OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 4TH MARCH, 2016
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2665 weeks (1302 weeks for singles) (1363 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2047 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (870 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1945 weeks (687 weeks for singles) (1258 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1881 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1856 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1416 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1850 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1389 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1696 weeks (660 weeks for singles) (1036 weeks for albums)
8. Rod Stewart – 1619 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1139 weeks for albums)
9. David Bowie – 1537 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1061 weeks for albums)
10. U2 – 1445 weeks (363 weeks for singles) (1082 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1302 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
12 No.1’s
50 Top 10’s
90 Top 40’s
115 Top 75’s
65 weeks at No.1
535 weeks in Top 10
1023 weeks in Top 40
1363 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - both with 14
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael and Calvin Harris (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Tinie Tempah (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Beatles - 28
10. Eminem and Rihanna (both with 27)
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis and Madonna (both with 12)
3. Rolling Stones; Robbie Williams and David Bowie (all with 11)
4. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
5. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
6. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
7. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
8. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers and Stereophonics (all with 6)
9. Radiohead; Arctic Monkeys; Barbra Streisand; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Paul McCartney; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red and Iron Maiden (all with 5)
10. Pavarotti; Kings Of Leon; The Killers; Roxy Music; Ronan Keating; Wet Wet Wet; Fleetwood Mac; Red Hot Chilli Peppers; Dire Straits; Kasabian; Frank Sinatra; Rihanna; The Shadows; Jamiroquai; Moody Blues; Paul Weller; Paul Simon; Will Young; Status Quo and One Direction (all with 4)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 50
2. Cliff Richard - 43
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 37
5. Bob Dylan - 36
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 32
8. Beatles and Elton John - 31
9. Queen - 25
10. Iron Maiden - 24
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna and Michael Jackson (both with 7)
5. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Justin Timberlake (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Paul Weller; Smiths; Frank Sinatra and Rod Stewart - (all with 5)
4. David Bowie; Britney Spears; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who and Tom Jones (all with 4)
5. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; James; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 90
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 61
4. Bob Dylan - 56
5. Rolling Stones and David Bowie (both with 46)
6. James Last - 45
7. Beatles and Rod Stewart (both with 43)
8. Elton John - 40
9. Status Quo and Diana Ross (both with 39)
10. Daniel O'Donnell - 33
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 115
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 66
4. James Last - 65
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Bob Dylan - 60
7. Beatles - 54
8. Diana Ross and Neil Young (both with 52)
9. Rolling Stones - 51
10.Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis 65
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 45
5. Simon And Garfunkel - 40
6. Robbie Williams - 34
7. Adele - 33
7. Michael Jackson - 31
8. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
9. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
10. Rod Stewart - 28
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna; Take That (Both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen; The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Madonna - 228
4. Rihanna - 218
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Eminem - 122
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 535
2. Beatles - 467
3. Cliff Richard - 339
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Michael Jackson and Rolling Stones (both with 265)
6. Rod Stewart - 259
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
8. The Shadows - 229
9. Abba - 224
10. Madonna - 219
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 596
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 422
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Bowie - 344
10. David Guetta - 339
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1023
2. Beatles - 968
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 732
6. Michael Jackson - 726
7. Cliff Richard - 688
8. Queen - 685
9. Madonna - 666
10. Elton John - 660
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1302
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 957
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 687
6. Elton John - 660
7. David Guetta - 570
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 533
10. Ed Sheeran - 516
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1416
2. Beatles - 1389
3. Elvis - 1363
4. Michael Jackson - 1258
6. Madonna - 1141
5. Rod Stewart - 1139
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 1085
8. U2 - 1082
9. Abba - 1069
10. David Bowie - 1061
Brian
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A tremendous amount of work Brian. Thanks so much for your work and for posting this information.
The lasting power of Elvis is nothing short of amazing. All these years later and he still trumps nearly every other artist. Elvis always has been and always will be the best!
M-M
The lasting power of Elvis is nothing short of amazing. All these years later and he still trumps nearly every other artist. Elvis always has been and always will be the best!
M-M
QUOTE (Memphis-Man @ Mar 4 2015, 03:01 AM) 
A tremendous amount of work Brian. Thanks so much for your work and for posting this information.
The lasting power of Elvis is nothing short of amazing. All these years later and he still trumps nearly every other artist. Elvis always has been and always will be the best!
M-M
The lasting power of Elvis is nothing short of amazing. All these years later and he still trumps nearly every other artist. Elvis always has been and always will be the best!
M-M
Amen to that M-M.
Brian
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 25TH MARCH, 2016
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2668 weeks (1302 weeks for singles) (1366 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2047 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (870 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1948 weeks (687 weeks for singles) (1261 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1881 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1856 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1416 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1853 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1392 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1696 weeks (660 weeks for singles) (1036 weeks for albums)
8. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
9. David Bowie – 1552 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1076 weeks for albums)
10. U2 – 1445 weeks (363 weeks for singles) (1082 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1302 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
12 No.1’s
50 Top 10’s
90 Top 40’s
115 Top 75’s
65 weeks at No.1
536 weeks in Top 10
1026 weeks in Top 40
1366 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - both with 14
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with Eight)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael and Calvin Harris (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Tinie Tempah (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Beatles - 28
10. Eminem and Rihanna (both with 27)
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis and Madonna (both with 12)
3. Rolling Stones; Robbie Williams and David Bowie (all with 11)
4. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
5. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
6. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with Eight)
7. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
8. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers and Stereophonics (all with 6)
9. Radiohead; Arctic Monkeys; Barbra Streisand; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Paul McCartney; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red and Iron Maiden (all with 5)
10. Pavarotti; Kings Of Leon; The Killers; Roxy Music; Ronan Keating; Wet Wet Wet; Fleetwood Mac; Red Hot Chilli Peppers; Dire Straits; Kasabian; Frank Sinatra; Rihanna; The Shadows; Jamiroquai; Moody Blues; Paul Weller; Paul Simon; Will Young; Status Quo and One Direction (all with 4)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 50
2. Cliff Richard - 43
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 37
5. Bob Dylan - 36
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 32
8. Beatles and Elton John - 31
9. Queen - 25
10. Iron Maiden - 24
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 8
5. Michael Jackson - 7
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Justin Timberlake (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Paul Weller; Smiths; Frank Sinatra and Rod Stewart - (all with 5)
4. David Bowie; Britney Spears; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who and Tom Jones (all with 4)
5. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; James; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 90
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 61
4. Bob Dylan - 56
5. Rolling Stones and David Bowie (both with 46)
6. James Last - 45
7. Beatles and Rod Stewart (both with 43)
8. Elton John - 40
9. Status Quo and Diana Ross (both with 39)
10. Daniel O'Donnell - 33
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 115
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 66
4. James Last - 65
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Bob Dylan - 60
7. Beatles - 54
8. Diana Ross and Neil Young (both with 52)
9. Rolling Stones - 51
10.Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis 65
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 45
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 36
7. Robbie Williams - 34
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
10. Rod Stewart - 28
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna; Take That (Both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen; The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Madonna - 228
4. Rihanna - 221
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Eminem - 122
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 536
2. Beatles - 467
3. Cliff Richard - 339
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Michael Jackson and Rolling Stones (both with 265)
6. Rod Stewart - 259
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
8. The Shadows - 229
9. Abba - 224
10. Madonna - 219
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 599
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 422
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Bowie - 344
10. David Guetta - 342
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1026
2. Beatles - 968
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 728
7. Cliff Richard - 688
8. Queen - 685
9. Madonna - 666
10. David Bowie - 665
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1302
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 960
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 687
6. Elton John - 660
7. David Guetta - 573
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 533
10. Ed Sheeran - 522
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1416
2. Beatles - 1392
3. Elvis - 1366
4. Michael Jackson - 1261
5. Madonna and Rod Stewart (both with 1141)
6. Simon And Garfunkel - 1085
7. U2 - 1082
8. David Bowie - 1076
9. Abba - 1069
10. Fleetwood Mac - 991
Brian
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 25TH MARCH, 2016
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2668 weeks (1302 weeks for singles) (1366 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2047 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (870 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1948 weeks (687 weeks for singles) (1261 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1881 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1856 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1416 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1853 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1392 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1696 weeks (660 weeks for singles) (1036 weeks for albums)
8. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
9. David Bowie – 1552 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1076 weeks for albums)
10. U2 – 1445 weeks (363 weeks for singles) (1082 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1302 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
12 No.1’s
50 Top 10’s
90 Top 40’s
115 Top 75’s
65 weeks at No.1
536 weeks in Top 10
1026 weeks in Top 40
1366 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - both with 14
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with Eight)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael and Calvin Harris (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Tinie Tempah (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Beatles - 28
10. Eminem and Rihanna (both with 27)
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis and Madonna (both with 12)
3. Rolling Stones; Robbie Williams and David Bowie (all with 11)
4. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
5. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
6. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with Eight)
7. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
8. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers and Stereophonics (all with 6)
9. Radiohead; Arctic Monkeys; Barbra Streisand; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Paul McCartney; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red and Iron Maiden (all with 5)
10. Pavarotti; Kings Of Leon; The Killers; Roxy Music; Ronan Keating; Wet Wet Wet; Fleetwood Mac; Red Hot Chilli Peppers; Dire Straits; Kasabian; Frank Sinatra; Rihanna; The Shadows; Jamiroquai; Moody Blues; Paul Weller; Paul Simon; Will Young; Status Quo and One Direction (all with 4)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 50
2. Cliff Richard - 43
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 37
5. Bob Dylan - 36
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 32
8. Beatles and Elton John - 31
9. Queen - 25
10. Iron Maiden - 24
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 8
5. Michael Jackson - 7
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Justin Timberlake (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Paul Weller; Smiths; Frank Sinatra and Rod Stewart - (all with 5)
4. David Bowie; Britney Spears; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who and Tom Jones (all with 4)
5. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; James; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 90
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 61
4. Bob Dylan - 56
5. Rolling Stones and David Bowie (both with 46)
6. James Last - 45
7. Beatles and Rod Stewart (both with 43)
8. Elton John - 40
9. Status Quo and Diana Ross (both with 39)
10. Daniel O'Donnell - 33
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 115
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 66
4. James Last - 65
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Bob Dylan - 60
7. Beatles - 54
8. Diana Ross and Neil Young (both with 52)
9. Rolling Stones - 51
10.Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis 65
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 45
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 36
7. Robbie Williams - 34
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
10. Rod Stewart - 28
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna; Take That (Both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen; The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Madonna - 228
4. Rihanna - 221
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Eminem - 122
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 536
2. Beatles - 467
3. Cliff Richard - 339
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Michael Jackson and Rolling Stones (both with 265)
6. Rod Stewart - 259
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
8. The Shadows - 229
9. Abba - 224
10. Madonna - 219
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 599
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 422
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Bowie - 344
10. David Guetta - 342
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1026
2. Beatles - 968
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 728
7. Cliff Richard - 688
8. Queen - 685
9. Madonna - 666
10. David Bowie - 665
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1302
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 960
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 687
6. Elton John - 660
7. David Guetta - 573
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 533
10. Ed Sheeran - 522
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1416
2. Beatles - 1392
3. Elvis - 1366
4. Michael Jackson - 1261
5. Madonna and Rod Stewart (both with 1141)
6. Simon And Garfunkel - 1085
7. U2 - 1082
8. David Bowie - 1076
9. Abba - 1069
10. Fleetwood Mac - 991
Brian
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 8TH APRIL, 2016
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2670 weeks (1302 weeks for singles) (1368 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2047 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (870 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1950 weeks (687 weeks for singles) (1263 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1881 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1858 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1418 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1854 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1393 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1696 weeks (660 weeks for singles) (1036 weeks for albums)
8. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
9. David Bowie – 1562 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1086 weeks for albums)
10. U2 – 1445 weeks (363 weeks for singles) (1082 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1302 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
12 No.1’s
50 Top 10’s
90 Top 40’s
115 Top 75’s
65 weeks at No.1
536 weeks in Top 10
1028 weeks in Top 40
1368 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael and Calvin Harris (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Tinie Tempah (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Beatles - 28
10. Eminem and Rihanna (both with 27)
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis and Madonna (both with 12)
3. Rolling Stones; Robbie Williams and David Bowie (all with 11)
4. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
5. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
6. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
7. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
8. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers and Stereophonics (all with 6)
9. Radiohead; Arctic Monkeys; Barbra Streisand; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Paul McCartney; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red and Iron Maiden (all with 5)
10. Pavarotti; Kings Of Leon; The Killers; Roxy Music; Ronan Keating; Wet Wet Wet; Fleetwood Mac; Red Hot Chilli Peppers; Dire Straits; Kasabian; Frank Sinatra; Rihanna; The Shadows; Jamiroquai; Moody Blues; Paul Weller; Paul Simon; Will Young; Status Quo and One Direction (all with 4)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 50
2. Cliff Richard - 43
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 37
5. Bob Dylan - 36
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 32
8. Beatles and Elton John - 31
9. Queen - 25
10. Iron Maiden - 24
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 8
5. Michael Jackson - 7
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Justin Timberlake (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Paul Weller; Smiths; Frank Sinatra and Rod Stewart - (all with 5)
4. David Bowie; Britney Spears; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who and Tom Jones (all with 4)
5. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; James; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 90
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 61
4. Bob Dylan - 56
5. Rolling Stones and David Bowie (both with 46)
6. James Last - 45
7. Beatles and Rod Stewart (both with 43)
8. Elton John - 40
9. Status Quo and Diana Ross (both with 39)
10. Daniel O'Donnell - 33
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 115
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 66
4. James Last - 65
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Bob Dylan - 60
7. Beatles - 54
8. Diana Ross and Neil Young (both with 52)
9. Rolling Stones - 51
10.Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis 65
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 45
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 36
7. Robbie Williams - 34
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
10. Rod Stewart - 28
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna; Take That (Both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen; The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Madonna - 228
4. Rihanna - 223
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Eminem - 122
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 536
2. Beatles - 467
3. Cliff Richard - 339
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Michael Jackson and Rolling Stones (both with 265)
6. Rod Stewart - 259
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
8. The Shadows - 229
9. Abba - 224
10. Madonna - 219
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 601
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 422
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Bowie - 346
10. David Guetta - 343
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1028
2. Beatles - 968
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 729
7. Cliff Richard - 688
8. Queen - 685
9. David Bowie - 671
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1302
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 963
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 687
6. Elton John - 660
7. David Guetta - 575
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 536
10. Ed Sheeran - 525
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1418
2. Beatles - 1393
3. Elvis - 1368
4. Michael Jackson - 1263
5. Madonna and Rod Stewart (both with 1141)
6. David Bowie - 1086
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 1085
8. U2 - 1082
9. Abba - 1069
10. Fleetwood Mac - 991
Brian
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 8TH APRIL, 2016
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2670 weeks (1302 weeks for singles) (1368 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2047 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (870 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1950 weeks (687 weeks for singles) (1263 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1881 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1858 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1418 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1854 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1393 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1696 weeks (660 weeks for singles) (1036 weeks for albums)
8. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
9. David Bowie – 1562 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1086 weeks for albums)
10. U2 – 1445 weeks (363 weeks for singles) (1082 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1302 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
12 No.1’s
50 Top 10’s
90 Top 40’s
115 Top 75’s
65 weeks at No.1
536 weeks in Top 10
1028 weeks in Top 40
1368 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael and Calvin Harris (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Tinie Tempah (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Beatles - 28
10. Eminem and Rihanna (both with 27)
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis and Madonna (both with 12)
3. Rolling Stones; Robbie Williams and David Bowie (all with 11)
4. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
5. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
6. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
7. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
8. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers and Stereophonics (all with 6)
9. Radiohead; Arctic Monkeys; Barbra Streisand; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Paul McCartney; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red and Iron Maiden (all with 5)
10. Pavarotti; Kings Of Leon; The Killers; Roxy Music; Ronan Keating; Wet Wet Wet; Fleetwood Mac; Red Hot Chilli Peppers; Dire Straits; Kasabian; Frank Sinatra; Rihanna; The Shadows; Jamiroquai; Moody Blues; Paul Weller; Paul Simon; Will Young; Status Quo and One Direction (all with 4)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 50
2. Cliff Richard - 43
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 37
5. Bob Dylan - 36
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 32
8. Beatles and Elton John - 31
9. Queen - 25
10. Iron Maiden - 24
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 8
5. Michael Jackson - 7
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Justin Timberlake (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Paul Weller; Smiths; Frank Sinatra and Rod Stewart - (all with 5)
4. David Bowie; Britney Spears; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who and Tom Jones (all with 4)
5. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; James; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 90
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 61
4. Bob Dylan - 56
5. Rolling Stones and David Bowie (both with 46)
6. James Last - 45
7. Beatles and Rod Stewart (both with 43)
8. Elton John - 40
9. Status Quo and Diana Ross (both with 39)
10. Daniel O'Donnell - 33
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 115
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 66
4. James Last - 65
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Bob Dylan - 60
7. Beatles - 54
8. Diana Ross and Neil Young (both with 52)
9. Rolling Stones - 51
10.Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis 65
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 45
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 36
7. Robbie Williams - 34
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
10. Rod Stewart - 28
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna; Take That (Both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen; The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Madonna - 228
4. Rihanna - 223
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Eminem - 122
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 536
2. Beatles - 467
3. Cliff Richard - 339
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Michael Jackson and Rolling Stones (both with 265)
6. Rod Stewart - 259
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
8. The Shadows - 229
9. Abba - 224
10. Madonna - 219
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 601
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 422
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Bowie - 346
10. David Guetta - 343
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1028
2. Beatles - 968
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 729
7. Cliff Richard - 688
8. Queen - 685
9. David Bowie - 671
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1302
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 963
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 687
6. Elton John - 660
7. David Guetta - 575
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 536
10. Ed Sheeran - 525
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1418
2. Beatles - 1393
3. Elvis - 1368
4. Michael Jackson - 1263
5. Madonna and Rod Stewart (both with 1141)
6. David Bowie - 1086
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 1085
8. U2 - 1082
9. Abba - 1069
10. Fleetwood Mac - 991
Brian
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 29TH APRIL, 2016
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2673 weeks (1302 weeks for singles) (1371 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2047 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (870 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1953 weeks (687 weeks for singles) (1266 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1881 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1858 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1418 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1854 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1393 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1696 weeks (660 weeks for singles) (1036 weeks for albums)
8. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
9. David Bowie – 1572 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1096 weeks for albums)
10. U2 – 1445 weeks (363 weeks for singles) (1082 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1302 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
12 No.1’s
50 Top 10’s
90 Top 40’s
115 Top 75’s
65 weeks at No.1
536 weeks in Top 10
1029 weeks in Top 40
1371 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Beatles - 28
10. Eminem and Rihanna (both with 27)
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis and Madonna (both with 12)
3. Rolling Stones; Robbie Williams and David Bowie (all with 11)
4. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
5. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
6. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
7. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
8. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers and Stereophonics (all with 6)
9. Radiohead; Arctic Monkeys; Barbra Streisand; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Paul McCartney; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red and Iron Maiden (all with 5)
10. Pavarotti; Kings Of Leon; The Killers; Roxy Music; Ronan Keating; Wet Wet Wet; Fleetwood Mac; Red Hot Chilli Peppers; Dire Straits; Kasabian; Frank Sinatra; Rihanna; The Shadows; Jamiroquai; Moody Blues; Paul Weller; Paul Simon; Will Young; Status Quo and One Direction (all with 4)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 50
2. Cliff Richard - 43
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 37
5. Bob Dylan - 36
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 32
8. Beatles and Elton John - 31
9. Queen - 25
10. Iron Maiden - 24
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 8
5. Michael Jackson - 7
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Justin Timberlake (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Paul Weller; Smiths; Frank Sinatra and Rod Stewart - (all with 5)
4. David Bowie; Britney Spears; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who and Tom Jones (all with 4)
5. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; James; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 90
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 61
4. Bob Dylan - 56
5. David Bowie - 47
6. Rolling Stones - 46
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles and Rod Stewart (both with 43)
9. Elton John - 40
10. Status Quo and Diana Ross (both with 39)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 115
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 66
4. James Last - 65
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Bob Dylan - 60
7. Beatles - 54
8. Diana Ross and Neil Young (both with 52)
9. Rolling Stones - 51
10.Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis 65
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 45
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 36
7. Robbie Williams - 34
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
10. Rod Stewart - 28
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna; Take That (Both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen; The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Madonna - 228
4. Rihanna - 225
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Eminem - 122
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 536
2. Beatles - 467
3. Cliff Richard - 339
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Michael Jackson and Rolling Stones (both with 265)
6. Rod Stewart - 259
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
8. The Shadows - 229
9. Abba - 224
10. Madonna - 219
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 604
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 422
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Bowie - 344
10. David Guetta - 343
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1029
2. Beatles - 968
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 729
7. Cliff Richard - 688
8. Queen - 685
9. David Bowie - 678
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1302
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 969
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 687
6. Elton John - 660
7. David Guetta - 578
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 541
10. Ed Sheeran - 525
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1418
2. Beatles - 1393
3. Elvis - 1371
4. Michael Jackson - 1266
5. Madonna and Rod Stewart (both with 1141)
6. David Bowie - 1096
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 1085
8. U2 - 1082
9. Abba - 1069
10. Fleetwood Mac - 997
Brian
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 6TH MAY, 2016
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2674 weeks (1302 weeks for singles) (1372 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2047 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (870 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1954 weeks (687 weeks for singles) (1267 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1881 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1858 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1418 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1854 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1393 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1696 weeks (660 weeks for singles) (1036 weeks for albums)
8. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
9. David Bowie – 1575 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1099 weeks for albums)
10. U2 – 1445 weeks (363 weeks for singles) (1082 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1302 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
12 No.1’s
50 Top 10’s
90 Top 40’s
115 Top 75’s
65 weeks at No.1
536 weeks in Top 10
1029 weeks in Top 40
1372 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Beatles and Rihanna (both with 28)
10. Eminem - 27
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis and Madonna (both with 12)
3. Rolling Stones; Robbie Williams and David Bowie (all with 11)
4. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
5. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
6. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
7. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
8. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers and Stereophonics (all with 6)
9. Radiohead; Arctic Monkeys; Barbra Streisand; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Paul McCartney; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red and Iron Maiden (all with 5)
10. Pavarotti; Kings Of Leon; The Killers; Roxy Music; Ronan Keating; Wet Wet Wet; Fleetwood Mac; Red Hot Chilli Peppers; Dire Straits; Kasabian; Frank Sinatra; Rihanna; The Shadows; Jamiroquai; Moody Blues; Paul Weller; Paul Simon; Will Young; Status Quo and One Direction (all with 4)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 50
2. Cliff Richard - 43
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 37
5. Bob Dylan - 36
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 32
8. Beatles and Elton John - 31
9. Queen - 25
10. Iron Maiden - 24
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 8
5. Michael Jackson - 7
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Justin Timberlake (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Paul Weller; Smiths; Frank Sinatra and Rod Stewart - (all with 5)
4. David Bowie; Britney Spears; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who and Tom Jones (all with 4)
5. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; James; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 90
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 61
4. Bob Dylan - 56
5. David Bowie - 47
6. Rolling Stones - 46
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles and Rod Stewart (both with 43)
9. Elton John - 40
10. Status Quo and Diana Ross (both with 39)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 115
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 66
4. James Last - 65
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Bob Dylan - 60
7. Beatles - 54
8. Diana Ross and Neil Young (both with 52)
9. Rolling Stones - 51
10.Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis 65
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 45
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 36
7. Robbie Williams - 34
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
10. Rod Stewart - 28
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna; Take That (Both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen; The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Madonna - 228
4. Rihanna - 226
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Eminem - 122
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 536
2. Beatles - 467
3. Cliff Richard - 339
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Michael Jackson and Rolling Stones (both with 265)
6. Rod Stewart - 259
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
8. The Shadows - 229
9. Abba - 224
10. Madonna - 219
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 606
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 422
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Bowie - 344
10. David Guetta - 343
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1029
2. Beatles - 968
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 729
7. Cliff Richard - 688
8. Queen - 685
9. David Bowie - 679
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1302
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 974
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 687
6. Elton John - 660
7. David Guetta - 578
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 542
10. Beyoncé - 530
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1418
2. Beatles - 1393
3. Elvis - 1372
4. Michael Jackson - 1267
5. Madonna and Rod Stewart (both with 1141)
6. David Bowie - 1099
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 1085
8. U2 - 1082
9. Abba - 1069
10. Fleetwood Mac - 998
Brian
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 6TH MAY, 2016
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2674 weeks (1302 weeks for singles) (1372 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2047 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (870 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1954 weeks (687 weeks for singles) (1267 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1881 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1858 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1418 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1854 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1393 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1696 weeks (660 weeks for singles) (1036 weeks for albums)
8. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
9. David Bowie – 1575 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1099 weeks for albums)
10. U2 – 1445 weeks (363 weeks for singles) (1082 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1302 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
12 No.1’s
50 Top 10’s
90 Top 40’s
115 Top 75’s
65 weeks at No.1
536 weeks in Top 10
1029 weeks in Top 40
1372 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Beatles and Rihanna (both with 28)
10. Eminem - 27
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis and Madonna (both with 12)
3. Rolling Stones; Robbie Williams and David Bowie (all with 11)
4. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
5. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
6. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
7. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
8. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers and Stereophonics (all with 6)
9. Radiohead; Arctic Monkeys; Barbra Streisand; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Paul McCartney; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red and Iron Maiden (all with 5)
10. Pavarotti; Kings Of Leon; The Killers; Roxy Music; Ronan Keating; Wet Wet Wet; Fleetwood Mac; Red Hot Chilli Peppers; Dire Straits; Kasabian; Frank Sinatra; Rihanna; The Shadows; Jamiroquai; Moody Blues; Paul Weller; Paul Simon; Will Young; Status Quo and One Direction (all with 4)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 50
2. Cliff Richard - 43
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 37
5. Bob Dylan - 36
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 32
8. Beatles and Elton John - 31
9. Queen - 25
10. Iron Maiden - 24
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 8
5. Michael Jackson - 7
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Justin Timberlake (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Paul Weller; Smiths; Frank Sinatra and Rod Stewart - (all with 5)
4. David Bowie; Britney Spears; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who and Tom Jones (all with 4)
5. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; James; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 90
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 61
4. Bob Dylan - 56
5. David Bowie - 47
6. Rolling Stones - 46
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles and Rod Stewart (both with 43)
9. Elton John - 40
10. Status Quo and Diana Ross (both with 39)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 115
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 66
4. James Last - 65
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Bob Dylan - 60
7. Beatles - 54
8. Diana Ross and Neil Young (both with 52)
9. Rolling Stones - 51
10.Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis 65
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 45
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 36
7. Robbie Williams - 34
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
10. Rod Stewart - 28
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna; Take That (Both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen; The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Madonna - 228
4. Rihanna - 226
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Eminem - 122
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 536
2. Beatles - 467
3. Cliff Richard - 339
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Michael Jackson and Rolling Stones (both with 265)
6. Rod Stewart - 259
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
8. The Shadows - 229
9. Abba - 224
10. Madonna - 219
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 606
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 422
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Bowie - 344
10. David Guetta - 343
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1029
2. Beatles - 968
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 729
7. Cliff Richard - 688
8. Queen - 685
9. David Bowie - 679
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1302
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 974
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 687
6. Elton John - 660
7. David Guetta - 578
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 542
10. Beyoncé - 530
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1418
2. Beatles - 1393
3. Elvis - 1372
4. Michael Jackson - 1267
5. Madonna and Rod Stewart (both with 1141)
6. David Bowie - 1099
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 1085
8. U2 - 1082
9. Abba - 1069
10. Fleetwood Mac - 998
Brian
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 13TH MAY, 2016
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2674 weeks (1302 weeks for singles) (1372 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2047 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (870 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1955 weeks (687 weeks for singles) (1268 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1881 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1858 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1418 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1854 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1393 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1696 weeks (660 weeks for singles) (1036 weeks for albums)
8. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
9. David Bowie – 1577 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1101 weeks for albums)
10. U2 – 1445 weeks (363 weeks for singles) (1082 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1302 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
12 No.1’s
50 Top 10’s
90 Top 40’s
115 Top 75’s
65 weeks at No.1
536 weeks in Top 10
1029 weeks in Top 40
1372 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Beatles and Rihanna (both with 28)
10. Eminem - 27
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis and Madonna (both with 12)
3. Rolling Stones; Robbie Williams and David Bowie (all with 11)
4. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
5. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
6. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
7. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
8. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics and Radiohead (all with 6)
9. Arctic Monkeys; Barbra Streisand; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Paul McCartney; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red and Iron Maiden (all with 5)
10. Pavarotti; Kings Of Leon; The Killers; Roxy Music; Ronan Keating; Wet Wet Wet; Fleetwood Mac; Red Hot Chilli Peppers; Dire Straits; Kasabian; Frank Sinatra; Rihanna; The Shadows; Jamiroquai; Moody Blues; Paul Weller; Paul Simon; Will Young; Status Quo and One Direction (all with 4)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 50
2. Cliff Richard - 43
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 37
5. Bob Dylan - 36
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 32
8. Beatles and Elton John - 31
9. Queen - 25
10. Iron Maiden - 24
