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So - Mariah's Christmas Song finally reaches No.1 in the UK Singles Chart. It is its 104th Week inside the Top 100. 2 Years, in other words. Its 88th Top 75 Week. Its 70th Top 40 Week. Its 48th Week in the Top 20. Its 26th Top 10 Week and its 17th Top 5 Week. Incredibly, it is the only 1, of her 19 USA No.1 Singles, to also be a UK No.1. It - finally - reached No.1 in the USA, in December 2019. Her previous 2 UK No.1 Singles were not No.1's in the USA. Her 1994 UK No.1 - 'Without You' - was a Cover of a 1972 Nilsson No.1, which was a Cover of a 1970 Badfinger Album Track. Mariah's version was a USA No.3 Hit. Her UK No.1, in 2000, with Westlife, was a Cover of a 1984 Phil Collins No.2 Hit - 'Against All Odds'. The Mariah & Westlife Cover, was not even given a USA Release... I've worked out the 7 UK Hit Singles, to take the most Years, to reach No.1. From the Week that they first entered the UK Singles Chart... UK SINGLES – THE LONGEST TIME TO REACH No.1 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 1)… W/E 20th November 1971 to 26th March 2005 (IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO? -- TONY CHRISTIE -- 33 Years & 4 Months @@@ NOTE -- Originally Peaked at No.18 on W/E 8th January 1972 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 2)… W/E 16th November 1957 to W/E 27th December 1986 REET PETITE (THE SWEETEST GIRL IN TOWN) -- JACKIE WILSON -- 29 Years & 1 Month NOTE -- Originally Peaked at No.6 on W/E 4th January 1958 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 3)… W/E 10th December 1994 to W/E 17th December 2020 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU -- MARIAH CAREY -- 26 Years NOTE -- Originally Peaked at No.2 on W/E 17th December 1994 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 4)… W/E 24th June 1961 to W/E 21st February 1987 STAND BY ME -- BEN E. KING -- 25 Years and 8 Months NOTE -- Originally Peaked at No.27 on W/E 5th August 1961 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 5)… W/E 14th August 1965 to W/E 3rd November 1990 UNCHAINED MELODY -- RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS -- 25 Years & 3 Months NOTE -- Originally Peaked at No.14 on W/E 11th September 1965 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 6)… W/E 12th May 1979 to W/E 6th September 2003 ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE -- ELTON JOHN -- 24 Years and 4 Months %%% NOTE -- Originally Peaked at No.42 on W/E 26th May 1979 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 7)… W/E 4th October 1969 to W/E 24th September 1988 HE AIN’T HEAVY, HE’S MY BROTHER -- THE HOLLIES -- 18 Years & 11 Months NOTE -- Originally Peaked at No.3 on W/E 1st November 1969 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@ = The 2005 Hit, was exactly the same Recording, as the 1971 Recording. In 2005 it was the ‘Official’ UK Single for the Comic Relief Charity. It was Promoted as ‘Featuring Peter Kay’, but he was only miming to it, in The Video, which included a lot of miming ‘Celebrities’. Peter Kay did not sing a note, on the actual Record… %%% = The 2003 version of Elton John’s ‘Are You Ready For Love’ is a Remix. The Official UK Charts Company regards it as being the same Hit, that Peaked at No.42, in 1979 – therefore, so do I…

Some Albums carry on selling around 100,000 - or more - every Year. Even though they are Decades old. If 'Greatest Hits' by Queen, can retain its place, in the Year End Top 10, it will be only the 2nd time that it has been in the UK's Annual Top 10 Best Selling Albums. 'Officially' it was 2nd for 1981. However, the New Book - the 1981 'Music Chronicle' - adds in the Sales, for the final Week of 1981 and the Queen 'Greatest Hits' Album moves up from 2nd to 1st place. Despite their gigantic UK Album Sales, (2nd only to The Beatles, I believe), Queen never had the UK's Annual Best Selling Album more than once...

There are 36 UK Albums with 10 - or more - Platinum Awards. A couple of them may not have actually reached 3 Million UK Sales, but they are Certified for 10 x Platinum. The 2 Albums with 10 UK Platinum Awards, that may not be on 3 Million UK Sales are: A). Alanis Morissette - 'Jagged Little Pill' -- (1995) -- 10th BPI Platinum Award on 25th October 2002. B). Robbie Williams -- 'I've Been Expecting You' -- (1998) -- 10th BPI Platinum Award on 22nd October 2004.

LEWIS CAPALDI's NEW UK CHART RECORDS... This Week - W/E 12th November Charts - Lewis Capaldi takes 2 UK Chart Records from Ed Sheeran. A).. 'Someone You Loved', (2018), is at No.59 this Week. It is its 96th Consecutive Week, in the UK Top 100. It beats the 95 Consecutive Top 100 Weeks of Ed Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud', (2014). However, all 96 Top 100 Weeks, of 'Someone You Loved' have been in the Top 75. In the matter of 'Thinking Out Loud', 81 Weeks were in the Top 75, with 73 of them Consecutive Top 75 Weeks. B).. Lewis's 1st Album - 'Divinely Inspired, To A Hellish Extent', (2019), reaches 77 Consecutive Top 10 Weeks. That beats the 76 Consecutive Top 10 Weeks of 'Divide'. It means that Lewis is now the Solo Artist, with the 'Most Consecutive Top 10 Weeks', in the UK Album Chart. Only 7 Albums, have had more Consecutive Top 10 Weeks, than the Lewis Capaldi Album. 4 of them are Film Soundtrack Albums. 1 is a Broadway Stage Cast Album. 1 is a BBC TV Cast Album. The only Artist Album, in front of Lewis, is 'Bridge Over Troubled Water', by Simon and Garfunkel. (1970). That Album had 92 Consecutive Top 10 Weeks and a huge 135 Top 10 Weeks over-all... THE 6 SOLO ARTIST ALBUMS WITH THE MOST UK CONSECUTIVE TOP 10 WEEKS 01).. DIVINELY INSPIRED, TO A HELLISH EXTENT –- LEWIS CAPALDI –- (2019) -– 77 WEEKS 02).. ÷ (DIVIDE) -- ED SHEERAN -- (2017) -- 76 WEEKS 03).. X -- ED SHEERAN -- (2014) -- 74 WEEKS 04).. 21 -- ADELE -- (2011) -- 71 WEEKS 05).. IN THE LONELY HOUR -- SAM SMITH -- (2014) -- 69 WEEKS 06).. OUR VERSION OF EVENTS -- EMELI SANDE -- (2012) -- 66 WEEKS

