Not sure if this is the right place, but here's the list, any errors or omissions feel free to correct! :)

 

Ireland (inc. Northern Ireland) - 48 #1s

1. 1955 Ruby Murray, "SOFTLY SOFTLY"

2. 1964 The Bachelors, "DIANE"

3. 1970 Dana, "ALL KINDS OF EVERYTHING"

4. 1972 Gilbert O'Sullivan, "CLAIR"

5. 1973 Gilbert O'Sullivan, "GET DOWN"

6. 1978 Boomtown Rats, "RAT TRAP"

7. 1979 Boomtown Rats, "I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS"

8. 1980 Johnny Logan, "WHAT'S ANOTHER YEAR"

9. 1985 Feargal Sharkey, "A GOOD HEART"

10. 1986 Chris de Burgh, "THE LADY IN RED"

11. 1988 U2, "DESIRE"

12. 1988 Enya, "ORINOCO FLOW"

13. 1990 Sinead O'Connor, "NOTHING COMPARES 2 U"

14. 1991 U2, "THE FLY"

15. 1994 D:Ream, "THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER"

16. 1996 Boyzone, "WORDS"

17. 1996 Boyzone, "A DIFFERENT BEAT"

18. 1997 U2, "DISCOTHEQUE"

19. 1998 Boyzone, "ALL THAT I NEED"

20. 1998 B*Witched, "C'EST LA VIE"

21. 1998 Boyzone, "NO MATTER WHAT"

22. 1998 B*Witched, "ROLLERCOASTER"

23. 1998 B*Witched, "TO YOU I BELONG"

24. 1999 Boyzone, "WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH"

25. 1999 B*Witched, "BLAME IT ON THE WEATHERMAN"

26. 1999 Westlife, "SWEAR IT AGAIN"

27. 1999 Boyzone, "YOU NEEDED ME"

28. 1999 Ronan Keating, "WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL"

29. 1999 Westlife, "IF I LET YOU GO"

30. 1999 Westlife, "FLYING WITHOUT WINGS"

31. 1999 Westlife, "I HAVE A DREAM" / "SEASONS IN THE SUN"

32. 2000 Westlife, "FOOL AGAIN"

33. 2000 The Corrs, "BREATHLESS"

34. 2000 Ronan Keating, "LIFE IS A ROLLERCOASTER"

35. 2000 Westlife (with Mariah Carey), "AGAINST ALL ODDS"

36. 2000 U2, "BEAUTIFUL DAY"

37. 2000 Westlife, "MY LOVE"

38. 2001 Westlife, "UPTOWN GIRL"

39. 2001 Westlife, "QUEEN OF MY HEART"

40. 2002 Westlife, "WORLD OF OUR OWN"

41. 2002 Ronan Keating, "IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES"

42. 2002 Westlife, "UNBREAKABLE"

43. 2003 Westlife, "MANDY"

44. 2004 Brian McFadden, "REAL TO ME"

45. 2004 U2, "VERTIGO"

46. 2004 U2, "SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T MAKE IT ON YOUR OWN"

47. 2005 Westlife, "YOU RAISE ME UP"

48. 2006 Westlife, "THE ROSE"

 

Scotland - 33 #1s

1. 1969 Marmalade, "OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA"

2. 1971 Middle of the Road, "CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP"

3. 1972 Royal Scots Dragoon Guard, "AMAZING GRACE"

4. 1975 Pilot, "JANUARY"

5. 1975 Bay City Rollers, "BYE BYE BABY"

6. 1975 Bay City Rollers, "GIVE A LITTLE LOVE"

7. 1975 Billy Connolly, "D.I.V.O.R.C.E."

