Elvis has the most with 18.

 

Edit - Also the comment about Wham made me realise that for the longest time Last Christmas was the highest selling single not to go to number 1, but now it looks entirely possible that it could have the most weeks at number 1 by any single ever by the end of the 2020s if it carries on at its current rate

Edited September 17, 20241 yr by -SCOTT-

Elvis has the most with 18.

 

As of last year, so do The Beatles!

 

It's kind of crazy how Bieber is now so high with 38 weeks, considering he only got his first one in 2015 and that felt like a long time coming for him!

As of last year, so do The Beatles!

 

It's kind of crazy how Bieber is now so high with 38 weeks, considering he only got his first one in 2015 and that felt like a long time coming for him!

Bieber also got lucky with his features. If we only counted songs where he's a lead artist, that 38 weeks drops down to 13 weeks - the remaining 25 weeks comes from songs he's featured on!

Elvis has the most with 18.

21 if you count his re-issues though it's debatable whether you should.

 

After the Beatles with 18, Westlife are then tied with Ed Sheeran and Cliff Richard all on 14, while Madonna's on 13 and Take That on 12.

Multiple 1’s list

 

Elvis & The Beatles - 18

Westlife &Ed Sheeran & Cliff Richard - 14

Madonna - 13

Take That - 12

Eminem & Calvin Harris - 11

Elton John - 10

Spice Girls & Rihanna & ABBA - 9

Oasis &Sam Smith &The Rolling Stones - 8

 

In fact there is an article that even puts the rest

 

7

Ariana Grande, George Michael, Jess Glynne, Justin Bieber, Kylie Minogue, McFly, Michael Jackson, Robbie Williams, Tinie Tempah, U2, David Guetta.

6

Blondie, Boyzone, Britney Spears, Drake, Lady Gaga, Queen, The Shadows, Slade, Rod Stewart, Sugababes.

 

5

All Saints, Bee Gees, Beyoncé, Black Eyed Peas, Bruno Mars, Cheryl, David Bowie, Dizzee Rascal, Flo Rida, JLS, Katy Perry, LadBaby, Lewis Capaldi, Ne-Yo, The Police, will.i.am.

 

From this year Billie now has 3, Stormzy now has 4 and Sabrina 3 obviously oh and Taylor has 4 now too

Edited September 18, 20241 yr by Liam sota

Elvis is on 21 per the OCC

as those 2025 singles were re-issues, had a different catalog number etc so count as a different release per the occ not as re-entries of the old 60s songs

Yeah the OCC do count them twice... whether they should or not is debatable, I personally think of it as 18 different songs as nothing was changed about them and I think it's fine to have different numbers whether you're talking about #1 releases or #1 songs.

 

Until 2007 it was very clearly a SINGLES chart where each product needed to have a formal release and a serial number etc. Now what we have is really a SONGS chart. The Elvis ones certainly wouldn’t have been counted as new #1s by the OCC if the re-issues had happpened now, or any time since the download era. So to be consistent across the whole chart history I don’t count them as separate Number 1s.

for me, when a label re-released the track with new format etc new number, that's a re-issue, a different entry

 

like last week with Oasis going back to the top 10, that's a re-entry, not a re-issue

 

like Madonna and Holiday or Crazy for You, that's not a re-entry, that's a re-issue

for me, when a label re-released the track with new format etc new number, that's a re-issue, a different entry

 

like last week with Oasis going back to the top 10, that's a re-entry, not a re-issue

 

like Madonna and Holiday or Crazy for You, that's not a re-entry, that's a re-issue

 

Who really cares about catalogue numbers it’s the same song

for me, when a label re-released the track with new format etc new number, that's a re-issue, a different entry

 

like last week with Oasis going back to the top 10, that's a re-entry, not a re-issue

 

like Madonna and Holiday or Crazy for You, that's not a re-entry, that's a re-issue

 

That seems irrelevant to me ngl. If it’s the same song it shouldn’t count as a different number 1

 

for me, when a label re-released the track with new format etc new number, that's a re-issue, a different entry

 

like last week with Oasis going back to the top 10, that's a re-entry, not a re-issue

 

like Madonna and Holiday or Crazy for You, that's not a re-entry, that's a re-issue

 

:rofl: rofl: BUT IT'S. THE. SAME. SONG!!!

 

Music Week Top 40 Sales Flash

 

Singles

 

01 Sabrina Carpenter - Taste (34,424)

02 Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! (26,231)

03 Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso (25,301)

04 Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please (22,935)

05 Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With a Smile (21,413)

 

06 Chase & Status & Stormzy - BACKBONE

07 BL3SS & CamrinWatsin feat. bbyclose - Kisses

09 Sonny Fodera, Jazzy & D.O.D - Somedays

10 Chappell Roan - HOT TO GO!

 

11 The Weeknd - Dancing in the Flames

14 Tate McRae - It's ok I'm ok

15 Teddy Swims - The Door

17 JADE - Angel of My Dreams

19 Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry

 

23 Playboi Carti - ALL RED

24 Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams

25 Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

27 Chappell Roan - Red Wine Supernova

28 Charli xcx & Troye Sivan - Talk talk

 

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

 

Albums

 

01 Snow Patrol - The Forest Is the Path (25,125) [22,578 physicals, 1,535 downloads, 1,012 streaming]

02 London Grammar - The Greatest Love (16,148)

03 Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet (12,184)

04 Eminem - The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) (8,636)

05 Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (6,377)

 

09 Charli xcx - BRAT

 

15 Fleetwood Mac - 50 Years: Don't Stop

17 Catfish and the Bottlemen - The Balcony

18 Elton John - Diamonds

20 ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits

 

24 Calvin Harris - 96 Months

27 Queen - Greatest Hits

28 Arctic Monkeys - AM

29 Jack White - No Name

 

32 Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

33 Nilüfer Yanya - My Method Actor

02 Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! (26,231)

10 Chappell Roan - HOT TO GO!

17 JADE - Angel of My Dreams

27 Chappell Roan - Red Wine Supernova

 

Some positive movement!! :yahoo:

Hot To Go! back in the top 10

Should ensure JADE avoids ACR then if she's back in the Top 20!

 

'Red Wine Supernova' top 30 is fab to see too!

Should ensure JADE avoids ACR then if she's back in the Top 20!

 

I think that's from the physicals being added!

I was expecting more of an increase from Eminem following the physicals

Bryan Adams isn’t in the top 20? Even with the longest ever #1?

 

Surprisingly, he has only had 2 Number Ones. 16 weeks with the Robin Hood song and a single week with a song I'd guess most casual Bryan Adams fans wouldn't even think of when listing out his signature tunes...His collaboration with Chicane on Don't Give Up.

JADE getting that final week inside the top 20 before she's put to ACR and drops out of the top 50!

 

:cheeseblock:

 

9 weeks in the top 25 with 6 being in the top 20 (woulda been 8 in the top 20 had Oasis not announced a surprise reunion and threw a random spanner in the works - shut up I'm taking it!!!!!!!!!)! So much more than I expected from this! :heart: