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Gary Glitter discography
A black-haired man with a hairy chest, wearing a shiny jacket open to the waist, with large lapels, smiles towards the camera
Glitter on TopPop, 1974
Studio albums7
EPs1
Live albums4
Compilation albums13
Singles42

English glam rock singer Gary Glitter (born Paul Francis Gadd) released seven studio albums, four live albums, 13 compilation albums, one extended play (EP) and 42 singles, including three UK number-one singles. He became known for his energetic live performances and extremely glam rock image of glitter suits, make-up, and platform boots.

In the early 1970s, Glitter had a sustained solo UK chart run of hits including "Rock and Roll (Parts 1 and 2)", "I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)", "Do You Wanna Touch Me", "I Love You Love Me Love", "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)", "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again", "Remember Me This Way", "Always Yours", "Oh Yes! You're Beautiful", and "Doing Alright with the Boys". During his long career as a singer, Glitter undertook many tours to various venues around the world.

Glitter's popularity waned in the late 1970s, followed by a successful comeback as a solo artist from the 1980s; his 1984 song "Another Rock and Roll Christmas" became one of the most played Christmas songs of all time. Glitter spent the next decade mostly as an in-demand live performer, and mainly toured Britain.

Glitter sold over 20 million records and had 26 hit singles which spent a total of 180 weeks in the UK Singles Chart, with 12 reaching the top 10 and three of those charting at number one. Touch Me (1973) is Glitter's bestselling album, peaking at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart. Glitter was an influence on a number of musicians and genres from the 1970s onwards, especially British punk, post-punk, new wave, gothic rock, Britpop and glam metal.

Glitter's music career ended after he was imprisoned for downloading child pornography in 1999, and was later also convicted of child sexual abuse in 2006 and a series of sexual offences (including attempted rape) in 2015. In 2006 his back catalogue was made available via the Internet from sites such as iTunes and eMusic.

Albums

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1][2]
AUS
[3]
FIN GER
[4]
US
[5]
Glitter
  • Released: 3 March 1972
  • Label: Bell (UK)
  • Formats: LP
8 8 23 36 186
Touch Me
  • Released: 1 June 1973
  • Label: Bell (UK)
  • Formats: LP
2 11 1 21
G. G.
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: Bell (UK)
  • Formats: LP
Silver Star
  • Released: 5 April 1977 [1]
  • Label: Arista (UK)
  • Formats: LP
Boys Will Be Boys
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Arista (UK)
  • Formats: LP, cassette
Leader II
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Edel Music (UK)
  • Formats: LP, CD
On
  • Released: September 2001
  • Label: Machmain Ltd. (UK)
  • Formats: CD
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Live albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[2]
AUS
[3]
Remember Me This Way
  • Released: June 1974
  • Label: Bell
  • Formats: LP, cassette
5 12
Live and Kicking
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: American Phonograph
  • Formats: LP
Live and Alive
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Imtrat
  • Formats: CD
Gary Glitter's Gangshow: The Gang, the Band, the Leader
Live in Concert
  • Released: 2005
  • Formats: CD
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Compilation albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[2]
NZ
[8]
Always Yours
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1975
  • Formats: LP
33 4
I Love You Love Me Love
Golden Greats
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: GTO
  • Formats: LP
Leader
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: LP, cassette
C'mon... C'mon – The Gary Glitter Party Album
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Telstar
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
Rock and Roll: Gary Glitter's Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Many Happy Returns – The Hits
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
35
20 Greatest Hits
The Ultimate Gary Glitter – 25 Years of Hits 112
All That Glitters: The Best of Gary Glitter
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Repertoire
  • Formats: CD
The Hey Song (Rock & Roll Part 2): The Greatest Hits
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Snapper Music
  • Formats: CD
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Singles

