Posted July 19, 200817 yr On the singles front Bryan Adams holds the record for the most consecutive weeks at No1 with 16 weeks and Frankie Laine holds the record for most non-consecutive weeks at No1 with 18 weeks. However that looks insignificant compared to the feats of some albums… The Original Soundtrack to South Pacific spent a colossal 70 consecutive weeks at No1 between 1958 and 1960 meaning there was only ONE album No1 in 1959!! In fact after it was knocked off after 70 weeks at No1 it returned to the top a week later for another 19 weeks at the top and in 9 spells at the top spent a whopping 115 weeks at No1 in total! That’s over 2 years!! The Most Consecutive Weeks At No1 Original Soundtrack - South Pacific 70 1958 Beatles - Please Please Me 30 1963 Beatles - Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 23 1967 Beatles - With The Beatles 21 1963 Beatles - A Hard Day's Night 21 1964 Original Cast - My Fair Lady 19 1958 Original Soundtrack - South Pacific 19 1960 Original Soundtrack - The Sound Of Music 18 1966 Original Soundtrack - Saturday Night Fever 18 1978 Elvis Presley - Blue Hawaii (OST) 17 1962 Original Soundtrack - The King And I 15 1956 Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Summer Holiday (OST) 14 1963 Original Soundtrack - South Pacific 13 1960 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 13 1970 Original Soundtrack - Grease 13 1978 Elvis Presley - G.I. Blues (OST) 12 1961 Rolling Stones - Rolling Stones 12 1964 Bob Marley & The Wailers Legend - The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers 12 1984 Original Soundtrack - The King And I 11 1957 Beatles - Abbey Road 11 1969 Carpenters - The Singles 1969-1973 11 1974 Elton John - Elton John's Greatest Hits 11 1974 Original Soundtrack - The Sound Of Music 10 1965 Original Soundtrack - The Sound Of Music 10 1965 Original Soundtrack - The Sound Of Music 10 1966 Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding 10 1968 Beach Boys - 20 Golden Greats 10 1976 Adam & The Ants - Kings Of The Wild Frontier 10 1981 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms 10 1986 Beatles - Help 9 1965 Abba - Greatest Hits 9 1976 Abba - Arrival 9 1977 Abba - Super Trouper 9 1980 Madonna - The Immaculate Collection 9 1990 Eurythmics - Greatest Hits 9 1991 Beatles - 1 9 2000 George Mitchell Minstrels - Another Black And White Minstrel Show 8 1961 Beatles - Rubber Soul 8 1965 Rolling Stones - Aftermath 8 1966 George Harrison - All Things Must Pass 8 1971 Various Artists - 20 Dynamic Hits (Compilation) 8 1972 Various Artists - 20 All Time Hits Of The 50's (Compilation) 8 1972 Kids From "Fame" - The Kids From Fame 8 1982 Various Artists - Now, That's What I Call Music III (Compliation) 8 1984 Various Artists - The Hits Album/The Hits Tape - 32 Original Hits (Compliation) 8 1984 Terence Trent D'Arby - Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby 8 1988 Phil Collins - ...But Seriously 8 1989 Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill 8 1996 Spice Girls - Spice 8 1996 George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen - The Best Of George Michael 8 1998 James Blunt - Back To Bedlam 8 2005 Frank Sinatra - A Swingin' Affair 7 1957 Elvis Presley - King Creole 7 1958 Elvis Presley - G.I. Blues (OST) 7 1961 Beatles - Beatles For Sale 7 1964 Original Soundtrack - The Sound Of Music 7 1966 Beatles - Revolver 7 1966 Original Soundtrack - The Sound Of Music 7 1967 Monkees - The Monkees 7 1967 Beatles - The Beatles (The White Album) 7 1968 Original Soundtrack - That'll Be The Day 7 1973 Diana Ross & The Supremes - 20 Golden Greats 7 1977 Abba - The Album 7 1978 Barbra Streisand - Love Songs 7 1982 Phil Collins - ...But Seriously 7 1990 UB40 - Promises And Lies 7 1993 Robson & Jerome - Robson & Jerome 7 1995 Boyzone - By Request 7 1999 Robbie Williams - Swing When You're Winning 7 2001 Leona Lewis - Spirit 7 2007 The Most Non Consecutive Weeks At No1 Original Soundtrack - South Pacific 115 1958 Original Soundtrack - The Sound Of Music 68 1965 Original Soundtrack - The King And I 48 1956 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 33 1970 Beatles - Please Please Me 30 1963 Beatles - Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 27 1967 Elvis Presley - G.I. Blues (OST) 22 1961 Beatles - With The Beatles 21 1963 Beatles - A Hard Day's Night 21 1964 Original Cast - My Fair Lady 19 1958 Original Soundtrack - Saturday Night Fever 18 1978 Elvis Presley - Blue Hawaii (OST) 18 1962 Beatles - Abbey Road 17 1969 Carpenters - The Singles 1969-1973 17 1974 Phil