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson - 7
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams; Justin Timberlake and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Paul Weller; Smiths; Frank Sinatra and Rod Stewart - (all with 5)
4. David Bowie; Britney Spears; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who and Tom Jones (all with 4)
5. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; James; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 90
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 61
4. Bob Dylan - 56
5. David Bowie - 47
6. Rolling Stones - 46
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles and Rod Stewart (both with 43)
9. Elton John - 40
10. Status Quo and Diana Ross (both with 39)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 115
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 66
4. James Last - 65
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Bob Dylan - 60
7. Beatles - 54
8. Diana Ross and Neil Young (both with 52)
9. Rolling Stones - 51
10.Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis 65
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 45
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 36
7. Robbie Williams - 34
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
10. Rod Stewart - 28
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna; Take That (Both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen; The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Madonna - 228
4. Rihanna - 227
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Eminem - 122
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 536
2. Beatles - 467
3. Cliff Richard - 339
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Michael Jackson and Rolling Stones (both with 265)
6. Rod Stewart - 259
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
8. The Shadows - 229
9. Abba - 224
10. Madonna - 219
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 609
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 422
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Bowie - 344
10. David Guetta - 343
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1029
2. Beatles - 968
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 729
7. Cliff Richard - 688
8. Queen - 685
9. David Bowie - 680
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1302
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 979
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 687
6. Elton John - 660
7. David Guetta - 578
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 543
10. Beyoncé - 531
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1418
2. Beatles - 1393
3. Elvis - 1372
4. Michael Jackson - 1268
5. Madonna and Rod Stewart (both with 1141)
6. David Bowie - 1101
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 1085
8. U2 - 1082
9. Abba - 1069
10. Fleetwood Mac - 998
Brian
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 20TH MAY, 2016
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2674 weeks (1302 weeks for singles) (1372 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2047 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (870 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1956 weeks (687 weeks for singles) (1269 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1881 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1858 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1418 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1854 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1393 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1696 weeks (660 weeks for singles) (1036 weeks for albums)
8. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
9. David Bowie – 1579 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1103 weeks for albums)
10. U2 – 1445 weeks (363 weeks for singles) (1082 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1302 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
12 No.1’s
50 Top 10’s
90 Top 40’s
115 Top 75’s
65 weeks at No.1
536 weeks in Top 10
1029 weeks in Top 40
1372 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 39
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis and Madonna (both with 12)
3. Rolling Stones; Robbie Williams and David Bowie (all with 11)
4. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
5. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
6. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
7. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
8. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics and Radiohead (all with 6)
9. Arctic Monkeys; Barbra Streisand; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Paul McCartney; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red and Iron Maiden (all with 5)
10. Pavarotti; Kings Of Leon; The Killers; Roxy Music; Ronan Keating; Wet Wet Wet; Fleetwood Mac; Red Hot Chilli Peppers; Dire Straits; Kasabian; Frank Sinatra; Rihanna; The Shadows; Jamiroquai; Moody Blues; Paul Weller; Paul Simon; Will Young; Status Quo and One Direction (all with 4)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 50
2. Cliff Richard - 43
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 37
5. Bob Dylan - 36
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 32
8. Beatles and Elton John - 31
9. Queen - 25
10. Iron Maiden - 24
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson - 7
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams; Justin Timberlake and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Paul Weller; Smiths; Frank Sinatra and Rod Stewart - (all with 5)
4. David Bowie; Britney Spears; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who and Tom Jones (all with 4)
5. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; James; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 90
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 61
4. Bob Dylan - 56
5. David Bowie - 47
6. Rolling Stones - 46
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles and Rod Stewart (both with 43)
9. Elton John - 40
10. Status Quo and Diana Ross (both with 39)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 115
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 66
4. James Last - 65
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Bob Dylan - 60
7. Beatles - 54
8. Diana Ross and Neil Young (both with 52)
9. Rolling Stones - 51
10.Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis 65
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 45
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 36
7. Robbie Williams - 34
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
10. Rod Stewart - 28
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna; Take That (Both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen; The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 229
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Eminem - 122
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 536
2. Beatles - 467
3. Cliff Richard - 339
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Michael Jackson and Rolling Stones (both with 265)
6. Rod Stewart - 259
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
8. The Shadows - 229
9. Abba - 224
10. Madonna - 219
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 612
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 422
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. David Guetta - 371
9. The Beatles - 365
10. David Bowie - 344
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1029
2. Beatles - 968
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 729
7. Cliff Richard - 688
8. Queen - 685
9. David Bowie - 681
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1302
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 984
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 687
6. Elton John - 660
7. David Guetta - 624
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 544
10. Beyoncé - 532
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1418
2. Beatles - 1393
3. Elvis - 1372
4. Michael Jackson - 1269
5. Madonna and Rod Stewart (both with 1141)
6. David Bowie - 1103
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 1085
8. U2 - 1082
9. Abba - 1070
10. Fleetwood Mac - 999
Brian
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 20TH MAY, 2016
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2674 weeks (1302 weeks for singles) (1372 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2047 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (870 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1956 weeks (687 weeks for singles) (1269 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1881 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1858 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1418 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1854 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1393 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1696 weeks (660 weeks for singles) (1036 weeks for albums)
8. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
9. David Bowie – 1579 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1103 weeks for albums)
10. U2 – 1445 weeks (363 weeks for singles) (1082 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1302 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
12 No.1’s
50 Top 10’s
90 Top 40’s
115 Top 75’s
65 weeks at No.1
536 weeks in Top 10
1029 weeks in Top 40
1372 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 39
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis and Madonna (both with 12)
3. Rolling Stones; Robbie Williams and David Bowie (all with 11)
4. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
5. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
6. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
7. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
8. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics and Radiohead (all with 6)
9. Arctic Monkeys; Barbra Streisand; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Paul McCartney; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red and Iron Maiden (all with 5)
10. Pavarotti; Kings Of Leon; The Killers; Roxy Music; Ronan Keating; Wet Wet Wet; Fleetwood Mac; Red Hot Chilli Peppers; Dire Straits; Kasabian; Frank Sinatra; Rihanna; The Shadows; Jamiroquai; Moody Blues; Paul Weller; Paul Simon; Will Young; Status Quo and One Direction (all with 4)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 50
2. Cliff Richard - 43
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 37
5. Bob Dylan - 36
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 32
8. Beatles and Elton John - 31
9. Queen - 25
10. Iron Maiden - 24
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson - 7
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams; Justin Timberlake and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Paul Weller; Smiths; Frank Sinatra and Rod Stewart - (all with 5)
4. David Bowie; Britney Spears; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who and Tom Jones (all with 4)
5. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; James; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 90
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 61
4. Bob Dylan - 56
5. David Bowie - 47
6. Rolling Stones - 46
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles and Rod Stewart (both with 43)
9. Elton John - 40
10. Status Quo and Diana Ross (both with 39)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 115
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 66
4. James Last - 65
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Bob Dylan - 60
7. Beatles - 54
8. Diana Ross and Neil Young (both with 52)
9. Rolling Stones - 51
10.Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis 65
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 45
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 36
7. Robbie Williams - 34
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
10. Rod Stewart - 28
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna; Take That (Both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen; The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 229
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Eminem - 122
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 536
2. Beatles - 467
3. Cliff Richard - 339
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Michael Jackson and Rolling Stones (both with 265)
6. Rod Stewart - 259
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
8. The Shadows - 229
9. Abba - 224
10. Madonna - 219
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 612
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 422
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. David Guetta - 371
9. The Beatles - 365
10. David Bowie - 344
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1029
2. Beatles - 968
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 729
7. Cliff Richard - 688
8. Queen - 685
9. David Bowie - 681
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1302
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 984
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 687
6. Elton John - 660
7. David Guetta - 624
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 544
10. Beyoncé - 532
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1418
2. Beatles - 1393
3. Elvis - 1372
4. Michael Jackson - 1269
5. Madonna and Rod Stewart (both with 1141)
6. David Bowie - 1103
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 1085
8. U2 - 1082
9. Abba - 1070
10. Fleetwood Mac - 999
Brian
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 27TH MAY, 2016
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2674 weeks (1302 weeks for singles) (1372 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2047 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (870 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1957 weeks (687 weeks for singles) (1270 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1881 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1858 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1418 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1854 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1393 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1696 weeks (660 weeks for singles) (1036 weeks for albums)
8. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
9. David Bowie – 1581 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1105 weeks for albums)
10. U2 – 1445 weeks (363 weeks for singles) (1082 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1302 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
12 No.1’s
50 Top 10’s
90 Top 40’s
115 Top 75’s
65 weeks at No.1
536 weeks in Top 10
1029 weeks in Top 40
1372 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 39
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis and Madonna (both with 12)
3. Rolling Stones; Robbie Williams and David Bowie (all with 11)
4. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
5. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
6. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
7. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
8. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics and Radiohead (all with 6)
9. Arctic Monkeys; Barbra Streisand; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Paul McCartney; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red and Iron Maiden (all with 5)
10. Pavarotti; Kings Of Leon; The Killers; Roxy Music; Ronan Keating; Wet Wet Wet; Fleetwood Mac; Red Hot Chilli Peppers; Dire Straits; Kasabian; Frank Sinatra; Rihanna; The Shadows; Jamiroquai; Moody Blues; Paul Weller; Paul Simon; Will Young; Status Quo and One Direction (all with 4)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 50
2. Cliff Richard - 43
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan (both with 37)
5. Rod Stewart - 34
6. David Bowie - 32
7. Beatles and Elton John - 31
8. Queen - 25
9. Iron Maiden - 24
10. Status Quo - 23
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson - 7
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams; Justin Timberlake and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Paul Weller; Smiths; Frank Sinatra and Rod Stewart - (all with 5)
4. David Bowie; Britney Spears; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who and Tom Jones (all with 4)
5. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; James; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 90
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 61
4. Bob Dylan - 56
5. David Bowie - 48
6. Rolling Stones - 46
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles and Rod Stewart (both with 43)
9. Elton John - 40
10. Status Quo and Diana Ross (both with 39)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 115
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 66
4. James Last - 65
5. David Bowie - 64
6. Bob Dylan - 60
7. Beatles - 54
8. Diana Ross and Neil Young (both with 52)
9. Rolling Stones - 51
10.Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis 65
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 45
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 36
7. Robbie Williams - 34
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna; Take That (Both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen; The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 231
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Eminem - 122
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 536
2. Beatles - 467
3. Cliff Richard - 339
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Michael Jackson and Rolling Stones (both with 265)
6. Rod Stewart - 259
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
8. The Shadows - 229
9. Abba - 224
10. Madonna - 219
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 615
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 422
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. David Guetta - 371
9. The Beatles - 365
10. David Bowie - 344
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1029
2. Beatles - 968
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 729
7. Cliff Richard - 688
8. Queen - 685
9. David Bowie - 683
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1302
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 989
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 687
6. Elton John - 660
7. David Guetta - 624
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 544
10. Beyoncé - 533
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1418
2. Beatles - 1393
3. Elvis - 1372
4. Michael Jackson - 1270
5. Madonna and Rod Stewart (both with 1141)
6. David Bowie - 1105
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 1085
8. U2 - 1082
9. Abba - 1071
10. Fleetwood Mac - 1000
Brian
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 27TH MAY, 2016
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2674 weeks (1302 weeks for singles) (1372 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2047 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (870 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1957 weeks (687 weeks for singles) (1270 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1881 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1858 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1418 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1854 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1393 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1696 weeks (660 weeks for singles) (1036 weeks for albums)
8. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
9. David Bowie – 1581 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1105 weeks for albums)
10. U2 – 1445 weeks (363 weeks for singles) (1082 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1302 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
12 No.1’s
50 Top 10’s
90 Top 40’s
115 Top 75’s
65 weeks at No.1
536 weeks in Top 10
1029 weeks in Top 40
1372 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 39
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis and Madonna (both with 12)
3. Rolling Stones; Robbie Williams and David Bowie (all with 11)
4. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
5. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
6. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
7. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
8. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics and Radiohead (all with 6)
9. Arctic Monkeys; Barbra Streisand; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Paul McCartney; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red and Iron Maiden (all with 5)
10. Pavarotti; Kings Of Leon; The Killers; Roxy Music; Ronan Keating; Wet Wet Wet; Fleetwood Mac; Red Hot Chilli Peppers; Dire Straits; Kasabian; Frank Sinatra; Rihanna; The Shadows; Jamiroquai; Moody Blues; Paul Weller; Paul Simon; Will Young; Status Quo and One Direction (all with 4)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 50
2. Cliff Richard - 43
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan (both with 37)
5. Rod Stewart - 34
6. David Bowie - 32
7. Beatles and Elton John - 31
8. Queen - 25
9. Iron Maiden - 24
10. Status Quo - 23
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson - 7
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams; Justin Timberlake and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Paul Weller; Smiths; Frank Sinatra and Rod Stewart - (all with 5)
4. David Bowie; Britney Spears; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who and Tom Jones (all with 4)
5. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; James; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 90
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 61
4. Bob Dylan - 56
5. David Bowie - 48
6. Rolling Stones - 46
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles and Rod Stewart (both with 43)
9. Elton John - 40
10. Status Quo and Diana Ross (both with 39)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 115
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 66
4. James Last - 65
5. David Bowie - 64
6. Bob Dylan - 60
7. Beatles - 54
8. Diana Ross and Neil Young (both with 52)
9. Rolling Stones - 51
10.Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis 65
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 45
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 36
7. Robbie Williams - 34
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna; Take That (Both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen; The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 231
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Eminem - 122
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 536
2. Beatles - 467
3. Cliff Richard - 339
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Michael Jackson and Rolling Stones (both with 265)
6. Rod Stewart - 259
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
8. The Shadows - 229
9. Abba - 224
10. Madonna - 219
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 615
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 422
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. David Guetta - 371
9. The Beatles - 365
10. David Bowie - 344
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1029
2. Beatles - 968
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 729
7. Cliff Richard - 688
8. Queen - 685
9. David Bowie - 683
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1302
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 989
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 687
6. Elton John - 660
7. David Guetta - 624
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 544
10. Beyoncé - 533
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1418
2. Beatles - 1393
3. Elvis - 1372
4. Michael Jackson - 1270
5. Madonna and Rod Stewart (both with 1141)
6. David Bowie - 1105
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 1085
8. U2 - 1082
9. Abba - 1071
10. Fleetwood Mac - 1000
