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Slade
Slade are an English rock band formed in Wolverhampton in 1963. They rose to prominence during the glam rock era in the early 1970s, achieving 17 consecutive top 20 hits, including six number ones, on the UK Singles Chart, and three number ones on the UK Albums Charts. The British Hit Singles & Albums names them the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles. They were the first act to have three singles enter the charts at number one; all six of the band's chart-toppers were written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea. As of 2006, total UK sales stood at over 6,500,000. Thei
Roxy Music
English art rock band formed in 1970
T. Rex
English rock band
Smokie
English rock band
Suede
British rock band
The Sweet
British glam rock band
Mott the Hoople
British rock band
Japan
English new wave band
Geordie
English rock band
Mud
UK glam rock band
The Rubettes
UK musical group
Wizzard
Wizzard were an English rock band formed by Roy Wood, previously a co-founding member of the Move and the Electric Light Orchestra. The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits states, "Wizzard was Roy Wood just as much as Wings was Paul McCartney." They are most famous for their 1973 Christmas single "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday", which went Top 5 in the UK. They also achieved two UK No. 1 singles with "See My Baby Jive" and "Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)"
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
English musical group; rock band
Be-Bop Deluxe
English progressive rock band
The Struts
British rock band
The Spiders from Mars
British rock band
Arrows
British musical group
Showaddywaddy
Showaddywaddy are a rock and roll group from Leicester, England. They specialise in revivals of hit songs from the 1950s and early 1960s, while also issuing original material. They have spent 209 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, and have had 10 Top Ten singles, one reaching number one.
The Glitter Band
English glam rock band
Hello
English band
Sailor
1970's British glamrock-/popgroup
Racey
Racey are an English pop/rock group, formed in 1976 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, by Clive Wilson and Phil Fursdon. They achieved success in the late 1970s and early 1980s, with hits such as "Lay Your Love on Me" and "Some Girls". Their 1979 song "Kitty" was an international hit in 1981 for Toni Basil when she reworked it into "Mickey".
Chicory Tip
band
Doctor and the Medics
British musical group; glam rock band
Sohodolls
Sohodolls are an English electropunk band from London. The group was formed in 2003 and, following various line-up changes, consists of Maya von Doll (vocals), Toni Sailor (guitar), Weston Doll (Steven Weston) (keyboards), Matt Lord (double bass) and Paul Stone (drums).
Heavy Metal Kids
British rock band
Kenny
English pop and glam rock band
Specimen
band
Spacehog
Spacehog is an English-American alternative rock band, formed by four British men living in New York City: (lead vocalist and bassist Royston Langdon, rhythm guitarist Anthony Langdon, drummer Jonny Cragg and lead guitarist Richard Steel). The band released three studio albums between 1994 and 2001, and one more after reuniting in 2006. Their musical style is a blend of post-grunge of the 1990s, with glam rock and space rock of the 1970s, influenced by David Bowie, Queen, T. Rex and Slade.
Blackfoot Sue
band
The Hype
English band