Can You Name the Pop Song If We Give You a Few Lyrics?

By: Jane Andrews
Estimated Completion Time
7 min
Can You Name the Pop Song If We Give You a Few Lyrics?
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About This Quiz

There's nothing quite as uplifting as an inspiring power ballad when you're feeling down, or as energizing as a fast-tempo dance tune when you're working out. And when you can't get out of bed after a soul-crushing break-up, those rousing I'm-over-you tracks can come to the rescue.

In these ways (and many more), pop music has the power to touch everyone. Songs of this genre dominate the U.S. Hot 100 Billboard chart for a reason - the radio is playing them nonstop, and a record number of Americans are buying, downloading, or streaming them. From prolific pop icons like Madonna, Britney and Beyoncé to lesser-known artists who top the charts with one or two infectious tunes, these talented performers know how to get hundreds of thousands of people on their feet. They also have a knack for dropping catchy singles to which we all end up knowing the words, whether we like it or not.

Are you one of those people who always has a pop song playing in their head? If so, we have a feeling you'll nail this quiz. It features lyrics from some of the most popular songs of the last few decades. Can you guess each one correctly? It's time to do your hair toss, check your nails and find out!

5 - singing in car
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Which Madonna song are these lyrics from? "Life is a mystery, everyone must stand alone. I hear you call my name and it feels like home."
"Papa Don't Preach"
"Like a Virgin"
"Like a Prayer"
"Express Yourself"
1 - woman singing
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"It's close to midnight, something evil's lurking in the dark. Under the moonlight, you see a sight that almost stops your heart." Do you recognize this well-known pop song from the '80s?
"Billie Jean"
"Thriller"
"Disturbia"
"Somebody's Watching Me"
2 - karaoke
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Which 2010 pop song asks the question, "Do you ever feel like a plastic bag drifting through the wind wanting to start again?"
"Since U Been Gone"
"Party in the U.S.A."
"Shake It Off"
"Firework"

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3 - karaoke
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Which of the following Whitney Houston songs features the lyrics, "I need a man who'll take a chance on a love that burns hot enough to last. So when the night falls, my lonely heart calls"?
"One Moment in Time"
"Where Do Broken Hearts Go?"
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
"The Greatest Love of All"
4 - singing in bedroom
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Can you tell us the Britney song these lyrics are from? "It's getting late to give you up. I took a sip from my devil's cup. Slowly, it's taking over me."
"Toxic"
"...Baby One More Time"
"Oops!... I Did It Again"
"I'm a Slave 4 U"
6 - singing in club
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"Up in the club, just broke up, I'm doing my own little thing. You decided to dip, but now you wanna trip, 'cause another brother noticed me." What 2008 hit features these fun words?
"In Da Club"
"On the Way to the Club"
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
"Crazy in Love"

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7 - singing boys
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Can you name this early aughts boy band song? "Every little thing I do never seems enough for you. You don't want to lose it again, but I'm not like them."
"It's Gonna Be Me"
"Larger Than Life"
"Bye Bye Bye"
"Tearin' Up My Heart"
8 - singing in car
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Which sad 2010 love song includes the lyrics, "The scars of your love remind me of us. They keep me thinking that we almost had it all"?
"Just a Girl"
"Irreplaceable"
"Someone Like You"
"Rolling in the Deep"
9 - singing at home
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"I never miss a beat. I'm lightning on my feet. And that's what they don't see." Do you know the 2014 tune that these lines are from?
"Beautiful"
"Shake It Off"
"Just Like a Pill"
"Don't Let Me Get Me"

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10 - singing woman
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Can you name the 1999 song with the lyrics, "I feel like I've been locked up tight, for a century of lonely nights, waiting for someone to release me"?
"Genie in a Bottle"
"I'm a Slave 4 U"
"Candy"
"Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)"
11 - singing outside
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Do you recognize these Demi Lovato lyrics? "You can take everything I have. You can break everything I am. Like I'm made of glass. Like I'm made of paper."
"Sorry Not Sorry"
"Skyscraper"
"Heart Attack"
"Cool for the Summer"
12 - singing on stage
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Do you recognize this Lady Gaga song? "My mama told me when I was young, we are all born superstars. She rolled my hair and put my lipstick on in the glass of her boudoir."
"Pokerface"
"Just Dance"
"Born This Way"
"Paparazzi"

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13 - singing in room
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Can you name the catchy 2011 song that features these lyrics? "I threw a wish in the well. Don't ask me, I'll never tell. I looked at you as it fell. And now you're in my way."
"Call Me"
"Call Me Maybe"
"Last Call"
"How Come You Don't Call Me"
14 - men singing guitars
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Which 2017 song includes, "The club isn't the best place to find a lover. So the bar is where I go. Me and my friends at the table doing shots. Drinking fast and then we talk slow."
"Thinking Out Loud"
"All About That Bass"
"Don't"
"Shape of You"
15 - woman singing
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"One taught me love. One taught me patience. And one taught me pain. Now, I'm so amazing." Can you guess this pop song from 2019?
"Thank U, Next"
"That's What I Like"
"24K Magic"
"Love on the Brain"

