Shawn Mendes
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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