18 hours ago18 hr 23 hours ago, Mangø said:For the H clue, at first I was thinking it's a song from the 50s or 60s as back then the same songs by different artists did used to chart simultaneously, but it didn't take me long to cast my mind back to the X Factor days and remember that it happened for 'Hallelujah'.Never knew that 'Imagine' had been banned from airplay, I went for 'Give Peace a Chance' for that clue!I had the same thoughts as you!
18 hours ago18 hr Omg the John Travolta one is HARSH! Mean mean mean, I feel like I answered that one twice though and didn't realise, so hope my second answer is included! 🤭
16 hours ago16 hr Author 2 hours ago, Spiceboy said:Omg the John Travolta one is HARSH! Mean mean mean, I feel like I answered that one twice though and didn't realise, so hope my second answer is included! 🤭Yes, your other answer is included under a different letter <3Will continue soon
15 hours ago15 hr Author K = KAn album that ends with a recording of the founder of an international spiritual movement.K is the 1996 debut album by British psychedelic rock band Kula Shaker. It was a major success in the UK, reaching #1 on the UK Albums Chart.The album reflects the band's strong interest in Indian music and spirituality, most notably through songs such as Govinda, which is sung entirely in Sanskrit. After the final listed track, the album also contains a hidden recording of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder of the Hare Krishna movement, speaking about his spiritual teacher.Kaleidoscope There are actually quite a few albums called Kaleidoscope, so I checked several possibilities, including the albums by Kelis, Siouxsie and the Banshees, but I couldn’t find any that end with a recording of the founder of an international spiritual movement or something like that.Kings and Queens Same situation as with KaleidoscopeKendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers Unfortunately, no points here. A spiritual figure, Eckhart Tolle, does appear on the album, so there is some connection to the clue. However, the clue specifically asks for an album that ends with a recording of the founder of an international spiritual movement. Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers ends with 'Mirror', where Tolle doesn’t appear, and he is not the founder of such a movement, so it doesn’t meet the key parts of the clue.Also, the clue specifically asked for the name of an album, while Kendrick Lamar is the artist, so that wouldn’t count as an album answer either.KAYA Kaya contains strong Rastafarian and spiritual themes, including references to Jah. However, the album ends with TIme Will Tell, and there is no recording of the founder of an international spiritual movement at the end. The spiritual connection therefore fits the general theme, but not the specific requirement of the clue.KPOP DEMONS HUNTERSUnfortunately, no, the soundtrack doesn’t end with a recording of the founder of an international spiritual movement. It ends with 'Score Suite' by Marcelo ZarvosKULA SHAKERThe artist’s name was given instead of the album title, which should have been K, so I’m giving you half the points for this one - 1 point. I’m deducting a point here to stay consistent with how I’ve scored spelling errors, since in both cases the intended answer is clear but the answer given isn’t fully correct.
15 hours ago15 hr Author An artist whose first UK Number 1 followed a rise to fame through MySpace.Before her breakthrough, Lily Allen began posting demos on MySpace, where she quickly built an audience of tens of thousands. Her growing online popularity attracted media attention and earned her the nickname 'Queen of MySpace'. Soon afterwards, her debut single 'Smile' reached Number 1 on the UK Singles Chart in 2006.Lewis Capaldi His first UK Number 1 came with Someone You Loved in 2019, many years after the MySpace era had effectively ended. His rise to fame therefore came much later and wasn’t part of the MySpace-driven wave of artists the clue is referring to.Lady Gaga Just Dance was indeed her first UK No. 1, but her rise to fame wasn't through MySpace. The MySpace part is key to the clue, referring to an artist whose online popularity there directly preceded their mainstream breakthrough and first UK No. 1.
14 hours ago14 hr K is one I had no idea at all about, I can't remember anything about that album apart from the singles.I had to put a stab in the dark but tbf as random as it may look, it wasn't completely baseless as the story is adapted from traditional Korean Shamanism! You can see the straws I'm clutching at here.
