The UK charts were inundated with glam rock acts from 1971 to 1975.[7] The March 1971 appearance of T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan on the BBC's music show Top of the Pops, wearing glitter and satins, is often cited as the beginning of the movement. Other British glam rock artists include David Bowie, Mott the Hoople, Sweet, Slade, Mud, Roxy Music and Gary Glitter. Those not central to the genre, such as Elton John, Rod Stewart and Freddie Mercury of Queen, also adopted glam styles.[2] In the United States the scene was much less prevalent, with Alice Cooper and Lou Reed the only American artists to score a hit.[7] Other American glam artists include New York Dolls, Sparks, Suzi Quatro, Iggy Pop and Jobriath.