| W/E |
Artist |
Song |
Weeks at No.1 |
Comments |
31st Jan |
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2 |
Two years after their first
UK No 1 and Eurovision hit, Abba were back with
their 2nd UK No 1. |
14th Feb |
Slik |
Forever And Ever |
1 |
Scots band led by Midge Ure.
He went on to groups Visage and Ultravox, but
his next No 1 was solo in 1985. |
21st Feb |
Four Seasons |
December '63 (Oh, What A
Night) |
2 |
Major 60s act, with falsetto
vocalist, Frankie Valli, who made a strong
return in the 70s with the band and solo. This
was their only UK No 1. |
6th Mar |
Tina Charles |
I Love To Love (But My Baby
Loves To Dance) |
3 |
She once recorded budget cover
versions and was in band 5000 Volts. Solo,
she had two other Top 10 hits through this was
her only UK No 1. |
27th Mar |
Brotherhood Of Man |
Save Your Kisses For Me |
6 |
UK Eurovision winner, which
shot them to stardom for a couple of years. Best-selling
single of 1976 and their first UK No 1. |
8th May |
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|
4 |
Abbamania began to take hold
with this, their 3rd UK No 1 hitting the top
spot. |
5th Jun |
J J Barrie |
No Charge |
1 |
Only ever UK No 1 with this
slushy, sentimentality from the Canadian. |
12th Jun |
Wurzels |
Combine Harvester (Brand
New Key) |
2 |
Cider-drinking folkies from
the West Country with a reworking of Melanie's
hit. |
26th Jun |
Real Thing |
You To Me Are Everything |
3 |
TV talent show winners from
Liverpool who enjoyed hits for the rest of the
decade but never made it back to the top spot. |
17th Jul |
Demis Roussos |
The Roussos Phenomenon EP
(main track: Forever And Ever) |
1 |
Only ever UK No 1 with this
significantly overweight Greek star, prone to
wearing kaftans. |
24th Jul |
Elton John & Kiki Dee |
Don't Go Breaking My Heart |
6 |
The British legend had scored five No
1s in the US before this, his first in the UK. His
next UK No 1 was 14 years away. |
4th Sep |
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|
6 |
Abba's 4th UK No 1 with this classic dance
track that was their only US No 1 and can still
be heard at Christmas parties every year. |
11th Oct |
Pussycat |
Mississippi |
4 |
First Dutch act to make the UK top spot. Success
was short lived however and this was their only
UK No 1. |
13th Nov |
Chicago |
If You Leave Me Now |
3 |
They started as rockers in late 60s, but settled
into AOR and became the darlings of American FM
radio. This was their only
UK No 1. |
4th Dec |
Showaddywaddy |
Under The Moon Of Love |
3 |
Rock 'n' roll revival group from Leicester who
had nine Top 10 hits with covers although this
was the only one to reach the top. |
25th
Dec |
Johnny Mathis |
When A Child Is Born (Soleado) |
3 |
American MOR star who first charted in 1958,
and was 41 by the time he got to No 1 with this
Christmas classic. |
