70+ 80’s music trivia questions and answers

As, music has different categories such as rock, classical, and romantic music similarly there are also various types of music lovers in the world. Some of them love older songs and few enjoy modern music styles. Some of them just listen to the music while some also find the details of the songs. They want to know which band released the particular song, who are the artists, and where the song gets released. Therefore, in this post, we provide 50+ 80’s music trivia questions and answers for those people who are interested in knowing the details of the 80’s music.

Do you also like classical 80s music , for a music lover like you we have got some of the best music trivia! Let’ have a look at some of the most iconic music from the 80s and have fun.

80’s Music Trivia

1. Who performed the song ‘Say Say Say’ released in 1983?

2. Which was the top song released in 1987?

3. Who is the artist of the song ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)?

4. Which band was most famous in the 80’s?

5. Which music band is abbreviated as GNR?

6. Name the members of the band U2?

7. These lines ‘Take my tears and that’s not nearly all’ belongs to which famous song?

8. Which is the 16th James Bond film produced by Eon production?

9. Who sang the title track of the film?

10. Which music was the hit for the band De La Soul in 1989?

11. Which British song had a clash in the 1980s while when it gets released in 1991 it appeared as the number one song?

12. For which movies the song ‘Hungry Like the Wolf’ was used?

13. When the song was released?

14. ‘Now the hounds of love are hunting. I have always been a coward and I don’t know what’s good for me is from which song of 1985?

15. Which band scored good publicity during the mid-1980s?

 

80’s Music Quiz Questions

16. What is Rotoscoping?

17. Which band released the song ‘Need You Tonight’?

18. When Kylie Minogue started her music career?

19. Name any song from the movie ‘Top Gun’?

20. The song ‘Power of Love’ belongs to which movie?

21. Which song was banned to play on UK radio in 1984 due to its lyrics?

22. What is the name of Dweezil’s first album?

23. The song ‘Oh Yeah’ was sung by _________ in 1985.

24. The song ‘Joe La Taxi’ is in which language?

25. Which female American singer and songwriter has best-selling UK singles during mid-1980s?

26. Who is the lead singer of the band Level 42?

27. The album World Machine is associated with which music band?

28. The famous singer ‘Billy Ocean’ belongs to which country?

29. The album ‘Standing in the Light’ was released in which year?

30. Who sang the song ‘Simply Irresistible’?

80’s Music Questions and Answers

31. The song ‘The Harder I Try’ belongs to which band?

32. Which song is released by George Michael in 1984?

33. About which road the song ‘The Road to Hell’ is written?

34. Which type of band ‘Guns N’ Roses’ is?

35. Name anyone famous album of the band?

36. Which song’s lyrics were named as worst of 1983 by The Buffalo News?

37. The song ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’ was released in _________.

38. What is the first line of the song ‘Swords of A Thousand Man’?

39. When the song was released?

40. Who sang the song?

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80’s Rock Music Trivia

41. Which 80’s band gained popularity from the song ‘Labour of Love’?

42. From where the name of the band was taken?

43. When the band ‘Def Leppard’ released the album ‘Hysteria‘?

44. Who was the lead singer of the band ‘The Smiths’?

45. Which album ranked 65th on the 100 best albums of the eighties by Rolling Stone?

46. When the album was released?

47. From where the band Duran Duran took its name?

48. Which band released the album ‘Wild Planet’?

49. Who was the lead singer of the Australian band INXS?

50. Who featured the soundtrack of the 1987 movie ‘Less Than Zero’?

51. Billy Gibbons belongs to which music band?

52. What was the lead single of the band ‘Loverboy’ in 1981?

53. The song ‘Rock You Like a Hurricane’ belongs to which rock band?

54. The song ‘I Melt with You’ is from which album?

55. The song ‘The One I Love’ was released in which year?

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80’s Music Trivia Game Questions

56. Which song by The Kinks was included in the album ‘State of Confusion’ in 1983?

57. Who was the lead singer of the rock band ‘AC/DC?

58. What was the seventh studio album of the band AC/DC in 1980?

59. Who was the lead singer of the band ‘The Cars’?

60. Which song of the band ‘Grateful Dead’ was the highest charting song on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987?

61. The song ‘Crazy’ and ‘What You Do to Me’ belongs to which band?

62. Who sang the 80’s hit song ‘The Loco-Motion’?

63. Morten Harket belongs to which 80’s band?

64. The album ‘Welcome to the Real World’ belongs to which band?

65. Which hit song of 1985 is associated with this band?

66. Which iconic British band sang Don’t You (Forget About Me) for the movie The Breakfast Club?

67. What was Michael Jackson’s best-selling album of the 1980s?

68. Who sang the hit song Sweet Child o’ Mine?

69. Which female artist released the album Like a Virgin in 1984?

70. What was the name of Prince’s backing band in the 1980s?

71. Which song by Queen became one of the band’s most iconic hits in the 80s?

72. Which band’s debut album in 1983 included the hit song Every Breath You Take?

73. What was the name of the band formed by ex-Beatle George Harrison and Jeff Lynne?

74. Who performed the theme song for the 1984 film Ghostbusters?

75. Which American singer-songwriter released the album Born in the U.S.A. in 1984?