zeus555

As David Bowie has now got his 9th UK No.1 Album, here is an up-date, of the Artists with the Most UK No.1 Albums:, ARTISTS WITH THE MOST UK No.1 ALBUMS (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 23rd March 2013) (Weeks at No.1 in Brackets) 1) BEATLES - 15 (174W) 2) MADONNA - 12 (30W) 3) ELVIS PRESLEY - 11 (63W) 4)=THE ROLLING STONES - 10 (45W) 4)=ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 10 (30W) 4)=U2 - 10 (15W) 7)=ABBA - 9 (57W) 7)=MICHAEL JACKSON - 9 (30W) 7)=DAVID BOWIE - 9 (23W) 7)=QUEEN - 9 (21W) 7)=BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - 9 (15W) 11)=OASIS - 8 (21W) 11)=LED ZEPPELIN - 8 (14W) 11)=REM - 8 (13W) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Bon Jovi have their 7th UK No.2 Album, so here is some Chart Trivia, regarding that. ARTISTS WITH THE MOST UK No.2 ALBUMS (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 23rd March 2013) (Weeks at No.2 in Brackets) 1) ROLLING STONES - 10 (15W) 2)=ELVIS PRESLEY - 7 (16W) 2)=ELTON JOHN - 7 (14W) 2)=BON JOVI - 7 (Not counting 2 No.2 Solo Albums, by Jon Bon Jovi - 2 No.2 Weeks) (7W) 5)=CLIFF RICHARD - 5 (24W) 5)=FRANK SINATRA - 5 (1 with Count Basie) (3 Weeks with Count Basie) (12W) 5)=QUEEN - 5 (9W) 5)=PAUL WELLER - 5 (5W) 5)=SMITHS - 5 (5W) NOTE - Not including The Shadows 5 No.2 Albums with Cliff Richard @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ARTISTS WITH THE MOST CONSECUTIVE UK No.2 ALBUMS (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 23rd March 2013) Only 1 Act - Bon Jovi - has ever had more than 3 consecutive No.2 Albums. Only 5 other Acts have managed to have as many as 3 No.2 Albums in a row. 5 No.2 Albums in a row BON JOVI (2005 - 2013) 3 No.2 Albums in a row 1) CLIFF RICHARD (1959 - 1961) 2) THE JAM (1982 - 1991) 3) PET SHOP BOYS (1987 - 1990) 4) A-HA (1985 - 1988) *** 5) SHERYL CROW (1998 - 2003) *** *** = The only Artists in the List that have not had a No.1 Album NOTE - Not including The Shadows 3 consecutive No.2 Albums with Cliff Richard @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 'RUMOURS' REACHES 500 CHART WEEKS Using the 'Canon' of the UK Album Chart, 'Rumours' has now become the first Album to reach 500 Chart Weeks:, Here is how it gets its 500 Chart Weeks:, 1) 388 Top 75 Weeks 2) Plus 112 No.76 to No.100 Weeks, when the 'Canon' of the Album Chart was the entire Top 100. (W/E 8th August 1981 to W/E 14th January 1989) A) UK ALBUMS WITH THE MOST CHART WEEKS (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 30th March 2013) 1) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 501 Weeks 2) Greatest Hits - Queen - 484 Weeks 3) Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 474 Weeks 4) Gold - Greatest Hits - ABBA - 457 Weeks 5) Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 418 Weeks B) UK ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 75 WEEKS (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 30th March 2013) 1) Gold - Greatest Hits - ABBA - 457 Weeks 2) Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 440 Weeks 3) Greatest Hits - Queen - 422 Weeks 4) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 389 Weeks 5) Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 388 Weeks C) UK ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 100 WEEKS (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 30th March 2013) If we carry on using the entire Top 100, after January 1989, we get:, 1) Gold - Greatest Hits - ABBA - 665 Weeks 2) Greatest Hits - Queen - 652 Weeks 3) Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 609 Weeks 4) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 536 Weeks 5) Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 506 Weeks @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

Agnetha has released a Gary Barlow Song as her German Single. It is called 'The One Who Loves You Now'. I like both that, & the International Single, ('When You Really Loved Someone'), but, I like the German Single more.

