Memorize these and recognize 27.0% of all Singers clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madonna | 13 | This "Material Girl" was paid $100 to appear in "A Certain Sacrifice", her film debut |
| 2 | Whitney Houston | 9 | "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (1987) |
| 3 | Diana Ross | 9 | In January 1970 she made a farewell live appearance with the Supremes at the Frontier Hotel |
| 4 | Frank Sinatra | 9 | ( Hi, I'm Michael Feinstein here at the Hollywood Bowl.) In 1943 this man became the first pop singer to perform with the L.A. Philharmonic at the Bow... |
| 5 | Cher | 8 | "If I Could Turn Back Time" I "Believe" I would attend her 1991 extravaganza at the Mirage |
| 6 | Patsy Cline | 7 | Jessica Lange in "Sweet Dreams" |
| 7 | Selena | 6 | At an awards show in 2015, Jennifer Lopez paid special tribute to this Tejano singer on the 20th anniv. of her death |
| 8 | Neil Diamond | 6 | "Song Sung Blue", "Forever in Blue Jeans" |
| 9 | Dolly Parton | 6 | This curvaceous country singer has written many of her own hits, including "Applejack" & "2 Doors Down" |
| 10 | Prince | 6 | "Purple Rain" |
| 11 | Willie Nelson | 5 | Artist who released the 1991 double album "Who'll Buy My Memories: The I.R.S. Tapes" |
| 12 | Tony Bennett | 5 | This singer's first studio album came out in 1955, but a 2011 duets release was his first album to hit No. 1 |
| 13 | Lionel Richie | 5 | "Penny Lover", "Say You, Say Me" |
| 14 | Elvis Presley | 5 | Mac Davis wrote several of this singer's hits, including "Don't Cry Daddy" & "In The Ghetto" |
| 15 | Carly Simon | 5 | "Anticipation", "You're So Vain" |
| 16 | Bruce Springsteen | 5 | In 1991 he married his backup vocalist Patti Scialfa |
| 17 | Bette Midler | 5 | Before "Married... with Children", Katey Sagal was a Harlette, one of this star's backup singers |
| 18 | Barbra Streisand | 5 | "Funny Lady": her "final" show", Dec. 31, 1999 at the MGM Grand, was followed by farewell concerts in NYC & L.A. |
| 19 | Tina Turner | 4 | Gigs in Vegas helped this singer, heard here, pay the bills after her divorce ("Time for Letting Go") |
| 20 | Rihanna | 4 | BTS has its Army & she has her Navy |
| 21 | Peggy Lee | 4 | "Is That All There Is" (1969) |
| 22 | Paul McCartney | 4 | Though the rights to many of his songs are owned by Michael Jackson, this ex-Beatle owns Buddy Holly's tunes |
| 23 | Michael Jackson | 4 | He had a No. 1 hit in 1972 singing about a rat named Ben |
| 24 | Mariah Carey | 4 | In the 1990s this New York native had 8 of her first 10 Billboard Top 40 hits reach No. 1 |
| 25 | Kenny Rogers | 4 | Hits about women named Lucille & Ruby gave this Houston-born singer money to "gamble" with |
| 26 | Gloria Estefan | 4 | "On Your Feet!", a musical about this Cuban-American singer & her husband Emilio, opened on Broadway in 2015 |
| 27 | David Bowie | 4 | He not only wrote songs for Jim Henson's film "Labyrinth", but played the Goblin King |
| 28 | Aretha Franklin | 4 | We've got nothing but "Respect" for this queen of soul who first played Caesars' Circus Maximus showroom in 1969 |
| 29 | George Michael | 4 | Wham! |
| 30 | Sonny Bono | 4 | He was elected mayor of Palm Springs 1 day after his ex-wife won an Oscar |
| 31 | Smokey Robinson | 3 | He won't be crying the "Tears Of A Clown" since he made No. 20 on the list |
| 32 | Shakira | 3 | In 2020, this Colombian singer thanked Plato after completing an online course in ancient philosophy |
| 33 | Rod Stewart | 3 | In '78 he asked, "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" |
| 34 | Reba McEntire | 3 | This country superstar & Linda Davis won a 1993 Grammy for their hit duet, "Does He Love You" |
| 35 | Nancy Sinatra | 3 | Billy Ray Cyrus said his favorite record as a child was her hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" |
| 36 | Marvin Gaye | 3 | He added an "E" to his last name to avoid being teased |
| 37 | Loretta Lynn | 3 | This country music queen wrote her own hit songs "You Ain't Woman Enough" & "Coal Miner's Daughter" |
| 38 | Lady Gaga | 3 | This "lady" took her stage name from a Queen song after she was likened to Freddie Mercury |
| 39 | Joni Mitchell | 3 | Shawn Colvin said her life was changed by this singer whose biggest album was "Court and Spark" |
| 40 | Jerry Lee Lewis | 3 | In 1989 he re-recorded 8 of his classic hits for the film biography "Great Balls Of Fire!" |
| 41 | James Brown | 3 | Chadwick Boseman in "Get on Up" |
| 42 | Harry Connick, Jr. | 3 | This singer & jazz pianist gave us the creeps as a maniacal murderer in the 1995 thriller "Copycat" |
| 43 | Eminem | 3 | This rapper, one of whose logos is seen here, got his stage name from his initials |
| 44 | Ella Fitzgerald | 3 | Inducting her into the Jazz Hall of Fame in 1985, they could have played "Thanks For The Memorex" |
| 45 | David Lee Roth | 3 | Proving he's not "Just a Gigolo", this Californian's heroes include Diana Vreeland & Coco Chanel |
| 46 | Bobby Vinton | 3 | This singer sells his own brand of candy bars at his Blue Velvet Theatre in Branson, Missouri |
| 47 | Bob Dylan | 3 | During a brief stint at the university of Minnesota, Robert Zimmerman began using this name |
| 48 | Billy Joel | 3 | JOLLY BILE |
| 49 | Roger Miller | 3 | He wrote the song that begins "Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let—fifty cents" |
| 50 | Wynonna | 2 | This Judd, whose real name is Christina, took her stage name from a line in the song "Route 66" |
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