| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 9 | |
| ↙Live albums | 3 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 17 | |
| ↙Singles | 34 | |
| References and footnotes | ||
The following is a comprehensive discography of British rock band Sweet.
Contents |
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR | AUS | AUT | CAN | GER | NLD | NOR | SWE | USA | |||
| 1971 | Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1974 | Sweet Fanny Adams | 27 | 33 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 12 | — | — | |
| Desolation Boulevard | — | 13 | — | 5 [14] |
9 | — | 17 | — | 25 | ||
| 1976 | Give Us a Wink | — | 17 | — | 11 [17] |
9 | — | 15 | 3 | 27 | |
| 1977 | Off the Record | — | 51 | 5 | 90 [18] |
11 | — | 20 | 14 | 151 | |
| 1978 | Level Headed | — | 40 | 17 | 52 [19] |
15 | 38 | — | 26 | 52 | |
| 1979 | Cut Above the Rest | — | 87 | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | 151 | |
| 1980 | Waters Edge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | Identity Crisis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR | AUS | AUT | CAN | GER | NLD | NOR | SWE | USA | |||
| 1975 | Strung Up (double live & compilation album) |
— | 9 | 10 | — | 17 | — | 12 | 4 | — | |
| Rock Concert (Netherlands only) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | Live in Denmark 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | Live at the Rainbow 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||
Compilations albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR | AUS | AUT | CAN | GER | NLD | NOR | SWE | USA | |||
| 1970 | Gimme Dat Ding (one side only) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1972 | The Sweet's Biggest Hits | — | 58 | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | |
| Poppa Joe [20] (Italy only) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973 | The Sweet (USA and Canada only) |
— | — | — | 46 [21] |
— | — | — | — | 191 | |
| Lo mejor de The Sweet [22] (Spain only) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Sweet and Middle of the Road (one side only) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975 | The Sweet Singles Album (Australia & New Zealand only) |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1977 | The Golden Greats | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1978 | The Sweet [23] (United Kingdom only) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1981 | Teenage Rampage (Australia & New Zealand only) |
— | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1984 | Sweet 16 - It's It's... Sweet's Hits | 49 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | Starke Zeiten [24] | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | Gold - 20 Superhits | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | Ballroom Hitz - The Very Best of Sweet | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | The Ballroom Blitz & More Sweet Hits | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | The Very Best of Sweet | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | Action: The Sweet Anthology | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Studio album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR | AUS | AUT | CAN | CHE | GER | IRL | NLD | NOR | SWE | USA | ZAF | ||||
| 1968 | "Slow Motion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 1969 | "Lollipop Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970 | "All You'll Ever Get from Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Get on the Line" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1971 | "Funny Funny" | 13 | 93 | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be | |
| "Co-Co" | 2 | 42 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 99 | 1 |
GBR: Gold [25] |
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| "Alexander Graham Bell" | 33 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 38 [9] | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| 1972 | "Poppa Joe" | 11 | 70 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 12 |
GBR: Silver [25] |
|
| "Little Willy" | 4 | 65 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | — | 3 [S 1] | 9 | |||
| "Wig Wam Bam" | 4 | 15 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 8 |
GBR: Gold [25] |
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| 1973 | "Block Buster!" | 1 | 29 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 73 | 7 |
GBR: Gold [25] |
|
| "Hell Raiser" | 2 | 49 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — |
GBR: Silver [25] |
||
| "The Ballroom Blitz" | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 [S 2] [36] |
3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 [S 2] | 3 | |||
| 1974 | "Teenage Rampage" | 2 | 10 | 16 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | ||
| "The Six Teens" | 9 | 48 | 9 | — | 6 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — |
GBR: Gold [25] |
Desolation Boulevard | |
| "Turn It Down" | 41 | — | 14 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |||
| "Peppermint Twist" | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sweet Fanny Adams | ||
| 1975 | "Fox On The Run" | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 [S 3] [37] |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 [S 3] | 1 | Desolation Boulevard | |
| "Action" | 15 | 4 | 3 | 9 [S 3] [38] |
4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 [S 3] | — | Give Us a Wink | ||
| 1976 | "The Lies in Your Eyes" | 35 | 14 | 17 | — | — | 5 | — | 9 | 11 [39] | 6 | — | — | ||
| "4th of July" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lost Angels" | — | 74 | 11 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | Off the Record | ||
| 1977 | "Fever of Love" | — | — | 12 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 10 | ||
| "Funk It Up (David's Song)" | — | — | — | 87 [40] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | |||
| "Stairway to the Stars" | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1978 | "Love Is Like Oxygen" | 9 | 9 | 23 | 8 [41] |
6 | 10 | 8 | 20 | — | — | 8 | — | Level Headed | |
| "California Nights" | — | — | — | 86 [42] |
— | 23 | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | |||
| 1979 | "Call Me" | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cut Above the Rest | |
| "Big Apple Waltz" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | "Give the Lady Some Respect" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Waters Edge | |
| "Sixties Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1984 | "The Sixteens" / "Action" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "It's... It's... The Sweet Mix" | 45 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1985 | "Sweet 2th - The Wigwam Willy Mix" | 85 [S 4] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||
Notes
References
General
- Manly, Brian (2009). The Man Who Sang Blockbuster (1st ed.). Somehitwonders Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9562249-0-3. http://www.somehitwonders.co.uk/book_synopsis_13.html. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
Specific
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- ^ a b c d Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. p. 543. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b c d "UK Chart Stats". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=2239. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
- ^ a b c d Garry O'Hoy (July 1994). "Sweet". Australian Record Collector (#9). publication # PP2376300009.
