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I should add that in 1990, Iron Maiden charted 10 quasi albums in the Top 20, which were really 12" singles, too long to be included in the Singles chart - plus one genuine album. So, technically, they equalled Jim Reeves' record.

Actually, the record is held by Jim Reeves with 11 new albums to the UK hitting the Top 20 in 1964, the year of his death in a plane accident.

His 68 Albums; again, the chart position is its first week, not the peak. 08/11/1958 3 Elvis' golden records 08/11/1958 4 King Creole 04/04/1959 7 Elvis 04/07/1959 10 Date with Elvis 18/06/1960 10 Elvis golden records, Vol 2 23/07/1960 2 Elvis is back 10/12/1960 4 G. I. blues 20/05/1961 7 His hand in mine 04/11/1961 7 Something for everybody 09/12/1961 9 Blue Hawaii 07/07/1962 11 Pot luck 08/12/1962 14 Rock 'n' roll No 2 26/01/1963 11 Girls! Girls! Girls! 11/05/1963 16 It happened at world's fair 28/12/1963 15 Fun in Acapulco 11/04/1964 10 Elvis' golden records, Volume 3 04/07/1964 9 Kissin' cousins 02/01/1965 15 Roustabout 24/04/1965 15 Girl happy 18/09/1965 16 Flaming star and summer kisses 27/11/1965 8 Elvis for everybody 15/01/1966 18 Harem holiday 07/05/1966 18 Frankie and Johnny 06/08/1966 18 Paradise Hawaiian style 03/12/1966 18 California holiday 22/04/1967 18 How great Thou art 03/05/1969 4 Elvis - NBC TV special 05/07/1969 3 Flaming star 23/08/1969 2 From Elvis in Memphis 14/03/1970 5 Memphis to Vegas - Vegas to Memphis 01/08/1970 5 On stage 30/01/1971 15 That's the way it is 10/04/1971 6 I'm ten thousand years old 24/07/1971 10 Love letters from Elvis 07/08/1971 18 C'mon everybody 21/08/1971 20 You'll never walk alone 18/12/1971 12 Elvis' Christmas album 27/05/1972 19 Elvis now 15/07/1972 19 Elvis at Madison Square Garden 24/02/1973 18 Aloha from Elvis via satellite 15/09/1973 16 Elvis 09/03/1974 20 Legendary performer, Vol. 1 13/09/1975 18 Sun collection 20/12/1975 18 40 greatest hits 03/09/1977 6 Moody blue 03/09/1977 12 Welcome to my world 10/09/1977 12 Elvis in demand 19/11/1977 13 Elvis in concert 01/12/1979 5 Love songs 29/11/1980 13 Inspiration 29/08/1987 4 Presley - the all time greatest hits 22/02/1992 4 From the heart - his greatest love songs 10/09/1994 7 Essential collection 07/06/1997 5 Always on my mind - ultimate love songs 02/12/2000 12 50 greatest hits 05/10/2002 1 Elvis - 30 #1 hits 18/10/2003 4 2nd to none 12/02/2005 9 Love Elvis 28/05/2005 13 Elvis by the Presleys 25/08/2007 1 King 16/01/2010 8 Elvis 75 20/11/2010 19 Viva Elvis: the album 16/11/2013 7 Nation's favourite Elvis songs 12/11/2015 1 If I can dream 18/08/2016 16 Way down in the jungle room 03/11/2016 1 Wonder of you 07/12/2017 6 Christmas with Elvis 23/08/2018 9 Where no one stands alone

