A glam‑charged week where Slade stormed to No. 1, Elton John ruled the album charts, and the UK and U.S. scenes revealed two very different musical identities.

A snapshot of March 1973 in full colour — glam at its peak, soul rising, and the charts shifting beneath the glitter.

A genre‑blending snapshot of March 1973, with Strawbs, Sweet, Elton John, and Neil Diamond leading the charts.

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

1972/73 Readers Poll as published in New Musical Express, January 27, 1973.

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

T. Rex's "Solid Gold Easy Action" was kept from reaching the top spot on the UK charts by Jimmy Osmond's "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool," as published in Record Mirror on January 6, 1973. T. Rex released "Solid Gold Easy Action" in December 1972 as a single, following their glam rock peak with The Slider  album. Written by frontman Marc Bolan, the track features his signature slinky guitar riffs, boogie rhythms, and playful, cryptic lyrics, backed by Mickey Finn’s percuss