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Q: Which McCartney question left fans the most stumped?

The 'Coming Up' album question — only 53% got it right. — Most fans couldn't place 'Coming Up' on McCartney II (1980), with many guessing Tug of War instead. Even Macca's biggest fans have blind spots!

Q: What's the one McCartney question that NO ONE got wrong?

'Silly Love Songs' — a perfect 100% success rate! — Every single fan nailed that 'Silly Love Songs' is, well, 'Silly Love Songs.' Some hits are just burned into our brains forever.

From the self-titled bedroom recordings of McCartney to the Wings arena-rock of Band on the Run, Paul McCartney's solo catalogue is vast enough to separate the casual listeners from the true obsessives — so which one are you? Put yourself to the test across Paul McCartney Songs, Solo Career, and Collabs quizzes covering everything from Bond themes to deep-cut album trivia. Fair warning though: fans are only nailing about 77% of questions overall, and the deep cuts — like which 1980 album hides Coming Up, or who really co-wrote Flowers in the Dirt — are where even the die-hards are getting caught out.

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Paul McCartney fans are quiz overachievers! They answer correctly 78% of the time overall — outpacing the broader 'classic rock' category crowd by a solid 3 points and leaving the 'pop' category in the dust by a whopping 7 points.

The collab quiz is where McCartney fans truly shine — it's the easiest of his three quizzes at 82% correct, while the general Songs, Albums and History quiz is the toughest at just 76%. Knowing his crew is easier than knowing his catalogue!

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Q:Which McCartney question left fans the most stumped?

A:The 'Coming Up' album question — only 53% got it right.

Most fans couldn't place 'Coming Up' on McCartney II (1980), with many guessing Tug of War instead. Even Macca's biggest fans have blind spots!

Q:What's the one McCartney question that NO ONE got wrong?

A:'Silly Love Songs' — a perfect 100% success rate!

Every single fan nailed that 'Silly Love Songs' is, well, 'Silly Love Songs.' Some hits are just burned into our brains forever.

Paul McCartney Profile

Born	James Paul McCartney was born in Liverpool, England on June 18, 1942.
Groups	The Beatles, Wings
Key Albums	RAM (1971), McCartney II (1980), McCartney (1970), Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (2005), Memory Almost Full (2007), Pipes of Peace (1983), Flaming Pie (1997), Tug of War (1982), Egypt Station (2018), New (2013).
Key Tracks	Wonderful Christmastime (1979), Maybe I'm Amazed (1970), Band on the Run (1976), Junk (1970), Live and Let Die (1976), Every Night (1970), Say Say Say (1983), Jet (1976), Heart of the Country (1971), The Kiss Of Venus (Dominic Fike).
Grammy Record	19 won and 82 nominated.
Billboard Hot 100	9 Number One Hits 23 Top-10 Hits
UK Singles Chart	3 Number One Hits 16 Top-10 Hits
Hall of Fame	Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1999.