PopChartFreak - As regards 'Movie Star', by Harpo..... Only 1 ABBA lady sang backing on it - Frida. Agnetha was not on it. It was a far bigger Hit in many Continental European Countries than it was in the UK - No.1 for 6 Weeks in Sweden, 4 Weeks in Germany, & for 11 Weeks in Norway etc. It only reached no.24 in the UK, & No.13 in Ireland.

In the UK, 'Rumours' has sold about 3,400,000, & 'Tango In The Night', has sold about 2,350,000. So, 'Rumours' is over a Million Sales ahead.

onp73T-bWzg bA1PAkKD3Q4 The Chorus is clearly based on 2 older Songs. In 1996, The Fugees had a UK No.1 with 'Ready Or Not'. That was based on the 1968 No.41 Hit, by The Delfonics, 'Ready Or Not Here I Come (Gonna Find You)'. So, the Bridgit Mendler Single is not new, as regards the Chorus. I think that it will be a No.1 UK Hit, however.

Apparently, One Direction are not just releasing their cover of the Blondie Track, for Comic Relief. It is to be either a 'mash up', or a Double 'A' Side, with a cover of the 1978 Hit, 'Teenage Kicks' - the Undertones song.

In 2008/2009, the 'Mamma Mia!'Soundtrack was an 11 Week No.1 in the Compilation Chart, & the 'Mamma Mia!' Original Cast Album was a No.12 Album, in the Artist, (Main), Album Chart. They were both Charting at the same time - but in different Charts.

Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits, is at No.40 this Week. It becomes only the 10th Album to reach 300 Weeks on the UK Album Chart. Simon & Garfunkel have 2 of the 10 Albums. With Bridge Over Troubled Water also giving them the most Weeks in the Top 40 - for an Artist Album - 278 Weeks. And that is also the Artist Album with the most Top 10 Weeks - 135 Weeks. Their Greatest Hits Album has the most Top 40 Weeks for a 'Hits' Album - 220 Weeks. THE TOP 10 UK ALBUMS - BY CHART WEEKS (Their Peak Positions in Brackets) 1) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 493 Weeks - (1977) - (1 Week at No.1) 2) Greatest Hits - Queen - 483 Weeks - (1981) - (4 Weeks at No.1) 3) Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 474 Weeks - (1978) - (No.9 in 1981) 4) Gold - Greatest Hits - ABBA - 454 Weeks - (1992) - (8 Weeks at No.1) 5) Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 419 Weeks- (1984) - (12 Weeks at No.1) 6) The Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd - 376 Weeks - (1973) - (1 Week at No.2 - its first Chart Week) 7) The Sound Of Music - Film Soundtrack - 374 Weeks - (1965) - (70 Weeks at No.1) 8) South Pacific - Film Soundtrack - 315 Weeks - (1958) - (115 Weeks at No.1) 9) Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon And Garfunkel - 310 Weeks - (1970) - (33 Weeks at No.1) 10) Greatest Hits - Simon And Garfunkel - 300 Weeks - (1972) - (3 Weeks at No.2) NOTE A) From August 1981 to January 1989, the entire Top 100 was counted towards an Albums Chart Weeks. B) Rumours gained 112 Weeks, from No.76 to No.100 Positions, so it has 381 Top 75 Weeks. C) The Queen Album gained 62 Weeks, so it has 421 Top 75 Weeks. D) Bat Out Of Hell gained 34 Weeks, so it has 440 Top 75 Weeks E) Legend gained 30 Weeks, so it has 388 Top 75 Weeks F) The Pink Floyd Album gained 18 Weeks, so it has 358 Top 75 Weeks G) Simon & Garfunkel 'Hits' Album gained 8 Weeks, so it has 292 Top 75 Weeks THE UK ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 75 WEEKS 1) Gold - Greatest Hits - ABBA - 454 2) Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 440 3) Greatest Hits - Queen - 421 4) Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 388 5) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 381 THE UK ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 100 WEEKS 1) Gold - Greatest Hits - ABBA - 659 2) Greatest Hits - Queen - 649 3) Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 609 4) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 528 5) Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 506

