What songs are in the 70s Indie & Alternative quiz?

23 real records, drawn from the same catalogue the Guess The Song app uses, with The Clash, Sex Pistols and Ramones among the artists you'll hear. We don't publish the track list: knowing it would be the answer key, and the point is to name the record from the music. The breakdown above shows the years and the difficulty spread instead.

Is the 70s Indie & Alternative quiz free to play?

Yes, and there's no sign-up. Press play and a record starts. You can play as many rounds as you like here; the app adds ranked duels, friends rooms and pass-the-phone party games.

70s Indie & Alternative Music Quiz

Indie & Alternative from the 70s, narrowed to 23 records (1972–1979). The Clash and Sex Pistols are both in here. The Clash carries 10 of them, so expect to hear a lot of one act.

23 records
Free, no sign-up
30 seconds each

Song 1

70s Indie & Alternative — 0

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Worth right now

of —

0:00

Nothing heard yet

— cold — at 0:15 — floor

Replaying is free: the price only falls past the furthest point you have heard.

Which one is playing?

Music previews on Apple Music. Apple and Apple Music are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

The game needs JavaScript to play a record and keep score. Everything written on this page — how the scoring works, what is in this quiz — reads fine without it.

How to play the 70s Indie & Alternative quiz

Press the record and pick the cover that is playing the moment you know it. Each of the 23 records here is worth the most the instant it starts and less for every second you let run, so the 70s Indie & Alternative quiz is a bet on your own ear: commit early and it pays in full, wait for the chorus and it pays half. The full scoring rules are on the hub.

What’s in the 70s Indie & Alternative quiz

23 playable records, released between 1972 and 1979. We don’t list the tracks: that would be the answer key.

How hard it gets

Band 1 is the most-played tenth of the catalogue. A quiz weighted to the left is one almost everyone can play.

Artists you’ll hear

The Clash
Sex Pistols
Ramones
Talking Heads
Joan Baez
Nick Drake

Questions

How the scoring works, what a wrong guess costs and whether you need Apple Music are answered once, on the hub.

What songs are in the 70s Indie & Alternative quiz?: 23 real records, drawn from the same catalogue the Guess The Song app uses, with The Clash, Sex Pistols and Ramones among the artists you'll hear. We don't publish the track list: knowing it would be the answer key, and the point is to name the record from the music. The breakdown above shows the years and the difficulty spread instead.
Is the 70s Indie & Alternative quiz free to play?: Yes, and there's no sign-up. Press play and a record starts. You can play as many rounds as you like here; the app adds ranked duels, friends rooms and pass-the-phone party games.