No 1 UK Hit Singles (1973)

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.

UK Singles Chart (1972)

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	Take Me Back 'ome	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	Mama were all crazee now	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.

UK Singles Chart (1971)

These are the hits for the year 1971.

W/E	Artist	Song	Weeks at No.1	Comments
9th Jan	Clive Dunn	Grandad	3	Only UK No 1 for this "Dad's Army" star who tapped a rich vein of seasonal sentimentality that Christmas & New Year.
30th Jan	George Harrison	My Sweet Lord	5	First UK No 1 for this ex-Beatle, who was sued for plagiarism a few years later.
6th Mar	Mungo Jerry	Baby Jump	2	Second and last UK No 1 for Mungo Jerry. Written by leader Ray Dorset
20th Mar	T Rex	Hot Love	6	First UK No 1 for Marc Bolan, an acoustic folk hero who turned electric and became a glam rock star with his band, T Rex.
1st May	Dave & Ansil Collins	Double Barrel	2	Jamaican duo who provided only the second West Indian reggae chart topper. This was their only UK No 1.
15th May	Dawn	Knock Three Times	5	First UK No 1 for Dawn. Tony Orlando had retired from singing when he was persuaded to front Dawn for studio recordings.
19th Jun	Middle Of The Road	Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep	5	Only ever UK no 1 for this Scottish foursome.
24th Jul	T Rex	Get It On	4	A second UK No 1 for the reinvented glam rocker Marc Bolan with the infectious "Get it On".
21st Aug	Diana Ross	I'm Still Waiting	4	A first solo No 1 for Diana Ross, having previously hit the top stop with The Supremes.
18th Sep	Tams	Hey Girl Don't Bother Me	3	Only ever UK no 1 for this American act whose US chart career was already over. This was a reissue of a 1964 US hit
9th Oct	Rod Stewart	Maggie May	5	First UK No 1 for this veteran of several bands, most notably The Faces.
13th Nov	Slade	Coz I Love You	4	First UK No 1 for the Wolverhampton glam rockers who launched a long and successful career with this.
11th Dec	Benny Hill	Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)	4	Popular TV comic who recorded novelty songs over a number of years. Thankfully, this was the only one to hit the top of the charts.

No 1 UK Hit Singles (1970)

Time to look back at all the hits to have made the top spot back in 1970.

W/E	Artist	Song	Weeks at No.1	Comments
31st Jan	Edison Lighthouse	Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)	5	Only ever UK No. 1 for this studio act with lead singer Tony Burrows, who also sang on hits for many other groups.
7th Mar	Lee Marvin	Wandrin' Star	3	Only ever UK No. 1 for this tough-guy actor with a song from his film "Paint Your Wagon".
28th Mar	Simon & Garfunkel	Bridge Over Troubled Water	3	Only ever UK No. 1 for this duo. Only Art Garfunkel sings on this classic, but Paul Simon went on to greater solo success, even though he never made No. 1 again, while Art did.
18th Apr	Dana	All Kinds Of Everything	2	First Eurovision winner for Ireland. Her career was shorter than most expected, and this was her only UK No. 1.
2nd May	Norman Greenbaum	Spirit In The Sky	2	Only ever UK No. 1 for Norman with a song he wrote. Doctor & The Medics took the song to No. 1 again in 1986.
16th May	England World Cup Squad	Back Home	3	Mexico World Cup sing-along by the England Football squad, starting a worrying trend in music!
6th Jun	Christie	Yellow River	1	Only ever UK No. 1 for Jeff Christie with a song he wrote for the Tremeloes who turned it down, so he recorded it himself.
13th Jun	Mungo Jerry	In The Summertime	7	First UK No. 1 for Mungo Jerry, led by Ray Dorset. The song has been revived several times since.
1st Aug	Elvis Presley	The Wonder Of You	6	Elvis was reviving his career in Las Vegas, and this was a live recording from his show. At this point he was still one behind the Beatles as this was his 16th UK No. 1.
12th Sep	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	Tears Of A Clown	1	First UK No. 1 for Motown singer Smokey Robinson who would have to wait another 11 years before hitting the top spot again.
19th Sep	Freda Payne	Band Of Gold	6	Only ever UK No. 1 for this American actress.
31st Oct	Matthew's Southern Comfort	Woodstock	3	Written by Canadian folk legend Joni Mitchell, their only UK No. 1 was about the famous rock festival of 1969.
21st Nov	Jimi Hendrix	Voodoo Chile	1	Posthumous No. 1 for the US Guitar legend who died in London a couple of months earlier.
28th Nov	Dave Edmunds	I Hear You Knockin'	6	Only ever UK No. 1 for Dave Edmunds who had much greater success as a producer.