Most weeks at each position (1-75) in the UK Singles Chart

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FleetSeb View member profile	4th January 2018, 11:45 AM Post #41
BuzzJack Enthusiast Joined: 13 December 2012 Posts: 756 User: 17,989	The recurrence of Mr Brightside in so many positions is amazing and hilarious.


jimwatts View member profile	30th June 2018, 01:27 PM Post #42
my mind is ready for fun Joined: 28 August 2017 Posts: 10,714 User: 38,591	This is an excellent list - thanks for compiling and updating it!! I've been inspired by this, and as some in the thread have suggested, to compile a list of the songs with the most consecutive weeks at each position: http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=213348 In doing so, I spotted a few additions for the list in this thread: #41 (4 weeks): Judge Dread - Big Six #46 (3 weeks): Andy Williams - Solitaire; Donny Osmond - Puppy Love and several from earlier this year (e.g. 4 weeks at #11 for Meant To Be; 5 weeks at #14 for Jumanji) of which you're probably aware for the next update Great work, thanks again! This post has been edited by jimwatts: 30th June 2018, 01:34 PM


Neil14 View member profile	18th August 2018, 11:22 PM Post #43
New Entry Joined: 18 August 2018 Posts: 2 User: 74,989	I've really enjoyed looking at the initial post and just wanted to add an update for position 24 as M-22 feat. Medina has now been at position 24 for the 5th time.


jimwatts View member profile	16th June 2019, 03:44 PM Post #44
my mind is ready for fun Joined: 28 August 2017 Posts: 10,714 User: 38,591	Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved has now set a new benchmark of 8 weeks at #3. I may have a go at updating the full list in a few weeks if fchd doesn't object (or beat me to it).


jimwatts View member profile	25th October 2019, 08:41 PM Post #45
my mind is ready for fun Joined: 28 August 2017 Posts: 10,714 User: 38,591	Few weeks, few months, whatever... this was harder to update than I imagined - I don't have my own database so I checked almost every chart run individually from the last two years and even then I may have missed something - but here are my updates to the list on the front page, from fchd's last update (4/1/18) up to this week (w/e 31/10/19): ------------------------- Position : 3 - 8 weeks (New Record) Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved Position : 10 - 4 weeks (Matched Record) Young T & Bugsey featuring Aitch - Strike A Pose Position : 11 - 4 weeks (Matched Record) Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line - Meant To Be Position : 12 - 6 weeks (New Record) Sam Smith - How Do You Sleep? Position : 14 - 5 weeks (Matched Record) B Young - Jumanji Position : 18 - 6 weeks (Extended Record) Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York Position : 20 - 4 weeks (Matched Record) A$AP Rocky featuring Skepta - Praise The Lord (Da Shine) Position : 23 - 4 weeks (Matched Record) Dave featuring MoStack - No Words Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Zac Efron, Zendaya and The Greatest Showman Ensemble - The Greatest Show Position : 24 - 5 weeks (New Record) M-22 featuring Medina - First Time Position : 32 - 4 weeks (Matched Record) Stay Flee Get Lizzy presents Fredo with Young T & Bugsey - Ay Caramba Position : 34 - 4 weeks (Matched Record) Dua Lipa - New Rules Position : 37 - 4 weeks (Matched Record) Panic At The Disco - High Hopes Position : 46 - 4 weeks (New Record) George Ezra - Shotgun Position : 51 - 5 weeks (Matched Record) George Ezra - Shotgun Position : 57 - 4 weeks (Matched Record) Benny Blanco featuring Halsey and Khalid - Eastside Position : 59 - 5 weeks (Matched Record) Ed Sheeran - Perfect Position : 61 - 5 weeks (New Record) Ed Sheeran - Perfect Position : 63 - 3 weeks (Matched Record) Julia Michaels - Issues Position : 76 - 4 weeks (Matched Record) Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You Position : 77 - 3 weeks (Matched Record) Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You Gerry Cinnamon - Canter ------------------------- Killers - Mr Brightside [warrants its own heading] Position : 80 - 6 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 81 - 6 weeks (Outright Record) Position : 84 - 6 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 87 - 7 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 90 - 10 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 92 - 13 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 95 - 8 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 96 - 8 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 98 - 10 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 99 - 9 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 100 - 14 weeks (Extended Record) ------------------------- Position : 41 - 4 weeks (Older 'Matched' Record) * Judge Dread - Big Six * Position : 76 - 4 weeks (Older 'Matched' Record) Frank Sinatra - My Way Position : 94 - 5 weeks (Older 'New' Record) Fatback Band - I Found Lovin' * According to the OCC website. However its position in the chart of 6/1/73 is disputed, see Most consecutive weeks at each position thread for details ** From charts prior to w/e 4/1/03 for which fchd excluded positions 76-100. I haven't checked conclusively for records here by any means, but I happened to notice these: My Way added to the myriad of records it holds or shares in Top 50 positions with 4 weeks at #76 in 1998, while I Found Lovin' racked up 5 weeks at #94 between 1986 and 1988 which, as a record, has so far withstood the battering Mr Brightside has given to most positions at this end of the chart. ------------------------- Shotgun's new record of 4 weeks at #46 ends an almighty pile-up on 3 weeks (which temporarily included This Is Me) and leaves #63 and #77 as having the only sub 4-week records in the Top 100. Only 4 songs have now spent longer at any one chart position than Mr Brightside's 14 weeks at #100 - all of those were at #1 (the most recent being One Dance). Finally, an honourable mention to Billie Eilish - bad guy, which spent 6 weeks at #5 and came extremely close to matching Frank Chacksfield's ancient record of 7 weeks since, in one of its weeks at #6, it was outsold by Piece Of Your Heart by the margin of just 8 (eight) sales.


