Music By the Numbers



    Here is a list of pop song titles from which we've removed the numbers 1 through 20, once each. Can you match each missing number with its corresponding tune?

  1. "Torn Between _____ Lovers" by Mary MacGregor
  2. "_____ Tons" by Tennessee Ernie Ford
  3. "_____th Hour Melody" by Al Hibbler

  4. "Nine to _____" by Dolly Parton
  5. "At _____" by Janis Ian
  6. "_____ of These Nights" by The Eagles

  7. "_____ Miles" by Chubby Checker
  8. "The Magnificent _____" by The Clash
  9. "_____ Days" by J.J. Cale

  10. "_____ Days a Week" by The Beatles
  11. "Hey _____" by Steely Dan
  12. "_____ Times a Lady" by The Commodores

  13. " _____ Commandments of Love" by Harvey & The Moonglows
  14. "_____ 32 Franklin Pike Circle Hero" by Bobby Russell
  15. "Love Potion Number _____" by The Searchers

  16. "_____" by Alice Cooper
  17. "5-10-______-20 (25-30 Years of Love)" by The Presidents
  18. "_____ Walls" by Jim Reeves

  19. "Rainy Day Women #_____ & 35" by Bob Dylan
  20. "_____ O'Clock" by The Lovin' Spoonful


From Games magazine October 1997
Answer key:
a. 2
b. 16
c. 11
d. 5
e. 17
f. 1
g. 20
h. 7
i. 13
j. 8
k. 19
l. 3
m. 10
n. 14
o. 9
p. 18
q. 15
r. 4
s. 12
t. 6

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