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As Cheryl now hold the UK Female Solo Chart Record for No.1 Singles - 5 - I prepared these Lists to put her Chart Feat in context. Olivia Newton-John -- I regard her as a joint UK/Australian Artist. She was born in Cambridge. Her Family moved to Australia when she was 6 Years old. Rita Ora -- I regard her as a joint UK/Kosovan Artist. She was born in Kosovo & her Family moved to the UK when she was 1 Year old. (NOTE - If you spot any omissions or errors then please let me know - Thanks). @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ UK FEMALE SOLO ARTISTS WITH THREE - OR MORE - No.1 SINGLES (W/E 15th November 1952 to W/E 15th November 2014) (Weeks at No.1 in Brackets) 1)... CHERYL COLE//CHERYL - 5 -- (1 of them with Tinie Tempah) -- (6 Weeks at No.1) 2)=GERI HALLIWELL - 4 -- (5 Weeks at No.1) 2)=RITA ORA - 4 -- (1 of them with DJ Fresh, 1 of them with Tinie Tempah) -- (5 Weeks at No.1) 4)=SANDIE SHAW - 3 -- (9 Weeks at No.1) 4)=OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - 3 -- (2 with John Travolta, 1 with E.L.O.) -- (18 Weeks at No.1) 4)=BILLIE//BILLIE PIPER - 3 -- (3 Weeks at No.1) 4)=LEONA LEWIS - 3 -- (13 Weeks at No.1) 4)=ALEXANDRA BURKE - 3 -- (1 with Flo Rida, 1 with Laza Morgan) -- (6 Weeks at No.1) 4)=LILY ALLEN - 3 -- (9 Weeks at No.1) 4)=PIXIE LOTT - 3 -- (3 Weeks at No.1) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ FEMALE SOLO ARTISTS WITH THREE - OR MORE - UK No.1 SINGLES (W/E 15th November 1952 to W/E 15th November 2014) (Weeks at No.1 in Brackets) 1)... MADONNA - 13 -- (1 with Justin Timberlake) -- (29 Weeks at No.1) 2)... RIHANNA - 8 -- (1 with Jay-Z, 1 with Jay-Z & Kanye West, 1 with Drake, 1 with Calvin Harris, 1 with Eminem) -- (24 Weeks at No.1) 3)... KYLIE MINOGUE - 7 -- (1 with Jason Donovan) -- (16 Weeks at No.1) 4)... BRITNEY SPEARS - 6 -- (1 as Will.I.am Feat. Britney Spears) -- (8 Weeks at No.1) 5)=BEYONCE - 5 -- (1 with Jay-Z, 1 with Shakira, 1 with Lady GaGa) -- (10 Weeks at No.1) 5)=CHERYL COLE - 5 -- (1 with Tinie Tempah) -- (6 Weeks at No.1) 7)=WHITNEY HOUSTON - 4 -- (16 Weeks at No.1) 7)=LADY GAGA - 4 -- (1 with Colby O’Donis, 1 with Beyonce) -- (10 Weeks at No.1) 7)=CHRISTINA AGUILERA - 4 -- (1 with Lil’ Kim, Mya, & Pink, 1 with Redman) -- (7 Weeks at No.1) 7)=GERI HALLIWELL - 4 -- (5 Weeks at No.1) 7)=KATY PERRY - 4 -- (1 with Snoop Dogg) -- (10 Weeks at No.1) 7)=RITA ORA - 4 -- (1 with DJ Fresh, 1 with Tinie Tempah) -- (5 Weeks at No.1) 13)=SANDIE SHAW - 3 -- (9 Weeks at No.1) 13)=CHER - 3 -- (1 with Chrissie Hynde, Neneh Cherry & Eric Clapton) -- (13 Weeks at No.1) @@@ 13)=OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - 3 -- (2 with John Travolta, 1 with E.L.O.) -- (18 Weeks at No.1) 13)=JENNIFER LOPEZ - 3 -- (1 with Pitbull) -- (4 Weeks at No.1) 13)=PINK - 3 -- (1 with Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, & Mya) -- (5 Weeks at No.1) 13)=LILY ALLEN - 3 -- (9 Weeks at No.1) 13)=LEONA LEWIS - 3 -- (13 Weeks at No.1) 13)=ALEXANDRA BURKE - 3 -- (1 with Flo Rida, 1 with Laza Morgan) -- (6 Weeks at No.1) 13)=KE$HA - 3 -- (1 with Flo Rida, 1 with Pitbull) -- (3 Weeks at No.1) 13)=PIXIE LOTT - 3 -- (3 Weeks at No.1) @@@ = CHER - She would have 4 No.1’s & 15 Weeks at No.1 if you add in ‘I Got You Babe’ - Sonny & Cher from 1965 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ FEMALE SOLO ARTISTS WITH THE MOST WEEKS AT No.1 - UK SINGLES CHART (From W/E 15th November 1952 to W/E 15th November 2014) (Their Total No.1 Hits in Brackets) 1)... MADONNA - 29 No.1 Weeks -- (4 with Justin Timberlake) -- (13 No.1’s) 2)... RIHANNA - 24 No.1 Weeks -- (10 with Jay-Z, 1 with Jay-Z & Kanye West, 1 with Drake, 6 with Calvin Harris, 1 with Eminem) -- (8 No.1’s) 3)... OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - 18 No.1 Weeks -- (16 Weeks with John Travolta, 2 Weeks with E.L.O.) -- (3 No.1’s) 4)=KYLIE MINOGUE - 16 No.1 Weeks -- (3 with Jason Donovan) -- (7 No.1’s) 4)=WHITNEY HOUSTON - 16 No.1 Weeks -- (4 No.1’s) 6)... DORIS DAY - 15 No.1 Weeks -- (2 No.1’s) 7)=CHER - 13 No.1 Weeks -- (1 Week with Chrissie Hynde, Neneh Cherry & Eric Clapton) -- (3 No.1’s) @@@ 7)=LEONA LEWIS - 13 No.1 Weeks -- (3 No.1’s) 9)... CONNIE FRANCIS - 12 No.1 Weeks -- (All in 1958 - The most by a Solo Female in a Calendar Year) -- (2 No.1’s) 10)=BEYONCE - 10 No.1 Weeks -- (1 with Jay-Z, 3 with Shakira, 2 with Lady GaGa) -- (5 No.1’s) 10)=LADY GAGA - 10 No.1 Weeks -- (3 with Colby O’Donis, 2 with Beyonce) -- (4 No.1’s) 10)=KATY PERRY - 10 No.1 Weeks -- (2 with Snoop Dogg) -- (4 No.1’s) 13)=SANDIE SHAW - 9 No.1 Weeks -- (3 No.1’s) 13)=CELINE DION - 9 No.1 Weeks -- (2 No.1’s) 13)=LILY ALLEN - 9 No.1 Weeks -- (3 No.1’s) 16)=WINIFRED ATWELL - 8 No.1 Weeks -- (2 No.1’s) 16)=BRITNEY SPEARS - 8 No.1 Weeks -- (2 as Will.I.am Feat. Britney Spears) -- (6 No.1’s) 16)=SHAKIRA - 8 No.1 Weeks -- (5 with Wyclef Jean, 3 with Beyonce) -- (2 No.1’s) @@@ = CHER - She would have 15 No.1 Weeks & 4 No.1’s if you add in ‘I Got You Babe’ - Sonny & Cher from 1965 ADELE - Despite spending 24 Weeks at No.1 in the UK Album Chart, Adele has only had 1 UK No.1 Single - so far. It was ‘Someone Like You’, which was No.1 for 5 Weeks in 2011. It was the Best Seller of the Year, with over 1,240,000 Sales. Regarding Female Solo Acts, only Madonna has had more No.1 Album Weeks in the UK - 30. But she needed 12 No.1’s for her 30 Weeks. Adele gained her 24 Weeks from just 2 Albums - ‘19’ = 1 Week + ‘21’ = 23 Weeks. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

