The Sweet

The Sweet (aka Sweet) were a glam-rock/pop group who rose to pop-culture fame during the 1970s. The four-piece were particularly prominent not only for their music but also for their "glam" image and style featuring colourful and outrageos clothing, hairstyles and use of make-up.

The group formed in London in 1968 and achieved their first hit, Funny Funny, no.13 in May 1971 after teaming up with songwriters Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman.

The follow-up single Co Co made it to no.2 in July, kept off the top spot by Middle of the Road's Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep. They finally made it to no.1 in January 1973 with Blockbuster, staying at the top for 5 weeks before Slade went straight in at no.1 with Cum On Feel The Noize. Other hits include Little Willy and Wig-Wam Bam, both no.4 in 1972, Hell Raiser, Ballroom Blitz and Teenage Rampage, successive no.2s in 1973/74, and again at no.2 with Fox On the Run in 1975. They achieved their final Top 10 hit with Love Is Like Oxygen, no.9 in early 1978.

In 1983, George Michael chose Hell Raiser as one of his favourite pop records (Smash Hits, September 1983, p.38 )

TV appearances
1970 1971 1972
 * 30 December, Lift Off (ITV) - Funny Funny (TV debut)
 * 01 April, Top of the Pops - Funny Funny (TOTP debut, opens show)
 * 08 April, Top of the Pops - Funny Funny (opens show)
 * 17 June, Top of the Pops - Co Co (live vocal)
 * 01 July, Top of the Pops - Co Co (live vocal)
 * 10 August, Lift Off - Co Co
 * 07 September, Lift Off (ITV) - Funny Funny
 * 07 October, Top of the Pops - Alexander Graham Bell (still outside charts)
 * 27 October, Lift Off - Alexander Graham Bell
 * 22 December, Lift Off - Funny Funny, Alexander Graham Bell, Co Co

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