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OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 12TH AUGUST, 2016
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2675 weeks (1302 weeks for singles) (1373 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2047 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (870 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1969 weeks (687 weeks for singles) (1282 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1881 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1863 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1423 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1855 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1394 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1698 weeks (660 weeks for singles) (1038 weeks for albums)
8. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
9. David Bowie – 1594 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1118 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1474 weeks (1038 weeks for singles) (436 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1302 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
12 No.1’s
50 Top 10’s
91 Top 40’s
116 Top 75’s
65 weeks at No.1
536 weeks in Top 10
1030 weeks in Top 40
1373 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis and Madonna (both with 12)
3. Rolling Stones; Robbie Williams and David Bowie (all with 11)
4. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
5. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
6. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
7. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
8. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney (all with 6)
9. Arctic Monkeys; Barbra Streisand; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden and Paul Simon (all with 5)
10. Pavarotti; Kings Of Leon; The Killers; Roxy Music; Ronan Keating; Wet Wet Wet; Fleetwood Mac; Red Hot Chilli Peppers; Dire Straits; Kasabian; Frank Sinatra; Rihanna; The Shadows; Jamiroquai; Moody Blues; Paul Weller; Will Young; Status Quo and One Direction (all with 4)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 50
2. Cliff Richard - 43
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan (both with 37)
5. Rod Stewart - 34
6. David Bowie - 32
7. Beatles and Elton John - 31
8. Queen - 25
9. Iron Maiden - 24
10. Status Quo - 23
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson - 7
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams; Justin Timberlake and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Paul Weller; Smiths; Frank Sinatra and Rod Stewart - (all with 5)
4. David Bowie; Britney Spears; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who and Tom Jones (all with 4)
5. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; James; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 91
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 61
4. Bob Dylan - 57
5. David Bowie - 48
6. Rolling Stones - 46
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles and Rod Stewart (both with 43)
9. Elton John - 40
10. Status Quo and Diana Ross (both with 39)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 116
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 66
4. James Last - 65
5. David Bowie - 64
6. Bob Dylan - 61
7. Beatles - 54
8. Neil Young - 53
9. Diana Ross - 52
10. Rolling Stones - 51
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis 65
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 45
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 34
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna; Take That (Both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen; The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 253
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Eminem - 122
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 536
2. Beatles - 467
3. Cliff Richard - 339
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Michael Jackson and Rolling Stones (both with 265)
6. Rod Stewart - 259
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
8. The Shadows - 229
9. Abba - 224
10. Madonna - 219
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 644
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 422
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Guetta - 351
10. David Bowie - 344
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1030
2. Beatles - 968
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 730
7. David Bowie - 694
8. Cliff Richard and Queen - (both with 688)
9. Madonna - 666
10. Elton John - 659
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1302
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1038
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 687
6. Elton John - 660
7. David Guetta - 591
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 547
10. Beyoncé - 539
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1423
2. Beatles - 1394
3. Elvis - 1373
4. Michael Jackson - 1282
5. Madonna and Rod Stewart (both with 1141)
6. David Bowie - 1118
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 1085
8. U2 - 1082
9. Abba - 1078
10. Elton John - 1038
Brian
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 12TH AUGUST, 2016
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2675 weeks (1302 weeks for singles) (1373 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2047 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (870 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1969 weeks (687 weeks for singles) (1282 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1881 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1863 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1423 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1855 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1394 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1698 weeks (660 weeks for singles) (1038 weeks for albums)
8. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
9. David Bowie – 1594 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1118 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1474 weeks (1038 weeks for singles) (436 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1302 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
12 No.1’s
50 Top 10’s
91 Top 40’s
116 Top 75’s
65 weeks at No.1
536 weeks in Top 10
1030 weeks in Top 40
1373 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis and Madonna (both with 12)
3. Rolling Stones; Robbie Williams and David Bowie (all with 11)
4. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
5. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
6. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
7. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
8. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney (all with 6)
9. Arctic Monkeys; Barbra Streisand; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden and Paul Simon (all with 5)
10. Pavarotti; Kings Of Leon; The Killers; Roxy Music; Ronan Keating; Wet Wet Wet; Fleetwood Mac; Red Hot Chilli Peppers; Dire Straits; Kasabian; Frank Sinatra; Rihanna; The Shadows; Jamiroquai; Moody Blues; Paul Weller; Will Young; Status Quo and One Direction (all with 4)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 50
2. Cliff Richard - 43
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan (both with 37)
5. Rod Stewart - 34
6. David Bowie - 32
7. Beatles and Elton John - 31
8. Queen - 25
9. Iron Maiden - 24
10. Status Quo - 23
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson - 7
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams; Justin Timberlake and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Paul Weller; Smiths; Frank Sinatra and Rod Stewart - (all with 5)
4. David Bowie; Britney Spears; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who and Tom Jones (all with 4)
5. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; James; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 91
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 61
4. Bob Dylan - 57
5. David Bowie - 48
6. Rolling Stones - 46
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles and Rod Stewart (both with 43)
9. Elton John - 40
10. Status Quo and Diana Ross (both with 39)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 116
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 66
4. James Last - 65
5. David Bowie - 64
6. Bob Dylan - 61
7. Beatles - 54
8. Neil Young - 53
9. Diana Ross - 52
10. Rolling Stones - 51
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis 65
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 45
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 34
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna; Take That (Both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen; The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 253
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Eminem - 122
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 536
2. Beatles - 467
3. Cliff Richard - 339
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Michael Jackson and Rolling Stones (both with 265)
6. Rod Stewart - 259
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
8. The Shadows - 229
9. Abba - 224
10. Madonna - 219
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 644
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 422
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Guetta - 351
10. David Bowie - 344
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1030
2. Beatles - 968
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 730
7. David Bowie - 694
8. Cliff Richard and Queen - (both with 688)
9. Madonna - 666
10. Elton John - 659
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1302
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1038
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 687
6. Elton John - 660
7. David Guetta - 591
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 547
10. Beyoncé - 539
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1423
2. Beatles - 1394
3. Elvis - 1373
4. Michael Jackson - 1282
5. Madonna and Rod Stewart (both with 1141)
6. David Bowie - 1118
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 1085
8. U2 - 1082
9. Abba - 1078
10. Elton John - 1038
Brian
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 28TH OCTOBER, 2016
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2682 weeks (1302 weeks for singles) (1380 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2047 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (870 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1979 weeks (687 weeks for singles) (1292 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1869 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1429 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1860 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1399 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1698 weeks (660 weeks for singles) (1038 weeks for albums)
8. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
9. David Bowie – 1606 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1130 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1524 weeks (1077 weeks for singles) (447 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1302 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
117 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
537 weeks in Top 10
1031 weeks in Top 40
1380 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna - 12
4. Rolling Stones; Robbie Williams and David Bowie (all with 11)
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 43
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan (both with 37)
5. Rod Stewart - 34
6. David Bowie and Beatles (both with 32)
7. Elton John - 31
8. Queen - 25
9. Iron Maiden and Status Quo (both with 24)
10. Awaits
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson - 7
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams; Justin Timberlake and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Paul Weller; Smiths; Frank Sinatra and Rod Stewart - (all with 5)
4. David Bowie; Britney Spears; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who and Tom Jones (all with 4)
5. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; James; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 61
4. Bob Dylan - 57
5. David Bowie - 49
6. Rolling Stones - 46
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 117
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 66
4. James Last and David Bowie (both with 65)
5. Bob Dylan - 61
6. Beatles - 55
7. Neil Young - 53
8. Diana Ross - 52
9. Rolling Stones - 51
10. Awaits
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 45
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 34
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna; Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen; The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 125
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 537
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 339
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Michael Jackson and Rolling Stones (both with 265)
6. Rod Stewart - 259
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
8. The Shadows - 229
9. Abba - 224
10. Madonna - 219
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 664
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 422
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Guetta - 351
10. David Bowie - 344
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1031
2. Beatles - 972
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 732
7. David Bowie - 697
8. Queen - 691
8. Cliff Richard - 688
9. Madonna - 666
10. Elton John - 659
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1302
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1075
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 687
6. Elton John - 660
7. David Guetta - 594
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 553
10. Beyoncé - 539
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1429
2. Beatles - 1399
3. Elvis - 1380
4. Michael Jackson - 1292
5. Madonna - 1143
6. Rod Stewart - 1141
7. David Bowie - 1130
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
9. U2 and Abba - (both with 1082)
10. Elton John - 1038
Brian
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 28TH OCTOBER, 2016
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2682 weeks (1302 weeks for singles) (1380 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2047 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (870 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1979 weeks (687 weeks for singles) (1292 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1869 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1429 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1860 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1399 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1698 weeks (660 weeks for singles) (1038 weeks for albums)
8. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
9. David Bowie – 1606 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1130 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1524 weeks (1077 weeks for singles) (447 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1302 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
117 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
537 weeks in Top 10
1031 weeks in Top 40
1380 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna - 12
4. Rolling Stones; Robbie Williams and David Bowie (all with 11)
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 43
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan (both with 37)
5. Rod Stewart - 34
6. David Bowie and Beatles (both with 32)
7. Elton John - 31
8. Queen - 25
9. Iron Maiden and Status Quo (both with 24)
10. Awaits
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson - 7
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams; Justin Timberlake and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Paul Weller; Smiths; Frank Sinatra and Rod Stewart - (all with 5)
4. David Bowie; Britney Spears; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who and Tom Jones (all with 4)
5. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; James; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 61
4. Bob Dylan - 57
5. David Bowie - 49
6. Rolling Stones - 46
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 117
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 66
4. James Last and David Bowie (both with 65)
5. Bob Dylan - 61
6. Beatles - 55
7. Neil Young - 53
8. Diana Ross - 52
9. Rolling Stones - 51
10. Awaits
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 45
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 34
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna; Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen; The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 125
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 537
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 339
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Michael Jackson and Rolling Stones (both with 265)
6. Rod Stewart - 259
7. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
8. The Shadows - 229
9. Abba - 224
10. Madonna - 219
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 664
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 422
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Guetta - 351
10. David Bowie - 344
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1031
2. Beatles - 972
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 732
7. David Bowie - 697
8. Queen - 691
8. Cliff Richard - 688
9. Madonna - 666
10. Elton John - 659
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1302
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1075
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 687
6. Elton John - 660
7. David Guetta - 594
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 553
10. Beyoncé - 539
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1429
2. Beatles - 1399
3. Elvis - 1380
4. Michael Jackson - 1292
5. Madonna - 1143
6. Rod Stewart - 1141
7. David Bowie - 1130
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
9. U2 and Abba - (both with 1082)
10. Elton John - 1038
Brian
Thanks so much Brian. Considering that Elvis has been gone for 39 makes those numbers even more amazing!
There will never be another one like him!
M-M
There will never be another one like him!
M-M
QUOTE (Memphis-Man @ Oct 29 2016, 09:32 PM)
Thanks so much Brian. Considering that Elvis has been gone for 39 makes those numbers even more amazing!
There will never be another one like him!
M-M
There will never be another one like him!
M-M
Amen to that Memphis-Man.
Brian
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 23RD DECEMBER, 2016
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2699 weeks (1302 weeks for singles) (1397 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2053 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (876 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1982 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1294 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1872 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1432 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1861 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1400 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1701 weeks (663 weeks for singles) (1038 weeks for albums)
8. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
9. David Bowie – 1616 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1140 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1533 weeks (1086 weeks for singles) (447 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1302 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
545 weeks in Top 10
1041 weeks in Top 40
1397 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie and Beatles (both with 32)
8. Elton John - 31
9. Queen - 25
10. Iron Maiden and Status Quo (both with 24)
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 57
5. David Bowie - 50
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. David Bowie - 66
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 62
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 125
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 545
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 268
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 669
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 422
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Guetta - 351
10. David Bowie - 344
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1041
2. Beatles - 972
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 732
7. David Bowie - 703
8. Cliff Richard - 694
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1302
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1086
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 688
6. Elton John - 663
7. David Guetta - 596
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 553
10. Beyoncé - 539
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1432
2. Beatles - 1400
3. Elvis - 1397
4. Michael Jackson - 1294
5. Madonna - 1143
6. Rod Stewart - 1141
7. David Bowie - 1140
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
9. Abba - 1084
10.U2 - 1082
Brian
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 23RD DECEMBER, 2016
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2699 weeks (1302 weeks for singles) (1397 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2053 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (876 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1982 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1294 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1872 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1432 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1861 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1400 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1701 weeks (663 weeks for singles) (1038 weeks for albums)
8. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
9. David Bowie – 1616 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1140 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1533 weeks (1086 weeks for singles) (447 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1302 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
545 weeks in Top 10
1041 weeks in Top 40
1397 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie and Beatles (both with 32)
8. Elton John - 31
9. Queen - 25
10. Iron Maiden and Status Quo (both with 24)
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 57
5. David Bowie - 50
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. David Bowie - 66
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 62
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 125
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 545
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 268
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 669
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 422
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Guetta - 351
10. David Bowie - 344
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1041
2. Beatles - 972
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 732
7. David Bowie - 703
8. Cliff Richard - 694
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1302
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1086
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 688
6. Elton John - 663
7. David Guetta - 596
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 553
10. Beyoncé - 539
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1432
2. Beatles - 1400
3. Elvis - 1397
4. Michael Jackson - 1294
5. Madonna - 1143
6. Rod Stewart - 1141
7. David Bowie - 1140
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
9. Abba - 1084
10.U2 - 1082
Brian
Impressive work by you, Brian! Thanks very much. From Elvis' perspective, those are amazing accomplishments!
