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Singles that have spent a year on chart

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Just realised that "Make You Feel My Love" has spent 55 weeks in top 75..

 

I was wondering if there's a list of singles that have managed to get 52 weeks in top 75?

 

Would love to know how many singles have achieved that feat.

 

Thanks for help in advance!

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The tracks that I always think of when people mention long chart runs are:

 

05/04/1969 Frank Sinatra My Way (pk #5) with 122 weeks inside the then UK top 50 <--- (yes, top 50. Not top 75!!! :o )

26/11/1983 Frankie Goes To Hollywood Relax (pk #1) with 52 weeks in the UK top 75.

 

These are both pre-download singles that sold purely on physical copies for such a long period of time. I don't know if there's ever been a single that's spent more weeks in the top 75.

 

In the download era the obvious one is:

 

29/07/2006 Snow Patrol Chasing Cars (pk #6) with 105 weeks in the top 75 so far.

consecutive?

 

I'm not sure if any single that's been in the chart for more than 52 weeks has a consecutive chart run without ever leaving the top 75.

 

20/06/2009 The Black Eyed Peas I Gotta Feeling has 76 weeks inside the top 75 but again, not consecutive.

 

Polyhex has just died but I suspect Lady GaGa might also have a few singles with 52+ weeks on chart.

24/01/2009 Lady GaGa Poker Face

 

Judging from its chart run given on Polyhex, this definitely had over 52 weeks inside the top 75 consecutively. Thought 'Bad Romance' might've too but apparantly it's only had 47 weeks inside the top 75 so just falls short.

I can easily run a list of current ones off my spreadsheet, if you like.
The ones with most consecutive weeks in the T75 from the last 5 years would probably be the most useful.
The ones with most consecutive weeks in the T75 from the last 5 years would probably be the most useful.

 

I can only do overall totals, I'm afraid.

Nickelback - Rockstar

 

It was in the top 40 for nearly a year!

Nickelback - Rockstar

 

It was in the top 40 for nearly a year!

:lol: It almost spent a year in the Top 75 as well!

I can only do overall totals, I'm afraid.

 

Of those that've charted in 2011 :

 

Snow Patrol Chasing Cars 105

Kings Of Leon Sex On Fire 87

Black Eyed Peas I Gotta Feeling 76

Take That Rule The World 73

Lady Gaga Pokerface 66

Kings Of Leon Use Somebody 65

Journey Don't Stop Believin' 63

Tinie Tempah Pass Out 57

Jason Mraz I'm Yours 56

Adele Make You Feel My Love 55

Slade Merry Christmas Everybody 55

 

Such a hard one this as the number of positions on the official singles chart has varied so much at different times.

 

This are the dates & how the lengths of official charts changed.

 

14 November 1952 - Top 12

01 October 1954 - Top 20

13 April 1956 - Top 30

05 March 1960 - Top 50

06 May 1978 - Top 75

08 January 1983 - Top 100

29 April 1991 - Top 75

26 June 2004 - Top 100

it remains the same today

:lol: It almost spent a year in the Top 75 as well!

It actually spent over a year in the Top 100

I'm not sure if any single that's been in the chart for more than 52 weeks has a consecutive chart run without ever leaving the top 75.

Back in 1967/8 Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me spent 56 consecutive weeks in the then Top 50

In 1961/2 Acker Bilk - Stranger On The Shore spent 55 consecutive weeks in the Top 50 having peaked at #2

 

I know it's not British chart but would you believe Leona Lewis - Run has so far spent 87 consecutive weeks in the German Top 100 and it's still at #64

Edited by euro music

adele is about 2 months off doing 52 consecutive, I wonder how long she could do

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