Listen Up The Cryptic 20 Xmas Number 1's over 20 years from almost 20 countries.....Quiz.

[Llew]

(21) Turn Turn Turn (The Byrds, U.S December 1965)

 

[sonnetpete]

(21) Turn Turn Turn (The Byrds, U.S December 1965)

...sorry, (small clue, not from the USA)

 

[ozumo]

(11) Paranoid (Black Sabbath, Denmark?, 1970)

 

[dxhound2003]

(9) Zum zum zum (Sylvie Vartan 1968 Italy)
(14) I am Woman (Helen Reddy 1973)

 

[sonnetpete]

(11) Paranoid (Black Sabbath, Denmark?, 1970)

...correct but I chose the German chart.

9) Zum zum zum (Sylvie Vartan 1968 Italy)
(14) I am Woman (Helen Reddy 1973)

sorry, not Helen Reddy, even if she is a woman..

 

[dxhound2003]

I will be offline for a few days, Happy Christmas to all. (4) could be From a Jack to a King, but I'm doubtful.

 

[sonnetpete]

I will be offline for a few days, Happy Christmas to all. (4) could be From a Jack to a King, but I'm doubtful.

You have reached your two per day limit LOL, however as you'll be offline and it's Xmas, your guess is


....and before anyone complains the judges decision is final.....

 

[satellite hobby]

I will be offline for a few days, Happy Christmas to all. (4) could be From a Jack to a King, but I'm doubtful.

Happy Christmas!
Have a great day!

 

[sonnetpete]

We seem to have reached an impasse with guesses, so I'll give you the countries in which the remaining records were Xmas hits...If there are still unsolved clues I'll make the solution more obvious

(1) Australia

(13) Argentina

(14) USA

(19) Japan

(21) Belgium

 

[PaulR]

1) Elvis Presley "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" 1960

Struggling with the others - even the USA one!

 

[sonnetpete]

1) Elvis Presley "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" 1960

Struggling with the others - even the USA one!

I'll leave it as it is until this evening, then try and give 'better' clues....

 

[ozumo]

(19) Chameleon Army (Pink Lady)
(21) Super Trouper (ABBA)

 

[sonnetpete]

(19) Chameleon Army (Pink Lady)
(21) Super Trouper (ABBA)

I think I smell Discogs....

 

[Llew]

(13) Bottoms Up (Middle Of The Road 1972 Argentina)
(14) The Most Beautiful Girl (Charlie Rich) 1973 US)

 

[sonnetpete]

...and here is Pink Lady...

 

[sonnetpete]

13) Bottoms Up (Middle Of The Road 1972 Argentina)

 

[sonnetpete]

(14) The Most Beautiful Girl (Charlie Rich) 1972 US)

 

[Llew]

I corrected the date of (14) before you replied.

Thanks for the holiday braintwisters, Much enjoyed

 

[sonnetpete]

That concludes our Xmas Quiz (International and obscure edition). Many thanks to those who took part and apologies if you thought some of the answers came from the short end of the Xmas cracker (which the French don't have, along with mince pies and Xmas pudding). I'll now go and hibernate...

 

[PaulR]

Thanks Pete!