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16 - woman singing
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Do you know which 1999 song says, "No, I don't want your number. No, I don't want to give you mine and no, I don't want to meet you nowhere. No, I don't want none of your time"?
"Fake Love
"No Scrubs"
"Heartbreaker"
"If You Had My Love"
17 -  woman singing stage
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What popular 2005 song features these fierce lyrics? "I heard that you were talking s**t and you didn't think that I would hear it. People hear you talking like that, getting everybody fired up."
"What You Waiting For?"
"Cry Me a River"
"I Knew You Were Trouble"
"Hollaback Girl"
18 - singing in car
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"I know you know that I made those mistakes maybe once or twice. By once or twice I mean maybe a couple of hundred times." Which Justin Bieber song features these lyrics?
"What Do You Mean"
"Never Say Never"
"Sorry"
"Boyfriend"

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19 - singing
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Which 2013 dance song says, "We've come too far to give up who we are. So let's raise the bar and our cups to the stars."
"Once More Time"
"Harder Better Faster Stronger"
"Face to Face"
"Get Lucky"
20 - karaoke
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"So you're a tough guy. Like it really rough guy. Just can't get enough guy. Chest always so puffed guy." Do you know this 2019 hit?
"Tough Guy"
"Bad Guy"
"Sad Guy"
"Rad Guy"
21 - singing club
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The lyrics "I do my hair toss, check my nails. Baby how you feelin'?" are from which catchy Lizzo song?
"Tempo"
"Good as Hell"
"Juice"
"Truth Hurts"

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22 - singing home
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Which 2018 tune features the lyrics, "Gave love 'bout a hundred tries. Just running from the demons in your mind. Then I took yours and made 'em mine. I didn't notice 'cause my love was blind"?
"Without Me"
"Bad at Love"
"Graveyard"
"Eastside"
23 - singing man
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How about the line, "Said the air is thick, it's smellin' right. So you pass to the left, then you sail to the right." Which up-tempo early aughts pop song is it from?
"Hot in Here"
"Like I Love You"
"Rock Your Body"
"Dirrty"
24 - singing guitar
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"Don't you ever say I just walked away. I will always want you. I can't live a lie, running for my life. I will always want you." Which 2013 hit are these lyrics from?
"Party in the U.S.A."
"The Climb"
"Wrecking Ball"
"Wake Up America"

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25 - friends singing
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Which 2016 song features the lament, "You used to call me on my cellphone, late night when you need my love"?
"In My Feelings"
"Girls Need My Love"
"Hotline Bling"
"Nonstop"
26 - singing in crowd
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What about this 2003 Beyonce hit? "It's the way that you know what I thought I knew. It's the beat my heart skips when I'm with you. But I still don't understand just how your love can do what no one else can."
"Crazy in Love"
"Halo"
"Run the World"
"Drunk in Love"
27 - singing friends
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"But you didn't have to cut me off. Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing. And I don't even need your love. But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough." Which 2011 song are these lyrics from?
"Don't Stand So Close to Me"
"Somebody That I Used to Know"
"I Feel Better"
"Eyes Wide Open"

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28 - singing friends
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What 2011 song says, "So get in the car we can ride it. Wherever you want get inside it. And you want to steer, but I'm shifting gear."
"Animals"
"Moves Like Jagger"
"Love Somebody"
"Wait"
29 - singing room
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How about these Backstreet Boys lyrics? "Tell me why? Ain't nothin' but a heartache. Tell me why? Ain't nothin' but a mistake."
"The One"
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely"
"Larger than Life"
"I Want It That Way"
30 - singing sitting
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Do you know which song features the line, "I'm so 3008, you so 2000 and late"?
"Where Is the Love?"
"I Gotta Feeling"
"Boom Boom Pow"
"Let's Get It Started"

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31 - singing cooking
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"Oh, when you walk by every night, talkin' sweet and lookin' fine, I get kinda hectic inside." Can you name this time-tested Mariah Carey hit?
"Heartbreaker"
"Fantasy"
"Hero"
"When You Believe"
32 - singing vacuum
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"Tonight, we are young. So let's set the world on fire. We can burn brighter than the sun." Which 2011 song are these lyrics from?
"Tonight"
"Soul on Fire"
"Burn Brighter"
"We Are Young"
33 - singing room
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Can you name this 2007 Rhianna song? "You have my heart, and we'll never be worlds apart. Maybe in magazines, but you'll still be my star."
"Umbrella"
"Take a Bow"
"Ron de Replay"
"Work"

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34 - singing room
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"Love can touch us one time and last for a lifetime. And never let go 'til we're gone." Do you recognize these late '90s pop ballad lyrics?
"Heart to Heart"
"Heartbreak"
"My Heart Will Go On"
"Heavy Heart"
35 - man singing
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Which 2013 song has the lyrics, "If you can't hear what I'm trying to say, if you can't read from the same page, maybe I'm going deaf. Maybe I'm going blind. Maybe I'm out of my mind."
"Roar"
"We Can't Stop"
"Happy"
"Blurred Lines"