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What about a Pre-2000 List?

At last, I'm impressed with a Westlife 'Feat!' For an IRISH Act to achieve that - well, it is absolutely incredible! :P

Suedehead2 - I too would count 'I Got You Babe' as a Cher No.1. However, I try to match my Data with that in UK Chart Books, & none of them add Sonny & Cher's Hit Singles, & Albums, to Cher's Hits.

Because Rihanna held on to the No.1 Singles Position, I've created these 2 Lists:, FEMALE ‘SOLO’ ARTISTS - MOST WEEKS AT No.1 IN THE UK SINGLES CHART 1) MADONNA - 29 (4 Weeks with Justin Timberlake) 2) OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - 18 (16 Wks, with John Travolta, & 2 Wks with E.L.O.) 3)=WHITNEY HOUSTON - 16 3)=KYLIE MINOGUE - 16 (3 Weeks with Jason Donovan) 5)=DORIS DAY - 15 5)=RIHANNA - 15 (10 Weeks with Jay-Z, & 1 Week with Jay-Z & Kanye West) 7)=CHER - 13 (1 Week with Chrissie Hynde, Neneh Cherry, & Eric Clapton) 7)=LEONA LEWIS - 13 9) CONNIE FRANCIS - 12 10)=BEYONCE - 10 (1 Wk with Jay-Z, 3 Wks with Shakira, & 2 Wks with Lady Gaga) 10)=LADY GAGA - 10 (3 Weeks with Colby O’Donis, & 2 Weeks with Beyonce) NOTE Olivia Newton-John, Cher, & Leona Lewis, have had 3 No.1 Singles Doris Day, & Connie Francis, have had 2 No.1 Singles Cher also had 2 No.1 Weeks with 'I Got You Babe', in 1965. However, her Sonny & Cher Hits are not usually added to her Cher Hits - so that's why she has 13 No.1 Weeks, & not 15. FEMALE ‘SOLO’ ARTISTS - MOST No.1’s IN THE UK SINGLES CHART 1) MADONNA - 13 (1 with Justin Timberlake) 2) KYLIE MINOGUE - 7 (1 with Jason Donovan 3)=BRITNEY SPEARS - 5 3)=BEYONCE - 5 (1 with Jay-Z, 1 with Shakira, 1 with Lady Gaga) 5)=WHITNEY HOUSTON - 4 5)=CHRISTINA AGUILERA - 4 (1 with Lil’ Kim, Mya, & Pink, 1 with Redman) 5)=GERI HALLIWELL - 4 5)=LADY GAGA - 4 (1 with Colby O’Donis, 1 with Beyonce) 5)=RIHANNA - 4 (1 with Jaz-Z, 1 with Jay-Z & Kanye West) NOTE Cher would have 4 No.1's too, if we include 'I Got You Babe' (1965) Christina Aguilera has spent 7 Weeks at No.1 Britney Spears has spent 6 Weeks at No.1 Geri Halliwell has spent 5 Weeks at No.1

One of my OCC Contacts, told me that 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina' had reached a UK Million, for Julie Covington. That it had also reached the Million before Alexandra Burke's 1st Hit. (We discussed the matter on the 'phone, & he checked this matter as we spoke - he checked on his Computer). After all - the Julie Covington Hit, only needed to sell 7,000 on Downloads, to reach 1 Million UK Sales. It wasn't hard for her to manage it - as Downloads were first counted in September 2004 - over 6 Years ago. (According to the latest 'Hit Singles' Book, anyhow - which has a List of the Top 50 Catalogue Singles, that were released before September 2004. It says that The OCC 'launched' their Download Chart then). I'm not surprised that Alexandra's Fans would rather believe the Myth, that she was the 1st UK Solo Female to have a Million Selling Single. Fans of an Act never, ever want Myths, (that show the Feats of that Act), to be challenged. They'd rather believe a cosy Myth, than an unpalatable truth. I'll see if I can get The OCC to put the real facts on their Site.

