After reading an interesting Wikipedia page on Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements, I thought it would be good to collect similar data regarding the UK Charts.

If I missed something or you would like to send me Buzzjack links involving any of these particular achievements, feel free to reply!

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billb..._and_milestones

 

 

 

Most weeks at number one:

I Believe by Frankie Laine (18 weeks)

Everything I Do (I Do It For You) by Bryan Adams (16 weeks)

One Dance by Drake feat. Wizkid and Kyla (15 weeks)

Love Is All Around by Wet Wet Wet (15 weeks)

 

Most weeks at number two (without hitting number one)

Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera (7 weeks)

 

 

Most total weeks on the UK Top 100:

Mr. Brightside by The Killers (#10, 273 weeks)

Perfect by Ed Sheeran (#1, 176 weeks)

Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol (#6, 166 weeks)

 

 

Most consecutive weeks on the UK Top 100:

Blinding Lights by The Weeknd (105 weeks, 12/12/2019-09/12/2021) [#1]

Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi (100 weeks, 17/01/2019-10/12/2020) [#1]

Heat Waves by Glass Animals (100 weeks, 14/01/2021-03/11/2022) [#5]

Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran (95 weeks, 05/07/2014-21/04/2016) [#1]

Pompeii by Bastille (92 weeks, 09/03/2013-06/12/2014) [#2]

Happy by Pharrell Williams (92 weeks, 07/12/2013-03/09/2015) [#1]

Sex On Fire by Kings Of Leon (89 weeks, 20/09/2008-29/05/2010) [#1]

Shotgun by George Ezra (87 weeks, 05/04/2018-28/11/2019) [#1]

As It Was by Harry Styles (86 weeks, 14/04/2022-30/11/2023) [#1]

 

 

Most weeks (without reaching Top 10):

 

without reaching Top 20:

 

without reaching Top 40:

 

 

 

Biggest jumps to number one:

[90-1] Marvin Gaye by Charlie Puth feat. Meghan Trainor (2015)

[85-1] Beneath Your Beautiful by Labrinth feat. Emeli Sande (2012)

[80-1] Killing In The Name by Rage Against The Machine (2009; originally released 1992)

[78-1] Don't Be So Hard On Yourself by Jess Glynne (2015)

 

Biggest single-week upward movements:

[99-5, up 94] Don’t Stop Believin’ by Glee Cast (2010)

[99-6, up 93] Touch My Body by Mariah Carey (2008)

[99-8, up 91] Shut Up by Stormzy (2015)

[100-9, up 91] This Town by Niall Horan (2016)

[90-1, up 89] Marvin Gaye by Charlie Puth

[100-11, up 89] End Of Beginning by Djo (2024)

[95-9, up 86] Calm After The Storm by The Common Linnets (2014)

[90-4, up 86] Fingers Crossed by Lauren-Spencer Smith

[99-14 up 85] She’s Always A Woman by Fyfe Dangerfield (2010)

[85-1, up 84] Beneath Your Beautiful by Labrinth

[99-15, up 84] Only Teardrops by Emmelie De Forest (2013)

[91-8, up 83] Be Right There by Diplo feat. Sleepy Tom (2015)

[80-1, up 79] Killing In The Name by Rage Against The Machine

[85-9, up 76] Payphone by Precision Tunes (2012)

 

Biggest climbs from 100:

[100-9] This Town by Niall Horan

[100-11] End Of Beginning by Djo

[100-26] Somewhere Only We Know by Keane (2013)

[100-32] The Giver (Reprise) by Duke Dumont (2015)

[100-39] Magnetic Eyes by Matrix & Futurebound feat. Baby Blue (2013)

 

Longest climbs to number one:

All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey (103 weeks) (1994-2020)

Last Christmas by Wham (72 weeks) (1984-2021)

Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran (19 weeks) (2014)

 

Biggest drops from number one:

[1-97] Three Lions by Baddiel, Skinner and The Lightning Seeds (2018)

[1-85] Food Aid by LadBaby (2022)

