10 Super Tough Music Trivia Questions That Will Stump Hardcore Music Fans

Brandon D. Wilson
2 min readMay 10, 2017

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I have a challenge for you. Here are 10 difficult (but not obscure) music trivia questions. Yes, I know anyone can google the answers. But why not see how many you know without peeking. I bet I can stump you more than once. I will confirm the correct answers in the responses.

  1. Name the song and band that was the first music video played on MTV on August 1, 1981.
  2. Name the album that was the first CD pressed in the United States.
  3. What was the last US Number 1 hit by a Beatle?
  4. What was the first band to have an album advertised on a billboard?
  5. Name the first artist to release an album exclusively on the internet.
  6. What was the first rock ’n’ roll song to sell over one million copies?
  7. Name the only recording artist in history to have a Number 1 album in each of six consecutive decades.
  8. Name the only rock ’n’ roll song to reach US Number 1 twice.
  9. Name the band from a major recording label that has had the same original line-up of members for over 40 years.
  10. What is the most downloaded song recorded in the 20th century?

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