We give you the song title; you pick the one-word artist.
By Richie.Zh01
28 Questions
L1 Difficulty
1 × 28 Points
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About This Quiz
Some names hit like brand names—one word, whole mood. Your screen shows a song. You pick the real mononym. From “Purple Rain” thunder to “Orinoco Flow” hush, you’ll know it when you hear it—one second of synth or a single lyric cue and the name just pops into your head. If the title conjures that vibe in two seconds, that’s your answer.
Here’s the cheat code: smooth heartbreak. Smart-ass folk-rap equals Beck. An arena-size break-up anthem equals Fergie. Old Hollywood shine equals Liberace. Street wisdom over soul sample equals Coolio. Write your own cheat sheet as you go.
Same intro powers every part. Think short bursts, not homework. Miss and move. Keep hands loose. End goal is simple. Leave with your Spotify brain on shuffle.
[A] Liberace | Wisconsin showman invented Vegas excess before Elvis arrived. Candelabras met rhinestones while critics sneered at audiences throwing money at pianos.
2/28
Hello?
[B] Adele | Her 2015 piano ballad turned a simple long-distance apology into a global pop event and shattered digital sales records worldwide.
3/28
I Care 4 U?
[B] Aaliyah | Timbaland's futuristic production cradled angel vocals posthumously released. Her innovative sound reminded everyone how tomorrow's music already existed in 2001.
4/28
U Got It Bad?
[D] Usher | Atlanta's smooth operator perfected heartbreak choreography here. Jermaine Dupri's production gave falsetto room to float while making vulnerability feel victorious somehow.
5/28
Gangsta's Paradise?
[A] Coolio | Former firefighter sampled Stevie Wonder for street philosophy masterclass. His educational rap forced suburban schools to discuss urban reality through Grammy-winning verses.
6/28
How Do U Want It?
[B] Tupac | West Coast prophet balanced silk with steel perfectly. His Death Row era magnetism transformed explicit content into philosophical radio gold somehow.
7/28
The Real Slim Shady?
[D] Eminem | Marshall Mathers created this bleach-blonde alter ego in 2000. The track's playful controversy topped charts while parents scrambled for remote controls everywhere.
8/28
Purple Rain?
[A] Prince | Minneapolis genius painted rock purple with gospel tears. His guitar solo wept harder than most ballads while motorcycle scenes defined MTV romance forever.
9/28
Royals?
[A] Lorde | A minimalist, finger-snap anthem where a New Zealand teenager calmly rejects chart-rap luxury and still ends up ruling global charts.
10/28
Foolish?
[B] Ashanti | Murder Inc.'s princess ruled early 2000s romance smoothly. Her silky vocals over DeBarge samples defined mall soundtrack era when R&B meant everything.
11/28
Pon de Replay?
[C] Rihanna | Caribbean teenager meets dancehall beats equals global phenomenon. Her debut's infectious countdown hook transformed Barbados pride into worldwide summer soundtrack dominance overnight.
12/28
Like a Virgin?
[A] Madonna | Material Girl meets wedding dress controversy equals pop immortality. Nile Rodgers helped craft this reinvention anthem that scandalized Reagan's America into dancing.
13/28
It Wasn't Me?
[C] Shaggy | Jamaican-American baritone perfected denial with straight face intact. His dancehall alibi anthem became relationship meme before social media existed properly.
14/28
Chandelier?
[A] Sia | Her explosive chorus and self-destructive lyrics reframed the party-girl persona as something closer to a raw, teetering confession.
15/28
Tik Tok?
[A] Kesha | A swaggering electropop opener that turned waking up hungover and brushing teeth with whiskey into a turn-of-the-2010s party blueprint.
16/28
If I Could Turn Back Time?
[D] Cher | Navy sailors, strategic tattoos, and vocal power redefined comeback tours. This Diane Warren gem launched her third decade of relevance with attitude.
17/28
Southern Hospitality?
[A] Ludacris | Atlanta wordsmith served comedy with diamond-studded swagger confidently. His Timbaland-influenced bounce made explicit content family reunion appropriate through pure charisma alone.
18/28
By Your Side?
[B] Sade | British sophistication wrapped in Nigerian soul creates timeless elegance. Helen Adu's group mastered minimalism where every note matters more than showing off.
19/28
Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)?
[D] Enya | Celtic mysticism meets studio technology creates castle-buying success. Her layered whispers transformed new age from punchline into platinum meditation soundtrack industry.
20/28
Somebody That I Used to Know?
[A] Gotye | A sparse, marimba-tinged breakup duet with Kimbra that quietly grew into a Grammy-winning global sing-along about estranged exes.
21/28
Whenever, Wherever?
[A] Shakira | Colombian hips crossed language barriers through Andean panpipes. Her belly-dancing philosophy lesson taught America that poetry could shake stadium floors simultaneously.
22/28
Hotline Bling?
[D] Drake | Toronto's emotional rapper transformed voicemail into viral gold. His dad-dance video painted monotone boxes while making vulnerability commercially viable for rappers.
23/28
Rock Me Amadeus?
[D] Falco | Austrian rapper made Mozart cool for MTV generation unexpectedly. His German-English hybrid about classical composer topped American charts through sheer absurdist brilliance.
24/28
Big Girls Don't Cry?
[C] Fergie | Peas vocalist proved solo tears sell platinum tissues. Will.i.am production transformed vulnerability into strength while radio programmers discovered crying could sound triumphant.
25/28
Loser?
[B] Beck | Slacker prophet mixed folk guitar with hip-hop beats accidentally. His nonsense chorus became Generation X's anthem by celebrating failure with funky confidence.
26/28
Big Time Sensuality?
[C] Björk | Iceland's electronic visionary traded glaciers for London clubs. Her euphoric vocals over pulsing beats showed art could make crowds move without losing intellectual edge.
27/28
Santorini?
[D] Yanni | Greek composer conquered living rooms via PBS pledge drives. His synthesizer symphonies at Acropolis proved instrumental music could outsell vocals occasionally.
28/28
Kiss From a Rose?
[B] Seal | Gothic romance needed Batman's cape for radio acceptance. Trevor Horn built cathedral soundscapes where mysterious lyrics bloomed into unexpected mainstream obsession.