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Sam Smith has now become the 1st Male Soloist in UK Album Chart History, (since W/E 28th July 1956), to go to No.1 as many as 6 times with the same Album. 3 Film Soundtracks went to No.1 more than 8 times - The Sound Of Music - 12, (70 No.1 Weeks), The King And I - 11, (48 No.1 Weeks), & South Pacific - 9, (115 No.1 Weeks). West Side Story went to No.1 7 times, (13 No.1 Weeks). Sam's Album is also only the 5th Artist Album to manage 6, (or more), Runs at No.1, & only the 3rd by a UK Artist. ARTIST ALBUMS WITH THE MOST RUNS AT No.1 (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 21st March 2015) (Weeks at No.1 in Brackets) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 1)... 8 RUNS AT NUMBER 1 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - SIMON & GARFUNKEL (1970) - Runs = 1970 - 1971 -- (33) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 2)= ... 7 RUNS AT NUMBER 1 21 - ADELE (2011) - Runs = 2011 - 2012 -- (23) OUR VERSION OF EVENTS - EMELI SANDE (2012) - Runs = 2012 - 2013 -- (10) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 4)=... 6 RUNS AT NUMBER 1 TALK ON CORNERS - THE CORRS (1997) - Runs = 1998 - 1999 -- (10) IN THE LONELY HOUR - SAM SMITH (2014) - Runs = 2014 - 2015 -- (8) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

JAGGED LITTLE PILL - ALANIS MORISSETTE (1995) I see that it is a Re-Entry at No.16. It was last in the Top 20 on W/E 8th February 1997 - at No.19 -- (18 Years ago). @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ SAM SMITH'S 4 RUNS AT NUMBER 1 IN THE UK ALBUM CHART Sam Smith's In The Lonely Hour has its 3rd return to No.1, & its 4th Run at No.1 over all. 1) It is the 6th time, (since the Album Chart began in July 1956), that a Solo Male has had as many as 4 Runs at No.1 with the same Album. 2) Meat Loaf is one of the 6 & he is the only Male Solo Act to have more than 4 Runs at No.1 with the same Album. His Bat Out Of Hell II - Back Into Hell Album was No.1 in 5 Runs in 1993. 3) The 5 Male Solo Acts to have 4 Runs at No.1 with the same Album, are: This Is Sinatra - Frank Sinatra, (all in 1957), Thriller - Michael Jackson, (1983 to 1984), No Parlez - Paul Young, (1983 to 1984), Justified - Justin Timberlake (2002), which had its 4 Runs at No.1 in 2003, & In The Lonely Hour - Sam Smith, (2014 to 2015). 4) So Sam Smith is only the 2nd UK Solo Male to manage it, & the 1st one was Paul Young way back in 1983 & 1984. 5) Sam is the 1st Solo Male to achieve it since Justin Timberlake in 2003. 6) Although no Solo Males have had more than 5 Runs at No.1 with the same Album, it has been beaten by 2 Solo Females. (Both of them British). Adele's 21 Album had 7 Runs at No.1 between 2011 & 2012. The other is Emeli Sande's Our Version Of Events, which also had 7 Runs at No.1 between 2012 & 2013. (The West Side Story Film Soundtrack also had 7 Runs at No.1 - from 1962 to 1963). 7) Only 1 Artist Album has had more than 7 Runs at No.1. That Album was Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel, which had 8 No.1 Runs from 1970 to 1971. That is beaten by only 3 Film Sound Track Albums -- The Sound Of Music - 12 Runs from 1965 to 1968, The King & I - 11 Runs from 1956 to 1958, & South Pacific - 9 Runs at No.1 from 1958 to 1961. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

