Quartet Trivia

Most medals of any kind won by a quartet: 8 = Boston Common

Most years between successive medals:
                  11 = Easternaires (1959-70)
                   8 = 139th Street Quartet (1979-87)
                   7 = Bank Street (1990-97)

Number of quartets to win gold the first time they medalled: 21

     Bartlesville Barflies   1939
     Chord Busters   1941
     Elastic Four    1942
     Four Harmonizers   1943
     Pittsburghers   1948
     Buffalo Bills   1950
     Schmitt Brothers   1951
     Four Teens   1952
     Orphans   1954
     Suntones   1961
     Gala Lads   1962
     Dealer's Choice   1973
     Happiness Emporium   1975
     Most Happy Fellows   1977
     Rapscallions   1984
     The New Tradition   1985
     Acoustix   1990
     Revival   1998
     Realtime   2005
     Vocal Spectrum  2006
     Instant Classic 2015

 

Number of quartets to win gold at their first international contest: 8

     Bartlesville Barflies   1939
     Chord Busters   1941
     Elastic Four   1942
     Pittsburghers    1948
     Schmitt Brothers    1951
     Four Teens   1952
     Dealer's Choice   1973
     Acoustix   1990  **

         (** Acoustix was one voice-part change from the Class of the 80s that competed in 1989)

 

Consecutive medals:

   Silver: 3 consecutive years (6)

     KC Barber Polecats 1941-43
     Town and Country Four 1960-62 (won gold in 1963)
     Pacificaires 1972-74
     Center Stage 1982-84
     MaxQ 2004-06 (won gold in 2007)
     Musical Island Boys 2011-13 (won gold in 2014)

   Third: 3 consecutive years (1)
    
     Main Street 2014-16 (still active)

   Fourth: 2 consecutive years (10)

     Harmony Kings 1941-42
     Chordoliers 1946-47
     Four Chorders 1950-51
     Four Pitchhikers 1956-57 (won gold in 1959)
     Baytown Four 1960-61
     Sundowners 1967-68
     Roaring ‘20s 1978-79
     Grand Tradition 1982-83
     Harrington Brothers 1984-85
     Riptide 2001-02

   Fifth: 2 consecutive years (11)

     Statesmen 1953-54
     Saints 1960-61
     Avant Garde 1968-69
     Roaring ‘20s 1976-77
     Chordiac Arrest 1988-89
     BSQ 1996-97
     Bank Street 1998-99
     Power Play 2000-01 (won gold in 2003)
     Flipside 2006-07
     Main Street 2011-12
     Throwback 2015-16