Below is a list of the years the UK chart has been in existence, I have started the list with 5 achievements by year, can you think of any else to fill the gaps or add to list.

 

It can be any chart record of achievement for example 1991 gave us the Longest stay a #1 consecutively(16 wks)

 

Other examples, fastest sale of a Number 1, fastest sale of a debut hit anything that is a record of achievement, and match it to the year.

 

 

1952 - First UK Number 1 - longest run at no. 2 before hitting no. 1

1953 - longest top 5 run without hitting no. 1 - first Oscar winning single to go to number one - Most non-consecutive weeks at #1 by a single(18wks)

1954 -  first foreign language no. 1 - first male solo instrumentalist number one - first female solo instrumentalist number one

1955 - most versions of same song in top 20

1956 -

1957 -

1958 -

1959 - first posthumous no. 1

1960 -

1961 - shortest charting 45

1962 -

1963 - First act to get their first 3 releases to #1 - First act to have first three singles reach No.1

1964 -

1965 -

1966 -

1967 - first father & daughter no. 1 act

1968 -

1969 - youngest charting artist - first non human number one single - Youngest person ever to chart ( Ian Doody - 3 years old when "Groovy Baby" hit No29)

1970 - first song to enter at No. 2 and not make No. 1

1971 -

1972 - first mother & son no. 1 act

1973 - the longest name for a charting artist

1974 -

1975 -

1976 -

1977 -

1978 - First female to write and perform a No.1

1979 -

1980 -

1981 - longest title for a charting single

1982 - 500th #1 Nicole - A Little Peace

1983 - First acapella chart-topper

1984 -

1985 - first no. 1 record with the word "record" in the title - first female duet to reach no. 1 - First woman to sell a million

1986 -

1987 -

1988 - First 2 instances of 3 consecutive #1 hits by female soloists

1989 -

1990 -

1991 - Longest Consecutively at Number 1 - First and only time a song has been the Christmas No.1 twice

1992 - longest charting single - Shortest chart stay for a #2 hit

1993 - first no. 1 song with the same title as its artist - the first #1 not to be available on 7" - First longest #1 female record

1994 - First artist to have debut single go straight in at #1

1995 - First album to sell 2 million in a calender year (Robson And Jerome)

1996 -

1997 - Biggest Seller of all Time - Spice Girls hold the UK #1 single (Too Much), album (Spiceworld) and film (Spiceworld)

1998 -

1999 - the oldest female to get to #1

2000 - Most Number 1's in 1 year - First act to have first seven singles reach No.1

2001 -

2002 - Longest gap between #1s.

2003 - Biggest climb to #1 (from within top 200)

2004 -

2005 - Fastest hat-trick of #1s - 1000th UK Number 1

2006 - First single to get to Number 1 on download sales alone - Longest gap between #1s - Take That become the first and only act to date to secure the #1 position in the download chart, singles chart, airplay chart, video chart and the album chart

2007 - oldest charting artist - biggest gap between successive entries - Shortest chart stay for a #1 hit - Oldest person ever to chart (Buster Martin from the Zimmers who was 100 years old when "My Generation" debuted at No26)

2008 - 1st download ONLY (no physical release) #1

2009 - Biggest climb to #1 (from within top 75) - Most songs by one artist in the top 75 - Most weeks spent on the Top 75 by solo artist (145 weeks - Lady GaGa)

2010 - Take That's 'Progress' becomes fastest selling album of the century and the 2nd fastest selling album of all time

2011 - First album to sell 3 million in a calendar year (21)

2012 -

 

Edited April 20, 201213 yr by smiffj

1953: Most non-consecutive weeks at #1 by a single (Frankie Laine "I Believe" - 18 weeks)

1994: First artist to have debut single go straight in at #1 (Whigfield "Saturday Night")

2005: 1000th UK Number 1 (Elvis Presley "One Night")

 

A few there..

1982 - 500th #1 Nicole - A Little Peace

1985 - First woman to sell a million...Jennifer Rush with "The Power of Love"

1992 - Longest #1 female record - Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You" 10 weeks

2009 - Most songs by one artist in the top 75 - Michael Jackson after his death. I believe it was about 34?

 

2008 - 1st download ONLY (no physical release) #1 (Coldplay - Viva La Vida).

1992 - Longest #1 female record - Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You" 10 weeks

Wasn't Rihanna's Umbrella #1 for 10 weeks too?

2006 - Take That become the first and only act to date to secure the #1 position in the download chart, singles chart, airplay chart, video chart and the album chart with Patience and Beautiful World respectively in one week.

 

2010 - Take That's 'Progress' becomes fastest selling album of the century and the 2nd fastest selling album of all time.

Edited April 18, 201213 yr by jay727

 

1969: Youngest person ever to chart ( Ian Doody - 3 years old when "Groovy Baby" hit No29)

2007: Oldest person ever to chart (Buster Martin from the Zimmers who was 100 years old when "My Generation" debuted at No26)

2009: Most weeks spent on the Top 75 by solo artist (145 weeks - Lady GaGa)

1997 - Spice Girls hold the UK #1 single (Too Much), album (Spiceworld) and film (Spiceworld)

Billie Piper was the youngest female to get to #1 with Because You Want To, I can't remember which year it was.

Billie Piper was the youngest female to get to #1 with Because You Want To, I can't remember which year it was.

1998

Billie Piper was the youngest female to get to #1 with Because You Want To, I can't remember which year it was.

 

1998.

 

.. and the year after Debbie Harry becomes the oldest female to get to #1 with her band Blondie and "Maria" which went to #1 in February 99.

Billie Piper was the youngest female to get to #1 with Because You Want To, I can't remember which year it was.

Almost but not quite- that was Helen Shapiro who was 14 back in the early 60s. :P

1995- First album to sell 2 million in a calender year (Robson And Jerome)

2011- First album to sell 3 million in a calendar year (21)

You can find loads of examples of these on the chart records page at Everyhit.com:

 

http://www.everyhit.com/record.html#r1

Thanks all on Haven & Buzzjack, Updated so far.