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📰 Disc Charts – Singles & Albums: Feb.1974
A multi‑panel chart page presenting the week’s UK Singles and Albums rankings, U.S. Top 30, Soul Ten, Personality Pop Ten, and song lyrics — a complete snapshot of February 1974’s pop landscape.

Charts
Feb 16, 19743 min read


Billion Dollar Babies Single: 1973
Alice Cooper Group’s "Billion Dollar Babies" backed with "Mary Ann" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the USA by Warner Bros. Records (catalog number WB 7724) on July 11, 1973., was taken from their sixth studio album, Billion Dollar Babies. The A-side, “Billion Dollar Babies” (3:44), a hard rock/glam rock track, features a duet with Alice Cooper and Donovan, whose falsetto and high harmonies add a creepy ambiance to the satirical take on fame and excess. Written by

Alice Cooper Group
Jul 10, 19734 min read


⭐ Tanx – Album: Mar. 1973
A lush, soulful glam‑rock detour marking Bolan’s boldest evolution.

glamslam72
Mar 16, 19734 min read


📰 Pop 30 Charts – Charts: Mar. 1973
A genre‑blending snapshot of March 1973, with Strawbs, Sweet, Elton John, and Neil Diamond leading the charts.

Charts
Mar 3, 19733 min read


Blockbuster Single Chart:1973
Sweet's "Blockbuster" is up five places to number one on the NME British Singles Chart as published in New Musical Express, January 27, 1973. Sweet released "Block Buster!" (often stylized as "Blockbuster") in January 1973 as a single, later included on the US version of their album The Sweet (1973), on RCA Records in the UK and Bell Records in the US. Written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, the glam rock anthem features a wailing siren (inspired by air-raid warnings), Bria

Sweet
Jan 27, 19731 min read


Slayed Album Chart : 1972
Slade's "Slayed" retains its number one place on the NME British albums chart as published in New Musical Express, January 27, 1973. Slade released Slayed? in November 1972, their third studio album, on Polydor Records. The British glam rock band's follow-up to the live sensation Slade Alive! , it captures their high-octane energy with raw, stomping tracks blending hard rock and pop hooks. Written primarily by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea, and produced by Chas Chandler at Olympi

Charts
Jan 27, 19731 min read


📰 Melody Maker POP 30 – Mar. 1972
A chart snapshot where glam meets soul, and British tastes collide with American imports — all in one page.

glamslam72
Mar 4, 19723 min read


📰 Poppa Joe – Article: Mar. 1972
“Poppa Joe” rises to No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart in early March 1972, marking the peak of The Sweet’s steel‑drum‑infused bubblegum era before their transition into heavier glam rock.

Sweet
Mar 3, 19722 min read


📰 Top of the Pops – Mar. 1971
A vanished broadcast reconstructed through fragments — a reminder of how much of Britain’s pop‑television heritage survives only through private recordings and memory

T.Rex
Mar 3, 19713 min read


Ride A White Swan Single TOTP: 1970
Marc & Mickey cast a spell on BBC’s biggest stage! With "Ride a White Swan", at number 30 on the BBC Singles Chart, T. Rex recorded their TOTP debut at BBC Television Centre, 201 Wood Lane, Shepherd’s Bush, London W12, England, on Wednesday, November 11, 1970. The duo—Marc Bolan on Gibson Les Paul and Mickey Finn on bass—delivered a mimed performance, broadcast the following day (November 12). The song was performed for a second time and broadcast on November 26, 1970. Again

T.Rex
Nov 11, 19701 min read
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