Posted September 26, 201113 yr A little late due to technical difficulties but this week's ramblings are now available on the front page and the latest news box. Some members will already have read it on the back-up site.
September 26, 201113 yr Suedehead2 - As regards the consecutive No.1 Singles, by British Acts..... The reason why the 2011 'Run' has 'only' taken 3 Months, is because only one of those No.1's spent more than a Week at No.1. (The Wanted). Anyhow, I get 11 consecutive British Artist No.1's for the 1963 Run. I don't think it is right to only count Summer Holiday once. It went to No.1 twice, & that counts as 2 No.1's by British Acts. (The Song can only count as 1 No.1 - but, it is still 2 times by a British Act - during that Run). The January to July 1963 'Run' took longer, because most of those Hits spent longer at No.1. than the 2011 No.1's. Of the 10 different Songs that were in that 1963 Run, only 2 Shadows No.1's spent just 1 Week at No.1. The rest spent 2 to 7 Weeks at No.1. In the 2011 Run, only The Wanted managed 2 Weeks - the other 10 could not hold No.1 for more than 1 Week. (We'll see if Dappy can, but I doubt it). @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ THE LATEST UK ALBUM CHART..... In the latest Album Chart, Gold by ABBA, is at No.90, & gains the Chart Record for the Most Top 100 Weeks - 634 Weeks. It has taken it from W/E 3rd October 1992, (No.1 Entry), to W/E 1st October 2011, to achieve it - exactly 19 Years. THE UK ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 100 WEEKS (Their Top 75 Weeks in Brackets) (To W/E 1st October 2011) 1) Gold - ABBA - 634 Top 100 Weeks (444 Weeks) 2) Greatest Hits (One) - Queen - 633 Top 100 Weeks (414 Weeks) 3) Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 583 Top 100 Weeks (366 Weeks) 4) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 513 Top 100 Weeks (371 Weeks) 5) Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 506 Top 100 Weeks (440 Weeks) So, that's 3 UK Album Chart Records, that Gold now holds:, (As well as several of the Records, for an Album, by a non British Isles, (UK + Ireland), & non USA Act) 1) Most Top 40 Weeks for a Group Album - 215 Weeks 2) Most Top 75 Weeks - for any Album - 444 Weeks 3) Most Top 100 Weeks - for any Album - 634 Weeks At one stage, it held the Album Record for the 'Longest Gap Between A Return to No.1' - 1999 to 2008. But, The Rolling Stones took that one from ABBA, when Exile On Main Street, returned to No.1, in 2010. That was originally No.1 in 1972. The 2010 Edition was a Deluxe - with an extra CD - 10 New Tracks added. However, The OCC, & UK Chart Books, regard it as the 1972 Album, going back to No.1. THE TOP 3 ALBUMS - LONGEST GAP BETWEEN RETURNS TO No.1 A) Exile On Main Street - Rolling Stones (June 1972 to May 2010 = 37 Years & 11 Months) B) Gold - ABBA (June 1999 to August 2008 = 9 Years & 2 Months) @@@ C) Gold - ABBA (October 1992 to April 1999 = 6 Years & 6 Months) @@@ = From the 2nd Week, of the 2 Weeks at No.1, that it began on W/E 29th May 1999 = W/E 5th June 1999 ################################################################## Edited September 26, 201113 yr by zeus555
September 26, 201113 yr Author Suedehead2 - As regards the consecutive No.1 Singles, by British Acts..... The reason why the 2011 'Run' has 'only' taken 3 Months, is because only one of those No.1's spent more than a Week at No.1. (The Wanted). The January to July 1963 'Run' took longer, because most of those Hits spent longer at No.1. than the 2011 No.1's. Of the 10 different Songs that were in that 1963 Run, only 2 Shadows No.1's spent just 1 Week at No.1. The rest spent 2 to 7 Weeks at No.1. In the 2011 Run, only The Wanted managed 2 Weeks - the other 10 could not hold No.1 for more than 1 Week. (We'll see if Dappy can, but I doubt it). That was the point I was making. Some people may think the 1963 run is far more impressive as it lasted for twice as long.
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