Groove to This Quiz on the No. 1 Hits of the 1960s

According to the 1962 hit by Bobby "Boris" Pickett, "The Zombies were having fun, the party had just begun, the guests included Wolfman, Dracula, and his son." Unfortunately, mummies were not invited to partake in the "Monster Mash." Vampires, ghouls, and Frankenstein's monster are also mentioned in the tune, which is one of the biggest seasonal hits in Halloween history.

"Leaving on a Jet Plane" was originally written and recorded by folk legend John Denver, but the tune was most successfully covered by Peter, Paul and Mary one year later. Two years after that, the song was re-released as a single. The band's cover hit the No. 1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 — the only chart-topper for the group.

Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and performed by B.J. Thomas, "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" was composed for the 1969 film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid." The soundtrack appearance not only propelled the tune to a No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart but also garnered an Academy Award for Best Original Song that year.

Topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart in September 1969 was "Sugar, Sugar" by the Archies — a cartoon band that appeared on "The Archie Show," an animated sitcom based on the "Archie" comics. Featuring Archie, Jughead, Reggie, Veronica, and Betty, the Archies became the first fictional group to reach No. 1; they remain the only group to do so without ever performing their hit song live on stage.

On February 1, 1964, the Beatles topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time with their song "I Want to Hold Your Hand." The tune, which the Fab Four would perform on "The Ed Sullivan Show" one week later, was the first of 20 No 1. hits that the Beatles would achieve — a record that has yet to be broken.

For a brief time in 1960, the hottest song in the country was about a small article of clothing. Brian Hyland's biggest hit, "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini," launched its then-16-year-old singer to superstardom. The song describes a bashful young girl who doesn't want to be seen in her small swimsuit and was inspired by an experience songwriter Paul Vance had with his 2-year-old daughter.

In late 1967, Otis Redding recorded his best-known song, "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay." The tune's melancholy and relaxing lyrics and melody led Redding to believe he had a hit right away. Unfortunately, just three days after recording the song, Redding died in an airplane crash. His song went on to hit No. 1 on the charts, becoming the first posthumous single ever to do so.

Though originally written and performed by Hank Ballard and The Midnighters in 1959, "The Twist" wouldn't become a classicuntil one year later, when it was performed by Chubby Checker. The singer, who was born Ernest Evans, took on the tune under the direction of Dick Clark, who asked him to perform it on "American Bandstand," making "The Twist" and Chubby Checker household names.

During the production of the 1968 movie "The Graduate," director Mike Nichols was working with folk duo Simon & Garfunkel for the soundtrack, but turned down most of the music they suggested. Finally, Paul Simon mentioned an unfinished tune called "Mrs. Roosevelt." The song was adapted into "Mrs. Robinson" after the movie's seductive character of the same name (played by Anne Bancroft) and became the pair’s second No. 1 hit.

Ray Charles, a native of the Peach State, recorded his version of the 1930 Hoagy Carmichael song "Georgia on My Mind" three decades later. His cover peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in September 1960 and became his first No. 1 hit. In 2003, "Rolling Stone" named Charles' version of the tune the 44th greatest song of all time.