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Slade live (1977)

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the British glam rock - music group Slade and their pseudonyms like Ambrose Slade, Blessings in Disguise, 'N Betweens and Slade II . According to sources and record awards, she has sold more than 3.8 million records to date, over 3.8 million of them in her home country alone. Slade's most successful release is the single Merry Xmas Everybody with over 1.3 million units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US USTemplate: chart table / maintenance / charts non-existent
1969 Beginnings - - - - -
First published: May 9, 1969
1970 Play It Loud - - - - -
First published: November 28, 1970
1972 Slayed? DE10 (40 weeks)
DE
AT3 (12 weeks)
AT
- UK1 (34 weeks)
UK
US69 (26 weeks)
US
First published: November 1, 1972
Sales: + 20,000
1974 Old New Borrowed and Blue DE20 (20 weeks)
DE
- - UK1
gold
gold

(16 weeks)UK
-
First published: February 15, 1974
Sales: + 100,000
Slade in Flame DE41 (8 weeks)
DE
- - UK6th
gold
gold

(18 weeks)UK
US93 (14 weeks)
US
First published: November 29, 1974
Sales: + 100,000
1976 Nobody's Fools - - - UK14 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: March 5, 1976
1977 Whatever Happened to Slade - - - - -
First published: March 21, 1977
1979 Return to Base ... - - - - -
First published: October 1, 1979
1981 We'll bring the house down - - - UK25 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: March 13, 1981
Till Deaf Do Us Part - - - UK68 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: November 13, 1981
1983 The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome
( aka : Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply )
DE9 (20 weeks)
DE
AT17 (2 weeks)
AT
CH5 (16 weeks)
CH
UK49 (13 weeks)
UK
US33 (23 weeks)
US
First published: December 3, 1983
Sales: + 50,000
1985 Rogues Gallery DE38 (8 weeks)
DE
- CH13 (3 weeks)
CH
UK60 (2 weeks)
UK
US132 (6 weeks)
US
First published: March 29, 1985
Crackers - The Christmas Party Album - - - UK34
gold
gold

(7 weeks)UK
-
First published: November 18, 1985
Sales: + 100,000
1987 You Boyz Make Big Noize - - - UK98 (1 week)
UK
-
First published: April 27, 1987

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Live albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US USTemplate: chart table / maintenance / charts non-existent
1972 Slade Alive! DE25 (24 weeks)
DE
AT8 (8 weeks)
AT
- UK2 (58 weeks)
UK
US158 (11 weeks)
US
First published: March 24, 1972
1982 Slade on stage - - - UK58 (3 weeks)
UK
-
First published: December 11, 1982

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More live albums

  • 1978: Slade Alive, Vol. 2
  • 2006: Slade Alive! - The Live Anthology
  • 2009: Live at the BBC

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1973 Sladest DE3 (28 weeks)
DE
AT10 (4 weeks)
AT
- UK1
gold
gold

(24 weeks)UK
US129 (7 weeks)
US
First published: September 28, 1973
Sales: + 100,000
1980 Slade Smashes! / Slade's Greatz - - - UK21st
gold
gold

(16 weeks)UK
-
First published: November 1, 1980
Sales: + 100,000
1991 Wall of hits DE44 (14 weeks)
DE
- - UK34
silver
silver

(5 weeks)UK
-
First published: November 11, 1991
Sales: + 60,000
1997 Feel the Noize - Greatest Hits - - - UK19th
gold
gold

(6 weeks)UK
-
First published: Jan 13, 1997
Sales: + 100,000
2005 The Very Best of Slade - - - UK39
gold
gold

(6 weeks)UK
-
First published: November 28, 2005
Sales: + 100,000

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More compilations

  • 1991: The Slade Collection 81-87
  • 2000: The Genesis of Slade
  • 2001: The Party Album
  • 2002: Get Yer Boots On: The Best of Slade
  • 2006: Slade's Crazee Christmas
  • 2006: Beginnings / Play It Loud
  • 2007: The Collection 1979-1987
  • 2007: Rockers
  • 2007: In for a Penny: Raves & Faves
  • 2007: B-Sides
  • 2009: Merry Xmas Everybody: Slade Party Hits

EPs

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1980 Slade Alive at Reading - - - UK44 (5 weeks)
UK
-
First release: September 26th, 1980 placed
in the single charts