As 'ABBA Gold' has risen from No.97 to No.68 in the UK I've up-dated some of my Lists. THE TOP 200 -- I believe that 'Gold' has 1043 Top 200 Weeks. The OCC says 972 Weeks, as it only starts counting from about February 1994 when it began doing the UK Charts. 'Gold' had already had 71 Top 200 weeks by then. 972 + 71 = 1043 Weeks. 'Greatest Hits' by Queen has over 1,200 Top 200 Weeks, & 'Legend' by Bob Marley & The Wailers has over 1,100 Top 200 Weeks. LIST A…..ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 75 WEEKS 1)... Gold - Greatest Hits - ABBA - 470 Weeks 2)... Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 451 Weeks 3)... Greatest Hits - Queen - 434 Weeks 4)... Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 426 Weeks 5)... Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 416 Weeks 6)... The Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd - 364 Weeks ######################################################### LIST B…..UK ALBUMS WITH THE MOST CHART WEEKS @@@ 1)... Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 528 Weeks 2)... Greatest Hits - Queen - 496 Weeks 3)... Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 485 Weeks 4)... Gold - Greatest Hits - ABBA - 470 Weeks 5)... Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 456 Weeks 6)... The Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd - 382 Weeks @@@ = Adding in No.76 to No.100 Positions from W/E 8th August 1981 to W/E 7th January 1989, when the entire Top 100 was counted. ######################################################### LIST C…..UK ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 100 WEEKS 1)... Gold - Greatest Hits - ABBA - 690 Weeks 2)... Greatest Hits - Queen - 678 Weeks 3)... Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 671 Weeks 4)... Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 584 Weeks 5)... Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 525 Weeks 6)... The Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd - 449 Weeks

According to Dan Wootton, in today's 'The Sun', One Direction have already signed up to be on the Band Aid 30 Single. He says that with them singing on it, it will be as huge as the previous Band Aid Singles. Maybe even outselling them. (He thinks One Direction are bigger than they really are, both in the UK & Globally).

12 - Or More - Weeks to reach No.1 - Other re-issued old Hits that reached No.1 were:, Leonardo - 'Let's Get Ready' to Rhumble by PJ And Duncan, (Ant & Dec), reached No.9 in 1994, & spent 11 Weeks on the Chart. In 2013 it re-entered - at No.1 - as a Download. It was its 12th Chart Week. 'Unchained Melody' - Righteous Brothers. Their cover of the 1955 Hit was a No.14 Hit in 1965. It spent 12 Weeks on the Chart. In 1990 it was re-issued due to featuring in 'Ghost'. It re-entered at No.3. It was No.1 the next Week. It was its 14th Chart Week - 12 in 1965 + the first 2 of its 1990 Weeks. '(Is This The Way To) Amarillo?' - Tony Christie. It spent 13 Weeks on the Chart between 1971 & 1972. It Peaked at No.18 in early 1972. In 2005 it re-entered at No.1. It was its 14th Chart Week. (Although the 2005 No.1 'Features Peter Kay', he only mimes in the Video. The actual No.1 is exactly the same recording as it was in 1971/1972. Amarillo is a real Town in Texas. It means Yellow in Spanish). 'Imagine' - John Lennon. A No.6 Hit in 1975, & 11 Chart Weeks. When he died in late 1980, it re-entered at No.9, & was No.1 in early 1981. It was its 3rd Week into its 1980/1981 re-entry & its 14th Chart Week. (It had actually been a USA No.3 Hit in 1971. For some reason it did not become a UK Single until 1975). Young At Heart - The Bluebells. A No.8 Hit in 1984 - 12 Chart Weeks. No.1 in its 2nd Chart Week, as a 1993 Re-Issue. It was its 14th Chart Week.