[1-78] Don’t Stop Me Eatin’ by LadBaby (2021)

[1-57] I Love Sausage Rolls by LadBaby (2020)

[1-29] Sausage Rolls For Everyone by LadBaby feat. Ed Sheeran and Elton John (2021)

[1-28] A Bridge Over You by The Lewisham And NHS Choir (2016)

[1-21] We Built This City by LadBaby (2019)

[1-21] You’ll Never Walk Alone by Michael Ball, Captain Tom Moore and The Voices Of Care Choir (2020)

[1-20] One Night / I Got Stung by Elvis Presley (2005)

[1-20] Baby’s Coming Back / Transylvania by McFly (2007)

 

Biggest single week downward movements:

[1-97, down 96] Three Lions (2018)

[10-96, down 86] Weightless by Wet Wet Wet (2008)

[7-93, down 86] Stop Crying Your Heart Out by BBC Children In Need (2020)

[16-100, down 84] Wear My Ring Around Your Neck by Elvis Presley (2007)

[4-88, down 84] Liar Liar GE2017 by Captain Ska (2017)

[1-85, down 84] Food Aid by LadBaby

[15-97, down 82] Hard Headed Woman by Elvis Presley (2007)

[12-94, down 82] A Big Hunk O Love by Elvis Presley (2007)

[6-88, down 82] Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution (2016)

[14-95, down 81] Don’t by Elvis Presley (2007)

[14-93, down 79] Party by Elvis Presley (2007)

[17-95, down 78] If I Can Dream by Elvis Presley (2007)

[14-92, down 78] I Made It Through The Rain by John Barrowman (2009)

[20-97, down 77] Two Minute Silence by Royal British Legion (2010)

[4-81, down 77] Highway To Hell by AC/DC (2014)

[1-78, down 77] Don’t Stop Me Eatin’ by LadBaby (2021)

[9-85, down 76] Payphone by Precision Tunes (2012)

[35-100, down 75] Is This Love by Aiden Grimshaw (2012)

 

 

Biggest falls to 100:

[16-100] Wear My Ring Around Your Neck

[35-100] Is This Love

[39-100] Listen Up by Gossip (2007)

[40-100] Killing In The Name by Rage Against The Machine (2010)

 

 

Biggest drops off the UK Top 100 (excluding Christmas songs):

[2-Off] I Don't Care by Ed Sheeran feat. Justin Bieber (2019) *3S

[3-Off] Take Me Back To London by Ed Sheeran feat. Stormzy (2019) *3S

[4-Off] Forever Yours by Alex Day (2011)

[5-Off] Crazy by Gnarls Barkley (2006) *PRR

[5-Off] Emotionless by Drake (2018) *3S

[5-Off] Boris Johnson Is A f***ing K*nt by The K*nts (2020)

[5-Off] deja vu by Ollvia Rodrigo (2021) *3S

[7-Off] Cross Me by Ed Sheeran feat. Chance The Rapper and PnB Rock (2019) *3S

[7-Off] traitor by Olivia Rodrigo (2021) *3S

[10-Off] Maneater by Nelly Furtado (2006) *PRR

[10-Off] Leeds Leeds Leeds (Marching on Together) by Leeds United Team & Supporters (2010)

[11-Off] Last Night by Lucy Spraggan (2012)

[11-Off] Needy by Ariana Grande (2019) *3S

[11-Off] Hollywood’s Bleeding by Post Malone (2019) *3S

[12-Off] An American Trilogy by Elvis Presley (2007)

[13-Off] Burning Love by Elvis Presley (2007)

[14-Off] Dreams by Ruti (2018)

[15-Off] Raving I'm Raving by Shut Up And Dance (1992)

[15-Off] King Creole by Elvis Presley (2007)

[15-Off] Lady Godiva by Alex Day (2012)

[15-Off] Proper Moist by Dapper Laughs (2014)

[15-Off] Hope Ain’t A Bad Thing by Neon Brotherhood (2014)

