Albums
This Beach Boys album, located on a wall near the kitchen in the office, is #2 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Albums of All Time" List.
What is Pet Sounds?
Formerly on Columbia, this crooner became known as Capitol’s defining act of the 1950s.
Who is Frank Sinatra?
This 5SOS hit shares a name with a current Capitol artist.
What is "Youngblood"?
The year Capitol was founded.
What is 1942?
The total number of floors on the Capitol Records Tower.
What is 13?
The contract for US distribution of this Pink Floyd classic was written and signed on a napkin.
What is The Dark Side of the Moon?
This Rick Rubin-produced Hip Hop group signed with Capitol in 1988 after leaving Def Jam.
Who are the Beastie Boys?
This Glenn Campbell record was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1977 before having a resurgence on TikTok in 2023.
What is "Southern Nights"?
Why was the name Capitol Records chosen?
Hollywood was considered the entertainment capitol of the world.
True or False: The circular design of the tower was made to resemble a stack of records
FALSE (The circular design was more cose-efficient)
This 2017 Motown release is cited by many hip hop blogs as one of the most influential Trap projects of all time.
What is Migos's Culture?
This Oklahoma native has 3 of the top 5 highest selling country albums of all time.
Who is Garth Brooks?
This MC's "Super Freak"-sampling 90s hit was the first rap song to be nominated for Record of The Year at The Grammys.
What is MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This?"
Before becoming Capitol, this name was originally going to be used for the label but was already being used by a separate company at the time.
What is Liberty Records?
The former nickname for the top floor of the tower where executives sat.
What is the "E Floor"?
Despite having no singles and limited promo, this experimental rock album became the UK band's first number one in the US and won a Grammy for Best alternative album in 2001.
What is Radiohead's Kid A?
This Rock/Soul Icon found late-career success at Capitol with albums like "Private Dancer" and "Foreign Affair".
Who is Tina Turner?
The video for this 2015 Dance Rap hit has almost 2 Billion views on YouTube.
What is Silentó's "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)"?
Before The Tower, the Capitol Studios were located at a building on this notable LA street.
What is Melrose?
The red light at the top of the Capitol Records tower blinks this word in Morse code when lit.
What is "Hollywood"?
The title track of this baroque-inspired Pop/Rock album became the best-selling song of 2008 on iTunes and the band's first #1 in the UK and US.
What is Coldplay's Viva la Vida?
This 90s band is known as one of the "Big 4" Metal groups alongside Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax.
Who is Megadeath?
This Coffee House classic was nominated for Record and Song of the Year at the 2007 Grammy Awards before having a viral Lofi remix during COVID.
What is Corinne Bailey Rae's "Put Your Records On"?
This Capitol cofounder wrote the lyrics to "Moon River" and other 20th century classics.
Who is Johnny Mercer?
What is "Project X?"