Posted September 7, 200618 yr General NB: In the following statistics, Elvis Presley's 17 re-issues in 2005, which all made the Top 5, count as separate hits. * Most Top 75 hits: Elvis Presley (152). Runner-up: Cliff Richard (131) * Most Top 40 hits: Elvis Presley (128). Runner-up: Cliff Richard (120) * Most Top 20 hits: Elvis Presley (100). Runner-up: Cliff Richard (95) * Most Top 10 hits: Elvis Presley (77). Runner-up: Cliff Richard (66) * Most Top 5 hits: Elvis Presley (54). Runner-up: Madonna (44) * Most weeks on singles chart: Elvis Presley (1277 wks). Runner-up: Cliff Richard (1166 weeks) Most hits without reaching... * Most Top 75 hits without reaching No 1: Depeche Mode (43) * Most Top 40 hits without reaching No 1: Depeche Mode (40) * Most Top 10 hits without reaching No 1: Bon Jovi and Janet Jackson (17) * Most Top 5 hits without reaching No 1: Janet Jackson (9) * Most No 2 hits without a No 1: Sash! (5) * Most Top 75 hits without reaching Top 5: Chris Rea (32) * Most Top 40 hits without reaching Top 5: Gloria Estefan (27) * Most Top 10 hits without reaching Top 5: Gloria Estefan (5) * Most Top 75 hits without reaching Top 10: AC/DC (28) * Most Top 40 hits without reaching Top 10: Super Furry Animals (20) * Most Top 20 hits without reaching Top 10: The Levellers and Super Furry Animals (8) * Most Top 75 hits without reaching Top 20: PJ Harvey (15) * Most Top 40 hits without reaching Top 20: The Almighty (8) * Most Top 75 hits without reaching Top 40: Gorky's Zygotic Mynci (8) Weeks on chart by individual singles * Most weeks in Top 75 by a single: "My Way" by Frank Sinatra (124 weeks) * Most consecutive weeks in Top 75 by a single: "Release Me" by Engelbert Humperdinck (56 weeks) * Fewest weeks on chart by a No 1 single: "It's Now Or Never" (2005 re-issue) by Elvis Presley (4 weeks). * Fewest weeks on chart by a No 1 single (excluding re-issues): "Bring Your Daughter… To The Slaughter" by Iron Maiden (5 weeks) * Fewest weeks in Top 75 by a Top 10 single: 2 weeks, most notably by "Raving I'm Raving" by Shut Up And Dance, which peaked at No 2 in 1992 (before being banned for using an uncleared sample). * Fewest weeks in Top 75 by a Top 20 single: 1 week - this feat has been achieved by The Wedding Present 6 times and by Garbage once (with "Shut Your Mouth"). Most singles in a year * Most Top 75 singles in a year: 17 by Elvis Presley (2005). * Most Top 75 singles in a year (excluding re-issues): 12 by Elvis Presley (1957) and by The Wedding Present (1992). * Most singles simultaneously in Top 75: 13 by The Jam (January 1982). * Most weeks spent on the chart in a calendar year: 134 by Oasis (1996). Most number ones albums * 1.- The Beatles (15) (Artist with the record) * 2.- Elvis Presley (10) (tie) (Male artist with the record) * 2.- The Rolling Stones (10) * 4.- ABBA (9) (tie) * 4.- Madonna (9) (Female artist with the record) * 4.- Queen (9) * 4.- U2 (9) * 8.- Oasis (8) * 9.- Cliff Richard (7) (tie) * 9.- David Bowie (7) * 10.- Elton John (6) (tie)
September 7, 200618 yr Most consecutive No.1s is Beatles with 11 Most consecutive Top 5 hits (I THINK) is Boyzone, Westlife or Madonna though I may be wrong. Edited September 7, 200618 yr by Brutarn
September 7, 200618 yr Most consecutive No.1's: Beatles (7), Westlife (7) Most Consecutive Top 5: Westlife (20)
September 7, 200618 yr That answers CoolChris question in the previous thread topic, Sash has the most No.2 records.
September 7, 200618 yr * Fewest weeks in Top 75 by a Top 20 single: 1 week - this feat has been achieved by The Wedding Present 6 times and by Garbage once (with "Shut Your Mouth"). Think there's others - I know The Chemical Brothers' Loops Of Fury EP did this (13-OUT)
September 7, 200618 yr Red 'n' White Machines - Southampton Boys fell 16-OUT in 2003. Bon Jovi have also had 18 top 10 hits (Jon Bon Jovi has also had 2 as a soloist). And Elvis Presley has also had 20 consecutive top 5 hits.