SUMMARY OF THE 5 SOLO FEMALES WHO’VE ACHIEVED IT MORE THAN ONCE (How many Times//Runs they achieved it - and for how many Weeks//Charts) 01).. MADONNA - 4 TIMES//RUNS - 8 WEEKS//CHARTS 02)= RIHANNA - 3 TIMES//RUNS - 3 WEEKS//CHARTS 02)= ARIANA GRANDE - 3 TIMES//RUNS - 3 WEEKS//CHARTS 04)= ADELE - 2 TIMES//RUNS - 5 WEEKS//CHARTS 04)= LADY GAGA - 2 TIMES//RUNS - 2 WEEKS//CHARTS @@@ @@@ = LADY GAGA would be in 2nd= Place, (between Rihanna and Ariana Grande), if her 3rd ‘Double Top’ were counted by The Official UK Charts Company. (She’d be between Rihanna and Ariana, based on her ‘Double Tops’ Weeks and the Date of her 1st UK Chart Hit).

THE 5 SOLO FEMALES WHO HAVE HAD MORE THAN 1 ‘DOUBLE TOP’ 12/07/1986 (3) Madonna - Papa Don't Preach // True Blue 01/04/1989 (2) Madonna - Like A Prayer // Like A Prayer (Album) 26/11/2005 (2) Madonna - Hung Up // Confessions On A Dancefloor 10/05/2008 (1) Madonna - 4 Minutes (Featuring Justin Timberlake) // Hard Candy 16/06/2007 (1) Rihanna - Umbrella (Featuring Jay-Z) // Good Girl Gone Bad 15/01/2011 (1) Rihanna - What’s My Name? (Featuring Drake) // Loud 03/12/2011 (1) Rihanna - We Found Love (Featuring Calvin Harris) // Talk That Talk 11/04/2009 (1) Lady GaGa - Poker Face // The Fame 27/03/2010 (1) Lady GaGa - Telephone (Featuring Beyonce) // The Fame 01/11/2018 (1) Lady GaGa (& Bradley Cooper) - Shallow // A Star Is Born (OST) @@@ 26/02/2011 (4) Adele - Someone Like You // 21 02/04/2011 (1) Adele - Someone Like You // 21 21/02/2019 (1) Ariana Grande - Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored // Thank U, Next 28/02/2019 (1) Ariana Grande - 7 Rings // Thank U, Next 12/11/2020 (1) Ariana Grande - Positions // Positions (Album) @@@ = This ‘Double Top’ is not accepted by The OCC.

As Ariana Grande has now had her 3rd UK 'Double Top', I've done much work on the Female Solo Acts who have achieved it. Not many have and only a tiny number have done it more than once. THE SOLO FEMALES WHO HAVE HAD THE ‘DOUBLE TOP’ IN THE UK CHARTS Since the UK Album Chart began, on W/E 28th July 1956, only 16 Solo Females have achieved it. The first was not achieved until November 1980 - Barbra Streisand. I’m aware, that the UK Singles Chart, began much earlier than the Albums Chart – W/E 15th November 1952. But, you could not have a UK ‘Double Top’, if the Album Chart had yet to begin. Just 5 of the 16 Solo Females have managed it more than once. Madonna is the only Solo Female – so far – to reach 4 ‘Double Tops’. Adele has spent a massive 37 Weeks, at No.1, in the UK Album Chart, with her 3 No.1 Albums. It is a surprise, (for many People), that she has ‘only’ had 2 No.1 Singles, with 8 No.1 Weeks on top, between them. That’s why she’s ‘only’ had 2 ‘Double Tops’, for a Total of 5 Weeks. That was way back in 2011. Both with the same Single, (‘Someone Like You’), and Album, (‘21’). 08/11/1980 (1) Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love // Guilty 12/07/1986 (3) Madonna - Papa Don't Preach // True Blue 13/06/1987 (1) Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) // Whitney 01/04/1989 (2) Madonna - Like A Prayer // Like A Prayer (Album) 26/02/1994 (3) Mariah Carey - Without You // Music Box 04/02/1995 (5) Celine Dion - Think Twice // The Colour Of My Love 13/10/2001 (2) Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head // Fever 12/07/2003 (3) Beyonce - Crazy In Love // Dangerously In Love 26/11/2005 (2) Madonna - Hung Up // Confessions On A Dancefloor 16/06/2007 (1) Rihanna - Umbrella (Featuring Jay-Z) // Good Girl Gone Bad 24/11/2007 (4) Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love // Spirit 15/03/2008 (2) Duffy - Mercy // Rockferry 10/05/2008 (1) Madonna - 4 Minutes (Featuring Justin Timberlake) // Hard Candy 21/02/2009 (1) Lily Allen - The Fear // It’s Not Me It’s You 11/04/2009 (1) Lady GaGa - Poker Face // The Fame 07/11/2009 (1) Cheryl Cole - Fight For This Love // 3 Words 27/03/2010 (1) Lady GaGa - Telephone (Featuring Beyonce) // The Fame 15/01/2011 (1) Rihanna - What’s My Name? (Featuring Drake) // Loud 26/02/2011 (4) Adele - Someone Like You // 21 02/04/2011 (1) Adele - Someone Like You // 21 03/12/2011 (1) Rihanna - We Found Love (Featuring Calvin Harris) // Talk That Talk 19/10/2013 (1) Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball // Bangerz 01/11/2018 (1) Lady GaGa (& Bradley Cooper) - Shallow // A Star Is Born (OST) @@@ 21/02/2019 (1) Ariana Grande - Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored // Thank U, Next 28/02/2019 (1) Ariana Grande - 7 Rings // Thank U, Next 12/11/2020 (1) Ariana Grande - Positions // Positions (Album) @@@ = The OCC do not regard this as a Lady GaGa 'Double Top'. They only credit the Single to her, even though she Sings on 27 of the 34 Songs, on the Film Soundtrack Album.

