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LADY GAGA - THE FIRST SOLO FEMALE ACT TO HAVE 3 CALENDAR YEAR UK No.1 SINGLES The UK Singles Chart began in mid-November 1952. It has taken 57 Years, but Lady GaGa becomes the first Solo Female, to have 3 No.1 Singles in a Calendar Year. Her 1st No.1 of the Year, ('Just Dance'), was credited as 'Featuring Colby O'Donis', but it was really a Solo Single - one only has to see the Video. Colby O'Donis only Sings a small part of the Song. She does about 95% of it. Only 6 Groups, with Female Singers, have ever achieved 3 No.1 Singles in A Calendar Year:, 1) ABBA - 1976 2) Blondie - 1980 3) Spice Girls 1996 4) Spice Girls - 1997 (4 No.1's if you count '2 Become 1', the 1996 Xmas No.1) 5) All Saints - 1998 6) B*Witched - 1998 7) Black Eyed Peas - 2009 MADONNA has had 13 UK No.1 Singles, but has never had more than 2 in a Calendar Year. Kylie Minogue has never had more than 1 genuine SOLO No.1 in a Calendar Year. (She only had 1 No.1 Solo Hit in 1989 - the 1st one was a Duet with Jason Donovan). THE 10 SOLO FEMALES WITH 2 UK No.1 SINGLES (CALENDAR YEAR) (Doris Day went to No.1 twice, with 'Secret Love', in 1954, but that does not count. Rosemary Clooney went to No.1 twice, in 1955 - 'Mambo Italiano' - that does not count either. Nor does Celine Dion - No.1 - twice - with 'My Heart Will Go On', in 1998) 1) Connie Francis - 1958 2) Helen Shapiro - 1961 3) Cilla Black - 1964 4) Madonna - 1986 5) Madonna - 1987 6) Billie - 1998 7) Geri Halliwell - 1999 8) Britney Spears - 2000 9) Madonna - 2000 10) Britney Spears - 2004 11) Leona Lewis - 2007 12) Alexandra Burke ('Hallelujah' was No.1 in the 1st Chart of 2009 - W/E 10th January) 13) Pixie Lott - 2009

The 'X Factor' is all about Covers, Ballads, & Cash really. If some people see nothing wrong with that, then fine. Many of us have higher standards than that. Also, I fail to see why Muppets Vote for the Finalists each Year, when Cowell often plans to give the 'Runner Up' a Contract anyhow. So, coming 1st really means nothing - as the 2nd Act can get No.1 Hits etc. too. So why Vote? (Cowell relies on you being Mugs - he makes tons of cash from the 'phone Votes). Cowell clearly knows fools when he sees them! (LOL!) Pretty Boy Joe will last for about 2 to 3 Years, before Cowell drops him. Cowell is only interested in success and cash. If Album 2 fails to bring the Sales in, then he drops you down the toilet. Nice Guy! (Shayne Ward? Gareth Gates? Leon Jackson?) I hear that Cowell is not satisfied with 'The X Factor' being on ITV for 3 months of the Year - he wants ITV to make the Show last for FIVE Months! With the Final, (and maybe earlier Shows), taking place at Wembley. Basically, he wants to take over UK Music & Entertainment - using the Shows to Promote Acts that he has connections with. Just like the Susan Boyle 'Special' Tonight - several of the Acts are connected with Cowell - as she is. It is all very, very manipulative. Still - as we have seen many of the Fans of the 'X Factor' see nothing wrong with bland, Covers dominating the Charts. They may as well check themselves into Old Peoples Homes, in my view - they are like Grannies & Grand Dads in their tastes - as is Cowell!!!

I heard Miley Cyrus's 'The Climb' earlier today - it nearly sent me into a Coma! God, it's boring! It makes 'That's My Goal', & 'A Moment Like This' sound like the Sex Pistols! (Miley's version was No.11 in the UK, earlier in 2009). Simon Cowell seems to only like Music that appeals to Granny's & little Girls. I like some of those Songs too, ('Unchained Melody' etc.), but. the problem is that such styles of Music are ALL that Simon seems to like! IF the 'X Factor' Winner, (probably Joe), is to release a Cover of 'The Climb' as a Single, then I'd rather that anything were No.1 than such sleep inducing garbage! Thank God none of the 3 Finalists has any chance - at all - of still being successful in 2012, & beyond - assuming that they can even manage it in 2011! I do wish the supporters of the garbage, would see that it is manipulative tripe, that creates nothing except Pop Puppets, short term Acts, & lots of cash for Cowell. Leona Lewis is about the only decent Act to come out of the Show - with Will Young being the best from 'Pop Idol'. I find it incredibly sad that so many people on Chart Forums think that the Show & Acts are great - they sure must have low standards!

