The UK Singles Chart is the official record chart in the United Kingdom. In the 1970s, it was compiled weekly by the British Market Research Bureau (BMRB) on behalf of the British record industry with a one-week break each Christmas.[1] Prior to 1969 many music papers compiled their own sales charts but, on 15 February 1969, the BMRB was commissioned in a joint venture by the BBC and Record Retailer to compile the chart. BMRB compiled the first chart from postal returns of sales logs from 250 record shops.[2] The sampling cost approximately £52,000 and shops were randomly chosen and submitted figures for sales taken up to the close of trade on Saturday. The data was compiled on Monday and given to the BBC on Tuesday to be announced on Johnnie Walker's afternoon show and later published in Record Retailer (rebranded Music Week in 1972).[1] However, the BMRB often struggled to have the full sample of sales figures returned by post. The 1971 postal strike meant that data had to be collected by telephone but this was deemed inadequate for a national chart, and by 1973 the BMRB was using motorcycle couriers to collect sales figures.[1]
In terms of number-one singles, ABBA were the most successful group of the decade having seven singles reach the top spot. The longest duration of a single at number-one was nine weeks and this was achieved on three occasions: "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen in 1975; "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School" by Wings in 1977 and "You're the One That I Want" by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in 1978. Thirteen records were released that sold over one-million copies within the decade and "Mull of Kintyre" also became the first ever single to sell over two-million copies. In doing so it became the best-ever selling single beating the benchmark set by The Beatles' song "She Loves You" in 1963.[3] "Mull of Kintyre" was also the biggest selling song of the decade and was not surpassed in physical sales until 1984 when Band Aid released "Do They Know It's Christmas?".[4]
In April 1973, the British Phonographic Industry began classifying singles and albums by the number of units sold. The highest threshold is "platinum record" and was then awarded to singles that sold over 1,000,000 units.[5][nb 1] Thirteen records were classified platinum in the 1970s and two number-one songs from the 1970s were classified as platinum in the subsequent decade.[27]Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody" subsequently sold over one-million copies but in 1985, after sales from its re-release were included.[28][29]
^ abThe number of sales required to qualify for platinum, gold and silver records was dropped in 1989 to the current thresholds of 200,000 units for a silver record, 400,000 units for a gold record and 600,000 units for a platinum record.[5][25][26]
^The record labels are those given by the OCC.[19]
^Until 2021, "The Wonder of You" was recognised as the best-selling single of 1970. However, the Official Charts Company compiled a new list using updated sales information, which instead placed "In the Summertime" at the top.[20]
^. London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
^"Britain's Biggest 70s Hits". channel5.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^"Bragg attacks Pistols' royal views". BBC. 27 May 2002. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
^"God Save the Queen: The Sex Pistols take on charity track". ITV News. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^Hall, James (27 May 2017). "God Save the Queen at 40: how the Sex Pistols made the most controversial song in history". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^"Sex Pistols cover tops chart". BBC News. 14 March 2001. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^"Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2010. Customise search with the following settings – Search by: "Keyword", By Award: "Platinum", By Format: "Single" – then search by each individual year.
^"Million-Selling Singles". everyHit. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
^"Polydor". Chart Watch. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
Further reading
Davis, Sharon. Every Chart-Topper Tells a Story: The Seventies. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, 1998 ISBN1-85158-837-X, 430p.