It is unlikely that the Bon Jovi Album will get higher than its current No.2 Position. Therefore, they become the first Act, to have had more than 3 consecutive No.2 Albums, in the UK. Until this Week they were one of the 7 Acts who'd had 3 UK No.2 Albums in a row. MOST CONSECUTIVE UK NUMBER 2 ALBUMS (To W/E 13th November 2010) 4 No.2 Albums in a row BON JOVI (2005 - 2010) 3 No.2 Albums in a row 1) CLIFF RICHARD (1959 - 1961) 2) SHADOWS (All 3 with Cliff Richard) (1959 - 1961) 3) JAM (1982 - 1991) 4) PET SHOP BOYS (1987 - 1990) 5) A-HA (1985 - 1988) *** 6) SHERYL CROW (1998 - 2003) *** *** = THE ONLY ACTS IN THE LIST NEVER TO HAVE HAD A NO.1 ALBUM JON BON JOVI - He's actually now had 8 No.2 Albums - 6 in Bon Jovi, & 2 Solo. CHERYL COLE - And she becomes the 1st Female Artist to have had more than 1 No.1 Album in a Group, & then to have managed 2 Solo No.1 Albums. She had 2 No.1 Albums in Girls Aloud, & now has her 2nd Solo No.1 Album. Annie Lennox had 3 No.1 Albums in The Eurythmics, & 2 Solo No.1's - but, The Eurythmics were a Duo, not a Group. Alison Moyet had 1 No.1 Album in Yazoo, & 2 Solo No.1 Albums - but, Yazoo were a Duo, not a Group. Diana Ross had 3 No.1 Albums with The Supremes, (1 of them had The Temptations on it, too), but, she's only ever had 1 No.1 Solo Album - 'One Woman - The Ultimate Collection' - No.1 in 1994.

SKOB - I have used Cheryl's Girls Aloud Hits, to do 2 sets of Chart Statistics, in the past 2 Weeks. Last Week's was pointing out that Cheryl has now 'Sung' on 26 Top 10 Singles - 20 in Girls Aloud, 1 in Helping Haiti, & 5 since she left the Group. However - in a Chart Book - I would not put her Girls Aloud, or Helping Haiti Singles, in the Cheryl Cole Section. But - when I work out 'Which Acts have sung on the most Top 10 Hits', (or 'The most No.1 Hits' etc.), I do include ALL of Cheryl's Top 10/No.1 etc. Hits. That's because such Lists need me to count them all. The same for any other Chart Act. 2 of my Lists are:, 'The Acts Who Have Been On The Most No.1 Singles', & 'The Acts Who Have Been On The Most No.1 Albums'. Those 2 Lists, (which I up-date every few Months), require me to look at ALL the No.1's that an Artist has been on - including Charity Records - like Band Aid etc. But - in a Chart Book, I would not put all of each Acts No.1's in their Section. (For example - I would not put Robbie's No.1's/Hits in the Take That Section - nor Take That's No.1's/Hits, in the Robbie Section). As for Hits that 'Feature' etc. other Acts. As long as the Acts are named, those Hits should go to each of the Acts on them. So, 'Love The Way You Lie', would go in both the Eminem, & Rihanna Sections, in Chart Books. Band Aid etc. is different - the Acts are credited under a Group name - so it should only go in the Band Aid Section. I only count all of an Acts Hits & No.1's etc., if my List requires it. It does not mean that I'd do the same thing in Chart Books. The 2 matters are entirely different, & do not require me to follow the same 'Rules.

No - I don't see any reason to count Duo's as Groups. For example, if 2 people were protesting outside a Court, or whatever, & they were mentioned on the TV News, I cannot see them being referred to as a 'Group of people'. A 'Couple of people', or '2 people' - yes. But, not a Group. I never see 2 people as a Group. Anyhow - even if I did regard a Duo as a Group, Cheryl Cole still gains a Chart Feat. She would then become the first Female from an all Female Group, who had No.1 Albums in the Group, & then had 2 Solo No.1 Albums. (Neither Annie Lennox, nor Alison Moyet can claim that - for The Eurythmics, & Yazoo were Male/Female Duo's/Groups).

It is unlikely that the Bon Jovi Album will get higher than its current No.2 Position. Therefore, they become the first Act, to have had more than 3 consecutive No.2 Albums, in the UK. Until this Week they were one of the 7 Acts who'd had 3 UK No.2 Albums in a row. MOST CONSECUTIVE UK NUMBER 2 ALBUMS (To W/E 13th November 2010) 4 No.2 Albums in a row BON JOVI (2005 - 2010) 3 No.2 Albums in a row 1) CLIFF RICHARD (1959 - 1961) 2) SHADOWS (All 3 with Cliff Richard) (1959 - 1961) 3) JAM (1982 - 1991) 4) PET SHOP BOYS (1987 - 1990) 5) A-HA (1985 - 1988) *** 6) SHERYL CROW (1998 - 2003) *** *** = THE ONLY ACTS IN THE LIST NEVER TO HAVE HAD A NO.1 ALBUM JON BON JOVI - He's had 8 No.2 Albums - 6 in Bon Jovi, & 2 Solo. CHERYL COLE - And she becomes the 1st Female Artist to have had more than 1 No.1 Album in a Group, & then to have managed 2 Solo No.1 Albums. She had 2 No.1 Albums in Girls Aloud, & now has her 2nd Solo No.1 Album. Annie Lennox had 3 No.1 Albums in The Eurythmics, & 2 Solo No.1's - but, The Eurythmics were a Duo, not a Group. Alison Moyet had 1 No.1 Album in Yazoo, & 2 Solo No.1 Albums - but, Yazoo were a Duo, not a Group. Diana Ross had 3 No.1 Albums with The Supremes, (1 of them had The Temptations on it, too), but, she's only ever had 1 No.1 Solo Album - 'One Woman - The Ultimate Collection' - No.1 in 1994.