UK SINGLES THAT TOOK THE LONGEST TO REACH No.1 (In One Chart ‘Run’) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 1) THINKING OUT LOUD - ED SHEERAN (2014) Entered the Top 75 on W/E 5th July 2014 - Reached No.1 on W/E 8th November 2014 19 Weeks to reach No.1 (All 19 Weeks inside the Top 40) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 2)=THE POWER OF LOVE - JENNIFER RUSH (1985) Entered the Top 75 on W/E 29th June 1985 - Reached No.1 on W/E 12th October 1985 16 Weeks to reach No.1 (Only 4 of the 16 Weeks inside the Top 40) 2)=THINK TWICE - CELINE DION (1994) Entered the Top 75 on W/E 22nd October 1994 - Reached No.1 on W/E 4th February 1995 16 Weeks to reach No.1 (13 of he 16 Weeks inside the Top 40) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ NOTES - THREE FURTHER SINGLES TOOK 16 - OR MORE - WEEKS TO REACH No.1 (But They Needed TWO Chart ’Runs’ To Manage It) ################################################################## A) REET PETIT - JACKIE WILSON (1957 & 1986) (Its 1957 Sub-Title was ‘The Finest Girl You Ever Want To Meet’. But, other sources say that it was ‘The Sweetest Girl In Town’. Some sources say it was just called ‘Reet Petit’ in 1986. Others say that it was called ‘Reet Petit (The Sweetest Girl In Town)’ in 1986. All very confusing. The Sleeve of the 1986 7” Re-Issue simply calls it ‘Reet Petit’). Entered the UK Singles Chart on W/E 16th November 1957 - Peaking at No.6 (14 Chart Weeks) *** 24-26-18-17-9-8-10-6-7-9-8-11-18-25 *** = The Singles Chart was a Top 30 at that time Re-Entered on W/E 29th November 1986 - Reached No.1 on W/E 27th December 1986 (17 Chart Weeks) 63-40-14-2-1-1-1-1-2-6-13-23-33-38-51-68-67 19 Weeks to reach No.1. 14 Weeks in Chart ‘Run’ 1 & 5 Weeks in Chart ‘Run’ 2 (18 of the 19 Weeks inside the Top 40 - 14 Weeks in Chart ‘Run’ 1 & 4 Weeks in Chart ‘Run’ 2) ################################################################## B) HE AIN’T HEAVY, HE’S MY BROTHER - THE HOLLIES (1969 & 1988) Entered the UK Singles Chart on W/E 4th October 1969 - Peaking at No.3 (15 Chart Weeks) *** 32-16-5-5-3-4-4-11-18-25-31-35-44-44-49 *** = The Singles Chart was a Top 50 at that time Re-Entered on W/E 3rd September 1988 - Reached No.1 on W/E 24th September 1988 (11 Chart Weeks) 28-5-2-1-1-2-5-14-26-36-59 19 Weeks to reach No.1. 15 Weeks in Chart ‘Run’ 1 & 4 Weeks in Chart ‘Run’ 2 (16 of the 19 Weeks inside the Top 40 - 12 Weeks in Chart ‘Run’ 1 & 4 Weeks in Chart ‘Run’ 2) ################################################################## C) TELEPHONE by LADY GAGA FEATURING BEYONCE (2009) Entered the Top 75 on W/E 5th December 2009 - Peaking at its Entry Position - No.30 (3 Chart Weeks) Re-Entered on W/E 2nd January 2010 - Reached No.1 on W/E 27th March 2010 (13 Chart Weeks) 16 Weeks to reach No.1. 3 Weeks in Chart ‘Run’ 1 & 13 Weeks in Chart ‘Run’ 2 (8 of the 16 Weeks inside the Top 40 - 1 Week in Chart ‘Run’ 1 & 7 Weeks in Chart ‘Run’ 2) ##################################################################

The 2014 Children In Need Single is a Various Artists version of the Beach Boys 1966 UK No.2 Hit 'God Only Knows'. It has a host of big Acts in it, & it is certainly going to be No.1. (It may even reach a UK Million Sale). However, I don't think it is as good as the Beach Boys original. LINK:, GOD ONLY KNOWS - VARIOUS ARTISTS XqLTe8h0-jo

Many people say that nothing much happened Chart-wise in 1974. But March 1974 saw Queen have their 1st Hit, ('Seven Seas Of Rhye'), & April 1974 saw ABBA have their 1st Hit. ('Waterloo'). And both Groups still have Hit Albums in 2014.

Col1967 - 'Love Is All Around' by Wet Wet Wet was No.1 for 15 Weeks in 1994 - not 14. It is pretty amazing that the Single with the most No.1 Weeks was in 1953, & it has never been beaten. That was 'I Believe' by Frankie Laine, which had 18 No.1 Weeks. It needed 3 'Runs' at No.1 to get them - 9, 6 & 3.

