Memorize these and you could recognize 8.7% of all Music clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madonna | 14 | Her 1990 music video "Justify My Love" was banned from MTV but still sold widely in stores |
| 2 | U2 | 11 | Paul Hewson, better known as Bono, is this group's lead singer |
| 3 | Elton John | 11 | Nicknamed "Captain Fantastic", he's known for his huge collection of hats |
| 4 | the piano | 11 | When they weren't leading their big bands, the Duke & the Count played along on this instrument |
| 5 | Michael Jackson | 10 | Quincy Jones produced his "Thriller" album & his "Bad" one, too |
| 6 | Bruce Springsteen | 10 | His 1995 Greatest Hits album features several new tracks with the E Street Band |
| 7 | Bob Dylan | 10 | "Like A Rolling Stone" was featured on his "Highway 61 Revisited" album, released in 1965 |
| 8 | Richard Wagner | 10 | "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg" was this composer's only comic opera |
| 9 | Paul Simon | 9 | He wrote, produced, scored & starred in the 1980 movie "One- Trick Pony" |
| 10 | Elvis Presley | 9 | In 1956, early in his career, Life Magazine called him "A Howling Hillbilly" |
| 11 | The Rolling Stones | 9 | It took 30 years & an album called "Voodoo Lounge" for this British group to win its first Grammy |
| 12 | Stevie Wonder | 8 | This man's hit song "Superstition" was originally written for guitarist Jeff Beck |
| 13 | The Eagles | 7 | This group's 1972 hit "Take It Easy" was written by group member Glenn Frey & Jackson Browne |
| 14 | Spain | 7 | A Malaguena can be a dance or a folk song from the southern part of this country |
| 15 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 7 | The cover of this Beatles album boasts pictures of Shirley Temple, Marilyn Monroe & W.C. Fields |
| 16 | R.E.M. | 7 | "Losing My Religion" is a hit by this Michael Stipe band |
| 17 | Irving Berlin | 7 | Jewish songwriter famous for "White Christmas" and "Easter Parade" |
| 18 | Handel | 7 | After George I came to England from Hanover, this composer had "Water Music" performed for him |
| 19 | Gilbert & Sullivan | 7 | From "Iolanthe" on, their operettas are known as the "Savoy Operas" after their home theatre |
| 20 | George Gershwin | 7 | He wrote "Rhapsody In Blue" for jazz conductor Paul Whiteman's orchestra |
| 21 | "Amazing Grace" | 7 | From this song: "I once was lost, but now am found, was blind but now I see" |
| 22 | the violin | 7 | Though famous for band music, John Philip Sousa mastered this string instrument |
| 23 | Pretty in Pink | 7 | The soundtrack to this 1986 Molly Ringwald film includes OMD's "If You Leave" & the title track by the Psychedelic Furs |
| 24 | John Philip Sousa | 7 | This composer's wind bands helped introduce the saxophone to the U.S. in the 1890s |
| 25 | The Who | 6 | After the death of Keith Moon in 1978, Kenney Jones became this British group's drummer |
| 26 | The Police | 6 | In 1983 this group had its first No. 1 hit in the U.S. with "Every Breath You Take" |
| 27 | The Beatles | 6 | 1967:This band won for "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" |
| 28 | Switzerland | 6 | In 1956 Yehudi Menuhin set up a festival at Gstaad in this country |
| 29 | Rumours | 6 | In 1995 this 1977 Fleetwood Mac LP became the USA's second best-selling album of all time |
| 30 | Pink Floyd | 6 | This band's 1994 tour was documented in "Pulse", a CD set that had a blinking light on its spine |
| 31 | Pearl Jam | 6 | This Seattle grunge band backed Neil Young on his "Mirror Ball" CD |
| 32 | Paul McCartney | 6 | This Beatle is sole owner of the rights to all the songs Buddy Holly wrote |
| 33 | Nevermind | 6 | 1991: A naked baby in a swimming pool, arms outstretched towards a dollar bill on a fish hook |
| 34 | John Lennon | 6 | His song "Starting Over" became a transatlantic hit just after his December 1980 murder |
| 35 | Jimi Hendrix | 6 | "Purple Haze", his first song on the U.S. charts, peaked at No. 65 |
| 36 | India | 6 | An important part of this country's classical music is the raga |
| 37 | Britney Spears | 6 | Born in 1981, she's the singer heard here |
| 38 | Austria | 6 | It's believed Mozart wrote music of this country's national anthem |
| 39 | Australia | 6 | In voting for a national anthem for this country, "Waltzing Matilda" lost out |
| 40 | "Chopsticks" | 6 | Quick waltz most anyone can play; it shares its name with eating utensils |
| 41 | Johann Sebastian Bach | 6 | The Baroque period ended with the death of this great Baroque composer in 1750 |
| 42 | Woody Guthrie | 5 | Bob Dylan's first LP had 2 original songs: "Talking New York" & "Song to Woody", a tribute to this folk singer |
| 43 | Thriller | 5 | 1982:"Billie Jean","Beat It","Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" |
| 44 | the Jonas Brothers | 5 | 2009:"Keep It Real" (often heard on Radio Disney) |
| 45 | Taylor Swift | 5 | Having 2018's No. 1 just added to her superstar "reputation" |
| 46 | Sting | 5 | "Every Breath You Take", the biggest hit by The Police, was written by this lead singer |
| 47 | soprano | 5 | Depending on its tone, this high female voice can be classified as lyric, dramatic or coloratura |
| 48 | Sheryl Crow | 5 | In spring 1996 she visited U.S. military bases in Italy, Germany & Bosnia, singing her hit "All I Wanna Do" |
| 49 | Shania Twain | 5 | She's the only woman in country music to have 2 albums sell over 10 million copies each |
| 50 | Scott Joplin | 5 | Most people don't know that this "King of Ragtime" once composed a ballet, "The Rag-Time Dance" |