And was there ever a week when only the current chart-topper was the only song that was ever #1 in the top 40?

And was there ever a week when only the current chart-topper was the only song that was ever #1 in the top 40?

 

Well, the first week I would assume :lol:

 

But I'm not sure, I should have to check.

the chart from 04/01/86 had 8 former, current or future #1s in the top 40 plus a further 3 between #41-75. I think this used to be the record but with the fast turnover of #1s in 1999-2001 perhaps it has been beaten. I wouldn't know.

 

As for weeks where the top 40 contained only one song that had been #1 (the current #1) this happened in 1991 and 1994 when Bryan Adams and Wet Wet Wet were #1 for ages.

No idea about the overall record, but a couple of charts that are worth mentioning:

 

9/1/99:

1 (4) Steps - Heartbeat / Tragedy

2 (2) Spice Girls - Goodbye

3 (1) Chef - Chocolate Salty Balls (PS I Love You)

4 (3) Cher - Believe

5 (6) B*Witched - To You I Belong

 

23/11/02:

1 (-) Christina Aguilera ft Redman - Dirrty

2 (3) Nelly ft Kelly Rowland - Dilemma

3 (2) DJ Sammy & Yanou ft Do - Heaven

4 (1) ******** - Unbreakable

5 (5) Las Ketchup - The Ketchup Song (Asereje)

 

Both chart featured 5 #1s in the top 5!

I just checked and no only does the chart of 04/01/86 have 8 #1s in there, so does the chart from the previous week, w/e 28/12/85 - the same 8 songs.

Well, the first week I would assume :lol:

 

But I'm not sure, I should have to check.

 

The very first chart in November 1952 was only a Top 12 but due to tied positions there were 15 singles.

 

Would you believe that the official chart never actually consisted of only a Top 40 apart from some weekly exceptions. It was the silly BBC that adopted it. Prior to Feb 1978 they used just the Top 30.

 

In 1954 the chart became Top 20 expanded again to Top 30 in 1956.

When the Record Retailer (Music Week) chart became the official chart in March 1960 it was expanded to Top 50.

 

It stayed that way until February 1978 when it was expanded to Top 75. In 1983 to April 1991 it expanded to Top 100 and then reverted back to Top 75 as it is today.

 

In 1983 to April 1991 it expanded to Top 100 and then reverted back to Top 75 as it is today.

Although I don't believe Guiness Book Of Hit Singles uses the 76-100 data from that era?

I think Nos 2 to 5 in the Xmas chart of 1985 contained either former #1s or future #1s.