100 Famous Songs Quiz Questions & Answers 2026

Iconic Rock Songs — 25 Questions

1. Who recorded "Smells Like Teen Spirit"? (Nirvana — from Nevermind, 1991)
2. What album is "Hotel California" from? (Hotel California by Eagles — 1977)
3. Who performed "Stairway to Heaven"? (Led Zeppelin — from the untitled IV album, 1971)
4. What song starts with "Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world"? ("Don't Stop Believin'" — Journey)
5. Who sang "Born to Run"? (Bruce Springsteen — 1975)
6. What Jimi Hendrix song is the ultimate psychedelic classic? ("Purple Haze" — 1967)
7. What is "Sweet Home Alabama" by? (Lynyrd Skynyrd — 1974)
8. What Pink Floyd album features "Comfortably Numb"? (The Wall — 1979)
9. Who recorded "Welcome to the Jungle"? (Guns N' Roses — from Appetite for Destruction, 1987)
10. Who sang "Livin' on a Prayer"? (Bon Jovi — 1986)
11. What is "Under Pressure" by? (Queen and David Bowie — 1981)
12. Who recorded "Africa" in 1982? (Toto)
13. What U2 song became their signature anthem? ("With or Without You" — from The Joshua Tree, 1987)
14. What is "Bohemian Rhapsody" famous for structurally? (Its multi-section operatic structure — no traditional verse-chorus format)
15. Who sang "Johnny B. Goode"? (Chuck Berry — 1958 — a foundational rock and roll song)
16. What Rolling Stones song is about not getting what you want? ("You Can't Always Get What You Want" — 1969)
17. What is "Layla" by? (Derek and the Dominos — written by Eric Clapton)
18. What The Who song features the lyric "teenage wasteland"? ("Baba O'Riley" — 1971)
19. Who sang "Fast Car"? (Tracy Chapman — 1988)
20. What Fleetwood Mac album features "The Chain" and "Go Your Own Way"? (Rumours — 1977)
21. Who recorded "Jump" in 1984? (Van Halen)
22. What David Bowie song is his most iconic? ("Heroes" — 1977 — or "Space Oddity," "Ziggy Stardust")
23. Who sang "Refugee"? (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — 1980)
24. What is "Kashmir" by? (Led Zeppelin — from Physical Graffiti, 1975)
25. Who sang "American Pie"? (Don McLean — 1971 — an 8-minute epic about "the day the music died")

Classic Pop & Soul Songs — 25 Questions

26. Who sang "Superstition"? (Stevie Wonder — 1972)
27. What Aretha Franklin song is the ultimate soul anthem? ("Respect" — 1967)
28. Who originally wrote "Respect"? (Otis Redding — 1965; Aretha's version became iconic)
29. What Marvin Gaye album features "Let's Get It On"? (Let's Get It On — 1973)
30. What is "What's Going On" by? (Marvin Gaye — 1971 — a landmark soul/R&B concept album)
31. Who sang "Stand By Me"? (Ben E. King — 1961)
32. What is "My Girl" by? (The Temptations — 1964)
33. Who sang "I Got You (I Feel Good)"? (James Brown — 1965)
34. What is "Yesterday" famous for? (Most covered song in history — The Beatles, 1965 — over 2,200 versions)
35. Who sang "Killing Me Softly"? (Roberta Flack — 1973; later famously covered by Fugees in 1996)
36. What ABBA song is one of the best-selling singles of all time? ("Dancing Queen" — 1976)
37. Who sang "I Will Survive"? (Gloria Gaynor — 1978 — a disco/empowerment anthem)
38. What is "Don't You Want Me" by? (The Human League — 1981)
39. Who sang "Billie Jean"? (Michael Jackson — from Thriller, 1982)
40. What Prince song became both a hit and a controversy? ("Purple Rain" — 1984)
41. Who sang "I Will Always Love You"? (Dolly Parton originally; Whitney Houston's 1992 version is most famous)
42. What song features "The power of love is a curious thing"? ("Power of Love" — Huey Lewis and the News, 1985)
43. Who sang "Careless Whisper"? (George Michael — 1984)
44. What is "Don't Stop Believin'"? (Journey — 1981 — one of the best-selling digital singles in history)
45. Who sang "Fast Car" originally? (Tracy Chapman — 1988; Luke Combs' 2023 country version also hit #1)
46. What Celine Dion song is the Titanic theme? ("My Heart Will Go On" — 1997)
47. Who sang "Un-Break My Heart"? (Toni Braxton — 1996)
48. What is the most famous song at weddings? ("At Last" by Etta James — 1960)
49. Who sang "Son of a Preacher Man"? (Dusty Springfield — 1968)
50. What is "Superstition" about? (Stevie Wonder wrote it about how superstitious beliefs lead people astray)

