Music History & Firsts
This device, popular in the 1980s, let people carry their music anywhere for the first time.
Who is the current top Spotify artist based on monthly listeners?
Who is "The Weeknd"
This rapper declared, “I got 99 problems but a [blank] ain’t one.”
Who is "Jay Z"
This producer and DJ is famous for saying “We the Best Music!” in his songs.
Who is "DJ Khaled"
“My Heart Will Go On” was the theme song for this 1997 blockbuster film.
What is "Titanic"
This was the first song ever played on the radio, broadcast on Christmas Eve in 1906.
What is "O Holy Night"
This song, released in 2019 by The Weeknd, became the most-streamed song in Spotify history, surpassing 4 billion plays in 2024.
What is "Blinding Lights"
Known as “Champagne Papi” on Instagram, this artist holds the record for the most Spotify streams ever.
Who is "Drake"
Swedish producer Max Martin wrote pop hits for both Britney Spears and this boy band’s “I Want It That Way.”
Who are "The Backstreet Boys"
This Disney movie features the hit song “Let It Go.”
What is "Frozen"
This digital file format, introduced in the 1990s, made downloading songs from the internet easy — and controversial.
This artist became the most streamed artist on Spotify in 2023, marking his fourth time earning the title.
Who is "Bad Bunny"
This female rapper made history as the first woman to win Best Rap Album at the Grammys as a solo artist.
Who is "Cardi B"
Who produced the smash hit "Happy" and co-produced "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk in 2013.
Who is "Pharrell Williams"
Rocky III features this iconic "theme song" in 1982.
What is "Eye of the Tiger"
The first live music performance ever broadcast on television was by this legendary jazz musician in 1939.
Who is "Louis Armstrong"
Who broke the Spotify record for largest jazz debut album in 2023?
Before becoming a global superstar, this rapper gained attention with his mixtape Acid Rap, recorded while he was still a teenager in Chicago.
Who is "Chance the Rapper"
Quincy Jones produced this 1982 Michael Jackson album — still one of the best-selling of all time.
This song broke many records in the "K-pop" industry, and is a part of Netflix's most viewed film of all time.
What is "Golden"
This German composer was the first to use a full choir in a symphony, with his famous Symphony No. 9.
Who is "Ludwig Van Beethoven"
As of 2025, this song remains the most-streamed debut single by any artist in Spotify history, first released in 2015.
What is "Stitches by Shawn Mendes"
In 1979, this group released Rapper’s Delight, one of the first commercially successful hip-hop songs, marking the genre’s breakthrough into mainstream music.
Who is "The Sugarhill Gang"
This producer, known for hits like “Mask Off” and “Space Cadet,” became the first producer to earn a solo cover story on The FADER magazine in 2017.
Who is "Metro Boomin"
Hans Zimmer composed the score for this 2010 sci-fi thriller famous for its “BRAAAM” sound.
What is "Inception"