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Who's on 2nd - 80's Songs That Just Missed Being #1

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I believe that we have done this before, except we did this with 1970's music. The quiz title pretty much sums things up here. I am going to give you questions about songs that were great, just not great enough. The songs on this quiz are songs that were #2 hits on the U.S. charts. This should not be too difficult. I have done what I needed to do, that is make this quiz. I just need you to take the quiz now. I am not asking for too much, am I? Good luck and start quizzing.

Question 1:

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This John Lennon song was a big hit but it was not a chart topper. It peaked at #2 on the charts in 1981.
(Just Like) Starting Over
Watching the Wheels
Woman
Nobody Told Me


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Question 2:

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The group Toto had a #2 hit in 1982 with this song.
Eye of the Tiger
Rosanna
Hold the Line
Africa


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Question 3:

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The song "Longer" was a big hit for this singer in 1980. It was very popular but still only managed to reach #2 on the U.S. charts.
Joey Scarbury
Leo Sayer
Dan Fogelberg
John Lennon


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Question 4:

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Leo Sayer had a #2 hit song in 1980. Although it was very popular, it was not good enough to land in the #1 position. What is the name of this 1980 Leo Sayer song?
Long Tall Glasses
Sad Eyes
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
More Than I Can Say


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Question 5:

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This song was the biggest hit of Grover Washington Jr.'s career. Although it was played on the radio every day and was really popular, it just wasn't good enough to reach the #1 position. Instead it peaked at #2 on the Billboard charts.
Ain't No Sunshine
Lean on Me
Just the Two of Us
Start Me Up


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Question 6:

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"The Greatest American Hero" was a really popular show in the 80's and so was the theme song. What "one hit wonder" provided us with this #2 hit song?
Rockwell
Billy Vera
Rupert Holmes
Joey Scarbury


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Question 7:

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"Start Me Up" was a #2 hit song for this classic rock band in the year 1981.
Steely Dan
Pink Floyd
The Rolling Stones
The Doobie Brothers


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Question 8:

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In 1982, Journey recorded this huge hit song which peaked at #2 on the U.S. charts.
Open Arms
Lights
Faithfully
Wheel in the Sky


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Question 9:

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The R&B performer known as Rockwell recorded this huge hit song in 1984. It was really popular but managed to only go to #2 on the U.S. charts.
Somebody's Watching Me
State of Shock
Lick Me
Let's Go Crazy


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Question 10:

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"Dancing in the Dark" was a #2 hit song for this singer in 1985.
Sting
Bruce Springsteen
Peter Wolf
George Michael


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