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No.1 Single & No.1 Album by 1 act in the same week

 

(Date, number of weeks, artist, album // single)

 

26/01/1961 4 Elvis Presley G.I. Blues // Are You Lonesome Tonight?

23/03/1961 5 Elvis Presley G.I. Blues // Wooden Heart

01/06/1961 4 Elvis Presley G.I. Blues // Surrender

05/10/1961 1 The Shadows The Shadows // Kon-Tiki

11/01/1962 6 Cliff Richard The Young Ones // The Young Ones

22/02/1962 4 Elvis Presley Blue Hawaii // Rock-A-Hula Baby / Can't Help Falling In Love

24/05/1962 4 Elvis Presley Blue Hawaii // Good Luck Charm

24/01/1963 1 The Shadows Out Of The Shadows // Dance On!

14/03/1963 3 Cliff Richard Summer Holiday // Summer Holiday

09/05/1963 6 The Beatles Please Please Me // From Me To You

12/09/1963 5 The Beatles Please Please Me // She Loves You

05/12/1963 1 The Beatles With The Beatles // She Loves You

12/12/1963 5 The Beatles With The Beatles // I Want To Hold Your Hand

02/04/1964 3 The Beatles With The Beatles // Can't Buy Me Love

16/07/1964 1 The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones // It's All Over Now

23/07/1964 3 The Beatles A Hard Day's Night // A Hard Day's Night

10/12/1964 1 The Beatles A Hard Day's Night // I Feel Fine

17/12/1964 4 The Beatles Beatles For Sale // I Feel Fine

18/03/1965 3 The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones Vol.2 // The Last Time

29/04/1965 2 The Beatles Beatles For Sale // Ticket To Ride

12/08/1965 2 The Beatles Help! // Help!

23/12/1965 4 The Beatles Rubber Soul // Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out

26/05/1966 1 The Rolling Stones Aftermath // Paint It Black

18/08/1966 4 The Beatles Revolver // Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby

02/02/1967 2 The Monkees The Monkees // I'm A Believer

19/07/1967 3 The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band // All You Need Is Love

20/12/1967 2 The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band // Hello Goodbye

28/03/1970 3 Simon And Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water // Bridge Over Troubled Water

06/02/1971 4 George Harrison All Things Must Pass // My Sweet Lord

09/10/1971 3 Rod Stewart Every Picture Tells A Story // Maggie May / Reason To Believe

05/02/1972 2 T Rex Electric Warrior // Telegram Sam

20/05/1972 3 T Rex Bolan Boogie // Metal Guru

16/08/1975 2 The Stylistics The Best Of The Stylistics // I Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)

06/09/1975 4 Rod Stewart Atlantic Crossing // Sailing

27/12/1975 4 Queen A Night At The Opera // Bohemian Rhapsody

08/05/1976 4 Abba Greatest Hits // Fernando

16/04/1977 3 Abba Arrival // Knowing Me Knowing You

10/09/1977 1 Elvis Presley Elvis Presley's 40 Greatest Hits // Way Down

18/02/1978 3 Abba The Album // Take A Chance On Me

17/02/1979 2 Blondie Parallel Lines // Heart Of Glass

21/07/1979 1 Gary Numan Replicas // Are Friends Electric

22/09/1979 1 Gary Numan The Pleasure Principle // Cars

13/10/1979 1 The Police Reggatta De Blanc // Message In A Bottle

19/01/1980 2 The Pretenders Pretenders // Brass In Pocket

11/10/1980 2 The Police Zenyatta Mondatta // Don't Stand So Close To Me

08/11/1980 1 Barbra Streisand Guilty // Woman In Love

29/11/1980 3 Abba Super Trouper // Super Trouper

07/02/1981 2 John Lennon Double Fantasy // Woman

09/05/1981 2 Adam and The Ants Kings Of The Wild Frontier // Stand And Deliver

21/11/1981 2 Queen Greatest Hits // Under Pressure

09/01/1982 1 The Human League Dare // Don't You Want Me

08/05/1982 1 Paul McCartney Tug Of War // Ebony And Ivory

29/05/1982 1 Madness Complete Madness // House Of Fun

29/01/1983 3 Men At Work Business As Usual // Down Under

05/03/1983 1 Michael Jackson Thriller // Billie Jean

23/04/1983 1 David Bowie Let's Dance // Let's Dance

14/05/1983 1 Spandau Ballet True // True

25/06/1983 1 The Police Synchronicity // Every Breath You Take

22/10/1983 2 Culture Club Colour By Numbers // Karma Chameleon

31/03/1984 2 Lionel Richie Can't Slow Down // Hello

26/01/1985 2 Foreigner Agent Provocateur // I Want To Know What Love Is

23/03/1985 2 Phil Collins No Jacket Required // Easy Lover

12/07/1986 3 Madonna True Blue // Papa Don't Preach

13/06/1987 1 Whitney Houston Whitney // I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

