Blondie - Denis

The first charting single from Blondie, was a cover version of an American single released by Randy & The Rainbows (originally called Denise) in 1963. Blondie covered the track and put it on their second album Plastic Letters. It was released in February 1978 and climbed to number 2 but Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights kept it from the top spot. The single came complete with a fantastic video exposing Debbie Harry to the UK population and making her a pin up for a generation of boys to drool upon. Over the next few years Blondie would become one of the biggest bands in the world and have 6 number one singles in the UK. The success was pretty instant in the UK after Denis but it took a little longer in their home country. Here's the single

Nazareth - This Flight Tonight

This powerful reworking of a Joni Mitchell album track hit the charts in 1973 and got to number 11. Originally off Mitchell's album Blue, the band completely changed the sound of the song, turned it into a hard rock track and basically made it their own. It was produced by Roger Glover from Deep Purple and was the band's third hit of 1973 and was off their album Loud N Proud. By this time the band had a huge fan base, which is still present today as they are still together touring and recording.