Pete Waterman has seen through 'The X Factor' & Cowell's manipulation. He's right! Link:, http://smurl.name/6m2r

The USA once had a Guy like Simon Cowell. He was P. T. Barnum. He regarded those who fell for his hype as 'suckers'. One of his Shows had an 'Amazing Cherry Colored Cat' advertised. Many people rushed to pay to get in - to see a RED Cat. In fact - it was the color of BLACK Cherries! (Doh!). I regard those who Vote for 'X Factor' Acts, & who get excited by it all, as the same sort of people who fell for Barnum's garbage! Simon Cowell is just out to suck as much cash as he can out of such people - whilst making the minimum effort that he can. Then his manufactured, cheap, uminmaginative Covers end up being No.1. He creates Zero. He can't write Hits, or Produce, or Sing, or play Instruments. He just sits on his bum, & says very samey things, & then the cash rolls in. (Tragic). He likes to boast how many Records he's sold. I'd say, that as he played Zero part in making the Records, that he's sold Zero Records...... It would be hugely amusing - if it were not so sad!!!!!! Thank God that more people in the UK see through it all, than fall for it......There is hope for us yet.....

What are the Top 10 Best Selling 'Live' Albums in the UK? Should the MTV 'Unplugged' Albums count as 'Live' Albums?

But 'Singles' are only having these long Chart stays due to Downloads. It is nothing to do with them Selling more than in previous Decades. 'Rule The World' spent 68 Weeks on the Chart, & it has sold no-where near as many as 'Back For Good' - 13 Chart Weeks. So - yes, a lot of 'Singles' are Charting for longer - but, their Sales are often not as big as many old Hits, that spent far less time on the Charts..... The long Chart Runs are very misleading.....

Here is what it says on 'The X Factor' Site - that £1, from each CD sold, will go to the Children's Hospital. http://xfactor.itv.com/2009/videos/player/item_200784.htm It ONLY mentions the CD - no mention - at all - is given, as to how much go to the Hospital from Downloads. The CD is about £4:, Play.com http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/12159475/Y...amp;source=9593 Amazon.uk (One Amazon.uk Reviewer says that the 2008 'X Factor Finalists' Single only had 7% of its profits going to the Charity, which it claimed to be released for! Does Simon Cowell really think we are all Morons? Gordon 'Misnomer' Smart, of 'The Sun' does. He says we can't 'knock' 'You Are Not Alone', because the cash is going to Charity - no mention that 75% of it is NOT!). http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002TZS...ASIN=B002TZS53I hmv.uk http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetail...LEASES_2-294153 So - why isn't every penny going towards the Hospital? Instead - 25% is for the Hospital, & 75% goes elsewhere. How much to Simon Cowell? So, the Video uses images of very ill Children, at the Hospital - and only a Fourth of the cash goes to help them. I call it disgraceful, greedy, manipulation.

007 - Westlife, (1999), were not the previous Act, (to Black Eyed Peas), to have 3 No.1 Singles, in a Calendar Year. (Westlife did it in 2000 - 2 No.1's alone, & 1 with Mariah Carey). Will Young & Gareth Gates did it in 2002 - 2 Solo No.1's each, & 1 as a Duet. Elvis Presley had 3 No.1's in 2005. Black Eyed Peas become only the 2nd USA Group to have 3 UK No.1 Singles in a Calendar Year. The other was Blondie, in 1980. However - no entirely USA Group has ever managed it. One of Blondie was British, & 1 of Black Eyed Peas is from the Philippines. JLS become the first all Male UK Black Group to have a UK No.1 Album. Since July 28th 1956 there have been over 880 No.1 Albums - but only 18 have been by Black Groups. Only 4 of those were by UK Black Groups - Five Star, (1986), Soul II Soul, (1989 & 1990), & JLS - 2009. THE 13 BLACK GROUPS WITH UK No.1 ALBUMS (Have I missed any? I've NOT counted Duo's) 1) Greatest Hits - Four Tops (1968) 2) Greatest Hits - Diana Ross & The Supremes (1968) 3) Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations (1969) 4) The Best Of The Stylistics - Stylistics (1975) 5) The Best Of The Stylistics Volume 2 - Stylistics (1976) 6) 20 Golden Greats - Diana Ross & The Supremes (1977) 7) Night Flight To Venus - Boney M (1978) 8) Oceans Of Fantasy - Boney M (1979) 9) Greatest Hits - Rose Royce (1980) 10) The Magic Of Boney M - Boney M (1980) 11) 18 Greatest Hits - Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson Five (1983) 12) Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers (1984) @@@ 13) Silk & Steel - Five Star (1986) *** 14) Club Classics Volume 1 - Soul II Soul (1989) *** 15) Volume II (1990 A New Decade) - Soul II Soul (1990) *** 16) Wu Tang Forever - Wu Tang Clan (1997) 17) Survivor - Destiny’s Child (2001) 18) JLS - JLS (2009) *** *** = The only British Black Groups to achieve it. JLS being the only British Male Black Group to do so. - Since W/E 28th July 1956, when the UK Album Chart began. @@@ = Alan Jones says that Bob Marley was 'Mixed Race'. However, the Wailers weren't - so I count the entire Act as being Black.

