Name That Tune! The 80's!

True or False? Bruce Springsteen has never had a song reach Number One on the Billboard Pop Charts.

On which 1980's soundtrack would you find the track "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds?

Back in 1981, this group told us to "Get Down On It".

Which controversial Frankie Goes To Hollywood single was banned by the BBC on it's way to hitting #1?

Can you name this 1985 hit from The Cure?

Live Aid was the 1985 benefit concert that took place in both London and the US. Which artist appeared on both stages?

In 2003, the band No Doubt hit the top ten with a cover version of "It's My Life", originally done by which 80's band?

Whitney Houston's rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner is one of the greatest. At what event did she perform this?

True or False? Purple Rain was the top selling soundtrack of the 1980's?

Licensed to Ill is the 1986 debut studio album by the Beastie Boys. T or F? It is the first Rap album to top the charts.

This Bon Jovi song hit the top of the charts in 1986, giving the band their first Billboard #1. Name it.

T or F? George Michael's Faith (1987) was the first album by a white solo artist to top the Billboard Black Album Chart.

Which of these 80's AC/DC albums was the band's first U.S. Number One album?

Debuting in 1986, this musical fruit sang, hosted specials, and even won an Emmy! Name them.

MTV Unplugged began in 1989, and showcased artists playing acoustically. Which of these bands was the first to perform?

Van Halen, one of the most successful rock bands of all time, had only this song hit the top of the charts in the 80's:

Which of these huge-selling charity singles of the 80's was released first?

Which of these albums did NOT win an Album of the Year Grammy award in the 1980's?

True or False? Duran Duran took their name from a character in the 1968 Jane Fonda sci-fi film, Barbarella.

This band hit the U.S. Top 10 for the only time in 1983, reaching #7 with their hit "Our House".

Debuting on August 1, 1981, what was the first music video played on MTV?

Of the 80's hits below, which song is actually an original, New Wave classic, and not a cover version?

T or F? In 1983, the 1st African-American female artist to have a video go into heavy rotation on MTV was Donna Summer.

True or False? We Built This City by Starship, which hit Number One in 1985, was co-written by Bernie Taupin.

"Flashdance...What A Feeling" was a monster #1 hit in 1983, winning an Oscar, a Grammy & a Golden Globe for this artist.

In 1986, this band reached the Top #20 with their hit "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades". Name Them.

LL Cool J (Ladies Love Cool James) made his 1985 debut with which of these lp's?

From 1984, the song "Pride (In The Name Of Love)" by U2, was written for which of these men?

Sam Harris became grand champion of Star Search's premiere season in 1983, singing which classic song?

1987's Appetite for Destruction by Guns N' Roses sold over 30 million copies, and featured this hit. Name it.

This metal band hit #1 with their lp Metal Health, featuring this single "Come On Feel The Noize". Name them.

1982's Thriller is one of the best selling albums of all time, & featured 7 singles. Which single was released first?

T or F? Kenny Rogers' 1983 hit Islands in the Stream was the last Country song to top the Billboard 100 in the 80's.

Which 80's country music leading lady played a role in the 1990 movie Tremors?

Frank Zappa sang "Valley Girl" in 1982 with the help of his daughter. What was her name?

In 1982, Stevie Wonder teamed up with which former Beatle for the Number One song "Ebony and Ivory"?

R.E.M. scored their first #1 (on the Billboard Alternative Charts) with this 1988 track. Name it.

In the film The 40-Year Old Virgin, Paul Rudd is tired of hearing which 80s song played over and over in the video dept?

This band hit #1 in 1983 with their homage to Australia, the song "Down Under". Name the group.

In the 2011 film Bridesmaids, what 80's band performed at the wedding at the end of the film?

What was the name this 1987 "supergroup" made of Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison

Released in September of 1986, the band Bananarama had everyone Walking Like An Egyptian, True or False?

Which of the following artists did NOT record a James Bond theme during the 80's?

With dozens of chart-topping hits over the decades, what was Elton John's highest charting hit of the 1980's?

This 60's band was able to top of the charts again in the 80's with such songs as The Voice and Your Wildest Dreams.

T or F? 1983's Let's Dance, one of the biggest hits of David Bowie's career, features Stevie Ray Vaughan on guitar.

True or False? The group Devo takes its name from the word de-evolution.

This artist sang "On Our Own", from the 1988 Ghostbusters II soundtrack, and even had a cameo in the film!

Released in 1987, "Pump Up The Volume" is the only song ever released by the band M/A/R/R/S, true or false?

Formed in 1984, Big Audio Dynamite featured Mick Jones on guitar. Which punk band was he formerly a part of?

Nothing like a good hair band, like Poison seen here singing "Unskinny Bop". Can you name their lead singer?

Hailing from Flint, Michigan, this R&B band hit the top of the Billboard charts in 1985 with "Oh, Sheila". Name them.

Rod Stewart's 80's hits include Young Turks and Some Guys Have All The Luck. What band was he with in the 60's?

Which of these wrestling stars would you have seen in Cyndi Lauper's 1983 video for Girls Just Want To Have Fun?

True or False? The first artist to top the first Billboard Modern Rock chart in 1988 was Siouxsie & The Banshees.

Which "I Think We're Alone Now" singer gained recognition by performing at shopping malls?