jimwatts View member profile	26th April 2020, 06:57 PM Post #46
my mind is ready for fun Joined: 28 August 2017 Posts: 10,714 User: 38,591	Updates to the list on the front page, for the 6 months from my previous post (w/e 31/10/19) up to this week (w/e 30/04/20). The modern-day record breaker strikes again - the only other two songs to spend 7 weeks at #4 both did so in the 1950s: ------------------------- Position : 4 - 7 weeks (Matched Record) Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now Position : 10 - 4 weeks (Matched Record) Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved Position : 13 - 5 weeks (Matched Record) Harry Styles - Adore You Position : 14 - 6 weeks (New Record) Tones & I - Dance Monkey Position : 23 - 4 weeks (Matched Record) Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved Position : 41 - 4 weeks (Matched Record) George Ezra - Shotgun Position : 63 - 3 weeks (Matched Record) Billie Eilish - bad guy Position : 76 - 4 weeks (Matched Record) AJ Tracey - Ladbroke Grove ------------------------- Killers - Mr Brightside Position : 97 - 6 weeks (Matched Record) Position : 99 - 10 weeks (Extended Record) ------------------------- Position : 57 - 4 weeks (Older 'Matched' Record) * New Order - Blue Monday * * combining the original 1983 release and 1995 remix ------------------------- On one of the comments from before my Buzzjack time: QUOTE(hotchoc26 @ Sep 15 2014, 05:33 PM) I wonder, does anyone know songs which have 'been' at the most positions in the top 10,40,75,100 etc.? It's hard to explain, for example, Frank Sinatra's My Way has spent weeks on a lot of the 40-50 range positions... Also, I recommend adding lists for 'most weeks at peak positions' and 'most consecutive weeks at positions'. Great list! Well I've already done and posted the last two... and for the first I’ve now compiled such a set of lists, heading this way in quiz form in a couple of weeks This post has been edited by jimwatts: 27th August 2022, 05:03 AM


DJ Cheeky Magpie View member profile	5th January 2021, 04:29 PM Post #47
Pineapple 🍍 Joined: 9 June 2017 Posts: 6,526 User: 33,062	All I want Shawn Mendes wonder get back top 100