Physical Albums. I like to see them on my shelf, & to be able to read the sleeve notes etc. I don't feel that it is a 'real' Album, unless I can pick it up, open the case, & take out a CD. I don't like Downloads. I've yet to Download any Singles, or Albums, & I've been on The Internet since February 2001. Of the 26.2 Households in the UK, 5.2 Million do not have Internet access. That's an awful lot of CD & DVD Sales 'lost', if people, (eventually), can only buy them On-Line. However, the 2012 Total, (Households with Internet access), was up 2 Million on 2011, so it depends how many of the 5.2 Million Households decide to have Internet access, as the Year's go by.

Bre - If you add in No.76 to No.100 Positions since W/E 23rd June 2007, the Top 10 Albums with the 'Most Chart Weeks' look like this:, THE TOP 10 UK ALBUMS - BY CHART WEEKS 1) Gold - Greatest Hits - ABBA - 515 Weeks - (Up 61 Weeks) 2) Greatest Hits - Queen - 506 Weeks - (Up 23 Weeks) 3) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 504 Weeks - (Up 11 Weeks) 4) Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 474 Weeks 5) Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 471 Weeks - (Up 52 Weeks) 6) The Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd - 381 Weeks - (Up 5 Weeks) 7) The Sound Of Music - Film Soundtrack - 374 Weeks 8) South Pacific - Film Soundtrack - 315 Weeks 9) Greatest Hits - Simon And Garfunkel - 313 Weeks - (Up 13 Weeks) 10) Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon And Garfunkel - 312 Weeks - (Up 2 Weeks)

Yes - 'Gold' does not have the 'Most Chart Weeks', because it was released in September 1992 - over 3.5 Years after the entire Top 100 stopped being used for UK Chart Books etc. So, its 454 Weeks do not contain any No.76 to No.100 Positions. They are all Top 75 Weeks.

Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits, is at No.40 this Week. It becomes only the 10th Album to reach 300 Weeks on the UK Album Chart. Simon & Garfunkel have 2 of the 10 Albums. With Bridge Over Troubled Water also giving them the most Weeks in the Top 40 - for an Artist Album - 278 Weeks. And that is also the Artist Album with the most Top 10 Weeks - 135 Weeks. Their Greatest Hits Album has the most Top 40 Weeks for a 'Hits' Album - 220 Weeks. THE TOP 10 UK ALBUMS - BY CHART WEEKS (Their Peak Positions in Brackets) 1) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 493 Weeks - (1977) - (1 Week at No.1) 2) Greatest Hits - Queen - 483 Weeks - (1981) - (4 Weeks at No.1) 3) Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 474 Weeks - (1978) - (No.9 in 1981) 4) Gold - Greatest Hits - ABBA - 454 Weeks - (1992) - (8 Weeks at No.1) 5) Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 419 Weeks- (1984) - (12 Weeks at No.1) 6) The Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd - 376 Weeks - (1973) - (1 Week at No.2 - its first Chart Week) 7) The Sound Of Music - Film Soundtrack - 374 Weeks - (1965) - (70 Weeks at No.1) 8) South Pacific - Film Soundtrack - 315 Weeks - (1958) - (115 Weeks at No.1) 9) Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon And Garfunkel - 310 Weeks - (1970) - (33 Weeks at No.1) 10) Greatest Hits - Simon And Garfunkel - 300 Weeks - (1972) - (3 Weeks at No.2) NOTE A) From August 1981 to January 1989, the entire Top 100 was counted towards an Albums Chart Weeks. B) Rumours gained 112 Weeks, from No.76 to No.100 Positions, so it has 381 Top 75 Weeks. C) The Queen Album gained 62 Weeks, so it has 421 Top 75 Weeks. D) Bat Out Of Hell gained 34 Weeks, so it has 440 Top 75 Weeks E) Legend gained 30 Weeks, so it has 388 Top 75 Weeks F) The Pink Floyd Album gained 18 Weeks, so it has 358 Top 75 Weeks G) Simon & Garfunkel 'Hits' Album gained 8 Weeks, so it has 292 Top 75 Weeks THE UK ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 75 WEEKS 1) Gold - Greatest Hits - ABBA - 454 2) Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 440 3) Greatest Hits - Queen - 421 4) Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 388 5) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 381 THE UK ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 100 WEEKS 1) Gold - Greatest Hits - ABBA - 659 2) Greatest Hits - Queen - 649 3) Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 609 4) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 528 5) Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 506

