| 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 | Cum On Feel the Noise | 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 | Merry Xmas Everybody | 5 | This perennial Xmas classic was Slade's 6th and final UK No 1, and has been in the charts many times since. |
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