[16-Off] You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me by Elvis Presley (2007)

[16-Off] The Crash by Koopa (2007)

[17-Off] Try Me by The Weeknd (2018) *3S

[18-Off] Map Of The Problematique by Muse (2007)

[18-Off] Rap God by Eminem (2013) *ICG

 

 

 

Shortest songs to enter the chart:

[00:27] The Ladies Bras by Jonny Trunk & Wisby (2007) [#27]

[00:51] Ding-Dong The Witch Is Dead by Wizard Of Oz Film Cast (1939, charted in 2013) [#2]

[00:58] Bezos I by Bo Burnham (2021) [#44]

[01:00] hotline (edit) by Billie Eilish (2023) [#69]

[01:04] Spider Pig by Hans Zimmer (2007) [#23]

[01:04] Thank You Baked Potato by Matt Lucas (2020) [#34]

[01:08] Boris Johnon Is Still A f***ing C*** by The K*nts (2021) [#5]

[01:14] Misses by Dominic Fike (2024)

[01:19] Forward by Beyonce feat. James Blake (2016) [#85]

[01:21] Boris Johnson Is A f***ing C*** by The K*nts [#5]

[01:23] Poland by Lil Yachty (2022) [#30]

[01:26] United States Of Whatever by Liam Lynch (2002) [#10]

[01:26] NIGHTS LIKE THIS by The Kid LAROI (2024)

[01:27] Evergreen by Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners (2023, released 2017)

[01:28] Mathematical Disrespect by Lil Mabu (2023)

[01:30] Out For Love by Andrew Underberg, Sam Haft, Daphne Rubin-Vega (2024)

[01:30] On One Tonight by Gunna (2024)

[01:31] Formula by Labrinth (2022, released 2019) [#81]

[01:34] Someday I'll Get It by Alek Olsen (2024)

[01:35] What Do You Want by Adam Faith (1959) [#1]

[01:35] Break It Off by PinkPantheress (2021) [#74]

[01:35] Los Pollos Hermanos by Knucks (2022)

[01:35] Peaches by Jack Black (2023) [#47]

[01:36] Ecstasy by Suicidal Idol

[01:37] Doja by Central Cee (2022) [#2]

[01:38] Norgaard by The Vaccines (2011) [#84]

[01:38] Pain by PinkPantheress (2021) [#35]

[01:38] Babydoll by Dominic Fikee (2023, originally released in 2018)

[01:44] Embrace It by Ndotz (2024)

[01:45] Follow God by Kanye West (2019) [#6]

[01:45] Gyallis by Capella Grey (2021)

[01:46] Bad Man (Smooth Criminal) by Polo G (2021)

[01:46] Prince Andrew Is A Sweaty Nonce by The Kunts (2022) [#20]

[01:48] Obsessed With You by Central Cee (2021)

[01:48] i must apologise by PinkPantheress (2021)

[01:48] Bye Bye by Marshmello and Juice WRLD (2022) [#48]

[01:48] Mr. Take Ya Bitch by Lil Mabu and Chriseanrock (2023)

[01:49] Barbie World by Ice Spice, Nicki Minaj and Aqua (2023)

[01:50] Fell In Love With A Girl by The White Stripes (2002) [#21]

[01:51] BURN by Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign (2024)

[01:52] Stay Inside by Digga D (2022) [#88]

[01:53] Old Town Road by Lil Nas X (2019) [#1]

[01:53] Gang by Kairo Keyz (2024)

[01:54] Lil Boo Thang by Paul Russell (2023)

[01:55] Just For Me by PinkPantheress (2021)

[01:56] Lovely bast*rds

[01:57] Speed Drive by Charli XCX

[01:59] Do Or Die by Super Furry Animals (2000) [#20]

[01:59] Rubber Lover by Marmaduke Duke (2009) [#12]

[02:00] What You Do To Me by Teenage Fanclub (1992) [#31]

 

 

Longest songs to enter the chart:

[39:57] Blue Room by The Orb (1992) [#8]

