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Steps have their 3rd No.1 Album, & first in 9 Years & 11 Months. it is their 8th No.1 Week, 25th Top 5 Week, & 52nd Top 10 Week. As Steps try to emulate ABBA so much, here are the same criteria for ABBA Albums. 9 No.1 Albums, 57 No.1 Weeks, 224 Top 10 Weeks, & 149 Top 5 Weeks. I look forward to seeing Steps catch up to - or over-take - ABBA. (Until The Twelth Of Never, & That's A Long, Long Time....).

I've heard that the 2011 X Factor Charity Single will be their Cover of 'Wishing On A Star', the 1978 No.3 Hit, by Rose Royce. We will see. It is just a rumour, that I heard yesterday.

'Here In My Heart' entered the Sheet Music Chart on W/E 3rd October 1952. (W/E 4th October, if you start the Singles Chart from 15th November, rather than the 14th November). It did this in the 6 Sheet Music Charts prior to the Singles Chart starting:, 7 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 Assuming that it would have done a similar 'Run' had the Singles Chart started on 3rd, (or 4th), October, it would have had a Top 10 Singles Chart 'Run' of:, 7 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 6 - 3 - 6 - 6 - 5 - 8 - 9 Giving it 22 Top 10 Weeks - 11 at No.1. Rather than 9 No.1 Weeks, & 16 Top 10 Weeks. 'High Noon' by Frankie Laine, was always really cheated out of a true Peak Position. It only got to be a No.7 Hit, with the Singles Chart not starting until Mid November 1952. (Which annoys me, as I like that Song, & No.7 was never a true reflection of its 1952 Sales). It reached No.2 in the Sheet Music Chart, & would have reached a similar Position in the Singles Chart, had that started a few Months earlier. Its Sheet Music Positions - prior to the Singles Chart starting:, 1st August 1952 - 9 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 4 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 5 Then the Singles Chart started - as 'High Noon's Sales were fading away - which is why it only does this in the Singles Chart:, 14th November 1952 - 7 - 7 - 11 - 11 - 9 - 12 - 12 The orginal version of the Song - by Tex Ritter - would have been a Hit, too, had the Singles Chart started earlier. 'High Noon', by Tex Ritter, entered the Sheet Music Chart on W/E August 15th 1952, but, its final Week was W/E 3rd October. Hence why it never appeared in the Singles Chart. 15th August 1952 - 10 - 9 - 9 - 8 - 9 - 8 - 8 - 9

Mart!n - The Archive Charts are here:, http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive/music/

The OCC have completely re-organised/re-vamped their Site. I think it is easier to use, than their previous one. A lot more user friendly. What do you Guys think? LINK:, http://www.theofficialcharts.com/

'You Belong To Me' was not in the Sheet Music Chart, prior to it being in the first Singles Chart, at No.2. As a contrast, 'Here In My Heart', (Al Martino), was in the Sheet Music Chart, prior to the first Singles Chart. (Mid November 1952). I've worked out, that it would have had 11 Weeks at No.1, (not 9), had the Singles Chart started 2 Weeks earlier. The Jo Stafford Hit would still have had the same Chart Run - as it would not have been in any earlier Charts.....

Bre - I just felt it was too soon, to do that Chart Statistic - hence my delay. 'The A Team', by Ed Sheeran, has spent its first 17 Weeks, in the Top 20 - so far:, (The OCC Site gives it 18 Weeks - I can 'only' find 17). 3-5-6-3-3-3-4-4-7-6-9-13-18-14-7-11-13 I haven't looked as carefully as I normally do, but, here are similar examples, from recent Years:, 7/11/2009 - Bad Romance - Lady GaGa (18 Weeks) 14-10-11-8-5-3-1-3-3-1-4-7-9-12-16-20-15-20 29/3/2008 - 4 Minutes - Madonna Ft. Justin Timberlake (17 Weeks) 7-5-8-4-1-1-1-1-3-3-4-8-11-13-14-17-20 10/1/2009 - Just Dance - Lady GaGa Ft. Colby O'Donis (17 Weeks) 3-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-6-8-11-12-13-13-15-18-19 19/11/2005 - Hung Up - Madonna (16 Weeks) 1-1-1-3-2-4-8-3-3-7-14-13-18-17-16-20 14/4/2007 - Beautiful Liar - Beyonce And Shakira (16 Weeks) 10-5-1-1-1-2-3-3-3-5-8-8-14-14-15-16 26/5/2007 - Umbrella - Rihanna Ft. Jay-Z (16 Weeks) 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-4-7-13-15-16 3/7/2010 - Love The Way You Lie - Eminem Ft. Rihanna (16 Weeks) 7-6-4-3-2-4-4-2-2-2-4-7-6-6-11-14

