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Q.1
1. Might as well start at the beginning! In 1995, who became the very first artist to have a song debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100?
Madonna
Backstreet Boys
Michael Jackson
Alanis Morissette
Q.2
2. Mariah Carey’s “Fantasy” and duet with Boyz II Men, “One Sweet Day,” both are members of the No. 1 debuts club. The two tracks appear on which of the diva’s albums?
'Daydream'
'Butterfly'
'Music Box'
'Mariah Carey'
Q.3
3. A little-known fact: Whitney Houston’s “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)” debuted at No. 1, and then immediately spent how many weeks at No. 2 – more than any other song in Hot 100 history (regardless of its ultimate peak position)?
13
7
11
9
Q.4
4. Puff Daddy and Faith Evans’ “I’ll Be Missing You,” featuring 112, was created in honor of the late Notorious B.I.G. and built around a sample of what group’s 1983 No. 1, “Every Breath You Take?”
The Police
Hall & Oates
Queen
Duran Duran
Q.5
5. That same year, another tribute topped the chart. Elton John’s “Candle in the Wind 1997” was updated rendition for the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales. The original 1973 version was an ode to which American icon?
Marilyn Monroe
Jackie Kennedy
Billie Holiday
Judy Garland
Q.6
6. Before Aerosmith’s 1998 smash “I Don’t Want to Miss A Thing” became the band’s only No. 1 Hot 100 hit, the rock legends came closest to the top a decade earlier with what single?
"Walk This Way"
"Angel"
"Dream On"
"Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"
Q.7
7. On July 2, 2005, Carrie Underwood’s “Inside Your Heaven” debuted at No. 1. The next week, which 'American Idol' runner-up to Underwood saw his version of the song debut at No. 2?
Clay Aiken
Bo Bice
Chris Daughtry
David Archuleta
Q.8
8. For a moment, it became a yearly tradition of sorts for 'American Idol' to produce a No. 1 debut -- but which 2006 'Idol' winner is the last to date to have their first single bow at No. 1 on the Hot 100?
Fantasia
Taylor Hicks
Adam Lambert
Jordin Sparks
Q.9
9. Despite obviously being a pop song, Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” was so popular with what radio audience’s listeners that it topped that format’s chart in 1998?
Country
R&B
Rock
Latin
Q.10
10. Surely a highlight in Britney Spears’ late 2000s career resurgence, what 2009 single became Spears’ first to enter at the top, and her third No. 1 overall?
"Circus"
"3"
"Hold It Against Me"
"Womanizer"
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