[12:53] Weekender by Flowered Up (1992) [#20]

[09:57] Blackstar by David Bowie (2016) [#61]

[09:49] Going Home by Mark Knopfler's Guitar Heroes (2024) [#18]

[09:38] All Around The World by Oasis (1998) [#1]

[09:35] My Story by Fredo (2023) [#82]

[08:55] November Rain by Guns 'n' Roses (1992) [#4]

[08:53] Master Of Puppets by Metallica (1986, didn't chart until 2022) [#22]

[08:21] Re-Evolution by The Shamen feat. Terrence McKenna (1993) [#18]

[08:21] GOD DID by DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend and Fridayy (2022) [#50]

[08:17] Leave Them All Behind by Ride (1992) [#9]

[08:16] UNTITLED 07 - 2014-2016 by Kendrick Lamar (2016) [#93]

[08:04] Mirrors by Justin Timberlake (2013) [#1]

[07:55] Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin (1971, didn't chart until 2007) [#37]

[07:40] Tender by Blur (1999) [#2]

[07:36] Family Matters by Drake (2024)

[07:33] Glow by Fred Again, Duskus and Four Tet (2024)

[07:29] Blue Monday by New Order (1983) [#9]

[07:20] Mel Made Me Do It by Stormzy (2022) [#12]

[07:13] A&W by Lana Del Rey (2013)

[07:00] Genesis by RAYE (2024)

 

 

 

Drop-offs from the UK Album Chart in the Top 10 (excluding Christmas albums):

[1-Off] That'll Be The Day by VA (1973)

[1-Off] SUCKAPUNCH by You Me At Six (2021)

[1-Off] Collections From The Whiteout by Ben Howard (2021)

[2-Off] Nature Always Wins by Maximo Park (2021)

[3-Off] No Man's Land by Frank Turner (2019)

[3-Off] I Am Not A Dog On A Chain by Morrissey (2020)

[3-Off] Wake Up Sunshine by All Time Low (2020)

[3-Off] Who Am I by Pale Waves (2021)

[3-Off] All The Right Noises by Thunder (2021)

[3-Off] Let The Bad Times Roll by The Offspring (2021)

[3-Off] Build a Problem by Dodie (2021)

[3-Off] CARNAGE by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis (2021)

[4-Off] End Of Suffering by Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes (2019)

[4-Off] Tallulah by Dodie (2019)

[4-Off] Sad Happy by Circa Waves (2020)

[4-Off] The New Abnormal by The Strokes (2020)

[4-Off] Petals For Armor by Hayley Williams (2020)

[4-Off] All Distortions Are Intentional by Neck Deep (2020)

[4-Off] Spare Ribs by Sleaford Mods (2021)

[4-Off] The Future Bites by Steve Wilson (2021)

[4-Off] For The First Time by Black Country, New Road (2021)

[4-Off] The Bitter Truth by Evanescence (2021)

[4-Off] New Long Leg by Dry Cleaning (2021)

[4-Off] Young Heart by Birdy (2021)

[4-Off] Bright Green Field by Squid (2021)

[5-Off] Human by Dodie (2019)

[5-Off] New Hope Club by New Hope Club (2020)

[5-Off] Sex, Death And The Infinite Void by Creeper (2020)

[5-Off] Re-Animator by Everything Everything (2020)

[5-Off] Ohms by Deftones (2020)

[5-Off] In Isolation by Blossoms (2020)

[5-Off] The Good Times And The Bad Ones by Why Don't We (2021)

[5-Off] Shore by Fleet Foxes (2021)

[5-Off] Choices by Lucy Spraggan (2021)

[5-Off] Lifeline by RJ Thompson (2021)

[5-Off] Fatal Mistakes by Del Amitri (2021)

[5-Off] No Gods No Monsters by Garbage (2021)

[6-Off] All The Hits And All New Love Songs by Kenny Rogers (2020)

[6-Off] Song For Our Daughter by Laura Marling (2020)

[6-Off] Closer by Joy Division (2020)

