UK's Most Successful Chart Acts

[John]

I am really surprised that Paul McCartney doesn't appear more often. Surely he's had a lot of hit singles and albums either as a solo artist or part of Wings, or in collaboration with other artists. Has he really has less success than some of the above, a couple of whom I've never even heard of.

He has charted in many different 'guises' !

If all his chart stats, for solo & group appearances, were combined, he would dominate many of the sections above.

But they don't work like that...

I know that, but even so, I'm surprised he doesn't appear more extensively. How come he's not ahead of Frankie Laine after all these years, and Calvin Harris and David Guetta? Who are the last two?

Calvin Harris and David Guetta are both DJ's who produce and appear occasionally on other people's records, mainly singles. Just goes to show what a sham the pop charts have really become in the past ten years.

Brian

Thanks Brian. I looked them up. You're right, complete sham. Makes it all somewhat meaningless.

[Brian]

OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 21ST SEPTEMBER, 2018

Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:

1. Elvis – 2737 weeks (1304 weeks for singles) (1433 weeks for albums)
2. Michael Jackson – 2073 weeks (698 weeks for singles) (1375 weeks for albums)
3. Cliff Richard – 2064 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (887 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1961 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1521 weeks for albums)
5. The Beatles - 1892 (461 for singles) (1431 for albums)
6. Madonna – 1887 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1147 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1755 weeks (668 weeks for singles) (1087 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1721 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1245 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1623 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1576 weeks (1127 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)

ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1304 weeks in Top 75

ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
53 Top 10’s
95 Top 40’s
121 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
556 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1433 weeks in Top 75

NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Calvin Harris - 10
7. Abba; Spice Girls; Rihanna and Eminem - (all with 9)
8. Rolling Stones and Oasis (both with 8)
9. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Tinie Tempah; Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 7)
10. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)

TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 44
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Eminem - 32
8. Robbie Williams - 31
9. Elton John and Rihanna - (both with 30)
10. Beatles - 28

NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen; Abba and Eminem (all with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. Cliff Richard; Take That; Elton John; Westlife; Coldplay and George Michael (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead; Paul McCartney; Barbra Streisand; Kylie Minogue and Arctic Monkeys (all with 6)
10. Celine Dion; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon; Kasabian and The Killers (all with 5)

TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 53
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles and Elton John (both with 32)
9. Queen - 25
10. Status Quo - 24

MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)

MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis - 8
3. Elton John; Bon Jovi and Paul Weller - (all with 7)
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart; Britney Spears and Manic Street Preachers - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South; Take That; Guns N' Roses ;A-Ha; Fleetwood Mac; Fall Out Boy and Phil Collins (all with 3)

TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 55
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 51

TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 95
2. Frank Sinatra and Cliff Richard (both with 63)
3. Bob Dylan - 59
4. David Bowie - 55
5. Rolling Stones - 49
6. James Last - 45
7. Beatles and Rod Stewart (both with 44)
8. Elton John - 42
9. Status Quo - 41
10. Iron Maiden - 39

TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Status Quo and Drake (both with 66)
9. Rod Stewart - 65
10. Michael Jackson - 63

TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 121
2. David Bowie - 73
3. Frank Sinatra - 69
4. Cliff Richard - 68
5. James Last and Bob Dylan (both with 65)
6. Neil Young - 56
7. Beatles - 55
8. Rolling Stones - 53
9. Diana Ross - 52
10. Elton John - 47

ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Ed Sheeran - 36
8. Robbie Williams - 35
9. Michael Jackson and Motion Picture Cast Recording (both with 31)
10. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Justin Bieber and Drake (both with 30)
7. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
8. Calvin Harris - 28
9. Rihanna - 25
10. Ed Sheeran - 24

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 265
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 158
8. Calvin Harris - 152
9. Ed Sheeran - 144
10. The Shadows - 143

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 556
2. Beatles - 473
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 266
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. Ed Sheeran - 232
10. The Shadows - 229

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 688
4. Madonna - 516
5. Ed Sheeran - 496
6. Michael Jackson - 447
7. Elton John - 426
8. Calvin Harris - 411
9. David Guetta - 405
10. Justin Bieber - 381

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1062
2. Beatles - 984
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. David Bowie - 759
5. Michael Jackson - 751
6. Frank Sinatra - 744
7. Rod Stewart - 734
8. Queen - 706
9. Cliff Richard - 702
10. Elton John - 674

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1127
4. Ed Sheeran - 900
5. Madonna - 740
6. Michael Jackson - 698
7. David Guetta - 693
8. Elton John - 668
9. Drake - 645
10. Calvin Harris - 629

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1521
2. Elvis - 1433
3. Beatles - 1431
4. Michael Jackson - 1375
5. David Bowie - 1245
6. Fleetwood Mac - 1207
7. Abba - 1149
8. Madonna -1147
9. Rod Stewart - 1143
10. U2 - 1099

Brian

[Brian]

OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 28TH SEPTEMBER, 2018

Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:

1. Elvis – 2737 weeks (1304 weeks for singles) (1433 weeks for albums)
2. Michael Jackson – 2074 weeks (698 weeks for singles) (1376 weeks for albums)
3. Cliff Richard – 2064 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (887 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1962 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1522 weeks for albums)
5. The Beatles - 1892 (461 for singles) (1431 for albums)
6. Madonna – 1887 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1147 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1756 weeks (668 weeks for singles) (1088 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1722 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1246 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1623 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1143 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1576 weeks (1127 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)

ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1304 weeks in Top 75

ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
53 Top 10’s
95 Top 40’s
121 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
556 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1433 weeks in Top 75

NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Calvin Harris - 10
7. Abba; Spice Girls; Rihanna and Eminem - (all with 9)
8. Rolling Stones and Oasis (both with 8)
9. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Tinie Tempah; Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 7)
10. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)

TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 44
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Eminem - 32
8. Robbie Williams - 31
9. Elton John and Rihanna - (both with 30)
10. Beatles - 28

NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen; Abba and Eminem (all with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Rod Stewart; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. Cliff Richard; Take That; Elton John; Westlife; Coldplay and George Michael (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead; Paul McCartney; Barbra Streisand; Kylie Minogue and Arctic Monkeys (all with 6)
10. Celine Dion; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon; Kasabian and The Killers (all with 5)

TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 53
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 34
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles and Elton John (both with 32)
9. Queen - 25
10. Status Quo - 24

MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)

MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis - 8
3. Elton John; Bon Jovi and Paul Weller - (all with 7)
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart; Britney Spears and Manic Street Preachers - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South; Take That; Guns N' Roses ;A-Ha; Fleetwood Mac; Fall Out Boy and Phil Collins (all with 3)

TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 55
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 51

TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 95
2. Frank Sinatra and Cliff Richard (both with 63)
3. Bob Dylan - 59
4. David Bowie - 55
5. Rolling Stones - 49
6. James Last - 45
7. Beatles and Rod Stewart (both with 44)
8. Elton John - 42
9. Status Quo - 41
10. Iron Maiden - 39

TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Drake - 67
9. Status Quo - 66
10. Rod Stewart - 65

TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 121
2. David Bowie - 73
3. Frank Sinatra - 69
4. Cliff Richard - 68
5. James Last and Bob Dylan (both with 65)
6. Neil Young - 56
7. Beatles - 55
8. Rolling Stones - 53
9. Diana Ross - 52
10. Elton John - 47

ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Ed Sheeran - 36
8. Robbie Williams - 35
9. Michael Jackson and Motion Picture Cast Recording (both with 31)
10. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Justin Bieber and Drake (both with 30)
7. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
8. Calvin Harris - 28
9. Rihanna - 25
10. Ed Sheeran - 24

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 265
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 158
8. Calvin Harris - 153
9. Ed Sheeran - 144
10. The Shadows - 143

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 556
2. Beatles - 473
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 266
7. Rod Stewart - 259
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. Ed Sheeran - 232
10. The Shadows - 229

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 688
4. Madonna - 516
5. Ed Sheeran - 496
6. Michael Jackson - 447
7. Elton John - 426
8. Calvin Harris - 412
9. David Guetta - 407
10. Justin Bieber - 382

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1062
2. Beatles - 984
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. David Bowie - 759
5. Michael Jackson - 751
6. Frank Sinatra - 744
7. Rod Stewart - 734
8. Queen - 707
9. Cliff Richard - 702
10. Elton John - 674

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1127
4. Ed Sheeran - 901
5. Madonna - 740
6. Michael Jackson - 698
7. David Guetta - 695
8. Elton John - 668
9. Drake - 647
10. Calvin Harris - 631

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1522
2. Elvis - 1433
3. Beatles - 1431
4. Michael Jackson - 1376
5. David Bowie - 1246
6. Fleetwood Mac - 1209
7. Abba - 1150
8. Madonna -1147
9. Rod Stewart - 1143
10. U2 - 1099

Brian

[Brian]

OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 5TH OCTOBER, 2018

Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:

1. Elvis – 2737 weeks (1304 weeks for singles) (1433 weeks for albums)
2. Michael Jackson – 2075 weeks (698 weeks for singles) (1377 weeks for albums)
3. Cliff Richard – 2064 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (887 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1963 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1523 weeks for albums)
5. The Beatles - 1892 (461 for singles) (1431 for albums)
6. Madonna – 1887 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1147 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1757 weeks (668 weeks for singles) (1089 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1723 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1247 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1624 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1144 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1576 weeks (1127 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)

ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1304 weeks in Top 75

ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
53 Top 10’s
95 Top 40’s
121 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
556 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1433 weeks in Top 75

NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Calvin Harris - 10
7. Abba; Spice Girls; Rihanna and Eminem - (all with 9)
8. Rolling Stones and Oasis (both with 8)
9. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Tinie Tempah; Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 7)
10. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)

TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 44
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Eminem - 32
8. Robbie Williams - 31
9. Elton John and Rihanna - (both with 30)
10. Beatles - 28

NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen; Abba; Eminem and Rod Stewart (all with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. Cliff Richard; Take That; Elton John; Westlife; Coldplay and George Michael (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead; Paul McCartney; Barbra Streisand; Kylie Minogue and Arctic Monkeys (all with 6)
10. Celine Dion; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon; Kasabian and The Killers (all with 5)

TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 53
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 35
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles and Elton John (both with 32)
9. Queen - 25
10. Status Quo - 24

MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)

MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis - 8
3. Elton John; Bon Jovi and Paul Weller - (all with 7)
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart; Britney Spears and Manic Street Preachers - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South; Take That; Guns N' Roses ;A-Ha; Fleetwood Mac; Fall Out Boy and Phil Collins (all with 3)

TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 55
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 51

TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 95
2. Frank Sinatra and Cliff Richard (both with 63)
3. Bob Dylan - 59
4. David Bowie - 55
5. Rolling Stones - 49
6. James Last and Rod Stewart (both with 45
7. Beatles - 44
8. Elton John - 42
9. Status Quo - 41
10. Iron Maiden - 39

TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Drake - 67
9. Status Quo - 66
10. Rod Stewart - 65

TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 121
2. David Bowie - 73
3. Frank Sinatra - 69
4. Cliff Richard - 68
5. James Last and Bob Dylan (both with 65)
6. Neil Young - 56
7. Beatles - 55
8. Rolling Stones - 53
9. Diana Ross - 52
10. Elton John and Rod Stewart (both with 47)

ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Ed Sheeran - 36
8. Robbie Williams - 35
9. Michael Jackson and Motion Picture Cast Recording (both with 31)
10. Cliff Richard and Madonna (both with 30)

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Justin Bieber; Drake and Calvin Harris (all with 30)
7. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
8. Rihanna - 25
9. Ed Sheeran - 24
10. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 265
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 158
8. Calvin Harris - 154
9. Ed Sheeran - 144
10. The Shadows - 143

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 556
2. Beatles - 473
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 266
7. Rod Stewart - 260
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. Ed Sheeran - 232
10. The Shadows - 229

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 688
4. Madonna - 516
5. Ed Sheeran - 496
6. Michael Jackson - 447
7. Elton John - 426
8. Calvin Harris - 413
9. David Guetta - 409
10. Justin Bieber - 382

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1062
2. Beatles - 984
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. David Bowie - 759
5. Michael Jackson - 751
6. Frank Sinatra - 744
7. Rod Stewart - 735
8. Queen - 708
9. Cliff Richard - 702
10. Elton John - 674

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1127
4. Ed Sheeran - 902
5. Madonna - 740
6. Michael Jackson - 698
7. David Guetta - 697
8. Elton John - 668
9. Drake - 649
10. Calvin Harris - 633

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1523
2. Elvis - 1433
3. Beatles - 1431
4. Michael Jackson - 1377
5. David Bowie - 1247
6. Fleetwood Mac - 1211
7. Abba - 1151
8. Madonna -1147
9. Rod Stewart - 1144
10. U2 - 1099

Brian

[Brian]

OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 12TH OCTOBER, 2018

Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:

1. Elvis – 2737 weeks (1304 weeks for singles) (1433 weeks for albums)
2. Michael Jackson – 2076 weeks (698 weeks for singles) (1378 weeks for albums)
3. Cliff Richard – 2064 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (887 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1964 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1524 weeks for albums)
5. The Beatles - 1892 (461 for singles) (1431 for albums)
6. Madonna – 1887 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1147 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1758 weeks (668 weeks for singles) (1090 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1724 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1248 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1625 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1145 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1576 weeks (1127 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)

ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1304 weeks in Top 75

ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
53 Top 10’s
95 Top 40’s
121 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
556 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1433 weeks in Top 75

NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Calvin Harris - 10
7. Abba; Spice Girls; Rihanna and Eminem - (all with 9)
8. Rolling Stones and Oasis (both with 8)
9. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Tinie Tempah; Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 7)
10. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)

TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 44
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Eminem - 32
8. Robbie Williams - 31
9. Elton John and Rihanna - (both with 30)
10. Beatles - 28

NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen; Abba; Eminem and Rod Stewart (all with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. Cliff Richard; Take That; Elton John; Westlife; Coldplay and George Michael (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead; Paul McCartney; Barbra Streisand; Kylie Minogue and Arctic Monkeys (all with 6)
10. Celine Dion; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon; Kasabian; The Killers and Motion Picture Cast Recording (all with 5)

TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 53
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 35
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles and Elton John (both with 32)
9. Queen - 25
10. Status Quo - 24

MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)

MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis - 8
3. Elton John; Bon Jovi and Paul Weller - (all with 7)
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart; Britney Spears and Manic Street Preachers - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South; Take That; Guns N' Roses ;A-Ha; Fleetwood Mac; Fall Out Boy and Phil Collins (all with 3)

TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 55
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 51

TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 95
2. Frank Sinatra and Cliff Richard (both with 63)
3. Bob Dylan - 59
4. David Bowie - 55
5. Rolling Stones - 49
6. James Last and Rod Stewart (both with 45
7. Beatles - 44
8. Elton John - 42
9. Status Quo - 41
10. Iron Maiden - 39

TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Drake - 68
9. Status Quo - 66
10. Rod Stewart - 65

TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 121
2. David Bowie - 73
3. Frank Sinatra - 69
4. Cliff Richard - 68
5. James Last and Bob Dylan (both with 65)
6. Neil Young - 56
7. Beatles - 55
8. Rolling Stones - 53
9. Diana Ross - 52
10. Elton John and Rod Stewart (both with 47)

ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Ed Sheeran - 36
8. Robbie Williams - 35
9. Motion Picture Cast Recording - 32
10. Michael Jackson - 31

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba - 31
6. Justin Bieber; Drake and Calvin Harris (all with 30)
7. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
8. Rihanna - 25
9. Ed Sheeran - 24
10. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 265
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 158
8. Calvin Harris - 155
9. Ed Sheeran - 144
10. The Shadows - 143

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 556
2. Beatles - 473
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 266
7. Rod Stewart - 261
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. Ed Sheeran - 232
10. The Shadows - 229

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 688
4. Madonna - 516
5. Ed Sheeran - 496
6. Michael Jackson - 447
7. Elton John - 426
8. Calvin Harris - 414
9. David Guetta - 411
10. Justin Bieber - 382

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1062
2. Beatles - 984
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. David Bowie - 759
5. Michael Jackson - 751
6. Frank Sinatra - 744
7. Rod Stewart - 736
8. Queen - 709
9. Cliff Richard - 702
10. Elton John - 674

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1127
4. Ed Sheeran - 903
5. Madonna - 740
6. David Guetta - 699
7. Michael Jackson - 698
8. Elton John - 668
9. Drake - 652
10. Calvin Harris - 635

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1524
2. Elvis - 1433
3. Beatles - 1431
4. Michael Jackson - 1378
5. David Bowie - 1248
6. Fleetwood Mac - 1213
7. Abba - 1152
8. Madonna -1147
9. Rod Stewart - 1145
10. U2 - 1099

Brian

[Brian]

OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 19TH OCTOBER, 2018

Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:

