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Pop Music of the 1980s

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Test your knowledge of the iconic artists, chart-topping hits, and defining sounds that shaped pop music in the 1980s.

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  • 01Which 1982 Michael Jackson album became the best-selling album of all time?
  • 02The Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha is best known for which 1985 hit single, famous for its innovative rotoscoped music video?
  • 03Which 1984 film starred Prince and was accompanied by his landmark album of the same name?
  • 04Which Cyndi Lauper song won the first-ever MTV VMA for Best Female Video in 1984?
  • 05The duo Eurythmics, consisting of Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, had a major international hit in 1983 with which song?
  • 06Which Duran Duran song served as the theme for a 1985 James Bond film?
  • 07After leaving Wham!, George Michael released what debut solo album in 1987, which won the Grammy for Album of the Year?
  • 08The 1985 benefit concert Live Aid was organized primarily to raise funds for famine relief in which country?
  • 09What was Madonna's first single to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart?
  • 10The Police won a Grammy for Song of the Year in 1984 for which track from their album "Synchronicity"?
  • 11What was Whitney Houston's self-titled debut album the first by a female artist to do?
  • 12Which artist's 1986 album "Graceland" was acclaimed for its blend of pop with South African musical styles?

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