In chronological order; after the date is the first week entry position, not the peak. 12/May/56 15 Heartbreak hotel Elvis Presley 26/May/56 16 Blue suede shoes Elvis Presley 18/Aug/56 20 I want you, I need you, I love you Elvis Presley 22/Sep/56 13 Hound dog Elvis Presley 17/Nov/56 15 Blue moon Elvis Presley 8/Dec/56 19 Love me tender Elvis Presley 11/May/57 13 Too much Elvis Presley 29/Jun/57 7 All shook up Elvis Presley 13/Jul/57 13 (Let me be your) Teddy bear Elvis Presley 31/Aug/57 16 Paralysed Elvis Presley 5/Oct/57 15 Party Elvis Presley 19/Oct/57 19 Got a lot o' livin' to do Elvis Presley 2/Nov/57 20 Trying to get to you Elvis Presley 9/Nov/57 20 Lawdy Miss Clawdy Elvis Presley 16/Nov/57 19 Santa bring my baby back to me Elvis Presley 25/Jan/58 1 Jailhouse rock Elvis Presley 1/Feb/58 20 Jailhouse rock [EP] Elvis Presley 1/Mar/58 13 Don't Elvis Presley 3/May/58 13 Wear my ring around your neck Elvis Presley 26/Jul/58 6 Hard headed woman Elvis Presley 4/Oct/58 9 King Creole Elvis Presley 24/Jan/59 3 One night / I got stung Elvis Presley 25/Apr/59 4 Fool such as I / I need your love tonight Elvis Presley 25/Jul/59 5 Big hunk o' love Elvis Presley 9/Apr/60 10 Stuck on you Elvis Presley 30/Jul/60 19 Mess of blues Elvis Presley 5/Nov/60 1 It's now or never Elvis Presley 21/Jan/61 19 Are you lonesome tonight? Elvis Presley 18/Mar/61 4 Wooden heart Elvis Presley 3/Jun/61 1 Surrender Elvis Presley 9/Sep/61 17 Wild in the country / I feel so bad Elvis Presley 4/Nov/61 4 (Marie's the name) His latest flame / Little sister Elvis Presley 3/Feb/62 12 Rock-a-hula baby / Can't help falling in love Elvis Presley 12/May/62 16 Good luck charm Elvis Presley 8/Sep/62 8 She's not you Elvis Presley 8/Dec/62 2 Return to sender Elvis Presley 9/Mar/63 18 One broken heart for sale Elvis Presley 13/Jul/63 10 (You're the) Devil in disguise Elvis Presley 2/Nov/63 13 Bossa nova baby Elvis Presley 28/Dec/63 16 Kiss me quick Elvis Presley 28/Mar/64 20 Viva Las Vegas Elvis Presley 4/Jul/64 17 Kissin' cousins Elvis Presley 29/Aug/64 20 Such a night Elvis Presley 7/Nov/64 17 Ain't that lovin' you baby? Elvis Presley 19/Dec/64 13 Blue Christmas Elvis Presley 20/Mar/65 19 Do the clam Elvis Presley 5/Jun/65 14 Crying in the chapel Elvis Presley 27/Nov/65 18 Tell me why Elvis Presley 16/Jul/66 14 Love letters Elvis Presley 5/Nov/66 18 All that I am Elvis Presley 10/Dec/66 20 If every day was like Christmas Elvis Presley 23/Mar/68 20 Guitar man Elvis Presley 25/May/68 18 U.S. male Elvis Presley 8/Mar/69 17 If I can dream Elvis Presley 21/Jun/69 9 In the ghetto Elvis Presley 6/Dec/69 10 Suspicious minds Elvis Presley 7/Mar/70 18 Don't cry Daddy Elvis Presley 11/Jul/70 20 Wonder of you Elvis Presley 28/Nov/70 9 I've lost you Elvis Presley 16/Jan/71 17 You don't have to say you love me Elvis Presley 27/Mar/71 19 There goes my everything Elvis Presley 29/May/71 16 Rags to riches Elvis Presley 1/Jan/72 16 I just can't help believin' Elvis Presley 8/Apr/72 18 Until it's time for you to go Elvis Presley 1/Jul/72 8 American trilogy Elvis Presley 7/Oct/72 11 Burning love Elvis Presley 6/Jan/73 13 Always on my mind Elvis Presley 1/Sep/73 18 Fool Elvis Presley 30/Nov/74 15 My boy Elvis Presley 25/Jan/75 13 Promised land Elvis Presley 2/Oct/76 13 Girl of my best friend Elvis Presley 22/Jan/77 20 Suspicion Elvis Presley 19/Mar/77 14 Moody blue Elvis Presley 27/Aug/77 4 Way down Elvis Presley 17/Dec/77 19 My way Elvis Presley 5/Jan/80 13 It won't seem like Christmas (without you) Elvis Presley 6/Sep/80 17 It's only love / Beyond the reef Elvis Presley 22/Jun/02 1 Little less conversation Elvis Presley / (JXL) 4/Oct/03 5 Rubberneckin' Elvis Presley 17/Jul/04 3 That's all right Elvis Presley 1/Sep/07 19 My baby left me Elvis Presley

No, in the same way I prefer not to credit Cliff with his Shadows collaborations. The Shadows were super successful in their own right and the Supremes continued to have hits after Diana Ross went solo.

