| W/E |
Artist |
Song |
Weeks at No.1 |
Comments |
18th Jan |
Status Quo |
Down Down |
1 |
While Status Quo had 22 Top
10s out of 52 hits between 1968 and 1996, this
was their only UK No. 1. |
25th Jan |
Tymes |
Ms Grace |
1 |
US group that first charted
in 1963. They had only two other hits before
this No 1. |
1st Feb |
Pilot |
January |
3 |
Only ever UK No 1 for this
British group whose two follow-ups failed even
make the Top 30. |
22nd Feb |
Steve Harley & Cockney
Rebel |
Make Me Smile (Come Up And
See Me) |
2 |
They had two Top 10s before
this, their only ever UK No 1. Harley went solo
in 1976 but never made the big time. |
8th Mar |
Telly Savalas |
If |
2 |
Actor who starred in the TV
cop show "Kojak". He spoke his way
through this song, written by David Gates from
Bread. |
22nd Mar |
Bay City Rollers |
Bye Bye Baby |
6 |
Scottish band that dressed
in tartan and built up a fanatical teen following. The
best-selling single of 1975 and their 1st UK
No 1. |
3rd May |
Mud |
Oh Boy |
2 |
Mud's 3rd and final UK No
1 came with this Buddy Holly hit from 1958. They
had a further 4 Top 10 hits by the end of 1976. |
17th May |
Tammy Wynette |
Stand By Your Man |
3 |
Only ever UK No 1 for this
legendary US country music singer, for whom this
song became a trade mark. |
7th Jun |
Windsor Davies & Don
Estelle |
Whispering Grass |
3 |
One hit wonder and Spin-off
from the BBC sitcom "It Ain't Half Hot Mum".
These were two of the cast. |
28th Jun |
10 CC |
I'm Not In Love |
2 |
A 2nd UK No 1 for the band
with this classic love song and radio play list
favourite. |
12th Jul |
Johnny Nash |
Tears On My Pillow |
1 |
Texan who specialised in soft reggae arrangements,
and had much success in the UK , although this
was his only UK No 1. |
19th Jul |
Bay City Rollers |
Give A Little Love |
3 |
"Rollermania" had been coined by this time,
but by mid-77, it was all over. This was their
2nd and final UK No 1 |
9th Aug |
Typically Tropical |
Barbados |
1 |
Two recording engineers created this reggae
dance hit, but became One-hit Wonders. The
song, with new words and title made No 1 again
in 1999. |
16th Aug |
Stylistics |
Can't Give You Anything (But
My Love) |
3 |
Philadelphian satin soul group who charmed the
UK with a succession of smooth ballads. This
was their only UK No. 1. |
6th Sep |
Rod Stewart |
Sailing |
4 |
Rod's 3rd UK No 1 with one of his classic anthems,
which returned to No 3 the following year, after
use in a TV documentary series. |
4th Oct |
David Essex |
Hold Me Close |
3 |
He was at the height of his popularity at this
time. This was his 2nd and final UK No 1. |
25th Oct |
Art Garfunkel |
I Only Have Eyes For You |
2 |
Having separated from Paul Simon, he recorded
mostly MOR standards. This was his 1st UK
No 1. |
8th Nov |
David Bowie |
Space Oddity |
2 |
He made No 5 with this in back in 1969, but
had more luck with the re-issue, making this his
1st UK No 1. |
22nd Nov |
Billy Connolly |
D.I.V.O.R.C.E. |
1 |
Only ever UK No 1 for this Scottish comedian
who made this parody of a Tammy Wynette hit. |
29th
Nov |
Queen |
|
9 |
An all-time classic Queen song which was accompanied
by a video, and was the first No 1 to benefit from
TV exposure. In 1991, the record was back
at No 1. |