[6-Off] Even In Exile by James Dean Bradfield (2020)

[6-Off] Death By Rock And Roll by The Pretty Reckless (2021)

[6-Off] Promises by Floating Points (2021)

[6-Off] Fortitude by Gojira (2021)

[6-Off] Dreamers Are Waiting by Crowded House (2021)

[7-Off] DNA by Backstreet Boys (2019)

[7-Off] Flesh & Blood by Whitesnake (2019)

[7-Off] Rewind Replay Rebound by Volbeat (2019)

[7-Off] This Is Not A Safe Place by Ride (2019)

[7-Off] Junk Food by Easy Life (2020)

[7-Off] D-2 by Agust D (2020)

[7-Off] Mordechai by Khruangbin (2020)

[7-Off] A Steady Drip Drip Drip by Sparks (2020)

[7-Off] Nights Of The Dead - Legacy Of The Beast by Iron Maiden (2020)

[7-Off] Written And Directed by Black Honey (2021)

[7-Off] if i could make it go quiet by Girl In Red (2021)

[7-Off] Loveless by My Bloody Valentine (2021)

[7-Off] What's Your Pleasure by Jessie Ware (2021) [the 2020 album re-entered following the Platinum Pleasure edition release]

[8-Off] Please Remain Seated by Thunder (2019)

[8-Off] III by The Lumineers (2019)

[8-Off] No One Else Can Wear Your Crown by Oh Wonder (2020)

[8-Off] Love Death And Dancing by Jack Garratt (2020)

[8-Off] Such Pretty Forks In The Road by Alanis Morissette (2020)

[8-Off] Peace by The Levellers (2020)

[8-Off] Melanie C by Melanie C (2020)

[8-Off] Fake It Flowers by Beabadoobee (2020)

[8-Off] Drunk Tank Pink by Shame (2021)

[8-Off] The Battle At Garden's Gate by Greta Van Fleet (2021)

[8-Off] Live At Knebworth by Pink Floyd (2021)

[8-Off] Boy From Michigan by John Grant (2021)

[9-Off] My Wildest Dreams by Claire Richards (2019)

[9-Off] Eton Alive by Sleaford Mods (2019)

[9-Off] The Joy Of The Return by Slow Readers Club (2020)

[9-Off] House Of Noise by Massive Wagons (2020)

[9-Off] RTJ4 by Run The Jewels (2020)

[9-Off] Weird! by YUNGBLUD (2021)

[10-Off] Let The Record Show by Dexy's (2016)

[10-Off] What's It Like Over There by Circa Waves (2019)

[10-Off] Easter Is Cancelled by The Darkness (2019)

[10-Off] Is It Any Wonder by David Bowie (2020)

[10-Off] Cannibal by Bury Tomorrow (2020)

[10-Off] All That Glue by Sleaford Mods (2020)

[10-Off] Seeking New Gods by Gruff Rhys (2021)

[10-Off] Consequences by Joan Armatrading (2021)

 

Biggest falls from number one on the UK Album Chart:

[1-72] Cherry Blossom by The Vamps (2020)

[1-66] What's Rock & Roll by The Reytons (2023)

[1-65] From Nothing To A Little Bit More by The Lathums (2023)

[1-52] POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR by Bring Me The Horizon (2021)

[1-35] Night And Day by The Vamps (2017)

[1-33] A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships by The 1975 (2018)

[1-33] Weird! by YUNGBLUD (2020)

[1-29] Bionic by Christina Aguilera (2010)

 

Biggest falls on the UK Albums Chart:

[2-99, down 97] Coral Island by The Coral (2021)

[6-100, down 94] The Bootleg Series Vol. 15: Travelin' Thru, 1967–1969 by Bob Dylan (2019)

[8-100, down 92] Instant Pleasures by Shed Seven (2017)

[7-99, down 92] The SLP by SLP (2019)

[8-97, down 89] Young Blood by Saint Raymond (2015)

[5-94, down 89] False Alarm by Two Door Cinema Club (2019)

