Music chart quiz: Can you match a Number 3 hit to the artist who sang it?

Can You Match This No. 3 Hit to the Artist Who Sang It?

Can You Match This No. 3 Hit to the Artist Who Sang It?

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Sept. 24 2015 10:49 AM

Can You Match This No. 3 Hit to the Artist Who Sang It?

Aretha Franklin, Prince, Patrick Swayze

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Here’s the thing about third place: It still gets you a medal. And being third in line doesn’t necessarily mean you’re going to be forgotten—just ask John Glenn. So let’s celebrate some excellent pop songs that didn’t win or place, but still were great enough to show. Can you match the following Number 3 hits on Billboard’s Hot 100 to the artists that performed them? (The catch: You only get one guess, not three.)

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