FEMALE 'SOLO' ARTISTS - MORE THAN 5 UK NUMBER 1 SINGLES (Weeks AT No.1 in Brackets) 1) MADONNA - 13 (29 Weeks) 2) KYLIE MINOGUE - 7 (16 Weeks) @@@ 3) RIHANNA - 6 (17 Weeks) ### @@@ = 1 of them with Jason Donovan ### = 1 with Jay-Z, 1 with Jay-Z & Kanye West, 1 with Drake, & 1 with Calvin Harris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By the way - had Moves Like Jagger risen to No.1 today - it would have been only the 3rd UK No.1, to get there after after more than 4 Weeks at No.2. UK SINGLES THAT SPENT 5 - OR MORE - WEEKS AT No.2 - BEFORE REACHING No.1 (In Maroon 5 Ft. Christina Aguilera's case - so close - & yet so far) A) YOU BELONG TO ME - JO STAFFORD (1952) (8 Pre-No.1 Weeks at No.2) 15/11/1952 - 2 - 5 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 5 - 6 - 9 - (11) - 8 B) LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT - KITTY KALLEN (1954) (7 Pre No.1 Weeks at No.2) 3/7/1954 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 2 - 4 - 5 - 9 - 10 - 9 C) MOVES LIKE JAGGER - MAROON 5 FT. CHRISTINA AGUILERA (5 Pre-No.1 Weeks at No.2) 27/8/2011 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Instead, Moves Like Jagger becomes the 10th Single to spend 6, (or more), Weeks at No.2:, UK No.2 SINGLES THAT SPENT 6 - OR MORE - WEEKS AT No.2 **************************************************************************** 1) TERRY'S THEME (FROM 'LIMELIGHT') - FRANK CHACKSFIELD (1953) (8 Weeks at No.2) 23/5/1953 - 10-3-2-2-5-4-2-2-2-3-2-2-3-5-2-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-6 **************************************************************************** 2)=LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND - PAT BOONE (1957) (7 Weeks at No.2) 27/7/1957 - 7-6-5-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-4-5 2)=I SWEAR - ALL-4-ONE (1994) (7 Weeks at No.2) 25/6/1994 - 7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-6-7-10 **************************************************************************** 4)=BLOWING WILD - FRANKIE LAINE (1954) (6 Weeks at No.2) 9/1/1954 - 7-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-7-5-8 4)=ARE YOU SURE - THE ALLISONS (1961) (6 Weeks at No.2) 4/3/1961 - 4-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-3-6 4)=RUBY DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN - KENNY ROGERS & THE FIRST EDITION (1969) (6 Weeks at No.2) 22/11/1969 - 9-5-3-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-7-7 4)=THE FLORAL DANCE - THE BRIGHOUSE & RASTRICK BRASS BAND (1977) (6 Weeks at No.2) 3/12/1977 - 9-2-2-2-2-2-2-5 4)=THE SMURF SONG - FATHER ABRAHAM & THE SMURFS (1978) (6 Weeks at No.2) 17/6/1978 - 10-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-4 4)=I'M TOO SEXY - RIGHT SAID FRED (1991) (6 Weeks at No.2) 10/8/1991 - 3-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-7-9 4)=MOVES LIKE JAGGER - MAROON 5 FT. CHRISTINA AGUILERA (2011) (6 Weeks at No.2) 27/8/2011 - 3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2 @@@ @@@ = To W/E 15th October 2011

FEMALE 'SOLO' ARTISTS - MORE THAN 5 UK NUMBER 1 SINGLES (Weeks AT No.1 in Brackets) 1) MADONNA - 13 (29 Weeks) 2) KYLIE MINOGUE - 7 (16 Weeks) @@@ 3) RIHANNA - 6 (17 Weeks) ### @@@ = 1 of them with Jason Donovan ### = 1 with Jay-Z, 1 with Jay-Z & Kanye West, 1 with Drake, & 1 with Calvin Harris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By the way - had Moves Like Jagger risen to No.1 today - it would have been only the 3rd UK No.1, to get there after after more than 4 Weeks at No.2. UK SINGLES THAT SPENT 5 - OR MORE - WEEKS AT No.2 - BEFORE REACHING No.1 (In Maroon 5 Ft. Christina Aguilera's case - so close - & yet so far) A) YOU BELONG TO ME - JO STAFFORD (1952) (8 Pre-No.1 Weeks at No.2) 15/11/1952 - 2 - 5 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 5 - 6 - 9 - (11) - 8 B) LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT - KITTY KALLEN (1954) (7 Pre No.1 Weeks at No.2) 3/7/1954 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 2 - 4 - 5 - 9 - 10 - 9 C) MOVES LIKE JAGGER - MAROON 5 FT. CHRISTINA AGUILERA (5 Pre-No.1 Weeks at No.2) 27/8/2011 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Instead, Moves Like Jagger becomes the 10th Single to spend 6, (or more), Weeks at No.2:, UK No.2 SINGLES THAT SPENT 6 - OR MORE - WEEKS AT No.2 **************************************************************************** 1) TERRY'S THEME (FROM 'LIMELIGHT') - FRANK CHACKSFIELD (1953) (8 Weeks at No.2) 23/5/1953 - 10-3-2-2-5-4-2-2-2-3-2-2-3-5-2-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-6 **************************************************************************** 2)=LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND - PAT BOONE (1957) (7 Weeks at No.2) 27/7/1957 - 7-6-5-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-4-5 2)=I SWEAR - ALL-4-ONE (1994) (7 Weeks at No.2) 25/6/1994 - 7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-6-7-10 **************************************************************************** 4)=BLOWING WILD - FRANKIE LAINE (1954) (6 Weeks at No.2) 9/1/1954 - 7-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-7-5-8 4)=ARE YOU SURE - THE ALLISONS (1961) (6 Weeks at No.2) 4/3/1961 - 4-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-3-6 4)=RUBY DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN - KENNY ROGERS & THE FIRST EDITION (1969) (6 Weeks at No.2) 22/11/1969 - 9-5-3-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-7-7 4)=THE FLORAL DANCE - THE BRIGHOUSE & RASTRICK BRASS BAND (1977) (6 Weeks at No.2) 3/12/1977 - 9-2-2-2-2-2-2-5 4)=THE SMURF SONG - FATHER ABRAHAM & THE SMURFS (1978) (6 Weeks at No.2) 17/6/1978 - 10-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-4 4)=I'M TOO SEXY - RIGHT SAID FRED (1991) (6 Weeks at No.2) 10/8/1991 - 3-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-7-9 4)=MOVES LIKE JAGGER - MAROON 5 FT. CHRISTINA AGUILERA (2011) (6 Weeks at No.2) 27/8/2011 - 3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2 @@@ @@@ = To W/E 15th October 2011

'The Day Before You Came' by ABBA. It only reached No.32, in 1982. I did not like it at the time. It seemed to be a 'Funeral Music' to my ears. However, I now love it, & it has gone down as one of ABBA's very best Singles. Even an 'NME' Journalist said it should have been a UK No.1, & they were not noted for liking ABBA. Blancmange's 1984 cover of it reached No.22. It is time that ABBA's version made the UK Top 10 - which would also give ABBA a 20th UK Top 10 Hit.

