because they are still ashamed they gave us SLADE
They were the first act to achieve three singles enter at number one with 17 consecutive top 20 hits and six number ones. The British Hit Singles & Albums names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles. A number of diverse artists have cited Slade as an influence, including Nirvana and the Smashing Pumpkins, the Ramones, Sex Pistols, the Undertones, the Runaways and the Clash, Kiss, Mötley Crüe, Twisted Sister, Quiet Riot, Poison and Def Leppard, the Replacements, Cheap Trick and Oasis.
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