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More EPs

  • 1965: 'N Betweens
  • 1980: Six of the Best
  • 1980: Xmas Ear Bender

Singles

Chart placements

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US USTemplate: chart table / maintenance / charts non-existent
1971 Get Down and Get with It
DE34 (2 weeks)
DE
- - UK16 (14 weeks)
UK
-
First published: May 21, 1971
Coz I Luv You
DE9 (15 weeks)
DE
- - UK1 (15 weeks)
UK
-
First published: October 8, 1971
1972 Look Wot You Dun
DE14 (9 weeks)
DE
- - UK4 (10 weeks)
UK
-
First published: January 28, 1972
Tak Me Bak 'Ome
DE10 (16 weeks)
DE
- - UK1 (13 weeks)
UK
US97 (2 weeks)
US
First published: May 26, 1972
Mama Weer All Crazee Now
Slayed?
DE6 (13 weeks)
DE
AT6 (8 weeks)
AT
CH5 (12 weeks)
CH
UK1 (10 weeks)
UK
US76 (10 weeks)
US
First published: August 25, 1972
Gudbuy T 'Jane
Slayed?
DE3 (17 weeks)
DE
AT7 (12 weeks)
AT
CH4 (11 weeks)
CH
UK2 (13 weeks)
UK
US68 (6 weeks)
US
First published: November 17, 1972
1973 Cum on feel the noize
DE8 (17 weeks)
DE
AT10 (12 weeks)
AT
CH4 (6 weeks)
CH
UK1 (14 weeks)
UK
US98 (2 weeks)
US
First published: February 23, 1973
Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me
DE3 (15 weeks)
DE
AT12 (8 weeks)
AT
CH4 (8 weeks)
CH
UK1
silver
silver

(10 weeks)UK
-
First published: June 22, 1973
Sales: + 250,000
My Friend Stan
Old New Borrowed And Blue
DE5 (17 weeks)
DE
- CH6 (8 weeks)
CH
UK2
silver
silver

(8 weeks)UK
-
First published: Sep 28, 1973
Sales: + 250,000
Merry Xmas Everybody
DE4 (16 weeks)
DE
- - UK1
platinum
platinum

(98 weeks)UK
-
First published: December 7, 1973
Sales: + 1,320,000
from 1980 to 1990 and since 2007 regularly represented in the UK charts at Christmas
1974 Everyday
Old New Borrowed And Blue
DE17 (14 weeks)
DE
AT13 (8 weeks)
AT
CH7 (9 weeks)
CH
UK3
silver
silver

(10 weeks)UK
-
First published: March 29, 1974
Sales: + 250,000; 2013 in UK again at number 69
The Bangin 'Man
DE7 (14 weeks)
DE
- - UK3 (7 weeks)
UK
-
First published: June 28, 1974
Far Far Away
Slade In Flame
DE8 (32 weeks)
DE
- - UK2
silver
silver

(6 weeks)UK
-
First published: October 11, 1974
Sales: + 250,000
1975 How does it feel?
Slade In Flame
DE36 (2 weeks)
DE
- - UK15 (7 weeks)
UK
-
First published: February 7, 1975
Thanks for the Memory
(Wham Bam Thank You Mam)
DE13 (10 weeks)
DE
AT12 (4 weeks)
AT
- UK7 (7 weeks)
UK
-
First published: May 9, 1975
In for a Penny
Nobody’s Fools
- - - UK11 (8 weeks)
UK
-
First published: November 14, 1975
1976 Let's Call It Quits
Nobody’s Fools
- - - UK11 (7 weeks)
UK
-
First published: January 30, 1976
1977 Gypsy Road Hog
Whatever Happened To Slade
- - - UK48 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: January 24, 1977
My Baby Left Me - That's All Right
- - - UK32 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: October 17, 1977
1981 We'll bring the house down
- - - UK10 (9 weeks)
UK
-
First published: January 23, 1981
Wheels Ain't Comin 'Down
Return To Base
- - - UK60 (3 weeks)
UK
-
First published: March 27, 1981
Lock Up Your Daughters
Till Deaf Do Us Part
- - - UK29 (8 weeks)
UK
-
First published: September 4, 1981
1982 Ruby Red
Till Deaf Do Us Part
- - - UK51 (3 weeks)
UK
-
First published: March 12, 1982
Rock and Roll Preacher
Till Deaf Do Us Part
DE49 (5 weeks)
DE
- - - -
First published: March 29, 1982
(And Now the Waltz) C'est la vie
The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome
- - - UK50 (7 weeks)
UK
-
First published: November 12, 1982
1983 My Oh My
The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome
DE4 (18 weeks)
DE
AT5 (10 weeks)
AT
CH2 (13 weeks)
CH
UK2
gold
gold