There was a 2009 'Hit Albums' Book. It is far better than the 2008 'Hit Singles' Book. There will be a 2011 'Hit Albums' Book - IF the 2010 'Hit Singles' Book has decent Sales. (So, it is in 'Chart Fans' hands really - as to whether we get future Singles & Albums Books).

Suedehead2 - As far as I know, (& can see), the 2010 Book has corrected the mistakes that were in the 2008 Book. Bray - like the old Guinness Books, the 2010 Book uses the 'New Musical Express' Charts for the first Years of the Singles Chart. (November 1952 to March 1960). It is interesting that in 1953 - the first full Year of the Singles Chart - Frankie Laine spent 27 Weeks at No.1, & no-one has managed to equal, (or beat), that since. There would be photos & colour in the Book, if The OCC, & Virgin, could be sure that 'Chart Fans' would pay the higher price that this would cause these Books to rise to. They worry that we'd refuse to buy the Books, if they were more costly to buy, due to being more cosmetically attractive. Basically, the Books would have to be about £20 each, (with no discounts), & they truly worry that hardly any of us would pay that. Hence why there is no colour in the Books, (exept on the Cover), & why there are no photos. It is worth buying the 2010 Book, as I truly think that The Internet will cause Chart Books to die out, in the end - and the old Chart Books will end up being so rare - & hard to find - that people will be selling old copies for about £140 by 2020, or so! :o (Although I realise that this does not happen with all old Chart Books).

1) The Book goes up to, (& including), the Chart of Week Ending 10th April 2010. 2) There are 'Mini Biogs' of several Acts, too. There is much to read in it. I'm sure that it will be in the Stores very soon.

I studied the Book last night, & I found it fascinating. These are the Lists in the Book:, 1) Acts With The Most Weeks At No.1 2) Top 50 Downloads Of All Time (Based on UK Sales) 3) Acts With the Most Top 40 Hits 4) Top 100 Singles Of All Time (Based on UK Sales) 5) Singles That Have Spent The Most Weeks At No.1 6) Acts With The Most Top 10 Hits 7) Top Acts By Weeks On Chart 8) Top 50 Catalogue Downloads (Singles from before September 2004) 9) Top 40 Acts By Singles Sales 10) Top 40 Acts By Download Sales 11) Singles That Have Spent The Most Weeks On Chart 12) Acts With The Most No.1's A) Top 5 Downloads By UK Sales 2004 B) Top 5 Downloads By UK Sales 2005 C) Top 5 Downloads By UK Sales 2006 D) Top 5 Downloads By UK Sales 2007 E) Top 5 Downloads By UK Sales 2008 F) Top 5 Downloads By UK Sales 2009 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Several of the Lists have actual Sales figures shown. Also - some of the biggest Acts have their Top 3 Singles shown, with their Sales revealed. PLUS - There is a Section on the 1960 to 1967 EP Chart - showing all the Acts who had Hit EP's, & their Peaks Positions, & Chart Weeks. As well as the Weeks at No.1 of the EP's that reached that Position. (There is an Index for the EP's too). And - unlike the 2008 'Hit Singles' Book - this one is based on the Top 75, (NOT the Top 40). And all the No.1 Singles are Listed - as well as Symbols to show the Hits that went Silver, Gold, or Platinum. With USA No.1 Hits indicated by a Star Symbol. I think that the Book is excellent, & that it is worth having for every 'Chart Fan'. A welcome addition to our Chart Book collections. THE DOWNLOAD ERA - EFFECT ON UK SINGLES CHART Looking at the Entries, for numerous 21st Century Acts, you can see how Downloads enable many Singles to stay in the Chart for far longer than they used to. For example, ABBA had 28 Singles Entries, in the UK, but only 'Dancing Queen' managed 20 Weeks on Chart. Lady GaGa first Charted in January 2009, & 6 of hers have managed over 20 Weeks, with 5 of those Charting for over 35 Weeks. (In fact, 3 of them were on the Chart for over 40 Weeks). And Take That had 16 Hits from 1991 to 1996, with none spending more than 15 Weeks on Chart. Since their 2006 'Reunion', the Download Era has caused 4 of their 'Comeback' Hits to spend over 20 Weeks on Chart. 3 of them have been on the Chart for 154 Weeks between them - 'Patience', (40 Weeks), 'Shine', (42 Weeks), & 'Rule The World', (72 Weeks). So, we will see more & more Acts, (who have Hits in the 'Download Era'), spending longer on the Charts than Acts from previous Decades. And doing so quite fast too - for their Singles do not need to be in the Shops to remain on the Charts.

