UK Glam Rock Hit Singles. Pick your favourites.

Licencing issues I expect

 

Loses points f0r spelling Suzi Quatro wrong.

Nice to see Slik featured, though it's neither of their hits. I totally forgot about them when compiling the poll.

 

Bobby, went with Slade, love em
Also one for 'Anything Else'
1988's Success from Sigue Sigue Sputnik

 

Maybe that track was big in Germany?

 

You can pick as many as you want in this poll. Treat yourself.

Never heard the song you posted. Not sure if I want to.

 

I have to say I'm surprised this poll has done so well. I thought it might be a one page wonder.

All The Young Dudes has been in the lead from the beginning. With Starman, Jean Genie and 20th Century Boy hot on it's heels. Thanks to everyone f0r voting.

 

Several BCR on that list. Are they glam?
I have about half the singles on that list.


Darryl

 

I think that Roy Wood is a musical genius.

 

I never considered them Glam myself, but they were a part of that golden time.

 

All The Young Dudes is like the glam anthem, as soon as I hear the first few seconds of that song it takes me back to 72,
Same with Fade To Grey by Visage, for me that song sums up the new romantic period more than any other.
There were certainly not the biggest hits but that doesn't matter, they sum up their time perfectly.

 

I considered them more pop than glam, just like I think of Queen as rock.

Darryl

 

Yeah, it's different for everyone. All great records though. No matter what you label them.

 

I prefer Girls, Girls, Girls, oh, and January! As a song Glass Of Champagne, was great, too!

 

Apparently every single episode was wiped. David Bowie performed Starman on the show weeks before he did it on Top Of The Pops. T.Rex's only TV performance of Truck On Tyke was on the show as well.
Neither of them seen for over 40 years.

 

Really difficult to limit them down, though I did, as I like all of them, with the possible exceptions of Chickory Tip, which I only play on my fromage Friday mix and I have to be in the right mood for Rock On.

Not often you see a list of songs and don't find anything to take offence at!

Gutted to see I missed out on a picture sleeve for The Ballroom Blitz. Maybe got the single as a pass on, and the sleeve is still on a bedroom wall somewhere?

 

Great song! One of EMIs great hopes - they failed miserably, and started playing hair metal in the 90s!

 

Terrorvision did a rollicking version on Forever And Ever; I always had a soft spot for Requiem.

 

My Collection...

99 T. Rex - Light of Love / Venus Loon
98 The Sweet - Alexander Graham Bell / Spotlight
96 T. Rex - Truck On (Tyke) / Sitting Here
95 - Sweet - Funny, Funny / You're Not Wrong for Loving Me
89 The Sweet - Poppa Joe / Jeanie
86 Suzi Quatro - Can the Can / Ain't Ya Something Honey?
84 Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby / It's for You
83 The Sweet - Co-Co / Done Me Wrong All Right
82 Tyrannosaurus Rex - Debora / Child Star
80 Bay City Rollers - Summerlove Sensation / Bringing Back the Good Times
78 T. Rex - Jeepster / Life's a Gas
74 T. Rex - New York City / Chrome Sitar
70 T. Rex - Teenage Dream / Mad Donna
68 The Sweet - Wig-Wam Bam / New York Connection
66 T. Rex - Solid Gold Easy Action / Born to Boogie
65 Slade - Get Down and Get With It / Do You Want Me / Gospel According to Rasputin
58 T. Rex - The Groover / Midnight
57 Sweet - Love Is Like Oxygen / Cover Girl
55 The Sweet - Little Willy / Man From Mecca
54 T. Rex - I Love to Boogie / Baby Boomerang
52 Slade - My Oh My / Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply
44 T. Rex - Metal Guru / Lady
43 Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive / In the Morning
40 Slade - Coz I Luv You / My Life Is Natural
38 Suzi Quatro - 48 Crash / Little Bitch Blue
37 Sweet - Fox on the Run / Miss Demeanour
36 T. Rex - Celebrate Summer / Ride My Wheels
33 Bay City Rollers - Give a Little Love / She'll Be Crying Over You
32 Sweet - The Six Teens / Burn on the Flame
30 Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now / Man Who Speeks Evil
29 T. Rex - Ride a White Swan / Is It Love / Summertime Blues
26 Queen - Seven Seas of Rhye / See What a Fool I've Been
25 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody / Don't Blame Me
23 Sweet - Hell Raiser / Burning
21 Queen - Killer Queen / Flick of the Wrist
20 T. Rex - 20th Century Boy / Free Angel
19 Sweet - Teenage Rampage / Own Up, Take a Look at Yourself
15 T. Rex - Children of the Revolution / Jitterbug Love
14 Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody / I'm in Love With My Car
9 Slade - Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me / Kill 'Em at the Hot Club Tonite
8 The Sweet - Block Buster! / Need a Lot of Lovin'
6 T. Rex - Telegram Sam / Baby Strange
5 Sweet - Action / Sweet F.A.
4 T. Rex - Get It On / Raw Ramp
3 Slade - Cum On Feel the Noize / I'm Mee, I'm Now, an' That's Orl
2 T. Rex - Hot Love / Woodland Rock / King of the Mountain Cometh
1 Sweet - The Ballroom Blitz / Rock & Roll Disgrace

I have this CD set for the Slade b-sides...



Is there something like this that concentrates on the Sweet b-sides?

Darryl

 

Wow, that is an amazing collection of singles.

 

I could listen to those on repeat and not get bored for days!

 

I have their debut album on CD. One of those 7TS titles they used to put out. Requiem is my favourite by them. It should have been a bigger hit.

 

I got the generic RCA sleeve for Ballroom Blitz too. That picture sleeve I posted could have been a European one. They seemed to have a lot more 'picture bags' than us.

I had a similar experience with Rock On by David Essex. I bought it from my local record shop in it's standard CBS sleeve, only for a mate to buy it a few days later (from somewhere else) in the picture sleeve I posted! I was crushed! I did get the picture bag editions of Lamplight and America, though.

 

Terrorvision, B sides and rarities, is well worth getting, apart from Forever and Ever, there are great versions of Glad All Over and You Really Got A Hold On Me.

I've never owned any Slik apart from on compilations. I agree that Requiem should have been a bigger hit, it was clearly doomed, damned and died, far too soon!

 

I think Requiem reached the mid-20s. I remember it featuring a lot on TOTP.