September 7, 200618 yr Westlife and elvis have 20 consecutive top 5, i wrote it but it was deleted, and westlife will comfortably break the record the next month as they are releasing the long waiting single The Dance.
September 7, 200618 yr Westlife and elvis have 20 consecutive top 5, i wrote it but it was deleted, and westlife will comfortably break the record the next month as they are releasing the long waiting single The Dance. Please do stop talking about Westlife and their endless covers -_-
September 7, 200618 yr Most consecutive No.1's: Beatles (7), Westlife (7) Most Consecutive Top 5: Westlife (20) Stop talking total rubbish. The Beatles singles run of official singles whilst on Parlophone was as follows: UK singles Label/Peak Position / Number / Tracks / Release Date Notes Parlophone R4949 #4 Love Me Do / P.S. I Love You October 5, 1962 Parlophone R4983 #2 Please Please Me / Ask Me Why January 11, 1963 (#1 in N.M.E's chart) Parlophone R5015 #1 From Me to You / Thank You Girl April 11, 1963 Parlophone R5055 #1 She Loves You / I'll Get You August 23, 1963 Parlophone R5084 #1 I Want to Hold Your Hand / This Boy November 29, 1963 Parlophone R5114 #1 Can't Buy Me Love / You Can't Do That March 20, 1964 Parlophone R5160 #1 A Hard Day's Night / Things We Said Today July 10, 1964 Parlophone R5200 #1 I Feel Fine / She's a Woman November 27, 1964 Parlophone R5265 #1 Ticket To Ride / Yes It Is April 9, 1965 Parlophone R5305 #1 Help! / I'm Down July 23, 1965 Parlophone R5389 #1 We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper December 3, 1965 Parlophone R5452 #1 Paperback Writer / Rain June 10, 1966 Parlophone R5493 #1 Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby August 5, 1966 Parlophone R5570 #2 Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever February 17, 1967 Parlophone R5620 #1 All You Need Is Love / Baby You're a Rich Man July 7, 1967 Parlophone R5655 #1 Hello Goodbye / I Am the Walrus November 24, 1967 Parlophone SMMT #2 Magical Mystery Tour (6 track EP) December 8, 1967 (#2 behind "Hello Goodbye") Parlophone R5675 #1 Lady Madonna / The Inner Light March 15, 1968 Apple R5722 #1 Hey Jude / Revolution August 30, 1968 Apple R5777 #1 Get Back / Don't Let Me Down April 11, 1969 Apple R5786 #1 The Ballad of John and Yoko / Old Brown Shoe May 30, 1969 Apple R5814 #4 Something / Come Together October 31, 1969 Apple R5833 #2 Let It Be / You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) March 6, 1970 So The Beatles released 23 singles of which 11 consecutive singles made #1 (a record) & they ALL made the Top5. These singles sold just over 20 million copies between them. A bit better than Westlife's 4.85 million. :D And the Beatles have still sold more singles in the UK than the total amount that Elvis Presley has managed.
September 7, 200618 yr Charis shut up cant a read a thread without hearing about westlife this westlife that
September 7, 200618 yr As much as I despise Westlife, they have done rather well to have 20 consecutive top five hits. Although, they don't have much staying power.
September 7, 200618 yr Oh and btw according to Polyhex the Beatles have only had 17 consecutive top five hits. :unsure:
September 7, 200618 yr can you tell me when the singles My Bonnie, and Ain't She Sweet were released?
September 8, 200618 yr That answers CoolChris question in the previous thread topic, Sash has the most No.2 records. No he didn't. There have been artists with a lot more number 2's...
September 8, 200618 yr As much as I despise Westlife, they have done rather well to have 20 consecutive top five hits. Although, they don't have much staying power. I despise Westlife also. Difference being that The Beatles were successful because of the brilliant music unlike Westlife who, little girls think are fanciable so buy their records. Summing Up: The Beatles were 4 extraordinary talented guys. Westlife: Talentless morons- also heading this way are McFly
September 8, 200618 yr can you tell me when the singles My Bonnie, and Ain't She Sweet were released? From memory, 1964, they were released soon after She Loves You came out.
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