Bré - No matter that 'Legend' is back in the Top 10 due to a price discount, I've checked, & it is the 'Deluxe' Edition that has the price discount. So it has Bonus Tracks - compared to the Tracks that it had in 1984, when it spent 12 Weeks at No.1 & 20 Weeks in the Top 10. As long as the Top 10 Re-Entry has added Tracks, I show it via the @@@ Symbols.

By entering the Album Chart at No.11, Queen just miss out on their 210th Week in the Top 10 of the UK Album Chart. They'd have been only the 5th Group, (or Duo - Simon & Garfunkel), to have 210, (or more), Top 10 Album Weeks in the UK. They have another chance to reach 210 Weeks, when their 'Queen Forever' Album is released later in 2014. (It is a Studio Album with unreleased Songs added). GROUPS & DUOS WITH THE MOST UK TOP 10 ALBUM WEEKS (W/E 28th July 1956 to W/E 20th September 2014) 1) BEATLES - 463 Top 10 Weeks 2) ROLLING STONES - 268 Weeks 3) SIMON & GARFUNKEL - 240 Weeks 4) ABBA - 224 Weeks 5) QUEEN - 209 Weeks ######################################################################### 'Legend' becomes one of only 9 Albums to take 30, (or more), Years to return to the UK Top 10. UK ALBUMS WITH THE LONGEST ‘GAPS’ BETWEEN TOP 10 ENTRIES (Year of release in Brackets) ######################################################################### 1) LED ZEPPELIN - LED ZEPPELIN (1969) @@@ W/E 24th May 1969 (No.10 in its 5th Top 10 Week) to W/E 14th June 2014 (No.7 as a Re-Entry) A ‘Gap’ of 45 Years & 1 Month between Top 10 Entries ######################################################################### 2) LED ZEPPELIN III - LED ZEPPELIN (1970) @@@ W/E 27th March 1971 (No.7 in its 21st Top 10 Week) to W/E 14th June 2014 (No.10 as a Re-Entry) A ‘Gap’ of 43 Years & 3 Months between Top 10 Entries ######################################################################## 3) RUBBER SOUL - BEATLES (1965) W/E 9th July 1966 (No.10 in its 30th Top 10 Week) to W/E 19th September 2009 (No.10 as a Re-Entry) A ’Gap’ 43 Years & 2 Months between Top 10 Entries ######################################################################### 4) REVOLVER - BEATLES (1966) W/E 31st December 1966 (No.8 in its 21st Top 10 Week) to W/E 19th September 2009 (No.9 as a Re-Entry) A ’Gap’ of 42 Years & 9 Months between Top 10 Entries ######################################################################### 5) ABBEY ROAD - BEATLES (1969) W/E 2nd May 1970 (No.7 in its 31st Top 10 Week) to W/E 19th September 2009 (No.6 as a Re-Entry) A ’Gap’ of 39 Years & 4 Months between Top 10 Entries ######################################################################### 6) EXILE ON MAIN ST. - ROLLING STONES (1972) @@@ W/E 8th July 1972 (No.6 in its 5th Top 10 Week) to W/E 29th May 2010 (No.1 as a Re-Entry) A ’Gap’ of 37 Years & 10 Months between Top 10 Entries ######################################################################### 7) RUMOURS - FLEETWOOD MAC (1977) @@@ W/E 25th March 1978 - No.10 (Its 41st Top 10 Week) to W/E 9th February 2013 (No.3 as a Re-Entry) A 'Gap' of 34 Years & 11 Months between Top 10 Entries ######################################################################### 8) BAT OUT OF HELL - MEAT LOAF (1977) @@@ W/E 12th September 1981 - No.10 (Its 2nd Top 10 Week) to W/E 13th April 2013 (No.9 as a Re-Entry) A 'Gap' of 31 Years & 7 Months between Top 10 Entries ######################################################################### 9) LEGEND - BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS (1984) @@@ W/E 29th September 1984 - No.10 (Its 20th Top 10 Week) to W/E 20th September 2014 A 'Gap' of 30 Years between Top 10 Entries ######################################################################### @@@ = The Top 10 Re-Entry had 'Bonus Tracks' added to it PLEASE NOTE - I'm not saying that the Top 10 Re-Entry was due to Bonus Tracks being added. I'm merely pointing out that the Album had Bonus Tracks on it when it re-entered the Top 10. #########################################################################

As Kate Bush has 10 Albums in the latest - W/E 13th September 2014 - Album Chart, I have up-dated my Lists - from last Week - to include her latest Feats.

UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE CHART OF W/E 13th SEPTEMBER 2014 Suedehead - I've compiled 2 Lists that show the 'Living' Acts with the most Top 40 & Top 50 Albums in the same Chart. As you can see, Kate Bush is now well ahead of anyone else. 'LIVING' ACTS - WITH THE MOST SIMULTANEOUS TOP 40 ALBUMS 1) KATE BUSH - W/E 6th September 2014 - 8 2)=BOB DYLAN - W/E 13th May 1965 - 5 2)=SIMON & GARFUNKEL - W/E 9th November 1968 - W/E 14th December 1968 - 5 (6 Weeks) 2)=JOHNNY CASH - W/E 12th December 1970 - 5 2)=DAVID BOWIE - W/E 28th July 1973 - 5 2)=DAVID BOWIE - W/E 18th August 1973 - W/E 3rd November 1973 - 5 (12 Weeks) 2)=DAVID BOWIE - W/E 19th January 1974 - 5 2)=BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - W/E 13th July 1985 - W/E 20th July 1985 - 5 (2 Weeks) 2)=U2 - W/E 21st August 1993 - 5 2)=KATE BUSH - W/E 13th September 2014 - 5 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 'LIVING' ACTS - WITH THE MOST SIMULTANEOUS TOP 50 ALBUMS 1) KATE BUSH - W/E 6th September 2014 - 11 2) KATE BUSH - W/E 13th September 2014 - 8 3) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - W/E 20th July 1985 - 7 4)=DAVID BOWIE - W/E 10th November 1973 - 6 4)=DAVID BOWIE - W/E 19th January 1974 - 6 4)=BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - W/E 13th July 1985 - 6 4)=U2 - W/E 13th June 1992 - 6 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE CHART OF W/E 13th SEPTEMBER 2014 As Kate Bush has 11 Albums in the latest Top 75, I have compiled these Lists. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 1) THE ACTS WITH THE MOST SIMULTANEOUS TOP 40 ALBUMS A) ELVIS PRESLEY - W/E 10th September 1977 - 12 B) THE BEATLES - W/E 19th September 2009 - 11 C) MICHAEL JACKSON - W/E 18th July 2009, W/E 25th July 2009, W/E 1st August 2009 - 9 D)=JIM REEVES - W/E 24th September 1964 - 8 D)=ELVIS PRESLEY - W/E 17th September 1977, W/E 24th September 1977, W/E 1st October 1977 - 8 D)=MICHAEL JACKSON - W/E 11th July 2009 - 8 D)=KATE BUSH - W/E 6th September 2014 - 8 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 2) THE ACTS WITH THE MOST SIMULTANEOUS TOP 50 ALBUMS 1) ELVIS PRESLEY - W/E 10th September 1977 - 13 2) THE BEATLES - W/E 19th September 2009 - 12 3) KATE BUSH - W/E 6th September 2014 - 11 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 3) THE ACTS WITH THE MOST SIMULTANEOUS TOP 75 ALBUMS 1) THE BEATLES - W/E 19th September 2009 - 16 (All in the Top 60) 2) ELVIS PRESLEY - W/E 10th September 1977 - 14 (Chart was a Top 60) 3) THE BEATLES - W/E 26th September 2009 - 13 (10 in the Top 60) 4) ELVIS PRESLEY - W/E 17th September 1977 - 12 (Chart was a Top 60) 5)=ELVIS PRESLEY - W/E 1st October 1977 - 11 (Chart was a Top 60) 5)=ELVIS PRESLEY - W/E 8th October 1977 - 11 (Chart was a Top 60) 5)=MICHAEL JACKSON - W/E 15th August 2009 - 11 (9 in the Top 60) 5)=KATE BUSH - W/E 6th September 2014 - 11 (All in the Top 60) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 4) THE ONLY FEMALE TO HAVE 3 TOP 10 ALBUMS AT THE SAME TIME (No Female in a Group has ever managed more than 2 Top 10 Albums at once) AMY WINEHOUSE - W/E 6th August 2011. Due to her death Amy was at No.1 with 'Back To Black'. No.5 with Frank. And at No.10 with a Double Album that contained both Albums - 'Frank/Back To Black' @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 5) THE ONLY OTHER SOLO FEMALES TO HAVE 3 TOP 20 ALBUMS AT THE SAME TIME (Amy's 3 simultaneous Top 10 Albums in 2011 were also 3 Top 20 Albums of course) JOAN BAEZ - She managed it for 10 Weeks/Charts in a row. From W/E 10th July 1965 to W/E 11th September 1965 (The UK Album Chart was only a Top 20 at the time). KATE BUSH - W/E 6th September 2014 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 6) THE SOLO FEMALES WITH THE MOST TOP 75 ALBUMS AT THE SAME TIME (Indeed Kate Bush is now the only Female Singer - Solo or not - to have so many) A) KATE BUSH - 11 TOP 75 ALBUMS AT ONCE - W/E 6th September 2014 B) KATE BUSH - 10 Top 75 ALBUMS AT ONCE - W/E 13th September 2014 C) MADONNA - 4 TOP 75 ALBUMS AT ONCE - 2 TIMES - W/E 11th March 1995 & W/E 18th March 1995 D) MADONNA - 3 TOP 75 ALBUMS AT ONCE - 38 TIMES (Between 1986 & 2002) E) AMY WINEHOUSE - 3 TOP 75 ALBUMS AT ONCE - 22 TIMES (Between 2007 & 2011) @@@ F) RIHANNA - 3 TOP 75 ALBUMS AT ONCE - 11 TIMES (All 11 in 2011) G) DIANA ROSS - 3 TOP 75 ALBUMS AT ONCE - 4 TIMES (Between 1973 & 1974) H) SHIRLEY BASSEY - 3 TOP 75 ALBUMS AT ONCE - 3 TIMES (All 3 in 1970) I)=NANA MOUSKOURI - 3 TOP 75 ALBUMS AT ONCE - 2 TIMES (Between 1970 & 1971) I)=CELINE DION - 3 TOP 75 ALBUMS AT ONCE - 2 TIMES (Both in 1998) I)=SHANIA TWAIN - 3 TOP 75 ALBUMS AT ONCE - 2 TIMES (Both in 2000) L) ADELE - 3 TOP 75 ALBUMS AT ONCE - 1 TIME (In 2011) @@@ = In 2007 & 2008 The OCC, (Chart Rules), regarded Back To Black & Back To Black (Deluxe) as being 2 different Albums. So they were allowed to Chart separately. When Amy died in 2011 Chart Rules had changed & The OCC combined the Sales of both Editions of that Album. Which is why the Deluxe Edition did not Chart separately, when Back To Black returned to No.1 in the Chart of W/E 6th August 2011, due to her death. Both Editions of the Album were combined, to give her that No.1, (& subsequent) Chart Position. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 7) THE SOLO FEMALES WITH THE MOST TOP 40 ALBUMS AT THE SAME TIME A) KATE BUSH - 8 TOP 40 ALBUMS AT THE SAME TIME (2014) B) KATE BUSH - 5 TOP 40 ALBUMS AT THE SAME TIME (2014) C) AMY WINEHOUSE - 3 TOP 40 ALBUMS AT THE SAME TIME - 14 Times (2007 - 2011) D) MADONNA - 3 TOP 40 ALBUMS AT THE SAME TIME - 3 Times (1 in 1995, 1 in 2000, & 1 In 2001) E) DIANA ROSS - 3 TOP 40 ALBUMS AT THE SAME TIME - 1 TIME (In 1974) NOTE - JOAN BAEZ did it for 10 Weeks in 1965. I've not included her in this List as the Chart was only a Top 20 at the time @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 8) SOME POPULAR FEMALE SOLO ACTS WHO HAVE NEVER HAD AS MANY AS 3 TOP 75 ALBUMS IN THE SAME CHART BARBRA STREISAND, TINA TURNER, JANET JACKSON, WHITNEY HOUSTON, ENYA, KYLIE MINOGUE, MARIAH CAREY, BEYONCE, BRITNEY SPEARS, PINK, & LADY GAGA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

