Posted July 5, 200915 yr We all know Michael Jackson had the most singles in the chart this week, but can you remember others? Elvis comes to mind, but who else have had lots of singles in the chart in the same week? Michael Jackson/Jackson 5 27 in Top75 this week #2 Man In The Mirror #10 Billie Jean #12 Thriller #13 Smooth Criminal #19 Beat It #25 Black Or White #26 Dirty Diana #32 They Don't Care About Us #33 Earth Song #34 The Way You Make Me Feel #35 You Are Not Alone #38 Don't Stop Til You Get Enough #40 Bad #43 I Want You Back #46 Ben #50 ABC #54 Rock With You #55 Blame It On The Boogie #57 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' #59 Can You Feel It #60 You Rock My World #63 Heal The World #65 I'll Be There #66 Leave Me Alone #70 4Scream #73 Off The Wall #74 Give In To Me Elvis 7 Singles Week ending 26/02/2005 #2 Elvis Presley - Surrender #24 Elvis Presley - Wooden Heart #40 Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight? #46 Elvis Presley - A Fool Such As I/I Need Your Love Tonight #51 Elvis Presley - One Night/I Got Stung #61 Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never #64 Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock Anymore? The Jam 11 Singles Week ending 29/01/1983 #36 The Jam - Down In The Tube Station At Midnight #37 The Jam - Going Underground/Dreams Of Children #38 The Jam - All Around The World #39 The Jam - News Of The World #43 The Jam - Strange Town #49 The Jam - In The City #50 The Jam - David Watts/'A' Bomb In Wardour Street #51 The Jam - Modern World #55 The Jam - When You're Young #62 The Jam - Beat Surrender #69 The Jam - That's Entertainment
July 5, 200915 yr 21 37 Going Underground / Dreams Of Children 30 36 Down In The Tube Station At Midnight 41 38 All Around The World 42 43 Strange Town 43 39 News Of The World 47 49 In The City 53 55 When You’re Young 54 50 David Watts / ‘A’ Bomb In Wardour Street 57 51 The Modern World 59 RE Eton Rifles 60 69 That’s Entertainment 62 RE Start 73 86 A Town Called Malice / Precious 82 82 Funeral Pyre 83 93 Absolute Beginners 87 - The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) Oasis did it with 9 entries = 16 Nov 1996
July 5, 200915 yr Author O good one Martin didn't think to check The Jam for the following week. So Michael Jackson 27 The Jam 13 Oasis 9 Elvis 7
July 7, 200915 yr Didn't the Beatles re-release some of their tracks in the late 70s, probably around 78-79 era
July 7, 200915 yr believe it or not a new record has been topped, the most hits by one artist, in one week. originally it was by Ruby Murray in March 1955 with FIVE songs W/E 18th March 1955 1 1 Tennessee Ernie Ford - Give me your word 2 2 Ruby Murray - Softly, softly 3 7 Nat King Cole - A blossom fell 4 9= Ray Burns - Mobile 5 12 Ruby Murray - Let me go lover 6 3 Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano 7 11 Dean Martin - The naughty lady of Shady Lane 8 5 Dean Martin - Let me go lover 9 4 Dickie Valentine - Finger of suspicion 10 13 Teresa Brewer - Let me go lover 11 17= Dickie Valentine - A blossom fell 12 19 Johnny Brandon - Tomorrow 13 9= David Whitfield - Beyond the stars 14 8 Ruby Murray - Happy days and lonely nights 15 6 Ruby Murray - Heartbeat 16 - Eddie Fisher - Wedding bells 17 - Ruby Murray & Anne Warren - If anyone finds this, I love you 18 - Mantovani - Lonely ballerina 19 15 Bill Haley & His Comets - Shake rattle and roll 20 16 Ronnie Hilton - A blossom fell
July 7, 200915 yr Prodigy had 8 singles in the top 75 on 14 Apr 1996. Manic Street Preachers had 6 singles between 41-55 on 7 Sep 1997. George Michael featured on 5 top 40 singles in Dec 1985. (2 with Wham, 2 with Elton John and Band Aid).
July 7, 200915 yr Didn't the Beatles re-release some of their tracks in the late 70s, probably around 78-79 era1976. On April 17, 1976 they had 6 songs in the top 50 (the size of the published chart back then) but in the bigger industry chart they had 23 singles - every official single they had released in fact - in the top 100.
July 7, 200915 yr ELVIS PRESLEY (W/E 26th October 1957) He had 5 Top 20 Hits. 'Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do' was the 'B' Side of 'Party', but it should still count. MJ has the advantage of being able to Chart every Song that he ever released - as Downloads. No.2 - PARTY No.9 - TEDDY BEAR [Also called (LET ME BE YOUR) TEDDY BEAR] No.16 - ALL SHOOK UP No.20=GOT A LOT O’ LIVIN’ TO DO No.20=PARALYSED And Elvis, MJ, & John Lennon, have not had 4 simultaneous Top 10 Hits:, FRANKIE LAINE (W/E 7th November 1953) No.2 - ANSWER ME No.3 - HEY JOE No.5 - I BELIEVE No.7 - WHERE THE WIND BLOWS FRANKIE LAINE (W/E 14th November 1953) No.1 - ANSWER ME No.4 - HEY JOE No.7 - I BELIEVE No.9 - WHERE THE WIND BLOWS JOHN LENNON (W/E 24th January 1981) No.1 - IMAGINE No.3 - WOMAN No.9 - HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) No.15 - (JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER Edited July 7, 200915 yr by zeus555
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