1. Elvis – 2737 weeks (1304 weeks for singles) (1433 weeks for albums)
2. Michael Jackson – 2077 weeks (698 weeks for singles) (1379 weeks for albums)
3. Cliff Richard – 2064 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (887 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1965 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1525 weeks for albums)
5. The Beatles - 1892 (461 for singles) (1431 for albums)
6. Madonna – 1887 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1147 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1759 weeks (668 weeks for singles) (1091 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1725 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1249 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1626 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1146 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1576 weeks (1127 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)

ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1304 weeks in Top 75

ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
53 Top 10’s
95 Top 40’s
121 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
556 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1433 weeks in Top 75

NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Calvin Harris - 10
7. Abba; Spice Girls; Rihanna and Eminem - (all with 9)
8. Rolling Stones and Oasis (both with 8)
9. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Tinie Tempah; Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 7)
10. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)

TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 44
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Eminem - 32
8. Robbie Williams - 31
9. Elton John and Rihanna - (both with 30)
10. Beatles - 28

NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen; Abba; Eminem and Rod Stewart (all with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. Cliff Richard; Take That; Elton John; Westlife; Coldplay and George Michael (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead; Paul McCartney; Barbra Streisand; Kylie Minogue and Arctic Monkeys (all with 6)
10. Celine Dion; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon; Kasabian; The Killers and Motion Picture Cast Recording (all with 5)

TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 53
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 35
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles and Elton John (both with 32)
9. Queen - 25
10. Status Quo - 24

MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)

MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis - 8
3. Elton John; Bon Jovi and Paul Weller - (all with 7)
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart; Britney Spears and Manic Street Preachers - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South; Take That; Guns N' Roses ;A-Ha; Fleetwood Mac; Fall Out Boy and Phil Collins (all with 3)

TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 55
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 51

TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 95
2. Frank Sinatra and Cliff Richard (both with 63)
3. Bob Dylan - 59
4. David Bowie - 55
5. Rolling Stones - 49
6. James Last and Rod Stewart (both with 45)
7. Beatles - 44
8. Elton John - 42
9. Status Quo - 41
10. Iron Maiden - 39

TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Drake - 70
9. Status Quo - 66
10. Rod Stewart - 65

TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 121
2. David Bowie - 73
3. Frank Sinatra - 69
4. Cliff Richard - 68
5. James Last and Bob Dylan (both with 65)
6. Neil Young - 56
7. Beatles - 55
8. Rolling Stones - 53
9. Diana Ross - 52
10. Elton John and Rod Stewart (both with 47)

ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Ed Sheeran - 36
8. Robbie Williams - 35
9. Motion Picture Cast Recording - 32
10. Michael Jackson - 31

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba and Calvin Harris (both with 31)
6. Justin Bieber and Drake (both with 30)
7. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
8. Rihanna - 25
9. Ed Sheeran - 24
10. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 265
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 158
8. Calvin Harris - 156
9. Ed Sheeran - 144
10. The Shadows - 143

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 556
2. Beatles - 473
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 266
7. Rod Stewart - 262
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. Ed Sheeran - 233
10. The Shadows - 229

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 688
4. Madonna - 516
5. Ed Sheeran - 496
6. Michael Jackson - 447
7. Elton John - 426
8. Calvin Harris - 415
9. David Guetta - 412
10. Justin Bieber - 382

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1062
2. Beatles - 984
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. David Bowie - 760
5. Michael Jackson - 751
6. Frank Sinatra - 744
7. Rod Stewart - 737
8. Queen - 709
9. Cliff Richard - 702
10. Elton John - 674

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1127
4. Ed Sheeran - 904
5. Madonna - 740
6. David Guetta - 700
7. Michael Jackson - 698
8. Elton John - 668
9. Drake - 657
10. Calvin Harris - 637

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1525
2. Elvis - 1433
3. Beatles - 1431
4. Michael Jackson - 1379
5. David Bowie - 1249
6. Fleetwood Mac - 1215
7. Abba - 1153
8. Madonna -1147
9. Rod Stewart - 1146
10. U2 - 1099

Brian

[Brian]

OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 26TH OCTOBER, 2018

Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:

1. Elvis – 2737 weeks (1304 weeks for singles) (1433 weeks for albums)
2. Michael Jackson – 2078 weeks (698 weeks for singles) (1380 weeks for albums)
3. Cliff Richard – 2064 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (887 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1967 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1527 weeks for albums)
5. The Beatles - 1892 (461 for singles) (1431 for albums)
6. Madonna – 1887 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1147 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1760 weeks (668 weeks for singles) (1092 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1726 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1250 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1627 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1147 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1576 weeks (1127 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)

ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1304 weeks in Top 75

ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
53 Top 10’s
95 Top 40’s
121 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
556 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1433 weeks in Top 75

NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Calvin Harris - 10
7. Abba; Spice Girls; Rihanna and Eminem - (all with 9)
8. Rolling Stones and Oasis (both with 8)
9. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Tinie Tempah; Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 7)
10. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)

TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 44
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Eminem - 32
8. Robbie Williams - 31
9. Elton John and Rihanna - (both with 30)
10. Beatles - 28

NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen; Abba; Eminem and Rod Stewart (all with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. Cliff Richard; Take That; Elton John; Westlife; Coldplay and George Michael (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead; Paul McCartney; Barbra Streisand; Kylie Minogue and Arctic Monkeys (all with 6)
10. Celine Dion; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon; Kasabian; The Killers and Motion Picture Cast Recording (all with 5)

TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 53
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 35
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles and Elton John (both with 32)
9. Queen - 26
10. Status Quo - 24

MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)

MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis - 8
3. Elton John; Bon Jovi and Paul Weller - (all with 7)
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart; Britney Spears and Manic Street Preachers - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South; Take That; Guns N' Roses ;A-Ha; Fleetwood Mac; Fall Out Boy and Phil Collins (all with 3)

TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 55
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 51

TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 95
2. Frank Sinatra and Cliff Richard (both with 63)
3. Bob Dylan - 59
4. David Bowie - 56
5. Rolling Stones - 49
6. James Last and Rod Stewart (both with 45)
7. Beatles - 44
8. Elton John - 42
9. Status Quo - 41
10. Iron Maiden - 39

TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Drake - 70
9. Status Quo - 66
10. Rod Stewart - 65

TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 121
2. David Bowie - 74
3. Frank Sinatra - 69
4. Cliff Richard - 68
5. James Last and Bob Dylan (both with 65)
6. Neil Young - 56
7. Beatles - 55
8. Rolling Stones - 53
9. Diana Ross - 52
10. Elton John and Rod Stewart (both with 47)

ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Ed Sheeran - 36
8. Robbie Williams - 35
9. Motion Picture Cast Recording - 33
10. Michael Jackson - 31

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba and Calvin Harris (both with 31)
6. Justin Bieber and Drake (both with 30)
7. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
8. Rihanna - 25
9. Ed Sheeran - 24
10. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 265
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson - 158
8. Calvin Harris - 157
9. Ed Sheeran - 144
10. The Shadows - 143

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 556
2. Beatles - 473
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 266
7. Rod Stewart - 263
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. Ed Sheeran - 233
10. The Shadows - 229

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 688
4. Madonna - 516
5. Ed Sheeran - 496
6. Michael Jackson - 447
7. Elton John - 426
8. Calvin Harris - 416
9. David Guetta - 413
10. Justin Bieber - 382

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1062
2. Beatles - 984
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. David Bowie - 760
5. Michael Jackson - 751
6. Frank Sinatra - 744
7. Rod Stewart - 738
8. Queen - 712
9. Cliff Richard - 702
10. Elton John - 674

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1127
4. Ed Sheeran - 905
5. Madonna - 740
6. David Guetta - 701
7. Michael Jackson - 698
8. Elton John - 668
9. Drake - 660
10. Calvin Harris - 639

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1527
2. Elvis - 1433
3. Beatles - 1431
4. Michael Jackson - 1380
5. David Bowie - 1250
6. Fleetwood Mac - 1217
7. Abba - 1154
8. Madonna and Rod Stewart (both with 1147)
9. U2 - 1099
10. Simon and Garfunkel - 1086

Brian

[Brian]

OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 2ND NOVEMBER, 2018

Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:

1. Elvis – 2737 weeks (1304 weeks for singles) (1433 weeks for albums)
2. Michael Jackson – 2080 weeks (699 weeks for singles) (1381 weeks for albums)
3. Cliff Richard – 2064 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (887 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1971 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1531 weeks for albums)
5. The Beatles - 1892 (461 for singles) (1431 for albums)
6. Madonna – 1887 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1147 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1761 weeks (668 weeks for singles) (1093 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1727 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1251 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1628 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1148 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1576 weeks (1127 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)

ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1304 weeks in Top 75

ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
53 Top 10’s
95 Top 40’s
121 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
556 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1433 weeks in Top 75

NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Calvin Harris - 10
7. Abba; Spice Girls; Rihanna and Eminem - (all with 9)
8. Rolling Stones and Oasis (both with 8)
9. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Tinie Tempah; Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 7)
10. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)

TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 44
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Eminem - 32
8. Robbie Williams - 31
9. Elton John and Rihanna - (both with 30)
10. Beatles - 28

NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen; Abba; Eminem and Rod Stewart (all with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. Cliff Richard; Take That; Elton John; Westlife; Coldplay and George Michael (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Prodigy; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead; Paul McCartney; Barbra Streisand; Kylie Minogue and Arctic Monkeys (all with 6)
10. Celine Dion; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon; Kasabian; The Killers and Motion Picture Cast Recording (all with 5)

TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 53
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones - 38
5. Bob Dylan - 37
6. Rod Stewart - 35
7. David Bowie - 33
8. Beatles and Elton John (both with 32)
9. Queen - 26
10. Status Quo - 24

MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)

MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis - 8
3. Elton John; Bon Jovi and Paul Weller - (all with 7)
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart; Britney Spears and Manic Street Preachers - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South; Take That; Guns N' Roses ;A-Ha; Fleetwood Mac; Fall Out Boy and Phil Collins (all with 3)

TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 55
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 51

TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 95
2. Frank Sinatra and Cliff Richard (both with 63)
3. Bob Dylan - 59
4. David Bowie - 56
5. Rolling Stones - 49
6. James Last and Rod Stewart (both with 45)
7. Beatles - 44
8. Elton John - 42
9. Status Quo - 41
10. Iron Maiden - 39

TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Drake - 70
9. Status Quo - 66
10. Rod Stewart - 65

TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 121
2. David Bowie - 74
3. Frank Sinatra - 69
4. Cliff Richard - 68
5. James Last and Bob Dylan (both with 65)
6. Neil Young - 56
7. Beatles - 55
8. Rolling Stones - 53
9. Diana Ross - 52
10. Elton John and Rod Stewart (both with 47)

ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Ed Sheeran - 36
8. Robbie Williams - 35
9. Motion Picture Cast Recording - 33
10. Michael Jackson - 31

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba and Calvin Harris (both with 31)
6. Justin Bieber and Drake (both with 30)
7. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
8. Rihanna - 25
9. Ed Sheeran - 24
10. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 265
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Michael Jackson and Calvin Harris (both with158)
8. Ed Sheeran - 144
9. The Shadows - 143
10. Awaits

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 556
2. Beatles - 473
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 266
7. Rod Stewart - 264
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. Ed Sheeran - 233
10. The Shadows - 229

