| W/E |
Artist |
Song |
Weeks at No.1 |
Comments |
8th Jan |
New Seekers |
I'd Like To Teach The World
To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) |
4 |
First UK No 1
for this band, formed by a member of the Seekers with a song that started as
a Coca Cola TV advert. |
5th Feb |
T Rex |
Telegram Sam |
2 |
3rd UK No. 1 and their first
hit for the glam rockers' new record company,
from their album "Slider". |
19th Feb |
Chicory Tip |
Son Of My Father |
3 |
Written by Giorgio Moroder.
This was the first No 1 to feature a Moog Synthesiser. |
11th Mar |
Nilsson |
Without You |
5 |
Suicide inspired song written
by two members of Badfinger, who both later committed
suicide. |
15th Apr |
The Pipes & Drums & Military
Band of The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards |
Amazing Grace |
5 |
The old favourite traditional
hymn as played by this Scottish military bagpipe
band. It
was the best-selling single of the year but remained
their only UK No 1. |
20th May |
T Rex |
Metal Guru |
4 |
A 4th and final No 1 for Marc
Bolan who continued to chart regularly over the
next couple of years. |
17th Jun |
Don McLean |
Vincent |
2 |
First UK No 1
with this song about Dutch painter
Vincent Van Gogh. McLean's best known song,
the classic, "American
Pie" only ever reached No 2 for him. |
1st
Jul |
Slade |
|
1 |
2nd UK No 1 for the Midlands
glam rockers featuring Noddy Holder on vocals. |
8th Jul |
Donny Osmond |
Puppy Love |
5 |
First UK No 1 for a member
of the squeaky clean family act from Utah with
a song written by Paul Anka. |
12th Aug |
Alice Cooper |
School's Out |
3 |
Only ever UK No 1 for shock
rocker Alice Cooper with this School Disco classic. |
2nd Sep |
Rod Stewart |
You Wear It Well |
1 |
2nd UK No 1 for "Rod the Mod" with this old favourite. |
9th Sep |
Slade |
|
3 |
A 3rd UK No 1 for the Wolverhampton boys who
were on a roll of chart successes. |
30th Sep |
David Cassidy |
How Can I Be Sure |
2 |
First UK No 1 for this star of US TV series
the Partridge Family. His solo career was more
successful in the UK than at home. |
14th Oct |
Lieutenant Pigeon |
Mouldy Old Dough |
4 |
Only ever UK No 1 for this Coventry based group
which included a mother and son in the line up. |
11th Nov |
Gilbert O'Sullivan |
Clair |
2 |
First UK No 1 for this Irishman who dressed
as a 1920s worker in flat cap, braces and baggy
trousers. |
25th Nov |
Chuck Berry |
My Ding-A-Ling |
4 |
Respected pioneer of R&B and rock 'n' roll,
whose only UK No 1 was this live, innuendo-laden
novelty song. |
23rd
Dec |
Little Jimmy Osmond |
Long Haired Lover From Liverpool |
5 |
Osmond family member with an Xmas novelty song,
and who at the age of 9 became the youngest chart
topper ever. |
