Welcome, all you disco divas and rock ‘n’ rollers! Are you ready to turn back time and boogie down memory lane? Well, you’ve hit the right note! Tune in as we spin the record back to the sizzling ’70s, a time when flares were big, and the music was even bigger. Get ready to feel the rhythm and ride the nostalgia wave as we go riffing through fascinating firsts and funky facts. Buckle up, music mavens—it’s time to dial up the volume and dive into our chart-topping quiz!
1. Who was the first artist to have a reggae song reach number one in the US charts in 1972?
2. Which influential rock band released their debut album in 1976, sparking the punk rock movement?
3. Who was the youngest artist to have a number one hit in the 1970s?
4. What was the most expensive music video produced in the 1970s?
5. What 1970s album holds the record for the most weeks on the Billboard 200 chart?
6. Who was the first disco artist to win a Grammy for Album of the Year in 1979?
7. Who was the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the 70s?
8. Who released the most albums in the 1970s?
9. Who were the original members of the band ABBA, formed in 1972?
10. Which 70s song was the first to be certified platinum?
11. Which 1970s band was the first to have an album go straight to number one on the UK Albums Chart?
12. What was the longest song to top the Billboard Hot 100 in the 1970s?
13. Which artist released the biggest-selling album of the 1970s in the UK?
14. Which country hosted the first Eurovision Song Contest of the 1970s?
15. What musical instrument, prominent in many 1970s disco songs, saw a resurgence in popularity during the decade?
16. Who was the first African American woman to win a Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female in the 70s?
17. Which 1970s rock band was notoriously banned from playing in Boston due to rowdy concert behavior?
18. Who was the first Latin American musician to have a hit single in the US in the 1970s?
19. What was the first rock opera produced in the 1970s?
20. Who was the most successful UK singles artist of the 1970s?
21. What was the name of the first music video to debut on MTV, which started broadcasting in the late ’70s?
22. Which 1970s song was the first to be performed in space?
23. What was the first album to sell over a million copies on CD, a format that debuted in the late 1970s?
24. Which artist had the most Billboard Hot 100 number one singles during the 1970s?
25. Who was the first non-human to win a Grammy in the 1970s?
26. What was the first album released by Michael Jackson as a solo artist in the 1970s?
27. Who was the first artist to play live via satellite in the 1970s?
28. What was the name of the first rock festival held in the 1970s?
29. Who was the first woman to win the Eurovision Song Contest in the 1970s?
30. What was the first double album to top the Billboard 200 chart in the 1970s?
31. Which artist had the highest-grossing tour in the 1970s?
32. What was the first punk single to reach the UK top 20 in the 1970s?
33. Which band was the first to use lasers in their live shows in the 1970s?
34. What was the name of the first tribute band formed in the 1970s?
35. Who was the first American artist to win the Eurovision Song Contest in the 70s?
36. Who was the first country artist to sell over 10 million copies of an album in the 1970s?
37. Which band was the first to use pyrotechnics in their live shows in the 70s?
38. What was the name of the first music festival to draw over half a million attendees in the 1970s?
39. Which band was the first to have an entire side of an album consist of a single song in the 1970s?
40. What was the name of the first disco song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100?
41. Who was the first artist to have a number one single and a number one album in the UK at the same time in the 1970s?
42. Which band was the first to be labeled as ‘heavy metal’ in the 1970s?
43. What was the name of the first album to be released on CD, a format introduced in the late 1970s?
44. What was the first instrumental song to hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the 1970s?
45. Which band was the first to have a music video banned by MTV, which began broadcasting in the late 1970s?
46. Who was the first country artist to win the Grammy for Album of the Year in the 1970s?
47. What was the first rock song to be played in space in the 1970s?
48. Who was the first artist to have a live album top the Billboard 200 in the 1970s?
49. What was the name of the first concept album to top the Billboard 200 in the 1970s?
50. Who was the first British artist to win the Grammy for Album of the Year in the 1970s?
51. Which band was the first to have a song last over 10 minutes reach the Billboard Hot 100 in the 1970s?
52. What was the name of the first album to sell over a million copies in one week in the 1970s?
53. Who was the first female artist to win the Grammy for Song of the Year in the 1970s?
54. What was the name of the first rap song to be recorded in the 1970s?
55. Who was the first artist to play a concert in a stadium in the 1970s?
56. Which band was the first to sell out Madison Square Garden for a week straight in the 1970s?
57. What was the name of the first punk album to top the UK Albums Chart in the 1970s?
58. Who was the first artist to play a concert on television in the 1970s?
59. What was the name of the first country song to top the Billboard Hot 100 in the 1970s?
60. Who was the first artist to have a number one album on the Billboard 200 without having a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the 1970s?