Suedehead2 - My copy arrived, (from Amazon.uk), this afternoon - Thursday 4th November. I'm sure that the Stores will get it in very soon. I'll be looking at the Book tonight, & I'll 'Review' it, tomorrow. It has far, far more detail, & Lists, in it than the 2008 Edition. It is easy to see that, simply by looking at the Contents, as well as looking at some of the Lists in it. It is well worth buying. :D

I believe that Leon Russell is the only Act, who has had to wait more than 39 Years for a 2nd Week in the Album Chart. But, he's NOT the Act with the longest gap between a 1st & 2nd Hit Album. Judy Garland is. 'Judy At Carnegie Hall' was a No.13 Album, in March 1962. It spent its 3rd, (& final), Week on Chart on W/E 17th March 1962 - at No.20. She did not have a 2nd Hit Album until W/E 24th April 2010, when 'Over The Rainbow - The Very Best Of Judy Garland' - reached No.66 - spending just 1 Week on the Chart. A gap of just over 48 Years, between her 1st & 2nd Hit Albums. (And her 3rd & 4th Chart Weeks). The Male Act with the longest gap between Hit Albums is Del Shannon. (I believe). He reached No.9, with 'Hats Off To Del Shannon', in June 1963. He then had a 2nd Hit Album, in November 1963 - 'Little Town Flirt'. It reached No.15, & spent its final Week on the Chart, (No.16), on W/E 30th November 1963. He didn't have another Hit Album until THIS Year - when 'Runaway - The Very Best Of Del Shannon', entered, & Peaked, at No.25, in the W/E 6th February Chart. A gap of over 46 Years, between his 2nd & 3rd Hit Albums. If Mel Torme ever has a 2nd Hit Album, he will take those Chart Feats from Judy Garland, & Del Shannon. He had 2 No.3 Albums, in 1956. The 2nd of which left the Chart in September 1956. He's not been in the Album Chart since. Freddy Cannon had a No.1 Album in 1960. 'The Explosive Freddy Cannon' - Freddy Cannon - No.1 in March 1960. He's yet to have a 2nd Hit Album! So, he will also have the:, 'Biggest Gap Between Hit Albums', if he ever has another Hit. (As well as having the biggest gap between a 1st Hit Album & a 2nd).

Braysammich - I forgot about Mel Torme. I only know one Song by him - 'Mountain Greenery'.

Suedehead2 - I believe that Leon Russell is the only Act, who has had to wait more than 39 Years for a 2nd Week in the Album Chart. But, he's NOT the Act with the longest gap between a 1st & 2nd Hit Album. Judy Garland is. 'Judy At Carnegie Hall' was a No.13 Album, in March 1962. It spent its 3rd, (& final), Week on Chart on W/E 17th March 1962 - at No.20. She did not have a 2nd Hit Album until W/E 24th April 2010, when 'Over The Rainbow - The Very Best Of Judy Garland' - reached No.66 - spending just 1 Week on the Chart. A gap of just over 48 Years, between her 1st & 2nd Hit Albums. (And her 3rd & 4th Chart Weeks). The Male Act with the longest gap between Hit Albums is Del Shannon. (I believe). He reached No.9, with 'Hats Off To Del Shannon', in June 1963. He then had a 2nd Hit Album, in November 1963 - 'Little Town Flirt'. It reached No.15, & spent its final Week on the Chart, (No.16), on W/E 30th November 1963. He didn't have another Hit Album until THIS Year - when 'Runaway - The Very Best Of Del Shannon', entered, & Peaked, at No.25, in the W/E 6th February Chart. A gap of over 46 Years, between his 2nd & 3rd Hit Albums. If Freddy Cannon ever has a 2nd Hit Album, he will take those Chart Feats from Judy Garland, & Del Shannon. 'The Explosive Freddy Cannon' - Freddy Cannon - No.1 in March 1960. His only Hit Album.

