October 29, 200618 yr :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: good news (how fast am I at posting!!!!! ;)) Very fast ;) :lol:
October 29, 200618 yr I was trying to find out how many #1 albums Elvid has. In the article it said Robbie and Bowie have the most for British artists but according to a site I was on The Beatles have had 15 #1 albums and Madge has had 9 )if you include Evita soundtrack :unsure: Artist with Most Number 1 Albums The Beatles with 15 chart-toppers. Top solo artist is Elvis Presley with 10. In second place - and the female with most weeks at no. 1 in the album chart - is Madonna with 9 (though other artists featured with her on the soundtrack to "Evita"). Next are David Bowie / Michael Jackson (with 8 each, including a Jackson Five album which specifically credited Michael). Artist with Most Consecutive Number 1 Albums Two groups have had unbroken runs of 8 chart-toppers. They are Led Zeppelin (from "Led Zeppelin 2" in 1969 to "In Through The Out Door" in 1979) and Abba (from "Greatest Hits" in 1976 to "The Singles - The First Ten Years" in 1982). By an odd piece of synchronicity Led Zep's eighth consecutive chart-topper ("In Through The out Door") was recorded at Abba's very own Polar Studios in Sweden. Leading soloist is Robbie Williams (5 - from "Life Thru A Lens" in 1997 to "Escapology" in 2002). Leading female soloists with 3 consecutive number ones each are Eva Cassidy (from "Songbird" in 2001 to "American Tune" in 2003) and Madonna ("Evita" 1996 to "Music" in 2000, though "Evita" was a soundtrack album featuring a number of other artists). Fastest Selling Album Defining "fastest selling" as shifting most copies in a single week, the record goes to "Be Here Now" by Oasis which sold 663,389 copies in its first week on sale (1997). Fastest seller by a solo artist is Dido's "Life For Rent" (400,351 copies, 2003). Robbie Williams' "Intensive Care" is fastest seller for a male artist (373,832 in 2005). "Spiceworld" by The Spice Girls (1997) sold 192,000 copies in its first week on sale, making it the fastest seller by an all-girl group. Fastest selling debut album is "Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not" by The Arctic Monkeys (363,735 copies, 2006). It is worth pointing out that accurate, detailed sales figures for albums are only available from 1995. Though this is the point at which album sales really picked up, it is possible that an album released prior to this date would qualify for one of the record in this section. From - Everyhit.com
October 29, 200618 yr But since they are including Jackson 5 for MJ then it's only fair to include TT. So Robbie would have 11 #1 albums :D So more than Elvis and only 4 behind The Beatles :cheer:
October 30, 200618 yr I just dug out my copy of the "UK Hit Singles & Albums" book to find out the list of most #1 albums. Here they are :D I am including TT's #1's :lol: If you don't then he is joint 7th, and that has been achived in 9 years unlike the rest :o 1. The Beatles - 15 #1's 2. Robbie Williams - 11 #1's 3. Elvis Presley - 10 #1's 4. Rolling Stones - 10 #1's 5. Abba - 9 #1's 6. Queen - 9 #1's 7. Madonna - 8 1's 8. David Bowie - 8 #1's 9. Michael Jackson - 8 #1's 10. Led Zeppelin - 8 #1's 11. U2 - 8 #1's 12. Cliff Richard - 7 #1's 13. Rod Steward - 7 #1's 14 Paul McCartney - 7 #1's 15 Shadows - 6 #1's 16 Elton John - 6 #1's 17 Bob Dylan - 6 #1's 18. Police - 6 #1's 19. Genesis - 6 #1's 20. R.E.M - 6 #1's
October 30, 200618 yr So just looking at that site her are some great facts in the UK :D - Solo Artist With Most Consecutive Number 1 Albums - Fastest Selling Album For A Male - Best Selling Live Album Of All Time - 2nd Most #1 albums (when you include TT) - Best Selling Artist of the 21st Century - Best Selling Male Artist For the Past 22 Years - Largest Concert In British History What am I missing ^_^
October 30, 200618 yr He certainly is and I am confident in 20 years time he will be a hell of alot more respected and people will realise what a legend he is ^_^ Those achivements are amazing, and they are only for the UK :lol:
October 30, 200618 yr Actually Madonna has 9 UK #1 albums....on the Evita soundtrack, she sang most of the songs apart from say about four. And besides, she's sure to add on that with her next album! :) .. oh and congratulations Robbie!
