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jimwatts
post 24th January 2021, 01:43 PM
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Welcome to the final Chart Forum Quiz Season 3 results thread!

POINTLESS


We have 30 players, so all entrants are guaranteed to win leaderboard points cheer.gif and each incorrect answer will score 29 points!

jimwatts, awardinary, MiichaelKing21, rio309, Simon., dj_tim_e, xajnipi, vibe, JulianT, paulgilb, Mango, StoneDragon, chrissmith276, Maestro, oof, Suedehead, Bjork, RabbitFurCoat, Mack., King Rollo, Scene, Dobbo, TS0301, PeteFromLeeds, Sid_, Dan17F1, Riser, Jade, Bré, danG

I'll have all the results posted by the end of the day, perhaps with a break around First Look. Q1 answers on the way!
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Jade
post 24th January 2021, 02:00 PM
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Looking forward to this cheer.gif

Intrigued to see if anyone put the same coffee and especially tea answer as me kink.gif
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post 24th January 2021, 02:04 PM
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I'll be interested to see people's tactics on the Taylor Swift question which had the bonus points.
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post 24th January 2021, 02:07 PM
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Q1. Artist who had their first #1 single in 2020
Correct answers given 15 (from a possible 22) | Pointless 4 | Incorrect answers 0



2 points
Captain Tom Moore | Simon., dj_tim_e, paulgilb
Cardi B | StoneDragon, RabbitFurCoat, TS0301
DaBaby | Bjork, Riser, Bré
Jawsh 685 | xajnipi, King Rollo, Sid_

1 point
24kGoldn | oof, Mack.
Burna Boy | jimwatts, JulianT
Don Toliver | Maestro, Dan17F1
Gunna | chrissmith276, PeteFromLeeds
Michael Ball | vibe, Suedehead
MNEK | awardinary, Scene
The Weeknd | MiichaelKing21, Dobbo

Pointless
Billie Eilish | Jade
iann dior | Mango
Live Lounge Allstars | rio309
Roddy Ricch | danG

Unused correct answers
Internet Money, Joel Corry, Juice WRLD, Megan Thee Stallion, NAV, NHS Voices of Care Choir, SAINt JHN

Last year quite a few established chart stars got their first #1 single. Regardless, in classic Buzzjack Pointless style, promising newcomer Captain Tom Moore is one of the top scorers here, while Billie Eilish was among the Pointless answers. I actually thought we’d be inundated with picks for the featured artists on Lemonade, but only four came in split, between two of them. I allowed Live Lounge Allstars as a whole, although I would have disqualified any of the participant artists (Dave Grohl, yungblud, etc.) in their own right, and also would have disqualified combination answers like "Joel Corry feat. MNEK" but even Joel got left out here despite (or perhaps because of) one of the biggest #1s of the year. In the end, this turned out to be the only question with no incorrect answers!
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post 24th January 2021, 02:10 PM
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Oh yes Billie cheeseblock.png I thought that might straddle the line of an obvious answer but also one people could forget as it feels like it should've happened longer ago laugh.gif
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post 24th January 2021, 02:12 PM
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Not a great start but only 2 points behind.
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post 24th January 2021, 02:17 PM
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Q2. Artist / group who have had 8 or more #1 albums
Correct answers given 15 (from a possible 21) | Pointless 8 | Incorrect answers 1



4 points
Eminem [10 albums] | MiichaelKing21, JulianT, TS0301, Riser, danG

2 points
Beatles [15] | rio309, Jade, Bré
Bob Dylan [9] | awardinary, vibe, Maestro
Bruce Springsteen [12] | xajnipi, Suedehead, Dobbo
Led Zeppelin [8] | jimwatts, paulgilb, Mango

1 point
R.E.M [8] | chrissmith276, Dan17F1
U2 [10] | Mack., Scene

Pointless
Coldplay [8] | Sid_
Elvis Presley [13] | Bjork
Kylie Minogue [8] | oof
Madonna [12] | Simon.
Queen [10] | dj_tim_e
Robbie Williams [13] | PeteFromLeeds
Rod Stewart [10] | King Rollo
Rolling Stones [11] | StoneDragon

29 points
Stereophonics [7] | RabbitFurCoat

Unused correct answers
Abba [9], David Bowie [11], Michael Jackson [10], Oasis [8], Take That [8], Westlife [8]

Another answer with a defined list of correct answers, although I didn’t look for one before starting this quiz. Eminem reached the tally of eight #1 albums with 2017’s Revival and has since had two more, so a prominent choice for top scorer. Eight of you came up Pointless here including with the most recent addition to the club, Kylie. We also have our first incorrect answer as, unfortunately for RFC, Stereophonics only have seven #1 albums and missed out with 2017’s Scream Above The Sounds by a tiny margin for what would have given them an eighth!
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post 24th January 2021, 02:20 PM
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The opportunity to answer my favourite band came up and I took it. That could've gone a lot worse laugh.gif
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post 24th January 2021, 02:22 PM
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The disadvantages of not checking answers! I thought 8 would be nailed as I remember their last one made it which was at least their 10th + a massive selling GH
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post 24th January 2021, 02:22 PM
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Better fortune for me that time.
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post 24th January 2021, 02:39 PM
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Q3. Artist / group who have had singles peaking at #2 in at least 3 different decades
Correct answers given 13 | Pointless 6 | Incorrect answers 1



4 points
Cliff Richard [50s, 60s, 80s, 00s] | MiichaelKing21, Simon., chrissmith276, Dobbo, danG
Take That [90s, 00s, 10s] | awardinary, dj_tim_e, JulianT, Dan17F1, Riser

3 points
Robbie Williams [90s, 00s, 10s] | RabbitFurCoat, PeteFromLeeds, Jade, Bré

2 points
Elvis Presley [50s, 60s, 70s, 00s*] | Suedehead, Bjork, TS0301

1 point
Madonna [80s, 90s, 00s] | paulgilb, Sid_
Stevie Wonder [60s, 70s, 80s] | Mango, King Rollo
Tom Jones [60s, 70s, 80s] | jimwatts, StoneDragon

Pointless
Beatles [60s, 70s, 90s] | rio309
Diana Ross [80s, 90s, 00s] | xajnipi
Kylie Minogue [80s, 90s, 00s] | oof
Michael Jackson [80s, 90s, 00s, 10s] | Maestro
Queen [70s, 80s, 90s] | Scene
Rod Stewart [70s, 80s, 90s] | vibe

29 points
Jay-Z [90s, 00s] | Mack.