SAM SMITH'S UK MALE SOLO CHART RECORD Sam Smiths In The Lonely Hour Album has its 37th Top 5 Week in today's UK Album Chart. It is the most by any UK Male Solo Act. (Beating the previous UK Male Solo Record holder, which was Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield. That was in the Top 5 for 34 Weeks. It also looks like X by Ed Sheeran will beat Tubular Bells 34 Top 5 Weeks in the next 2 Weeks). I've compiled these 3 Lists, that you may find of interest... @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ALBUMS BY UK ACTS - WITH THE MOST TOP 5 WEEKS (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 21st February 2015) 1) THE BLACK & WHITE MINSTREL SHOW - THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS (1960) - 97 2) 21 - ADELE (2011) - 61 3) PLEASE PLEASE ME - THE BEATLES (1963) - 56 4) BROTHERS IN ARMS - DIRE STRAITS (1985) - 50 5) OUR VERSION OF EVENTS - EMELI SANDE - 47 (2012) 6)=(WHAT’S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? - OASIS (1995) - 40 6)=SPICE - SPICE GIRLS (1996) - 40 8) SERGEANT PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - THE BEATLES (1967) - 39 9) THE ROLLING STONES - ROLLING STONES (1964) - 38 10)=STARS - SIMPLY RED (1991) - 37 10)=IN THE LONELY HOUR - SAM SMITH (2014) - 37 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ALBUMS BY UK SOLO ACTS - WITH THE MOST TOP 5 WEEKS (From W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 21st February 2015) 1) 21 - ADELE (2011) - 61 2) OUR VERSION OF EVENTS - EMELI SANDE - 47 (2012) 3) IN THE LONELY HOUR - SAM SMITH (2014) - 37 4) BACK TO BLACK - AMY WINEHOUSE (2006) - 36 (Includes 4 Top 5 Weeks with the ‘Deluxe Edition’) 5)=TUBULAR BELLS - MIKE OLDFIELD (1973) - 34 5)=ROCKFERRY - DUFFY (2008) - 34 (Includes 5 Top 5 Weeks with the ‘Deluxe Edition’) 5)=19 - ADELE (2008) - 34 8)=NO ANGEL - DIDO (2000) - 33 8)=X - ED SHEERAN (2014) - 33 10) BACK TO BEDLAM - JAMES BLUNT (2004) - 32 11)…BUT SERIOUSLY - PHIL COLLINS (1989) - 31 12) SUMMER HOLIDAY (OST) - CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS (1963) - 26 @@@ @@@ = Cliff Richard & The Shadows tends to be regarded as a Solo Act & his backing Group @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ UK ALBUMS BY MALE SOLO ACTS - WITH THE MOST TOP 5 WEEKS (From W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 21st February 2015) 1) THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON (1982) - 55 (Includes 1 Top 5 Week with ‘Thriller 25’) 2) G.I. BLUES (OST) - ELVIS PRESLEY (1960) - 44 3) BLUE HAWAII (OST) - ELVIS PRESLEY (1961) - 38 4) IN THE LONELY HOUR - SAM SMITH (2014) - 37 5) TUBULAR BELLS - MIKE OLDFIELD (1973) - 34 6) X - ED SHEERAN (2014) - 33 7) BACK TO BEDLAM - JAMES BLUNT (2004) - 32 8)…BUT SERIOUSLY - PHIL COLLINS (1989) - 31 9) SONGS FOR SWINGIN’ LOVERS - FRANK SINATRA (1956) - 27 10)=SUMMER HOLIDAY (OST) - CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS (1963) - 26 @@@ 10)=CAN’T SLOW DOWN - LIONEL RICHIE (1983) - 26 @@@ = Cliff Richard & The Shadows tends to be regarded as a Solo Act & his backing Group @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

