The Sweet discography | |
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![]() Sweet performing in 2023 | |
Studio albums | 15 |
Live albums | 11 |
Compilation albums | 24 |
Video albums | 13 |
Music videos | 33 |
Singles | 52 |
Box sets | 4 |
The following is a comprehensive discography of British rock band Sweet.
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
CAN [4] |
FIN [5] |
GER [6] |
NL [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9][10] |
US [11] | |||
Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Sweet Fanny Adams | 27 | 33 | 6 | — | 9 | 2 | — | 12 | 4 | — | ||
Desolation Boulevard | — | 13 | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | — | 17 | 2 | 25 | ||
Give Us a Wink |
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— | 17 | — | 11 | — | 9 | — | 15 | 3 | 27 | |
Off the Record |
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— | 51 | 5 | 90 | 29 | 11 | — | 20 | 14 | 151 | |
Level Headed |
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— | 40 | 17 | 52 | — | 15 | 26 | — | 26 | 52 | |
Cut Above the Rest |
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— | 87 | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | 151 | |
Waters Edge |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Identity Crisis |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
A (by Andy Scott's Sweet) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Answer (by Andy Scott's Sweet) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Sweetlife (by Andy Scott's Sweet) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
New York Connection (by Andy Scott's Sweet) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Isolation Boulevard (by Andy Scott's Sweet) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Full Circle (by Andy Scott's Sweet) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Live albums
[edit]Title | Album details |
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Live at the Marquee |
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Rock & Roll Disgrace – Live in Japan |
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Land of Hope and Glory |
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Blockbuster – Live on Stage |
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Greatest Hits – Live |
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Live in Denmark 1976 |
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Live at the Rainbow 1973 – The Complete Concert |
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Live! In America |
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Live – Are You Ready? |
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Desolation Boulevard Revisited |
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Sweet Fanny Adams Revisited |
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Compilation albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
CAN [4] |
FIN [5] |
GER [6] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [10] |
US [11] | |||
Gimme Dat Ding |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Sweet's Biggest Hits |
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— | 58 | — | — | 3 | 30 | — | — | — |
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The Sweet |
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— | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | 191 | |
Sweet Singles Album |
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— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Strung Up |
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— | 10 | 10 | — | — | 17 | 12 | 4 | — | |
Sweet's Golden Greats |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Teenage Rampage |
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— | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Sweet 16 – It's It's... Sweet's Hits |
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49 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Hard Centres – The Rock Years |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Starke Zeiten |
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— | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | |
Blockbusters |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Best of Sweet |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Ballroom Blitz & More Sweet Hits |
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— | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Gold – 20 Super Hits |
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— | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | |
Ballroom Hitz – The Very Best of Sweet |
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15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | UK: Silver[14] |
Originals – The Best 37 Glamrock Songs Ever |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Greatest Hits |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | UK: Gold[14] |
Ballroom Hitz |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Very Best of Sweet |
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72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Action: The Sweet Anthology |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Action: The Ultimate Story |
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— | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | |
The Lost Singles |
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— | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | |
The Ultimate Collection |
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49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Greatest Hitz 1969–1978 |
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— | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Box sets
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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GER [6] | ||
Finale 1985–2015 |
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Are You Ready? – The RCA Era |
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61 |
Sensational Sweet Chapter One: The Wild Bunch |
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28 |
The Polydor Albums |
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— |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Singles
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [19] |
CAN [20] |
GER [6] |
IRE [21] |
NL [22] |
NOR [23] |
SWE [9][24] |
US [25] | |||||
"Slow Motion" | 1968 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"The Lollipop Man" | 1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"All You'll Ever Get from Me" | 1970 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Get on the Line" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Funny, Funny" | 1971 | 13 | 93 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be | ||
"Co-Co" | 2 | 42 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 99 | ||||
"Alexander Graham Bell" | 33 | — | — | — | 24 | — | —[A] | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
"Poppa Joe" | 1972 | 11 | 70 | — | — | 3 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | |||