Loudjamesbond - Rihanna has been on 3 No.1 Hits - not 2. She was No.1 on 'Run This Town', in 2009 - credited as Jay-Z Featuring Rihanna And Kanye West. Elton John has his first Top 75 Album Week in over 3 Years. He was last in the Top 75 on W/E 20th October 2007, when 'Rocket Man - The Definitive Hits', was at No.73. In the USA, 'The Union' is a No.3 Entry - his biggest Album there since 1976, when 'Blue Moves' was a No.3 Album. It is Leon Russell's 2nd UK Hit Album - over 39 Years after his first - 'Leon Russell And The Shelter People', which reached No.29 on W/E 3rd July 1971, & spent just 1 Week on the Chart. 'Promise This' is the 26th Top 10 Single that Cheryl Cole has Sung on. FEMALE ARTISTS ON THE MOST UK TOP 10 SINGLES 1) Madonna - 63 @@@ 2) Kylie Minogue - 35 £££ 3) Diana Ross - 28 (Includes 8 Supremes Hits, plus USA For Africa) 4) Beyonce - 27 (Includes 12 with Destiny’s Child) 5)=Mariah Carey - 26 (Includes a 2007 Re-Entry, & the Helping Haiti No.1) 5)=Cheryl Cole - 26 (Includes 20 with Girls Aloud, & the Helping Haiti No.1) @@@ = If we include 2 Remixes & a Re-entry. £££ = Includes Band Aid II, (1989), & Helping Haiti (2010) UK FEMALE ARTISTS ON THE MOST UK TOP 10 SINGLES 1) Cheryl Cole - 26 (Includes 20 with Girls Aloud, & the Helping Haiti No.1) 2) Girls Aloud - 20 (Includes 1 with Sugababes) 3) Sugababes - 19 (Includes 1 with Girls Aloud, & Band Aid 20) 4)=Mel C - 17 (Includes 10 with the Spice Girls) 4)=Emma Bunton - 17 (Includes 10 with the Spice Girls) 6) Geri Halliwell - 16 (Includes 8 with the Spice Girls) $$$ $$$ = Although Geri had left the Spice Girls, by the time ‘Viva Forever’ was No.1, (August 1998), her vocals are on that Hit. Hence why I’ve counted it.

Elton John has his first Top 75 Album Week in over 3 Years. He was last in the Top 75 on W/E 20th October 2007, when 'Rocket Man - The Definitive Hits', was at No.73. In the USA, 'The Union' is a No.3 Entry - his biggest Album there since 1976, when 'Blue Moves' was a No.3 Album. It is Leon Russell's 2nd UK Hit Album - over 39 Years after his first - 'Leon Russell And The Shelter People', which reached No.29 on W/E 3rd July 1971, & spent just 1 Week on the Chart. 'Promise This' is the 26th Top 10 Single that Cheryl Cole has Sung on. FEMALE ARTISTS ON THE MOST UK TOP 10 SINGLES 1) Madonna - 63 @@@ 2) Kylie Minogue - 35 £££ 3) Diana Ross - 28 (Includes 8 Supremes Hits, plus USA For Africa) 4) Beyonce - 27 (Includes 12 with Destiny’s Child) 5)=Mariah Carey - 26 (Includes a 2007 Re-Entry, & the Helping Haiti No.1) 5)=Cheryl Cole - 26 (Includes 20 with Girls Aloud, & the Helping Haiti No.1) @@@ = If we include 2 Remixes & a Re-entry. £££ = Includes Band Aid II, (1989), & Helping Haiti (2010) UK FEMALE ARTISTS ON THE MOST UK TOP 10 SINGLES 1) Cheryl Cole - 26 (Includes 20 with Girls Aloud, & the Helping Haiti No.1) 2) Girls Aloud - 20 (Includes 1 with Sugababes) 3) Sugababes - 19 (Includes 1 with Girls Aloud, & Band Aid 20) 4)=Mel C - 17 (Includes 10 with the Spice Girls) 4)=Emma Bunton - 17 (Includes 10 with the Spice Girls) 6) Geri Halliwell - 16 (Includes 8 with the Spice Girls) $$$ $$$ = Although Geri had left the Spice Girls, by the time ‘Viva Forever’ was No.1, (August 1998), her vocals are on that Hit. Hence why I’ve counted it.

I cannot think of any previous example, either.

Dannyboy - If you do a similar List for No.1 Albums, it is best to leave out Film Soundtracks. This is because in the 1950's, & early 1960's, they so dominated the Charts, that the 3 Albums with the most Weeks at No.1, are all Soundtracks, even to this day:, 1) 'South Pacific' - 115 Weeks at No.1 (1958) 2) 'The Sound Of Music' - 70 Weeks at No.1 (1965) 3) 'The King & I' - 48 Weeks at No.1 (1956) To stop such Albums dominating my Lists, I leave them out - but say where they would have been, had I included them. (That goes for all Various Artist Film Soundtracks - 'Westside Story', 'Saturday Night Fever', & 'Grease' etc.). 'Evita' is usually regarded as a Madonna & Various Artists, Soundtrack, so I count that one. I add it to her No.1 Albums too - for that is what The OCC, & UK Chart Books do.