- ^ a b c David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W.. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b c "Austrian Albums Charts". austriancharts.at. http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?cat=a&artist=the+sweet&artist_search=exact&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ a b c d "RPM Weekly - The Canadian Charts". Library and Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/index-e.html. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ a b c "German Long-Play Charts". charts-surfer.de. http://www.charts-surfer.de/musikcharts1024e.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
- ^ a b c d Bouwman, Francis; Broekhuizen, Cees (1988). Hitdossier 1958 tot 1987 (4th ed.). Haarlem: H. J. W. Becht. ISBN 90-230-0619-4.
- ^ a b c "Norwegian Albums Charts". norwegiancharts.com. http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&artist=the+sweet&artist_search=exact&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ^ a b c "Swedish Albums Charts". swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&artist=the+sweet&artist_search=exact&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ^ a b c "Billboard 200". billboard.com. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hifuxqr5ldae~T50. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
- ^ a b c d e f "BPI Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Note: User needs to enter "Sweet" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ^ "RPM Top Albums - February 14, 1976". Library and Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4070a&volume=24&issue=20&issue_dt=February%2014%201976&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=91h4ukvp09be0a7nvrcpepgr97. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ a b c "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ^ a b c "CRIA Certification Database". CRIA. http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ^ "RPM Top Albums - May 22, 1976". Library and Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4140a&volume=25&issue=8&issue_dt=May%2022%201976&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=8fokdfcdjqvs672pf8klik4930. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ "RPM Top Albums - June 4, 1977". Library and Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5246b&volume=27&issue=10&issue_dt=June%2004%201977&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=91h4ukvp09be0a7nvrcpepgr97. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ "RPM Top Albums - July 22, 1978". Library and Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4604b&volume=29&issue=17&issue_dt=July%2022%201978&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=91h4ukvp09be0a7nvrcpepgr97. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ "Poppa Joe album cover and track list". Private Sweet collector. http://www.algonet.se/~sweetfa/lp_poppa.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ "RPM Top Albums - September 8, 1973". Library and Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4884&volume=20&issue=4&issue_dt=September%2008%201973&type=1&interval=36&PHPSESSID=8fokdfcdjqvs672pf8klik4930. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ "Lo mejor de The Sweet (1973) album cover and track list". Private Sweet collector. http://www.algonet.se/~sweetfa/lp_lo_mejor_73.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ "The Sweet album cover and track list". Private Sweet collector. http://www.algonet.se/~sweetfa/lp_camden.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ "Starke Zeiten album cover and track list". Private Sweet collector. http://www.algonet.se/~sweetfa/cd_starke.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Manly, pp. 233-233.
- ^ "Austrian Singles Charts". austriancharts.at. http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?cat=s&artist=the+sweet&artist_search=exact&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ "Swiss Singles Charts". swisscharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&artist=the+sweet&artist_search=exact&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ "German Singles Charts". charts-surfer.de. http://www.charts-surfer.de/musikcharts1024e.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ "Irish Singles Charts". irishcharts.ie. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ^ "Dutch Singles Charts". dutchcharts.nl. http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Sweet. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
- ^ "Norwegian Singles Charts". norwegiancharts.com. http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&artist=the+sweet&artist_search=exact&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ^ "Swedish Singles Charts". swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&artist=the+sweet&artist_search=exact&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100". billboard.com. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hifuxqr5ldae~T51. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
- ^ "South African Singles Charts 1969 - 1989". rock.co.za - The South African Rock Library. http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(S).html. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 - 13 November 1971 - Week 46". top40.nl. http://www.top40.nl/index.aspx?week=46&jaar=1971. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ^ "RPM Top Singles - October 6, 1975". Library and Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6152a&volume=24&issue=6&issue_dt=October%2004%201975&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=67sa9scuilv2ngqsumse0q5o47. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ "RPM Top Singles - January 24, 1976". Library and Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4077a&volume=24&issue=17&issue_dt=January%2024%201976&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=67sa9scuilv2ngqsumse0q5o47. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ "RPM Top Singles - March 13, 1976". Library and Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4101a&volume=24&issue=24&issue_dt=March%2013%201976&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=bfg78vjb472lsvo4k70ifq6ne2. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ Source unknown; carried over from 1 October 2008 version of the discography in the Sweet article.
- ^ "RPM Top Singles - October 1, 1977". Library and Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5408b&volume=28&issue=1&issue_dt=October%2001%201977&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=67sa9scuilv2ngqsumse0q5o47. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ "RPM Top Singles - July 15, 1978". Library and Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4594a&volume=29&issue=16&issue_dt=July%2015%201978&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=67sa9scuilv2ngqsumse0q5o47. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
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