Hip-Hop & R&B Anthems — 25 Questions

51. What is considered the first rap song to reach mainstream popularity? ("Rapper's Delight" — Sugarhill Gang, 1979)
52. What Grandmaster Flash song is a landmark hip-hop social commentary? ("The Message" — 1982)
53. Who released "Fight the Power"? (Public Enemy — 1989)
54. What N.W.A. song defined West Coast gangsta rap? ("Straight Outta Compton" — 1988)
55. What Notorious B.I.G. song is his most quoted? ("Juicy" — 1994)
56. What Tupac song is a tribute to his mother? ("Dear Mama" — 1995)
57. Who released "Lose Yourself"? (Eminem — from the 8 Mile soundtrack, 2002)
58. What Jay-Z song samples Annie? ("Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" — 1998)
59. What Kanye West song samples Ray Charles? ("Gold Digger" — 2005)
60. What Outkast song is one of the most unique ever made? ("Hey Ya!" — 2003)
61. Who sang "Crazy in Love"? (Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z — 2003)
62. What Alicia Keys song was her debut hit? ("Fallin'" — 2001)
63. Who sang "No Scrubs"? (TLC — 1999)
64. What Usher song dominated the 2004 charts? ("Yeah!" featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris)
65. What is "In Da Club" by? (50 Cent — 2003)
66. Who sang "B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)"? (OutKast — 2000)
67. What Kendrick Lamar song is a hip-hop masterpiece? ("HUMBLE." — 2017)
68. What Drake song popularized "YOLO"? ("The Motto" — 2011)
69. What Childish Gambino song addressed race in America? ("This Is America" — 2018)
70. What Cardi B debut single broke records? ("Bodak Yellow" — 2017 — first solo female rap #1 since Lauryn Hill)
71. Who sang "WAP" and sparked cultural debate? (Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion — 2020)
72. What Lil Nas X song blended country and rap? ("Old Town Road" featuring Billy Ray Cyrus)
73. What is "Stan" about? (Eminem — 2000 — about an obsessive fan; coined the word "stan")
74. What Bad Bunny song made Latin trap mainstream? ("Mía" or "Dakiti" — multiple hits define his career)
75. What is "God's Plan" by? (Drake — 2018 — one of the most-streamed songs of 2018)

Modern Classics & Viral Hits — 25 Questions

76. What Adele song features the lyric "Hello from the other side"? ("Hello" — 2015)
77. What Ed Sheeran song was the best-selling song of 2017? ("Shape of You")
78. What Olivia Rodrigo song broke Spotify opening day records? ("drivers license" — January 2021)
79. What is "Blinding Lights" by? (The Weeknd — 2019 — most-streamed Spotify song of all time)
80. What Billie Eilish debut song went viral? ("Ocean Eyes" — recorded at age 13, released 2016)
81. What Lorde debut song made her famous at 16? ("Royals" — 2013)
82. What is "Bad Guy" famous for? (Billie Eilish — dethroned "Old Town Road" at #1 in 2019)
83. Who sang "Levitating"? (Dua Lipa — 2020 — one of the most-streamed songs of 2021)
84. What Harry Styles song topped charts globally in 2022? ("As It Was")
85. What Miley Cyrus song is about post-breakup empowerment? ("Flowers" — 2023)
86. What Taylor Swift song broke the record for longest opening on the Hot 100 Top 10? ("Anti-Hero" from Midnights — 2022)
87. What BTS song broke US chart records? ("Dynamite" — first #1 Hot 100 for a Korean group)
88. What Lizzo song became a self-love anthem? ("Good as Hell" or "Truth Hurts" — 2019)
89. What Post Malone song is his most streamed? ("Rockstar" featuring 21 Savage — 2017)
90. What Glass Animals song went viral years after release? ("Heat Waves" — charted #1 in 2022, two years after release)
91. What Stromae song became a surprise global hit? ("Alors on danse" — 2010 — or "Papaoutai" — 2013)
92. What song by Tones and I became a global phenomenon? ("Dance Monkey" — 2019)
93. What is "Someone You Loved" by? (Lewis Capaldi — 2018)
94. What Shawn Mendes song was his breakthrough? ("Stitches" — 2015)
95. What Camila Cabello solo debut hit topped charts? ("Havana" featuring Young Thug — 2017)
96. What Ariana Grande song is her longest-running #1? ("Thank U, Next" — 2018)
97. What song does the "Toto Africa" meme reference? ("Africa" by Toto — 1982)
98. What is the "Running Up That Hill" Kate Bush revival? (The song from 1985 went viral after being featured in Stranger Things Season 4, 2022)
99. What Sabrina Carpenter song was a summer 2024 anthem? ("Espresso")
100. What is a "sleeper hit"? (A song that slowly gains popularity over time rather than debuting at the top)