The 2 Beatles Albums are 2 of only 6, (since July 1956), that have reached the UK Top 10 - on 3 or more occasions - in totally different Chart Runs:, 4 TOP 10 ENTRIES 1) ‘Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ - The Beatles (1967) No.1 in 1967 - No.3 in 1987 - No.6 in 1992 - No.5 in 2009 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 2) ‘Gold’ - ABBA (1992) (One of only 2 Albums to reach the Top 5 each time) No.1 in 1992 - No.1 in 1999 - No.4 in 2004 - No.1 in 2008 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 TOP 10 ENTRIES 1) ‘The Beatles - 1962 - 1966’ (‘The Red Album’) (1973) No.3 in 1973 - No.3 in 1993 - No.6 in 2010 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 2) ‘The Beatles - 1967 - 1970’ (‘The Blue Album’) (1973) (One of only 2 Albums to reach the Top 5 each time) No.2 in 1973 - No.4 in 1993 - No.4 in 2010 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 3) ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ - Pink Floyd (1973) No.2 in 1973 - No.7 in 1974 - No.4 in 1993 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 4) ‘Off The Wall’ - Michael Jackson (1979) No.5 in 1979 - No.10 in 1984 - No.3 in 2009 NOTE - The only Album to not reach its Peak Position until its 3rd Top 10 Entry @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Kings Of Leon are only the 7th USA Group to have had more than 2 UK No.1 Albums. Only 16 USA Groups have had more than 1:, USA GROUPS WITH THE MOST UK No.1 ALBUMS (To W/E 30th October 2010) 1) R.E.M. - 8 2) BON JOVI - 5 3)=DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES - 3 (Includes 1 with The Temptations) 3)=METALLICA - 3 3)=RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - 3 3)=KILLERS - 3 3)=KINGS OF LEON - 3 8)=BEACH BOYS - 2 8)=STYLISTICS - 2 8)=NIRVANA - 2 8)=D12 - 2 8)=LINKIN PARK - 2 8)=FOO FIGHTERS - 2 8)=SCISSOR SISTERS - 2 8)=GREEN DAY - 2 8)=MAROON 5 - 2 NOTE - Simon & Garfunkel, (2 No.1 Albums), The Carpenters, (3 No.1’s), & White Stripes, (2 No.1’s), are all Duo’s - not Groups. Fleetwood Mac have had 4 UK No.1 Albums, but they were a UK/USA Group at the time - as were Blondie, when they had 2 UK No.1 Albums. The Monkees had 2 No.1 Albums, but, they too were a UK/USA Group. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ And, as The Beatles have added 2 more Weeks, to their tally of Weeks in the UK Top 10, I've worked out these Lists - all to W/E 30th October:, THE TOP 20 UK ALBUM ACTS (BASED ON WEEKS IN THE TOP 5) (To W/E 30th October 2010) 1) BEATLES - 355 Weeks 2) ELVIS PRESLEY - 316 Weeks 3) SHADOWS - 223 Weeks (Includes 136 Weeks with Cliff Richard) 4) ROLLING STONES - 196 Weeks 5) FRANK SINATRA - 188 Weeks 6) CLIFF RICHARD - 175 Weeks 7) SIMON & GARFUNKEL - 159 Weeks 8) ABBA - 149 Weeks 9) MICHAEL JACKSON - 140 Weeks (Includes 10 Weeks with The Jackson 5 - both Acts credited) 10) ELTON JOHN - 128 Weeks 11) GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS - 116 Weeks 12)=PAUL McCARTNEY/WINGS - 114 Weeks 12)=QUEEN - 114 Weeks 14) ROD STEWART - 111 Weeks 15)=MADONNA - 110 Weeks (NOT including ‘Who’s That Girl’ - Soundtrack - (1987) 5 Top 5 Weeks) 15)=ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 110 Weeks 17)=BEACH BOYS - 104 Weeks 17)=SIMPLY RED - 104 Weeks 19) BOB DYLAN - 102 Weeks 20) DAVID BOWIE - 100 Weeks NOTE Phil Collins is at No.21 - 92 Top 5 Weeks Take That are on 59 Top 5 Weeks Westlife are also on 59 Top 5 Weeks @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ THE TOP 20 UK ALBUM ACTS (BASED ON WEEKS IN THE TOP 10) (To W/E 30th October 2010) 1) ELVIS PRESLEY - 512 Weeks 2) BEATLES - 463 Weeks 3) SHADOWS - 430 Weeks (Includes 235 Weeks with Cliff Richard) 4)=FRANK SINATRA - 337 Weeks 4)=CLIFF RICHARD - 337 Weeks 6) ROLLING STONES - 267 Weeks 7) MICHAEL JACKSON - 257 Weeks (Includes 18 Weeks with The Jackson 5 - both Acts credited) 8) SIMON & GARFUNKEL - 240 Weeks 9) ROD STEWART - 226 Weeks 10) ABBA - 224 Weeks 11) MADONNA - 215 Weeks (NOT including ‘Who’s That Girl’ - Soundtrack - (1987) 6 Top 10 Weeks) 12) ELTON JOHN - 213 Weeks 13) QUEEN - 209 Weeks 14) BOB DYLAN - 193 Weeks 15) PAUL McCARTNEY/WINGS - 189 Weeks 16) GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS - 171 Weeks 17) BEACH BOYS - 169 Weeks 18) SIMPLY RED - 165 Weeks 19) DAVID BOWIE - 163 Weeks 20) ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 162 Weeks NOTE Phil Collins is at No.21 - 154 Top 10 Weeks Take That are on 105 Top 10 Weeks Westlife are on 87 Top 10 Weeks @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ THE TOP 20 UK ALBUM ACTS (BASED ON WEEKS ON ENTIRE CHART) (To W/E 30th October 2010) (2010 Weeks - since W/E 16th January - in Brackets) 1) QUEEN - 1441 (13) 2) BEATLES - 1357 (2) 3) ELVIS PRESLEY - 1339 (6) 4) U2 - 1238 5) MICHAEL JACKSON - 1220 (32) 6) MADONNA - 1164 (14) 7) DIRE STRAITS - 1147 (1) 8) SIMON & GARFUNKEL - 1135 9) ROD STEWART - 1048 (44) 10) DAVID BOWIE - 1031 (5) 11) ELTON JOHN - 1013 12) ABBA - 1007 (5) 13) FLEETWOOD MAC - 940 (21) 14) PINK FLOYD - 938 15) FRANK SINATRA - 926 16) PHIL COLLINS - 887 (8) 17) CLIFF RICHARD - 857 (2) 18)=SHADOWS- 840 18)=ROLLING STONES - 840 (6) 20) MEAT LOAF - 832 (11)

