publication date: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 (part of Fall 2019)

category: Music

clue: This Vine star wrote himself into the record books with a #1 hit album before his 18th birthday.

explanation: Mendes's first album, Handwritten, is one of only five albums to reach #1 before the artist turned 18. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Matthew Preston, and Erik Bates


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