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The Ballroom Blitz

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LIST YEAR

1973

Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release/version source checked.

Genre

Glam rockRock

Theme

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RELEASE DATE & LIST YEAR

Release: 1973

Release: 1973Source checked

First single September 1973; later North American availability does not change recording origin.

The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.

The Ballroom Blitz - release / recording history
First single September 1973; later North American availability does not change recording origin. Source consulted 2026-10-13; not a complete discographic audit.

Former annual assignments retained as history

These appearances were removed from the main annual lists. They are not original release dates.

  • 1975: older return
BEHIND THE SONG

Inspiration and background

Supplied note - not independently verified

This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.

Inspired by an incident where the band was booed off stage Later featured in the film "Wayne's World"

Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent

Sources for this information

Owner-supplied 1973.html, song-list position 96
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.

Other appearances and versions

catalog version unspecified

Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.

An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.

Sources and scope

Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)

Editorial artist-repertoire classification

Owner-supplied 1973.html
Imported annual selection. Title, artist and year have not all been independently corroborated; retained source annotations are archived, not verified song histories.

Music VF: chart-associated songs of 1973
Secondary source reviewed for title, artist and annual chart association only. Supplemental selection, not an official annual rank.

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