[11-100, down 89] A Bath Full Of Ecstasy by Hot Chip (2019)

[3-91, down 88] Open Up Your Head by Sea Girls (2020)

[6-94, down 88] We Get By by Jamie Webster (2020)

[7-95, down 88] We Are Chaos by Marilyn Manson (2020)

[7-93, down 86] Royal Tea by Joe Bonamassa (2020)

[5-90, down 85] Latest Record Project - Vol. 1 by Van Morrison (2021)

[7-94, down 87] Process by Sampha (2017) [second run after winning the Mercury Prize]

[12-96, down 84] Hymns by Bloc Party (2016)

[9-93, down 84] Us + Them by Roger Waters (2020)

[17-100, down 83] Hearts & Minds by Seth Lakeman (2010)

[9-90, down 81] Future Dust by The Amazons (2019)

[6-87, down 81] The Underrated Youth by YUNGBLUD (2019)

[6-87, down 81] 11 Past The Hour by Imelda May (2021)

[19-100, down 81] Misty Eye by Adam Grimshaw (2012)

[11-90, down 79] American Standard by James Taylor (2020)

[5-84, down 79] Live At The Roundhouse by Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets (2020)

[12-90, down 78] English Tapas by Sleaford Mods (2017)

[8-86, down 78] Restless Minds by Ward Thomas (2019)

[13-91, down 78] The Rated Legend by Cadet (2020)

[17-94, down 77] The Big Day by Chance The Rapper (2019)

[11-86, down 75] Different Creatures by Circa Waves (2017)

[4-79, down 75] City Of Love by Deacon Blue (2020)

[2-77, down 75] Nothing Is True And Everything Is Possible by Enter Shikari (2020)

[14-89, down 75] One World by Billy Ocean (2020)

[12-87, down 75] Alicia by Alicia Keys (2020)

 

 

Biggest falls to 100 on the UK Albums Chart:

[6-100] Travelin' Thru - The Bootleg Series 15 by Bob Dylan (2019)

[8-100] Instant Pleasures by Shed Seven (2017)

[11-100] A Bath Full Of Ecstasy by Hot Chip (2019)

[17-100] Hearts & Minds by Seth Lakeman (2010)

[19-100] Misty Eye by Aiden Grimshaw (2012)

 

 

Key:

*3S = dropped out due to 'three song per artist' rule

*ACR = fell or dropped out due to ACR

*PRR = dropped out due to the 'physical release required' rule in the 2000s

*ICG = dropped out due to some Instant Chart Gratification rule in 2013

Edited September 15, 2024Sep 15 by DalekTurret32

sadly the latest Ben Howard album also did a 1-OUT :/

I have a few pages which might help:

Most weeks on chart lists

Most consecutive weeks on chart lists

Most weeks at each peak position

 

Also posted:

Most weeks on chart without entering Top 10, 20, etc. (as at w/e 3/6/21)

Biggest falls from #1 (albums and singles, as at w/e 14/1/21)

 

(all the above are from this forum)

Aul Precision Tunes in 2012! 😂

This will be very helpful to me, some interesting stats here. Thank you

 

Perhaps you can do one for the album charts? This mostly focuses on the single charts.

Edited June 23, 20214 yr by UKL

Thanks jimwatts for the links

 

And I did not notice the Ben Howard 1-OUT run. Thanks for pointing that out, Bjork

It is great to have all these interesting stats in one place, is it possible to add "slowest climb to No. 1" for albums and "fewest weeks on chart for a No. 1"?

Also most new entries in the top 5, top 10, top 20, top 40 etc for any particular week. I think the record is a top 6 all new entries.

Most weeks at number two (without hitting number one)

Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera (7 weeks)

 

This record is actually Frank Chacksfield “Terry's Theme From 'Limelight’” which had 8 (non-consecutive) weeks at number 2 without going higher.