Suedehead2 - As regards the consecutive No.1 Singles, by British Acts..... The reason why the 2011 'Run' has 'only' taken 3 Months, is because only one of those No.1's spent more than a Week at No.1. (The Wanted). Anyhow, I get 11 consecutive British Artist No.1's for the 1963 Run. I don't think it is right to only count Summer Holiday once. It went to No.1 twice, & that counts as 2 No.1's by British Acts. (The Song can only count as 1 No.1 - but, it is still 2 times by a British Act - during that Run). The January to July 1963 'Run' took longer, because most of those Hits spent longer at No.1. than the 2011 No.1's. Of the 10 different Songs that were in that 1963 Run, only 2 Shadows No.1's spent just 1 Week at No.1. The rest spent 2 to 7 Weeks at No.1. In the 2011 Run, only The Wanted managed 2 Weeks - the other 10 could not hold No.1 for more than 1 Week. (We'll see if Dappy can, but I doubt it). @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ THE LATEST UK ALBUM CHART..... In the latest Album Chart, Gold by ABBA, is at No.90, & gains the Chart Record for the Most Top 100 Weeks - 634 Weeks. It has taken it from W/E 3rd October 1992, (No.1 Entry), to W/E 1st October 2011, to achieve it - exactly 19 Years. THE UK ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 100 WEEKS (Their Top 75 Weeks in Brackets) (To W/E 1st October 2011) 1) Gold - ABBA - 634 Top 100 Weeks (444 Weeks) 2) Greatest Hits (One) - Queen - 633 Top 100 Weeks (414 Weeks) 3) Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 583 Top 100 Weeks (366 Weeks) 4) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 513 Top 100 Weeks (371 Weeks) 5) Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 506 Top 100 Weeks (440 Weeks) So, that's 3 UK Album Chart Records, that Gold now holds:, (As well as several of the Records, for an Album, by a non British Isles, (UK + Ireland), & non USA Act) 1) Most Top 40 Weeks for a Group Album - 215 Weeks 2) Most Top 75 Weeks - for any Album - 444 Weeks 3) Most Top 100 Weeks - for any Album - 634 Weeks At one stage, it held the Album Record for the 'Longest Gap Between A Return to No.1' - 1999 to 2008. But, The Rolling Stones took that one from ABBA, when Exile On Main Street, returned to No.1, in 2010. That was originally No.1 in 1972. The 2010 Edition was a Deluxe - with an extra CD - 10 New Tracks added. However, The OCC, & UK Chart Books, regard it as the 1972 Album, going back to No.1. THE TOP 3 ALBUMS - LONGEST GAP BETWEEN RETURNS TO No.1 A) Exile On Main Street - Rolling Stones (June 1972 to May 2010 = 37 Years & 11 Months) B) Gold - ABBA (June 1999 to August 2008 = 9 Years & 2 Months) @@@ C) Gold - ABBA (October 1992 to April 1999 = 6 Years & 6 Months) @@@ = From the 2nd Week, of the 2 Weeks at No.1, that it began on W/E 29th May 1999 = W/E 5th June 1999 ##################################################################

It is my understanding that Girls Aloud will be making a 'Come Back'. As will Steps. However, neither were very big outside of the UK & Ireland. (A few Top 10 Hits in other Countries, but not many). So, neither 'Come Back' will excite Europe etc. as much as an ABBA one would. (But, ABBA will never 'Come Back' - They are still on the 'Temporary break from ABBA', that they told their Fans about in late 1982!).

I have to add this Thread, as I do not want this Boy to be forgotten. Nor the other people, who have taken their lives, due to being bullied. Nor for those, who are currently being bullied, to be forgotten. Have you heard of Jamey Rodemeyer? I watched a Video of his on YouTube, on Wednesday. He sent it to YouTube in May. He was 14. I was devestated to learn that he killed himself last Sunday. (18th). He was being bullied at School. He was a Lady GaGa Fan, & his death has caused a huge stir in the USA. Bullies would not leave him alone because he was Gay. They even sent him 'Death Threats'. In May, he felt better - hence his Video. By September, he could take no more. This is why intolerance is so wrong - be it be based on Race, Sexuality, Religion, or Gender. We are all people. some of the bullies may now be prosecuted for what they did to Jamey. The Police are involved. JAMEY IN MAY (A Video that he contributed to a Project, that aims to stop Children like him being victimised) JAMEY IN SEPTEMBER His Video For Jen (26 Seconds Long) (He tells her that he hopes to visit New York City in October). http://www.youtube.com/user/xgothemo99xx His distressed Video - the Boy is clearly very ill, by this time (39 Seconds long) 'REUNITED' http://www.youtube.com/user/xgothemo99xx#p/a/u/1/uNmSBQQkE-A 'HOME OF THE BRAVE' - JODY MILLER (1965) A Tribute to Jamey. A Song about a Mother, who pleads for people to stop bullying her Son, at School, just because he's 'different'. A plea for tolerance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy6bmgxwBew I hope that this bullying ends, as it is evil, cruel, inexcusable, & it destroys lives.

