Identical Chart Runs

The UK Top 20 Singles chart 1952-2025 inclusive: only 2 pairs of songs have had identical and complete chart runs of SIX weeks. There have been no complete and identical chart runs of SEVEN or more weeks out of 14,537 different songs in 73 years and 7 weeks of weekly charts - no wonder winning the lottery is so difficult!

Those pairs are:

1963 - Walk Like a Man - Four Seasons - 6 weeks - Peak 12 - Chart Run 16, 13, 12, 12, 14, 18

1978 - Picture This - Blondie - 6 weeks - Peak 12 - Chart Run 16, 13, 12, 12, 14, 18

1960 - Misty - Johnny Mathis - 6 weeks - Peak 12 - Chart Run 19, 15, 12, 13, 15, 20

2010 - What if? - Jason Derulo - 6 weeks - Peak 12 - Chart Run 19, 15, 12, 13, 15, 20

There have been 16 identical and complete pairs of chart runs of FIVE weeks (available upon request).

Incomplete Chart Runs

The longest identical Chart Runs from entry are:

One position: First 13 weeks at No 1... by One Dance - Drake & Shape of You - Ed Sheeran [13 weeks]

Two positions: First 10 weeks at No 1 followed by 2 weeks at No 2... by As It Was - Harry Styles & Flowers - Miley Cyrus [12 weeks]

Three positions: First 7 weeks at No 1 followed by 1 week at No 2 and 1 week at No 4... by Believe - Cher & Unchained Melody / White Cliff of Dover - Robson Green and Jerome Flynn [9 weeks]

Four positions: Chart Run 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 6... by Return to Sender - Elvis Presley & All You Need Is Love - Beatles [8 weeks]

Unique

Only 3 songs, apart from all at No 1, have started their first 8 weeks on the chart in identical fashion:

The chart run was: 16, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3... by Good Luck Charm - Elvis Presley; Blockbuster - Sweet & I Should Be So Lucky - Kylie Minogue

The likes pf ChatGPT and AI have not been used in this research so if I have been fallible, please do comment and correct - thank you!

Edited August 22Aug 22 by Tuttavilla