January 07, 2023
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The UK Singles Chart is the official record chart in the United Kingdom In the 1970s it was compiled weekly by the British Market Research Bureau BMRB on behalf of the British record industry with a one week break each Christmas 1 Prior to 1969 many music papers compiled their own sales charts but on 15 February 1969 the BMRB was commissioned in a joint venture by the BBC and Record Retailer to compile the chart BMRB compiled the first chart from postal returns of sales logs from 250 record shops 2 The sampling cost approximately 52 000 and shops were randomly chosen and submitted figures for sales taken up to the close of trade on Saturday The data was compiled on Monday and given to the BBC on Tuesday to be announced on Johnnie Walker s afternoon show and later published in Record Retailer rebranded Music Week in 1972 1 However the BMRB often struggled to have the full sample of sales figures returned by post The 1971 postal strike meant that data had to be collected by telephone but this was deemed inadequate for a national chart and by 1973 the BMRB was using motorcycle couriers to collect sales figures 1 UK Singles Chart number onesUK Singles Chart 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020sOther charts Melody Maker 1956 1969 Melody Maker 1970s Melody Maker 1980s NME 1960s NME 1970s NME 1980s Record Mirror 1955 1962 Miscellaneous charts 1952 1969 Miscellaneous charts 1969 1988UK Singles ChartOfficial Charts CompanyChristmas number oneIn terms of number one singles ABBA were the most successful group of the decade having seven singles reach the top spot The longest duration of a single at number one was nine weeks and this was achieved on three occasions Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen in 1975 Mull of Kintyre Girls School by Wings in 1977 and You re the One That I Want by John Travolta and Olivia Newton John in 1978 Thirteen records were released that sold over one million copies within the decade and Mull of Kintyre also became the first ever single to sell over two million copies In doing so it became the best ever selling single beating the benchmark set by The Beatles song She Loves You in 1963 3 Mull of Kintyre was also the biggest selling song of the decade and was not surpassed in physical sales until 1984 when Band Aid released Do They Know It s Christmas 4 In 1973 the British Phonographic Industry BPI was formed and they began certifying the sales of records at certain thresholds silver 250 000 units gold 500 000 units and platinum 1 000 000 units 5 nb 1 In 1977 the BPI held an awards ceremony at Wembley Conference Centre to mark the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II The event cost 25 000 honoured music from the last 25 years and is considered to be the first Brit Awards ceremony 6 7 Contents 1 Number one singles 2 By artist 3 By record label 4 Million selling and platinum records 5 Songs with the most weeks at number one 6 Notes 7 References 8 Further readingNumber one singles Edit Paul McCartney with wife and Wings band member Linda McCartney wrote the Wings song Mull of Kintyre which was the best selling record of the decade Queen who spent nine weeks at number one with Bohemian Rhapsody in 1975 John Travolta and Olivia Newton John who had two number one singles in 1978 and occupied the top spot for over a quarter of the year ABBA who had 7 number one singles in the 1970s the most of any musical act during the decade Rod Stewart who had 5 number one singles in the 1970s Former Beatles member George Harrison had the best selling single of 1971 Tony Burrows lead singer of Edison Lighthouse who had the first new number one single of the decade Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters wrote Another Brick in the Wall which was the last number one single of the decade Key Best selling single of the year 8 Best selling single of the decade 8 Contents 1960s19701971197219731974197519761977197819791980s No Artist nb 2 