8. 1976 Slik, "FOREVER AND EVER"

9. 1979 Lena Martell, "ONE DAY AT A TIME"

10. 1980 Kelly Marie, "FEELS LIKE I'M IN LOVE"

11. 1982 Aneka, "JAPANESE BOY"

12. 1984 Jim Diamond, "I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER"

13. 1985 Barbara Dickson (with Elaine Paige), "I KNOW HIM SO WELL"

14. 1985 Midge Ure, "IF I WAS"

15. 1988 Fairground Attraction, "PERFECT"

16. 1988 Wet Wet Wet, "WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS"

17. 1989 Simple Minds, "BELFAST CHILD"

18. 1992 Wet Wet Wet, "GOODNIGHT GIRL"

19. 1992 The Shamen, "EBENEEZER GOODE"

20. 1993 The Blubelles, "YOUNG AT HEART"

21. 1993 Lulu (with Take That), "RELIGHT MY FIRE"

22. 1994 Stilskin, "INSIDE"

23. 1994 Wet Wet Wet, "LOVE IS ALL AROUND"

24. 1996 Dunblane, "KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR"

25. 2002 Darius, "COLOURBLIND"

26. 2003 David Sneddon, "STOP LIVING THE LIE"

27. 2004 Michelle McManus, "ALL THIS TIME"

28. 2006 Sandi Thom, "I WISH I WAS A PUNK ROCKER (WITH FLOWERS IN MY HAIR)"

29. 2007 The Proclaimers (with Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin), "I'M GONNA BE (500 MILES)"

30. 2007 Leon Jackson, "WHEN YOU BELIEVE"

31. 2008 Calvin Harris (with Dizzee Rascal), "DANCE WIV ME"

32. 2008 Calvin Harris, "I'M NOT ALONE"

32. 2011 Calvin Harris (with Rihanna), "WE FOUND LOVE"

33. 2011 Emelie Sande (with Professor Green", "READ ALL ABOUT IT"

 

Wales - 19 #1s

1. 1959 Shirley Bassey, "AS I LOVE YOU"

2. 1960 Ricky Valance, "TELL LAURA I LOVE HER"

3. 1962 Shirley Bassey, "REACH FO THE STARS" / "CLIMB EV'RY MOUNTAIN"

4. 1965 Tom Jones, "IT'S NOT UNUSUAL"

5. 1966 Tom Jones, "GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME"

6. 1968 Mary Hopkin, "THOSE WERE THE DAYS"

7. 1969 Amen Corner, "(IF PARADISE IS) HALF AS NICE"

8. 1970 Dave Edmunds, "I HEAR YOU KNOCKING"

9. 1975 Windsor Davies (with Don Estelle), "WHISPERING GRASS"

10. 1981 Shakin' Stevens, "THIS OLE HOUSE"

11. 1981 Shakin' Stevens, "GREEN DOOR"

12. 1982 Shakin' Stevens, "OH JULIE"

13. 1983 Bonnie Tyler, "TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART"

14. 1985 Shakin' Stevens, "MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE"

15. 1998 Manic Street Preachers, "IF YOU TOLERATE THIS YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE NEXT"

16. 2000 Manic Street Preachers, "THE MASSES AGAINST THE CLASSES"

17. 2005 Stereophonics, "DAKOTA"

18. 2008 Duffy, "MERCY"

19. 2009 Vanessa Jenkins & Bryn West / Tom Jones, "ISLANDS IN THE STREAM"

 

You have to sympathise with the Irish. The last 33 number ones are connected with Westlife, Boyzone and B*Witched with just the occasional intervention from U2.

You missed out "Take Me To The Clouds Above" which U2 are credited for.

Edited December 15, 201113 yr by Ne Plus Ultra

Only three Northern Irish artists have had number ones then - Ruby Murray, Feargal Sharkey and D:Ream, although that double if you include Girls Aloud (although I assume that the AC/DC rule applies in that case, hence their omission)

You have to sympathise with the Irish. The last 33 number ones are connected with Westlife, Boyzone and B*Witched with just the occasional intervention from U2.

A tiny splash of The Corrs too. :P gooddelta would be thrilled. :D

Between Shakin Stevens and the Manics, Wales had to wait 13 years for another Welsh UK #1.

Edited December 15, 201113 yr by N-S

Stilskin were/are Scottish?

You've missed out Calvin Harris' 3 chart toppers (or just 1 if you're only counting lead artists).

 

EDIT: Whoops, I'm dumb. I didn't realise it was in sections, just went right to the bottom and didn't see Calvin there :lol:

Edited December 15, 201113 yr by Bré