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Sweet discography
Studio albums9
Live albums3
Compilation albums23
Singles34

The following is a comprehensive discography of British rock band Sweet.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK

[1][2] [3]

AUS

[4] [5]

AUT

[6]

CAN

[7]

DEN

[8]

FIN

[9]

GER

[10]

NLD

[11]

NOR

[12]

NZL

[13]

SWE

[14]
[15]

USA

[16]

1971 Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be — — — — 15 [A 1] 1 — — — — — —
1974 Sweet Fanny Adams 27 33 6 — 1 3 2 — 12 — 4 —

GBR: Gold[17]

Desolation Boulevard — 13 — 5
[18] 		4 9 9 — 17 17 2 25

GBR: Silver[17]
USA: Gold[19]
CAN: Gold[20]

1976 Give Us a Wink — 17 — 11
[21] 		4 — 9 — 15 — 3 27
1977 Off the Record — 51 5 90
[22] 		— 27 11 — 20 — 14 151
1978 Level Headed — 40 17 52
[23] 		— — 15 38 — — 26 52
1979 Cut Above the Rest — 87 — — — — 49 — — — — 151
1980 Waters Edge — — — — — — — — — — — —
1982 Identity Crisis — — — — — — — — — — — —
1992 The Answer — — — — — — — — — — — —
2002 Sweetlife — — — — — — — — — — — —
2012 New York Connection — — — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS

[4] [5]

AUT

[6]

DEN

[8]

GER

[10]

NOR

[12]

SWE

[14]
[15]

1975 Strung Up
(double live & compilation album) 		9 10 5 17 12 4
1998 Live in Denmark 1976 — — — — — —
1999 Live at the Rainbow 1973 — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK

[1][2] [3]

AUS

[4] [5]

CAN

[7]

DEN

[24]

GER

[10]

NZL

[13]

USA

[16]

1970 Gimme Dat Ding
(one side only) 		— — — — — — —
1972 The Sweet's Biggest Hits — 58 — — 30 — —
1973 The Sweet
(USA and Canada only) 		— — 46
[25] 		— — — 191
Sweet and Middle of the Road
(one side only) 		— — — — — — —
1975 The Sweet Singles Album
(Australia & New Zealand only) 		— 2 — — — 21 —
Strung Up
(double live & compilation album) 		9 10 5 17 12 4 —
1977 The Golden Greats — — — — — — —
1981 Teenage Rampage
(Australia & New Zealand only) 		— 53 — — — — —
1984 Sweet 16 - It's It's... Sweet's Hits 49 17 — — — — —
1987 Hard Centers - The Rock Years — — — — — — —
1988 Starke Zeiten [A 2] — — — — 26 — —
1989 Blockbusters — — — — — — —
1992 The Ballroom Blitz & More Sweet Hits — 19 — — — — —
The Best of Sweet — — — — — — —
1993 Gold - 20 Superhits — — — — 44
[26] 		— —
Ballroom Hitz - The Very Best of Sweet — 19
[27] 		— 13 — — —
1995 Platinum Rare — — — — — — —
Hit Singles (Complete A & B Sides) — — — — — — —
Ballroom Hitz [A 3] 15 — — — — — — GBR:Silver
1997 The Legend Lives On[28] — ? — — — — —
1998 Sweet Originals — — — — — — —
1999 The Greatest Hits — — — — — — — GBR:Gold
2005 The Very Best of Sweet 72 — — — — — —
2009 Action: The Sweet Anthology — — — — — — —
2015 Action: The Ultimate Story — — — — 17 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Notes

  1. ^ Charted in 1974.
  2. ^ "Starke Zeiten album cover and track list". Private Sweet collector. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
  3. ^ A single CD release with 22 tracks, not to be confused with the 1993 40 tracks double CD release entitled Ballroom Hitz - The Very Best of Sweet.

