Posted January 26Jan 26 Hi all! Welcome to (The) Greatest Chart Run Ever. A few years ago I decided to follow to the charts of these UK bands (and their members combined) more carefully and after this Friday Chart news I suppose it'd would be interesting to do this together since now. Only Number #1s (Albums & Singles) make sense. You could ask me why there is no The Rolling Stones but while we're into Charts threads it's not so interesting to look at the band's stats only (1x Number 1 of Mick is not so interesting for stats). Same with Queen. So, based on current statistics of UK OCC Chart history, this is Top-3 of the biggest (band) acts: The Beatles, Take That, Oasis. https://www.officialcharts.com/ Very important to understand I'm combining their joint and seperate efforts through the music history. All of them still record or publish new releases together or seperately, so it's difficult to separate them from each other, IMO. Well, why did I choose this title for a thread? I like the movie's title The Greatest Beer Run Ever :D. Check it out when you will have some time. What can I say more? Oh! Of course! Please fix me and tell if I did any mistakes. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OVERALL STATS: THE BEATLES (incl.band & solo efforts) Number #1 Albums - 29 Number #1 Singles - 27 TAKE THAT (incl.band & solo efforts) Number #1 Albums - 27 Number #1 Singles - 22 OASIS (incl.band & solo efforts) Number #1 Albums - 18 Number #1 Singles - 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATS IN DETAILS: THE BEATLES The Beatles Number #1 Albums (15): Please Please Me (1963), With The Beatles (1963), A Hard Day's Night (1964), Beatles For Sale (1964), Help! (1965), Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966), Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), The Beatles (The White Album) (1968), Abbey Road (1969), Let It Be (1970), The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl (1977), Live At The BBC (1994), Anthology 2 (1996), 1 (2000) Number #1 Singles (18): From Me To You (1963), She Loves You (1963), I Want To Hold Your Hand (1963), Can't Buy Me Love (1964), A Hard Day's Night (1964), I Feel Fine (1964), Ticket To Ride (1965), Help! (1965), Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out (1965), Paperback Writer (1966), Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby (1966), All You Need Is Love (1967), Hello Goodbye (1967), Lady Madonna (1968), Hey Jude (1968), Get Back (1969), The Ballad of John And Yoko (1969), Now And Then (2023) Paul McCartney Number #1 Albums (6): Ram (Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney) (1971), McCartney II (1980), Tug Of War (1982), Give My Regards To Broad Street (1984), Flowers In the Dirt (1989), McCartney III (2020) Number #1 Singles (3): Ebony And Ivory (with Stevie Wonder) (1982), Pipes Of Peace (1983), Ferry Cross The Mercey 1989 (& The Christians, Holly Johnson,Gerry Marsden) (1989) Wings (Paul McCartney) Number #1 Albums (2): Band On The Run (1973), Venus And Mars (1975) Number #1 Singles (1): Mull Of Kintyre/Girls' School (1977) John Lennon Number #1 Albums (3): Imagine (1971), Double Fantasy (1980), The John Lennon Collection (1982) Number #1 Singles (3): Imagine (1975), (Just Like) Starting Over (1980), Woman (1981) George Harrison Number #1 Albums (2): All Things Must Pass (1970), Concert For Bangladesh (George Harrison & Friends) (1972) Number #1 Singles (2): My Sweet Lord (1970), My Sweet Lord (posthumous reissue) (2002) Traveling Wilburys (George Harrison) Number #1 Albums (1): The Traveling Wilburys Collection (2007) TAKE THAT Take That Number #1 Albums (9): Everything Changes (1993), Nobody Else (1995), Greatest Hits (1996), Beautiful World (2006), The Circus (2008), Progress (2010), III (2014), Odyssey (2018), This Life (2023) Number #1 Singles(12): Pray (1993), Relight My Fire (& Lulu) (1993), Babe (1993), Everything Changes (1994), Sure (1994), Back For Godd (1995), Never Forget (1995), How Deep Is Your Love (1996), Patience (2006), Shine (2006), Greatest Day (2008), These Days (2014) Robbie Williams Number #1 Albums (15): Life Thru A Lens (1998), I've Been Expecting You (1998), Sing When You're Winning (2000), Swing When You're Winning (2001), Escapology (2002), Greatest Hits (2004), Intensive Care (1), Rudebox (1), In And Out Of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990-2010 (2010), Take The Crown (2012), Swings Both Ways (2013), The Heavy Entertainment Show (2016), The Christmas Present (2019), XXV (2022), Better Man (OST) (2025) Number #1 Singles (7): Millennium (1998), She's The One/It's Only Us (1999), Rock DJ (2000), Eternity/The Road To Mandalay (2001), Somethin' Stupid (2001), Radio (2004), Candy (2010) Gary Barlow Number #1 Albums (3): Open Road (1997), Sing (EP) (& Commonwealth Band) (2012), Music Played by Humans (2020) Number #1 Singles (3): Forever Love (1996), Love Won't Wait (1997), Sing (& Commonwealth Band) (2012) OASIS Oasis Number #1 Albums (8): Definitely Maybe (1994), (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995), Be Here Now (1997), Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants (2000), Heathen Chemistry (2002), Don't Believe The Truth (2005), Dig Out Your Soul (2008), Time Flies - 1994-2009 (2010) Number #1 Singles (8): Some Might Say (1995), Don't Look Back In Anger (1996), D'You Know What I Mean (1997), All Around The World (1998), Go Let It Out (2000), The Hindy Times (2002), Lyla (2005), The Importance Of Being Idle (2005) Liam Gallagher Number #1 Albums (6): As You Were (2017), Why Me Why Not (2019), MTV Unplugged (2020), C'mon You Know (2022), Knebworth 22 (2023), Liam Gallagher & John Squire (& John Squire) (2024) Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Number #1 Albums (4): Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (2011), Chasing Yesterday (2015), Who Built The Moon (2017), Back The Way We Came - Vol 1 (2021) P.S. In a case you'd choose better place of these stats on BZ, please transfer the thread. *
