Posted February 15, 20196 yr This week's musings can be found from the front page or the latest news box.
February 16, 20196 yr ACTS REPLACING THEMSELVES AT No.1 – PLUS – THE No.1 ALBUM If we count The Shadows in 1963, this UK Chart Feat has only been achieved by 4 Acts. It has really been achieved 6 times, as The Shadows managed it 3 times, in 1963. Ariana Grande is the 1st Female to manage it. Madonna came close on W/E 17th August 1985. She had the No.1, (‘Into The Groove’), and No.2, ‘Holiday’), Singles, and she also had the No.2 Album, with ‘Like A Virgin’. Her Album was held at No.2, that Week, by ‘Now That’s What I Call Music 5’. Ariana has the obvious advantage, that Compilation Albums are no longer allowed into the Artist Album Chart. Ariana is the 1st Act since John Lennon to achieve it – February 1981 – 38 Years. Ariana is the 1st living Act to achieve it, since The Beatles, in December 1963 – which is a huge gap of 55 Years and 2 Months! Ariana is also the 1st Act to achieve it with New Entries, in the Singles or Albums Charts. In her case, both of those Charts No.1’s are New Entries… (NOTE – THE SINGLE’S PREVIOUS WEEK’S POSITION IN BRACKETS) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 1)… THE SHADOWS -- THREE TIMES W/E 26th January 1963 01 (02) Dance On! 02 (01) The Next Time//Bachelor Boy (Cliff Richard and The Shadows) No.1 Album – Out Of The Shadows – The Shadows W/E 30th March 1963 01 (02) Foot Tapper 02 (01) Summer Holiday (Cliff Richard and The Shadows) No.1 Album – Summer Holiday (OST) -- Cliff Richard and The Shadows W/E 6th April 1963 01 (02) Summer Holiday (Cliff Richard and The Shadows) 02 (01) Foot Tapper No.1 Album – Summer Holiday (OST) -- Cliff Richard and The Shadows @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 2)… THE BEATLES W/E 14th December 1963 01 (10) I Want To Hold Your Hand 02 (01) She Loves You No.1 Album – With The Beatles – The Beatles @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 3)… JOHN LENNON W/E 7th February 1981 01 (02) Woman 02 (01) Imagine No.1 Album – Double Fantasy – John Lennon & Yoko Ono @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 4)… ARIANA GRANDE W/E 21st February 2019 01 (NE) Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored 02 (01) 7 Rings No.1 Album – Thank U, Next – Ariana Grande -- (A New Entry at No.1) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Edited February 16, 20196 yr by zeus555
February 16, 20196 yr Counting The Shadows, only 7 named/credited Acts, have replaced themselves at No.1, in the UK Singles Chart. Between them they did it 10 times. 6 Acts did it once. The Shadows did it 4 times. Once in 1960 and 3 times in 1963...
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