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Quiz: How much do you know about breakup albums?
Lilly Allen isn’t the first singer to document a tough breakup. Take our quiz.
LILY ALLEN’S NEW album on her split with Stranger Things star David Harbour has been described by Rolling Stone as the “most brutal album of the year”. People are loving it (including this quiz author).
In West End Girl Allen spares no detail in chronicling how she discovered her husband was having an affair that went outside the confines of their non-monogamous agreement.
The story of modern love and loss has horrified and delighted fans equally – but it’s not the first breakup album to capture people’s attention.
We’ve put together a quiz on some of the most famous, or infamous, breakup albums for your enjoyment.
Starting off with some trivia on the inspiration of this quiz. In West End Girl (2025) what allegedly led to David Harbour seeking a non-monogamous relationship with his wife Lily Allen?
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He listened to a really good podcast about the benefits of non-monogamy
He hadn't seen Lily in a while as she moved abroad for work
He had started kickboxing and met lots of new people
He met a really good looking woman
The relationship between which two members of Fleetwood Mac inspired the 1977 breakup album Dreams?
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Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood
Christine McVie and John McVie
Mick Fleetwood's wife and Bob Weston
Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham
Which Beyoncé album is about husband Jay-Z's alleged affair with "Becky with the good hair"?
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Dangerously in Love
Cowboy Carter
Lemonade
Beyoncé
In Robyn's song Dancing on my Own from Body Talk (2010) where is she when she sees her partner cheat on her?
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In the kitchen
In the corner
On the street
In the office
In Taylor Swift's album Red (2012), who is the song All Too Well supposedly about?
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Jake Gyllenhaal
Ryan Gosling
Harry Styles
John Mayer
Adele said she made the album 30 (2021) to explain her divorce to ... who?
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Her elderly parents
Her new partner
Her child
Her fans
Which artist made the 2006 breakup album Back to Black?
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Mariah Carey
Madonna
Amy Winehouse
Lana Del Rey
Joan Baez' album Diamonds & Rust (1975) is allegedly about which artist?
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Joni Mitchell
Phils Ochs
Bob Dylan
Paul Simon
Which artist said on her 2017 album that she has "emotional motion sickness"?
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Phoebe Bridgers
Mitski
Clairo
Taylor Swift
Which band sang the famous breakup song Mr Brightside?
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Kings of Leon
Coldplay
The Killers
Interpol
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You scored out of !
I'm not even sure you know what music is..
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You scored out of !
Not too bad but not too good
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You scored out of !
Well done! You've listened to a lot of breakup albums!
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You scored out of !
You are almost scarily good at this
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