6weeksatnumber7 - Thanks for correcting me. I forgot that Dido has spent 17 Weeks at No.1 in the UK Album Chart. (7 with 'No Angel', & 10 with 'Life For Rent'). So Leona's 8 Weeks, ('Spirit'), are the 2nd most for a UK Female Sololist - both Career-wise, & for an individual Album. Dido has only spent 1 Week at No.1 in the UK Singles Chart - 'Stan' - Eminem (2000). (Uncredited). She's been no higher than No.2 as Dido - 'White Flag', in 2003.

Yes - Geri Halliwell is the British Female Soloist with the most No.1 Singles - 4. And all 4 were terribly weak..... However - they only spent 5 Weeks at No.1 between them. Leona's 3 No.1's have managed 13 Weeks on Top - and 'Happy' would be her 4th No.1, & 14th Week at No.1. (IF it gets to No.1). As it is, no British Female Soloist has spent longer than Leona, at No.1, in the UK Singles Chart. She's beaten only by Madonna - 29 Weeks, Kylie & Whitney - 16 Weeks each, & Doris Day - 15 Weeks. (Olivia Newton John was born in the UK, & has spent 18 Weeks at No.1 - but all 3 of her No.1's were collaberations - 16 Weeks with John Travolta, & 2 Weeks with Electric Light Orchestra). Cher - like Leona - is on 13 No.1 Weeks - one of them with Chrissie Hynde, Neneh Cherry, & Eric Clapton. She gets 15 Weeks, if you add in the 2 Weeks of Sonny & Cher's 'I Got You Babe', from 1965. So, Leona has already spent longer at No.1 than any other British Female Soloist. That includes in the Album Chart too - 8 Weeks at No.1, with 'Spirit'.

But - Boney M were NOT from the UK! JLS are the first UK/British Black Group to have more than 1 No.1 Single.

And - believe it or not - JLS are the first UK Black Group to have more than 1 No.1 Single! It has taken 1112 No.1 Singles, & 57 Years of Singles Charts for it to happen. Until now, the closest that it came to happening, was in 1976 - Real Thing. Their 'You To Me Are Everything', was a No.1 that Year, & 'Can't Get By Without You', was a No.2 Hit, later in 1976.

The UK Media are saying that Cheryl is only the 12th Woman to Top both UK Charts at the same time. This is wrong. She's the 37th. (Alan Jones has made the same error, in 'Music Week' - saying she's only the 12th Woman to achieve it). Barbra Streisand was the 1st Solo Female to achieve it - W/E November 8th 1980. However, the 2 Women in ABBA had already managed it 3 times before her - and a 4th time, just after her. (W/E 29th November 1980 to W/E 13th December 1980). It was managed by Females in GROUPS, numerous times:, ABBA - 1976, 1977, 1978, & 1980 (2 Females) BLONDIE - 1979 (1 Female) THE PRETENDERS - 1980 (1 Female) HUMAN LEAGUE - 1982 (2 Females) CULTURE CLUB - 1983 (1 Female) T'PAU - 1987 (1 Female) SOUL II SOUL - 1989 (1 Female) SPICE GIRLS - 1996 & 1997 (5 Females) HEAR'SAY - 2001 (3 Females) ATOMIC KITTEN - 2002 (3 Females) EVANESCENCE - 2003 (1 Female) SUGABABES - 2005 & 2007 (3 Females) SCISSOR SISTERS - 2006 (1 Female) That's 25 Females, in Groups, who've achieved it, plus 12 Solo Females = 37 Female Singers, who've 'Topped' both Charts, in the same Week. Cheryl is the 12th SOLO Female to manage it. It is misleading to say, '12th Female to achieve it' - or '12th Woman to achieve it'..... Cheryl Cole is the 12th Solo Female to have Topped both the UK Singles & Albums Charts, in the same Week. Although the Album Chart started on W/E 28th July 1956, no Solo Female Topped both Charts until W/E 8th November 1980 - Barbra Streisand. CHERYL COLE - 12th SOLO FEMALE DOUBLE CHART TOPPER She has become only the 12th Solo Female to Top BOTH the UK Singles & Albums Chart at the same time. Plus, only the 4th British Solo Female to manage it - Leona Lewis, Duffy, Lily Allen, & Cheryl Cole. 2009 - AND - 2009 becomes the first Year - since the Album Chart began - that more than 2 Solo Females have achieved it - Lily Allen, Lady GaGa, & Cheryl Cole. Barbra Streisand - 1980 Madonna - 1986, 1989, 2005, & 2008 Mariah Carey - 1994 Celine Dion - 1995 Kylie Minogue - 2001 Beyonce - 2003 Rihanna - 2007 Leona Lewis - 2007 Duffy - 2008 Lily Allen - 2009 Lady GaGa - 2009 Cheryl Cole - 2009 NOTE - Some Sites/News Sources are saying that Alexandra Burke achieved it too. She didn't. 'Bad Boys' was No.1 - for 1 Week - on W/E 24th October. Her Album - 'Overcome' - was No.1 - for 1 Week - on W/E 31st October.

