(October 7, 2025) – Welcome to the 27th edition of Music Jeopardy! As always, the blog provides the clues… and you provide the responses. Each clue has point values — no dollars! The player(s) with the most points gets bragging rights.
This round’s category — “Know Your Spanish in U.S. Pop Hits” — is about famous Hot 100 hits that were sung either partially or fully in Spanish.
Think you know the answers? There’s only one way to find out: read on!
Post your guesses in the “Your Thoughts” box below, DM me on social media, or email me. Please don’t be that person who posts your responses publicly on social media and spoils it for everyone.
All correct entries will be recognized in the next Music Jeopardy! post. The prize, as always: eternal bragging rights.
Below are this week’s five clues plus three bonuses. Answers to MJ26 (“That Was Only Their 2nd Biggest Hit?”) are at the end, along with last week’s winners.
Clue 1:
Clue 2:
Clue 3:
Clue 4:
Clue 5:
Bonus 1: 1000 pts
Bonus 2: 1500 pts
Bonus 3: 2000 pts
That’s it. Remember to provide your responses in the “Your Thoughts” box way at the bottom of the article (I will moderate your answers and they may not appear until others have had a chance to play) or DM me on any of the social media platforms where this is posted.
Here are the Results from Music Jeopardy 26! – Category: “That was only their second-biggest hit?”
Clue 1 (100 pts): What is “Stayin’ Alive”?
Clue 2 (200): What is “Shout”?
Clue 3 (300): What is “All I Want For Christmas Is You”?
Clue 4 (400): What is “I Want to Hold Your Hand”?
Clue 5 (500): What is “Like a Virgin”?
Bonus 1 (1000): What is “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)”?
Bonus 2 (1500): What is “Mo Money, Mo Problems”?
Bonus 3 (2000): What is “These Dreams”?
Winner: Matt Mullen (5600 pts); Shout-outs: Bob Ridge (4500 pts), Tim West (3500), John Rhodes (1100).
Good luck with Music Jeopardy 27! The answers and results will be revealed next week.
DJRob
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