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By spending a 4th Week on Top of both UK Charts, Adele becomes only the 3rd Solo

Female to achieve that for more than 3 consecutive Weeks.

 

THE 3 SOLO FEMALES WITH MORE THAN 3 WEEKS IN A ROW WITH THE 'DOUBLE TOP'

 

(Weeks of the 'Double Top' In Brackets)

 

1) 04/02/1995 (5) Celine Dion - The Colour Of My Love (Album) // Think Twice (Single)

 

2) 24/11/2007 (4) Leona Lewis - Spirit (Album) // Bleeding Love (Single)

 

3) 26/02/2011 (4) Adele - 21 (Album) // Someone Like You (Single)

 

THE BEATLES MANAGED 5 WEEKS IN A ROW IN 1963/1964

 

The Beatles were the last Group to achieve it for as many as 5 Weeks in a row:,

 

12/12/1963 (5) The Beatles - With The Beatles (Album) // I Want To Hold Your Hand (Single)

 

SINCE then, only 2 Acts have matched that. As I've shown, Celine Dion was

one of them. The other was James Blunt, in 2005:,

 

23/07/2005 (5) James Blunt - Back To Bedlam (Album) // You’re Beautiful (Single)

 

ARTISTS - 6 WEEKS WITH THE UK 'DOUBLE TOP'

 

However, in 1978, John Travolta & Olivia Newton John, were both credited

on the Cover of the 'Grease' (OST) Album.

 

As you can see:,

 

http://smurl.name/3m7r

 

If we count that as being a John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John & Various

Artists, Album, then John & Olivia had the UK 'Double Top' for 6 Weeks in 1978.

 

07/10/1978 (6) John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Grease (OST) (Album) // Summer Nights (Single)

 

IF we count the 6 Week 'Double Top' of John & Olivia, then only 2 other

Acts have achieved as many as 6 consecutive Weeks with that Feat:,

 

1) 11/01/1962 (6) Cliff Richard & The Shadows - The Young Ones (OST) (Album) // The Young Ones (Single)

 

2) 09/05/1963 (6) The Beatles - Please Please Me (Album) // From Me To You (Single)

Edited March 13, 201114 yr by zeus555

Thanks for that extra information. I might need to use some of it in the next week or two!

Harry ‘Choo Choo’ Romero - remember him? No, nor do I - got to number in 1999.

 

What number? :kink:

 

Another minor nitpick, you've listed Hey, Soul Sister as being #36, it's actually #37.

 

Great read as always. :D

It got to number 39 :lol: