I can still remember the reg no of a car (A344 CJH if you're interested) in a TV show because I thought it was going to be crucial to the plot (it wasn't). That was when I was 9 or 10, so late 80s... Weird.
I couldn't be less arty/musical, so I guess we're in the same camp!
I've always considered myself good at recognising/remembering faces*, so read this article about a super-recogniser with interest https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jan/16/id-keep-it-on-the-down-low-the-secret-life-of-a-super-recogniser
There's a link on the article to this test to see...