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Unexpected Chart-Topping Hits

Test your knowledge about songs that defied expectations and became massive chart successes, whether through slow-building popularity, viral moments, or unexpected breakthroughs.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which song by Gotye featuring Kimbra spent 87 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, the longest run for any song in the chart's history?

  1. Somebody That I Used to Know
  2. Rolling in the Deep
  3. Call Me Maybe
  4. Thrift Shop
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which song by Lorde, released when she was only 16 years old, became a sleeper hit and topped the charts in several countries?

  1. Royals
  2. Tennis Court
  3. Team
  4. Glory and Gore
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which song by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz became an unexpected hit, reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and winning multiple Grammy Awards?

  1. Thrift Shop
  2. Can't Hold Us
  3. Same Love
  4. White Walls
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which song by Passenger, originally released in 2012, gained popularity through its use in a television commercial and eventually reached the top of the charts in several countries?

  1. Let Her Go
  2. The Sound of Silence
  3. Rolling in the Deep
  4. Somebody That I Used to Know
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which song by Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne became a global hit, reaching the top of the charts in several countries and winning a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording?

  1. Rather Be
  2. Real Love
  3. Symphony
  4. Solo
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which song by Twenty One Pilots became a sleeper hit, reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and winning a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance?

  1. Stressed Out
  2. Ride
  3. Heathens
  4. Jumpsuit
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which song by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber became a global phenomenon, breaking records for streams and views and becoming the longest-running number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100?

  1. Despacito
  2. Shape of You
  3. One Dance
  4. Closer
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which song by Ed Sheeran became a sleeper hit, reaching the top of the charts in several countries and winning multiple Grammy Awards?

  1. Thinking Out Loud
  2. Shape of You
  3. Perfect
  4. Photograph
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which song by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars became a global hit, reaching the top of the charts in several countries and winning multiple Grammy Awards?

  1. Uptown Funk
  2. Locked Out of Heaven
  3. Treasure
  4. Just the Way You Are
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which song by Pharrell Williams became a global phenomenon, reaching the top of the charts in several countries and winning multiple Grammy Awards?

  1. Happy
  2. Blurred Lines
  3. Get Lucky
  4. Can't Stop the Feeling!
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which song by Sia became a sleeper hit, reaching the top of the charts in several countries and winning a Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance?

  1. Chandelier
  2. Elastic Heart
  3. Alive
  4. Cheap Thrills
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which song by The Weeknd became a sleeper hit, reaching the top of the charts in several countries and winning multiple Grammy Awards?

  1. Blinding Lights
  2. Starboy
  3. Can't Feel My Face
  4. The Hills
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which song by Tones and I became a global hit, reaching the top of the charts in several countries and winning multiple awards?

  1. Dance Monkey
  2. Never Seen the Rain
  3. Johnny Run Away
  4. Fly Away
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which song by Olivia Rodrigo became a sleeper hit, reaching the top of the charts in several countries and winning multiple Grammy Awards?

  1. Drivers License
  2. Good 4 U
  3. Deja Vu
  4. Brutal
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