The OCC are saying that 'Lovers On The Sun' is David Guetta's 5th No.1 Single. They are not counting his No.1 with Flo Rida in 2010 - 'Club Can't Handle Me'. That is because he was 'Featured' on that one. I do count that as a David Guetta No.1. As long as an Artist is credited on a No.1 Hit they are entitled to have it counted as one of their No.1's. If you look, you will see that The OCC give Rihanna 8 No.1 Hits, even though she was 'only' the 'Featured' Artist on 2 of those - 'Run This Town' - Jay-Z Featuring Rihanna And Kanye West, (2009), & 'The Monster' - Eminem Featuring Rihanna (2013). http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/rihanna/ It is terribly inconsistent if The OCC count some 'Featured' Artist No.1's as belonging to each credited Act, but do not do so with other Acts No.1's that they are credited on.....just because they are 'Featured'.

'Legend' is one of only 3 Albums to spend more than 600 Weeks in the UK Top 100:, UK ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 100 WEEKS 1) Gold - Greatest Hits - ABBA - 688 Weeks 2) Greatest Hits - Queen - 677 Weeks 3) Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 659 Weeks 4) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 577 Weeks 5) Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 524 Weeks It is the 4th Most Top 75 Weeks Album & 'Rumours' is 5th:, UK ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 75 WEEKS 1) Gold - Greatest Hits - ABBA - 469 Weeks 2) Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 451 Weeks 3) Greatest Hits - Queen - 434 Weeks 4) Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 419 Weeks 5) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 411 Weeks And from August 1981 to January 1989 the entire Top 100 was counted. 'Legend' gained 30 Chart Weeks from that time. 'Greatest Hits' by Queen gained 62 Weeks, 'Rumours' gained 112 Weeks, & 'Bat Out Of Hell' gained 34 Weeks. You add them to their Top 75 Weeks to find the Top 5 Albums with the most UK Chart Weeks:, UK ALBUMS WITH THE MOST CHART WEEKS 1) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 523 Weeks 2) Greatest Hits - Queen - 496 Weeks 3) Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 485 Weeks 4) Gold - Greatest Hits - ABBA - 469 Weeks 5) Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 449 Weeks And I also worked out how many Top 75 Weeks Albums 1, 2, 3, & 5 would have if Various Artist & Film Soundtrack Albums were removed from the Top 75 from August 1981 to January 1989. Even with their extra Top 75 Weeks 'ABBA Gold' is still in 1st place: UK ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 75 WEEKS - REVISED 1) Gold - Greatest Hits - ABBA - 469 Weeks 2) Greatest Hits - Queen - 461 Weeks (It gains 27 ‘extra’ Top 75 Weeks) 3) Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 459 Weeks (It gains 8 ‘extra’ Top 75 Weeks) 4) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac - 453 Weeks (It gains 42 ‘extra’ Top 75 Weeks) 5) Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers - 425 Weeks (It gains 6 ‘extra’ Top 75 Weeks)

Gooddelta - Aqua were not a wholly Danish Group. Their female lead singer - Lene Nystrøm - is Norwegian. ABBA had 9 UK No.1 Singles, not 8. They are not a wholly Swedish Group. Frida was born in Norway. Her mother was Norwegian & her father was German.

So we have had Ella Henderson's Ghost at No.1 in the 2014 Singles Chart, & Coldplay's Ghost Stories at No.1 in the 2014 Albums Chart. You'd think that having a Ghost Title at No.1 - in both Charts - in the same Calendar Year, is unique. It isn't. It was also done in an earlier Year. 1981 - In July 1981 The Specials had a 3 Week No.1 Single with Ghost Town. In October 1981 The Police had a 3 Week No.1 Album with Ghost In The Machine.

