Oh don't worry nine, I can imagine this must have been tough to mark with the scope for answers so I'm sure we're all very happy to just go with your decisions! It's just always fun to comment on them as we go along...

Well done whoever got that, I didn't think about the album chart either. Wasn't convinced Billen Ted was right as wasn't sure when he was added to the credit, or if he'd always been there since it charted, but couldn't think of anything better.

Barbara Streisand was genuinely just a lucky guess of someone beginning with B here. I almost said Britney for this and then checked the Scream & Shout OCC chart credits before going for Babs!

Yeah don’t worry - it’s amazing the amount of work you’ve put in to this and all the researching of alternative answers you’ve done!

19 minutes ago, dandy* said:

Agree that mango has been very lucky there!!! 🍀🥭

I'll take it!

I never even thought of Ashanti for the first one, I was convinced Abba was the answer you were looking for, even though it didn't quite fit the wording correctly.

I was equally convinced about Bryan Adams so when that came to me I just locked it in without a second thought and stopped thinking about alternative answers!

I wonder how many more times that's happened for me in the quiz, maybe I haven't done quite as well as I'd hoped

Edited September 8Sep 8 by Mangø

A band with no UK Top 10 singles whose final chart hit peaked one place higher than their most-streamed song.

my intended answer

Despite peaking at only #14 in the UK, “Zombie” went on to become The Cranberries’ signature song and one of the most enduring rock songs of the 1990s. Decades later, it has accumulated billions of streams across digital platforms, while its music video has also surpassed a billion views on YouTube. Promises wasn't actually their final final final UK chart hit, but it is their last major chart hit, peaking at #13. They had further chart entries afterwards, but those peaked much lower.

Crystal Castles - REJECTED

Crystal Castles have 0 Top 10 hits on the main UK Singles Chart, so they meet the first part of the clue. However, their only single to ever enter the main UK Singles Chart was Not in Love with Robert Smith, which peaked at #54 in December 2010.Their current most-streamed song is Vanished, with over 400 million streams on Spotify, but Vanished never entered the main UK Singles Chart.

Counting Crows - REJECTED

They do satisfy the first part of the clue, as they have never had a UK Top 10 single. However, their final hit on the main UK Singles Chart, Accidentally in Love, peaked at No. 28, while their most-streamed song, Mr. Jones, also peaked at No. 28. The clue requires the final chart hit to have peaked exactly one place higher, so Counting Crows narrowly miss out. But good choice, so close!

Cream - REJECTED

They do meet the first condition, as they never had a UK Top 10 single. However, their most-streamed song, Sunshine of Your Love peaked at #25 in the UK, while their final chart hit Badge peaked at #42, rather than one place higher (#24). So the chart positions don’t match the clue.

Courteeners - REJECTED

Their most-streamed song, Not Nineteen Forever, peaked at #19, and that is also their highest-charting UK single. Since none of their songs peaked higher than #19, they can’t have a final chart hit that peaked one place higher than it.

Catfish and the Bottlemen - REJECTED

Their most-streamed song, Kathleen, did enter the main UK Singles Chart, peaking at #63. Their final chart entry, Showtime, peaked at #49, so it didn't peak one place higher than their most-streamed song as required by the clue.

Charlatans - REJECTED

The Charlatans already fall at the first condition, as they had four UK Top 10 singles.

Creed - REJECTED

Creed never had a UK Top 10 single, so the first condition fits. However, their final UK chart hit was the double A-side One Last Breath/Bullets, which peaked at #47, and One Last Breath is currently their most-streamed song. So rather than the final chart hit peaking one place higher than their most-streamed song, the most-streamed song was actually part of that final chart entry itself.

did NOT expect the first two to be Ashanti and Barbra. But i guess soundtrack songs work in that case so far play lol.

edit: nailed the cranberries one wooo

Edited September 8Sep 8 by Jay79x

I knew the likes of 'Linger' and 'Zombie' were top 10 misses yet streaming juggernauts so this one came to me quite quickly.

Oh Cranberries. No idea why that one didn't hit me lol.

I'm hopeful I'll get something soon 🙏

It's ludicrous in retrospect that none of Linger, Zombie or Dreams made the top 10. I'm not sure I can think of a stronger set of 3 singles for an act who only ever achieved top 20.

A Eurovision winner whose winning song didn't reach the UK Top 40 until two years after the victory.

my intended answer

Duncan Laurence won Eurovision for the Netherlands in 2019 with Arcade. The song initially peaked at No. 67 in the UK, but gained a new wave of popularity two years later and re-entered the chart, eventually reaching a new peak of No. 29 and becoming a UK Top 40 hit for the first time.

Duncan Lawrence

I know you meant Duncan Laurence, so I’m still giving you a point here! Since Lawrence is a different existing surname rather than just a small typo, I can’t quite give the full 2points for right answer, so 1 point for answer + 2 points for matching with right clue. 3/4

OK that genuinely seems harsh, docking a point for his surname being spelt incorrectly

I'm not a big fan of Eurovision so I had to google the names of winners and then it was fairly obvious.

girl-

To be fair, I probably wouldn't know how to spell most of these names without checking either, but in this case it's actually a different surname altogether. If you think I've been too harsh, I can change it. 😅

Can I just say I really love the images/collages you've created for each of the answers <3

That answer came to me immediately but I didn't even think to check the spelling oops 😪 brb changing my middle name to Lawren!!

At least it's obvious I definitely didn't Google it

and just as I say that... finally 😁 that's one of the first ones I put down.

I knew C had to be a very specific band and so I spent ages checking every C band I could think of, from Cream to CHVRCHES to The Clash, didn't think of the Cranberries, oops. Can't believe that peak for 'Zombie' looking at it.

You go with your decisions @nine¾ we will accept them! (I might only be saying that because it means I get more points though 🤭😂)

11 minutes ago, nine¾ said:

To be fair, I probably wouldn't know how to spell most of these names without checking either, but in this case it's actually a different surname altogether. If you think I've been too harsh, I can change it. 😅

I mean, it seems harsh to me but it's your quiz so it's your call and I feel like I've already been riding my luck on the Bryan Adams question lol