M-M
M-M
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 30TH DECEMBER, 2016
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2702 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1399 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2054 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (877 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1982 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1294 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1873 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1433 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1861 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1400 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1702 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1038 weeks for albums)
8. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
9. David Bowie – 1618 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1142 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1534 weeks (1087 weeks for singles) (447 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
546 weeks in Top 10
1042 weeks in Top 40
1399 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie and Beatles (both with 32)
8. Elton John - 31
9. Queen - 25
10. Iron Maiden and Status Quo (both with 24)
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 57
5. David Bowie - 50
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. David Bowie - 66
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 62
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 125
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 546
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 269
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 669
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Guetta - 351
10. David Bowie - 344
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1042
2. Beatles - 972
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 732
7. David Bowie - 704
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1087
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 688
6. Elton John - 664
7. David Guetta - 596
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 553
10. Beyoncé - 539
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1433
2. Beatles - 1400
3. Elvis - 1399
4. Michael Jackson - 1294
5. Madonna - 1143
6. David Bowie - 1142
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
9. Abba - 1085
10.U2 - 1082
Brian
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 30TH DECEMBER, 2016
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2702 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1399 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2054 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (877 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1982 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1294 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1873 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1433 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1861 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1400 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1702 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1038 weeks for albums)
8. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
9. David Bowie – 1618 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1142 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1534 weeks (1087 weeks for singles) (447 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
546 weeks in Top 10
1042 weeks in Top 40
1399 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie and Beatles (both with 32)
8. Elton John - 31
9. Queen - 25
10. Iron Maiden and Status Quo (both with 24)
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 57
5. David Bowie - 50
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. David Bowie - 66
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 62
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 125
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 546
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 269
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 669
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Guetta - 351
10. David Bowie - 344
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1042
2. Beatles - 972
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 732
7. David Bowie - 704
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1087
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 688
6. Elton John - 664
7. David Guetta - 596
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 553
10. Beyoncé - 539
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1433
2. Beatles - 1400
3. Elvis - 1399
4. Michael Jackson - 1294
5. Madonna - 1143
6. David Bowie - 1142
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
9. Abba - 1085
10.U2 - 1082
Brian
Thanks very much Brian. I want to wish you a very Happy New Year!!
M-M
M-M
QUOTE (Memphis-Man @ Dec 31 2016, 02:04 AM)
Thanks very much Brian. I want to wish you a very Happy New Year!!
M-M
M-M
Likewise M-M. I wish you a Very Happy and Healthy New Year. Let's hope it is a successful one for Elvis also.
Brian
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 20TH JANUARY, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2708 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1405 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1982 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1294 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1875 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1435 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1861 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1400 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1702 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1038 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1625 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1149 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1539 weeks (1092 weeks for singles) (447 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1045 weeks in Top 40
1405 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 57
5. David Bowie - 50
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. David Bowie - 66
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 62
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 125
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 669
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Guetta - 353
10. David Bowie - 344
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1045
2. Beatles - 972
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 732
7. David Bowie - 708
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1091
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 688
6. Elton John - 664
7. David Guetta - 599
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 553
10. Beyoncé - 539
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1435
2. Elvis - 1405
3. Beatles - 1400
4. Michael Jackson - 1294
5. David Bowie - 1149
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1088
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
Brian
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 20TH JANUARY, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2708 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1405 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1982 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1294 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1875 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1435 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1861 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1400 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1702 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1038 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1625 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1149 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1539 weeks (1092 weeks for singles) (447 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1045 weeks in Top 40
1405 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 57
5. David Bowie - 50
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. David Bowie - 66
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 62
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 125
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 669
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Guetta - 353
10. David Bowie - 344
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1045
2. Beatles - 972
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 732
7. David Bowie - 708
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1091
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 688
6. Elton John - 664
7. David Guetta - 599
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 553
10. Beyoncé - 539
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1435
2. Elvis - 1405
3. Beatles - 1400
4. Michael Jackson - 1294
5. David Bowie - 1149
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1088
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
Brian
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 27TH JANUARY, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2710 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1407 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1982 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1294 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1876 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1436 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1861 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1400 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1702 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1038 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1627 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1151 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1540 weeks (1093 weeks for singles) (447 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1407 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 57
5. David Bowie - 50
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. David Bowie - 66
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 62
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 125
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 669
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Guetta - 354
10. David Bowie - 344
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 972
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 732
7. David Bowie - 709
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1093
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 688
6. Elton John - 664
7. David Guetta - 600
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 553
10. Ed Sheeran - 540
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1436
2. Elvis - 1407
3. Beatles - 1400
4. Michael Jackson - 1294
5. David Bowie - 1151
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1088
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
Brian
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 27TH JANUARY, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2710 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1407 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1982 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1294 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1876 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1436 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1861 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1400 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1702 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1038 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1627 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1151 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1540 weeks (1093 weeks for singles) (447 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1407 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 57
5. David Bowie - 50
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. David Bowie - 66
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 62
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 125
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 669
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Guetta - 354
10. David Bowie - 344
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 972
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 732
7. David Bowie - 709
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1093
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 688
6. Elton John - 664
7. David Guetta - 600
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 553
10. Ed Sheeran - 540
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1436
2. Elvis - 1407
3. Beatles - 1400
4. Michael Jackson - 1294
5. David Bowie - 1151
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1088
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
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OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 10TH FEBRUARY, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2712 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1409 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1983 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1295 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1878 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1438 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1861 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1400 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1702 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1038 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1629 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1153 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1540 weeks (1093 weeks for singles) (447 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1409 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 57
5. David Bowie - 50
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. David Bowie - 66
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 62
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 125
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 669
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Guetta - 356
10. David Bowie - 344
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 972
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 732
7. David Bowie - 711
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1093
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 688
6. Elton John - 664
7. David Guetta - 602
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 553
10. Ed Sheeran - 548
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1437
2. Elvis - 1409
3. Beatles - 1400
4. Michael Jackson - 1295
5. David Bowie - 1153
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1089
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
Brian
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 10TH FEBRUARY, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2712 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1409 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1983 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1295 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1878 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1438 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1861 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1400 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1702 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1038 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1629 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1153 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1540 weeks (1093 weeks for singles) (447 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1409 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 57
5. David Bowie - 50
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. David Bowie - 66
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 62
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 125
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 669
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Guetta - 356
10. David Bowie - 344
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 972
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart - 733
6. Michael Jackson - 732
7. David Bowie - 711
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1093
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 688
6. Elton John - 664
7. David Guetta - 602
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 553
10. Ed Sheeran - 548
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1437
2. Elvis - 1409
3. Beatles - 1400
4. Michael Jackson - 1295
5. David Bowie - 1153
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1089
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
Brian
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 17TH FEBRUARY, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2713 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1410 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1984 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1296 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1879 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1439 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1861 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1400 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1702 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1038 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1630 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1154 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1540 weeks (1093 weeks for singles) (447 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1410 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 57
5. David Bowie - 50
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. David Bowie - 66
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 62
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 125
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 669
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Guetta - 357
10. David Bowie - 344
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 972
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart And Michael Jackson (both with 733)
6. David Bowie - 712
7. Cliff Richard - 695
8. Queen - 692
9. Madonna - 666
10. Awaits
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1093
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 688
6. Elton John - 664
7. David Guetta - 603
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 553
10. Ed Sheeran - 552
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1439
2. Elvis - 1410
3. Beatles - 1400
4. Michael Jackson - 1296
5. David Bowie - 1154
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1089
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
Brian
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 17TH FEBRUARY, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2713 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1410 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1984 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1296 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1879 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1439 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1861 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1400 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1702 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1038 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1630 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1154 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1540 weeks (1093 weeks for singles) (447 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1410 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 57
5. David Bowie - 50
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. David Bowie - 66
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 62
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 125
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 669
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Guetta - 357
10. David Bowie - 344
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 972
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Rod Stewart And Michael Jackson (both with 733)
6. David Bowie - 712
7. Cliff Richard - 695
8. Queen - 692
9. Madonna - 666
10. Awaits
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1093
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 688
6. Elton John - 664
7. David Guetta - 603
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Kanye West - 553
10. Ed Sheeran - 552
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1439
2. Elvis - 1410
3. Beatles - 1400
4. Michael Jackson - 1296
5. David Bowie - 1154
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1089
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
Brian
Thanks so much Brian! That list is not only impressive it is overwhelming on so many levels. I've said it so many times that Elvis is the best there was, the best there is, and the best there ever will be!
M-M
M-M
QUOTE (Memphis-Man @ Feb 18 2017, 01:39 AM)
Thanks so much Brian! That list is not only impressive it is overwhelming on so many levels. I've said it so many times that Elvis is the best there was, the best there is, and the best there ever will be!
M-M
M-M
Amen to that M-M
Brian
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 3RD MARCH, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2713 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1410 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1986 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1298 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1881 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1441 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1861 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1400 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1702 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1038 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1634 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1158 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1540 weeks (1093 weeks for singles) (447 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1410 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 57
5. David Bowie - 50
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. David Bowie - 66
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 62
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 126
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 669
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Guetta - 358
10. David Bowie - 344
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 972
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 735
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 715
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1093
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 688
6. Elton John - 664
7. David Guetta - 605
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Ed Sheeran - 560
10. Kanye West - 553
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1441
2. Elvis - 1410
3. Beatles - 1400
4. Michael Jackson - 1298
5. David Bowie - 1158
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1089
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
Brian
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 3RD MARCH, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2713 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1410 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1986 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1298 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
5. Queen – 1881 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1441 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1861 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1400 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1702 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1038 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1634 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1158 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1540 weeks (1093 weeks for singles) (447 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1410 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 57
5. David Bowie - 50
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. David Bowie - 66
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 62
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 126
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 669
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Guetta - 358
10. David Bowie - 344
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 972
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 735
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 715
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1093
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 688
6. Elton John - 664
7. David Guetta - 605
8. Diana Ross - 569
9. Ed Sheeran - 560
10. Kanye West - 553
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1441
2. Elvis - 1410
3. Beatles - 1400
4. Michael Jackson - 1298
5. David Bowie - 1158
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1089
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
Brian
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 17TH MARCH, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2713 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1410 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1988 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1300 weeks for albums)
4. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums) )Temporarily tied
5. Queen – 1883 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1443 weeks for albums) )Temporarily tied
6. The Beatles – 1863 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1402 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1702 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1038 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1637 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1161 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1542 weeks (1093 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1410 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 57
5. David Bowie - 50
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. David Bowie - 66
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 62
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 126
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 669
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Guetta - 358
10. Ed Sheeran - 345
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 973
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 737
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 717
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1093
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 688
6. Elton John - 664
7. David Guetta - 606
8. Ed Sheeran - 594
9. Diana Ross - 569
10. Kanye West - 553
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1443
2. Elvis - 1410
3. Beatles - 1402
4. Michael Jackson - 1300
5. David Bowie - 1161
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1089
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
Brian
Thanks again Brian for your kind update.
May I ask a question? I have heard a radio DJ say that Garth Brooks has sold more records than Elvis. Is that really true?
What would he base such a statement on. Garth will be appearing here in Philadelphia later this year. Is it just radio hype, or is he correct? I can't imagine anyone has outsold Elvis simply because of the longevity factor for Elvis. Thanks Brian 
M-M
May I ask a question? I have heard a radio DJ say that Garth Brooks has sold more records than Elvis. Is that really true?
What would he base such a statement on. Garth will be appearing here in Philadelphia later this year. Is it just radio hype, or is he correct? I can't imagine anyone has outsold Elvis simply because of the longevity factor for Elvis. Thanks Brian M-M
QUOTE (Memphis-Man @ Mar 18 2017, 08:10 PM)
Thanks again Brian for your kind update.
May I ask a question? I have heard a radio DJ say that Garth Brooks has sold more records than Elvis. Is that really true? What would he base such a statement on. Garth will be appearing here in Philadelphia later this year. Is it just radio hype, or is he correct? I can't imagine anyone has outsold Elvis simply because of the longevity factor for Elvis. Thanks Brian
M-M
May I ask a question? I have heard a radio DJ say that Garth Brooks has sold more records than Elvis. Is that really true?
What would he base such a statement on. Garth will be appearing here in Philadelphia later this year. Is it just radio hype, or is he correct? I can't imagine anyone has outsold Elvis simply because of the longevity factor for Elvis. Thanks Brian M-M
Hi M-M,
It would take quite some time to really answer your question but I will give you a short version:
According to Billboard Magazine, Garth Brooks has sold more albums in the U.S.A. than Elvis but not by many (under 5 million). However, this is down to the Billboard accounting rules which do not favour Elvis. Most of Garth's albums have been multiple disc albums and Billboard rules state that each album in a multi-disc set counts as one sale - so a 10 disc Box set which sells 100 copies is counted as having sold 1000 copies providing each disc is over 100 minutes in length. In Elvis' lifetime, this rule did not apply as one could not store 100 minutes on a disc. 'The Aloha From Hawaii' and 'Elvis In Concert' albums suffered from this and if the current rule applied then both of those albums would now have sold over 10 million each. What Billboard never mention is that Brooks has sold very few singles compared to Elvis and it is this discrepancy which makes Brooks tally look good. Singles and albums combined Elvis easily outsells Brooks in the U.S.A. and the rest of the World.