Bre - Well spotted! I've now added the Led Zeppelin III Album to the List. It is in 2nd place - so Led Zeppelin hold the Top 2 places. I was so busy concentrating on the 1st Led Zeppelin Album, in the latest Album Chart, that I forgot that they were also at No.10 with their 3rd Album!

NEW UK ALBUM CHART RECORDS BY LED ZEPPELIN 'Led Zeppelin' & 'Led Zeppelin III' have the 1st & 2nd longest 'Gaps' between Top 10 Entries by any Albums. UK ALBUMS WITH THE LONGEST ‘GAPS’ BETWEEN TOP 10 ENTRIES 1) LED ZEPPELIN - LED ZEPPELIN @@@ W/E 24th May 1969 (No.10 in its 5th Top 10 Week) to W/E 14th June 2014 (No.7 as a Re-Entry) A ‘Gap’ of 45 Years & 1 Month between Top 10 Entries 2) LED ZEPPELIN III - LED ZEPPELIN @@@ W/E 27th March 1971 (No.7 in its 21st Top 10 Week) to W/E 14th June 2014 (No.10 as a Re-Entry) A ‘Gap’ of 43 Years & 3 Months between Top 10 Entries 3) RUBBER SOUL - BEATLES W/E 9th July 1966 (No.10 in its 30th Top 10 Week) to W/E 19th September 2009 (No.10 as a Re-Entry) A ’Gap’ 43 Years & 2 Months between Top 10 Entries 4) REVOLVER - BEATLES W/E 31st December 1966 (No.8 in its 21st Top 10 Week) to W/E 19th September 2009 (No.9 as a Re-Entry) A ’Gap’ of 42 Years & 9 Months between Top 10 Entries 5) ABBEY ROAD - BEATLES W/E 2nd May 1970 (No.7 in its 31st Top 10 Week) to W/E 19th September 2009 (No.6 as a Re-Entry) A ’Gap’ of 39 Years & 4 Months between Top 10 Entries 6) EXILE ON MAIN ST. - ROLLING STONES @@@ W/E 8th July 1972 (No.6 in its 5th Top 10 Week) to W/E 29th May 2010 (No.1 as a Re-Entry) A ’Gap’ of 37 Years & 10 Months between Top 10 Entries @@@ = The Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin III, & Rolling Stones Top 10 Re-Entries had ‘Bonus Tracks’ on them

Throughout last Week the 3 Led Zeppelin Albums were in the Top 10, with their 1st Album at No.4. So I did 2 lots of Chart Trivia about it. 1) That they were only the 13th Act to have 3, (or more), Top 10 Albums in the same Chart. 2) And only the 5th British Act to achieve it. (The other 4 - The George Mitchell Minstrels, David Bowie, The Beatles, & Amy Winehouse). Also, the No.4 Position of the 1st Led Zeppelin Album meant that it had reached its Peak Position - after reaching No.6 in 1969. 3) It meant that it had taken 45 Years & 2 Months to reach both its Peak & the Top 5. Longer than any other Album ever. 4) Beating the previous 'Record Holder' - Off The Wall by Michael Jackson, which took 29 Years & 10 Months to Peak at No.3 in 2009, after getting to No.5 in 1979. After all that, it turns out that none of my Chart Trivia was valid, as the 3 Led Zeppelin Albums had all dropped by the time today's Chart was published - No.7, No.10, & No.12. So, Off The Wall remains the Album that took the longest time to reach its Peak. (It is also the Album that took the longest to reach the Top 3). I guess that the 1st Led Zeppelin Album holds one Chart Record, now that it is back in the Top 10. It is the longest gap between an Album last being in the Top 10, (May 1969), & that Album returning to the Top 10. Just over 45 Years.