As Queen's 'Live Around The World' is their 10th UK No.1 Album and their first since November 1995, I've created 4 Chart Trivia Lists, that reflect that... THE BEATLES -- The OCC give The Beatles 16 No.1 Albums. This is because they regard the Reissue of 'Abbey Road', (2019), as their 16th No.1. They don't count the Reissue of 'Sgt Pepper', (2017), as their 16th No.1. As both Reissues had Bonus Tracks, they were not the same as the 'Sgt Pepper' that was No.1 in 1967 & 1968, and the 'Abbey Road' that was No.1 in 1969 and 1970. I've decided to count them as The Beatles 16th & 17th No.1 Albums. I realise that this is very controversial and that some 'Chart Fans' do not count them as 'New' Beatles No.1's. They say that they are still on 15 No.1 Albums. The OCC also count the Rolling Stones Reissues of 'Exile On Main Street' (2010), and 'Goat's Head Soup', (2020), as 'New' No.1's for that Group, due to both having Tracks, that were not on the original 1972 and 1973 Albums. So, The OCC credits them with 13 No.1 Albums - which is why I've also given them 13. (Again, I'm aware, that giving them 13 No.1 Albums, is controversial and that some 'Chart Fans' do not count the 2010 and 2020 Reissues as 'New' No.1's. They give the Group 11 No.1 Albums). As The OCC count both Rolling Stones Reissues as 'New' No.1's, they really should count the 2017 'Sgt Pepper' as a 17th No.1 for the Beatles - to be consistent... @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ A)… ACTS WITH THE LONGEST ‘SPANS’ OF UK No.1 ALBUMS NOTE -- A ‘Span’ is from the Act’s First No.1 Album Week to their Last No.1 Album Week Years // Months 01)... 60.00 – Elvis Presley – (W/E 10th November 1956 to W/E 3rd November 2016) 02)... 56.05 – The Beatles – (W/E 11th May 1963 to W/E 10th October 2019) 03)... 56.04 – Rolling Stones – (W/E 2nd May 1964 to W/E 17th September 2020) 04)... 55.03 – Bob Dylan – (W/E 17th April 1965 to W/E 2nd July 2020) 05)... 48.04 – Rod Stewart – (W/E 2nd October 1971 to W/E 2nd January 2020) 06)... 44.11 – Queen -- (W/E 27th December 1975 to W/E 15th October 2020) 07)... 44.03 – Paul Simon – (W/E 18th March 1972 to W/E 16th June 2016) 08)... 44.01 – Pink Floyd – (W/E 24th October 1970 to W/E 22nd November 2014) 09)... 42.09 – David Bowie – (W/E 5th May 1973 to W/E 11th February 2016) 10)... 40.05 – Electric Light Orchestra – (W/E 16th June 1979 to W/E 14th November 2019) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ B)... ACTS WITH THE LONGEST GAPS BETWEEN UK No.1 ALBUMS (I’ve Put The Number Of Each No.1 Album In Brackets) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 1) BOB DYLAN -- A ‘GAP’ of 38 Years & 6 Months between No.1 Albums (86) NEW MORNING - W/E 28th November 1970 To (869) TOGETHER THROUGH LIFE - W/E 9th May 2009 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 2) ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA -- A ‘GAP’ of 34 Years & 11 Months between No.1 Albums (250) TIME - W/E 5th September 1981 (Its 2nd Week at No.1) To (1086) ALL OVER THE WORLD : THE VERY BEST OF - W/E 4th August 2016 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 3) RICK ASTLEY -- A ‘GAP’ of 28 Years & 7 Months between No.1 Albums (358) WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY - W/E 28th November 1987 To (1080) 50 - W/E 23rd June 2016 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 4) AC/DC -- A ‘GAP’ of 28 Years & 3 Months between No.1 Albums (235) BACK IN BLACK - W/E 16th August 1980 (Its 2nd Week at No.1) To (855) BLACK ICE - W/E 1st November 2008 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 5) ELVIS PRESLEY -- A ‘GAP’ of 25 Years & 1 Month between No.1 Albums (189) ELVIS PRESLEY’S 40 GREATEST HITS - W/E 10th September 1977 To (680) ELV1S : 30 # 1 HITS - W/E 5th October 2002 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 6) QUEEN -- A ‘GAP’ of 24 Years & 11 Months between No.1 Albums (541) MADE IN HEAVEN - W/E 18th November 1995 To (1210) LIVE AROUND THE WORLD %%% - W/E 15th October 2020 %%% = With ADAM LAMBERT @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ C)… GROUPS WITH THE MOST UK No.1 ALBUMS (Weeks at No.1 in Brackets) (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 15th October 2020) 01).. BEATLES -- 17 -- (176 Weeks) 02).. ROLLING STONES -- 13 -- (47 Weeks) 03)= QUEEN -- 10 -- (22 Weeks) 03)= U2 -- 10 -- (15 Weeks) 05).. ABBA -- 9 -- (57 Weeks) 06)= TAKE THAT -- 8 -- (30 Weeks) 06)= OASIS -- 8 -- (21 Weeks) 06)= COLDPLAY -- 8 -- (18 Weeks) 06)= LED ZEPPELIN -- 8 -- (14 Weeks) 06)= REM -- 8 -- (13 Weeks) 06)= WESTLIFE -- 8 -- (8 Weeks) 12)= THE PRODIGY -- 7 -- (12 Weeks) 12)= STEREOPHONICS – 7 -- (11 Weeks) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ D)… GROUPS & DUOS WITH THE MOST UK NO.1 ALBUMS WEEKS (From W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 15th October 2020) (NOTE -- No.1 Albums & Span of No.1 Weeks in Brackets) 01).. THE BEATLES -- (17 No.1’s -- 1963 to 2019) -- 176 Weeks 02).. ABBA -- (9 No.1’s -- 1976 to 2008) -- 57 Weeks 03).. ROLLING STONES -- (13 No.1’s – 1964 to 2020) -- 47 Weeks 04).. SIMON & GARFUNKEL -- (2 No.1’s – 1968 to 1971) -- 40 Weeks 05).. TAKE THAT -- (8 No.1’s – 1993 to 2018) -- 30 Weeks 06).. THE CARPENTERS -- (3 No.1’s – 1974 to 1990) -- 29 Weeks 07)= QUEEN -- (10 No.1’s – 1975 to 2020) -- 22 Weeks 07)= DIRE STRAITS -- (4 No.1’s – 1982 to 1991) -- 22 Weeks 09)= OASIS -- (8 No.1’s – 1994 to 2010) -- 21 Weeks 09)= THE SHADOWS -- (4 No.1’s – 1961 to 1979) -- 21 Weeks @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