In addition, SONY(U.S.A.) now appear reluctant to upgrade Elvis' sales awards due to the fact that they do not sell more records for them. So much for their loyalty to their greatest artist ever! Of course Elvis never had the luxury of modern day technology and changing chart rules e.g. downloading and streaming, mobile phones, MP3's, tablets etc.
Whatever, Elvis will ALWAYS be THE KING. Nobody can take that away from him despite their attempt to do so by modern technology and changing chart rules.
Brian
Thanks very much Brian. I appreciate the informative thoughts. I suspect in many ways, then, the playing field so-to-speak is not level when comparing artists from different generations. You comment about Sony is enlightening. Gosh, it seems that during his lifetime Elvis' management, even RCA, and now Sony, are not interested in facts just trying to milk him for all they could get out of him. You would think that Billboard would "correct" this situation for the sake of historical accuracy. Or perhaps they still don't care much for Elvis Presley or his amazing legacy.
I hope you don't mind a personal note: for a short while, my Dad (before I was born) was what they called a record promoter. He traveled mainly in the Philadelphia and Baltimore markets. Through the company he worked for he would be given records to take to promoters and radio stations seeking air play. This was especially true of new artists of which there were many in the mid-to-late 50's and 60's. I can remember years later how many had such hatred for Elvis and his music. I certainly had read a number of books over the years and seen video of this as many of us have. But my Dad experienced it first hand and reported that in many circles that feeling was strong in the mid-fifties. He told me of a couple of records on the Sun label by Elvis that he received and was asked to promote. The radio stations he visited here in the Northeast of the US wanted nothing to do with playing them. In several cases Dad told me he was literally thrown out of offices and he couldn't even play the Elvis records for them. Incredible times.....
I agree 100% with you on your final thought about Elvis.
Thanks again for all you do Brian.
M-M
I hope you don't mind a personal note: for a short while, my Dad (before I was born) was what they called a record promoter. He traveled mainly in the Philadelphia and Baltimore markets. Through the company he worked for he would be given records to take to promoters and radio stations seeking air play. This was especially true of new artists of which there were many in the mid-to-late 50's and 60's. I can remember years later how many had such hatred for Elvis and his music. I certainly had read a number of books over the years and seen video of this as many of us have. But my Dad experienced it first hand and reported that in many circles that feeling was strong in the mid-fifties. He told me of a couple of records on the Sun label by Elvis that he received and was asked to promote. The radio stations he visited here in the Northeast of the US wanted nothing to do with playing them. In several cases Dad told me he was literally thrown out of offices and he couldn't even play the Elvis records for them. Incredible times.....
I agree 100% with you on your final thought about Elvis.
Thanks again for all you do Brian.
M-M
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 24TH MARCH, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2713 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1410 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1989 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1301 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1884 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1444 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1865 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1404 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1702 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1038 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1638 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1162 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1542 weeks (1093 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1410 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 57
5. David Bowie - 50
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. David Bowie - 66
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 62
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 126
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 669
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Guetta - 358
10. Ed Sheeran - 357
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 974
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 738
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 717
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1093
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 688
6. Elton John - 664
7. Ed Sheeran - 610
8. David Guetta - 606
9. Diana Ross - 569
10. Kanye West - 553
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1444
2. Elvis - 1410
3. Beatles - 1404
4. Michael Jackson - 1301
5. David Bowie - 1162
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1089
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
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MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 24TH MARCH, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2713 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1410 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1989 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1301 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1884 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1444 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1865 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1404 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1702 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1038 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1638 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1162 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1542 weeks (1093 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1410 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 57
5. David Bowie - 50
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. David Bowie - 66
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 62
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 126
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 669
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. The Beatles - 365
9. David Guetta - 358
10. Ed Sheeran - 357
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 974
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 738
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 717
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1093
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 688
6. Elton John - 664
7. Ed Sheeran - 610
8. David Guetta - 606
9. Diana Ross - 569
10. Kanye West - 553
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1444
2. Elvis - 1410
3. Beatles - 1404
4. Michael Jackson - 1301
5. David Bowie - 1162
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1089
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
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OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 31ST MARCH, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2714 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1411 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1990 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1302 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1885 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1445 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1865 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1404 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1702 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1038 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1639 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1163 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1542 weeks (1093 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1411 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 57
5. David Bowie - 50
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. David Bowie - 66
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 62
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 126
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 669
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. Ed Sheeran - 368
9. The Beatles - 365
10. David Guetta - 358
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 974
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 739
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 717
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1093
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 688
6. Elton John - 664
7. Ed Sheeran - 626
8. David Guetta - 607
9. Diana Ross - 569
10. Kanye West - 553
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1445
2. Elvis - 1411
3. Beatles - 1404
4. Michael Jackson - 1302
5. David Bowie - 1163
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1089
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
Brian
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 31ST MARCH, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2714 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1411 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1990 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1302 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1885 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1445 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1865 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1404 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1702 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1038 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1639 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1163 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1542 weeks (1093 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1411 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton and Beautiful South (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 57
5. David Bowie - 50
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. David Bowie - 66
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 62
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 126
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 669
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
8. Ed Sheeran - 368
9. The Beatles - 365
10. David Guetta - 358
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 974
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 739
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 717
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1093
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 688
6. Elton John - 664
7. Ed Sheeran - 626
8. David Guetta - 607
9. Diana Ross - 569
10. Kanye West - 553
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1445
2. Elvis - 1411
3. Beatles - 1404
4. Michael Jackson - 1302
5. David Bowie - 1163
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1089
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
Brian
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 14TH APRIL, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2715 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1412 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1992 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1304 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1887 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1447 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1866 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1405 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1702 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1038 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1641 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1165 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1542 weeks (1093 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1412 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South and Take That (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 50
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. David Bowie - 66
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 63
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 126
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 669
4. Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. Ed Sheeran - 384
8. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
9. The Beatles - 365
10. David Guetta - 358
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 974
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 741
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 717
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1093
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 688
6. Elton John - 664
7. Ed Sheeran - 656
8. David Guetta - 607
9. Diana Ross - 569
10. Kanye West - 553
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1447
2. Elvis - 1412
3. Beatles - 1405
4. Michael Jackson - 1304
5. David Bowie - 1165
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1090
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
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OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 21ST APRIL, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2715 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1412 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1993 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1305 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1888 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1448 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1866 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1405 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1703 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1039 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1642 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1166 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1543 weeks (1094 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1412 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South and Take That (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 50
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. David Bowie - 66
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 63
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 126
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 670
Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. Ed Sheeran - 389
8. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
9. The Beatles - 365
10. David Guetta - 358
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 974
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 742
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 717
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1094
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 688
6. Ed Sheeran - 668
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 607
9. Diana Ross - 569
10. Kanye West - 553
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1448
2. Elvis - 1412
3. Beatles - 1405
4. Michael Jackson - 1305
5. David Bowie - 1166
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1091
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
Brian
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 21ST APRIL, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2715 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1412 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1993 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1305 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1888 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1448 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1866 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1405 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1703 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1039 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1642 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1166 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1543 weeks (1094 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1412 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South and Take That (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 50
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. David Bowie - 66
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 63
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 126
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 670
Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. Ed Sheeran - 389
8. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
9. The Beatles - 365
10. David Guetta - 358
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 974
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 742
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 717
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1094
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 688
6. Ed Sheeran - 668
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 607
9. Diana Ross - 569
10. Kanye West - 553
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1448
2. Elvis - 1412
3. Beatles - 1405
4. Michael Jackson - 1305
5. David Bowie - 1166
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1091
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
Brian
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 28TH APRIL, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2715 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1412 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1994 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1306 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1889 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1449 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1866 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1405 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1704 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1040 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1645 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1169 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1544 weeks (1095 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1412 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South and Take That (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 52
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. David Bowie - 68
4. Cliff Richard - 67
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 63
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 126
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 670
Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. Ed Sheeran - 393
8. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
9. The Beatles - 365
10. David Guetta - 358
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 974
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 742
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 719
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1095
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 688
6. Ed Sheeran - 680
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 607
9. Diana Ross - 569
10. Kanye West - 553
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1449
2. Elvis - 1412
3. Beatles - 1405
4. Michael Jackson - 1306
5. David Bowie - 1169
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1091
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
Brian
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 28TH APRIL, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2715 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1412 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1994 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1306 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1889 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1449 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1866 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1405 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1704 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1040 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1645 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1169 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1544 weeks (1095 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1412 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South and Take That (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 52
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. David Bowie - 68
4. Cliff Richard - 67
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 63
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 126
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 670
Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. Ed Sheeran - 393
8. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
9. The Beatles - 365
10. David Guetta - 358
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 974
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 742
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 719
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1095
4. Madonna - 740
5. Michael Jackson - 688
6. Ed Sheeran - 680
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 607
9. Diana Ross - 569
10. Kanye West - 553
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1449
2. Elvis - 1412
3. Beatles - 1405
4. Michael Jackson - 1306
5. David Bowie - 1169
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1091
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
Brian
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 5TH MAY, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2715 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1412 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1995 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1307 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1890 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1450 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1866 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1405 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1705 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1041 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1646 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1170 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1545 weeks (1096 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1412 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South and Take That (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 52
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. David Bowie - 68
4. Cliff Richard - 67
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 63
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 126
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 670
Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. Ed Sheeran - 393
8. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
9. The Beatles - 365
10. David Guetta - 358
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 974
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 742
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 719
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1096
4. Madonna - 740
5. Ed Sheeran - 691
6. Michael Jackson - 688
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 607
9. Diana Ross - 569
10. Kanye West - 553
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1450
2. Elvis - 1412
3. Beatles - 1405
4. Michael Jackson - 1307
5. David Bowie - 1170
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1092
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
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MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 5TH MAY, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2715 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1412 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1995 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1307 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1890 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1450 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1866 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1405 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1705 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1041 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1646 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1170 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1545 weeks (1096 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1412 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South and Take That (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 52
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. David Bowie - 68
4. Cliff Richard - 67
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 63
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 126
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 670
Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. Ed Sheeran - 393
8. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
9. The Beatles - 365
10. David Guetta - 358
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 974
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 742
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 719
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1096
4. Madonna - 740
5. Ed Sheeran - 691
6. Michael Jackson - 688
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 607
9. Diana Ross - 569
10. Kanye West - 553
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1450
2. Elvis - 1412
3. Beatles - 1405
4. Michael Jackson - 1307
5. David Bowie - 1170
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1092
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
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OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 12TH MAY, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2715 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1412 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1996 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1308 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1891 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1451 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1866 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1405 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1705 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1041 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1647 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1171 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1545 weeks (1096 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1412 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne; Sam Smith and Justin Bieber (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South and Take That (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 52
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. David Bowie - 68
4. Cliff Richard - 67
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 63
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 126
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 670
Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. Ed Sheeran - 401
8. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
9. The Beatles - 365
10. David Guetta - 358
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 974
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 742
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 719
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1096
4. Madonna - 740
5. Ed Sheeran - 701
6. Michael Jackson - 688
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 607
9. Diana Ross - 569
10. Kanye West - 553
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1451
2. Elvis - 1412
3. Beatles - 1405
4. Michael Jackson - 1308
5. David Bowie - 1171
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1093
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
Brian
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 12TH MAY, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2715 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1412 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1996 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1308 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1891 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1451 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1866 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1405 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1705 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1041 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1647 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1171 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1545 weeks (1096 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1412 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie and David Guetta (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne; Sam Smith and Justin Bieber (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon and Kings Of Leon (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South and Take That (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 52
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. David Bowie - 68
4. Cliff Richard - 67
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 63
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 126
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 670
Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. Ed Sheeran - 401
8. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
9. The Beatles - 365
10. David Guetta - 358
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 974
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 742
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 719
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1096
4. Madonna - 740
5. Ed Sheeran - 701
6. Michael Jackson - 688
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 607
9. Diana Ross - 569
10. Kanye West - 553
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1451
2. Elvis - 1412
3. Beatles - 1405
4. Michael Jackson - 1308
5. David Bowie - 1171
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1093
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
Brian
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 19TH MAY, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2715 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1412 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1997 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1309 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1892 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1452 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1866 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1405 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1706 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1042 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1648 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1172 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1545 weeks (1096 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1412 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon and Kasabian (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South and Take That (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 52
