Hewins, Michael (28 March 1974). "Pop Review: Slade all set to slay 'em". Coventry Evening Telegraph. p.7 . Retrieved 25 October 2023– via British Newspaper Archive. a b Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nded.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 336. ISBN 978-0-214-20512-5. Gary Claydon: The ironically titled Whatever Happened To Slade (taken from a piece of graffiti spotted by manager Chas Chandler) marked the band's return to the UK after a, largely unsuccessful, sojourn in the U.S. lasting almost two years. By that time the musical landscape had changed markedly.

a b c d "Finnish chart peaks" (in Finnish). Sisältää Hitin – Suomen listalevyt (Timo Pennanen) . Retrieved 8 October 2016. Slade Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Slade". Encyclopedia.com . Retrieved 15 July 2011. Offiziellecharts.de – Slade – Everyday" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 16 September 2023. CD Album - Slade - Get Yer Boots On The Best Of Slade - Shout! Factory - USA". 45worlds.com . Retrieved 8 January 2018. The band's new-found success led to a hurriedly released extended play, Alive at Reading, which reached number 44, the band's first chart action in the UK since 1977. Another extended play followed in November, titled " Xmas Ear Bender" which peaked at number 70. [54] Polydor Records also saw an opportunity to capitalise on the band's new success and released the compilation Slade Smashes! at the beginning of November. The album was given plenty of promotion and spent 15 weeks in the UK chart, peaking at number 21. [23] The album was certified UK Gold in December, having by then sold over 200,000 copies. [55]Slade dominated the UK singles charts during the early 1970s, often outperforming chart rivals such as Wizzard, Sweet, T. Rex, Suzi Quatro, Mud, Gary Glitter, Roxy Music, and David Bowie. [6] Slade achieved twelve Top 5 hit singles in the UK between 1971 and 1974, three of which went straight to No. 1. [2] Of the 17 Top 20 hits between 1971 and 1976, six made No. 1, three reached No. 2 and two peaked at No. 3. [2] No other UK act of the period enjoyed such consistently high chart placings in the UK Top 40, and this feat was the closest any group had come to matching the Beatles' 22 Top 10 records in a single decade (1960s). Slade sold more singles in the UK than any other group of the 1970s. In 1973 alone, " Merry Xmas Everybody" sold over one million copies globally, obtaining gold disc status. [7] They toured Europe in 1973 and the US in 1974. [7] Slade - Hear Me Calling / Get Down With It - Polydor - UK - 2814 008". 45cat . Retrieved 18 October 2017. SLADE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com . Retrieved 6 October 2016. Whitburn, Joel; Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955-1996; p. 717. Published 1997 by Record Research Inc. Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012 . Retrieved 15 July 2011.

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