61. What was the first movie soundtrack to top the Billboard 200 in the 1970s?
62. Who was the first British female artist to have a Billboard Hot 100 number one single in the 1970s?
63. What was the first rock album to win the Grammy for Album of the Year in the 1970s?
64. Who was the first artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame posthumously in the 70s?
65. Which band was the first to use a drum machine in a song in the 1970s?
66. Who was the first artist to release a double live album in the 1970s?
67. Which band had the first music video played on MTV, which started broadcasting at the end of the 70s?
68. Who was the first artist to be credited with a music video in the 1970s?
69. What was the first funk song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the 1970s?
70. Who was the first British artist to have a Billboard Hot 100 number one album in the 1970s?
71. What was the first album to be remastered for CD, a format introduced in the late 1970s?
72. Who was the first artist to have a reggae album top the Billboard 200 in the 1970s?
73. What was the first album to have a parental advisory label in the 1970s?
74. Who was the first woman to conduct a major American symphony orchestra in the 1970s?
75. What was the first song to be sampled in the 1970s?
76. Who was the first artist to win a Grammy for a music video in the 70s?
77. Which band was the first to use a synthesizer in a song in the 1970s?
78. Who was the first female artist to have a Billboard Hot 100 number one album in the 1970s?
79. What was the first song to have a guitar solo in the 1970s?
80. Who was the first artist to sell over a million copies of a music video in the 70s?
81. What was the first song to be performed in sign language in the 1970s?
82. Who was the first artist to win a Grammy for a disco song in the 70s?
83. Which band was the first to release a triple album in the 1970s?
84. Who was the first artist to be censored on the radio in the 1970s?
85. What was the first song to be used in a commercial in the 1970s?
86. Who was the first artist to win a Grammy for a rock song in the 70s?
87. Which band was the first to use a theremin in a song in the 1970s?
88. Who was the first artist to have a number one album on the Billboard 200 posthumously in the 1970s?
89. What was the first song to have backwards vocals in the 1970s?
90. Who was the first artist to have a Billboard Hot 100 number one song posthumously in the 1970s?
91. What was the first album to be released on CD, a format introduced in the late 1970s?
92. Who was the first artist to win a Grammy for a folk song in the 70s?
93. Which band was the first to perform a live concert via satellite in the 1970s?
94. Who was the first artist to release a platinum album in the 1970s?
95. What was the first song to be played on the radio in the 1970s?
96. Who was the first artist to have a jazz album top the Billboard 200 in the 1970s?
97. What was the first song to be played on MTV, which started broadcasting at the end of the 70s?
98. Who was the first artist to have a Latin album top the Billboard 200 in the 1970s?
99. What was the first song to be broadcasted from space in the 1970s?
100. Who was the first artist to win a Grammy for a blues song in the 70s?
101. Which band was the first to perform a concert at the newly built Wembley Stadium in the 1970s?
102. Who was the first artist to have a heavy metal album top the Billboard 200 in the 1970s?
103. What was the first song to be leaked on the internet, a technology developed in the late 1970s?
104. Who was the first artist to have a reggae song top the Billboard Hot 100 in the 1970s?
105. What was the first song to be played on a personal computer, a technology developed in the late 1970s?
106. Who was the first artist to have a country album top the Billboard 200 in the 1970s?
107. What was the first song to be played on a compact disc, a format introduced in the late 1970s?
108. Who was the first artist to win a Grammy for a punk song in the 70s?
109. Which band was the first to have a concept album in the 1970s?
110. Who was the first artist to have a hip hop song in the 1970s?
111. What was the first song to be performed on Saturday Night Live in the 70s?
And that’s a wrap! We’ve reached the end of our tuneful journey through the ’70s, but don’t change the station just yet. If this hit parade of musical trivia got your feet tapping, you’re in for a treat. Trivia Bliss has got the beat with quizzes covering all sorts of topics. Whether you’re a classic rock fan or a pop music aficionado, we’ve got your trivia cravings covered, including music trivia from other eras, like the 1990s, music genre quizzes including punk rock, heavy metal, and history quizzes like trivia about the 1960s. Keep rocking and rolling with more Trivia Bliss quizzes—because when it comes to trivia, we never skip a beat!
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