The HMV On-Line Site has closed. Or been 'suspended', as they put it:, Link:, http://hmv.com/hmv/site_down_1a.jpg

One Direction are doing this Year's Comic Relief Single. It is a cover of Blondie's One Way Or Another, which was on their 1978 Album 'Parallel Lines'. It was not released as a UK Single, or anywhere else in Europe. But, it was released in the USA, (No.24), & Canada, (No.14), in 1979. One Direction's Single is out in February. Below is a List of all the Comic Relief Singles - so far, with their release dates & Peak Positions. Comic Relief is every 2 Years, but some Years have more than one Comic Relief Single. April 1986 Living Doll Cliff Richard and the cast of The Young Ones No. 1 December 1987 Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree Mel & Kim (Mel Smith and Kim Wilde) No. 3 February 1989 Help! Bananarama & La Na Nee Nee Noo Noo (French and Saunders with Kathy Burke) No. 3 March 1991 The Stonk Hale and Pace (With Brian May & David Gilmour in the backing Band) No. 1 April 1992 (I Want to Be) Elected Smear Campaign (Bruce Dickinson, Rowan Atkinson, Angus Deayton) No. 9 February 1993 Stick It Out Right Said Fred No. 4 May 1994 Absolutely Fabulous Absolutely Fabulous (Pet Shop Boys, Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley) No. 6 March 1995 Love Can Build a Bridge Cher, Chrissie Hynde, Neneh Cherry and Eric Clapton No. 1 March 1997 Mama / Who Do You Think You Are Spice Girls No. 1 March 1999 When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going Boyzone No. 1 March 2001 Uptown Girl Westlife No. 1 March 2003 Spirit in the Sky Gareth Gates and the Kumars No. 1 March 2005 All About You / You've Got a Friend McFly No. 1 March 2005 Is This the Way to Amarillo Tony Christie & Peter Kay No. 1 March 2007 Walk This Way Sugababes vs. Girls Aloud No. 1 March 2007 I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) The Proclaimers & Brian Potter & Andy Pipkin No. 1 March 2009 Just Can't Get Enough The Saturdays No. 2 March 2009 Barry Islands in the Stream Ruth Jones and Rob Brydon, featuring Tom Jones and Robin Gibb No. 1 March 2011 Gold Forever The Wanted No. 3 March 2011 I Know Him So Well Susan Boyle & Geraldine McQueen No.11

There is an interesting Article about the closure in the Daily Mail. There are already over 1,000 Comments beneath it:, Link:, http://goo.gl/qISnU

Here are ABBA's Biggest Selling UK Singles:, 1. Dancing Queen - 1,060,000 2. Knowing Me Knowing You - 845,000 3. Super Trouper - 815,000 4. Fernando – 775,000 5. Take A Chance On Me - 705,000 6. The Name Of The Game - 700,000 7. The Winner Takes It All - 620,000 8. Chiquitita - 575,000 9. I Have A Dream - 570,000 10. Waterloo - 510,000 11. Mamma Mia - 505,000 So the Top 7 have all sold enoiugh to go Platinum. The next 4 have sold enough to go Gold. 'Money, Money, Money', & 'One Of Us' also went Gold. ABBA have had 13 UK Gold Singles, via the old criteria - 500,000. Plus, 2 more via the new criteria - 400,000. They are 'Voulez'Vous/Angeleyes', & 'Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!'. However, neither ABBA, nor Madonna, have ever been given any UK Platinum Singles Awards. When ABBA were together you had to sell 1 Million to get one, & 'Dancing Queen' did not reach it until after 2005. Madonna has 12 UK Gold Singles Awards, to ABBA's 10, but ABBA did pretty well, when you consider that she has released more than twice as many Singles as they did. Well over 60 for her, to 26 for ABBA.

