the World"?