BROTHERS IN ARMS - DIRE STRAITS (1985) As Dire Straits Brothers In Arms Album is a Re-Entry at No.8, I've prepared this Chart Trivia. 1)... It is its 66th Week in the UK Top 10 - the 9th most by an Artist Album & the 16th most by any Album. (Including Film Soundtracks & Stage Cast Albums). 2)... The W/E 14th February 2015 will be its first Top 10 entry since W/E 23rd August 1986, when it was at No.7. 3)... It was last in the Top 5 on W/E 21st June 1986, when it was at No.5. 4)... As far as I can see, it was last in the Top 20 on W/E 25th June 1988, when it was at No.13. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ BOB DYLAN - As 'Shadows In The Night' is his 8th UK No.1 Album, & his 25th Week at No.1 in the UK Album Chart, I have 'created' these various Lists to show where this places him in the All Time Acts, USA Acts, & Male Solo Acts. UK CHART ACTS WITH THE MOST NUMBER 1 ALBUMS (WEEKS AT No.1 IN BRACKETS) (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 14th February 2015) 1)... BEATLES - 15 (174W) 2)... MADONNA - 12 (30W) 3)=ELVIS PRESLEY - 11 (63W) 3)=ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 11 (34W) 5)=ROLLING STONES - 10 (45W) 5)=MICHAEL JACKSON - 10 (Includes 1 No.1, as Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson Five - 3 No.1 Weeks) (31W) 5)=BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - 10 (16W) 5)=U2 - 10 (15W) 9)=ABBA - 9 (57W) 9)=DAVID BOWIE - 9 (23W) 9)=QUEEN - 9 (21W) 12)=ROD STEWART - 8 (28W) 12)=BOB DYLAN - 8 (25W) 12)=OASIS - 8 (21W) 12)=LED ZEPPELIN - 8 (14W) 12)=REM - 8 (13W) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER 1 - UK ALBUM CHART ACTS (NUMBER 1 ALBUMS IN BRACKETS) (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 14th February 2015) 1)... BEATLES - 174 (15) 2)... ELVIS PRESLEY - 63 (11) 3)... ABBA - 57 (9) 4)... ROLLING STONES - 45 (10) 5)... SIMON & GARFUNKEL - 40 (2) 6)... ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 34 (11) 7)... MICHAEL JACKSON - 31 (Including 3 Weeks as Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson Five) (10) 8)=CLIFF RICHARD - 30 (7) 8)=MADONNA - 30 (12) (Includes 1 Week with the Evita Soundtrack) (Includes the Evita Soundtrack) 10)=ELTON JOHN - 29 (7) (Includes 1 No.1 with PNAU) (1 No.1 Week with PNAU) 10)=TAKE THAT - 29 (7) 10)=CARPENTERS - 29 (3) 13)... ROD STEWART - 28 (8) 14)=PHIL COLLINS - 26 (6) 14)= SIMPLY RED - 26 (5) 16)... BOB DYLAN - 25 (8) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ USA CHART ACTS WITH THE MOST UK NUMBER 1 ALBUMS (WEEKS AT No.1 IN BRACKETS) (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 14th February 2015) 1)... MADONNA - 12 (30W) 2)... ELVIS PRESLEY - 11 (63W) 3)=MICHAEL JACKSON - 10 (Includes 1 No.1, as Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson Five - 3 No.1 Weeks) (31W) 3)=BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - 10 (16W) 5)=BOB DYLAN - 8 (25W) 5)=REM - 8 (13W) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ USA CHART ACTS WITH THE MOST UK ALBUM WEEKS AT NUMBER 1 (NUMBER 1 ALBUMS IN BRACKETS) (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 14th February 2015) 1)... ELVIS PRESLEY - 63 (11) 2)... SIMON & GARFUNKEL - 40 (2) 3)... MICHAEL JACKSON - 31 (Including 3 Weeks as Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson Five) (10) 4)... MADONNA - 30 (12) (Includes 1 Week with the Evita Soundtrack) (Includes the Evita Soundtrack) 5)... CARPENTERS - 29 (3) 6)... BOB DYLAN - 25 (8) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ MALE SOLO ACTS WITH THE MOST UK NUMBER 1 ALBUMS (WEEKS AT No.1 IN BRACKETS) (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 14th February 2015) 1)=ELVIS PRESLEY - 11 (63W) 1)=ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 11 (34W) 3)=MICHAEL JACKSON - 10 (Includes 1 No.1, as Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson Five - 3 No.1 Weeks) (31W) 3)=BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - 10 (16W) 5)... DAVID BOWIE - 9 (23W) 6)=ROD STEWART - 8 (28W) 6)=BOB DYLAN - 8 (25W) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ MALE SOLO ACTS WITH THE MOST UK ALBUM CHART WEEKS AT NUMBER 1 (NUMBER 1 ALBUMS IN BRACKETS) (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 14th February 2015) 1)... ELVIS PRESLEY - 63 (11) 2)... ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 34 (11) 3)... MICHAEL JACKSON - 31 (Including 3 Weeks as Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson Five) (10) 4)... CLIFF RICHARD - 30 (7) 5)... ELTON JOHN - 29 (7) (Includes 1 No.1 with PNAU) (1 No.1 Week with PNAU) 6)... ROD STEWART - 28 (8) 7)... PHIL COLLINS - 26 (6) 8)... BOB DYLAN - 25 (8) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

