Q 01/05

On 21 December 2012, which song's video became the first on YouTube to reach one billion views?

A) Baby

B) Gangnam Style

C) Party Rock Anthem

D) Call Me Maybe

Answer · why

B) Gangnam Style

Psy's horse-dance hit had only been out since July of that year; the counter briefly 'broke' when it later passed 2.1 billion.

Q 02/05

In 2019, 'Old Town Road' set a record with how many consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100?

A) 12

B) 16

C) 19

D) 21

Answer · why

C) 19

Billboard had earlier removed the song from its Hot Country chart for not embracing 'enough elements of today's country music', which only fuelled the...

Q 03/05

'Despacito' was the first mostly Spanish-language Hot 100 number one since which 1996 hit?

A) La Bamba

B) Macarena

C) Livin' la Vida Loca

D) Bailamos

Answer · why

B) Macarena

Its 16 weeks at number one tied the longest run in the chart's history at the time, and it topped the charts in 47 countries.

Q 04/05

'Despacito' spent 16 weeks at #1 in 2017, tying which Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men ballad for the longest Hot 100 run?

A) I'll Make Love to You

B) One Sweet Day

C) End of the Road

D) Candle in the Wind 1997

Answer · why

B) One Sweet Day

The 1995 duet had held the record alone for 21 years; both were finally passed by 'Old Town Road' in 2019.

Q 05/05

Gotye's guest vocalist on 'Somebody That I Used to Know' came from which country?

A) Canada

B) Belgium

C) New Zealand

D) Sweden

Answer · why

C) New Zealand

Kimbra's verse was the reply half of the break-up duet; the song sold 11.8 million copies that year and sat at number one in the US for eight weeks.