Single nb 2 Record label nb 3 Week ending date nb 2 Weeks atnumber one nb 2 1970280 Rolf Harris Two Little Boys Columbia 20 December 1969 6281 Edison Lighthouse Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes Bell 31 January 1970 5282 Lee Marvin Wand rin Star Paramount 7 March 1970 3283 Simon amp Garfunkel Bridge over Troubled Water CBS 28 March 1970 3284 Dana All Kinds of Everything Rex 18 April 1970 2285 Norman Greenbaum Spirit in the Sky Reprise 2 May 1970 2286 England World Cup Squad Back Home Pye 16 May 1970 3287 Christie Yellow River CBS 6 June 1970 1288 Mungo Jerry In the Summertime nb 4 Dawn 13 June 1970 7289 Elvis Presley The Wonder of You RCA 1 August 1970 6290 Smokey Robinson and the Miracles The Tears of a Clown Tamla Motown 12 September 1970 1291 Freda Payne Band of Gold Invictus 19 September 1970 6292 Matthews Southern Comfort Woodstock Uni 31 October 1970 3293 The Jimi Hendrix Experience Voodoo Child Slight Return Track 21 November 1970 1294 Dave Edmunds I Hear You Knocking MAM 28 November 1970 61971295 Clive Dunn Grandad Columbia 9 January 1971 3296 George Harrison My Sweet Lord Apple 30 January 1971 5297 Mungo Jerry Baby Jump Dawn 6 March 1971 2298 T Rex Hot Love Fly 20 March 1971 6299 Dave and Ansell Collins Double Barrel Techniques 1 May 1971 2300 Dawn Knock Three Times Bell 15 May 1971 5301 Middle of the Road Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep RCA 19 June 1971 5302 T Rex Get It On Fly 24 July 1971 4303 Diana Ross I m Still Waiting Tamla Motown 21 August 1971 4304 The Tams Hey Girl Don t Bother Me Probe 18 September 1971 3305 Rod Stewart Reason to Believe Maggie May Mercury 9 October 1971 5306 Slade Coz I Luv You Polydor 13 November 1971 4307 Benny Hill Ernie The Fastest Milkman in the West Columbia 11 December 1971 41972308 The New Seekers I d Like to Teach the World to Sing In Perfect Harmony Polydor 8 January 1972 4309 T Rex Telegram Sam T Rex 5 February 1972 2310 Chicory Tip Son of My Father CBS 19 February 1972 3311 Nilsson Without You RCA 11 March 1972 5312 Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Amazing Grace RCA 15 April 1972 5313 T Rex Metal Guru EMI 20 May 1972 4314 Don McLean Vincent United Artists 17 June 1972 2315 Slade Take Me Bak Ome Polydor 1 July 1972 1316 Donny Osmond Puppy Love MGM 8 July 1972 5317 Alice Cooper School s Out Warner Bros 12 August 1972 3318 Rod Stewart You Wear It Well Mercury 2 September 1972 1319 Slade Mama Weer All Crazee Now Polydor 9 September 1972 3320 David Cassidy How Can I Be Sure Bell 30 September 1972 2321 Lieutenant Pigeon Mouldy Old Dough Decca 14 October 1972 4322 Gilbert O Sullivan Clair MAM 11 November 1972 2323 Chuck Berry My Ding a Ling Chess 25 November 1972 4324 Little Jimmy Osmond Long Haired Lover from Liverpool MGM 23 December 1972 51973325 The Sweet Blockbuster RCA 27 January 1973 5326 Slade Cum On Feel the Noize Polydor 3 March 1973 4327 Donny Osmond The Twelfth of Never MGM 31 March 1973 1328 Gilbert O Sullivan Get Down MAM 7 April 1973 2329 Tony Orlando and Dawn Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree Bell 21 April 1973 4330 Wizzard See My Baby Jive Harvest 19 May 1973 4331 Suzi Quatro Can the Can RAK 16 June 1973 1332 10cc Rubber Bullets UK 23 June 1973 1333 Slade Skweeze Me Pleeze Me Polydor 30 June 1973 3334 Peters and Lee Welcome Home Philips 21 July 1973 1335 Gary Glitter I m the Leader of the Gang I Am Bell 28 July 1973 4336 Donny Osmond Young Love MGM 25 August 1973 4337 Wizzard Angel Fingers Harvest 22 September 1973 1338 Simon Park Orchestra Eye Level Columbia 29 September 1973 4339 David Cassidy Daydreamer The Puppy Song Bell 27 October 1973 3340 Gary Glitter I Love You Love Me Love Bell 17 November 1973 4341 Slade Merry Xmas Everybody Polydor 15 December 1973 51974342 The New Seekers You Won t Find Another Fool Like Me Polydor 19 January 1974 1343 Mud Tiger Feet RAK 26 January 1974 4344 Suzi Quatro Devil Gate Drive RAK 23 February 1974 2345 Alvin Stardust Jealous Mind Magnet 9 March 1974 1346 Paper Lace Billy Don t Be a Hero