In the latest UK Albums Chart ABBA Gold rises from No.92 to No.90. It becomes the first Album to reach 700 Weeks in the UK Top 100 UK ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 100 WEEKS (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 7th February 2015) 1)... Gold - Greatest Hits - ABBA - 700 Weeks 2)... Greatest Hits - Queen - 685 Weeks 3)... Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 677 Weeks 4)... Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 589 Weeks 5)... Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 529 Weeks 6)... The Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd - 458 Weeks @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ABBA Gold is also the UK Album with the most Top 75 Weeks... UK ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 75 WEEKS (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 7th February 2015) 1)... Gold - Greatest Hits - ABBA - 475 Weeks 2)... Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 451 Weeks 3)... Greatest Hits - Queen - 440 Weeks 4)... Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 428 Weeks 5)... Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 417 Weeks 6)... The Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd - 365 Weeks @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

Thanks for answering my Questions, ¡bré! Simon, (Suedehead2) - As always your Chart Commentary is very informative & very well written.

QUESTIONS -- Could someone please tell me how many Weeks the Sam Smith Album has spent in the Top 5? And the X Album by Ed Sheeran? How many Top 10 Weeks, (& Top 5), has the George Ezra Album had? Thanks. QUEEN -- The OCC are giving Greatest Hits by Queen 613 Chart Weeks, this Week. Does anyone know how they get that Total? It is far too high for its Top 75 Weeks & far too low for its Top 100 Weeks. THE UK'S TOP 6 MOST CHARTING ALBUMS The W/E 17th January Chart is one of the very rare occasions, that all 6 Albums are in the Top 100 at the same time. Queen at No.35, ABBA at No.45, Bob Marley & The Wailers at No.61, Fleetwood Mac at No.79, Meat Loaf at No.91, & Pink Floyd at No.100. So I thought that I'd show where they now are, regarding UK Chart Weeks. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ LIST A…..ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 75 WEEKS 1)... Gold - Greatest Hits - ABBA - 474 Weeks 2)... Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 451 Weeks 3)... Greatest Hits - Queen - 438 Weeks 4)... Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 428 Weeks 5)... Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 417 Weeks 6)... The Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd - 365 Weeks @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Using the method, that the Guinness & Virgin Chart Books used, Greatest Hits (One), by Queen has become the 2nd Album to reach 500 Chart Weeks. It has done so in the latest Chart - W/E 17th January. But 'only' 438 of its 500 Weeks are Top 75 Positions. The other 62 Weeks are No.76 to No.100 Positions from the 1980's. Just as 'only' 417 of Rumours 529 Weeks are Top 75 Weeks. The other 112 Weeks are No.76 to No.100 Weeks from the 1980's. LIST B…..UK ALBUMS WITH THE MOST CHART WEEKS 1)... Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 529 Weeks 2)... Greatest Hits - Queen - 500 Weeks 3)... Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 485 Weeks 4)... Gold - Greatest Hits - ABBA - 474 Weeks 5)... Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 458 Weeks 6)... The Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd - 383 Weeks @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ LIST C…..UK ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 100 WEEKS 1)... Gold - Greatest Hits - ABBA - 697 Weeks 2)... Greatest Hits - Queen - 683 Weeks 3)... Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 674 Weeks 4)... Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 587 Weeks 5)... Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 526 Weeks 6)... The Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd - 455 Weeks @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

Hadji - Thanks for spotting that I'd missed out Rihanna's 1st, (of 3), 'Double Top' Feats. The one from June 2007. I knew that she'd done it 3 times, but I missed it out, when I compiled the List of Acts who've achieved it more than once. I've now added her 2007 'Double Top' to my Post that has that List in it.

