Artists to have #1 Singles in 3 or more different decades

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chartjack2 View member profile	8th April 2023, 10:03 AM Post #1
BuzzJack Enthusiast Joined: 19 November 2014 Posts: 1,414 User: 21,383	If I’ve missed anyone out (very likely hahah), please let me know x Five Decades Cliff Richard Four Decades Elton John Elvis Presley Queen Three Decades Bee Gees Beyonce Blondie Mariah Carey Eminem David Guetta Lady Gaga Calvin Harris Madonna Kylie Minogue Britney Spears Take That U2 Usher Robbie Williams This post has been edited by chartjack2: 17th April 2024, 07:31 AM


Y'all Starlight View member profile	8th April 2023, 10:12 AM Post #2
WELCOME TO UTOPIA Pronouns: he/him Joined: 17 June 2022 Posts: 3,986 User: 153,406	David Guetta has number ones in the 2000's, 2010's and the 2020's


chartjack2 View member profile	8th April 2023, 10:14 AM Post #3
BuzzJack Enthusiast Joined: 19 November 2014 Posts: 1,414 User: 21,383	Thanks!


chartjack2 View member profile	9th April 2023, 02:32 PM Post #4
BuzzJack Enthusiast Joined: 19 November 2014 Posts: 1,414 User: 21,383	Also forgot Mariah Carey!


JulianT View member profile	9th April 2023, 02:39 PM Post #5
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 20 April 2009 Posts: 8,579 User: 8,705	Do we count George Michael? Edit: guessing we’re not counting a mixture of group and solo. Otherwise George Harrison would also be 3. This post has been edited by JulianT: 9th April 2023, 02:43 PM


chartjack2 View member profile	9th April 2023, 04:55 PM Post #6
BuzzJack Enthusiast Joined: 19 November 2014 Posts: 1,414 User: 21,383	Yeah, and Paul McCartney and George Harrison would be both be 3.


Jessie Where View member profile	9th April 2023, 05:26 PM Post #7
Break the tension Joined: 7 March 2006 Posts: 89,042 User: 51	Cliff Richard reigning supreme here is so gross. This post has been edited by Jessie Where: 9th April 2023, 05:26 PM


ben08 View member profile	9th April 2023, 07:38 PM Post #8
BuzzJack Enthusiast Joined: 31 December 2007 Posts: 1,189 User: 5,152	Why? Some people do like Cliff you know.


chartjack2 View member profile	9th April 2023, 08:07 PM Post #9
BuzzJack Enthusiast Joined: 19 November 2014 Posts: 1,414 User: 21,383	And tbf he hasn’t had a #1 for over 22 years, so he’s not exactly still a chart concern.


awardinary View member profile	9th April 2023, 08:19 PM Post #10
Here to play, here to stay Pronouns: he/him Joined: 8 February 2015 Posts: 20,354 User: 21,587	I think the next artist to reach three decades of #1’s will be… Coldplay.


jimwatts View member profile	9th April 2023, 08:26 PM Post #11
my mind is ready for fun Joined: 28 August 2017 Posts: 10,750 User: 38,591	Maybe it'll be Baddiel, Skinner and The Lightning Seeds!


awardinary View member profile	9th April 2023, 08:30 PM Post #12
Here to play, here to stay Pronouns: he/him Joined: 8 February 2015 Posts: 20,354 User: 21,587	QUOTE(jimwatts @ Apr 9 2023, 09:26 PM) Maybe it'll be Baddiel, Skinner and The Lightning Seeds! Oh yes actually knowing how the British public react. Wham too probably.


chartjack2 View member profile	9th April 2023, 08:38 PM Post #13
BuzzJack Enthusiast Joined: 19 November 2014 Posts: 1,414 User: 21,383	Wham can’t do it until 2030


My... WAP?? View member profile	9th April 2023, 08:55 PM Post #14
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 26 January 2021 Posts: 7,085 User: 122,344	I think Coldplay certainly are a possibility of doing it before this decade is out. Beyonce certainly has a chance as well given her recent success. Rihanna if she ever releases another studio album.


~1^∞ View member profile	10th April 2023, 08:18 PM Post #15
BuzzJack Climber Pronouns: she/it Joined: 18 October 2021 Posts: 112 User: 138,674	If you're allowed to shift when the decades can start, you could make the case for Elton having 6 Decades of #1's 1. 1971 Dec.-1981 Nov.: Don't Go Breaking My Heart (1976 Jul.-Aug.) 2. 1981 Dec.-1991 Nov.: Sacrifice/Healing Hands (1990 Jun.-Jul.) 3. 1991 Dec.-2001 Nov.: Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me (1991 Dec.), Candle In The Wind/Something About the Way You Look Tonight (1997 Sep.-Oct.) 4. 2001 Dec.-2011 Nov.: Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word (2002 Dec.), Are You Ready for Love (2003 Sept.), Ghetto Gospel (2005 Jul.) 5. 2011 Dec.-2021 Nov.: Cold Heart (2021 Oct.) 6. 2021 Dec.-2031 Nov.: Sausage Rolls for Everyone (2021 Dec.), Merry Christmas (2021 Dec.-2022 Jan.)


jimwatts View member profile	10th April 2023, 08:36 PM Post #16
my mind is ready for fun Joined: 28 August 2017 Posts: 10,750 User: 38,591	Same goes for Cliff, just about: 1949 Q4 - 1959 Q3: Living Doll 1959 Q4 - 1969 Q3: eight #1s (Travellin' Light - Congratulations) 1969 Q4 - 1979 Q3: We Don't Talk Anymore 1979 Q4 - 1989 Q3: Living Doll, Mistletoe And Wine 1989 Q4 - 1999 Q3: Saviour's Day 1999 Q4 - 2009 Q3: The Millennium Prayer


brm View member profile	11th April 2023, 11:13 AM Post #17
New Entry Joined: 8 April 2011 Posts: 5 User: 13,440	The Bee Gees were the first group to have number ones in the 60s, 70s, and 80s.


brm View member profile	11th April 2023, 01:24 PM Post #18
New Entry Joined: 8 April 2011 Posts: 5 User: 13,440	As songwriters the Gibb Brothers penned number 1 hits in 5 decades.


chartjack2 View member profile	17th April 2024, 07:32 AM Post #19
BuzzJack Enthusiast Joined: 19 November 2014 Posts: 1,414 User: 21,383	Finally able to login again (thanks Julian and Joseph) - first thing I needed to do was update this list with Queen Bey!