As long as an Artist is credited on a No.1 Single, then it counts as theirs. So David Bowie can have 'Under Pressure', & 'Dancing In The Streets'. Mick Jagger can have 'Dancing In The Streets', but not his 8 No.1's with the Rolling Stones, as only the Group are credited. (Queen can have 'Under Pressure', too). That's how it works. Both Rihanna & Jay-Z can have 'Umbrella'. Paul McCartney can have any No.1's where his name is credited - such as 'Ebony & Ivory'. He can't have 'Mull Of Kintyre', as that was just credited to Wings. (Stevie Wonder can have 'Ebony & Ivory', too, of course). None of the individual Beatles can have their 17 Beatles No.1's, as only the Group were credited. Had the UK Singles Chart started in June 1952, (rather than November), then Vera Lynn would certainly have had 2 No.1's that Year, with these 2 Hits - 'Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart', & 'The Homing Waltz' - with the 2nd one replacing the first at No.1. She'd then have had her 3rd, (& final) UK No.1, in 1954 - 'My Son, My Son'.

We need not just look at Acts who were in the first Singles Chart. An Act, who was in the Top 10 in 1960, would gain the 'Chart Span' Record, if they had a Top 10 Single, or Album, in 2020, or 2021. (That qualifies Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, The Shadows, & so on). Just as The Beatles would take that Chart Record, if they had a Top 10 Single or Album, in, (say), February 2023. (1963 - 2023 = a 60 Year Top 10 Chart Span. The 'Please Please Me' Single, went into the Top 10, in February 1963). So, it isn't just Acts, who were in the first Singles Chart, who can take the Chart Span Record.

Bre - Yes, Bing Crosby, or Nat 'King' Cole, would take the 'Chart Span' Record off Doris Day, if they had a UK Top 10 Compilation, in the future. Like Doris Day, & Frankie Laine, they were both in the very first UK Singles Chart, in Mid November 1952. As was Vera Lynn, who would also re-take that Chart Record, if she ever had another Top 10 Album. Suedehead - Even if Nat 'King' Cole, or Bing Crosby, were to have a Top 10 Album with 'unreleased material', they would only gain the 'Chart Span' Record. They would not be able to take away Doris's other Chart Record - the oldest living Artist to have a Top 10 UK Album. Vera Lynn remains the oldest living Artist to have a UK No.1 Album. Neither Nat, (died February 1965), nor Bing, (died October 1977), can ever take that Chart Record, from Doris or Vera..... That applies to the 'Chart Span' Record, too. Doris has the longest one by a living Artist. As such, no dead Artist can take that from her.

Bre - the Chart Record, that Doris now holds, is the oldest person to have a Top 10 Studio Album. Therefore, neither a Bing Crosby, nor Nat 'King' Cole Compilation, can take that Chart Record away from Doris. Vera Lynn was older than Doris, when he had a No.1 Compilation, in September 2009. She was 92.5 Years old. Doris holds the Chart Record for having a Top 10 Studio Album.

I never 'got' Dido. Her Music & voice are so bland, that she makes Karen Carpenter sound like Johnny Rotten! 'No Angel' is now on 3,063,000 UK Sales. With 'Life For Rent' on over 2,850,000. If you recall, her 3rd Album - 'Safe Trip Home' - performed terribly - entering at No.2, & falling to No.18, if I recall correctly! So, you can be huge with 1 or 2 Albums, & then people seem to lose interest in your 2nd or 3rd Album. We will see what Adele can achieve with Album 3 - be it called '22' or '23'......

Yes - I forgot that Mr. Bennett may well have a Top 10 Album, soon.

'Gold' by ABBA, is now on over 4,950,000 UK Sales. (Globally 28.5 Million to 29 Million) 'Sgt Pepper...', by The Beatles, has sold over 5 Million UK copies. (Globally 32 Million) 'Greatest Hits' (One), by Queen, is on over 5,700,000 UK copies. (Globally 25 Million to 27 Million) Even if you remove the percentage Sales, that the Queen Album got from 'The Platinum Collection' (About 560,000 to 566,000), it is still the UK's Best Selling Album. We will see if Adele will outsell those 3 Albums, in the UK. It will be harder for her to do so Globally. '21' has sold about 10.5 Million Globally, but over 3 Million of those are from the UK.

