The Sweet: All The Top 40 Hits - Softcover

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(Up-dated April 2026) The Sweet was one of the most successful British glam rock bands of the 1970s.

Originally called The Sweetshop, the band’s classic four man line-up featured Andy Scott, Brian Connolly, Mick Tucker and Steve Priest.The Sweet released their debut single Slow Motion, in the UK only, in July 1968. Lollipop Man, All You’ll Ever Get From Me and Get On The Line followed in 1969-70, but the band had to wait until 1971 before they scored their first hit single with Funny, Funny.Later the same year,

The Sweet released their debut album, FUNNY HOW SWEET CO-CO CAN BE. But, while the band’s albums were only moderately successful, the big hit singles kept on coming, and included Little Willy, Wig-Wam Bam, Blockbuster, Hell Raiser, The Ballroom Blitz, Teenage Rampage, Fox On The Run, Action and Love Is Like Oxygen.After lead singer Brian Connolly left the band in early 1979,

The Top 40 hits are detailed chronologically, according to the date they first entered the chart in one or more of the featured countries. Each Top 40 single and album is illustrated and the catalogue numbers and release dates are detailed for the UK, followed by the chart runs in each country.The main listings are followed by ‘The Almost Top 40 Albums’, which gives an honourable mention to albums that peaked between no.41-50 in one or more countries, but which failed to enter the Top 40 in any. There is also a points-based list of the Top 20 singles and Top 10 albums, plus a fascinating Trivia section, which looks at the most successful singles and albums and in each of the featured countries.

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