"Little Willy" | 4 | 65 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | — | 3 |
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"Wig-Wam Bam" | 4 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | — | ||||
"Block Buster!" | 1973 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 73 | |||
"I'm on My Way" [B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Hell Raiser" | 2 | 49 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | ||||
"It's Lonely Out There" [C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"The Ballroom Blitz" | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||
"Teenage Rampage" | 1974 | 2 | 10 | 16 | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 7 | — |
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"The Six Teens" | 9 | 48 | 9 | — | 4 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 11 | — | Desolation Boulevard | |||
"Turn It Down" | 41 | — | 14 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 10 | — | ||||
"Peppermint Twist" [D] | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sweet Fanny Adams | |||
"Fox on the Run" | 1975 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | Desolation Boulevard | ||
"Action" | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | Give Us a Wink | |||
"The Lies in Your Eyes" | 1976 | 35 | 14 | 17 | — | 5 | — | 9 | — | 6 | — | |||
"4th of July" [E] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Lost Angels" | — | 74 | 11 | — | 13 | — | — | — | 5 | — | Off the Record | |||
"Fever of Love" | 1977 | — | — | 12 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 7 | — | |||
"Stairway to the Stars" | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Funk It Up (David's Song)" [F] | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | ||||
"Love Is Like Oxygen" | 1978 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 20 | — | — | 8 |
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Level Headed | |
"California Nights" [G] | — | — | — | 86 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 76 | ||||
"Call Me" | 1979 | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | Cut Above the Rest | ||
"Mother Earth" [H] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Big Apple Waltz" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Give the Lady Some Respect" | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Waters Edge | ||
"Sixties Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Falling in Love" [I] | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Identity Crisis | ||
"It's It's... The Sweet Mix" | 1984 | 45 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Sweet 2th – The Wigwam Willy Mix" | 1985 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Love Is Like Oxygen" (live) / "Reach Out... I'll Be There" [I] | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live at the Marquee | ||
"X-Ray Specs" (by Andy Scott's Sweet) [I] | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Stand Up" (by Andy Scott's Sweet) [I] | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A | ||
"Am I Ever Going to See Your Face Again" (by Andy Scott's Sweet) [I] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Fox on the Run" (Sweet & Foxy '98) | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Originals – The Best 37 Glamrock Songs Ever | ||
"Do It All Over Again" (by Andy Scott's Sweet) | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sweetlife | ||
"I Saw Her Standing There" (by Andy Scott's Sweet) | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Defender" (by Andy Scott's Sweet) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Action – The Ultimate Story | ||
"Still Got the Rock" (by Andy Scott's Sweet) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Everything" 2021 (by Andy Scott's Sweet) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Let It Snow" (by Andy Scott's Sweet) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Defender" 2022 (by Andy Scott's Sweet) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Don't Bring Me Water" (by Andy Scott's Sweet) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Changes" (by Andy Scott's Sweet) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Burning Like a Falling Star" (by Andy Scott's Sweet) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Full Circle | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Videos
[edit]Video albums
[edit]Title | Album details |
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Ballroom Blitz | |
Live at the Marquee |
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Gold |
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Six of the Best Part One |
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Six of the Best Part Two | |
Here and Now |
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Sweetlike – Most Famous Hits |
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The Very Best Of |
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Glitz, Blitz, & Hitz |
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Block Buster |
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The Definitive Collection |
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Action – The Ultimate Story |
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Finale – Live in Berlin 2015 |
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Music videos
[edit]Year | Video | Album |
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1971 | "Funny Funny" | Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be |
"Co-Co" | ||
"Jeanie" | ||
"Alexander Graham Bell" | non-album | |
1972 | "Poppa Joe" | |
1973 | "The Ballroom Blitz" | |
1974 | "Teenage Rampage" | |
"The Six Teens" | Desolation Boulevard | |
"Turn It Down" | ||
1975 | "Fox on the Run" | |
"Action" | Give Us a Wink | |
1976 | "The Lies in Your Eyes" | |
"Lost Angels" | Off the Record | |
1977 | "Fever of Love" | |
1978 | "Love Is Like Oxygen" | Level Headed |
"California Nights" | ||
"Fountain" | ||
"Lettres d'Amour" | ||
1980 | "Give the Lady Some Respect" | Waters Edge |
"Sixties Man" | ||
2002 | "Sweetlife" (by Andy Scott's Sweet) | Sweetlife |
"Do It All Over Again" (by Andy Scott's Sweet) | ||
"You're Crazy" (by Andy Scott's Sweet) | ||
"Never Say Forever" (by Andy Scott's Sweet) | ||
"Airheads!" (by Andy Scott's Sweet) | ||
2015 | "Still Got the Rock" (by Andy Scott's Sweet) | Action – The Ultimate Story |
2021 | "Set Me Free" (by Andy Scott's Sweet) | Isolation Boulevard |
"Stand Up" (by Andy Scott's Sweet) | A | |
"Everything" 2021 (by Andy Scott's Sweet) | Sweetlife | |
2022 | "Defender" 2022 (by Andy Scott's Sweet) | non-album |
2023 | "Don't Bring Me Water" (by Andy Scott's Sweet) | |
"Changes" (by Andy Scott's Sweet) | ||
2024 | "Burning Like a Falling Star" (by Andy Scott's Sweet) | Full Circle |
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Alexander Graham Bell" didn't enter the Dutch Single Top 30, but did peak at number 38 on the Dutch Top 40.[26]
- ^ Re-release from 1968. Only released as a single in Belgium, France and Switzerland.
