Whose Line Was It Anyway? UK Number One Hits 1973 Quiz

Answer: Sweet

"Blockbuster!" was number one for five weeks on the UK singles chart for Sweet in 1973. It peaked at number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

"Blockbuster" was written by Nicky Chinn/Mike Chapman. It was the only UK number one hit for Sweet, one of the top UK glam-rock groups of the '70s. They were Brian Connolly (vocals), Steve Priest (bass guitar), Andy Scott (guitar) and Mick Tucker (drums).

They had ten Top Ten hits in the UK between 1971 and 1978 which included five number two hits. They had eight number one hits in Germany. In the US they had four Top Ten hits.

Answer: Donny

"The Twelfth Of Never" was a number one hit for one week on the UK singles chart in 1973 for Donny Osmond. It peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

"The Twelfth Of Never" was written by Jerry Livingston/Paul Francis Webster. Donny Osmond was part of the Osmonds musical family group - Alan born in 1949, Wayne born in 1951, Merrill born in 1953, Jay born in 1955, Donny born in 1957 and Jimmy born in 1963.

As a soloist Donny Osmond had six Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1971 and 1991. This included his only US number one hit "Go Away Little Girl" 1971. He also had six Top Ten hits on the UK singles chart between 1972 and 1991. This included three number one hits "Puppy Love" 1972, "The Twelfth Of Never" 1973 and "Young Love" 1973.

Answer: Gilbert O'Sullivan

"Get Down" was number one for two weeks on the UK singles chart for Gilbert O'Sullivan in 1973. It peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

Raymond O'Sullivan struck an unusual image back in 1970 with his pudding basin haircut, flat cap and short pants. You couldn't help but notice him and with this image and name change to Gilbert, his fourth record and first UK hit the self penned "Nothing Rhymed", peaked at number eight on the UK singles chart.

He had seven Top Ten hits on the UK singles chart between 1970 and 1990 which included two number one hits "Clair" 1972 and "Get Down" 1973. He had three Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1971 and 1974 which included one number one hit "Alone Again (Naturally)" 1972.

Answer: In prison

"Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree" was number one for four weeks on the UK singles chart for Dawn featuring Tony Orlando. It was number one for four weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

"Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree" was written by Irwin Levine/L. Russell Brown. Tony Orlando, lead singer of Dawn, first hit the US chart in 1961 as a solo act. His second and biggest hit "Bless You" was a number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at number five on the UK singles chart the same year.

Dawn had four Top Ten hits on the UK singles chart between 1971 and 1974. This included two number one hits, "Knock Three Times" 1971 and "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree" 1973. They had six Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1970 and 1977. This included three number one hits, "Knock Three Times" 1971, "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree" 1973 and "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" 1975.

Answer: Wizzard

"See My Baby Jive" was number one for four weeks on the UK singles chart for Wizzard in 1973. It did not chart in the US.

"See my Baby Jive" was written by Roy Wood. If musicianship was the criteria for a showbiz Knighthood Roy Wood should have got one years ago. A singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, he was a member and co-founder of the groups The Move, The Electric Light Orchestra and Wizzard. On his solo 1973 album "Boulders" he played all of the instruments (apart from the harmonium on track one which was played by John Kurlanderwhich) which included guitars, cello, saxophone and recorders; he also did all of the voices. He wrote, arranged and produced the album and did a self-portrait for the front cover.

He formed Wizzard after leaving E. L. O. and they had six Top Ten between hits on the UK singles chart between 1972 and 1974. This included two number one hits "See My Baby Jive" 1973 and "Angel Fingers" 1973.

Answer: 10cc

"Rubber Bullets" was number one for one week on the UK singles chart for 10cc in 1973. It peaked at number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

"Rubber Bullets" was written by Kevin Godley/Lol Creme/Graham Gouldman, all members of 10cc along with Eric Stewart. All members of 10cc were multi-instrumentalists/singers/writers/producers and had all been in other groups during the '60s and '70s.

10cc had 11 Top Ten hits on the UK singles chart between 1972 and 1978. This included three number one hits, "Rubber Bullets 1973, "I'm Not In Love" 1975 and "Dreadlock Holiday" 1978. They had two Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1973 and 1979.

Answer: Peters and Lee

"Welcome Home" was number one for one week on the UK singles chart for Peters and Lee in 1973. It did not chart in the US.

"Welcome Home" was written by Jean Alphonse Dupre/Stanislas Beldone. Peters and Lee were Lennie Peters (the uncle of long time Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts) and singer/actress/dancer Dianne Lee. Lennie Peters was blinded in one eye in a car accident when he was five years old. He was blinded in the other eye when he was 16 after being hit by a thrown brick.

They found fame after winning the UK TV talent show "Opportunity Knocks" for a then record of seven times. They had two Top Ten hits on the UK singles chart with "Welcome Home" 1973 and "Don't Stay Away Too Long" 1974.

Answer: Van Der Valk

"Eye Level" was number one for four weeks on the UK singles chart for The Simon Park Orchestra in 1973. It did not chart in the US.

"Van Der Valk" was a British TV series broadcast by Thames Television intermittently between 1972 and 1992. It starred Barry Foster as Dutch detective Commissaris 'Piet' Simon van der Valk. The stories were based in and around Amsterdam and although it was a British production made with British actors it was shot on location in Amsterdam.

"Eye Level" was the only UK chart hit for The Simon Park Orchestra.

Answer: David Cassidy

"Daydreamer"/"The Puppy Song" was a double A-Side number one hit for three weeks on the UK singles chart for David Cassidy in 1973. It did not chart in the US.

"Daydreamer" was written by Terry Dempsey, "The Puppy Song" was written by Harry Nilsson. David Bruce Cassidy was born in 1950. His father was actor Jack Cassidy and his step-mother was actress Shirley Jones who played his mother on the US TV show "The Partridge Family". "The Partridge Family", about a musical family, ran for 96 episodes between 1970 and 1974 and produced eight music albums.

As a soloist David Cassidy had ten Top 20 hits in the UK which included six Top Ten hits and two number one hits between 1972 and 1985. In the US he had one Top 20 hit between 1971 and 1990. This was "Cherish" which peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971. It peaked at number two on the UK singles chart as a double A-Side single with "Could It Be Forever" in 1972.

Answer: "Merry Xmas Everybody"/Slade

"Merry Xmas Everyone" was number one for five weeks on the UK singles chart for Slade in 1973. It did not chart in the US.

The members of Slade were Dave Hill (guitar, vocals), Noddy Holder (Guitar, vocals), Jim Lea (guitar, keyboards, violin, vocals) and Don Powell (drums). The group from Wolverhampton, UK, were the first artists to have three records enter the UK singles chart at number one. "Cum On Feel The Noize" 1973, "Skweeze Me Pleeze Me" 1973 and "Merry Xmas Everyone" 1973.

They came together as The 'N Betweens in 1965 from various other groups. In 1969 they changed their name to Ambrose Slade and were now managed by ex-Animals' bassist, Chas Chandler. Their first UK chart hit as Slade was "Get Down And Get With It" 1971.