Memorize these and you could recognize 27.1% of all Singers clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madonna | 13 | Her middle names are Louise & Veronica & her maiden name was Ciccone |
| 2 | Whitney Houston | 9 | People Magazine readers showed the "Greatest Love of All" by naming her Top New Star of 1986 |
| 3 | Diana Ross | 9 | Arne Naess Jr., described as a "Norwegian zillionaire", is married to her |
| 4 | Frank Sinatra | 9 | He photographed the 1971 Life cover of Muhammad Ali & Joe Frazier "his way" |
| 5 | Cher | 8 | She sang the title song in "Alfie" before she got "Moonstruck" |
| 6 | Patsy Cline | 7 | Willie Nelson wrote her hit song "Crazy" & was heard singing it in the movie about her, "Sweet Dreams" |
| 7 | Selena | 6 | This singer, seen here in concert, is the subject of a 1997 film: |
| 8 | Neil Diamond | 6 | In '72, he sang "Song Sung Blue" |
| 9 | Dolly Parton | 6 | This voluptuous blonde said, "I may be a country bumkin, but I'm a smart country bumkin" |
| 10 | Prince | 6 | "Purple Rain" |
| 11 | Willie Nelson | 5 | As a Future Farmer of America he raised blue-ribbon hogs, but his Farm Aid raised funds for farmers |
| 12 | Paul McCartney | 5 | In the duet "Ebony & Ivory", Stevie Wonder was the ebony while he was the ivory |
| 13 | Lionel Richie | 5 | He won a Grammy for "Truly" being the Best Male Pop Vocalist of 1982 |
| 14 | Elvis Presley | 5 | He made 33 films, among them "Girl Happy", "Girls! Girls! Girls!" & "The Trouble with Girls" |
| 15 | Carly Simon | 5 | Rumors said she wrote the song "You're So Vain" about ex-love Warren Beatty |
| 16 | Bruce Springsteen | 5 | Elvis Presley is "The King" & he's "The Boss" |
| 17 | Bette Midler | 5 | Katey Sagal of "Married... with Children" used to be one of the Harlettes, who sang back-up for this star |
| 18 | Barbra Streisand | 5 | Most of the songs she sang on her "Broadway Album" were written by Stephen Sondheim |
| 19 | Tony Bennett | 4 | Discovered by Bob Hope in 1949, this ballad king soon went from "Rags To Riches" |
| 20 | Tina Turner | 4 | Born Annie Mae Bullock in Nutbush, Tenn., in 1976, she told Ike to take a hike |
| 21 | Rihanna | 4 | Barbados-born singer & covergirl: Fenty |
| 22 | Peggy Lee | 4 | Born Norma Egstrom, her career reached "Fever" pitch in 1958 |
| 23 | Michael Jackson | 4 | A big No. 1 hit in 1983, "Say, Say, Say" featured the duet of Paul McCartney & him |
| 24 | Mariah Carey | 4 | This "Vision of Love" singer's mother, Patricia, once sang with the New York City Opera |
| 25 | Kenny Rogers | 4 | His fourth wife, Marianne, used to be a regular on "Hee Haw" |
| 26 | Gloria Estefan | 4 | Just nine months after breaking her back in 1990, this sound machine was well & had completed a new album |
| 27 | David Bowie | 4 | He not only wrote songs for Jim Henson's film "Labyrinth", but played the Goblin King |
| 28 | Aretha Franklin | 4 | In '67, this "Lady of Soul" got due "Respect" |
| 29 | George Michael | 4 | Wham! |
| 30 | Sonny Bono | 4 | He was elected mayor of Palm Springs 1 day after his ex-wife won an Oscar |
| 31 | Smokey Robinson | 3 | He formed the Miracles, then called the Matadors, while in high school |
| 32 | Shakira | 3 | "Hips Don't Lie" was a bonus track that gave her the bonus of topping the Billboard Hot 100 in June 2006 |
| 33 | Rod Stewart | 3 | His 1984 hit, "Some Guys Have All The Luck", might well refer to himself |
| 34 | Reba McEntire | 3 | Country music's reigning redhead, she made her film debut in 1990, killing monsters in "Tremors" |
| 35 | Nancy Sinatra | 3 | Lee Hazelwood wrote 10 of the songs on "Boots", an album of her all-time hits |
| 36 | Marvin Gaye | 3 | He added an "E" to his last name to avoid being teased |
| 37 | Loretta Lynn | 3 | "Coal Miner's Daughter" |
| 38 | Lady Gaga | 3 | This "lady" took her stage name from a Queen song after she was likened to Freddie Mercury |
| 39 | Joni Mitchell | 3 | Her latest album, "Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm", should chalk up a big success for this singer-painter |
| 40 | Jerry Lee Lewis | 3 | In 1989 he re-recorded 8 of his classic hits for the film biography "Great Balls Of Fire!" |
| 41 | James Brown | 3 | If you like this soul singer, you might enjoy his Christmas album, "Santa's Got a Brand New Bag" |
| 42 | Harry Connick, Jr. | 3 | This singer & jazz pianist gave us the creeps as a maniacal murderer in the 1995 thriller "Copycat" |
| 43 | Eminem | 3 | In 2001 Elton John courted controversy when he sang a duet with this rapper at the Grammys |
| 44 | Ella Fitzgerald | 3 | Inducting her into the Jazz Hall of Fame in 1985, they could have played "Thanks For The Memorex" |
| 45 | David Lee Roth | 3 | This ex-Van Halen vocalist recorded his album "Eat 'Em & Smile" in both English & Spanish versions |
| 46 | Bobby Vinton | 3 | He called his autobiography, "The Polish Prince" |
| 47 | Bob Dylan | 3 | Robert Zimmerman legally changed his name to this |
| 48 | Billy Joel | 3 | Rolling Stone named this "Piano Man"'s "River of Dreams" CD sleeve 1994's worst album cover |
| 49 | Roger Miller | 3 | He wrote the song that begins "Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let--fifty cents" |
| 50 | Wynonna | 2 | Her mother & former partner, Naomi Judd, has sung harmony on some of her solo albums |