- ^ Originally the B-side of 'Slow Motion'. Only released as a single in the US.
- ^ Only released as a single in Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
- ^ Only released as a single in Australia.
- ^ Only released as a single in the US, Canada and Mexico.
- ^ Was scheduled for release in the UK but withdrawn. However, it was released as a single in Europe and North America.
- ^ Only released as a single in the US and Canada.
- ^ a b c d e Only released as a single in Germany.
References
[edit]General
- Manly, Brian (2009). The Man Who Sang Blockbuster (1st ed.). Somehitwonders Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9562249-0-3. Retrieved 13 July 2009.[permanent dead link]
Specific
- ^ a b c "SWEET | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b c David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. p. 302. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b Peak positions for the Sweet's albums in Canada:
- The Sweet: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 20, no. 4. 8 September 1973. Retrieved 25 January 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- Desolation Boulevard: "RPM Top Albums". RPM. Vol. 24, no. 20. 14 February 1976. Retrieved 25 January 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- Give Us a Wink: "RPM Top Albums". RPM. Vol. 25, no. 8. 22 May 1976. Retrieved 25 January 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- Off the Record: "RPM Top Albums". RPM. Vol. 27, no. 10. 4 June 1977. Retrieved 25 January 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- Level Headed: "RPM Top Albums". RPM. Vol. 29, no. 17. 22 July 1978. Retrieved 25 January 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ a b Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ a b c d "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Sweet - Se alla låtar och listplaceringar". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Sweet – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Sweet on tour" (PDF). Record Mirror. 27 April 1974. p. 28. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "International" (PDF). Billboard. 5 June 1976. p. 64. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "British certifications – Sweet". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 January 2022. Type Sweet in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "Sweet LP and single coming" (PDF). Record Mirror. 12 October 1974. p. 3. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "American certifications – Sweet". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Canadian certifications – Sweet". Music Canada. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Capitol Sets Release" (PDF). Record World. 31 December 1977. p. 12. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Peak positions for the Sweet's singles in Canada:
- "Little Willy": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 19, no. 15. 26 May 1973. Retrieved 25 January 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Block Buster!": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 19, no. 26. 11 August 1973. Retrieved 25 January 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "The Ballroom Blitz": "RPM Top Singles". RPM. Vol. 24, no. 6. 4 October 1975. Retrieved 25 January 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Fox on the Run": "RPM Top Singles". RPM. Vol. 24, no. 17. 24 January 1976. Retrieved 25 January 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Action": "RPM Top Singles". RPM. Vol. 24, no. 26. 27 March 1976. Retrieved 25 January 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Funk It Up (David's Song)": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 28, no. 1. 1 October 1977. Retrieved 25 January 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Love Is Like Oxygen": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 29, no. 16. 15 July 1978. Retrieved 25 January 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "California Nights": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 29, no. 25. 16 September 1978. Retrieved 25 January 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1994). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1993. Record Research. p. 586. ISBN 9780898201048.
- ^ "The Sweet - Alexander Graham Bell | Top 40". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- thesweet.com/hsh – Official Sweet Fansite
- Sweet – "Give Us a Link": Sweet discography (fan site)
- The Sweet discography at Discogs