Bus Stop 16 March 1974 3347 Terry Jacks Seasons in the Sun Bell 6 April 1974 4348 ABBA Waterloo Epic 4 May 1974 2349 The Rubettes Sugar Baby Love Polydor 18 May 1974 4350 Ray Stevens The Streak Janus 15 June 1974 1351 Gary Glitter Always Yours Bell 22 June 1974 1352 Charles Aznavour She Barclay 29 June 1974 4353 George McCrae Rock Your Baby Jay Boy 27 July 1974 3354 The Three Degrees When Will I See You Again Philadelphia International 17 August 1974 2355 The Osmonds Love Me for a Reason MGM 31 August 1974 3356 Carl Douglas Kung Fu Fighting Pye 21 September 1974 3357 John Denver Annie s Song RCA 12 October 1974 1358 Sweet Sensation Sad Sweet Dreamer Pye 19 October 1974 1359 Ken Boothe Everything I Own Trojan 26 October 1974 3360 David Essex Gonna Make You a Star CBS 16 November 1974 3361 Barry White You re the First the Last My Everything 20th Century 7 December 1974 2362 Mud Lonely This Christmas RAK 21 December 1974 41975363 Status Quo Down Down Vertigo 18 January 1975 1364 The Tymes Ms Grace RCA 25 January 1975 1365 Pilot January EMI 1 February 1975 3366 Steve Harley amp Cockney Rebel Make Me Smile Come Up and See Me EMI 22 February 1975 2367 Telly Savalas If MCA 8 March 1975 2368 Bay City Rollers Bye Bye Baby Bell 22 March 1975 6369 Mud Oh Boy RAK 3 May 1975 2370 Tammy Wynette Stand by Your Man Epic 17 May 1975 3371 Windsor Davies and Don Estelle Whispering Grass EMI 7 June 1975 3372 10cc I m Not in Love UK 28 June 1975 2373 Johnny Nash Tears on My Pillow CBS 12 July 1975 1374 Bay City Rollers Give a Little Love Bell 19 July 1975 3375 Typically Tropical Barbados Gull 9 August 1975 1376 The Stylistics Can t Give You Anything But My Love Avco 16 August 1975 3377 Rod Stewart Sailing Warner Bros 6 September 1975 4378 David Essex Hold Me Close CBS 4 October 1975 3379 Art Garfunkel I Only Have Eyes for You CBS 25 October 1975 2380 David Bowie Space Oddity RCA 8 November 1975 2381 Billy Connolly D I V O R C E Polydor 22 November 1975 1382 Queen Bohemian Rhapsody EMI 29 November 1975 91976383 ABBA Mamma Mia Epic 31 January 1976 2384 Slik Forever and Ever Bell 14 February 1976 1385 The Four Seasons December 1963 Oh What a Night Warner Bros 21 February 1976 2386 Tina Charles I Love to Love But My Baby Loves to Dance CBS 6 March 1976 3387 Brotherhood of Man Save Your Kisses for Me Pye 27 March 1976 6388 ABBA Fernando Epic 8 May 1976 4389 J J Barrie No Charge Power Exchange 5 June 1976 1390 The Wurzels Combine Harvester EMI 12 June 1976 2391 The Real Thing You to Me Are Everything Pye 26 June 1976 3392 Demis Roussos The Roussos Phenomenon EP Philips 17 July 1976 1393 Elton John and Kiki Dee Don t Go Breaking My Heart Rocket 24 July 1976 6394 ABBA Dancing Queen Epic 4 September 1976 6395 Pussycat Mississippi Sonet 16 October 1976 4396 Chicago If You Leave Me Now CBS 13 November 1976 3397 Showaddywaddy Under the Moon of Love Bell 4 December 1976 3398 Johnny Mathis When a Child Is Born Soleado CBS 25 December 1976 31977399 David Soul Don t Give Up on Us Private Stock 15 January 1977 4400 Julie Covington Don t Cry for Me Argentina MCA 12 February 1977 1401 Leo Sayer When I Need You Chrysalis 19 February 1977 3402 The Manhattan Transfer Chanson D Amour Atlantic 12 March 1977 3403 ABBA Knowing Me Knowing You Epic 2 April 1977 5404 Deniece Williams Free CBS 7 May 1977 2405 Rod Stewart I Don t Want to Talk About It The First Cut Is the Deepest nb 5 Riva 21 May 1977 4406 Kenny Rogers Lucille United Artists 18 June 1977 1407 The Jacksons Show You the Way to Go Epic 25 June 1977 1408 Hot Chocolate So You Win Again RAK 2 July 1977 3409 Donna Summer I Feel Love Casablanca 23 July 1977 4410 Brotherhood of Man Angelo Pye 20 August 1977 1411 The Floaters Float On ABC 27 August 1977 1412 Elvis Presley Way Down RCA 3 September 1977 5413 David Soul Silver Lady Private Stock 8 October 1977 3414 Baccara Yes Sir I Can Boogie RCA 29 October 1977 1415 ABBA The Name of the Game Epic 5 November 1977 4416 Wings Mull of Kintyre Girls School Parlophone 3 December 1977 91978417 Althea amp Donna Uptown Top