A trickier one to define, I nearly didn’t put this question in or reduced it to two decades, but stuck with it, and your answers included a few acts I hadn’t realised had done this. I think Cliff is in double figures for #2 peaks across the decades, whereas Take That have only the same three songs which qualify them here – they were the top scorers, closely followed by one of the latter’s sometime members as a solo artist. Elvis qualifies unambiguously thanks to 1969 Suspicious Minds reaching #2 in 1970, regardless of several of the re-releases of his former #1s reappearing there in 2005, although I would have counted those. By a looser interpretation, would have also counted Mariah Carey thanks to AIWFCIY peaking at #2 within the decades either side of 2005’s We Belong Together, but nobody went there. Unfortunately for Mack, Jay-Z missed out on a third decade with his Empire State Of Mind coming a few months too early for the 2010s!
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post 24th January 2021, 02:43 PM
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got a Pointless with Elvis in albums yay!
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post 24th January 2021, 02:46 PM
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Robbie not as good an answer as I hoped for (with 'Shame' literally scraping a 2010s option) but at least Take That would've been slightly worse laugh.gif
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post 24th January 2021, 02:55 PM
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Q4. Self-titled Top 40 single (same title as the artist / group)
Correct answers given 20 | Pointless 15 | Incorrect answers 1



5 points
Doop [Doop, #1, 1994] | xajnipi, Scene, Dobbo, Dan17F1, Riser, danG

1 point
Deepest Blue [Deepest Blue, #7, 2003] Simon., JulianT
Living In A Box [Living In A Box, #5, 1987] StoneDragon, Bjork
Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh [Teletubbies, #1, 1997] | MiichaelKing21, rio309
THE SCOTTS [THE SCOTTS, #11, 2020] | PeteFromLeeds, Sid_

Pointless
Absolutely Fabulous [Absolutely Fabulous, #7, 1994] | awardinary
Bartier Cardi [Cardi B, #40, 2018] | TS0301
Deep Forest [Deep Forest, #20, 1994] | Mango
Gouryella [Gouryella, #15, 1999] | dj_tim_e
(Hey You) The Rocksteady Crew [The Rocksteady Crew, #6, 1983] | Jade
In A Big Country [Big Country, #17, 1983] | Bré
Motorhead (Live) [Motorhead, #6, 1981] | vibe
Mr. Blobby [Mr. Blobby, #1, 1993] | chrissmith276
Notorious B.I.G. [Notorious B.I.G., #16, 2000] | Mack.
Oh Well [Oh Well, #28, 1989] | paulgilb
Storm [Storm, #32, 1998] | RabbitFurCoat
Talk Talk [Talk Talk, #23, 1982] | Suedehead
Theme From S-Express [S-Express, #1, 1988] | oof
Visage [Visage, #21, 1981] | King Rollo
Warrior [Warrior, #19, 2000] | jimwatts

29 points
The 1975 | Maestro

This one takes us a bit further outside the box – I’ve no idea how many correct answers there could be, maybe hundreds. That notwithstanding, this question brought the highest scoring answer in the quiz courtesy of a 1994 one-hit wonder. I was rather generous in allowing titles which weren’t exactly the same but had the artist name in common, so we ended up with half the answers being pointless, ranging from the 1993 Christmas #1 to Cardi B via a slew of turn-of-the-millennium dance hits. I’m afraid Maestro takes maximum points as, unless I’m mistaken, none of The 1975’s self-titled songs made the chart or were Top 40 hits by any other name.
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post 24th January 2021, 02:58 PM
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Yessss I was really hoping that would be a Pointless answer laugh.gif I have the first ever U.K. Now! That's What I Call Music album to thank.
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post 24th January 2021, 03:01 PM
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I considered Oh Well but thought that might be more well known than Visage. I made the right decision.
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post 24th January 2021, 03:01 PM
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QUOTE(Jade @ Jan 24 2021, 02:58 PM) *
Yessss I was really hoping that would be a Pointless answer laugh.gif I have the first ever U.K. Now! That's What I Call Music album to thank.

I have being old to thank for mine laugh.gif
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post 24th January 2021, 03:04 PM
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QUOTE(Suedehead2 @ Jan 24 2021, 03:01 PM) *
I have being old to thank for mine laugh.gif

Talk Talk by Talk Talk made the final of BJSC a couple of years ago so some of the younger ones might know it now.
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post 24th January 2021, 03:06 PM
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QUOTE(King Rollo @ Jan 24 2021, 03:04 PM) *
Talk Talk by Talk Talk made the final of BJSC a couple of years ago so some of the younger ones might know it now.

In that case I'm surprised I got away with a Pointless answer laugh.gif
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post 24th January 2021, 03:07 PM
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QUOTE(King Rollo @ Jan 24 2021, 03:04 PM) *
Talk Talk by Talk Talk made the final of BJSC a couple of years ago so some of the younger ones might know it now.


Can confirm this is how I know of it tongue.gif (I nearly put that as well but decided to go for something a little less obvious to take advantage of 'it can just contain the artist name').
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