21. Rihanna 5,281. I take the point about Cliff, which is why I always mention it. His combined totals would put him ahead of Elvis in total Top 20 entries and virtually tied with Ed Sheeran on points.

Simply the number of albums and singles which reached the UK Top 20 - nothing to do with weeks on the chart or sales.

Your Points system looks like this: 1. Elvis Presley 16,577 2. Beatles 13,327 3. Ed Sheeran 12,957 4. Elton John 8,926 5. Madonna 8,858 6. Abba 7,946 7. Queen 7,930 8. Rolling Stones 7,923 9. Michael Jackson 7,874 10. Taylor Swift 7,766 11. Rod Stewart 7,414 12. Cliff Richard and the Shadows 6,516 13. Eminem 6,492 14. Cliff Richard 6,438 15. Fleetwood Mac 6,145 16. David Bowie 6,033 17. Shadows 5,627 18. Paul McCartney 5,552 19. Simon and Garfunkel 5,529 20. Robbie Williams 5,298 Note: The Musical "The Sound Of Music" accumulated 5,378 points using this system and would rank at No 20 if included.

Ed Sheeran: 22nd - 8 44 52, Depeche Mode just ahead of him...

Correct: no re-entries, re-releases or re-issues of the same song by the same artist.

The Most Prolific UK Top 20 Artists 1952-2024 inclusive Albums Singles Total 1 Elvis Presley 68 81 149 2 Cliff Richard 45 66 111 3 Madonna 25 64 89 4 David Bowie 49 34 83 5 Elton John 39 39 78 6 Rolling Stones 44 28 72 7 Status Quo 35 37 72 8 Rod Stewart 41 30 71 9 Kylie Minogue 25 44 69 10 Bob Dylan 56 10 66 11 Frank Sinatra 45 21 66 12 Queen 29 37 66 13 Paul McCartney 34 30 64 14 Iron Maiden 37 25 62 15 Michael Jackson 19 41 60 16 Beatles 29 30 59 17 Pet Shop Boys 21 38 59 18 Drake 14 45 59 19 U2 21 37 58 20 Prince 24 30 54 Note: Cliff Richard's total does not include his activity with the Shadows, which would add: 13 29 42.

Thanks

Help please: is the Band Aid song the 1984 version or the 2024 rendition?

Excellent question: I know that I am in a distinct minority but I prefer to recognise the Christmas No 1 as the song which was most popular in the week which includes 25th December, even if it means waiting to find out what it was. I do the same for birthdays, Easter Day, Valentine's Day or any other date!

Please add: 1955 - Dickie Valentine replaced by Bill Haley and His Comets 1956 - Johnnie Ray replaced by Guy Mitchell The rest above are perfect!

In order of popularity, so 20 points to Abba, etc. 1979 I HAVE A DREAM ABBA 2022 LAST CHRISTMAS WHAM! 1964 DOWNTOWN PETULA CLARK 2008 HALLELUJAH JEFF BUCKLEY 1969 RUBY, DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN KENNY ROGERS AND THE FIRST EDITION 2014 UPTOWN FUNK MARK RONSON FT. BRUNO MARS 1960 IT'S NOW OR NEVER ELVIS PRESLEY 1983 MY OH MY SLADE 1968 BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP THE FOUNDATIONS 1988 ESPECIALLY FOR YOU KYLIE AND JASON 2007 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD KATIE MELUA AND EVA CASSIDY 1976 UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE SHOWADDYWADDY 2012 IMPOSSIBLE JAMES ARTHUR 1991 WHEN YOU TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME DIANA ROSS 1963 SHE LOVES YOU THE BEATLES 1987 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK THE POGUES & KIRSTY MACCOLL 2006 PATIENCE TAKE THAT 1990 ICE ICE BABY VANILLA ICE 1955 ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS 1956 SINGING THE BLUES GUY MITCHELL

Apologies for off-message: is there a thread listing all charity songs that have made the Singles chart please? Many thanks. Leona Lewis' One More Sleep gets my Christmas song vote this year, it has grown on me.