Ranking Lightning 4 February 1978 1418 Brotherhood of Man Figaro Pye 11 February 1978 1419 ABBA Take a Chance on Me Epic 18 February 1978 3420 Kate Bush Wuthering Heights EMI 11 March 1978 4421 Brian and Michael Matchstalk Men amp Matchstalk Cats amp Dogs Pye 8 April 1978 3422 Bee Gees Night Fever RSO 29 April 1978 2423 Boney M Rivers of Babylon Brown Girl in the Ring Atlantic Hansa 13 May 1978 5424 John Travolta and Olivia Newton John You re the One That I Want RSO 17 June 1978 9425 Commodores Three Times a Lady Motown 19 August 1978 5426 10cc Dreadlock Holiday UK 23 September 1978 1427 John Travolta and Olivia Newton John Summer Nights RSO 30 September 1978 7428 The Boomtown Rats Rat Trap Ensign 18 November 1978 2429 Rod Stewart Da Ya Think I m Sexy Riva 2 December 1978 1430 Boney M Mary s Boy Child Oh My Lord Atlantic Hansa 9 December 1978 41979431 Village People Y M C A Mercury 6 January 1979 3432 Ian Dury and the Blockheads Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick Stiff 27 January 1979 1433 Blondie Heart of Glass Chrysalis 3 February 1979 4434 Bee Gees Tragedy RSO 3 March 1979 2435 Gloria Gaynor I Will Survive Polydor 17 March 1979 4436 Art Garfunkel Bright Eyes CBS 14 April 1979 6437 Blondie Sunday Girl Chrysalis 26 May 1979 3438 Anita Ward Ring My Bell TK 16 June 1979 2439 Tubeway Army Are Friends Electric Beggars Banquet 30 June 1979 4440 The Boomtown Rats I Don t Like Mondays Ensign 28 July 1979 4441 Cliff Richard We Don t Talk Anymore EMI 25 August 1979 4442 Gary Numan Cars Beggars Banquet 22 September 1979 1443 The Police Message in a Bottle A amp M 29 September 1979 3444 The Buggles Video Killed the Radio Star Island 20 October 1979 1445 Lena Martell One Day at a Time Pye 27 October 1979 3446 Dr Hook When You re in Love with a Beautiful Woman Capitol 17 November 1979 3447 The Police Walking on the Moon A amp M 8 December 1979 1448 Pink Floyd Another Brick in the Wall Part II Harvest 15 December 1979 5Contents 1960s19701971197219731974197519761977197819791980s By artist EditThe following artists achieved three or more number one hits during the 1970s Swedish group ABBA were the most successful artist of the decade in terms of number one singles They had seven number ones Waterloo 1974 Mamma Mia Fernando and Dancing Queen all 1976 Knowing Me Knowing You The Name of the Game both 1977 and Take a Chance on Me 1978 Artist Number ones Weeks atnumber oneABBA 7 26Slade 6 20Rod Stewart 5 15T Rex 4 16Donny Osmond 3 10Mud 3 10Gary Glitter 3 9Brotherhood of Man 3 810cc 3 4By record label EditThe following record labels had five or more number ones on the UK Singles Chart during the 1970s Record label Number onesBell 13CBS 12Polydor 11RCA 10Pye 9Epic 9EMI 8RAK 6MGM 5Million selling and platinum records EditIn April 1973 the British Phonographic Industry began classifying singles and albums by the number of units sold The highest threshold is platinum record and was then awarded to singles that sold over 1 000 000 units 5 nb 1 Thirteen records were classified platinum in the 1970s and two number one songs from the 1970s were classified as platinum in the subsequent decade 27 Slade s Merry Xmas Everybody subsequently sold over one million copies but in 1985 after sales from its re release were included 28 29 Two other songs originally released in the 1970s became platinum and become million selling records but both were number ones in a subsequent decade after being re released Imagine by John Lennon charted at number six in 1975 but reached number one in 1981 following Lennon s death at the end of the previous year and Tony Christie s Is This The Way To Amarillo reached number eighteen in 1971 but later took top spot after being re released as a charity single in 2005 Five number ones ABBA s Dancing Queen Ian Dury and The Blockheads Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick The New Seekers I d Like to Teach the World to Sing In Perfect Harmony Julie Covington s Don t Cry for Me Argentina and Pink Floyd s Another Brick in the Wall Part II