| W/E |
Artist |
Song |
Weeks at No.1 |
Comments |
9th Jan |
Clive Dunn |
Grandad |
3 |
Only UK No 1
for this "Dad's Army" star who tapped a rich vein of seasonal sentimentality
that Christmas & New
Year. |
30th Jan |
George Harrison |
My Sweet Lord |
5 |
First UK No 1
for this ex-Beatle, who was sued for plagiarism a few years
later. |
6th Mar |
Mungo Jerry |
Baby Jump |
2 |
Second and last UK No 1 for
Mungo Jerry. Written by leader Ray Dorset |
20th Mar |
T Rex |
Hot Love |
6 |
First UK No 1
for Marc Bolan, an acoustic folk
hero who turned electric and became a glam rock
star with his band, T Rex. |
1st May |
Dave & Ansil Collins |
Double Barrel |
2 |
Jamaican duo who provided
only the second West Indian reggae chart topper.
This was their only UK No 1. |
15th May |
Dawn |
Knock Three Times |
5 |
First UK No 1 for Dawn. Tony
Orlando had retired from singing when he was
persuaded to front Dawn for studio recordings. |
19th Jun |
Middle Of The Road |
Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep |
5 |
Only ever UK no 1 for this
Scottish foursome. |
24th Jul |
T Rex |
Get It On |
4 |
A second UK No 1 for the reinvented
glam rocker Marc Bolan with the infectious "Get
it On". |
21st Aug |
Diana Ross |
I'm Still Waiting |
4 |
A first solo No 1 for Diana
Ross, having previously hit the top stop with
The Supremes. |
18th Sep |
Tams |
Hey Girl Don't Bother Me |
3 |
Only ever UK no 1 for this
American act whose US chart career was already
over. This was a reissue
of a 1964 US hit |
9th Oct |
Rod Stewart |
Maggie May |
5 |
First UK No 1 for this veteran of several bands,
most notably The Faces. |
13th Nov |
Slade |
|
4 |
First UK No 1 for the Wolverhampton glam rockers
who launched a long and successful career with
this. |
11th
Dec |
Benny Hill |
Ernie (The Fastest Milkman
In The West) |
4 |
Popular TV comic who recorded novelty songs
over a number of years. Thankfully, this was the
only one to hit the top of the charts. |