'SOS' by ABBA, is the only case in UK Chart History, where both the Title and the Artist are Acronyms. They are also Palindromes - which are words that read the same both backwards and forwards...

Regarding The OCC's Friday July 17th Article, about 50 Queen Chart Facts: The Article gives Queen's 'Greatest Hits' 6,370,000 UK Sales. However, in 2006, The OCC allowed 626,000 Sales, to be added to it from 2 other Queen releases. (560,000 - 'The Platinum Collection' - 2000, 66,000 - 'Greatest Hits I & II - 1994). If you remove, those 'Enhanced Sales', it has really sold around 5,744,000. It would still be the UK's Best Selling Album. However, 'ABBA Gold' is 2nd, with an estimated 5,726,000 UK Sales. There are really only about 18,000 UK Sales, between them. (To W/E 23rd July 2020). The OCC never mention, that 626,000 UK Sales, of the 1981 Queen 'Greatest Hits' Album, are from 2 other Queen releases... Note -- For 'ABBA Gold', I'm using the estimated 5,721,000 Sales from this Thread - Sunday July 5th. Then, I've added in a combined Total of 5,000 UK Sales, for these Weeks - W/E 16th July and W/E 23rd July. http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s...20&start=20 The OCC say that, Queen's 'Greatest Hits II', has sold 4,070,000, in the UK. That makes it the UK's 10th Best Selling Album. If you remove its 'Enhanced Sales', then that 1991 Album has 3,440,000 UK Sales. Which makes it fall to 16th place, in the List of the UK's Top 60 Best Selling Albums... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-..._United_Kingdom The fact, that 'Greatest Hits I' and 'Greatest Hits II', were given 626,000 'Enhanced Sales', (each), in 2006, was confirmed by Alan Jones, in 'Music Week', in September 2009. ('Greatest Hits III' - 1999, was also given 560,000 Sales from 'The Platinum Collection')...

The OCC has done an interesting Article about Queen, in the UK Charts. It mentions some Sales, as well as some other Acts: https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/5...t-queen__30231/ Regarding The OCC's Friday July 17th Article, about 50 Queen Chart Facts: The Article gives Queen's 'Greatest Hits' 6,370,000 UK Sales. However, in 2006, The OCC allowed 626,000 Sales, to be added to it from 2 other Queen releases. (560,000 - 'The Platinum Collection' - 2000, 66,000 - 'Greatest Hits I & II - 1994). If you remove, those 'Enhanced Sales', it has really sold around 5,744,000. It would still be the UK's Best Selling Album. However, 'ABBA Gold' is 2nd, with an estimated 5,726,000 UK Sales. There are really only about 18,000 UK Sales, between them. (To W/E 23rd July 2020). The OCC never mention, that 626,000 UK Sales, of the 1981 Queen 'Greatest Hits' Album, are from 2 other Queen releases... Note -- For 'ABBA Gold', I'm using the estimated 5,721,000 Sales from this Thread - Sunday July 5th. Then, I've added in a combined Total of 5,000 UK Sales, for these Weeks - W/E 16th July and W/E 23rd July. http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s...20&start=20 The OCC say that, Queen's 'Greatest Hits II', has sold 4,070,000, in the UK. That makes it the UK's 10th Best Selling Album. If you remove its 'Enhanced Sales', then that 1991 Album has 3,440,000 UK Sales. Which makes it fall to 16th place, in the List of the UK's Top 60 Best Selling Albums... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-..._United_Kingdom The fact, that 'Greatest Hits I' and 'Greatest Hits II', were given 626,000 'Enhanced Sales', (each), in 2006, was confirmed by Alan Jones, in 'Music Week', in September 2009. ('Greatest Hits III' - 1999, was also given 560,000 Sales from 'The Platinum Collection')...

