| W/E |
Artist |
Song |
Weeks at No.1 |
Comments |
27th Jan |
Sweet |
Blockbuster |
5 |
Only ever UK No 1 for this
very successful glam rock band who went on to
have many other chart hits during the early seventies. |
3rd Mar |
Slade |
|
4 |
Slade's 4th UK No 1 and their
first to enter the charts straight in at No 1. |
31st Mar |
Donny Osmond |
The Twelfth Of Never |
1 |
A 2nd UK No 1 for Donny with
this typical tear jerker. |
7th Apr |
Gilbert O'Sullivan |
Get Down |
2 |
A 2nd and final UK No 1 for
the Irishman with a song about his dog. |
21st Apr |
Dawn featuring Tony Orlando |
Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round
The Old Oak Tree |
4 |
A 2nd and final UK No 1 with
this heart warming classic about a prisoner returning
home to see if his true love's still waiting
for him. |
19th May |
Wizzard |
See My Baby Jive |
4 |
1st UK No 1 for the group that
history remembers as Roy Wood's most successful
chart act. |
16th Jun |
Suzi Quatro |
Can The Can |
1 |
1st UK No 1 for this American
girl rocker and bassist who found fame in the
UK easier than at home. |
23rd Jun |
10 CC |
Rubber Bullets |
1 |
1st UK No 1 for 10 CC with
a more upbeat song than they are often remembered
for. |
30th Jun |
Slade |
Skweeze Me Pleeze Me |
3 |
Slade's 5th No 1 continued
their assault on the English language. |
21st Jul |
Peters & Lee |
Welcome Home |
1 |
Only ever UK No 1 for this
club duo who surprisingly found fame. |
28th Jul |
Gary Glitter |
I'm The Leader Of The Gang
(I Am) |
4 |
1st UK No 1 for this long-time struggling musician.
He was nearly 30 by the time he became a glam-rock
star. |
25th Aug |
Donny Osmond |
Young Love |
4 |
A 3rd and final UK No 1 for Donny as a solo artist
although he would later hit the top again as part
of The Osmonds. |
22nd Sep |
Wizzard |
Angel Fingers |
1 |
A 2nd and final UK No 1 for Wizzard. The song
they're most remembered for, "I wish it could be
Christmas every day" was beaten into the No 4 slot
in this year. |
29th Sep |
Simon Park Orchestra |
Eye Level |
4 |
The instrumental theme from tv series "Van Der
Valk" was first tv theme to reach the top of the
charts. |
27th Oct |
David Cassidy |
Daydreamer / The Puppy Song |
3 |
A 2nd and final UK No 1 for this teenage heartthrob
who returned to acting shortly after. |
17th Nov |
Gary Glitter |
I Love You Love Me Love |
4 |
A 2nd UK No 1 for Glitter with a song which
sold over a million copies world-wide. |
15th
Dec |
Slade |
|
5 |
This perennial Xmas classic was Slade's 6th
and final UK No 1, and has been in the charts many
times since. |