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1970s

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Year A-side B-side Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[2]
AUS
[3]
FRA GER
[9]
AUT
[10]
NLD
[11]
IRE
[12]
BEL
[13]
SPA US
1972 "Rock and Roll
Part 1
"
"Rock and Roll Part 2" 2 2 1 4 6 4 4 5 7
"I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)" "Hard on Me" (UK)
"Shakey Sue" (US)
4 27 3 12 15 7 18 14 35
1973 "Do You Wanna Touch Me" "I Would If I Could But I Can't" 2 3 7 16 4 9 6 15
"Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again" "I.O.U" 2 6 8 10 19 2 13 16
"I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)" "Just Fancy That" 1 2 9 6 8 10 2 9 12
"I Love You Love Me Love" "Hands Up! It's a Stick Up" 1 2 9 8 6 10 2 19 11
  • BPI: Platinum[6]
1974 "Remember Me This Way" "It's Not a Lot (But It's All I Got)" 3 31 50 9
"Always Yours" "I'm Right, You're Wrong, I Win!" 1 11 14 1
"Oh Yes! You're Beautiful" "Thank You, Baby, For Myself" 2 10 28 1
1975 "Love Like You and Me" "I'll Carry Your Picture (Everywhere)" 10 99 11
"Doing Alright with the Boys" "Good for No Good" 6 3
"Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" "She-cat, Alley Cat" 38 9 20
1976 "You Belong to Me" "Rock and Roll (Part 1)" 40
"It Takes All Night Long (Part I)" "It Takes All Night Long (Part II)" 25 19 28
1977 "A Little Boogie Woogie in the Back of My Mind" "The Treat of 42nd Street" 31
"I Dare You to Lay One on Me" "Hooked on Hollywood"
1978 "Oh What a Fool I've Been" "365 Days (Hurry on Home)"
1979 "Superhero" "Sleeping Beauty"

1980s

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Year A-side B-side Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[2]
AUS
[14]
IRE
[12]
1980 "I'm the Leader of the Gang" (EP) "Rock and Roll" 57
1980 "What Your Mama Don't See (Your Mama Don't Know)" "I'm Not Just a Pretty Face" UK/indie 23
1981 "All That Glitters" "Reach for the Sky" 48
"When I'm On, I'm On" "Wild Horses" 76
"And Then She Kissed Me" "I Love How You Love Me" 39
1982 "Be My Baby" "Is This What Dreams Are Made For?"
"Suspicious Minds" "Ball of Confusion" (by Tina Turner)
1984 "Dance Me Up" "Too Young to Dance" 25 25
"Shout, Shout, Shout" "Hair of the Dog" 108
"Another Rock and Roll Christmas" "Another Rock and Roll Christmas" (Instrumental Remix) 7 14
1985 "Love Comes" "Boys Will Be Boys" 91
"Rock 'n' Roll"
(Live Rock 'n' Roll)
"Oh No"
"I'm Not Just a Pretty Face"
UK/indie 31
1986 "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)"
(with Girlschool)
"Never Too Late"
(by Girlschool)
102
1987 "Rock and Roll (Part 3)" "Rock and Roll (Part 4)" (Instrumental) 107
"Rock and Roll (Part 5)" "Rock and Roll (Part 3)"
"Rock and Roll (Part 6)" (Instrumental)
1988 "Frontiers of Style" "The Only Way To Survive" 160
1988 "Doctorin' the Tardis" (The Timelords featuring Gary Glitter) "Doctorin' the Tardis (Minimal / Instrumental)" 1 2 4

1990s

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Year A-side B-side Peak chart positions
UK
[2]
SCO
1990 "Red Hot (Reputation)" "Beats Being by Yourself" 87
1991 "Ready to Rock" "The Only Way to Survive"
1992 "Through the Years" "Another Rock and Roll Christmas" 49
"And the Leader Rocks On" (Megamix/Medley 12" Version) "Let's Go Party"
"And the Leader Rocks On" (Megamix/Medley 7" Version)
58
1995 "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again (Again!)" (Extended Re-Mix)
by Public Demand
"Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again (Again!)" (Single Mix) 50
"Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again (Again!)"
"Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" ('95)
"I'm The Leader of the Gang (I Am!)" ('95)
"Lover Man"
50
1996 "House of the Rising Sun" "Rock Hard Men (Need The Power) - 1996 mix"
"Rock and Roll Part 2"
77 78

2000s

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Year Title Notes
2001 "You" mail order only (recorded 1996–97, included on the On studio album)
2004 "Control" mail order only (recorded 1996–97, outtakes from the Lost on Life Street sessions)
2005 "Field of Dreams"

2010s

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Year A-side B-side Peak chart positions
UK
Down.
US
Rock
SCO
2019 "Rock and Roll Part 2" "Rock and Roll Part 1" 51 16 42

Covers/samples

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References

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  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records. p. 11. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Gary Glitter". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 126. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Gary Glitter". germancharts.de. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Gary Glitter". Billboard. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "British certifications – Gary Glitter". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 October 2022. Type Gary Glitter in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  7. ^ a b "Cash Box Magazine" (PDF). Billboard. 15 December 1973. p. 41. Retrieved 15 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
  8. ^ "Gary Glitter – Gary Glitter's Greatest Hits". charts.nz. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Discographie von Gary Glitter". offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Discographie Gary Glitter". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Discografie Gary Glitter". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  12. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search for Gary Glitter in Artist". irish-charts.ie. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Gary Glitter – Rock and Roll Part 2!" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  14. ^ "The Timelords – Doctorin' the Tardis". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
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