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. David Bowie - 68
4. Cliff Richard - 67
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 63
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen; The Shadows and Justin Bieber (all with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 126
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 670
Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. Ed Sheeran - 405
8. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
9. The Beatles - 365
10. David Guetta - 358
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 974
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 742
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 719
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1096
4. Madonna - 740
5. Ed Sheeran - 709
6. Michael Jackson - 688
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 607
9. Diana Ross - 569
10. Calvin Harris - 555
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1452
2. Elvis - 1412
3. Beatles - 1405
4. Michael Jackson - 1309
5. David Bowie - 1172
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1094
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
Brian
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 19TH MAY, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2715 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1412 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1997 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1309 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1892 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1452 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1866 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1405 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1706 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1042 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1648 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1172 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1545 weeks (1096 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1412 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon and Kasabian (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South and Take That (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 52
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. David Bowie - 68
4. Cliff Richard - 67
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 63
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen; The Shadows and Justin Bieber (all with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 126
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 670
Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. Ed Sheeran - 405
8. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
9. The Beatles - 365
10. David Guetta - 358
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 974
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 742
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 719
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1096
4. Madonna - 740
5. Ed Sheeran - 709
6. Michael Jackson - 688
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 607
9. Diana Ross - 569
10. Calvin Harris - 555
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1452
2. Elvis - 1412
3. Beatles - 1405
4. Michael Jackson - 1309
5. David Bowie - 1172
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1094
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
Brian
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 26TH MAY, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2715 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1412 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1998 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1310 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1893 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1453 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1866 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1405 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1706 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1042 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1649 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1173 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1545 weeks (1096 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1412 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon and Kasabian (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South and Take That (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 52
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. David Bowie - 68
4. Cliff Richard - 67
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 63
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls and Justin Bieber (both with 22)
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 126
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 670
Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. Ed Sheeran - 408
8. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
9. The Beatles - 365
10. David Guetta - 358
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 974
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 742
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 719
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1096
4. Madonna - 740
5. Ed Sheeran - 715
6. Michael Jackson - 688
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 607
9. Diana Ross - 569
10. Calvin Harris - 557
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1453
2. Elvis - 1412
3. Beatles - 1405
4. Michael Jackson - 1310
5. David Bowie - 1173
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1094
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
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MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 26TH MAY, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2715 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1412 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1998 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1310 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1893 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1453 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1866 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1405 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1706 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1042 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1649 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1173 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1545 weeks (1096 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1412 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon and Kasabian (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South and Take That (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 52
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. David Bowie - 68
4. Cliff Richard - 67
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 63
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 174
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls and Justin Bieber (both with 22)
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 126
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 469
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 670
Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. Ed Sheeran - 408
8. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
9. The Beatles - 365
10. David Guetta - 358
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 974
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 742
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 719
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1096
4. Madonna - 740
5. Ed Sheeran - 715
6. Michael Jackson - 688
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 607
9. Diana Ross - 569
10. Calvin Harris - 557
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1453
2. Elvis - 1412
3. Beatles - 1405
4. Michael Jackson - 1310
5. David Bowie - 1173
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1094
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
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OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 2ND JUNE, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2715 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1412 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1999 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1311 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1894 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1454 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1867 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1406 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1707 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1043 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1651 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1175 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1545 weeks (1096 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1412 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon and Kasabian (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South and Take That (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 52
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. David Bowie - 68
4. Cliff Richard - 67
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 63
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John; Wet Wet Wet and Justin Bieber (all with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 126
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 470
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 670
Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. Ed Sheeran - 411
8. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
9. The Beatles - 365
10. David Guetta - 358
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 975
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 742
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 720
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1096
4. Madonna - 740
5. Ed Sheeran - 720
6. Michael Jackson - 688
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 607
9. Diana Ross - 569
10. Calvin Harris - 559
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1454
2. Elvis - 1412
3. Beatles - 1406
4. Michael Jackson - 1311
5. David Bowie - 1175
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1094
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
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MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 2ND JUNE, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2715 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1412 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 1999 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1311 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1894 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1454 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1867 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1406 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1707 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1043 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1651 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1175 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1545 weeks (1096 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1412 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John - 30
9. Rihanna - 29
10. Beatles - 28
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon and Kasabian (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South and Take That (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 52
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. David Bowie - 68
4. Cliff Richard - 67
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 63
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John; Wet Wet Wet and Justin Bieber (all with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 256
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 126
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 470
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 670
Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Elton John - 423
7. Ed Sheeran - 411
8. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
9. The Beatles - 365
10. David Guetta - 358
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 975
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 742
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 720
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1096
4. Madonna - 740
5. Ed Sheeran - 720
6. Michael Jackson - 688
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 607
9. Diana Ross - 569
10. Calvin Harris - 559
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1454
2. Elvis - 1412
3. Beatles - 1406
4. Michael Jackson - 1311
5. David Bowie - 1175
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1094
9. Simon And Garfunkel - 1086
10. U2 - 1082
Brian
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OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 7TH JULY, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2715 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1412 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 2003 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1315 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1897 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1457 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1873 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1412 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1709 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1045 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1655 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1179 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1548 weeks (1099 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1412 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John and Rihanna - (both with 30)
9. Beatles - 28
10. Awaits
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon and Kasabian (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South; Take That and Guns N' Roses (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 52
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. David Bowie - 68
4. Cliff Richard - 67
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 63
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters; Take That and Ed Sheeran (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Justin Bieber - 27
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 259
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 127
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 473
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 673
4.Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 436
6. Ed Sheeran - 425
7. Elton John - 423
8. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
9. The Beatles and Calvin Harris (both with 365)
10. David Guetta - 362
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 980
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 742
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 722
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1099
4. Ed Sheeran - 743
5. Madonna - 740
6. Michael Jackson - 688
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 611
9. Calvin Harris - 570
10. Diana Ross - 569
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1457
2. Elvis and Beatles (both with 1412)
3. Michael Jackson - 1315
4. David Bowie - 1179
5. Madonna - 1143
6. Rod Stewart - 1141
7. Abba - 1095
8. Simon and Garfunkel and U2 (both with 1086)
9. Elton John - 1045
10. Awaits
Brian
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 7TH JULY, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2715 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1412 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 2003 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1315 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1897 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1457 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1873 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1412 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1709 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1045 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1655 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1179 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1548 weeks (1099 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1412 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John and Rihanna - (both with 30)
9. Beatles - 28
10. Awaits
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon and Kasabian (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South; Take That and Guns N' Roses (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 52
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. David Bowie - 68
4. Cliff Richard - 67
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 63
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters; Take That and Ed Sheeran (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Justin Bieber - 27
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 259
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 127
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 473
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 673
4.Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 436
6. Ed Sheeran - 425
7. Elton John - 423
8. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
9. The Beatles and Calvin Harris (both with 365)
10. David Guetta - 362
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 980
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 742
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 722
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1099
4. Ed Sheeran - 743
5. Madonna - 740
6. Michael Jackson - 688
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 611
9. Calvin Harris - 570
10. Diana Ross - 569
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1457
2. Elvis and Beatles (both with 1412)
3. Michael Jackson - 1315
4. David Bowie - 1179
5. Madonna - 1143
6. Rod Stewart - 1141
7. Abba - 1095
8. Simon and Garfunkel and U2 (both with 1086)
9. Elton John - 1045
10. Awaits
Brian
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 14TH JULY, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2715 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1412 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 2004 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1316 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1898 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1458 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1874 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1413 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1709 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1045 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1656 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1180 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1549 weeks (1100 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1412 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John and Rihanna - (both with 30)
9. Beatles - 28
10. Awaits
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon and Kasabian (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South; Take That and Guns N' Roses (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 52
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. David Bowie - 68
4. Cliff Richard - 67
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 63
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard; Madonna and Ed Sheeran (all with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Justin Bieber - 28
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 260
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 128
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 473
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 674
4.Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 436
6. Ed Sheeran - 427
7. Elton John - 423
8. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
9. Calvin Harris - 367
10. The Beatles - 365
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 981
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 742
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 722
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1100
4. Ed Sheeran - 746
5. Madonna - 740
6. Michael Jackson - 688
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 612
9. Calvin Harris - 573
10. Diana Ross - 569
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1458
2. Beatles - 1413
3. Elvis - 1412
4. Michael Jackson - 1316
5. David Bowie - 1180
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1095
9. U2 - 1087
10. Simon and Garfunkel - 1086
Brian
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 14TH JULY, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2715 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1412 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 2004 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1316 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1898 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1458 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1874 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1413 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1709 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1045 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1656 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1180 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1549 weeks (1100 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1412 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba and Spice Girls - (both with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Rihanna; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John and Rihanna - (both with 30)
9. Beatles - 28
10. Awaits
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon and Kasabian (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South; Take That and Guns N' Roses (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 52
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 40)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. David Bowie - 68
4. Cliff Richard - 67
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 63
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John - 46
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard; Madonna and Ed Sheeran (all with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Justin Bieber - 28
7. Rihanna - 24
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 260
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 128
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 473
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 674
4.Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 436
6. Ed Sheeran - 427
7. Elton John - 423
8. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
9. Calvin Harris - 367
10. The Beatles - 365
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 981
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 742
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 722
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1100
4. Ed Sheeran - 746
5. Madonna - 740
6. Michael Jackson - 688
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 612
9. Calvin Harris - 573
10. Diana Ross - 569
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1458
2. Beatles - 1413
3. Elvis - 1412
4. Michael Jackson - 1316
5. David Bowie - 1180
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1095
9. U2 - 1087
10. Simon and Garfunkel - 1086
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OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 21ST JULY, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2715 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1412 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 2005 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1317 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1899 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1459 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1875 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1414 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1709 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1045 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1657 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1181 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1550 weeks (1101 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1412 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba; Spice Girls and Rihanna - (all with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John and Rihanna - (both with 30)
9. Beatles - 28
10. Awaits
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon and Kasabian (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South; Take That and Guns N' Roses (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 52
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Status Quo - 41
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. David Bowie - 68
4. Cliff Richard - 67
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 63
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 46)
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard; Madonna and Ed Sheeran (all with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Justin Bieber - 28
7. Rihanna - 25
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 261
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 129
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 473
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 675
4.Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 436
6. Ed Sheeran - 428
7. Elton John - 423
8. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
9. Calvin Harris - 369
10. The Beatles - 365
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 982
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 742
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 722
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1101
4. Ed Sheeran - 749
5. Madonna - 740
6. Michael Jackson - 688
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 613
9. Calvin Harris - 576
10. Diana Ross - 569
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1459
2. Beatles - 1414
3. Elvis - 1412
4. Michael Jackson - 1317
5. David Bowie - 1181
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1095
9. U2 - 1088
10. Simon and Garfunkel - 1086
Brian
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 21ST JULY, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2715 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1412 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 2005 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1317 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1899 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1459 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1875 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1414 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1709 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1045 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1657 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1181 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1550 weeks (1101 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1412 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba; Spice Girls and Rihanna - (all with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John and Rihanna - (both with 30)
9. Beatles - 28
10. Awaits
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon and Kasabian (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South; Take That and Guns N' Roses (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 52
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Status Quo - 41
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. David Bowie - 68
4. Cliff Richard - 67
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 63
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 46)
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard; Madonna and Ed Sheeran (all with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
7. Justin Bieber - 28
7. Rihanna - 25
8. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
9. Spice Girls - 22
10. Queen and The Shadows (both with 21)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 261
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 129
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 473
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 675
4.Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 436
6. Ed Sheeran - 428
7. Elton John - 423
8. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
9. Calvin Harris - 369
10. The Beatles - 365
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 982
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 742
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 722
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1101
4. Ed Sheeran - 749
5. Madonna - 740
6. Michael Jackson - 688
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 613
9. Calvin Harris - 576
10. Diana Ross - 569
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1459
2. Beatles - 1414
3. Elvis - 1412
4. Michael Jackson - 1317
5. David Bowie - 1181
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1095
9. U2 - 1088
10. Simon and Garfunkel - 1086
Brian
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 4TH AUGUST, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2715 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1412 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 2007 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1319 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1901 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1461 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1877 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1416 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1709 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1045 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1657 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1181 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1552 weeks (1103 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1412 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba; Spice Girls and Rihanna - (all with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John and Rihanna - (both with 30)
9. Beatles - 28
10. Eminem - 27
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon and Kasabian (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South; Take That and Guns N' Roses (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 52
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Status Quo - 41