passed the million sales mark following the introduction of music downloads in 2004 30 31 32 33 34 35 Artist Song Date released Date certifiedplatinum Year of millionth saleGary Glitter I Love You Love Me Love 9 November 1973 1 January 1974 1973Brotherhood of Man Save Your Kisses for Me 5 March 1976 1 May 1976 1976Queen Bohemian Rhapsody 31 October 1975 1 January 1976 1975Wings Mull of Kintyre 11 November 1977 1 December 1977 1977David Soul Don t Give Up on Us 3 December 1976 1 February 1977 1977Boney M Rivers of Babylon Brown Girl in the Ring 14 April 1978 1 May 1978 1978Boney M Mary s Boy Child Oh My Lord 24 November 1978 1 December 1978 1978Simon Park Eye Level 3 November 1972 1 January 1978 1977John Travolta and Olivia Newton John You re the One That I Want 1 May 1978 1 July 1978 1978John Travolta and Olivia Newton John Summer Nights 1 September 1978 1 October 1978 1978Village People Y M C A 1 November 1978 1 January 1979 1979Blondie Heart of Glass 19 January 1979 1 February 1979 1979Art Garfunkel Bright Eyes 9 January 1979 1 May 1979 1979Pink Floyd Another Brick in the Wall Part II 23 November 1979 1 January 1980 2004 10Slade Merry Xmas Everybody 7 December 1973 1 December 1980 1985The New Seekers I d Like to Teach the World to Sing In Perfect Harmony 11 December 1971 36 2004 10ABBA Dancing Queen 6 August 1976 2004 10Julie Covington Don t Cry for Me Argentina 12 November 1976 2004 10Ian Dury and The Blockheads Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick 1 November 1978 2004 10Songs with the most weeks at number one EditThe following songs spent at least six weeks at number one during the 1970s Artist Song Weeks atnumber oneQueen Bohemian Rhapsody 9Wings Mull of Kintyre Girls School Olivia Newton John and John Travolta You re the One That I Want Mungo Jerry In the Summertime 7Olivia Newton John and John Travolta Summer Nights Elvis Presley The Wonder of You 6Freda Payne Band of Gold Dave Edmunds I Hear You KnockingT Rex Hot Love Bay City Rollers Bye Bye Baby Brotherhood of Man Save Your Kisses for Me Elton John and Kiki Dee Don t Go Breaking My Heart ABBA Dancing Queen Art Garfunkel Bright Eyes Notes Edit a b The number of sales required to qualify for platinum gold and silver records was dropped in 1989 to the current thresholds of 200 000 units for a silver record 400 000 units for a gold record and 600 000 units for a platinum record 5 25 26 a b c d The artist song name date of number one and its consecutive duration are those given by The Official Charts Company 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 The record labels are those given by the OCC 19 Until 2021 The Wonder of You was recognised as the best selling single of 1970 However the Official Charts Company compiled a new list using updated sales information which instead placed In the Summertime at the top 20 A long debate has persisted about whether the Sex Pistols out sold Sir Rod Stewart s double A side a budget single in June 1977 with their anti Monarchy anthem God Save the Queen during the week of Queen Elizabeth II s Silver Jubilee On the official UK Singles Chart used by the BBC it was placed at no 2 and was banned by the national broadcaster and the Independent Broadcasting Authority which regulated Independent Local Radio as it was felt that it might cause offence 21 22 23 In more recent years however the BBC have tacitly admitted that the song did indeed reach the top of the chart 24 although this has never been definitively confirmed with the BBC and sources close to Virgin Records owner Richard Branson both confirming and denying it as fact References Edit a b c Smith Alan 50s amp 60s UK Charts The Truth Dave McAleer s website Archived from the original on 3 September 2011 Retrieved 4 November 2010 Key Dates in the History of the Official UK Charts The Official Charts Company Archived from the original on 10 January 2008 Retrieved 16 May 2010 Leadbetter Russell 17 May 2010 Macca proves he s no sellout The Herald Retrieved 31 May 2010 Westbrook Caroline 14 January 2005 