Apparently the 2014 Winner's Single will be the OneRepublic Single from 2013 - 'Something I Need'. It was not released in the UK or USA, but it was a Top 10 Hit in Australia & New Zealand.

In today's 'The Sun' Simon Cowell said that if he saw Andrea performing in a Club he would not sign him. That he lacks something. He called him 'Too predictable'. He added that he 'Would not be a fit' at his Label. (That Andrea would not fit in there, in other words). As the 'Competition' is still on-going I thought that it was a very inappropriate thing to say. After all, it is supposed to be a 3 way Final Weekend. It is as if Simon already knows that Fleur will win, so he sees no reason why he cannot say negative things about Andrea in the UK Press.

Although Shayne Ward recorded 'That's My Goal' in 2005, it was actually offered to Westlife in 2003. Westlife rejected it, as they felt that it was very weak.

Over-all Leona Lewis has actually been the most long term success from The X Factor. She's had UK Top 5 Singles from 2006 to 2013.

I got my Email about Dave going to Australia in November, & I have not looked at it since then. I've just re-read it & I see that it was not Jason Scott who was asked about Dave. It was Richard Todd, a DJ who presents the Classic Retro Countdown. (Dave Produced that Radio 'Show', as well as Jason Scott's Radio 'Show'). Here is what the November 27th Email said. (It is from a 'Contact' of Dave's from the Pop Scene Site). I have no idea how true the 'Australian Story' is. Apparently Dave had/has Family there. (I'm just telling you what I've been told. My real name is Colin). "Hi Colin: I have been in contact with Richard Todd, who presents the online Classic Retro Countdown, that Dave used to produce until last year. According to him, Dave went to Australia about 6 months ago (I know he had family out there) and hasn't been heard of since. I think if something would have happened Richard would know, but it's all very mysterious".

It is still not certain if Dave Taylor has actually died. He used to Produce the Ultimate UK Chart, which is presented by Jason Scott, on Wire Radio. Someone who used to know Dave recently made enquiries with Wire Radio as to what became of him. He was told that Dave went to Australia several Months ago & 'Has not been heard from since'. So he may well be alive - in Australia. (Unless he was only pretending to go there). Therefore he might have died in the UK or Australia. Or he may still be alive in the UK or Australia. It is all a big mystery.

Robbie - I also think that the 385,000 Sales for 'Babe' is too low. especially as it got a Platinum Disc on 1st January 1994. I contacted The OCC & suggested that they'd missed out some of its 1994 Sales. They are standing by their 385,000 Total, & are saying that nothing has been left out. Their reply to me:, "Those figures for Babe are the latest we have, based on all available sales data". 'Sure' -- I recall that Gary Barlow thought it was as brilliant as 'Back For Good'. He could not understand why it was 'only' no.1 for 2 Weeks. I regard it as the weakest & worst of all 12 of Take That's UK No.1 Singles. No where near as great as 'Back For Good'.

I've now added some 'Notes' to my Post about the Acts with the 'Most UK Number 1 Singles'. There is a German fellow, who works out the All Time UK Singles Acts. He actually counts The Jordanaires as being an Act in their own right. He gives them Points for every Elvis Presley Hit that they are on. Making them the 3rd 'All Time Singles Act' in the UK. With The Beatles in 4th place. Beaten only by Cliff Richard, (2nd), & Elvis Presley, (1st). He does the same for the USA Singles Chart, & they are the 4th All Time Act in that List. Beaten only by Rihanna, (3rd), Lil Wayne(!), (2nd), & Elvis Presley, (1st).