If The Streets were No.1 I could add him, (them?), to my UK Chart Lists. I'm never sure, if The Streets is one Person, or are a Group. Just like some People thought that, Simply Red, was a Solo Act, because Mick Hucknall was the only Person on that Group's Album Covers. (Which would make Phil Collins a Group, if we were to use that logic, with his Album Covers). However, I can't do a thing, (for UK Chart Trivia), if Juice Wrld is No.1. He's had 3 previous UK Hit Albums, and none of them reached the Top 10 - No.25, No.23 and No.12. He's had 16 Top 100 Singles. Only 2 made the Top 10 - 'Lucid Dreams' - No.10 in 2018, and 'Godzilla' - No.1 in January. But, he was only the 'Featured' Artist on that. I suspect that it being an Eminem Single, was why it was a No.1. If Juice Wrld does get this Week's No.1 Album, I can't see it staying there for a 2nd Week. It may not even be inside the UK Top 10, by Week 2. I wonder if 2020, is the Year, that the most UK No.1 Albums, fall out of the Top 10, after just 1 or 2 Weeks? There is a lot of fuss, (OCC), when an Act reaches No.1, in the Album Chart. But, a lot of those Acts, fall down the Chart very fast. They are not really big Acts, at all. They are just able, to outsell, every other Album, for only 7 Days...

I've compiled 2 Chart Trivia Lists, due to Paul Weller having his 5th UK No.1 Solo Album, with 'On Sunset'. It is only his 5th Week at No.1, in the UK Album Chart - out of 5 No.1's. It does not sound very many. However, The Jam only had 1 UK No.1 Album - 'The Gift' (1982) - and that was No.1 for just 1 Week. He also had a 1 No.1 Album, with Style Council, in 1985 - 'Our Favourite Shop'. That too was only No.1 for 1 Week. UK MALE SOLO ACTS - 4 OR MORE - UK NUMBER 1 ALBUMS (Weeks At Number 1 In Brackets) (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 16th July 2020) 01).. ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 13 (36W) 02).. DAVID BOWIE - 11 (27W) 03).. ROD STEWART - 10 (32W) 04)= CLIFF RICHARD - 7 (Includes 3 No.1’s with The Shadows) (30W) 04)= ELTON JOHN - 7 (Includes 1 No.1 with PNAU) (29W) 04)= PAUL McCARTNEY - 7 (Includes 1 No.1 with Linda McCartney & 2 No.1’s with Wings) (17W) 04)= GEORGE MICHAEL – 7 (17W) 08).. PHIL COLLINS - 6 (26W) 09).. PAUL WELLER – 5 (5W) 10)= ED SHEERAN – 4 (41W) 10)= WILL YOUNG - 4 (6W) 10)= MICHAEL BALL – 4 (Includes 2 No.1’s with Alfie Boe) (5W) 10)= OLLY MURS - 4 (5W) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ UK MALE SOLO ACTS - 5 OR MORE WEEKS AT No.1 - UK ALBUMS CHART (Number 1 Albums In Brackets) (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 16th July 2020) 01).. ED SHEERAN - 41 (4 No.1’s) 02).. ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 36 (13 No.1’s) 03).. ROD STEWART - 32 (10 No.1’s) 04).. CLIFF RICHARD - 30 (Includes 21 No.1 Weeks with The Shadows) (7 No.1’s) 05).. ELTON JOHN - 29 (Includes 1 No.1 Week with PNAU) (7 No.1’s) 06).. DAVID BOWIE - 27 (11 No.1’s) 07).. PHIL COLLINS - 26 (6 No.1’s) 08)= PAUL McCARTNEY - 17 (Includes 2 No.1 Weeks with Linda McCartney & 9 No.1 Weeks with Wings) (7 No.1’s) 08)= GEORGE MICHAEL - 17 (7 No.1’s) 10).. JAMES BLUNT - 11 (2 No.1’s) 11)= JOHN LENNON - 10 (Includes 2 No.1 Weeks with Yoko Ono - ‘Double Fantasy’) (3 No.1’s) 11)= SAM SMITH – 10 (2 No.1’s) 11)= LEWIS CAPALDI – 10 (1 No.1) 14)= TOM JONES - 9 (3 No.1’s) 14)= GEORGE HARRISON - 9 (Includes 1 No.1 Week as George Harrison & Friends) (2 No.1’s) 16)= PAUL YOUNG – 7 (3 No.1’s) 16)= BRYAN FERRY – 7 (Includes 5 No.1 Weeks as Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music) (2 No.1’s) 16)= PAOLO NUTINI – 7 (2 No.1’s) 19)= WILL YOUNG - 6 (4 No.1’s) 19)= MIKE OLDFIELD – 6 (3 No.1’s) 21)= PAUL WELLER – 5 (5 No.1’s) 21)= MICHAEL BALL – 5 (Includes 3 No.1 Weeks with Alfie Boe) (4 No.1’s) 21)= OLLY MURS - 5 (4 No.1’s) 21)= DAVID GRAY – 5 (3 No.1’s) 21)= SEAL – 5 (2 No.1’s) 21)= GEORGE EZRA – 5 (2 No.1’s)

This Week, 'Greatest Hits' by Queen, has become only the 3rd UK Album, to reach 900 Weeks, in the Top 100. Only 2 other Albums have achieved it, since the UK Album Chart began, on W/E 28th July 1956. THE 3 UK ALBUMS WITH 900 TOP 100 WEEKS 1)... ABBA GOLD -- ABBA -- (1992) -- 948 Weeks 2)... LEGEND -- BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS -- (1984) -- 932 Weeks 3)... GREATEST HITS -- QUEEN -- (1981) -- 900 Weeks @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ THE UK ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 75 WEEKS 1)... LEGEND -- BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS -- (1984) -- 683 Weeks 2)... ABBA GOLD -- ABBA -- (1992) -- 670 Weeks 3)... RUMOURS -- FLEETWOOD MAC -- (1977) -- 649 Weeks -- %%% 4)... GREATEST HITS -- QUEEN -- (1981) -- 630 Weeks %%% = 'Rumours' has the UK's 4th most Top 100 Album Chart Weeks = 843 Weeks

Oops! I realised that I missed Michael Ball and Paul Weller out of List 1 and Justin Timberlake out of List 2. I've now added them to the Lists...