The history of the chart topper BBC News Retrieved 31 May 2010 a b c Gallup 4 February 1989 The Top of the Pops Chart PDF Record Mirror 4 Archived from the original PDF on 26 October 2010 Retrieved 16 July 2010 Brit Awards British Phonographic Industry Retrieved 7 June 2010 The BRITs 1977 Brit Awards Retrieved 12 June 2010 a b Chart Archive 1970s Singles everyHit com Retrieved 29 July 2010 All the Number One Singles 1970 The Official Charts Company Archived from the original on 17 February 2011 Retrieved 13 June 2010 All the Number One Singles 1971 The Official Charts Company Archived from the original on 13 January 2011 Retrieved 13 June 2010 All the Number One Singles 1972 The Official Charts Company Archived from the original on 5 July 2010 Retrieved 13 June 2010 All the Number One Singles 1973 The Official Charts Company Archived from the original on 15 June 2011 Retrieved 13 June 2010 All the Number One Singles 1974 The Official Charts Company Archived from the original on 15 June 2011 Retrieved 13 June 2010 All the Number One Singles 1975 The Official Charts Company Archived from the original on 15 June 2011 Retrieved 13 June 2010 All the Number One Singles 1976 The Official Charts Company Archived from the original on 15 June 2011 Retrieved 13 June 2010 All the Number One Singles 1977 The Official Charts Company Archived from the original on 15 June 2011 Retrieved 13 June 2010 All the Number One Singles 1978 The Official Charts Company Archived from the original on 15 June 2011 Retrieved 13 June 2010 All the Number One Singles 1979 The Official Charts Company Archived from the original on 15 June 2011 Retrieved 13 June 2010 Artist Chart History London Official Charts Company 2010 Archived from the original on 3 September 2011 Retrieved 6 August 2011 Britain s Biggest 70s Hits channel5 com Retrieved 23 October 2021 Bragg attacks Pistols royal views BBC 27 May 2002 Retrieved 17 July 2013 God Save the Queen The Sex Pistols take on charity track ITV News 19 April 2012 Retrieved 1 January 2018 Hall James 27 May 2017 God Save the Queen at 40 how the Sex Pistols made the most controversial song in history The Telegraph ISSN 0307 1235 Retrieved 1 January 2018 Sex Pistols cover tops chart BBC News 14 March 2001 Retrieved 1 January 2018 Certified Awards British Phonographic Industry Archived from the original on 1 May 2012 Retrieved 7 June 2010 International Certification Award levels PDF International Federation of the Phonographic Industry March 2010 p 7 Archived from the original PDF on 26 July 2011 Retrieved 7 June 2010 Certified Awards Search British Phonographic Industry Archived from the original on 26 August 2011 Retrieved 7 June 2010 Customise search with the following settings Search by Keyword By Award Platinum By Format Single then search by each individual year Million Selling Singles everyHit Retrieved 12 June 2010 Stats and Facts Million Sellers The Official Charts Company Archived from the original on 16 April 2008 Retrieved 19 July 2010 Digital generation pushes the oldies into the million sellers club Music Week 6 September 2010 Jones Alan 1 June 2010 Pendulum and Black Eyed Peas make historic week for sales charts Music Week New Seekers Chart Watch 8 March 2004 Archived from the original on 17 March 2004 Retrieved 13 November 2010 Julie Covington Chart Watch 8 March 2004 Archived from the original on 28 March 2004 Retrieved 13 November 2010 Pink Floyd Chart Watch 8 March 2004 Archived from the original on 28 April 2004 Retrieved 13 November 2010 Ken Bruce presenter 30 August 2010 UK s Million Sellers with Ken Bruce BBC BBC Radio Two a href Template Cite episode html title Template Cite episode cite episode a Missing or empty series help Polydor Chart Watch Retrieved 13 November 2010 Further reading EditDavis Sharon Every Chart Topper Tells a Story The Seventies Edinburgh Mainstream Publishing 1998 ISBN 1 85158 837 X 430p Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1970s amp oldid 1130863706, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