BrasselsSprouts - I'm aware that JLS had 5 UK No.1's as JLS & a 6th as a credited Act on the 2011 X Factor Finalists No.1, 'Wishing On A Star'. However, I match my Lists to the 'Rules' that The OCC use. They have decided not to count 'Wishing On A Star' as a JLS No.1. They have also decided that One Direction cannot be credited with it either. Even though they too have a separate credit on it. So The OCC gives JLS 5 UK No.1 Singles & they give One Direction 3 UK No.1 Singles.

As 'These Days' by Take That is their 12th UK No.1 Single & their 29th No.1 Singles Week, I've up-dated these 2 Lists. NOTES A)... Although both JLS & One Direction have their own separate credits on the 2011 X Factor Finalists No.1, ('Wishing On A Star'), The OCC do not count it as a 6th No.1 for JLS & a 4th No.1 for One Direction. I have decided to follow the same 'Rule'. B)... The SHADOWS -- They would be 3rd= in List 1 if their 7 No.1 Singles with Cliff Richard were to be added to their 5 No.1 Singles as The Shadows. But The OCC told me a few Years ago that they do not combine their Hits with Cliff Richard with those of The Shadows. So I've followed their 'Rule'. C)... Which is why The Shadows are 11th= in List 2. If their 28 No.1 Weeks with Cliff Richard, were added to their 16 No.1 Weeks as The Shadows, they would be 2nd in List 2 -- with 44 No.1 Weeks. GROUPS WITH 6 - OR MORE UK NUMBER 1 SINGLES (W/E 15th November 1952 to W/E 6th December 2014) 1)... BEATLES - 17 - (1 with Billy Preston) 2)... WESTLIFE - 14 - (1 with Mariah Carey) 3)... TAKE THAT - 12 - (1 with Lulu) 4)=ABBA - 9 4)=SPICE GIRLS - 9 6)=ROLLING STONES - 8 6)=OASIS - 8 8)=U2 - 7 - (1 as LMC Vs. U2) 8)=McFLY - 7 10)=QUEEN - 6 - (1 with David Bowie, 1 with George Michael & Lisa Stansfield, 1 with Five) 10)=SLADE - 6 10)=BLONDIE - 6 10)=SUGABABES - 6 - (1 with Girls Aloud) 10)=BOYZONE - 6 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ GROUPS & DUOS WITH 16 - OR MORE - SINGLES WEEKS AT NUMBER 1 (W/E 15th November 1952 to W/E 6th December 2014) (Their Total No.1's in Brackets) 1)... BEATLES - 69 - (6 Weeks with Billy Preston) - (1 No.1 with Billy Preston) - (17) 2)... ABBA - 31 - (9) 3)... TAKE THAT - 29 - (2 Weeks with Lulu) - (1 No.1 with Lulu) - (12) 4)... WET WET WET - 23 - (3) 5)... SPICE GIRLS - 22 - (9) 6)... QUEEN - 21 - (1 No.1 (2 Weeks), with David Bowie, 1 No.1, (3W), with George Michael & Lisa Stansfield, 1 No.1, (1W), with Five) - (6) 7)=SLADE - 20 - (6) 7)=WESTLIFE - 20 - (2 Weeks with Mariah Carey) - (1 No.1 with Mariah Carey) - (14) 9)... EVERLY BROTHERS - 19 - (4) 10) ROLLING STONES - 18 - (8) 11)=SHADOWS - 16 - (5) 11)=T. REX - 16 - (4) 11)=JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - 16 - (2)

Mango - I doubt if 'The Public' have ordered 250,000 copies of the Band Aid CD from ASDA. But, if they have, then it does not mean that 250,000 different people have done so. The biggest UK Charity CD's often have a lot of people buying several copies, to give as gifts to family & friends. So the 250,000 copies could be 125,000 people ordering it twice, or 50,000 people ordering 5 copies each. And any combination of people buying multiple copies. I'm sure that some people will order as many as 10 or 12 copies of it. Anyhow, the 250,000 Band Aid CD claim is certainly true - Band Aid 30 have acknowledged it, & ASDA's £1 Million donation, in their Twitter account. https://twitter.com/BandAid30/status/537214724568805376 Soon we will see if the CD really will actually sell those 250,000 copies in ASDA stores.