 

The consecutive record is shared with All-4-One's “I Swear” in 1994 which went 17-7-{2}-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-6-7-10-16-23-28-39-58->

 

Actually that was stuck behind Wet Wet Wet, the unique thing about Maroon 5 is that every week the number 1 changed, which was the absolute state of having some records on On Air/On Sale and some using the held back release strategy. Of course the following year that would lead Maroon 5 to hold back “Payphone” which would go to #1 and lead to one of the most ICONIC Top 10 hits of all-time. That being Precision Tunes who went in at number 9 with their 'version' of the same song!

Also most new entries in the top 5, top 10, top 20, top 40 etc for any particular week. I think the record is a top 6 all new entries.

Yes, the Top 6 is the most that has been filled by new entries, as happened on w/e 15/4/00. It happened again on w/e 29/1/05 although this included one of the Elvis re-issues. 5 new entries in the Top 5 also happened on w/e 31/10/98 and w/e 13/11/04.

 

The most there have been in the Top 10 is seven, as has happened on many occasions, first on w/e 19/4/97 (highest: #2 Blur - Song 2, 7th: #10 Texas - Halo) and most recently on w/e 16/3/17 which is also the only time there have been 13 new entries in the Top 20 - incidentally all by the same artist :thinking:

 

If we exclude re-entries, 20 is the most there have been in the Top 40, in w/e 17/5/97 albeit one of these was a climber from #50 (the last UK Eurovision winner, no less). If you count re-entries and new entries combined, there were 29 in w/e 9/1/20 when all the Christmas songs vanished.

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LadBaby dropped 1-29 this week

You forgot "I Don't Care" by Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber dropping off from the top 100 from No.2 due to it going to ACR that week and becoming the 4th best seller (even though it was actually the number 1 - without ACR). It of course returned at no.2 the following week when SCR was reinstated. It is also worth adding that annotation to some of the drop offs to show that they are due to chart manipulation rather than real chart drop offs.

I'd even suggest having pre-streaming and post-streaming records as the addition of streaming has turned everything on its head.

What happened to maneater for it to drop off from #10?

What happened to maneater for it to drop off from #10?

I expect the song was deleted. Deleting a track (no more physical stock and no more downloads) was common in the 2000s. Once deleted (from physical production not digital), a song had 2 weeks in which it could chart before it was removed due to having no physical presence. This 'physical release required' rule was changed in 2007. Crazy by Gnarls Barkley is a good example of this as it was deleted the last week it was no.1 and then had enough stock left in stores and digital sales to be at 2 and 5 the following 2 weeks before being removed the following week.

 

Again such 'records' should be marked with an asterisk as they are due to chart manipulation rather than actual sale patterns.

Edited January 2, 20223 yr by braindeadpj

Bump

some updates from this year - Sam Ryder did 78-2 [+76] for the biggest climbs section

Peru by Fireboy DML & Ed Sheeran spent 6 weeks at #2

also, Tate McRae's she's all i wanna be spent 22 weeks in the top 40 without reaching the top 10

 

for the most weeks without reaching top 40, there is a thread about this somewhere, i think Ruth B. Dandelions took the record this year spending just under 30 weeks between #41-#75 without ever making the top 40

This record is actually Frank Chacksfield “Terry's Theme From 'Limelight’” which had 8 (non-consecutive) weeks at number 2 without going higher.

 

The consecutive record is shared with All-4-One's “I Swear” in 1994 which went 17-7-{2}-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-6-7-10-16-23-28-39-58->

 

Actually that was stuck behind Wet Wet Wet, the unique thing about Maroon 5 is that every week the number 1 changed, which was the absolute state of having some records on On Air/On Sale and some using the held back release strategy. Of course the following year that would lead Maroon 5 to hold back “Payphone” which would go to #1 and lead to one of the most ICONIC Top 10 hits of all-time. That being Precision Tunes who went in at number 9 with their 'version' of the same song!

 

Moves Like Jagger was actually a held-back release itself. It was released here probably the standard 2-3 months after it was released in other countries, and got pre-release airplay on Radio 2 and a some small local stations.