8 Music Facts That Might Surprise You

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Daily Sound Check — a daily music and quiz app for Android

Music is full of stories hiding just behind the songs you love. Here are eight facts that might surprise you — and give you something to drop into the next conversation about your favourite band.

Eight facts worth knowing

  • Michael Jackson’s Thriller is the best-selling album of all time.
  • The Beatles hold the record for the most number-one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100.
  • Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody famously has no chorus — just a run of distinct sections stitched together.
  • A standard piano has 88 keys — 52 white and 36 black.
  • The theremin is played without ever being touched; you move your hands through the air near its antennas.
  • Mozart was composing music by the age of five.
  • “Happy Birthday to You” was tied up in copyright for decades and only entered the public domain in 2016.
  • Vinyl has made a striking comeback, outselling CDs in the US in recent years for the first time since the 1980s.

The deeper you dig into music, the more of these you find — every artist and era has its surprises.

A little music discovery, every day

Daily Sound Check is a free Android app built for exactly that kind of curiosity. Get a fresh hit of music every day — artist profiles, discographies and chart history to explore — plus a daily music quiz to test your ear. A fun way to keep uncovering the stories behind the songs.

Get Daily Sound Check on Google Play

More on the app: the Daily Sound Check page.

Turn it up, and see how much you really know.

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