Quizzes Entertainment 9 questions ~5 mins

UK Music Charts History Quiz

Q: Which organisation compiles the UK's Official Singles Chart each week?

The Official Charts Company — The Official Charts Company compiles the UK's official singles and albums charts, based on sales and streaming data.

Q: In what decade did the first UK singles chart appear, based on record shop sales data?

1950s — The first UK singles chart was published in the New Musical Express in November 1952.

Q: Which charity single, re-recorded by various artist line-ups since 1984, was originally written to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia?

'Do They Know It's Christmas?' — 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' was written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure and recorded by Band Aid in 1984 to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia.

Q: Which UK act holds the record for the most UK number one singles by a group, with 17 chart-toppers?

The Beatles — The Beatles hold the record for the most UK number one singles by a group, with 17 chart-topping hits.

Q: Since 2015, on which day of the week has the UK's Official Chart traditionally been announced?

Friday — Since 2015 the UK's Official Chart has been announced on Fridays, aligned with the global release day for new music.

Q: Which Queen song was voted the UK's favourite single of all time in a 2002 Official Charts Company poll?

'Bohemian Rhapsody' — 'Bohemian Rhapsody' has twice topped the UK singles chart and is frequently cited as the nation's favourite single.

Q: Which UK talent show format was particularly associated with launching Christmas number one singles in the 2000s, including Leona Lewis's 2006 hit?

The X Factor — The X Factor winner's single frequently secured the Christmas number one spot throughout much of the 2000s, including Leona Lewis's 'A Moment Like This' in 2006.

Q: Which British group's 1977 song 'Mull of Kintyre' became the first single to sell over two million copies in the UK?

Wings — 'Mull of Kintyre' by Wings, led by Paul McCartney, became the first UK single to sell more than two million copies, a record that stood for years.

Q: Which UK chart show, broadcast by the BBC from 1964 to 2006, showcased performances by that week's best-selling artists?

Top of the Pops — 'Top of the Pops' ran on the BBC from 1964 to 2006, becoming an institution of British pop culture built around the week's chart hits.

Number ones, chart records and pop trivia from the UK Official Charts.

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Question 1 of 9

1. Which organisation compiles the UK's Official Singles Chart each week?

2. In what decade did the first UK singles chart appear, based on record shop sales data?

3. Which charity single, re-recorded by various artist line-ups since 1984, was originally written to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia?

4. Which UK act holds the record for the most UK number one singles by a group, with 17 chart-toppers?

5. Since 2015, on which day of the week has the UK's Official Chart traditionally been announced?

6. Which Queen song was voted the UK's favourite single of all time in a 2002 Official Charts Company poll?

7. Which UK talent show format was particularly associated with launching Christmas number one singles in the 2000s, including Leona Lewis's 2006 hit?