007:, 1) Westlife have not had 15 No.1 Singles - they've had 14. And, their 20 weeks at No.1, (Singles Chart), are only good enough for 13th= place, in the 'Most Singles Weeks At No.1' List. Equal 13th place with Slade - who only needed 6 No.1's to get their 20 No.1 Weeks. Add in Westlife's 7 Weeks at No.1 in the Album Chart, & their 27 Weeks at No.1 are only the 27th 'Most UK No.1 Weeks'. So, they may be the Act with the 3rd= Most UK No.1 Singles, (Equal with Cliff Richard, & only behind Elvis Presley & The Beatles), but, their achievements with those 14 No.1's have not been so great. (Hardly any of them were No.1 outside the UK & Ireland, for example). And they have yet to keep an Album at No.1 for more than 1 Week, in the UK..... 2) The Lady Gaga 'Re-issue' is a lot more than 1 or 2 added Tracks. It contains all of 'The Fame' Album - but 2 New Songs are added to that. Plus, there is a 2nd CD with 8 New Songs on it. So, the 'Re-issue' is really 'The Fame' with TEN added New Songs. I'm an ABBA Fan, & I'd haver loved ABBA to have done such 'Re-issues. when they were together. You were lucky to get 10 Songs on most ABBA Albums - & 'The Album', & 'The Visitors' only had 9 Songs each.....Lady GaGa seems to be very prolific. 3) Cheryl Cole is the 12th Solo Female to have Topped both the UK Singles & Albums Charts, in the same Week. Although the Album Chart started on W/E 28th July 1956, no Solo Female Topped both Charts until W/E 8th November 1980 - Barbra Streisand. CHERYL COLE - 12th SOLO FEMALE DOUBLE CHART TOPPER She has become only the 12th Solo Female to Top BOTH the UK Singles & Albums Chart at the same time. Plus, only the 4th British Solo Female to manage it - Leona Lewis, Duffy, Lily Allen, & Cheryl Cole. 2009 - AND - 2009 becomes the first Year - since the Album Chart began - that more than 2 Solo Females have achieved it - Lily Allen, Lady GaGa, & Cheryl Cole. Barbra Streisand - 1980 Madonna - 1986, 1989, 2005, & 2008 *** Mariah Carey - 1994 Celine Dion - 1995 Kylie Minogue - 2001 Beyonce - 2003 Rihanna - 2007 Leona Lewis - 2007 Duffy - 2008 Lily Allen - 2009 Lady GaGa - 2009 Cheryl Cole - 2009 *** = The only other Female Singers to manage it as many as 4 times, are Agnetha & Frida, as part of ABBA. That Group managed to Top both UK Charts - at the same time - in 1976, 1977, 1978, & 1980.

The OCC HOPE to have their New Site ready before Christmas. We will see. It was originally going to be in use in September - then in November.....One reason for the delay is that they want to find out what Chart Fans want to see on the New Site.

Why not simply tell The OCC what you'd like to see on their New Site? They'd like Chart Fans to tell them..... Fill in the Form...... http://theofficialcharts.buginteractive.com/

We are in a similar situtation to the early 1950's. Then Top 3 Singles often used to stay in the Top 10 for ages - without getting close to even 600,000 Sales, most of the time. It is the same now. Downloads enable Take That, (for example), to hang around the 'Singles' Chart for longer, without Selling as many as their biggest 1990's Hits did. So, if we were to use Points, to work out the All Time UK Singles, you'd find that many 1950's Hits were way up in the List, as well as many Hits from about 2005 to 2009. In neither case is it anything to do with those Hits outselling Hits from other Decades. Overall they are not outselling other Decades Hits.....