So, Our Version Of Events has become the 14th Album to manage 5, (or more), Runs at No.1, in the UK. It is also the 10th Artist Album to achieve it, & only the 2nd by a Solo Female. The other being 21, by Adele. UK ALBUMS WITH 5 OR MORE ‘RUNS’ AT NUMBER 1 (To W/E 29th December 2012) (Total Weeks at No.1 in Brackets) 12 RUNS AT NUMBER 1 THE SOUND OF MUSIC - FILM SOUNDTRACK (1965) - Runs = 1965 - 1968 (70) 11 RUNS AT NUMBER 1 THE KING AND I - FILM SOUNDTRACK (1956) - Runs = 1956 - 1958 (48) 9 RUNS AT NUMBER 1 SOUTH PACIFIC - FILM SOUNDTRACK (1958) - Runs = 1958 - 1961 (115) 8 RUNS AT NUMBER 1 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - SIMON & GARFUNKEL (1970) - Runs = 1970 - 1971 (33) 7 RUNS AT NUMBER 1 WEST SIDE STORY - FILM SOUNDTRACK (1962) - Runs = 1962 - 1963 (13) 21 - ADELE (2011) - Runs = 2011 - 2012 (23) 6 RUNS AT NUMBER 1 TALK ON CORNERS - THE CORRS (1997) - Runs = 1998 - 1999 (10) 5 RUNS AT NUMBER 1 THE BLACK AND WHITE MINSTREL SHOW - GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS (1960) - Runs = 1961 - 1962 (9) ‘BEST OF THE SEEKERS’ - THE SEEKERS (1968) - ‘Runs’ = 1969 (6) STARS - SIMPLY RED (1991) - Runs = 1991 - 1992 (12) GOLD - ABBA (1992) - Runs = 1992 - 2008 (8) BAT OUT OF HELL II - BACK INTO HELL - MEAT LOAF (1993) - Runs = 1993 (11) SPICE - SPICE GIRLS (1996) - Runs = 1996 - 1997 (15) OUR VERSION OF EVENTS - EMELI SANDE (2012) - Runs = 2012 (6)

So, Our Version Of Events has become the 14th Album to manage 5, (or more), Runs at No.1, in the UK. It is also the 10th Artist Album to achieve it, & only the 2nd by a Solo Female. The other being 21, by Adele. UK ALBUMS WITH 5 OR MORE ‘RUNS’ AT NUMBER 1 (To W/E 29th December 2012) (Total Weeks at No.1 in Brackets) 12 RUNS AT NUMBER 1 THE SOUND OF MUSIC - FILM SOUNDTRACK (1965) - Runs = 1965 - 1968 (70) 11 RUNS AT NUMBER 1 THE KING AND I - FILM SOUNDTRACK (1956) - Runs = 1956 - 1958 (48) 9 RUNS AT NUMBER 1 SOUTH PACIFIC - FILM SOUNDTRACK (1958) - Runs = 1958 - 1961 (115) 8 RUNS AT NUMBER 1 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - SIMON & GARFUNKEL (1970) - Runs = 1970 - 1971 (33) 7 RUNS AT NUMBER 1 WEST SIDE STORY - FILM SOUNDTRACK (1962) - Runs = 1962 - 1963 (13) 21 - ADELE (2011) - Runs = 2011 - 2012 (23) 6 RUNS AT NUMBER 1 TALK ON CORNERS - THE CORRS (1997) - Runs = 1998 - 1999 (10) 5 RUNS AT NUMBER 1 THE BLACK AND WHITE MINSTREL SHOW - GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS (1960) - Runs = 1961 - 1962 (9) BEST OF THE SEEKERS - THE SEEKERS (1968) - Runs = 1969 (6) STARS - SIMPLY RED (1991) - Runs = 1991 - 1992 (12) GOLD - ABBA (1992) - Runs = 1992 - 2008 (8) BAT OUT OF HELL II - BACK INTO HELL - MEAT LOAF (1993) - Runs = 1993 (11) SPICE - SPICE GIRLS (1996) - Runs = 1996 - 1997 (15) OUR VERSION OF EVENTS - EMELI SANDE (2012) - Runs = 2012 (6)

There are a couple of misconceptions in this Thread. 1) Whilst 'He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother' is a 1960's Song, (1969), the Song that Jahmene will release - if he Wins - is actually a 1970's Song. 2) Someone else said, that it would be good to see Jahmene's Song at No.1, as that Song had never been No.1 before. It has - in 1987. Personally, I think that of all the old Songs that Jahmene could have recorded, it would have been good if he'd 'chosen' something that had never been No.1 before. (That goes for those who have covered The Hollies 1969 Song, too) Like far too many people who do Covers, hardly any imagination is shown.