The OCC commentary needs a bit of editing - Birds of a Feather a new peak?! And 365 is at 11 (for the moment) not 12. While I'm on the subject, the OCC website is riddled with errors and omissions - I have been through the Artists sections, entry by entry, the last 4 days and it's a disaster, especially the last 10 years.

I have tried to get reliable data but I failed. If I knew where it was available, I would happily do the research, it would be fascinating to compare the results to the chart based statistics. And, yes, how to compare downloads to actual sales? Nurse...

Yes, but weighted by the number of weeks spent in higher positions.

This is the Top 100 chart-performing artists from the Top 20 Singles charts, November 1952 to September 2024 inclusive, in the UK and the USA, combined. I have used the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the USA, mirroring the UK charts in time. There have been 4,754 different acts to have entered the UK Top 20; in the USA, they have had 3,117 different artists over the same period. 1,564 of those acts have made the Top 20 on both sides of the Atlantic. The Top 5 UK acts, in order of success in the UK, NOT to have registered a USA Top 20 hit single are: 1. Cliff Richard and the Shadows (Cliff made it as a solo artist); 2. Shadows; 3. Little Mix; 4. Robbie Williams; 5. Shakin' Stevens The Top 5 USA acts who have similarly failed in the UK are: Morgan Wallen (as a solo artist); 2. John Cougar (Mellencamp); 3. T.I.; 4. Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band; 5. Linda Ronstadt The Top 5 acts to have made both charts for at least 1 week, least successfully, in order of least success, are: 1. Hipsway; 2= Pigmeat Markham and Ferko String Band; 4. Blind Melon; 5. Paul Russell In the list below, Elvis is the unsurprising winner, he has a huge lead over Madonna; there is a fair gap between Mariah Carey and Michael Jackson as well. Enjoy. If you are curious about other artists, let me know. Columns are: Ranking overall ** UK ranking ** USA ranking ** Artist. 1 ** 1 ** 1 ** Elvis Presley 2 ** 3 ** 6 ** Madonna 3 ** 10 ** 2 ** Taylor Swift 4 ** 8 ** 3 ** Drake 5 ** 4 ** 7 ** Beatles 6 ** 7 ** 5 ** Rihanna 7 ** 2 ** 21 ** Ed Sheeran 8 ** 25 ** 4 ** Mariah Carey 9 ** 9 ** 17 ** Michael Jackson 10 ** 53 ** 9 ** Maroon 5 11 ** 32 ** 12 ** Weeknd 12 ** 70 ** 8 ** Post Malone 13 ** 45 ** 13 ** Katy Perry 14 ** 19 ** 15 ** Elton John 15 ** 108 ** 10 ** Usher 16 ** 26 ** 16 ** Justin Bieber 17 ** 24 ** 19 ** Ariana Grande 18 ** 55 ** 14 ** Whitney Houston 19 ** 11 ** 28 ** Eminem 20 ** 33 ** 18 ** Beyoncé 21 ** 177 ** 11 ** Janet Jackson 22 ** 21 ** 25 ** Rolling Stones 23 ** 51 ** 20 ** Stevie Wonder 24 ** 34 ** 23 ** Perry Como 25 ** 36 ** 24 ** Lady Gaga 26 ** 27 ** 27 ** Bee Gees 27 ** 20 ** 38 ** Pat