Glam Competition

Home-grown glam rockers Sweet, Gary Glitter, T-Rex, David Bowie and Slade vied with American superstars The Osmonds and David Cassidy for the affection of Britain’s teeny boppers.

In the end it was Slade’s year, with the Birmingham rockers scoring three number ones including ‘Cum on feel the Noize’ and Christmas classic, ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’.

Dawn’s ‘Tie a Yellow Ribbon’ clung on at Number One for four weeks, Gary Glitter was ‘Leader of the Gang’, and Sweet’s ‘Blockbuster’ was number one for five weeks.