According to what I've read around The Internet today, the CD version of the Band Aid 30 Single has 250,000 'Pre-Sales' in ASDA Stores. As a result ASDA has already donated the cash from them - £1 Million - to Band Aid. (At around £4 a copy for the CD). The question is - have people really ordered 250,000 copies of the CD from ASDA, or are 250,000 copies what ASDA thinks it will sell in their stores? The 2 things are not the same. (The first is a more or less guaranteed Sale, & the second is an assumption & an estimate by ASDA).

The Robson & Jerome version of 'Unchained Melody' sold so well & so fast because they were 2 of the most popular cast members of the ITV Series 'Soldier Soldier', which was on TV at that time. (1995). They sang the Song on the Drama, & a great many people urged them to release it as a Single. They did, & it ended up selling well over a Million, & stayed at No.1 for 7 Weeks. On the back of it all, their 1st Album sold over 2 Million in the UK & they had 2 further No.1 Singles & 1 more No.1 Album.

As Do They Know It's Christmas is No.1 for the 4th time, & has its 13th Week at No.1, I compiled this List. NOTE -- As you can see - Robson & Jerome have managed to be on each of the Top 2 Songs in this List! SONGS WITH 10 - OR MORE - WEEKS AT No.1 IN THE UK SINGLES CHART (W/E 15th November 1952 to W/E 29th November 2014) 1)... I BELIEVE - 22 Weeks Frankie Laine - (1953) - 18 Weeks Robson & Jerome - (1995) - 4 Weeks 2)... UNCHAINED MELODY - 18 Weeks Jimmy Young - (1955) - 3 Weeks Righteous Brothers - (1990) - 4 Weeks Robson & Jerome - (1995) - 7 Weeks Gareth Gates - (2002) - 4 Weeks 3)... (EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU - (1991) - Bryan Adams - 16 Weeks 4)... LOVE IS ALL AROUND - (1994) - Wet Wet Wet - 15 Weeks 5)... BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - 14 Weeks Queen - (1975/1976) - 9 Weeks Queen - (1991/1992) - 5 Weeks - (As A Double ‘A’ Side with These Are The Days Of Our Lives) 6)... DO THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMAS? - 13 Weeks Band Aid - (1984/1985) - 5 Weeks Band Aid II - (1989/1990) - 3 Weeks Band Aid 20 - (2004/2005) - 4 Weeks Band Aid 30 - (2014) - 1 Week 7)= ROSEMARIE - (1955) - Slim Whitman - 11 Weeks 7)= YOUNG LOVE - 11 Weeks Tab Hunter - (1957) - 7 Weeks Donny Osmond - (1973) - 4 Weeks 7)= MARY’S BOY CHILD - 11 Weeks Harry Belafonte - (1957/1958) - 7 Weeks Boney M - (1978/1979) - 4 Weeks -- (As a Medley with Oh My Lord) 10)= ANSWER ME - 10 Weeks - On the W/E 12th December 1953 the 2 versions were jointly at No.1 Frankie Laine - (1953/1954) - 8 Weeks David Whitfield - (1953) - 2 Weeks 10)= CARA MIA - (1954) - David Whitfield with Chorus & Mantovani & His Orchestra - 10 Weeks 10)= I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - (1992/1993) - Whitney Houston - 10 Weeks 10)= UMBRELLA - (2007) - Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z - 10 Weeks

A German guy has worked out the biggest UK Singles, since November 1952 - based on Points in the Top 75. He combines the Points of all 3 previous Band Aid Singles, & has it in 15th place. It will move up to 11th place when he adds in the 4th version's No.1 Points on Sunday. It is silly really. It is OK to say that it has been No.1 in 4 versions, but as the recordings & most of the Artists on them, are not the same, their Points should not be combined. They are not the same record. Technically the latest version is not even, (mostly), the same Song, as the lyrics have been re-written. It is just the same tune. A very tenuous reason to add all the versions together.

