The Sex Pistols' album Never Mind the Bollocks reached number one in the UK in 1977.
Released in October 1977, it was the band's only official studio album and quickly became one of the defining records of the British punk movement. Despite controversy surrounding its title, lyrics, artwork, and the band's confrontational public image, it topped the UK Albums Chart in November.
The album gathered songs such as "God Save the Queen," "Anarchy in the U.K.," "Pretty Vacant," and "Holidays in the Sun." A common mix-up is confusing the album's chart success with the band's singles: "God Save the Queen" was famously denied the number-one position on the UK singles chart during the Silver Jubilee period, while the album itself did reach number one. The record's chart performance helped cement the Sex Pistols' influence even though the original group dissolved soon afterward.