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. David Bowie - 68
4. Cliff Richard - 67
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 63
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 46)
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard; Madonna and Ed Sheeran (all with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Justin Bieber - 30
7. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
8. Rihanna - 25
9. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
10. Spice Girls - 22
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 263
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 131
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 473
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 677
4.Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 436
6. Ed Sheeran - 430
7. Elton John - 423
8. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
9. Calvin Harris - 373
10. David Guetta - 366
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 983
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 742
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 722
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1103
4. Ed Sheeran - 755
5. Madonna - 740
6. Michael Jackson - 688
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 615
9. Calvin Harris - 580
10. Diana Ross - 569
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1461
2. Beatles - 1416
3. Elvis - 1412
4. Michael Jackson - 1319
5. David Bowie - 1181
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1095
9. Fleetwood Mac - 1089
10. U2 - 1088
Brian
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 4TH AUGUST, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2715 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1412 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 2007 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1319 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1901 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1461 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1877 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1416 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1709 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1045 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1657 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1181 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1552 weeks (1103 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
548 weeks in Top 10
1046 weeks in Top 40
1412 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba; Spice Girls and Rihanna - (all with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Oasis and Eminem (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Calvin Harris and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John and Rihanna - (both with 30)
9. Beatles - 28
10. Eminem - 27
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon and Kasabian (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis; Elton John and Bon Jovi - (all with 7)
3. Paul Weller - 6
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South; Take That and Guns N' Roses (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 52
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Status Quo - 41
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. David Bowie - 68
4. Cliff Richard - 67
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 63
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 46)
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Michael Jackson - 31
9. Cliff Richard; Madonna and Ed Sheeran (all with 30)
10. Elton John; Carpenters and Take That (all with 29)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Justin Bieber - 30
7. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
8. Rihanna - 25
9. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
10. Spice Girls - 22
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 263
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Elton John - 133
10. Calvin Harris - 131
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 548
2. Beatles - 473
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 677
4.Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 436
6. Ed Sheeran - 430
7. Elton John - 423
8. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
9. Calvin Harris - 373
10. David Guetta - 366
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1046
2. Beatles - 983
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 742
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 722
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1103
4. Ed Sheeran - 755
5. Madonna - 740
6. Michael Jackson - 688
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 615
9. Calvin Harris - 580
10. Diana Ross - 569
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1461
2. Beatles - 1416
3. Elvis - 1412
4. Michael Jackson - 1319
5. David Bowie - 1181
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba - 1095
9. Fleetwood Mac - 1089
10. U2 - 1088
Brian
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 25TH AUGUST, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2717 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1414 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 2010 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1322 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1904 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1464 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1879 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1418 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1709 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1045 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1660 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1184 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1555 weeks (1106 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
550 weeks in Top 10
1048 weeks in Top 40
1414 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba; Spice Girls and Rihanna - (all with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Oasis; Eminem and Calvin Harris (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John and Rihanna - (both with 30)
9. Beatles - 28
10. Eminem - 27
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon and Kasabian (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis - 8
3. Elton John and Bon Jovi - (both with 7)
4. Paul Weller - 6
5. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
6. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
7. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South; Take That and Guns N' Roses (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 52
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Status Quo - 41
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. David Bowie - 68
4. Cliff Richard - 67
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 63
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 46)
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Ed Sheeran - 33
9. Michael Jackson - 31
10. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Justin Bieber - 30
7. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
8. Rihanna - 25
9. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
10. Spice Girls - 22
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 265
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Calvin Harris - 134
10. Elton John - 133
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 550
2. Beatles - 473
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 680
4.Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Ed Sheeran - 433
7. Elton John - 423
8. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
9. Calvin Harris - 376
10. David Guetta - 369
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1048
2. Beatles - 983
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 742
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 722
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1106
4. Ed Sheeran - 764
5. Madonna - 740
6. Michael Jackson - 688
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 618
9. Calvin Harris - 584
10. Diana Ross - 569
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1464
2. Beatles - 1418
3. Elvis - 1414
4. Michael Jackson - 1322
5. David Bowie - 1184
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba and Fleetwood Mac - (both with 1095)
9. U2 - 1088
10. Simon and Garfunkel - 1086
Brian
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 25TH AUGUST, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2717 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1414 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 2010 weeks (688 weeks for singles) (1322 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1904 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1464 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1883 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1879 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1418 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1709 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1045 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1660 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1184 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1555 weeks (1106 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
92 Top 40’s
118 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
550 weeks in Top 10
1048 weeks in Top 40
1414 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba; Spice Girls and Rihanna - (all with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Oasis; Eminem and Calvin Harris (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John and Rihanna - (both with 30)
9. Beatles - 28
10. Eminem - 27
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. George Michael; Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife and Coldplay (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead and Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon and Kasabian (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis - 8
3. Elton John and Bon Jovi - (both with 7)
4. Paul Weller - 6
5. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
6. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
7. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South; Take That and Guns N' Roses (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 92
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 52
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Status Quo - 41
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 118
2. Frank Sinatra - 69
3. David Bowie - 68
4. Cliff Richard - 67
5. James Last - 65
6. Bob Dylan - 63
7. Beatles - 55
8. Neil Young - 54
9. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
10. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 46)
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Ed Sheeran - 33
9. Michael Jackson - 31
10. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Justin Bieber - 30
7. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
8. Rihanna - 25
9. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
10. Spice Girls - 22
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 265
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Calvin Harris - 134
10. Elton John - 133
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 550
2. Beatles - 473
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 265
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 680
4.Madonna - 516
5. Michael Jackson - 437
6. Ed Sheeran - 433
7. Elton John - 423
8. The Shadows and Diana Ross - (both with 378)
9. Calvin Harris - 376
10. David Guetta - 369
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1048
2. Beatles - 983
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Frank Sinatra - 744
5. Michael Jackson - 742
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 722
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1106
4. Ed Sheeran - 764
5. Madonna - 740
6. Michael Jackson - 688
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 618
9. Calvin Harris - 584
10. Diana Ross - 569
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1464
2. Beatles - 1418
3. Elvis - 1414
4. Michael Jackson - 1322
5. David Bowie - 1184
6. Madonna - 1143
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Abba and Fleetwood Mac - (both with 1095)
9. U2 - 1088
10. Simon and Garfunkel - 1086
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OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 3RD NOVEMBER, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2726 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1423 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 2024 weeks (689 weeks for singles) (1335 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1914 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1474 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1886 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1146 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1879 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1418 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1709 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1045 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1668 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1192 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1565 (1116 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
93 Top 40’s
119 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
552 weeks in Top 10
1054 weeks in Top 40
1423 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba; Spice Girls and Rihanna - (all with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Oasis; Eminem and Calvin Harris (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta; Justin Bieber and Sam Smith (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Katy Perry (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John and Rihanna - (both with 30)
9. Beatles - 28
10. Eminem - 27
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife; Coldplay and George Michael (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead; Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon; Kasabian and The Killers (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis - 8
3. Elton John and Bon Jovi - (both with 7)
4. Paul Weller - 6
5. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
6. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
7. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South; Take That; Guns N' Roses ;A-Ha and Fleetwood Mac (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 93
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 53
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Status Quo - 41
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 119
2. Frank Sinatra and David Bowie (both with 69)
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. James Last - 65
5. Bob Dylan - 63
6. Beatles and Neil Young (both with 55)
7. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
8. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 46)
9. Rod Stewart - 45
10. Awaits
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Ed Sheeran - 33
9. Michael Jackson - 31
10. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Justin Bieber - 30
7. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
8. Rihanna - 25
9. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
10. Spice Girls - 22
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 265
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Justin Bieber - 137
10. Calvin Harris - 135
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 552
2. Beatles - 473
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 266
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 684
4.Madonna - 516
5. Ed Sheeran - 448
6. Michael Jackson - 438
7. Elton John - 423
8. Calvin Harris - 382
9. The Shadows and Diana Ross (both with 378)
10. David Guetta and Justin Bieber (both with 369)
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1054
2. Beatles - 983
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Michael Jackson - 749
5. Frank Sinatra - 744
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 723
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1116
4. Ed Sheeran - 785
5. Madonna - 740
6. Michael Jackson - 689
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 622
9. Calvin Harris - 594
10. Justin Bieber - 582
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1474
2. Elvis - 1423
2. Beatles - 1418
3. Michael Jackson - 1335
4. David Bowie - 1192
5. Madonna - 1146
6. Rod Stewart - 1141
7. Fleetwood Mac - 1115
8. Abba - 1104
9. U2 - 1088
10. Awaits
Brian
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 3RD NOVEMBER, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2726 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1423 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2055 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (878 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 2024 weeks (689 weeks for singles) (1335 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1914 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1474 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1886 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1146 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1879 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1418 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1709 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1045 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1668 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1192 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1565 (1116 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
93 Top 40’s
119 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
552 weeks in Top 10
1054 weeks in Top 40
1423 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba; Spice Girls and Rihanna - (all with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Oasis; Eminem and Calvin Harris (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta; Justin Bieber and Sam Smith (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Katy Perry (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John and Rihanna - (both with 30)
9. Beatles - 28
10. Eminem - 27
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife; Coldplay and George Michael (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead; Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon; Kasabian and The Killers (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis - 8
3. Elton John and Bon Jovi - (both with 7)
4. Paul Weller - 6
5. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
6. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
7. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South; Take That; Guns N' Roses ;A-Ha and Fleetwood Mac (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 93
2. Frank Sinatra - 63
3. Cliff Richard - 62
4. Bob Dylan - 58
5. David Bowie - 53
6. Rolling Stones - 47
7. James Last - 45
8. Beatles - 44
9. Rod Stewart - 43
10. Status Quo - 41
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 119
2. Frank Sinatra and David Bowie (both with 69)
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. James Last - 65
5. Bob Dylan - 63
6. Beatles and Neil Young (both with 55)
7. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
8. Elton John and Status Quo (both with 46)
9. Rod Stewart - 45
10. Awaits
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Ed Sheeran - 33
9. Michael Jackson - 31
10. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Justin Bieber - 30
7. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
8. Rihanna - 25
9. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
10. Spice Girls - 22
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 265
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Justin Bieber - 137
10. Calvin Harris - 135
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 552
2. Beatles - 473
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 266
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 684
4.Madonna - 516
5. Ed Sheeran - 448
6. Michael Jackson - 438
7. Elton John - 423
8. Calvin Harris - 382
9. The Shadows and Diana Ross (both with 378)
10. David Guetta and Justin Bieber (both with 369)
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1054
2. Beatles - 983
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Michael Jackson - 749
5. Frank Sinatra - 744
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 723
8. Cliff Richard - 695
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1116
4. Ed Sheeran - 785
5. Madonna - 740
6. Michael Jackson - 689
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 622
9. Calvin Harris - 594
10. Justin Bieber - 582
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1474
2. Elvis - 1423
2. Beatles - 1418
3. Michael Jackson - 1335
4. David Bowie - 1192
5. Madonna - 1146
6. Rod Stewart - 1141
7. Fleetwood Mac - 1115
8. Abba - 1104
9. U2 - 1088
10. Awaits
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OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 17TH NOVEMBER, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2726 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1423 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2056 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (879 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 2026 weeks (689 weeks for singles) (1337 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1916 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1476 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1886 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1146 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1879 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1418 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1710 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1046 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1670 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1194 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1567 (1118 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
93 Top 40’s
119 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
552 weeks in Top 10
1054 weeks in Top 40
1423 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba; Spice Girls and Rihanna - (all with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Oasis; Eminem and Calvin Harris (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta; Justin Bieber and Sam Smith (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Katy Perry (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John and Rihanna - (both with 30)
9. Beatles and Eminem (both with 28)
10. Awaits
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife; Coldplay and George Michael (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead; Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon; Kasabian and The Killers (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis - 8
3. Elton John and Bon Jovi - (both with 7)
4. Paul Weller - 6
5. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
6. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
7. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South; Take That; Guns N' Roses ;A-Ha and Fleetwood Mac (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 93
2. Frank Sinatra and Cliff Richard (both with 63)
3. Bob Dylan - 59
4. David Bowie - 53
5. Rolling Stones - 47
6. James Last - 45
7. Beatles - 44
8. Rod Stewart - 43
9. Status Quo and Elton John (both with 41)
10. Awaits
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 119
2. Frank Sinatra and David Bowie (both with 69)
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. James Last - 65
5. Bob Dylan - 64
6. Beatles and Neil Young (both with 55)
7. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
8. Elton John - 47
9. Status Quo - 46
10. Rod Stewart - 45
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Ed Sheeran - 33
9. Michael Jackson - 31
10. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Justin Bieber - 30
7. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
8. Rihanna - 25
9. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
10. Spice Girls - 22
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 265
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Justin Bieber - 137
10. Calvin Harris - 135
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 552
2. Beatles - 473
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 266
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 684
4.Madonna - 516
5. Ed Sheeran - 452
6. Michael Jackson - 438
7. Elton John - 423
8. Calvin Harris - 382
9. The Shadows and Diana Ross (both with 378)
10. Justin Bieber - 372
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1054
2. Beatles - 983
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Michael Jackson - 749
5. Frank Sinatra - 744
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 723
8. Cliff Richard - 696
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1118
4. Ed Sheeran - 791
5. Madonna - 740
6. Michael Jackson - 689
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 624
9. Calvin Harris - 596
10. Justin Bieber - 586
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1476
2. Elvis - 1423
3. Beatles - 1418
4. Michael Jackson - 1337
5. David Bowie - 1194
6. Madonna - 1146
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Fleetwood Mac - 1119
9. Abba - 1106
10. U2 - 1088
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MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 17TH NOVEMBER, 2017
Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:
1. Elvis – 2726 weeks (1303 weeks for singles) (1423 weeks for albums)
2. Cliff Richard – 2056 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (879 weeks for albums)
3. Michael Jackson – 2026 weeks (689 weeks for singles) (1337 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1916 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1476 weeks for albums)
5. Madonna – 1886 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1146 weeks for albums)
6. The Beatles – 1879 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1418 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1710 weeks (664 weeks for singles) (1046 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1670 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1194 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1621 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1141 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1567 (1118 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)
ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1303 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
51 Top 10’s
93 Top 40’s
119 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
552 weeks in Top 10
1054 weeks in Top 40
1423 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Abba; Spice Girls and Rihanna - (all with 9)
7. Rolling Stones; Oasis; Eminem and Calvin Harris (all with 8)
8. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael and Tinie Tempah (all with 7)
9. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta; Justin Bieber and Sam Smith (all with 6)
10. Beyoncé; Black Eyed Peas; Police; David Bowie; All Saints; Bee Gees; Will.I.Am; Dizzee Rascal; Flo Rida; Cheryl Cole; Bruno Mars; JLS; NE-YO;Jess Glynne and Katy Perry (all with 5)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 43
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Robbie Williams - 31
8. Elton John and Rihanna - (both with 30)
9. Beatles and Eminem (both with 28)
10. Awaits
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen and Abba (both with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. Cliff Richard; Take That; Eminem; Elton John; Westlife; Coldplay and George Michael (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead; Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand (all with 6)
10. Arctic Monkeys; Celine Dion; Kylie Minogue; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon; Kasabian and The Killers (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 51
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles - 32
9. Elton John - 31
10. Queen - 25
MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)
MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis - 8
3. Elton John and Bon Jovi - (both with 7)
4. Paul Weller - 6
5. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart and Britney Spears - (all with 5)
6. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Manic Street Preachers; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
7. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South; Take That; Guns N' Roses ;A-Ha and Fleetwood Mac (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 54
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 49
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 93
2. Frank Sinatra and Cliff Richard (both with 63)
3. Bob Dylan - 59
4. David Bowie - 53
5. Rolling Stones - 47
6. James Last - 45
7. Beatles - 44
8. Rod Stewart - 43
9. Status Quo and Elton John (both with 41)
10. Awaits
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo - 66
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 62
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 119
2. Frank Sinatra and David Bowie (both with 69)
3. Cliff Richard - 67
4. James Last - 65
5. Bob Dylan - 64
6. Beatles and Neil Young (both with 55)
7. Diana Ross and Rolling Stones (both with 52)
8. Elton John - 47
9. Status Quo - 46
10. Rod Stewart - 45
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Robbie Williams - 35
8. Ed Sheeran - 33
9. Michael Jackson - 31
10. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Justin Bieber - 30
7. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
8. Rihanna - 25
9. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)
10. Spice Girls - 22
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 265
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 154
8. The Shadows - 143
9. Justin Bieber - 137
10. Calvin Harris - 135
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 552
2. Beatles - 473
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 266
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. The Shadows - 229
10. Abba - 224
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 684
4.Madonna - 516
5. Ed Sheeran - 452
6. Michael Jackson - 438
7. Elton John - 423
8. Calvin Harris - 382
9. The Shadows and Diana Ross (both with 378)
10. Justin Bieber - 372
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1054
2. Beatles - 983
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. Michael Jackson - 749
5. Frank Sinatra - 744
6. Rod Stewart - 733
7. David Bowie - 723
8. Cliff Richard - 696
9. Queen - 692
10. Madonna - 666
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1118
4. Ed Sheeran - 791
5. Madonna - 740
6. Michael Jackson - 689
7. Elton John - 664
8. David Guetta - 624
9. Calvin Harris - 596
10. Justin Bieber - 586
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1476
2. Elvis - 1423
3. Beatles - 1418
4. Michael Jackson - 1337
5. David Bowie - 1194
6. Madonna - 1146
7. Rod Stewart - 1141
8. Fleetwood Mac - 1119
9. Abba - 1106
10. U2 - 1088
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