Name a boy band or girl group with over 500,000 monthly listeners on Spotify

October 27, 2026 · Daily Dive #104

Explore 538 recorded answers and their points for question 4 on October 27, 2026.

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538 recorded names on October 27, 2026, 393 at 85 or higher. The highest recorded score on this question is 100.

Cast a wide net across decades and regions: vocal groups built around harmony, choreography or a manufactured line-up all qualify, and the deepest seams sit in regional pop scenes rather than global charts. Only acts with more than 500,000 monthly listeners on the streaming platform count, and the act must be marketed as a boy band or girl group — mixed-gender groups, duos and solo artists are excluded.

538 recorded answers393 at 85+ points100 highest recorded points
  • One in a Krillion1100 pts
  • Deep Cut39285 pts
  • Rare11460 pts
  • Schooler2630 pts
  • Plankton510 pts
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Recorded answers

538 recorded answers

How to approach it

Work the problem backwards from the listener threshold rather than from fame. Ask which vocal groups have a dedicated, repeat-listening audience big enough to clear half a million monthly listeners, then sweep systematically: decade by decade, scene by scene, and label by label. Build a mental map of the four or five regional pop industries that manufacture groups at scale, then run through their active and disbanded rosters in alphabetical order so nothing is skipped. Keep a running list and rank candidates by how likely a general audience is to think of them; the ones near the top of that popularity ranking are the ones to use last, since everyone else will reach for them too. Verify the threshold before committing, because a beloved act with a small catalogue can fall short.

Get a hint

Start with the size of the fandom rather than the fame of the hits: a group can fill arenas in one market and stay invisible in another, so think in local scenes instead of global charts.

A little more

Then narrow by how the line-up was built: acts assembled by agencies or televised talent shows, sibling-led outfits and revived names from past decades tend to clear the threshold comfortably.

One step further

Finally sweep the odd-looking names — those carrying digits, a single letter or punctuation in place of words — because this pool rewards obscurity and strange styling far more than household recognition.

Reveal answers 538
  • Oh My GirlDeep Cut85points
  • Olé OléDeep Cut85points
  • ONE OR EIGHTDeep Cut85points
  • Orange CaramelDeep Cut85points
  • OrbitDeep Cut85points
  • Os GarotinDeep Cut85points
  • Os TravessosDeep Cut85points
  • OttawanDeep Cut85points
  • OV7Deep Cut85points
  • P-SquareDeep Cut85points
  • Palaye RoyaleDeep Cut85points
  • PandoraDeep Cut85points
  • ParadisioDeep Cut85points
  • PastoDeep Cut85points
  • Patience & PrudenceDeep Cut85points
  • Peach Tree RascalsDeep Cut85points
  • PENTAGONDeep Cut85points
  • Piso 21Deep Cut85points
  • Pistol AnniesDeep Cut85points
  • PiXXiEDeep Cut85points
  • Pretty RickyDeep Cut85points
  • PrettyMuchDeep Cut85points
  • Princess PrincessDeep Cut85points
  • PROXIEDeep Cut85points
  • PZKDeep Cut85points
  • Quarteto em CyDeep Cut85points
  • Quest Pistols ShowDeep Cut85points
  • QWERDeep Cut85points
  • RagazziDeep Cut85points
  • Rascal FlattsDeep Cut85points
  • RatuDeep Cut85points
  • RBDDeep Cut85points
  • Red Velvet – Irene & SeulgiDeep Cut85points
  • RednexDeep Cut85points
  • ReikDeep Cut85points
  • RESCENEDeep Cut85points
  • RestartDeep Cut85points
  • Restless RoadDeep Cut85points
  • Ricchi e PoveriDeep Cut85points
  • RixtonDeep Cut85points
  • Roc BoyzDeep Cut85points
  • RougeDeep Cut85points
  • SalserínDeep Cut85points
  • SanamDeep Cut85points
  • Santos BravosDeep Cut85points
  • Sauti SolDeep Cut85points
  • Say NowDeep Cut85points
  • Scarlet PleasureDeep Cut85points
  • Sentidos OpuestosDeep Cut85points
  • SerebroDeep Cut85points

Why these answers count

The scoring spread is lopsided: 503 of the 535 recorded answers cleared 60 points, with 367 at 85, 135 at 60 and exactly one at 100. A curve that flat means the reveal list was long and generous, so crowding rather than accuracy separated the field. Household names attract dozens of players at once and sink toward the floor, while acts recognised by only a handful keep their value. The 85-point examples show the middle: &TEAM, =LOVE, 2 Unlimited, 702 and All-4-One are genuine qualifying groups, but each was named by enough players to be capped below the maximum. The lone 100, MoKenStef, is the opposite case — one remembered hit and virtually no presence in general-knowledge quizzes, so whoever thought of them collected everything. Rarity, not fame, was what paid.

Recorded from the game’s published reveal · Source · Checked 27 Oct, 09:32 UTC

Names and scores reflect the linked dated reveal. The original game makes the final decision on live acceptance. Editorial policy