(12 weeks)UK
US37 (11 weeks)
US
First published: November 11, 1983
Sales: + 500,000
1984 Run Runaway
The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome
DE19 (12 weeks)
DE
- - UK7 (10 weeks)
UK
US20 (17 weeks)
US
First published: January 27, 1984
All join hands
- - - UK15 (10 weeks)
UK
-
First published: November 5, 1984
1985 The 7 Year Bitch
Rogues Gallery
DE39 (8 weeks)
DE
- - UK60 (3 weeks)
UK
-
First published: January 14, 1985
Myzsterious Mizster Jones
Rogues Gallery
- - - UK50 (5 weeks)
UK
-
First published: March 11, 1985
Little Sheila
Rogues Gallery
- - - - US86 (3 weeks)
US
First published: May 4, 1985
Do You Believe in Miracles?
- - - UK54 (6 weeks)
UK
-
First published: November 18, 1985
1987 Still the Same
You Boyz Make Big Noize
- - - UK73 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: February 2, 1987
That's What Friends Are For
You Boyz Make Big Noize
- - - UK95 (1 week)
UK
-
First published: April 20, 1987
You Boyz Make Big Noize
You Boyz Make Big Noize
- - - UK94 (1 week)
UK
-
First published: July 27, 1987
1991 Radio Wall of Sound
- - - UK21 (5 weeks)
UK
-
First published: October 7, 1991
1998 Merry Xmas Everybody '98
- - - UK30th
silver
silver

(4 weeks)UK
-
First published: December 14, 1998
Sales: + 200,000; Slade vs. Flush

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More singles

  • 1966: You Better Run
  • 1969: Genesis
  • 1969: Wild Winds are Blowing
  • 1970: Shape of Things to Come
  • 1970: Know Who You Are
  • 1976: Nobody's Fool
  • 1977: Burning in the Heat of Love
  • 1978: Give Us a Goal
  • 1978: Rock n 'Roll Bolero
  • 1979: Ginny Ginny
  • 1979: Sign O'the Times
  • 1979: Okey Cokey
  • 1981: Knuckle Sandwich Nancy
  • 1984: Slam the Hammer Down
  • 1987: We Won't Give in
  • 1987: Ooh La La in LA
  • 1988: Let's Dance '88
  • 1991: Universe

Video albums and music videos

Video albums

  • 1975: Slade in Flame
  • 1991: Wall of Hits
  • 2004: Inside Slade - The Singles 1971-1991
  • 2005: The Very Best of Slade (Sales: + 25,000, UK:goldgold)
  • 2006: Slade Alive! - The Ultimate Critical Review

Music videos

year title
1971 Get Down and Get with It
Look Wot You Dun
1973 Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me
My friend Stan
1974 Far Far Away
1975 Thanks for the Memory
(Wham Bam Thank You Mam)
1976 Let's call it quits
Nobody's Fool
1977 My Baby Left Me - That's All Right
1978 Give Us a Goal
1981 We'll bring the house down
Wheels ain't comin 'down
Lock Up Your Daughters
1983 My oh my
1984 Run runaway
All join hands
1985 7 year bitch
Myzsterious Mizster Jones
Little Sheila
Do You Believe in Miracles?
1991 Radio Wall of Sound
Universe

Box sets

  • 2006: Slade Anthology '69 –'01

statistics

Chart evaluation

The following list contains an overview of Slade's chart successes in the album and single charts.

DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
Number one albums DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK3UK US-US
Top 10 albums DE3DE AT3AT CH1CH UK5UK US-US
Albums in the charts DE8thDE AT4thAT CH2CH UK18thUK US7thUS
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
Number one singles DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK6thUK US-US
Top 10 singles DE11DE AT4thAT CH7thCH UK16UK US-US
Singles in the charts DE19thDE AT7thAT CH7thCH UK35UK US7thUS

Awards for music sales

Golden record

  • FinlandFinland Finland
    • 1973: for the album Slayed
  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 1984: for the album Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region Silver record icon.svg silver Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Finland (IFPI) Finland (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 20,000 ifpi.fi
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 50,000 musiccanada.com
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg 6 × silver6th Gold record icon.svg 9 × gold9 Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 3,805,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Silver record icon.svg 6 × silver6th Gold record icon.svg 11 × gold11 Platinum record icon.svg platinum1

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  1. a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK1 UK2 US
  2. Justin Myers: The Official Top 20 bestselling Christmas Number 1s. officialcharts.com, December 3, 2019, accessed December 5, 2019 .