I don't know who the Top 5 oldest Artists, to have a Top 10 Studio Album, in the UK, are but:, FRANK SINATRA - THE PREVIOUS OLDEST He was 77 Years & 11 Months old, when he entered at No.5, with Duets, in the W/E 6th November 1993 Chart. He was born on December 12th 1915, & he died on May 14th 1998. It was a new Studio Album, of old Songs, that he recorded with various other Artists. SHIRLEY BASSEY - THE PREVIOUS OLDEST FEMALE Shirley Bassey seems to be the previous oldest Female to have a Top 10 Studio Album. She was born on 8th January 1937, & was 70 Years & 6 Months old, when she entered, (& Peaked),at No.6, with Get The Party Started, on W/E 7th July 2007. It was not recorded in 2007, as it was Remixes of 1980's & 1990's Tracks. However, Doris Day's Album is not contemporary, either. The Tracks were recorded Decades ago. Only the spoken intro on Happy Endings, was recorded in these times. And, the rest of that Track is sung by her late Son, Terry Melcher. (Died in 2004). DORIS DAY's AGE For some reason Doris may well have knocked 2 Years off her age! Several sources say that she was really born on April 3rd 1922. On Wikipedia, it says 1924. Doris says 1924. She's likely be upset, if you said 1922. So, it is best to keep it as 1924. But, it looks like she is really 89 Years old - not 87 Years old.....(Apparently, Terry Savalas was also born in 1922, but told everyone it was 1924....). BARBARA STREISAND By the way, in the latest 'Music week' Alan Jones says:, "Two years to the week after Vera Lynn became the oldest woman to have a number one album – at the age of 92 – 87 year old Doris Day becomes the oldest woman to have a Top 10 album with an album of new material, debuting at number nine (14,490 sales), with My Heart, smashing the previous record set only a fortnight ago by 69 year old Barbra Streisand and her latest album, What Matters Most". @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ That is wrong. Barbra was just under 69 Years, & 5 Months old, when she had a UK Top 10 Studio Album, on W/E 3rd September. Shirley Bassey was older than that, when she had a No.6 Studio Album, in the W/E 7th July 2007 Chart. She was 70 Years & 6 Months old, when Get The Party Started reached the Top 10, in that Chart. (We can say that Barbra was very likely the previous oldest American Female, to have a Top 10 UK Studio Album.....). DORIS DAY - THE LONGEST CHART SPAN IN UK CHART HISTORY..... Incidently, Doris & Frankie Lane, were at No.8, in the very first UK Singles Chart, with Sugarbush (Mid November 1952). Frankie was also at No.7, with High Noon. He had a No.16 'Hits' Album, in June, of this Year. Giving him a Span, in the UK Charts, of 58 Years & 7 Months. He's only held that Record since June. Doris has now taken it off him. November 1952 to September 2011, gives her a UK Chart Span of 58 Years & 10 Months..... 1945 Doris Day's First USA Hit Single..... The USA Record Charts go back to the 1940's. Doris's first Hit Single there was, My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time. It went to No.1 in April 1945, & stayed there for 7 Weeks.

The OCC tell me that they realise, (now), that they made a mistake in the Press Release. '21' is not the UK's 3rd Best Selling Album, by a UK Female. It is 4th. They forgot about 'No Angel', by Dido, which is currently on 3,063,000 UK Sales. However, they expect Adele's Album to move into 2nd place, in the next Week, or so. Overtaking 'No Angel', & 'Spirit'. That will just leave 'Back To Black' ahead of it.

Here is another 7 Week one. Whether you count it, depends on whether you count a Re-Recording of the same Song. DAVID BOWIE (7 Weeks, in Total - if you count both recordings of it) JOHN, I’M ONLY DANCING (1972) 43-30-23-20-12-13-13-16-28-39 - 3 WEEKS JOHN, I’M ONLY DANCING AGAIN (1975 RE-RECORDING - 1979 HIT) 23-13-13-12-12-18-43-59 - 4 WEEKS

Bre - I have checked, & I believe that Adele has yet another UK Chart Record. Set Fire To The Rain, does seem to have spent the most time in the Top 15, without reaching the Top 10. Since the UK Singles Chart began - November 1952 - I can only find one previous non-Top 10 Single, that has even reached 7 Top 15 Weeks. (Unless I've missed another Hit, that managed it). I'M SORRY - BRENDA LEE (1960) 49-42-20-13-16-18-13-12-15-12-13-12-16-22-27-36 = 7 Top 15 Weeks SET FIRE TO THE RAIN - ADELE (So far - 2011) 44-69-0-0-0-46-25-23-21-12-11-11-12-13-13-14-17-15 = 8 Top 15 Weeks