Dannyboy - at no time did I say that I do not find your Lists interesting. I said that such Lists are 'fun'. I did say that they do not work as regards gauging the most popular Acts or Hits. I do my own Lists. I do mine for Fun. But, mine gauge things like the Acts with the most No.1 Weeks, Top 5 Weeks, Top 10 Weeks, & so on - in Chart History. You get a better idea of success that way, than making Lists of individual Hits. You - obviously - put a lot of work into your Lists. They are interesting - I never said that they are not. Have you thought of working out the No.1 & No.2 Albums on the same basis? That would be interesting too.

It is silly to base who is the 'Biggest Act' on such Lists. Downloads make sure that many Hits hang around for ages & ages, these days. (Lady GaGa is just a big Act in the Download Era - The Beatles, ABBA, Queen, Bee Gees etc. would have been in the Singles Charts for far longer, had they had Downloads to assist them). Old Hits had to depend on actually being available in the Shops. Downloads are there 24/7 - 365 Days a Year - no wonder so many 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 etc. Hits are in the Charts for Months & Months. We may as well say that 'I Believe', by Frankie Laine, was the biggest UK No.1 ever - 18 Weeks at No.1, 36 Top 10 Weeks - both more than any other UK No.1. But, it had low Sales, as Singles Sales were low in 1953. Downloads also distort what is biggest in UK Chart History. It is OK for 'fun', to compile these Lists - but, we will find that more & more Hits from this 'Era' fill the Lists, until only a minority of pre-2006 No.1's will get a look in, when Points are added up. This is already happening.