13 hours ago13 hr Author A band that used a shortened version of its name when it first charted in the UK.Around the release of Unfinished Sympathy, Massive Attack temporarily shortened their name to Massive, dropping 'Attack' because of sensitivities surrounding the Gulf War. The single went on to become their first UK Top 20 hit, peaking at #13.Manic Street PreachersTheir first UK chart entry was Motown Junk in 1991, and they were already credited under their full name, Manic Street Preachers. They are often informally shortened to the Manics, but I couldn’t find any evidence that they actually charted under that shortened name.Maroon 5Their first UK chart entry was Harder to Breathe in 2004, and they were already credited as Maroon 5. Before that, most of the band had performed as Kara’s Flowers, but that was a completely different name rather than a shortened version of Maroon 5, so it doesn’t match the clue.My Chemical RomanceTheir first UK chart entry was Headfirst for Halos in 2004, and they were already credited under their full name, My Chemical Romance. Although the band are commonly shortened to MCR or My Chem, I couldn’t find any evidence that they actually charted under either of those shortened names.MGMTThe band were originally known as The Management before shortening their name to MGMT. When they first entered the UK Singles Chart with 'Time to Pretend' in 2008, they were already using the shortened name. Since the clue only requires the band to have used a shortened version of its name when it first charted in the UK, this qualifies.Matchbox TwentyThey first appeared on the UK chart as 'Matchbox 20', and later expanded the '20' to 'Twenty', becoming Matchbox Twenty. I think the clue is worded broadly enough for this to be a fair answer to accept.McFlyThey first charted in the UK as McFly with '5 Colours in Her Hair', and I couldn’t find any longer version of the band’s name that they had shortened for their first chart appearance.Mini VivaThey were already using the name Mini Viva before their first UK chart appearance, and I couldn't find any evidence that it was a shortened version of an earlier band name used when they first charted.Münchener FreiheitThis works as an alternative answer. The band's full name is Münchener Freiheit, but they used the shortened name Freiheit for their English-language releases. Their first UK chart hit, 'Keeping the Dream Alive', entered the chart in 1988 credited simply to Freiheit, so it fits the clue.
13 hours ago13 hr K was one of the last ones I got, that was a toughie!In contrast I think L was the first one I got from scanning the list, probably the most obvious so I'm not surprised it's one that almost everyone got.
13 hours ago13 hr I did have a few L's in mind but happy I stuck with Lily. She did seem the most obvious for that one.
13 hours ago13 hr The Massive Attack trivia stuck with me after noticing they were billed as just Massive on a TOTP 1991 repeat!
13 hours ago13 hr Ugh, I knew I had been familiar with a prominent example of an act's name being changed on one of their hits, but couldn't recall it for this quiz! Even as early as 1999, I've done my top songs of all time where I have 'Unfinished Sympathy' listed credited to just "Massive". Very remiss of me to lose points on both that and 'Go' - not least because I love both songs! (Must have needed to go on a break more than I realised...) I did somehow remember the Kula Shaker one though, as my brother had that album in 1996 - I think I have it now, although I haven't listened to it in well over 20 years.
12 hours ago12 hr Definitely only got the Kula Shaker album because it was one of the hints specific enough to be Googleable I remembered the factoid about (Münchener) Freiheit because Rollo sent them to my One Hit Wonders edition of the retro song contest though so that was all my brain - go figure that I missed the much less obscure intended answer (I did know that about Massive Attack but didn't come to mind at all!)
12 hours ago12 hr I got Massive because they're credited as that on Now 19, which I finally acquired recently.
12 hours ago12 hr Author N = A male artist whose two highest-charting UK singles were both duets with female artists.Nick Cave’s two highest-charting UK singles were both collaborations with female artists. 'Where the Wild Roses Grow', his duet with Kylie Minogue, reached #11 in 1995, while 'Henry Lee', recorded with PJ Harvey, peaked at #36 the following year. Despite his long and influential career, none of his other singles has matched either of those positions on the UK chart.Nate Ruess As an individually credited artist, his highest-charting UK single is Just Give Me a Reason with P!nk (#2), but his next highest is Headlights with Eminem (#66), so only one is with a female artist.The Notorious B.I.G. Wrong clue/letter, but for that clue Hh did achieve a UK Number 1 after his death with Nasty Girl in 2006. However, he had already appeared on the UK chart during his lifetime, Juicy charted in 1994 and Big Poppa in 1995, so he wouldn’t have been a correct answer to that clue either.Not Such an Innocent Girl I couldn't find any connection between this song and the Vatican or an excommunicationNas His two highest-charting UK singles both peaked at No. 12: 'If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)', recorded with Lauryn Hill, although the UK chart itself credits the single solely to Nas. And 'Street Dreams'. However, 'Street Dreams' is a solo Nas track, not a duet with a female artist. Although it incorporates elements from other songs, that does not make the artists behind those songs duet partners on the recording. Since the clue specifically requires both of his highest-charting UK singles to be duets with female artists, Nas does not qualify.Nine <3The clue was matched to the wrong letter, but Nine is still a valid answer to the clue itself, as there are albums with that title that are indeed their artists’ ninth studio albums. So I’m giving 2 points for an answer that fits the clue, despite the incorrect letter match.Nelly Furtado - 7 The clue was matched to the wrong letter, and I think there was a little mix-up with the letter rule too - N would need to be the first letter of the album title, rather than the artist’s name. For example, if you’d answered with an album called Nine that fit the clue, I would have given 2 points for the correct answer even though it was matched to the wrong letter. But 7 unfortunately can’t work as an N answer,
12 hours ago12 hr I was trying to brainstorm male acts beginning with N and suddenly remembered Nine mentioning her love for Nick Cave elsewhere on the forum not too long ago, yay! The Kylie duet of course came to mind, then had to think a bit harder and double check the other one.Btw, like Mango, Lily Allen was the first answer to come to mind for me too! Can't hurt that I had a refresher when writing about 'Smile' for my thread ranking the 2006 #1s less than a year ago.
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