Can You Guess the Song?

Pair the song title with the lyrics in this pop music challenge!

Do you consider yourself a music expert? Think you know your pop history? Studied up on your chart-toppers? We’re here to put your knowledge of music to the test.

Hit that “Start Quiz” button and we’ll hit you with the lyrics to some all-time bops. Then, it’s your mission to identify the song and artist correctly. Let’s see if you can hit every note!

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Questions Overview

1. Guess the song: "Tell me somethin', girl / Are you happy in this modern world? / Or do you need more?"
  1. "Shallow" - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
  2. "New Rules" - Dua Lipa
  3. "On the Floor" - Jennifer Lopez
  4. "Jealous" - Nick Jonas
2. Guess the song: "Unique / That's what you are / Stilettos kicking vintage crystal off the bar."
  1. "Alien Superstar" - Beyoncé
  2. "Vogue" - Madonna
  3. "God's Plan" - Drake
  4. "Padam Padam" - Kylie Minogue
3. Guess the song: "Tonight the music seems so loud / I wish that we could lose this crowd / Maybe it's better this way."
  1. "Careless Whisper" - George Michael & Wham!
  2. "Somebody to Love" - Queen
  3. "What is Love" - Haddaway
  4. "Last Dance" - Donna Summer
4. Guess the song: "Once upon a time / A few mistakes ago / I was in your sights / You got me alone."
  1. "I Knew You Were Trouble." - Taylor Swift
  2. "Lose You to Love Me" - Selena Gomez
  3. "Wrecking Ball" - Miley Cyrus
  4. "Circles" - Post Malone
5. Guess the song: "If I should stay / I would only be in your way / So I'll go, but I know / I'll think of you every step of the way."
  1. "I Will Always Love You" - Whitney Houston
  2. "Hello" - Adele
  3. "You Belong With Me" - Taylor Swift
  4. "When Doves Cry" - Prince
6. Guess the song: "Don't need permission / Made my decision to test my limits / 'Cause it's my business / God as my witness."
  1. "dangerous woman" - Ariana Grande
  2. "Born this Way" - Lady Gaga
  3. "Rude Boy" - Rihanna
  4. "Burn" - Usher
7. Guess the song: "You better run, you better do what you can / Don't wanna see no blood, don't be a macho man."
  1. "Beat It" - Michael Jackson
  2. "I Want You Back" - Jackson 5
  3. "Misery" - Maroon 5
  4. "Sorry" - Justin Bieber
8. Guess the song: "Comin' out of my cage, and I've been doin' just fine / Gotta, gotta be down because I want it all."
  1. "Mr. Brightside" - The Killers
  2. "Happy" - Pharrell Williams
  3. "Who Let the Dogs Out" - Baha Men
  4. "I'm Good (Blue)" - David Guetta
9. Guess the song: "Needless to say, I keep her in check / She was a bad-bad, nevertheless."
  1. "Sunflower" - Post Malone and Swae Lee
  2. "Without Me" - Halsey
  3. "It's Gonna Be Me" - NSYNC
  4. "Lovin on Me" - Jack Harlow
10. Guess the song: "I used to float, now I just fall down / I used to know but I'm not sure now."
  1. "What Was I Made For?" - Billie Eilish
  2. "Barbie Girl" - Aqua
  3. "Roar" - Katy Perry
  4. "Confident" - Demi Lovato
11. Guess the song: "Got in a little hometown jam / So they put a rifle in my hands / Send me off to a foreign land."
  1. "Born in the U.S.A." - Brice Springsteen
  2. "Fortunate Son" - Creedence Clearwater Revival
  3. "Wagon Wheel" - Old Crow Medicine Show
  4. "America" - Neil Diamond
12. Guess the song: "Baby, can't you see I'm calling? / A guy like you should wear a warning / It's dangerous, I'm falling."
  1. "Toxic" - Britney Spears
  2. "Baby" - Justin Bieber and Ludacris
  3. "Obsessed" - Mariah Carey
  4. "My Heart Will Go On" - Celine Dion
13. Guess the song: "I do my hair toss, check my nails / Baby how you feelin’?"
  1. "Good as Hell" - Lizzo
  2. "Dancing on My Own" - Robyn
  3. "Dancing Queen" - ABBA
  4. "Just Dance" - Lady Gaga
14. Guess the song: "I remember syrup sandwiches and crime allowances / Finesse on 'em with some counterfeits, but now I'm countin' this."
  1. "HUMBLE." - Kendrick Lamar
  2. "Drop It Like It's Hot" - Snoop Dogg
  3. "Get Ur Freak On" - Missy Elliot
  4. "My Name Is..." - Eminem
15. Guess the song: "...don't make it bad / Take a sad song and make it better."
  1. "Hey Jude" - The Beatles
  2. "Candle in the Wind" - Elton John
  3. "Purple Rain" - Prince
  4. "Here Comes the Sun" - John Lennon

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Top Tunes Through the Decades

For this quiz, we hand-picked songs from a variety of decades, genres, and general vibes in order to test your knowledge of the chart-toppers. But not every hit, or hitmaker, made the list (believe us, we’d put them all in here if we could). So who are those top hitmakers? According to Billboard, here are the most popular artists of each of the past 10 years:

  • 2023 - Taylor Swift
  • 2022 - Bad Bunny
  • 2021 - Drake
  • 2020 - Post Malone
  • 2019 - Post Malone
  • 2018 - Drake
  • 2017 - Ed Sheeran
  • 2016 - Adele
  • 2015 - Taylor Swift
  • 2014 - One Direction

That’s 7 artists for just 10 spots! Some artists have a whole lot of staying power, churning out the hits year after year. But what about artists who come and go, like a candle in the wind? Here are some of the most notable one-hit wonders, or artists who released 1 hit song that we all know and love, before they ducked back behind the curtain:

  • The Norwegian pop trio A-ha changed the world with their soaring 1985 single “Take On Me,” which still challenges even the bravest of karaoke singers with its sky-high notes.
  • Chumbawumba dropped their fun and furious pop-punk single “Tubthumping” in 1997, propelling these self-professed anarchists into long-lived cultural icon status.
  • In 1987, Dexy’s Midnight Runners dropped “Come On Eileen.” The song climbed the charts back then, and has stuck around ever since.
  • Bahamian reggae-pop group Baha Men had us all barking up the dance floor with their 2000 hip hop game changer “Who Let the Dogs Out?”
  • In 1996, Los Del Rio altered proms and high school dances forever with the drop of “Macarena.” You’re probably shimmying in your seat just reading the song title, aren’t you?
  • Right Said Fred had us all acting up for a hot minute in 1991 with their funky, goofy, and infectious “I’m Too Sexy.”

Of course, we could go on! So much music, so little time.

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