Red Dress – Alvin Stardust

Alvin Stardust took this track into the UK top 10 for three weeks in 1974.

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This week in 1974, Red dress by Alvin Stardust reached its highest position of number 7 in the UK singles chart. It had entered the top 40 two weeks previously at number 11 and broke into the top 10 a week later. After one week at its peak position, the song fell to number 10 for a final week in the top 10. A further two weeks in the lower top 40 followed before the record left the chart.

Red dress was released on the Magnet record label and was the third of seven UK top 10 hits for Alvin Stardust. It was included on the silver-selling album Alvin Stardust, which reached number 37 in the UK album chart later in 1974.

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UK singles chart for the week ending 25 May 1974

1. Sugar baby love – Rubettes

2. Shang-a-lang – Bay City Rollers

3. This town ain’t big enough for both of us – Sparks

4. Don’t stay away too long – Peters and Lee

5. The night Chicago died – Paper Lace

6. Waterloo – ABBA

7. Red dress – Alvin Stardust

8. Break the rules – Status Quo

9. There’s a ghost in my house – R Dean Taylor

10. If I didn’t care – David Cassidy