Singles

Year Title B-side Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds) 		Studio album
UK

[1][2] [3] [29]

AUS

[4]

AUT

[30]

CAN

[7]

SWI

[31]

DEN

[8]

FIN

[9]

GER

[32]

IRL

[33]

NLD

[34] [11]

NOR

[35]

NZL

[36]

SWE

[14]
[37]

USA

[38]

SAF

[39]

1968 "Slow Motion" ”It’s Lonely Out There" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
1969 "Lollipop Man" ”Time" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Gimme Dat Ding
1970 "All You'll Ever Get from Me" ”The Juicer" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
"Get on the Line" ”Mr McGallagher" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1971 "Funny Funny" ”You’re Not Wrong For Lovin' Me" 13 93 — — — 1 5 5
[40] 		7 1 2 — 1 — 1 Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be
"Co-Co" ”Done Me Wrong All Right" 2 42 — — 1 1 15 1 3 3 2 2 2 99 1
"Alexander Graham Bell" ”Spotlight" 33 — — — — — — 24 — 38 — — — — — Non-album single
1972 "Poppa Joe" ”Jeanie" 11 70 — — 2 1 1 3 16 1 2 14 2 — 12
"Little Willy" ”Man From Mecca" 4 65 — 1
[S 1]
[41] 		2 1 2 1 9 7 7 7 — 3 [S 1] 9

USA: Gold[19]

"Wig-Wam Bam" ”New York Connection" 4 15 5 — 2 1 3 1 4 6 6 10 18 — 8
1973 "Block Buster!" ”Need A Lot of Lovin'” 1 29 1 30 [S 1]
[42] 		3 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 — 73 7
"Hell Raiser" ”Burning" 2 49 4 — 3 1 4 1 2 4 5 4 — — —
"The Ballroom Blitz" ”Rock & Roll Disgrace" (RCA) / ”Restless" (Capitol) 2 1 5 1
[S 2]
[43] 		3 1 10 1 1 4 2 1 3 5 [S 2] 3

GBR: Silver[17]
CAN: Gold[20]

1974 "Teenage Rampage" ”Own Up, Take A Look at Yourself" 2 10 16 — 2 1 5 1 1 11 2 7 7 — —

GBR: Silver[17]

"The Six Teens" ”Burn on the Flame" 9 48 9 — 6 1 8 4 15 7 7 — — — — Desolation Boulevard
"Turn It Down" ”Someone Else Will" 41 — 14 — — 2 10 4 — — 4 — 10 — —
"Peppermint Twist" ”Rebel Rouser" — 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — Sweet Fanny Adams
1975 "Fox on the Run" ”Miss Demeanor" 2 1 3 2 [S 3]
[44] 		3 1 10 1 2 2 2 3 10 5 [S 3] 1

GBR: Silver[17]
USA: Gold[19]
CAN: Gold[20]

Desolation Boulevard
"Action" ”Sweet F.A". (RCA) / ”Medussa" (Capitol) 15 4 3 5 [S 3]
[45] 		4 3 13 2 7 6 2 12 2 20 [S 3] — Give Us a Wink
1976 "The Lies in Your Eyes" ”Cockroach" 35 14 17 — — 3 — 5 — 9 11 — 6 — —
"4 July" ”Restless" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
"Lost Angels" ”Funk It Up" — 74 11 — — 18 — 13
[40] 		— — — — 5 — — Off the Record
1977 "Fever of Love" ”A Distinct Lack of Ancient" — — 12 — — — — 9
[40] 		— — — — 7 — 10
"Funk It Up (David's Song)" ”Funk It Up (12-inch Disco Mix)” — — — 87
[46] 		— — — — — — — — — 88 —
"Stairway to the Stars" ”Why Don’t You Do It To Me" — — — — — — — 15
[40] 		— — — — — — — Off the Record (U.S. Version)
1978 "Love Is Like Oxygen" ”Cover Girl" 9 9 23 8
[47] 		6 — 7 10
[40] 		8 16 — 4 — 8 —

GBR: Silver[17]

Level Headed
"California Nights" ”Show Me The Way" — — — 86
[48] 		— — — 23 — — — — — 76 —
1979 "Call Me" ”Why Don’t You" — — — — — — — 29 — — — — — — — Cut Above the Rest
"Big Apple Waltz" ”Why Don’t You" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1980 "Give the Lady Some Respect" ”Tall Girls" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Waters Edge
"Sixties Man" ”Oh Yeah!” — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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] 		— — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1988 "Love is Like Oxygen / Reach Out I'll Be There" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
"Wig-Wam Bam/Co-Co" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single issued by compilation label Old Gold
1991 "X-Ray-Specs" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
1992 "Stand Up" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — A
"Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again / When Friends Fall Out" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2002 "Do it All Over Again" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — SweetLife
2012 "Join Together" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — New York Connection
2015 "Defender" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Charted in 1973.
  2. ^ a b Charted in 1975.
  3. ^ a b c d Charted in 1976.
  4. ^ Although officially a Top 75, a "Next 25" section was printed at this point in time - see UK Singles Chart for more details.