Boone 28 ** 14 ** 47 ** Everly Brothers 29 ** 35 ** 29 ** Black Eyed Peas 30 ** 75 ** 22 ** Bruno Mars 31 ** 18 ** 50 ** Rod Stewart 32 ** 60 ** 26 ** P!nk 33 ** 38 ** 40 ** Paul McCartney 34 ** 57 ** 42 ** Adele 35 ** 6 ** 766 ** Cliff Richard 36 ** 5 ** ** Cliff Richard and the Shadows 37 ** 95 ** 30 ** Chris Brown 38 ** 82 ** 37 ** Flo Rida 39 ** 104 ** 33 ** Supremes / Diana Ross and the 40 ** 102 ** 36 ** Justin Timberlake 41 ** 138 ** 31 ** Prince 42 ** 37 ** 84 ** Dua Lipa 43 ** 54 ** 64 ** Jason Derulo 44 ** 50 ** 72 ** Britney Spears 45 ** 48 ** 77 ** Connie Francis 46 ** 187 ** 35 ** Nelly 47 ** 129 ** 44 ** Jennifer Lopez 48 ** 62 ** 76 ** Harry Styles 49 ** 56 ** 86 ** Sam Smith 50 ** 15 ** 290 ** Calvin Harris 51 ** 87 ** 59 ** Phil Collins 52 ** 13 ** 360 ** Frankie Laine 53 ** 28 ** 164 ** Queen 54 ** 139 ** 46 ** Miley Cyrus 55 ** 125 ** 49 ** Brenda Lee 56 ** 85 ** 69 ** Nat King Cole 57= ** 77 ** 79 ** Beach Boys 57= ** 31 ** 176 ** David Guetta 59 ** 231 ** 41 ** Destiny's Child 60 ** 17 ** 358 ** Abba 61 ** 49 ** 117 ** Frank Sinatra 62 ** 109 ** 60 ** Céline Dion 63 ** 154 ** 51 ** Kanye West 64 ** 59 ** 118 ** Billie Eilish 65 ** 198 ** 48 ** Eddie Fisher 66 ** 76 ** 94 ** Diana Ross 67 ** 186 ** 52 ** Donna Summer 68 ** 521 ** 34 ** TLC 69= ** 265 ** 45 ** Kelly Clarkson 69= ** 155 ** 57 ** R Kelly 71 ** 41 ** 185 ** Roy Orbison 72 ** 638 ** 32 ** Boyz II Men 73 ** 113 ** 83 ** Paul Anka 74 ** 72 ** 115 ** Dean Martin 75 ** 12 ** 1468 ** Lonnie Donegan and his Skiffle Group 76 ** 99 ** 93 ** Olivia Rodrigo 77 ** 402 ** 43 ** Chicago 78 ** 16 ** 1022 ** Kylie Minogue 79 ** 120 ** 88 ** Duran Duran 80 ** 159 ** 71 ** Jackson 5; Jacksons 81 ** 101 ** 99 ** George Michael 82 ** 44 ** 232 ** Wham! 83 ** 207 ** 62 ** Doja Cat 84 ** 29 ** 386 ** David Bowie 85 ** 266 ** 54 ** 50 Cent 86 ** 230 ** 58 ** Four Seasons; Wonder Who 87 ** 200 ** 65 ** Ricky Nelson 88 ** 52 ** 207 ** Bill Haley and his Comets 89 ** 43 ** 277 ** Lewis Capaldi 90 ** 117 ** 100 ** Bryan Adams 91 ** 299 ** 53 ** Marvin Gaye 92 ** 215 ** 70 ** Lil Nas X 93 ** 123 ** 101 ** Cher 94= ** 325 ** 55 ** Alicia Keys 94= ** 40 ** 330 ** Tom Jones 96 ** 2060 ** 39 ** Daryl Hall and John Oates 97 ** 339 ** 56 ** Olivia Newton-John 98 ** 112 ** 123 ** Bobby Darin 99 ** 315 ** 63 ** Carpenters 100 ** 22 ** 1535 ** Take That

I agree, it also leaves holes in a physical collection, very thoughtless of him!

Later tonight, they will be, hopefully...

It also breaks the record for total weeks at No 10 with six (so far) which was previously held by Justin Bieber's Holy with 5 weeks in 2020.

The excellent Smack That No 1 single from November 2006 was credited to Akon, with Eminem as a featured artist only - so not in my Eminem records... who has had 9 No 1s, all spent 1 week at No 1.