Ride A White Swan Single Peak: 1971

T. Rex's Swan Up to No. 2 Peak

As published in the Official Singles Chart for the week of January 17–23, 1971, T. Rex’s “Ride A White Swan” climbed two places to its peak position of No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The track, written and produced by Marc Bolan, had spent 14 weeks on the chart by this point, entering at lower positions and steadily rising through the festive season. It was held off the top spot by Clive Dunn’s “Grandad” (No. 1, LW: 1, Peak: 1, Weeks: 9).

Chart Performance (week of January 17–23, 1971)

• Position: No. 2

• Last Week: No. 4

• Peak: No. 2

• Weeks on Chart: 14

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Legacy “Ride A White Swan” remains one of the most influential UK singles of the era — Bolan’s first major hit under the shortened T. Rex name, blending folk roots with electric pop magic. Verify catalogue BUG 1.

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Sources Information is drawn from my personal knowledge and supplemented by web sources, including Discogs, 45cat, AllMusic, Rate Your Music, Wikipedia and BBC Official Charts Company

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