Quiz: Did I get to Number 1?

30 songs, one question: was it a Number 1? Yes or no? Test yourself!
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We've all done it: heard an old song and thought to ourselves: "That must've been a Number 1!" 

Some of the most famous songs in the world never even got to Number 1, while other long-forgotten tunes actually did make it to the top of the Official Singles Chart.

The thing about getting to Number 1 is it's what every song is aiming for – and it's an achievement that not every tune can unlock.

So, we've picked, at random, 30 songs – every one of them a hit – to test your chart-topper recall. You've got a 50/50 chance of success for each one, because the question is simple: Was it a Number 1? Yes or no? 

GO!

 

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Baptista João

1

19/30

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mildredfarts

1

30 out of 30 no cheating!

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Andii

3

I think we can summarise this as a bunch of classic songs never actually made #1 (Like a Virgin, Rio, Starman, We Are the Champions) and a bunch of no-one's ever heard of did (got that Rihanna song wrong twice, same name as a classic Madonna track which didn't even make the top 10).

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Paul Anthony Searle

2

23 correct for me!

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Alfred Lock

1

28 out of 30 for me. Should have been the lot but I slipped up on two only for me to realise afterwards!

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I Am A Stegosaurus

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Needs more modern songs. Good examples would be Bom Bom, Twilight, Love The Way You Lie or even Hey Ya!

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Andii

1

Hardly, it needs more older songs. Far too much from the 2000s. There's very little from the 80s & 90s, a handful from the 70s and just one 60s song.

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I Am A Stegosaurus

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You're dumb. There's only like 6 or 7 from the 2000's and loads more from before that.

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Andii

2

You might want to check your facts before you go calling people "dumb". There are 13 songs from the 2000s (Pussycat Dolls, S Club 7, P!nk, Rihanna, Bey, J-Lo, Girls Aloud, Eminem, Busted, Robbie Williams, A1, Wheatus & Take That), 6 from the 1980s (Michael Jackson, Madonna, Duran Duran, Kate Bush, Prince & Wham!), 4 from the 1990s (Aqua, 911, The Verve, Ace of Base), 4 from the 1970s (David Bowie, ABBA, Queen & Fleetwood Mac), 2 from 2010 (Katy Perry & Lady Gaga), 1 from the 1960s (Tom Jones) and nothing from the 1950s. Now I agree they could have had more from the 2010s (where 3 of the ones you mention are from) - I had to double-check the two that were as Telephone is border-line 2000s - and there are more 80s songs than I remembered (20%), but over 40% are from the 2000s.

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John T

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I got 20 out of 30 correct