Collins - ...But Seriously 15 1989 Spice Girls - Spice 15 1996 Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Summer Holiday (OST) 14 1963 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms 14 1985 Original Soundtrack - Grease 13 1978 Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding 13 1968 Original Soundtrack - West Side Story 13 1962 Rolling Stones - Rolling Stones 12 1964 Bob Marley & The Wailers Legend - The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers 12 1984 Adam & The Ants - Kings Of The Wild Frontier 12 1981 Kids From "Fame" - The Kids From Fame 12 1982 Verve - Urban Hymns 12 1997 Simply Red - Stars 12 1992 Elton John - Elton John's Greatest Hits 11 1974 Various Artists - 20 All Time Hits Of The 50's (Compilation) 11 1972 Abba - Greatest Hits 11 1976 Beatles - Beatles For Sale 11 1964 Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill 11 1996 Shania Twain - Come On Over 11 1999 Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell II - Back Into Hell 11 1993 Beach Boys - 20 Golden Greats 10 1976 Abba - Arrival 10 1977 Eurythmics - Greatest Hits 10 1991 James Blunt - Back To Bedlam 10 2005 Rolling Stones - Rolling Stones No. 2 10 1965 Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? 10 1995 Dido - Life For Rent 10 2003 Corrs - Talk On Corners 10 1998 Beatles - Help 9 1965 Abba - Super Trouper 9 1980 Madonna - The Immaculate Collection 9 1990 Beatles - 1 9 2000 Barbra Streisand - Love Songs 9 1982 Terence Trent D'Arby - Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby 9 1987 Boyzone - By Request 9 1999 Stylistics - The Best Of The Stylistics 9 1975 Simply Red - A New Flame 9 1989 Travis - The Man Who 9 1999 George Mitchell Minstrels - The Black And White Minstrel Show 9 1961 Edited July 20, 200817 yr by ej87
July 19, 200817 yr can't believe Boyzone's hits album had 9 weeks at No.1 :lol: Talk On Corners by The Corrs was a well deserved 10 weeks :wub: on one of those weeks, another of their albums, Forgiven Not Forgotten was at No.2 :D
July 19, 200817 yr Talk On Corners and Life For Rent are my fave albums of all time, I still play Life For Rent from time to time, I never get bored of it. Some really great tracks on it, well written and good vocals.
July 19, 200817 yr Talk On Corners and Life For Rent are my fave albums of all time, I still play Life For Rent from time to time, I never get bored of it. Some really great tracks on it, well written and good vocals. Mary's In India :heart: :wub:
July 20, 200817 yr Talk On Corners and Life For Rent are my fave albums of all time, I still play Life For Rent from time to time, I never get bored of it. Some really great tracks on it, well written and good vocals. I'm exactly the same. Those two have reputations for being bland, but who cares? Talk On Corners was the first album I ever bought and LOVED, and it's still my favourite today. I just wished they'd given I Never Loved You Anyway a re-release after they made it big. And poor old Dido...unfairly maligned. Stoned and See You When You're 40 are BEAUTIFUL tracks. Also loving Jagged Little Pill on that list. I've said it before but it's a shame people wrote Alanis off after this album. Jagged Little Pill is the most consistent, yes, but her following albums contain some gems. Edited July 20, 200817 yr by Shoat
July 20, 200817 yr can't believe Boyzone's hits album had 9 weeks at No.1 :lol: Talk On Corners by The Corrs was a well deserved 10 weeks :wub: on one of those weeks, another of their albums, Forgiven Not Forgotten was at No.2 :D That was amazing, totally well-deserved. :wub:
July 21, 200816 yr Found this on page 2, really informative, for anyone that has overlooked it, deserves a bit of a bump
July 21, 200816 yr Talk on corners by the corrs is a classic album in my opinion and well worthy of 10 weeks been number 1
July 22, 200816 yr This is a great thread, thanks for this. Can't believe Phil Collins had 15 weeks at number one with But Seriously... wow...
July 22, 200816 yr Really interesting read - There are some big stinkers in there though :lol: Boyzone - 9 weeks at number one??!!??! :D
July 22, 200816 yr Talk On Corners was the first album I ever bought and LOVED, and it's still my favourite today. I just wished they'd given I Never Loved You Anyway a re-release after they made it big. Only When I Sleep could have been big with a re-release too... :wub:
July 24, 200816 yr cool list. would love to see a comprehensive most no1s/top10s consecutive/non for singles/albums if any1 has?
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