"A Glass of Champagne" is a song written by Georg Kajanus. A recording of the song by the band Sailor, of which Kajanus was a member, was released in December 1975 and reached number 2 in the UK in January 1976. The single was produced by Jeffrey Lesser and Rupert Holmes.
Reception Only "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen prevented "A Glass of Champagne" reaching the top of the UK Singles Chart in January 1976. The song reached number one in Ireland, as well as number three in Germany, the Netherlands top 100 and Switzerland, number four in Australia, number five in the Netherlands top 40, number eight in Austria and Norway, number eleven in Belgium, number fifteen in Sweden, and number twenty-three in Finland.
Charts ChartPeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report4Austria Ö3 Austria Top 408Belgium Ultrapop11Finland Official Finnish Charts23Germany GfK Entertainment charts3Ireland Singles Chart1Netherlands Dutch Single Top 1003Netherlands Dutch Top 405Norway VG-lista8Sweden Sverigetopplistan15Switzerland Swiss Hitparade3UK Official Singles Chart2
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