Sweet Albums Ranked

The Sweet (also known as Sweet) is a British glam rock band that rose to worldwide fame in the 1970s. Their best-known lineup consisted of lead vocalist Brian Connolly, bass player Steve Priest, guitarist Andy Scott, and drummer Mick Tucker. The group was originally called Sweetshop. Sweet had their last international success in 1978 with “Love Is Like Oxygen”. Connolly left the group in 1979 to start a solo career and the remaining members continued as a trio until disbanding in 1981. From the mid-1980s, Scott, Connolly, and Priest each played with their own versions of Sweet at different times. Connolly died in 1997, Tucker in 2002, and Priest in 2020. Andy Scott is still active with his version of the band. Sweet has since sold over 35 million albums worldwide. Here are all of Sweet Albums Ranked.

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10. Cut Above The Rest (1979)

“The tunes on this album are simply gorgeous. The musical skill and craftmanship are superb. How they managed to write “Mother Earth” is just beyond me. “Discophony” is another super track with some great solos in the middle and showed that messrs Scott, Priest and Tucker had as vindictive a hatred for disco as myself at the time. The classic line in the song goes “Disco ain’t what you’re masturbating, rock and roll will still keep on celebrating, I’ll always be the there.””

9. Level Headed (1978)

“This is a well-crafted album. It captures the transformation of the band from the glam-rock of their beginnings to the harder and leaner music that they put out afterward. This is evident especially in the track ‘Air On “A” Tape Loop’; you have to remind yourself that this was a song from 1978. The cover is different than the U.S. released version. That version has a closeup of what looks at first glance like a city or structure from an alien world perhaps.”

8. The Sweet’s Biggest Hits (1978)

“This album shows a giant leap in Sweet’s artistic growth. Even the filler is good on this record. I appreciate the fact that they took chances in this record. Too bad they didn’t stay together! Such is life in the rock world.”

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7. Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be (1971)

“This was their first album, a compilation of their first number of hit singles sandwiching some more “serious” rock songs (yep, that was how records came out back in the 70’s. Different, eh?) The Sweet showed they could do both and began ratcheting up impressive sales worldwide. Their 4-part melodies were unique, still a rarity in the music world to this day. The music soared at their fingertips, inviting us all to come along for a beautiful ride and to sing along with the band.”

6. Off The Record (1977)

“The folks who want the hits will find a couple in Fever of Love and Lost Angels. Those who want some seriously heavy frantic metal music will find plenty in the likes of Windy City, She Gimme Lovin’ and the fantastic Midnight To Daylight. The guitar sound on this record is just brutal in it’s raw power and slick tone. It has the oomph of Manny Charlton and the sweet solo sound of Brian May. The band as a whole are no slouches, Mick on drums has a lot of great drum fills and pulls out all the stops on the more up beat numbers. Add in the crazy high pitch vocal harmonies and you have a sound that no one has ever been able to replicate.”

5. The Ballroom Blitz & More Sweet Hits (1992)

“This band is TIGHT! after e-mailing Steve Priest, I found out that they had great success recording in just a couple takes. Listen to Papa joe and close your eyes imagining sipping pina coladas on the beach!From Sweet F A to Co Co sweet has explored all a lot of different styles using a lot of different timings.In short this album kicks”

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4. Strung Up (1975)

“The sweet deliver on the live cd part of this. They sound great and really first class. this is the live cd to get. Why this has a cd of studio tracks is beyond me. I would have rather had two cd’s of soundboard live tracks. The studio tracks are out there on various cd’s. this does however have a track that is only on the english version of ‘desolation blvd’ . So that is good for people who don’t own all of sweets stuff. I do own it all though, except for all the live stuff. This was a official release so it’s the best live cd out there. get this one. It has a nice booklet too. the sound is great and the songs are too.”

3. Give Us A Wink (1976)

“Give us a Wink is a VERY exciting, melodic, and instantly enjoyable glam rock album. Talk about vocal melodies galore, haha. This album is packed with SEVERAL melodies. In addition to that, this album proves a couple other things- that Sweet can write fairly lengthy songs and still maintain an enjoyable experience without the music ever getting stale, and two, that they apparently have hidden instrumental talents on that electric guitar behind (or in this case, in between) the vocal melodies and choruses.”

2. Sweet Fanny Adams (1974)

“Sweet is better than sugar-coated pop any day of the week! “Sweet Fanny Adams” from 1974 is as many of the band’s aficionados already know—they’re first real LP (since most of the songs here were written by them as well). The album kicks-off with a fiery-rocking Andy Scott tune (that any metal band would love to cover), ‘Set Me Free” Andy’s guitar is on fire on this track, a really likable rocking tune–and of course Brian Connolly’s vocals! “Heartbreak Today” is a power-ballad that still delivers more than its share of hard-rocking guitar licks, drumming, etc., “No You Don’t” sounds like something right out of the black Sabbath/Deep Purple songbook, but with Sweet’s vey own stylistic penchant for craftsmanship.”

1. Desolation Boulevard (1974)

“They sounded as good as they looked. Brian Connolly’s voice was powerful and recognizable – it could be clear or edgy but always right on key. Andy’s licks and riffs were ahead of his time and he came up with instantly memorable tunes. Many of today’s most famous guitarists list Andy Scott as an influence and rightly so. The rhythm section of Mick Tucker on drums and Steve Priest on bass was tight yet flexible. Tucker has long been under appreciated as a drummer. His fills were precise and tasty but he never grandstanded.”