References

General

Specific

  1. ^ a b c "UK Top 40 Hit Database". everyhit.com. Note: User must search on artist "Sweet" with exact name match and select format "All". Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 543. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ a b c "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d Garry O'Hoy (July 1994). "Sweet". Australian Record Collector (#9). publication # PP2376300009.
  5. ^ a b c David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ a b "Austrian Albums Charts". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  7. ^ a b c "RPM Weekly - The Canadian Charts". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  8. ^ a b c "Danske Hitlister" (in Danish). danskehitlister.dk. Note: User must click on a title; "Højeste placering" indicates the peak position. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  9. ^ a b "Finnish Singles Charts". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  10. ^ a b c "German Long-Play Charts". charts-surfer.de. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
  11. ^ a b Bouwman, Francis; Broekhuizen, Cees (1988). Hitdossier 1958 tot 1987 (4th ed.). Haarlem: H. J. W. Becht. ISBN 90-230-0619-4.
  12. ^ a b "Norwegian Albums Charts". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  13. ^ a b "New Zealand Albums Charts". charts.nz. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  14. ^ a b c Nilsson, Christer (1997). The Not Even Close to Complete Sweet Encyclopedia. Rock'n'Records Productions. Note: Sverigetopplistan, the official singles and albums charts, was first published on 14 November 1975. Older chart positions are taken from Kvällstoppen, a radio show broadcast based on record sales in a number of stores all over Sweden that ran until 19 August 1975. ISBN 91-972682-3-2.
  15. ^ a b "Swedish Albums Charts". swedishcharts.com. Note: Refers only chart positions from Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  16. ^ a b "Sweet: Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  17. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  18. ^ "RPM Top Albums - February 14, 1976". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  19. ^ a b c "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database". RIAA. Note: User must enter "Sweet" in the "Artist" field and click on "Search". Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  20. ^ a b c "CRIA Certification Database". CRIA. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
  21. ^ "RPM Top Albums - May 22, 1976". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  22. ^ "RPM Top Albums - June 4, 1977". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  23. ^ "RPM Top Albums - July 22, 1978". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  24. ^ "Danish Albums Charts". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  25. ^ "RPM Top Albums - September 8, 1973". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  26. ^ "Chartverfolgung/Sweet/Longplay" (in German). musicline.de. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  27. ^ "Australian Albums Charts". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  28. ^ SWEET 3CD BOX - THE LEGEND LIVES ON (ACD/Eurotrend CD 311.666, Austria)
  29. ^ Manly, pp. 233-233.
  30. ^ "Austrian Singles Charts". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  31. ^ "Swiss Singles Charts". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  32. ^ "Chartverfolgung/Sweet,The/Single" (in German). musicline.de. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  33. ^ "Irish Singles Charts". irishcharts.ie. Note: User must enter "The Sweet" in "Search by Artist" and click on "search". Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  34. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 - Top 40-Artiesten - Sweet" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Note: User must mouse over song and click on "Positieverloop". Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  35. ^ "Norwegian Singles Charts". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  36. ^ "New Zealand Singles Charts". charts.nz. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  37. ^ "Swedish Singles Charts". swedishcharts.com. Note: Refers only chart positions from Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  38. ^ "Sweet: Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  39. ^ "South African Singles Charts 1969 - 1989: Acts S". The South African Rock Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  40. ^ a b c d e "Chartverfolgung/Sweet/Single" (in German). musicline.de. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  41. ^ "RPM Top Singles - May 26, 1973". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  42. ^ "RPM Top Singles - August 11, 1973" (PDF). Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  43. ^ "RPM Top Singles - October 6, 1975". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  44. ^ "RPM Top Singles - January 24, 1976". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  45. ^ "RPM Top Singles - March 27, 1976" (PDF). Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  46. ^ "RPM Top Singles - October 1, 1977". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  47. ^ "RPM Top Singles - July 15, 1978". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  48. ^ "RPM Top Singles - September 16, 1978". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
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