21/11/1987 1 T'Pau Bridge Of Spies // China In Your Hand

24/12/1988 2 Cliff Richard Private Collection // Mistletoe And Wine

01/04/1989 2 Madonna Like A Prayer // Like A Prayer

10/06/1989 2 Jason Donovan Ten Good Reasons // Sealed With A Kiss

15/07/1989 1 Soul II Soul Club Classics Vol.1 // Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)

05/10/1991 1 Bryan Adams Waking Up The Neighbours // (Everything I Do) I Do It For You

30/11/1991 1 Michael Jackson Dangerous // Black Or White

21/12/1991 2 Queen Greatest Hits II // Bohemian Rhapsody /These Are The Days Of Our Lives

08/02/1992 2 Wet Wet Wet High On The Happy Side // Goodnight Girl

25/04/1992 1 Right Said Fred Up // Deeply Dippy

30/10/1993 5 Meat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell // I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)

26/02/1994 3 Mariah Carey Music Box // Without You

30/07/1994 5 Wet Wet Wet End Of Part One (Their Greatest Hits) // Love Is All Around

04/02/1995 5 Celine Dion The Colour Of My Love // Think Twice

21/10/1995 1 Simply Red Life // Fairground

25/11/1995 2 Robson Green & Jerome Flynn Robson & Jerome // I Believe / Up On The Roof

02/03/1996 1 Oasis (What's The Story) Morning Glory? // Don't Look Back In Anger

28/12/1996 3 Spice Girls Spice // 2 Become 1

22/03/1997 2 Spice Girls Spice // Who Do You Think You Are? / Mama

21/06/1997 1 Hanson Middle Of Nowhere // Mmmbop

03/02/2001 1 Limp Bizkit Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water // Rollin'

07/04/2001 1 Hear'say Popstars // Pure And Simple

09/06/2001 1 Shaggy Hot Shot // Angel

13/10/2001 2 Kylie Minogue Fever // Can't Get You Out Of My Head

22/12/2001 3 Robbie Williams Swing When You're Winning // Somethin' Stupid

16/02/2002 2 Enrique Iglesias Escape // Hero

21/09/2002 1 Atomic Kitten Feels So Good // The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)

28/06/2003 1 Evanescence Fallen // Bring Me To Life

12/07/2003 3 Beyonce Knowles Dangerously In Love // Crazy In Love

13/12/2003 1 Will Young Friday's Child // Leave Right Now

03/04/2004 1 Usher ft. Lil’ Jon & Ludacris Confessions // Yeah

31/07/2004 1 The Streets A Grand Don’t Come For Free // Dry Your Eyes

02/04/2005 2 Tony Christie Definitive Collection // (Is This The Way To) Amarillo (feat. Peter Kay)

14/05/2005 1 Akon Trouble // Lonely

23/07/2005 5 James Blunt Back To Bedlam // You’re Beautiful

22/10/2005 1 Sugababes Taller In More Ways // Push The Button

12/11/2005 1 Westlife Face To Face // You Raise Me Up

26/11/2005 2 Madonna Confessions On A Dancefloor // Hung Up

06/04/2006 1 Gnarls Barkley St. Elsewhere // Crazy

30/09/2006 2 Scissor Sisters Ta-Dah // I Don’t Feel Like Dancing

09/12/2006 3 Take That Beautiful World // Patience

17/02/2007 2 Mika Life In Cartoon Motion // Grace Kelly

09/06/2007 1 Rihanna feat. Jay-Z Good Girl Gone Bad // Umbrella

20/10/2007 1 Sugababes Change // About You Now

24/11/2007 2 Leona Lewis Spirit / Bleeding Love

 

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Thanks for those! So James Blunt has held it the longest most recently.

Does anyone have a list of acts that has done the double on both sides of the atlantic(ie US and UK) in the same week?

 

I seem to remember Rod Stewart doing this years ago.

And also Beyonce?

 

 

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