As 4 of the all Time 'Most Chart Weeks' Albums are inside this Week's Top 75 I thought that I'd Post 2 up-dated Lists. (Due to Greatest Hits (One) by Queen being at No.54, The Dark Side Of The Moon being at No.61, Rumours being at No.68, & ABBA Gold being at No.74). @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ LIST A…..ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 75 WEEKS 1) Gold - Greatest Hits - ABBA - 471 Weeks 2) Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 451 Weeks 3) Greatest Hits - Queen - 435 Weeks 4) Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 426 Weeks 5) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 417 Weeks 6) The Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd - 365 Weeks @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ LIST B…..UK ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 100 WEEKS 1) Gold - Greatest Hits - ABBA - 691 Weeks 2) Greatest Hits - Queen - 679 Weeks 3) Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 671 Weeks 4) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 585 Weeks 5) Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 525 Weeks 6) The Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd - 450 Weeks @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ By entering at No.5 with Queen Forever, Queen become only the 12th Act to manage 210, (or more) Top 10 Album Weeks. In fact, they are the only 12 Acts to achieve as many as 200 Weeks too. UK ALBUM CHART ACTS WITH 210 (OR MORE) TOP 10 WEEKS (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 22nd November 2014) 1) ELVIS PRESLEY - 518 Weeks 2) BEATLES - 463 Weeks 3) CLIFF RICHARD - 338 Weeks 4) FRANK SINATRA - 337 Weeks 5) ROLLING STONES - 268 Weeks 6) MICHAEL JACKSON - 265 Weeks (Includes 18 Weeks with the Jackson Five) *** 7) ROD STEWART - 251 Weeks (Includes 3 Weeks with The Faces) *** 8) SIMON & GARFUNKEL - 240 Weeks 9) ABBA - 224 Weeks 10) MADONNA - 217 Weeks (Excludes 6 Top 10 Weeks with the 'Who's That Girl' Soundtrack - 1987) *** 11) ELTON JOHN - 216 Weeks 12) QUEEN - 210 Weeks (Includes 1 Week as Queen & Paul Rodgers) *** @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Queen's 210 Top 10 Album weeks also makes them only the 5th Group to reach that Total. (Including the Duo of Simon & Garfunkel in the 5 Groups). DUOS & GROUPS WITH THE MOST UK TOP 10 ALBUM WEEKS (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 22nd November 2014) 1) BEATLES - 463 Weeks 2) ROLLING STONES - 268 Weeks 3) SIMON & GARFUNKEL - 240 Weeks 4) ABBA - 224 Weeks 5) QUEEN - 210 Weeks (Includes 1 Week as Queen & Paul Rodgers) *** @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ As The Endless River has become the 6th UK No.1 Album by Pink Floyd, I now show where this places them in the List of Groups with the Most UK No.1 Albums. GROUPS WITH 6 (OR MORE) UK NUMBER 1 ALBUMS (WEEKS AT No.1 IN BRACKETS) (W/E 28th July 1956 To W/E 22nd November 2014) 1) BEATLES - 15 (174 Weeks) 2)=ROLLING STONES - 10 (45 Weeks) 2)=U2 - 10 (15 Weeks) 4)=ABBA - 9 (57 Weeks) 4)=QUEEN - 9 (21 Weeks) 6)=OASIS - 8 (21 Weeks) 6)=LED ZEPPELIN - 8 (14 Weeks) 6)=REM - 8 (13 Weeks) 9) WESTLIFE - 7 (7 Weeks) 10)=TAKE THAT - 6 (28 Weeks) 10)=POLICE - 6 (Includes 1 No.1, as Sting & The Police - 2 No.1 Weeks) (17 Weeks) 10)=COLDPLAY - 6 (16 Weeks) 10)=GENESIS - 6 (12 Weeks) 10)=PINK FLOYD - 6 (11 Weeks) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

The X Factor is bound to promote the forthcoming 3 CD - 60 Track - Album of Artists Songs that have been featured on the Show. It is called 'The X Factor Songbook' & it is released on November 24th http://www.amazon.co.uk/X-Factor-Songbook-...ywords=x+factor