August 22, 201014 yr 1) 'I Gotta Feeling', by Black Eyed Peas, is at No.57 in the Chart. It becomes the 1st ever Hit to spend as many as 60 Weeks in a row in the Top 75 - all of them in the Top 60, in this case. The previous 'Record Holders', for the most consecutive Chart Weeks were, 'Release Me' - Engelbert Humperdinck - 56 Weeks (1967 - 1968), & 'Stranger On The Shore' - Mr. Acker Bilk - 55 Weeks (1961 - 1962). They both only had a Top 50 to Chart in - so their Totals would have been higher, had it been a Top 75, in those days. 2) By spending a 3rd Week at No.2 with Eminem, on 'Love The Way You Lie', Rihanna, reaches 13 No.2 Weeks, from her, (so far), 7 No.2 Singles. This is equal with Madonna, who has also spent 13 Weeks at No.2, from her No.2 Hits - although, she's had 12! Only 'Crazy For You' (1991 Remix), managed more than 1 Week at No.2, for her. As regards Female Singers, only Kylie Minogue has spent longer at No.2, (with No.2 Hits), than Madonna, & Rihanna. MOST WEEKS AT No.2 - WITH NUMBER 2 SINGLES (NOT counting any No.2 Positions by rising or falling Number 1 Hits) (NUMBER OF No.2 SINGLES IN BRACKETS) (To W/E 28th August 2010) 1) ELVIS PRESLEY - 27 (8 Weeks from 2005 Re-Issues) (8 No.2’s from 2005 Re-Issues) (17) *** 2) CLIFF RICHARD - 23 (11) 3) KYLIE MINOGUE - 20 (1 Week with Robbie Williams) (1 No.2 with Robbie Williams) (11) 4) PAT BOONE - 17 (4) 5)=SWEET - 13 (5) 5)=MADONNA - 13 (1 Week with Britney Spears) (1 No.2 with Britney Spears) (12) 5)=RIHANNA - 13 (1 Week with T.I., & 3 Weeks with Eminem) (1 No.2 with T.I., & 1 with Eminem) (7) *** = Elvis Presley 'only' has 9 No.2 Singles, if you do not count his 8 2005 No.2 Hits. (After all - they had previously all been to No.1, & are counted in his 21 No.1 Hits. Then again, he had 3 No.1's in 2005 too, & many people count them as his 19th, 20th, & 21st No.1 Hits - even though they were already counted in his 18 No.1 Hits, before 2005).
August 22, 201014 yr Author Thanks as ever zeus. 17 weeks at number two from just four singles is pretty impressive :o
August 22, 201014 yr As Iron Maiden have their 4th UK No.1 Album, here are some Chart Facts on them:, MOST UK No.1 ALBUMS BY HEAVY METAL BANDS 1) LED ZEPPELIN - 8 2) IRON MAIDEN - 4 3)=DEEP PURPLE - 3 3)=AC/DC - 3 3)=METALLICA - 3 So Iron Maiden become only the 2nd Heavy Metal Band to have more than 3 No.1 Albums - by - finally - getting their 4th. BANDS - LONGEST SPAN OF UK No.1 ALBUMS 1) ROLLING STONES - (1964 - 2010) - 46 Years 2) BEATLES - (1963 - 2000) - 37 Years 3) AC/DC - (1980 - 2010) - 30 Years 4) IRON MAIDEN - (1982 - 2010) - 28 Years @@@ @@@ - Until their 2010 No.1, Iron Maiden's No.1 Albums Span was 'only' 1982 - 1992 - 10 Years - now, they have a 28 Year 'Span', & move up to 4th place - as regards Bands/Groups. BANDS - THE SECOND LONGEST GAP BETWEEN UK No.1 ALBUMS 1) AC/DC - 'BACK IN BLACK' to 'BLACK ICE' - (1980 - 2008) - 28 Years 2) IRON MAIDEN - 'FEAR OF THE DARK' to 'THE FINAL FRONTIER' - (1992 - 2010) - 18 Years BANDS - MOST UK TOP 10 ALBUMS Only counting each Album once. For example, 'Sgt Pepper...', by The Beatles, was No.1 in the 1960's, No.3 in 1987, No.6 in 1992, & No.5 in 2009. It is counted as one Beatles Top 10 Album - not 4. 1) ROLLING STONES - 35 2) BEATLES - 26 3)=QUEEN - 23 3)=IRON MAIDEN - 23 So, Iron Maiden join Queen, in the Top 3, of Groups with the Most UK Top 10 Albums - as well as being the Heavy Metal Group with the most..... Edited August 22, 201014 yr by zeus555
August 22, 201014 yr Author is 'Fason Derulo' a spelling mistake there :kink: He's changed his name. Didn't you know? :ph34r:
August 22, 201014 yr Someone has pointed out to me, that I missed Metallica, out of my List of Heavy Metal Bands With The Most UK No.1 Albums. They've had 3. I've now added them to my original Post.
August 22, 201014 yr Regarding 'I Gotta Feeling' reaching 60 consecutive Top 75 Weeks:, GROUPS (Single - Most Consecutive Chart Weeks) The 2 previous 'Record Holders', by Groups were:, A) 'Chasing Cars' - Snow Patrol (2006) - 48 Weeks B) 'Relax' - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (1984) - 48 Weeks So - when the BEP's Single reached 49 Weeks - 11 Weeks ago - it broke the Chart Record for a Group. Edited August 22, 201014 yr by zeus555
August 22, 201014 yr Author What would the Chasing Cars figure be if it hadn't been NCQ for a while - assuming it would have remained in the top 75 for that period?
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