We may have narrowly missed out on hosting the next Eurovision but Glasgow's status as one of the UK's top cities for music has never been in doubt.
From producing countless great bands and record labels to being renowned for our world-class venues and raucous audiences, the city has always been able to carry a tune - and we've got the number ones to prove it.
Marmalade - Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da In 1969, Glasgow five-piece Marmalade, who were originally called The Gaylords, did what The Beatles couldn't by getting this famous ditty to number one, becoming the first Scottish group to rule the top of the charts. Life goes on, bra! Slik - Forever and Ever Regarded as one of the most obscure number ones of the 1970s, Glasgow pop group Slik's track Forever and Ever ruled the airwaves and the number one slot for a week in February 1976, knocking Abba off the top in the process. Most intriguingly, the band's singer was none other than Midge Ure, who would later go on to achieve even more spectacular success with Ultravox and a long-lasting solo career. More from Midge later...
Sign up to our Glasgow Live nostalgia newsletters for more local history and heritage content straight to your inbox Take That Ft Lulu - Relight My Fire Boy band Take That may be the lead name on this 1993 chart-topper, but it's Lulu who truly makes Relight My Fire, a cover of a 1979 disco tune by Dan Hartman, burst into flames. After the '60s hit Shout, this was definitely one of the finest moments for the Dennistoun-raised vocalist.
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