Simon - As Bob Dylan's 'Rough and Rowdy Ways' has become his 9th UK No.1 Album, I've up-dated 2 of my 'Chart Trivia' Lists, to reflect that. My first additions, to your Thread, in Months! MALE SOLO ACTS - MOST UK NUMBER 1 ALBUMS (Weeks At Number 1 In Brackets) (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 2nd July 2020) 01)= ELVIS PRESLEY - 13 (66W) 01)= ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 13 (36W) 03)= DAVID BOWIE - 11 (27W) 03)= BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - 11 (17W) 05)= ROD STEWART - 10 (32W) 05)= MICHAEL JACKSON - 10 (Includes 1 No.1, as Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson Five) (31W) 05)= EMINEM - 10 (30W) 08)= BOB DYLAN - 9 (26W) 09)= CLIFF RICHARD - 7 (30W) 09)= ELTON JOHN - 7 (29W) 09)= PAUL McCARTNEY//PAUL McCARTNEY and WINGS - 7 (17W) 09)= GEORGE MICHAEL – 7 (17W) 13).. PHIL COLLINS - 6 (26W) 14)= PAUL SIMON - 5 (13W) 14)= PRINCE - 5 (5W) 16)= ED SHEERAN – 4 (41W) 16)= FRANK SINATRA - 4 (16W) 16)= LUCIANO PAVAROTTI - 4 (Includes No.1’s with Carreras & Domingo - as The Three Tenors) (12W) 16)= MICHAEL BUBLE - 4 (7W) 16)= RONAN KEATING - 4 (6W) 16)= WILL YOUNG - 4 (6W) 16)= MICHAEL BALL – 4 (Includes 2 No.1’s with Alfie Boe) (5W) 16)= OLLY MURS - 4 (5W) 16)= PAUL WELLER – 4 (4W) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ MALE SOLO ACTS - MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER 1 - UK ALBUMS CHART (Number 1 Albums In Brackets) (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 2nd July 2020) 01).. ELVIS PRESLEY - 66 (13) 02).. ED SHEERAN - 41 (4) 03).. ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 36 (13) 04).. ROD STEWART - 32 (10) 05).. MICHAEL JACKSON - 31 (Includes 1 No.1 as Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson Five) (10) 06)= EMINEM - 30 (10) 06)= CLIFF RICHARD - 30 (7) 08).. ELTON JOHN - 29 (Includes 1 No.1 with PNAU) (7) 09).. DAVID BOWIE - 27 (11) 10)= BOB DYLAN - 26 (9) 10)= PHIL COLLINS - 26 (6) 12)= BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - 17 (11) 12)= PAUL McCARTNEY//WINGS - 17 (7) 12)= GEORGE MICHAEL - 17 (7) 15).. FRANK SINATRA - 16 (4) 16)= PAUL SIMON - 13 (5) 16)= MEAT LOAF - 13 (2) 18).. LUCIANO PAVAROTTI - 12 (Includes 2 No.1’s as The Three Tenors) (4) 19)= JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE - 11 (3) 19)= JAMES BLUNT - 11 (2) 21)= JOHN LENNON - 10 (3) 21)= LIONEL RICHIE – 10 (Includes 1 No.1 with The Commodores) (3) 21)= SLIM WHITMAN - 10 (2) 21)= SAM SMITH – 10 (2) 21)= LEWIS CAPALDI – 10 (1)

I've checked if The OCC ever credited 'Shallow' and 'A Star Is Born' as a 3rd UK 'Double Top' for Lady GaGa. They did. On Sunday 28th October 2018, they did an Article announcing Lady GaGa's 3rd Double Top - and Bradley Cooper's 1st. It was written by Justin Myers. He left The OCC last December. Now, The OCC is only crediting the Single to Lady GaGa & Bradley Cooper, and not the Album. So, they now give her 2 UK 'Double Top's - not 3. Here is the Article: https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/l...mber-1-__24565/

The OCC don't regard this as the 3rd Lady GaGa 'Double Top': 01/11/2018 (1) Lady GaGa (& Bradley Cooper) - Shallow // A Star Is Born (Motion Picture Cast Album) They see the Album as just a Soundtrack and don't credit it to Lady GaGa. (Or to Bradley Cooper). Lady GaGa has vocals on 27 of the 34 Tracks. Yet, The OCC do count the 'Grease' Soundtrack as being by Olivia-Newton-John and John Travolta, even though they each only perform on 5 of its 24 Tracks! If The OCC count John & Olivia + 'Grease' as a 'Double Top', then they may as well count the Bee Gees + 'Saturday Night Fever' as a 'Double Top'. The Bee Gees performed 6 of the 17 Tracks on 'Saturday Night Fever', and wrote 8 of them. The Bee Gees and John & Olivia would be back to back 'Double Top's in 1978: 06/05/1978 (1) Bee Gees – Saturday Night Fever (Soundtrack) // Night Fever 07/10/1978 (6) John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Grease (Soundtrack) // Summer Nights Yes, Lady GaGa & Bradley Cooper are not credited on the Cover of the 'A Star Is Born' Soundtrack, but John & Olivia are not credited on the Cover of the 'Grease' Soundtrack, and The OCC regard it as their Album. I think that The OCC are doing Lady GaGa a disservice. The Bee Gees are not credited on the Cover of 'Saturday Night Fever'. Nor is Madonna, named/credited on the Cover of 'Evita', but The OCC count it towards her 12 UK No.1 Albums...

