SEX PISTOLS (original) (raw)

Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that were formed in London in 1975, originally comprising vocalist Johnny Rotten (born John Lydon on January 31, 1956), guitarist Steve Jones (born September 3, 1955), drummer Paul Cook (born July 20, 1956) and bassist Glen Matlock (born August 27, 1956), who was replaced by Sid Vicious (born John Simon Ritchie on May 10, 1957) in early 1977.

Sex Pistols were managed by impresario Malcolm McLaren, and with a trolley dash around Vivienne Westwood’s SEX boutique, created mayhem with their leering hunchback-fronted racket and shocking antics such as swearing on television and giving anyone over the age of 25 a right nervo. Sex Pistols were immediately banned by everyone who wasn’t fashioning a garment out of binbags, and a generation of artists who did see the band live – their Manchester show in 1976 alone, had Mick Hucknall and a future Morrissey in the audience, and created Joy Division, Buzzcocks and The Fall - immediately formed a band.

The Sex Pistols' first entry on the Official Chart came courtesy of Anarchy In The UK in December 1976, their first Top 40 hit peaked at Number 38. A little over six months later saw Sex Pistols caused a rumpus with their song God Save The Queen - released at the height of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee celebrations in 1977, the song was banned and reached Number 1 on the NME chart but not in the UK Official Singles Chart used by the BBC, which lead to accusations of censorship. God Save The Queen did however become Sex Pistols' highest-charting song of their career, reaching Number 2 in June 1977.

The punks did score a UK Official Albums Chart Number 1 with their iconic album Never Mind The Bollocks in November 1977, before quickly unravelling and splitting while on a disastrous tour in America in January 1978.

After Sex Pistols, Lydon formed Public Image Limited, Jones and Cook created The Professionals, and Sid Vicious died in New York on February 2, 1979 after an overdose. Sex Pistols have reformed on a couple of occasions in 1996 and 2007 for brief tours, but their cultural impact has inspired no end of musicians and artists ever since.

SEX PISTOLS Songs stats

UK No1s

0

UK Top 10s

7

UK Top 40s

12

UK Top 75s

16

Weeks at No1

0

Weeks in the Top 10

22

Weeks in the Top 40

73

Weeks in the Top 75

96

SEX PISTOLS Albums stats

UK No1s

1

UK Top 10s

4

UK Top 40s

10

UK Top 75s

10

Weeks at No1

2

Weeks in the Top 10

17

Weeks in the Top 40

61

Weeks in the Top 75

118

SEX PISTOLS news

Official Singles Chart

11

Dec

1976

04

Jun

1977

09

Jul

1977

22

Oct

1977

08

Jul

1978

03

Mar

1979

07

Apr

1979

30

Jun

1979

13

Oct

1979

14

Jun

1980

11

Jun

1983

03

Oct

1992

05

Dec

1992

27

Jul

1996

13

Oct

2007

27

Oct

2007

03

Nov

2007

Official Albums Chart

12

Nov

1977

10

Mar

1979

11

Aug

1979

16

Feb

1980

17

Oct

1992

08

Jun

1996

10

Aug

1996

15

Jun

2002

JUBILEE
SEX PISTOLS

1. Peak: 29,
2. Weeks: 3

06

Oct

2012

04

May

2017

09

Jun

2022

Official Singles Chart Update

12

Jun

2022

18

Jun

2023

13

Aug

2023

08

Oct

2023

Please note, the data displayed for this chart reflects the title's midweek position only, peak positions on this chart also relate to midweek chart positions. Official Singles Chart Update data available on officialcharts.com goes back to October 2014.

Official Singles Sales Chart

09

Jun

2022

22

Jun

2023

17

Aug

2023

12

Oct

2023

Official Singles Downloads Chart

09

Jun

2012

Official Physical Singles Chart

27

Jul

1996

08

Jun

2002

13

Oct

2007

27

Oct

2007

03

Nov

2007

28

Apr

2012

07

Jul

2012

14

Jul

2012

06

Jul

2023

12

Oct

2023

Official Albums Chart Update

26

Jun

2016

28

Aug

2016

LIVE 76
SEX PISTOLS

1. Peak: 79,
2. Weeks: 1

30

Apr

2017

05

Jun

2022

19

Jun

2022

Please note, the data displayed for this chart reflects the title's midweek position only, peak positions on this chart also relate to midweek chart positions. Official Albums Chart Update data available on officialcharts.com goes back to October 2014.

Official Scottish Albums Chart

08

Jun

1996

10

Aug

1996

15

Jun

2002

JUBILEE
SEX PISTOLS

1. Peak: 29,
2. Weeks: 3

10

Apr

2004

12

Aug

2006

06

Oct

2012

04

May

2017

07

Oct

2021

76-77
SEX PISTOLS

1. Peak: 70,
2. Weeks: 2

09

Jun

2022

02

May

2024

Official Albums Sales Chart

30

Jun

2016

01

Sep

2016

LIVE 76
SEX PISTOLS

1. Peak: 99,
2. Weeks: 1

04

May

2017

07

Oct

2021

76-77
SEX PISTOLS

1. Peak: 66,
2. Weeks: 2

09

Jun

2022

16

Jun

2022

02

May

2024

Official Album Downloads Chart

19

Jul

2014

09

Jun

2022

16

Jun

2022

Official Physical Albums Chart

08

Jun

1996

10

Aug

1996

15

Jun

2002

JUBILEE
SEX PISTOLS

1. Peak: 29,
2. Weeks: 3

06

Oct

2012

01

Sep

2016

LIVE 76
SEX PISTOLS

1. Peak: 72,
2. Weeks: 1

04

May

2017

07

Oct

2021

76-77
SEX PISTOLS

1. Peak: 63,
2. Weeks: 2

09

Jun

2022

02

May

2024

Official Soundtrack Albums Chart

02

May

2024

Official Vinyl Albums Chart

25

Apr

2015

SPUNK
SEX PISTOLS

1. Peak: 16,
2. Weeks: 2

25

Apr

2015

29

Sep

2016

LIVE 76
SEX PISTOLS

1. Peak: 8,
2. Weeks: 1

04

May

2017

09

Jun

2022

Official Vinyl Singles Chart

16

Jun

2022

22

Jun

2023

06

Jul

2023

17

Aug

2023

12

Oct

2023

Official Record Store Chart

06

Oct

2012

26

Apr

2014

25

Apr

2015

SPUNK
SEX PISTOLS

1. Peak: 15,
2. Weeks: 2

01

Sep

2016

LIVE 76
SEX PISTOLS

1. Peak: 27,
2. Weeks: 1

04

May

2017

09

Jun

2022

Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point

Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart

27

Jul

1996

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point

Official Independent Albums Chart

07

May

2005

29

Jul

2006

SPUNK
SEX PISTOLS

1. Peak: 15,
2. Weeks: 2

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1997, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point

Official Independent Singles Chart

09

Jun

2012

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1997, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point

Official Video Chart

10

Aug

1996

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point

Official Music Video Chart

14

Jan

1995

10

Aug

1996

10

Aug

1996

10

Sep

2005

12

Jul

2008

03

Apr

2010

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point