jimwatts View member profile	7th January 2021, 10:52 PM Post #48
my mind is ready for fun Joined: 28 August 2017 Posts: 10,714 User: 38,591	Updates to the list on the front page, for the 8 months from my previous post (w/e 30/04/20) up to this week (w/e 07/01/21) ------------------------- Position : 2 - 9 weeks (Matched Record) Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You Position : 6 - 5 weeks (Matched Record) Pop Smoke featuring Lil Tjay - Mood Swings Position : 10 - 5 weeks (New Record) Justin Bieber featuring Chance The Rapper - Holy Position : 23 - 4 weeks (Matched Record) Conan Gray - Heather Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 6ix9ine - GOOBA Position : 32 - 4 weeks (Matched Record) Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody Position : 46 - 4 weeks (Matched Record) Ed Sheeran - Perfect Position : 48 - 6 weeks (New Record) Ed Sheeran - Perfect Position : 72 - 4 weeks (Matched Record) Lewis Capaldi - Bruises ------------------------- Killers - Mr Brightside Position : 81 - 7 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 85 - 8 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 86 - 10 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 88 - 9 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 89 - 15 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 90 - 12 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 92 - 17 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 93 - 11 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 94 - 6 weeks (New Record) Position : 95 - 9 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 96 - 10 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 97 - 7 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 98 - 11 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 100 - 15 weeks (Extended Record) I'll leave any future updates to fchd


JulianT View member profile	17th April 2021, 11:53 AM Post #49
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 20 April 2009 Posts: 8,551 User: 8,705	Ava equalling The Pogues for weeks at #19 then?


jimwatts View member profile	6th January 2022, 08:32 PM Post #50
my mind is ready for fun Joined: 28 August 2017 Posts: 10,714 User: 38,591	OK, one more update... to the list on the front page, for the 12 months from my previous post (w/e 07/01/21) up to this week (w/e 06/01/22) ------------------------- Position : 2 - 9 weeks (Matched Record) Wham! - Last Christmas Position : 3 - 10 weeks (New Record) Wham! - Last Christmas Position : 4 - 7 weeks (Matched Record) Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You Position : 6 - 7 weeks (New Record) Shakin’ Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone Position : 7 - 5 weeks (Matched Record) Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow - Industry Baby Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York Position : 11 - 4 weeks (Matched Record) Becky Hill & Topic - My Heart Goes (La Di Da) Position : 14 - 7 weeks (New Record) Doja Cat - Woman Position : 17 - 4 weeks (Matched Record) Cardi B - Up Position : 19 - 6 weeks (New Record) Ava Max - My Head & My Heart Position : 26 - 5 weeks (Matched Record) The Weeknd - Blinding Lights Position : 55 - 5 weeks (Matched Record) Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved Position : 57 - 4 weeks (Matched Record) Glass Animals - Heat Waves Position : 67 - 4 weeks (Matched Record) Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar Position : 75 - 6 weeks (Matched Record) Ed Sheeran - Perfect Position : 76 - 5 weeks (Outright Record) Tom Odell - Another Love ------------------------- Killers - Mr Brightside Position : 68 - 6 weeks (New Record) Position : 69 - 4 weeks (Matched Record) Position : 72 - 5 weeks (New Record) Position : 73 - 8 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 74 - 6 weeks (New Record) Position : 77 - 5 weeks (New Record) Position : 79 - 8 weeks (Outright Record) Position : 80 - 9 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 81 - 9 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 82 - 7 weeks (Outright Record) Position : 84 - 8 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 85 - 10 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 86 - 11 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 88 - 11 weeks (Extended Record) Position : 92 - 18 weeks (Extended Record)


jimwatts View member profile	5th January 2023, 10:03 PM Post #51
my mind is ready for fun Joined: 28 August 2017 Posts: 10,714 User: 38,591	Update for the 12 months from my previous post (w/e 06/01/22) up to this week (w/e 05/01/23) ------------------------- Position : 2 - 11 weeks (Outright Record) Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You Position : 3 - 11 weeks (Extended Record) Wham! - Last Christmas Position : 4 - 8 weeks (Outright Record) Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You Position : 8 - 6 weeks (Matched Record) D-Block Europe featuring Central Cee - Overseas Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You Position : 13 - 6 weeks (Outright Record) Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York Position : 16 - 5 weeks (Matched Record) Tate McRae - She's All I Wanna Be Position : 17 - 5 weeks (Matched Record) Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree Position : 20 - 4 weeks (Matched Record) Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits Position : 23 - 5 weeks (New Record) Glass Animals - Heat Waves Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday Position : 24 - 5 weeks (Matched Record) Glass Animals - Heat Waves Position : 38 - 5 weeks (Matched Record) Vibe Chemistry - Balling Position : 40 - 5 weeks (Matched Record) Diplo and Miguel - Don't Forget My Love Position : 60 - 4 weeks (Matched Record) Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under ------------------------- There were some new / matched / extended / outright records in the 61-100 range too, but I've spared myself the task of listing them all.