With Robbie Williams, One Direction, & Olly Murs, all doing the Double Top, over 4 Weeks, what does it mean in context? 1) It is the fastest 3 Double Tops ever - by different Acts. 2) The Beatles did it 3 times, within 4 Weeks, in 1963:, 28/11/1963 (1) 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 3) Olly Murs is the 4th Act to manage it in 2012. Gary Barlow & The Commonwealth Band did it in June, with Sing. 4) 4 Double Tops in a Calendar Year is not that rare. It was done 5 times in 2011 - but, only by 3 Acts. Rihanna did it twice, as did Adele, & Bruno Mars did it once. 5) It was previously done as many as 4 times - by different Acts - in 2008 - Duffy, Madonna, Coldplay, & Kings Of Leon.

With Robbie Williams, One Direction, & Olly Murs, all doing the Double Top, over 4 Weeks, what does it mean in context? 1) It is the fastest 3 Double Tops ever - by different Acts. 2) The Beatles did it 3 times, within 4 Weeks, in 1963:, 28/11/1963 (1) 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 3) Olly Murs is the 4th Act to manage it in 2012. Gary Barlow & The Commonwealth Band did it in June, with Sing. 4) 4 Double Tops in a Calendar Year is not that rare. It was done 5 times in 2011 - but, only by 3 Acts. Rihanna did it twice, as did Adele, & Bruno Mars did it once. 5) It was previously done as many as 4 times - by different Acts - in 2008 - Duffy, Madonna, Coldplay, & Kings Of Leon.

Suedehead2 - Something New is the 21st Top 10 Hit by Girls Aloud, not their 20th.

The BBC may not show the 'TOTP's from 1978, & later. Apparently, Jimmy Saville presented it a lot, from then on, & the BBC feels it is not appropriate to show any 'Editions' that he presented.

Elvis Presley has had 17 No.2 Hits, with 27 Weeks at No.2, between them. Madonna has had 12 No.2 Hits, with 13 Weeks at No.2 between them. Cliff Richard has had 11 No.2 Hits - 23 Weeks at No.2. Kylie has had 11 No.2 Hits - 20 Weeks at No.2. Rihanna's 7 No.2 Hits have spent 14 Weeks at No.2. Pat Boone 'only' had 4 No.2 Hits, but they spent 17 Weeks at No.2. The 4th most Weeks, for an Act's No.2 Hits. Rihanna is 5th.

The Robbie Williams + One Direction 'Double Tops', are the 5th time that it has been achieved in successive Weeks. The Beatles succeeded themselves with Double Tops on 2 occasions - for 3 Weeks in a row, & for 2 Weeks in a row. So, it has been achieved, by different Acts, on 3 occasions. 28/11/1963 (1) 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 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 (OST) // A Hard Day's Night 10/12/1964 (1) The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (OST) // I Feel Fine 17/12/1964 (4) The Beatles - Beatles For Sale // I Feel Fine 15/01/2011 (1) Rihanna - Loud // What’s My Name? (Featuring Drake) 22/01/2011 (1) Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans // Grenade 17/11/2012 (1) Robbie Williams - Take The Crown // Candy 24/11/2012 (1) One Direction - Take Me Home // Little Things NOTE - I believe that One Direction are the 1st Act to enter at No.1, in both Charts, on the Week that they've achieved it. Usually a Single has gone to No.1 before the Album - so they cannot both enter at No.1 in the same Week. And many Acts did the 'Double Top' with Singles & Albums that climbed to No.1. Either both Records climbed to the Top, or the Single or the Album climbed there.