January 26Jan 26 Thanks for this, pretty interesting that Oasis are number 3 and not the Spice Girls as I would've guessed at a glance. Would Wings not count for Paul McCartney outside of the Beatles? That would give them an extra number 1 single and number 1 album. EDIT: If Wings count then the Traveling Wilburys should for George Harrison, that's one extra album Edited January 26Jan 26 by gasman449
January 26Jan 26 Author Thanks for this, pretty interesting that Oasis are number 3 and not the Spice Girls as I would've guessed at a glance. Would Wings not count for Paul McCartney outside of the Beatles? That would give them an extra number 1 single and number 1 album. EDIT: If Wings count then the Traveling Wilburys should for George Harrison, that's one extra album Spice Girls have: 2x Number #1 Albums 16x Number #1 Singles (9 - SG, 4 - Geri, 2 - Mel C, 1 - Mel B) So, not enough for Top-3 =( But we can add and make it Top-4, no problems! --- Yes, thanks, let me do my homework with Wings and Traveling Wilburys. Must be added, for sure!
January 26Jan 26 That's great, although I can't see any of them getting any more #1 singles. It is all about the album charts now for these groups. The Beatles #1 single Now and Then in 2023 was a one off ''the last Beatles song'' and had a novelty factor aiding it (AI). It's a shame Howard from Take That never released his debut single and album. It had a Latin, part Spanish, and Brazillian instrumentation sound to it, so would have been different to Robbie, Gary and Mark's output at least. However, he decided against it and went further into DJing instead. The advantage the Beatles have is that all the members had solo careers over numerous releases and including some having different bands. Edited January 26Jan 26 by nirvanamusic
January 26Jan 26 Author OK, added Wings stats. --- That's great, although I can't see any of them getting any more #1 singles. It is all about the album charts now for these groups. The Beatles #1 single Now and Then in 2023 was a one off ''the last Beatles song'' and had a novelty factor aiding it (AI). Yes, it is more about albums. But. Oasis could release their new single around summer Tour dates - any effect could be then. Again, while Elton John (or Tom Jones much earlier) can record with young acts why for example Robbie or Paul couldn't? I remember this great single by Rihanna, Kanye and Paul - FourFiveSeconds. Number 3, if I'm not wrong. Or for example, Wonderwall and Angels never been #1. Who knows one day... So, if somebody would ask me to bet even 1K USD on the fact nobody of them will never get another #1 I wouldn't do that =))
January 26Jan 26 Spice Girls have: 2x Number #1 Albums 16x Number #1 Singles (9 - SG, 4 - Geri, 2 - Mel C, 1 - Mel B) So, not enough for Top-3 =( But we can add and make it Top-4, no problems! --- Also Emma Bunton's 'What Took You So Long' was also a Number 1 single so would be 17 Number 1's with that included.
January 26Jan 26 You forgot poor Baby :) Spice Girls have: 2x Number #1 Albums 16x Number #1 Singles (9 - SG, 4 - Geri, 2 - Mel C, 1 - Mel B) So, not enough for Top-3 =( But we can add and make it Top-4, no problems! --- Yes, thanks, let me do my homework with Wings and Traveling Wilburys. Must be added, for sure!
January 26Jan 26 Westlife 23, three away from Oasis. Boyzone at 18 total are closing in on the Spice Girls, 19. One Direction, 17. Edited January 26Jan 26 by nirvanamusic
January 26Jan 26 Westlife 23, three away from Oasis. Boyzone at 18 total are closing in on the Spice Girls, 19. One Direction, 17. I think One Direction will likely get top 3 by the end of the decade if Harry releases a couple albums. Niall could also help with album #1s.
January 27Jan 27 Gary Barlow Number #1 Albums (3): Open Road (1997), Sing (EP) (& Commonwealth Band) (2012), Since I Saw You Last (2013) Number #1 Singles (3): Forever Love (1996), Love Wont Wait (1997), Here Comes The Sun (& Commonwealth Band) (2012)[/indent] Gary's 2012 #1 single was called 'Sing'
January 27Jan 27 Author Gary's 2012 #1 single was called 'Sing' Thanks Riser! Fixed a mistake. Very good song, btw.
January 27Jan 27 Also Garys 'Since I saw you last' didn't make number one. But his last album 'Music Played by Humans' made number one in 2020
January 27Jan 27 I only know The Beatles, so them. Probably helps if you actually read the topic before you post.
January 30Jan 30 Probably helps if you actually read the topic before you post. I know this ain't a poll thread but I wanted to give my opinion anyway.
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