#9017, aired 2024-01-16 | 1980s PRO WRESTLING $600: This hold did rock when Ric "Nature Boy" Flair made Ricky Steamboat sleep like a baby in a classic 1989 match a cradle |
#8611, aired 2022-04-04 | THE HIT OF THE DECADE $600: "Rock Me Amadeus" (made sense at the time) the 1980s |
#8337, aired 2021-02-16 | ALPHABET ROCKERS & RAPPERS $1200: Destined to be last in any rock encyclopedia, this Texas trio showed off their "Legs" in the 1980s ZZ Top |
#8154, aired 2020-02-06 | 1980s POP LYRICS $600: Joan Jett & the Blackhearts: "I saw him dancin' there by the record machine" "I Love Rock 'N Roll" |
#8099, aired 2019-11-21 | NICKNAMES FROM TONY STARK $1000: Tony calls Loki by the title of this 2009 Broadway musical about 1980s hair bands Rock of Ages |
#6073, aired 2011-01-26 | 1980s NO. 1 HITMAKERS $800: 1988:
"Look Away"; a groove from this pop-rock group with an urban name Chicago |
#5511, aired 2008-07-21 | 1980s ROCK $200: His 1985 hit "Raspberry Beret" was his first on his own label, Paisley Park Prince |
#5511, aired 2008-07-21 | 1980s ROCK $400: The group that finished the '80s as Starship first took off in the '60s under this name Jefferson Airplane |
#5511, aired 2008-07-21 | 1980s ROCK $600: "Brass Monkey" & "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" were songs on their hit 1986 debut album the Beastie Boys |
#5511, aired 2008-07-21 | 1980s ROCK $800: In 1988 the Beach Boys had a No. 1 hit with this song from the Tom Cruise movie "Cocktail" "Kokomo" |
#5511, aired 2008-07-21 | 1980s ROCK $1000: This Aussie group brought a "New Sensation" to radio in 1988 INXS |
#3354, aired 1999-03-18 | THEY'VE GOT THE BLUES $600: With albums like "Texas Flood" & "Soul to Soul", this guitarist was the leading figure in the 1980s blues-rock revival Stevie Ray Vaughan |
#3257, aired 1998-11-03 | ROCK & POP $100: It was the last decade in which Cher didn't have a Top 40 hit 1950s |
#2897, aired 1997-03-18 | 1980s ROCK MUSIC $100: His song "Starting Over" became a transatlantic hit just after his December 1980 murder John Lennon |
#2897, aired 1997-03-18 | 1980s ROCK MUSIC $200: Before reaching stardom with "You Give Good Love", she had a short career as a model Whitney Houston |
#2897, aired 1997-03-18 | 1980s ROCK MUSIC $300: Exposure on "Family Ties" in 1985 repopularized "At This Moment" by Billy Vera & this group The Beaters |
#2897, aired 1997-03-18 | 1980s ROCK MUSIC $500 (Daily Double): In the 1980s this pair heard here surpassed the Everly Brothers as the rock era's top charting duo: [audio clue: "You're out of touch..."] Hall & Oates |
#2897, aired 1997-03-18 | 1980s ROCK MUSIC $500: 1 of 3 duet partners with whom Kenny Rogers reached the Top 10 on the pop charts in the '80s Kim Carnes, Sheena Easton or Dolly Parton |
#2697, aired 1996-04-30 | 1980s ROCK MUSIC $200: Although this Jerry Garcia group had a huge following, "Touch of Grey" in 1987 was its only Top 20 hit the Grateful Dead |
#2697, aired 1996-04-30 | 1980s ROCK MUSIC $400: This former Lakers cheerleader had the first debut album with 4 No. 1 hits Paula Abdul |
#2697, aired 1996-04-30 | 1980s ROCK MUSIC $600: The soundtrack from this Patrick Swayze film topped the album charts for 18 weeks Dirty Dancing |
#2697, aired 1996-04-30 | 1980s ROCK MUSIC $800: At the August 12, 1984 closing of the Summer Olympics, he sang "All Night Long" Lionel Richie |
#2697, aired 1996-04-30 | 1980s ROCK MUSIC $1000: Joining the Traveling Wilburys in the 1980s helped revive this "Only the Lonely" singer's career Roy Orbison |
#2006, aired 1993-05-03 | 1980s ROCK $100: His hits of the '80s include "Freedom" with Wham! & "Faith" & "Father Figure" alone George Michael |
#2006, aired 1993-05-03 | 1980s ROCK $200: "Against All Odds" he combined being a drummer for Genesis with a bestselling solo career Phil Collins |
#2006, aired 1993-05-03 | 1980s ROCK $300: This singer & David A. Stewart formed the British duo Eurythmics Annie Lennox |
#2006, aired 1993-05-03 | 1980s ROCK $400: This British group first reached the U.S. Top 40 in 1983 with "Hungry Like the Wolf" Duran Duran |
#2006, aired 1993-05-03 | 1980s ROCK $500: A 1979 tour of Russia inspired this 1986 Elton John hit "Nikita" |
#1551, aired 1991-05-06 | 1980s ROCK $100: His "Uptown Girl" was a love letter to his future wife, model Christie Brinkley Billy Joel |
#1551, aired 1991-05-06 | 1980s ROCK $200: "Around The World In A Day" was this singer's 1st album with his new band, The Revolution Prince |
#1551, aired 1991-05-06 | 1980s ROCK $400: In 1988 this recording by Cheap Trick became the 1st remake of an Elvis hit to crack the Top 10 "Don't Be Cruel" |
#1551, aired 1991-05-06 | 1980s ROCK $500: Using his real name, Gordon Sumner, this rocker taught at a Catholic girls school Sting |
#1551, aired 1991-05-06 | 1980s ROCK $700 (Daily Double): He had the only a capella hit ever to reach No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart with the following:
"Here's a little song I wrote /
You might want to sing it note for note /
Don't worry, be happy..." Bobby McFerrin |
#1493, aired 1991-02-13 | THE 1980s $800: In 1985 music's hottest acts took part in this all-day rock telethon organized by Bob Geldof Live Aid |
#5, aired 1990-07-14 | 1980s ROCK $200: In 1989 "Express Yourself" became this singer's 15th straight Top 5 hit, a record for females Madonna |
#5, aired 1990-07-14 | 1980s ROCK $400: This Scottish singer appeared in the opening credits of "For Your Eyes Only", singing the title tune Sheena Easton |
#5, aired 1990-07-14 | 1980s ROCK $600: This group's "5150" album was the first with Sammy Hagar as lead singer Van Halen |
#5, aired 1990-07-14 | 1980s ROCK $800: She joined Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in the 1981 smash "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" Stevie Nicks |
#5, aired 1990-07-14 | 1980s ROCK $1000: In 1985 this group had its first No. 1 single with "I Want To Know What Love Is" Foreigner |
#1229, aired 1989-12-28 | THE 1980s $400: This 16-hour rock concert for African relief was broadcast worldwide from London & Philadelphia Live Aid |
#1092, aired 1989-05-09 | 1980s POP MUSIC $300: The title of a 1986 hit by Falco asked this composer to "Rock Me" Amadeus |