In a few of the UK Mid Weeks, Happy by Pharrell Williams, was back in the Top 10, at No.10. Had it managed it in the Weekly Chart, it would now be one of only 10 Hits to spend as many as 21, (or more), Weeks in the Top 10. It has risen to No.11, so it becomes one of only 16 Hits to spend as many as 20, (or more), Weeks in the Top 10. Here is the full List - with lots of other Chart Trivia contained in it..... UK SINGLES - WITH THE MOST WEEKS IN THE TOP 10 (To W/E 7th June 2014) (Weeks At No.1 After Year AND Non-No.1 Singles Indicated In Brackets) 01) I BELIEVE - FRANKIE LAINE (1953 - 18) - 35 Weeks 02) SECRET LOVE - DORIS DAY (1954 - 9) - 27 Weeks 03) THE HAPPY WANDERER - OBERNKIRCHEN CHILDREN’S CHOIR (1954) - 24 Weeks (No.2 Hit - 5 Weeks) 04) TERRY’S THEME (FROM ‘LIMELIGHT’) - FRANK CHACKSFIELD (1953) - 23 Weeks (No.2 Hit - 8 Weeks) @@@ 05)=BECAUSE YOU’RE MINE - MARIO LANZA (1952) - 22 Weeks (No.3 Hit - 3 Weeks) 05)=THE SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE - MANTOVANI (1953 - 1) - 22 Weeks 05)=RELAX - FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD (1983/1993 - 5) - 22 Weeks 08)=SHE LOVES YOU - THE BEATLES (1963 - 6) - 21 Weeks 08)=(EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU - BRYAN ADAMS (1991 - 16) - 21 Weeks 10)=OH MEIN PAPA - EDDIE CALVERT (1953 - 9) - 20 Weeks 10)=CARA MIA - DAVID WHITFIELD WITH MANTOVANI AND HIS ORCHESTRA (1954 - 10) - 20 Weeks 10)=LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT - KITTY KALLEN (1954 - 1) - 20 Weeks 10)=(WE’RE GONNA) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK - BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS (1955/1956 - 5) - 20 Weeks 10)=BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - QUEEN (1975/1991 - 9/5 = 14) - 20 Weeks **** 10)=LOVE IS ALL AROUND - WET WET WET (1994 - 15) - 20 Weeks 10)=HAPPY - PHARRELL WILLIAMS (2013 - 4) - 20 Weeks @@@ = It is the most No.2 Weeks by any UK No.2 Hit. But not the most No.2 Weeks by any No.1 Hit. The 1952 to 1953 No.1, (1 Week), ‘You Belong To Me’ by Jo Stafford, spent 9 Weeks at No.2. Two other No.1 Hits have also spent 8 Weeks at No.2. They are both from 1954. ‘Such A Night’ by Johnnie Ray, spent 1 Week at No.1, & then fell to No.2, where it stayed for 8 consecutive Weeks - the most consecutive No.2 Weeks ever. Kitty Kallen’s ‘Little Things Mean A Lot’ was also a 1 Week No.1, & that also spent 8 Weeks at No.2. **** = Some people do not combine the Chart Feats of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ in 1975 with those of 1991. This is because in 1991 it was a Double ‘A’ Side with ‘These Are The Days Of Our Lives’. However, the fact remains that ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ was a No.1 Hit in both the 1970’s & the 1990’s, so it is only right that their Chart Statistics should be combined. After all, the Sales of the 2 releases are combined. That is why it is the UK’s 3rd Best Selling Single, with over 2,400,000 Sales - when its Downloads are added in.…

1) In the numerous UK Chart Trivia Lists, that I compile, I credit a No.1 Hit to each Act that is credited, (named), on it. So the DJ Fresh Feat. Rita Ora No.1 I count as being a No.1 Hit for each of them. 2) As regards the 2011 X Factor Finalists No.1 - 'Wishing On A Star' - both JLS & One Direction were given a named credit on it from the day it was released. So I count it as one of JLS's 6 UK No.1 Singles & 1 of One Directions 4 UK No.1 Singles. http://goo.gl/QOBxE1 3) One Direction were also on the 2010 X Factor Finalists No.1 - a cover of David Bowie's 'Heroes'. I do not credit it as a One Direction No.1 because they were not credited with it. It can only be credited to the 2010 X Factor Finalists. 4) In 1983 Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson 5 had a UK No.1 Album with '18 Greatest Hits'. 8 of the Tracks were by Michael on his own, & the other 10 were by the Jackson 5. I count it as a Michael Jackson No.1 Album, (one of his 10), & also as a No.1 Album for the Jackson 5. (Their only UK No.1 Album). 5) Always I go by which Acts have a named credit on a No.1 Single or No.1 Album. What I do not do is work out how much each Act sang on the No.1, in order to give Percentage Points to the Acts involved. It is messy to do that & it is far easier to simply give each Act - named in the credits - an equal claim to that No.1.

Dobbo - In 1974 there was never a Week when all 4 ESC Hits were in the Top 40 at the same time. In the Download Era a Single does not need to be in UK Stores to be a Hit. In 1974 they could only be Hits if they were in UK Stores. It took a few Weeks for all 4 Entries to be in the Shops at the same time. They were all in the Top 50 on W/E 4th May - ABBA at No.1, Mouth And MacNeal at No.43, Gigliola at No.46, & Olivia Newton-John at No.49. As Olivia's was the UK Entry it had already been in the Top 50 for 8 Weeks by then. Its No.49 Position was its final UK Chart Week. The remaining 3 ESC Hits from 1974 were first in the Top 40 together on W/E 18th May - ABBA at No.2, Gigliola at No.22, & Mouth And MacNeal at No.29. They never managed to be in the Top 10 together, but they were all in the Top 20 at the same time on W/E 25th May - ABBA at No.6, Gigliola at No.16, & Mouth And MacNeal at No.18. And again on W/E 1st June - Gigliola at No.8, Mouth And MacNeal at No.12, & ABBA at No.15. So W/E 24th May 2014 is the first time that as many as 4 ESC Entries have been in the UK Top 40 at the same time.

The 2014 Eurovision Song Contest will not see 4 of the Entries reach the UK Top 11, but it is the only time since 1974 that as many as 4 have reached the UK Top 40. 2014 - The Netherlands - No.9, Austria - No.17, UK - No.23, Sweden - No.40. 1974 A) ABBA - Waterloo - 1st - No.1 (Sweden) B) Gigliola Cinquetti - Go (Si ) - 2nd - No.8 (Italy) @@@ C) Mouth And MacNeal - I See A Star - 3rd - No.8 (The Netherlands) D) Olivia Newton-John - Long Live Love - 4th - No.11 (UK) @@@ = Gigliola Won the 1964 ESC

Bre - You've missed out his 1983 No.1 '18 Greatest Hits' which was credited to Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson 5. It contained 8 of Michael's Solo Hits & 10 Hits by the Jackson 5. The OCC also count it as a Michael No.1. It is counted as a No.1 Album for both Acts. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/michael%20jackson/ It was No.1 for 3 Weeks. So that is where I get his 10th No.1 Album from.