The OCC count Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta, as having the 'Double Top', for 6 Weeks, in 1978. That is with 'Summer Nights' and 'Grease'. If we count that, we may as well also count 6th May 1978, when the Bee Gees were No.1 with 'Night Fever', at the same time as 'Saturday Night Fever'. &&& = As with ‘Grease’, it is up to you if you count this as a ‘Double Top’, for the Bee Gees. The ‘Saturday Night Fever’ Soundtrack has 17 Tracks, The Bee Gees wrote 8 of them and Sang 6 of them. In the UK, it is regarded as a Film Soundtrack, by Various Artists and its 18 No.1 Weeks are not credited to the Bee Gees. In the USA, ‘Billboard’ count it as a Bee Gees Album and they credit them with its 24 No.1 Weeks, in 1978. ‘Billboard’ also credit Whitney Houston, with the 20 No.1 Weeks, from ‘The Bodyguard’ Soundtrack, (1992/1993), even though she only performs 6 of the 13 Tracks. In the UK, that Soundtrack Album, had to go into the Compilation Chart, as it is seen as a Film Soundtrack, by Various Artists, here. It had 11 No.1 Weeks, in that Chart. In the Main Chart, it would have been No.1 for about 9 Weeks. @@@ = Again, it is up to your discretion, whether you regard this as a ‘Double Top’ for John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. There are 24 Tracks on the ‘Grease’ Soundtrack Album, but John & Olivia only Sang 5 Tracks each! Olivia Sang on ‘Summer Nights’, ‘Hopelessly Devoted To You’, ‘Look At Me, I’m Sandra Dee (Reprise)’, ‘You’re The One That I Want’ and ‘We Go Together’. John Sang on ‘Summer Nights’, ‘Greased Lightnin’, ‘Sandy’, ‘You’re The One That I Want’, and 'We Go Together’. So, they each, were not on 19 of the 24 'Grease' Tracks – at all. NOTE = Madonna did not Sing on all of the Tracks on the ‘Evita’ Soundtrack, (1996), but it is still counted as being one of her 12 UK No.1 Albums. The 'Evita' Soundtrack has 31 Tracks and Madonna Sang on over 20 of them…

SUMMARY - THE 23 ACTS WHO HAVE ACHIEVED IT MORE THAN ONCE (13 Acts have achieved it 3 – or more – times) (I show how many Times/Runs they achieved it - and for how many Weeks/Charts) 01)… THE BEATLES - 15 TIMES/RUNS - 45 WEEKS 02)… ELVIS PRESLEY - 7 TIMES/RUNS - 22 WEEKS 03)… ED SHEERAN – 5 TIMES/RUNS – 10 WEEKS 04)= ABBA - 4 TIMES/RUNS - 13 WEEKS 04)= CLIFF RICHARD - 4 TIMES/RUNS - 11 WEEKS 04)= QUEEN - 4 TIMES - 8 WEEKS/RUNS 04)= MADONNA - 4 TIMES/RUNS - 8 WEEKS 04)= DRAKE – 4 TIMES/RUNS – 4 WEEKS 09)= WET WET WET - 3 TIMES/RUNS - 7 WEEKS 09)= ROLLING STONES - 3 TIMES/RUNS - 5 WEEKS 09)= THE POLICE - 3 TIMES/RUNS - 4 WEEKS 09)= RIHANNA - 3 TIMES/RUNS - 3 WEEKS 09)= LADY GAGA - 3 TIMES/RUNS - 3 WEEKS 14)= ROD STEWART - 2 TIMES/RUNS - 7 WEEKS 14)= T. REX - 2 TIMES/RUNS - 5 WEEKS 14)= MEAT LOAF - 2 TIMES/RUNS - 5 WEEKS 14)= SPICE GIRLS - 2 TIMES/RUNS - 5 WEEKS 14)= ADELE - 2 TIMES/RUNS - 5 WEEKS 14)= ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 2 TIMES/RUNS - 4 WEEKS 14)= THE SHADOWS - 2 TIMES/RUNS - 2 WEEKS 14)= MICHAEL JACKSON - 2 TIMES/RUNS - 2 WEEKS 14)= SUGABABES - 2 TIMES/RUNS - 2 WEEKS 14)= ARIANA GRANDE – 2 TIMES/RUNS – 2 WEEKS @@@ = The Official Charts Company do not credit Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Hit Singles & Albums, to both Cliff and The Shadows. They only get credited to Cliff Richard. If they were also credited to The Shadows, then they would have managed the ‘Double Top’ on 7 occasions, for 13 Weeks. Their 7 ‘Runs’ would put them in 2 place – with Elvis Presley. But, his 22 ‘Double Top’ Weeks, would easily beat their 13 ‘Double Top’ Weeks…

If Texas can be included, (15th place), then surely 'ABBA Gold' and Fleetwood Mac should be included too?

Simon -- Thank you very much for doing your Chart Commentary each Week. I and many others, greatly appreciate your time and effort.