Like far too many, (idiotic), UK Journalists, Richard Simpson of the 'Daily Mail' thinks that Cheryl's Single is now THE Best Seller of 2009. He/they think that the fastest Selling Single of the Year is the same Statistic as the Best Seller of the Year:, http://smurl.name/tf67

The Top 12 UK Album Acts (To W/E 17th October 2009) Based On Weeks On The Chart (2009 Weeks - since W/E 10th January - in Brackets) 1) Queen - 1421 (0) 2) The Beatles - 1355 (46) 3) Elvis Presley - 1333 (0) 4) U2 - 1237 (48) 5) Michael Jackson - 1150 (122) 6) Dire Straits - 1146 (0) 7) Madonna - 1140 (3) 8) Simon & Garfunkel - 1135 (7) 9) David Bowie - 1026 (0) 10) Elton John - 1013 (0) 11) ABBA - 1000 (43) 12) Rod Stewart - 988 (5) So far - in 2009 - ABBA have risen from 12th to 11th place, Michael Jackson from 8th to 5th, & The Beatles from 3rd to 2nd.

The Top 12 UK Album Acts (To W/E 17th October 2009) Based On Weeks On The Chart (2009 Weeks - since W/E 10th January - in Brackets) 1) Queen - 1421 (0) 2) The Beatles - 1355 (46) 3) Elvis Presley - 1333 (0) 4) U2 - 1237 (48) 5) Michael Jackson - 1150 (122) 6) Dire Straits - 1146 (0) 7) Madonna - 1140 (3) 8) Simon & Garfunkel - 1135 (7) 9) David Bowie - 1026 (0) 10) Elton John - 1013 (0) 11) ABBA - 1000 (43) 12) Rod Stewart - 988 (5) So far - in 2009 - ABBA have risen from 12th to 11th place, Michael Jackson from 8th to 5th, & The Beatles from 3rd to 2nd.

With 'Gold' going back into the Chart at No.53, ABBA reach their 1,000th Week, in the UK Album Chart - the 11th Act to reach such a Total.

Loudjamesbond - 'Love Is The Answer' is Barbra Stresiand's 6th UK No.1 Album - not her 2nd. You've also missed the 'r' out of her Surname. With 'Gold' going back into the Chart at No.53, ABBA reach their 1,000th Week, in the UK Album Chart - the 11th Act to reach such a Total. The Top 12 UK Album Acts (To W/E 17th October 2009) Based On Weeks On The Chart (2009 Weeks - since W/E 10th January - in Brackets) 1) Queen - 1421 (0) 2) The Beatles - 1355 (46) 3) Elvis Presley - 1333 (0) 4) U2 - 1237 (48) 5) Michael Jackson - 1150 (122) 6) Dire Straits - 1146 (0) 7) Madonna - 1140 (3) 8) Simon & Garfunkel - 1135 (7) 9) David Bowie - 1026 (0) 10) Elton John - 1013 (0) 11) ABBA - 1000 (43) 12) Rod Stewart - 988 (5) So far - in 2009 - ABBA have risen from 12th to 11th place, Michael Jackson from 8th to 5th, & The Beatles from 3rd to 2nd.

The TRUTH is that many 'X Factor' Winner No.1's would have got there no matter what Song was Covered or written. Most of them will never, ever go down as 'Classics', in the Decades to come. Because they were rather ordinary or weak. Like 'That's My Goal' - a Westlife Reject! Even they felt it was naff! It sold over a Million because Shayne Ward had Won the 'X Factor' - had he tried to sell even 100,000 of it - on pure merit - it would have heavily struggled to get there....

THE ACTS WITH THE MOST NUMBER ONE WEEKS IN THE UK ALBUM CHART (To W/E 3rd October 2009) (No.1 Albums in Brackets) 1) THE BEATLES - 174 (15) 2) ELVIS PRESLEY - 63 (11) 3) ABBA - 57 (9) 4) THE ROLLING STONES - 44 (10) 5) THE SHADOWS - 42 (Includes 21 Weeks with Cliff Richard) (7) 6) SIMON & GARFUNKEL - 40 (2) 7)=CLIFF RICHARD - 30 (7) 7)=MICHAEL JACKSON - 30 (9) (Including 3 Weeks as Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson Five - In 1983) 9)=THE CARPENTERS - 29 (3) 9)=MADONNA - 29 (11)