The 2 Beatles Albums are 2 of only 6, (since July 1956), that have reached the UK Top 10 - on 3 or more occasions - in totally different Chart Runs:, 4 TOP 10 ENTRIES 1) ‘Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ - The Beatles (1967) No.1 in 1967 - No.3 in 1987 - No.6 in 1992 - No.5 in 2009 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 2) ‘Gold’ - ABBA (1992) (One of only 2 Albums to reach the Top 5 each time) No.1 in 1992 - No.1 in 1999 - No.4 in 2004 - No.1 in 2008 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 TOP 10 ENTRIES 1) ‘The Beatles - 1962 - 1966’ (‘The Red Album’) (1973) No.3 in 1973 - No.3 in 1993 - No.6 in 2010 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 2) ‘The Beatles - 1967 - 1970’ (‘The Blue Album’) (1973) (One of only 2 Albums to reach the Top 5 each time) No.2 in 1973 - No.4 in 1993 - No.4 in 2010 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 3) ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ - Pink Floyd (1973) No.2 in 1973 - No.7 in 1974 - No.4 in 1993 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 4) ‘Off The Wall’ - Michael Jackson (1979) No.5 in 1979 - No.10 in 1984 - No.3 in 2009 NOTE - The only Album to not reach its Peak Position until its 3rd Top 10 Entry @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Kings Of Leon are only the 7th USA Group to have had more than 2 UK No.1 Albums. Only 16 USA Groups have had more than 1:, USA GROUPS WITH THE MOST UK No.1 ALBUMS (To W/E 30th October 2010) 1) R.E.M. - 8 2) BON JOVI - 5 3)=DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES - 3 (Includes 1 with The Temptations) 3)=METALLICA - 3 3)=RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - 3 3)=KILLERS - 3 3)=KINGS OF LEON - 3 8)=BEACH BOYS - 2 8)=STYLISTICS - 2 8)=NIRVANA - 2 8)=D12 - 2 8)=LINKIN PARK - 2 8)=FOO FIGHTERS - 2 8)=SCISSOR SISTERS - 2 8)=GREEN DAY - 2 8)=MAROON 5 - 2 NOTE - Simon & Garfunkel, (2 No.1 Albums), The Carpenters, (3 No.1’s), & White Stripes, (2 No.1’s), are all Duo’s - not Groups. Fleetwood Mac have had 4 UK No.1 Albums, but they were a UK/USA Group at the time - as were Blondie, when they had 2 UK No.1 Albums. The Monkees had 2 No.1 Albums, but, they too were a UK/USA Group. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ And, as The Beatles have added 2 more Weeks, to their tally of Weeks in the UK Top 10, I've worked out these Lists - all to W/E 30th October:, THE TOP 20 UK ALBUM ACTS (BASED ON WEEKS IN THE TOP 5) (To W/E 30th October 2010) 1) BEATLES - 355 Weeks 2) ELVIS PRESLEY - 316 Weeks 3) SHADOWS - 223 Weeks (Includes 136 Weeks with Cliff Richard) 4) ROLLING STONES - 196 Weeks 5) FRANK SINATRA - 188 Weeks 6) CLIFF RICHARD - 175 Weeks 7) SIMON & GARFUNKEL - 159 Weeks 8) ABBA - 149 Weeks 9) MICHAEL JACKSON - 140 Weeks (Includes 10 Weeks with The Jackson 5 - both Acts credited) 10) ELTON JOHN - 128 Weeks 11) GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS - 116 Weeks 12)=PAUL McCARTNEY/WINGS - 114 Weeks 12)=QUEEN - 114 Weeks 14) ROD STEWART - 111 Weeks 15)=MADONNA - 110 Weeks (NOT including ‘Who’s That Girl’ - Soundtrack - (1987) 5 Top 5 Weeks) 15)=ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 110 Weeks 17)=BEACH BOYS - 104 Weeks 17)=SIMPLY RED - 104 Weeks 19) BOB DYLAN - 102 Weeks 20) DAVID BOWIE - 100 Weeks NOTE Phil Collins is at No.21 - 92 Top 5 Weeks Take That are on 59 Top 5 Weeks Westlife are also on 59 Top 5 Weeks @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ THE TOP 20 UK ALBUM ACTS (BASED ON WEEKS IN THE TOP 10) (To W/E 30th October 2010) 1) ELVIS PRESLEY - 512 Weeks 2) BEATLES - 463 Weeks 3) SHADOWS - 430 Weeks (Includes 235 Weeks with Cliff Richard) 4)=FRANK SINATRA - 337 Weeks 4)=CLIFF RICHARD - 337 Weeks 6) ROLLING STONES - 267 Weeks 7) MICHAEL JACKSON - 257 Weeks (Includes 18 Weeks with The Jackson 5 - both Acts credited) 8) SIMON & GARFUNKEL - 240 Weeks 9) ROD STEWART - 226 Weeks 10) ABBA - 224 Weeks 11) MADONNA - 215 Weeks (NOT including ‘Who’s That Girl’ - Soundtrack - (1987) 6 Top 10 Weeks) 12) ELTON JOHN - 213 Weeks 13) QUEEN - 209 Weeks 14) BOB DYLAN - 193 Weeks 15) PAUL McCARTNEY/WINGS - 189 Weeks 16) GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS - 171 Weeks 17) BEACH BOYS - 169 Weeks 18) SIMPLY RED - 165 Weeks 19) DAVID BOWIE - 163 Weeks 20) ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 162 Weeks NOTE Phil Collins is at No.21 - 154 Top 10 Weeks Take That are on 105 Top 10 Weeks Westlife are on 87 Top 10 Weeks @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ THE TOP 20 UK ALBUM ACTS (BASED ON WEEKS ON ENTIRE CHART) (To W/E 30th October 2010) (2010 Weeks - since W/E 16th January - in Brackets) 1) QUEEN - 1441 (13) 2) BEATLES - 1357 (2) 3) ELVIS PRESLEY - 1339 (6) 4) U2 - 1238 5) MICHAEL JACKSON - 1220 (32) 6) MADONNA - 1164 (14) 7) DIRE STRAITS - 1147 (1) 8) SIMON & GARFUNKEL - 1135 9) ROD STEWART - 1048 (44) 10) DAVID BOWIE - 1031 (5) 11) ELTON JOHN - 1013 12) ABBA - 1007 (5) 13) FLEETWOOD MAC - 940 (21) 14) PINK FLOYD - 938 15) FRANK SINATRA - 926 16) PHIL COLLINS - 887 (8) 17) CLIFF RICHARD - 857 (2) 18)=SHADOWS- 840 18)=ROLLING STONES - 840 (6) 20) MEAT LOAF - 832 (11)