The Who Album would have been only their 2nd No.1 in the UK. They've had 14 Top 10 Singles, and only 2 got as high as No.2. Their current Album is their 16th Top 10 Album and it looks like it will be their 5th to Peak at No.2. Their only UK No.1 Album is 'Who's Next', which spent 1 Week on top, on W/E 18th September 1971. I make many Lists, based on UK No.1 Singles and Albums, and The Who are the biggest Act not to feature in any of them. 1 week at No.1 is not enough to get them in any of my Lists. It is a shame, as they made many great Singles, such as 'Substitute', 'My Generation' and 'I'm A Boy'...

THE UK’s TOP 20 ‘ALL TIME’ CHART ACTS -- BY THEIR WEEKS AT No.1 (From W/E 15th November 1952 to W/E 12th December 2019) (S) = No.1 Singles Weeks + (A) = No.1 Albums Weeks 01)… THE BEATLES -- 69 (S) + 176 (A) = TOTAL -- 245 WEEKS 02)… ELVIS PRESLEY -- 80 (S) + 66 (A) = TOTAL -- 146 WEEKS 03)… ABBA -- 31 (S) + 57 (A) = TOTAL -- 88 WEEKS 04)… ED SHEERAN -- 38 (S) + 41 (A) = TOTAL -- 79 WEEKS 05)… CLIFF RICHARD -- 46 (S) + 30 (A) = TOTAL -- 76 WEEKS 06)… ROLLING STONES -- 18 (S) + 46 (A) = TOTAL -- 64 WEEKS 07)= MADONNA -- 29 (S) + 30 (A) = TOTAL -- 59 WEEKS 07)= TAKE THAT -- 29 (S) + 30 (A) = TOTAL -- 59 WEEKS 09)… ELTON JOHN -- 23 (S) + 29 (A) = TOTAL -- 52 WEEKS 10)= ROD STEWART -- 18 (S) + 29 (A) = TOTAL -- 47 WEEKS 10)= MICHAEL JACKSON -- 16 (S) + 31 (A) = TOTAL -- 47 WEEKS 10)= ROBBIE WILLIAMS -- 11 (S) + 36 (A) = TOTAL -- 47 WEEKS 13)… ADELE -- 8 (S) + 37 (A) = TOTAL -- 45 WEEKS 14)… SIMON & GARFUNKEL -- 3 (S) + 40 (A) = TOTAL -- 43 WEEKS 15)… QUEEN -- 21 (S) + 21 (A) = TOTAL -- 42 WEEKS 16)= DAVID BOWIE -- 13 (S) + 27 (A) = TOTAL -- 40 WEEKS 16)= SPICE GIRLS -- 22 (S) + 18 (A) = TOTAL -- 40 WEEKS 18)… JUSTIN BIEBER -- 38 (S) + 1 (A) = TOTAL -- 39 WEEKS 19)… EMINEM -- 9 (S) + 29 (A) = TOTAL -- 38 WEEKS 20)… THE SHADOWS -- 16 (S) + 21 (A) = TOTAL -- 37 WEEKS

THE UK’s TOP 22 ‘ALL TIME’ CHART ACTS -- WITH THE MOST No.1’s (From W/E 15th November 1952 to W/E 12th December 2019) (S) = No.1 Singles + (A) = No.1 Albums 01)… ELVIS PRESLEY -- 21 (S) + 13 (A) = TOTAL -- 34 No.1’s 02)… THE BEATLES -- 17 (S) + 16 (A) = TOTAL -- 33 No.1’s @@@ 03)… MADONNA -- 13 (S) + 12 (A) = TOTAL -- 25 No.1’s 04)… WESTLIFE -- 14 (S) + 8 (A) = TOTAL -- 22 No.1’s 05)… CLIFF RICHARD -- 14 (S) + 7 (A) = TOTAL -- 21 No.1’s 06)= ROLLING STONES -- 8 (S) + 12 (A) = TOTAL -- 20 No.1’s 06)= TAKE THAT -- 12 (S) + 8 (A) = TOTAL -- 20 No.1’s 06)= ROBBIE WILLIAMS -- 7 (S) + 13 (A) = TOTAL -- 20 No.1’s 09)= ABBA -- 9 (S) + 9 (A) = TOTAL -- 18 No.1’s 09)= EMINEM -- 9 (S) + 9 (A) = TOTAL -- 18 No.1’s 11)= MICHAEL JACKSON -- 7 (S) + 10 (A) = TOTAL -- 17 No.1’s 11)= U2 – 7 (S) + 10 (A) = TOTAL -- 17 No.1’s 13)= DAVID BOWIE -- 5 (S) + 11 (A) = TOTAL -- 16 No.1’s 13)= OASIS -- 8 (S) + 8 (A) = TOTAL -- 16 No.1’s 15)= ROD STEWART -- 6 (S) + 9 (A) = TOTAL -- 15 No.1’s 15)= QUEEN -- 6 (S) + 9 (A) = TOTAL -- 15 No.1’s 17)= ELTON JOHN -- 7 (S) + 7 (A) = TOTAL -- 14 No.1’s 17)= GEORGE MICHAEL -- 7 (S) + 7 (A) = TOTAL -- 14 No.1’s 17)= KYLIE MINOGUE -- 7 (S) + 7 (A) = TOTAL -- 14 No.1’s 20)… RIHANNA -- 9 (S) + 4 (A) = TOTAL -- 13 No.1’s 21)= CALVIN HARRIS -- 10 (S) + 2 (A) = TOTAL -- 12 No.1’s 21)= ED SHEERAN -- 8 (S) + 4 (A) = TOTAL -- 12 No.1’s @@@ = The OCC count the return to No.1, of 'Abbey Road', (earlier in 2019), as The Beatles 16th UK No.1 Album. However, they don't count the return to No.1 of 'Sgt Pepper...', (2017), as a New No.1 for them.