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 688
4. Madonna - 516
5. Ed Sheeran - 496
6. Michael Jackson - 447
7. Elton John - 426
8. Calvin Harris - 417
9. David Guetta - 414
10. Justin Bieber and Drake (both with 382)

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1062
2. Beatles - 984
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. David Bowie - 760
5. Michael Jackson - 752
6. Frank Sinatra - 744
7. Rod Stewart - 739
8. Queen - 715
9. Cliff Richard - 702
10. Elton John - 674

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1127
4. Ed Sheeran - 906
5. Madonna - 740
6. David Guetta - 702
7. Michael Jackson - 699
8. Elton John - 668
9. Drake - 663
10. Calvin Harris - 641

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1531
2. Elvis - 1433
3. Beatles - 1431
4. Michael Jackson - 1381
5. David Bowie - 1251
6. Fleetwood Mac - 1219
7. Abba - 1155
8. Rod Stewart - 1148
9. Madonna - 1147
10. U2 - 1099

Brian

[marvan]

A nice article from OCC website : https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-ne ... vis__4503/

[Brian]

OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 9TH NOVEMBER, 2018

Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:

1. Elvis – 2737 weeks (1304 weeks for singles) (1433 weeks for albums)
2. Michael Jackson – 2081 weeks (699 weeks for singles) (1382 weeks for albums)
3. Cliff Richard – 2064 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (887 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1975 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1535 weeks for albums)
5. The Beatles - 1892 (461 for singles) (1431 for albums)
6. Madonna – 1887 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1147 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1762 weeks (668 weeks for singles) (1094 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1728 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1252 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1629 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1149 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1576 weeks (1127 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)

ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1304 weeks in Top 75

ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
53 Top 10’s
95 Top 40’s
121 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
556 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1433 weeks in Top 75

NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Calvin Harris - 10
7. Abba; Spice Girls; Rihanna and Eminem - (all with 9)
8. Rolling Stones and Oasis (both with 8)
9. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Tinie Tempah; Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 7)
10. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)

TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 44
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Eminem - 32
8. Robbie Williams - 31
9. Elton John and Rihanna - (both with 30)
10. Beatles - 28

NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen; Abba; Eminem and Rod Stewart (all with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. Cliff Richard; Take That; Elton John; Westlife; Coldplay; George Michael and Prodigy (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead; Paul McCartney; Barbra Streisand; Kylie Minogue and Arctic Monkeys (all with 6)
10. Celine Dion; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Muse; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon; Kasabian; The Killers and Motion Picture Cast Recording (all with 5)

TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 53
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan (both with 38)
5. Rod Stewart - 35
6. David Bowie - 33
7. Beatles and Elton John (both with 32)
8. Queen - 26
9. Status Quo and Iron Maiden (both with 24)
10. Madonna and Paul McCartney (both with 21)

MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)

MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis - 8
3. Elton John; Bon Jovi and Paul Weller - (all with 7)
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart; Britney Spears and Manic Street Preachers - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South; Take That; Guns N' Roses ;A-Ha; Fleetwood Mac; Fall Out Boy and Phil Collins (all with 3)

TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 55
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 51

TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 95
2. Frank Sinatra and Cliff Richard (both with 63)
3. Bob Dylan - 59
4. David Bowie - 56
5. Rolling Stones - 49
6. James Last and Rod Stewart (both with 45)
7. Beatles - 44
8. Elton John - 42
9. Status Quo - 41
10. Iron Maiden - 39

TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Drake - 70
9. Status Quo - 66
10. Rod Stewart - 65

TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 121
2. David Bowie - 74
3. Frank Sinatra - 69
4. Cliff Richard - 68
5. James Last and Bob Dylan (both with 65)
6. Neil Young - 56
7. Beatles - 55
8. Rolling Stones - 53
9. Diana Ross - 52
10. Elton John and Rod Stewart (both with 47)

ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Ed Sheeran - 36
8. Robbie Williams - 35
9. Motion Picture Cast Recording - 33
10. Michael Jackson - 31

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba and Calvin Harris (both with 31)
6. Justin Bieber and Drake (both with 30)
7. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
8. Rihanna - 25
9. Ed Sheeran - 24
10. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 265
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Calvin Harris - 159
8. Michael Jackson - 158
9. Ed Sheeran - 144
10. The Shadows - 143

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 556
2. Beatles - 473
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 266
7. Rod Stewart - 264
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. Ed Sheeran - 233
10. The Shadows - 229

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 688
4. Madonna - 516
5. Ed Sheeran - 496
6. Michael Jackson - 447
7. Elton John - 426
8. Calvin Harris - 419
9. David Guetta - 415
10. Drake - 384

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1062
2. Beatles - 984
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. David Bowie - 760
5. Michael Jackson - 752
6. Frank Sinatra - 744
7. Rod Stewart - 740
8. Queen - 718
9. Cliff Richard - 702
10. Elton John - 674

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1127
4. Ed Sheeran - 907
5. Madonna - 740
6. David Guetta - 703
7. Michael Jackson - 699
8. Elton John - 668
9. Drake - 665
10. Calvin Harris - 644

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1535
2. Elvis - 1433
3. Beatles - 1431
4. Michael Jackson - 1382
5. David Bowie - 1252
6. Fleetwood Mac - 1221
7. Abba - 1156
8. Rod Stewart - 1149
9. Madonna - 1147
10. U2 - 1099

Brian

[Brian]

OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 16TH NOVEMBER, 2018

Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:

1. Elvis – 2737 weeks (1304 weeks for singles) (1433 weeks for albums)
2. Michael Jackson – 2082 weeks (699 weeks for singles) (1383 weeks for albums)
3. Cliff Richard – 2064 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (887 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1979 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1539 weeks for albums)
5. The Beatles - 1893 (461 for singles) (1432 for albums)
6. Madonna – 1887 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1147 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1763 weeks (668 weeks for singles) (1095 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1729 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1253 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1630 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1150 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1576 weeks (1127 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)

ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1304 weeks in Top 75

ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
53 Top 10’s
95 Top 40’s
121 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
556 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1433 weeks in Top 75

NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Calvin Harris - 10
7. Abba; Spice Girls; Rihanna and Eminem - (all with 9)
8. Rolling Stones and Oasis (both with 8)
9. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Tinie Tempah; Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 7)
10. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)

TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 44
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Eminem - 32
8. Robbie Williams - 31
9. Elton John and Rihanna - (both with 30)
10. Beatles - 28

NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen; Abba; Eminem and Rod Stewart (all with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. Cliff Richard; Take That; Elton John; Westlife; Coldplay; George Michael and Prodigy (all with 7)
9. Boyzone; Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead; Paul McCartney; Barbra Streisand; Kylie Minogue; Arctic Monkeys and Muse (all with 6)
10. Celine Dion; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon; Kasabian; The Killers and Motion Picture Cast Recording (all with 5)

TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 53
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan (both with 38)
5. Rod Stewart - 35
6. David Bowie - 33
7. Beatles and Elton John (both with 32)
8. Queen - 26
9. Status Quo and Iron Maiden (both with 24)
10. Madonna and Paul McCartney (both with 21)

MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)

MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis - 8
3. Elton John; Bon Jovi and Paul Weller - (all with 7)
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart; Britney Spears and Manic Street Preachers - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South; Take That; Guns N' Roses ;A-Ha; Fleetwood Mac; Fall Out Boy and Phil Collins (all with 3)

TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 55
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 51

TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 95
2. Frank Sinatra and Cliff Richard (both with 63)
3. Bob Dylan - 59
4. David Bowie - 56
5. Rolling Stones - 49
6. James Last and Rod Stewart (both with 45)
7. Beatles - 44
8. Elton John - 42
9. Status Quo - 41
10. Iron Maiden - 39

TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Drake - 70
9. Status Quo - 66
10. Rod Stewart - 65

TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 121
2. David Bowie - 74
3. Frank Sinatra - 69
4. Cliff Richard - 68
5. James Last and Bob Dylan (both with 65)
6. Neil Young - 56
7. Beatles - 55
8. Rolling Stones - 53
9. Diana Ross - 52
10. Elton John and Rod Stewart (both with 47)

ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Ed Sheeran - 36
8. Robbie Williams - 35
9. Motion Picture Cast Recording - 33
10. Michael Jackson - 31

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba and Calvin Harris (both with 31)
6. Justin Bieber and Drake (both with 30)
7. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
8. Rihanna - 25
9. Ed Sheeran - 24
10. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 265
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Calvin Harris - 159
8. Michael Jackson - 158
9. Ed Sheeran - 144
10. The Shadows - 143

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 556
2. Beatles - 474
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 266
7. Rod Stewart - 264
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. Ed Sheeran - 233
10. The Shadows - 229

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 688
4. Madonna - 516
5. Ed Sheeran - 496
6. Michael Jackson - 447
7. Elton John - 426
8. Calvin Harris - 421
9. David Guetta - 416
10. Drake - 386

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1062
2. Beatles - 985
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. David Bowie - 760
5. Michael Jackson - 752
6. Frank Sinatra - 744
7. Rod Stewart - 741
8. Queen - 721
9. Cliff Richard - 702
10. Elton John - 674

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1127
4. Ed Sheeran - 908
5. Madonna - 740
6. David Guetta - 704
7. Michael Jackson - 699
8. Elton John - 668
9. Drake - 667
10. Calvin Harris - 646

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1539
2. Elvis - 1433
3. Beatles - 1432
4. Michael Jackson - 1383
5. David Bowie - 1253
6. Fleetwood Mac - 1223
7. Abba - 1157
8. Rod Stewart - 1150
9. Madonna - 1147
10. U2 - 1099

Brian

[Brian]

OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 23RD NOVEMBER, 2018

Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:

1. Elvis – 2737 weeks (1304 weeks for singles) (1433 weeks for albums)
2. Michael Jackson – 2083 weeks (699 weeks for singles) (1384 weeks for albums)
3. Cliff Richard – 2064 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (887 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1983 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1543 weeks for albums)
5. The Beatles - 1894 (461 for singles) (1433 for albums)
6. Madonna – 1887 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1147 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1764 weeks (668 weeks for singles) (1096 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1730 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1254 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1631 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1151 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1576 weeks (1127 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)

ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1304 weeks in Top 75

ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
53 Top 10’s
95 Top 40’s
121 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
556 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1433 weeks in Top 75

NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Calvin Harris - 10
7. Abba; Spice Girls; Rihanna and Eminem - (all with 9)
8. Rolling Stones and Oasis (both with 8)
9. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Tinie Tempah; Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 7)
10. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)

TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 44
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Eminem - 32
8. Robbie Williams - 31
9. Elton John and Rihanna - (both with 30)
10. Beatles - 28

NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen; Abba; Eminem and Rod Stewart (all with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Led Zeppelin and R.E.M. (all with 8)
8. Cliff Richard; Take That; Elton John; Westlife; Coldplay; George Michael and Prodigy (all with 7)
9. Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead; Paul McCartney; Barbra Streisand; Kylie Minogue; Arctic Monkeys and Muse (all with 6)
10. Boyzone; Celine Dion; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon; Kasabian; The Killers and Motion Picture Cast Recording (all with 5)

TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 53
2. Cliff Richard - 44
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan (both with 38)
5. Rod Stewart - 35
6. David Bowie - 33
7. Beatles and Elton John (both with 32)
8. Queen - 26
9. Status Quo and Iron Maiden (both with 24)
10. Madonna and Paul McCartney (both with 21)

MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)

MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis - 8
3. Elton John; Bon Jovi and Paul Weller - (all with 7)
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart; Britney Spears and Manic Street Preachers - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South; Take That; Guns N' Roses ;A-Ha; Fleetwood Mac; Fall Out Boy and Phil Collins (all with 3)

TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 55
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 51

TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 95
2. Frank Sinatra and Cliff Richard (both with 63)
3. Bob Dylan - 59
4. David Bowie - 56
5. Rolling Stones - 49
6. James Last and Rod Stewart (both with 45)
7. Beatles - 44
8. Elton John - 42
9. Status Quo - 41
10. Iron Maiden - 39

TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Drake - 70
9. Status Quo - 66
10. Rod Stewart - 65

TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 121
2. David Bowie - 74
3. Frank Sinatra - 69
4. Cliff Richard - 68
5. James Last and Bob Dylan (both with 65)
6. Neil Young - 56
7. Beatles - 55
8. Rolling Stones - 53
9. Diana Ross - 52
10. Elton John and Rod Stewart (both with 47)

ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Ed Sheeran - 36
8. Robbie Williams - 35
9. Motion Picture Cast Recording - 33
10. Michael Jackson - 31

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba and Calvin Harris (both with 31)
6. Justin Bieber and Drake (both with 30)
7. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
8. Rihanna - 25
9. Ed Sheeran - 24
10. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 265
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Calvin Harris - 159
8. Michael Jackson - 158
9. Ed Sheeran - 144
10. The Shadows - 143

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 556
2. Beatles - 474
3. Cliff Richard - 340
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 266
7. Rod Stewart - 264
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. Ed Sheeran - 233
10. The Shadows - 229

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 688
4. Madonna - 516
5. Ed Sheeran - 496
6. Michael Jackson - 447
7. Elton John - 426
8. Calvin Harris - 423
9. David Guetta - 416
10. Drake - 388

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1062
2. Beatles - 986
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. David Bowie - 760
5. Michael Jackson - 752
6. Frank Sinatra - 744
7. Rod Stewart - 742
8. Queen - 724
9. Cliff Richard - 702
10. Elton John - 675

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1127
4. Ed Sheeran - 909
5. Madonna - 740
6. David Guetta - 705
7. Michael Jackson - 699
8. Drake - 669
9. Elton John - 668
10. Calvin Harris - 648

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1543
2. Elvis and Beatles - (both with 1433)
3. Michael Jackson - 1384
4. David Bowie - 1254
5. Fleetwood Mac - 1225
6. Abba - 1158
7. Rod Stewart - 1151
8. Madonna - 1147
9. U2 - 1099
10. Elton John - 1096

Brian

[Colin B]

...ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75

1. Queen - 1543
2. Elvis and Beatles - (both with 1433)
3. Michael Jackson - 1384

Got a feeling our boy will drop to third next week...

[Brian]

OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 30TH NOVEMBER, 2018

Calculated by the amount of weeks on the chart for both Singles and Albums combined. One point is gained for each week an album/or single appears in the Top 75:

1. Elvis – 2737 weeks (1304 weeks for singles) (1433 weeks for albums)
2. Michael Jackson – 2084 weeks (699 weeks for singles) (1385 weeks for albums)
3. Cliff Richard – 2065 weeks (1177 weeks for singles) (888 weeks for albums)
4. Queen - 1987 weeks (440 weeks for singles) (1547 weeks for albums)
5. The Beatles - 1895 (461 for singles) (1434 for albums)
6. Madonna – 1887 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1147 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John – 1765 weeks (668 weeks for singles) (1097 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie – 1731 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1255 weeks for albums)
9. Rod Stewart – 1632 weeks (480 weeks for singles) (1152 weeks for albums)
10. Rihanna - 1576 weeks (1127 weeks for singles) (449 weeks for albums)

ELVIS’ CHART SINGLES
21 No.1’s
76 Top 10’s
139 Top 40’s
164 Top 75’s
80 weeks at No.1
386 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1304 weeks in Top 75

ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
53 Top 10’s
95 Top 40’s
121 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
556 weeks in Top 10
1062 weeks in Top 40
1433 weeks in Top 75

NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Calvin Harris - 10
7. Abba; Spice Girls; Rihanna and Eminem - (all with 9)
8. Rolling Stones and Oasis (both with 8)
9. Elton John; Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Tinie Tempah; Jess Glynne and Sam Smith (all with 7)
10. Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta and Justin Bieber (all with 6)

TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 44
5. Kylie Minogue - 34
6. U2 - 33
7. Eminem - 32
8. Robbie Williams - 31
9. Elton John and Rihanna - (both with 30)
10. Beatles - 28

NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 15
2. Elvis - 13
3. Madonna; Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. Bruce Springsteen; U2 and Michael Jackson (all with 10)
6. Queen; Abba; Eminem and Rod Stewart (all with 9)
7. Bob Dylan; Oasis; Led Zeppelin; R.E.M. and Take That (all with 8)
8. Cliff Richard; Elton John; Westlife; Coldplay; George Michael and Prodigy (all with 7)
9. Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Stereophonics; Radiohead; Paul McCartney; Barbra Streisand; Kylie Minogue; Arctic Monkeys and Muse (all with 6)
10. Boyzone; Celine Dion; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Kings Of Leon; Kasabian; The Killers and Motion Picture Cast Recording (all with 5)

TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 53
2. Cliff Richard - 45
3. Frank Sinatra - 40
4. Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan (both with 38)
5. Rod Stewart - 35
6. David Bowie - 33
7. Beatles and Elton John (both with 32)
8. Queen - 26
9. Status Quo and Iron Maiden (both with 24)
10. Madonna and Paul McCartney (both with 21)

MOST NO.2 SINGLES
1. Elvis - 17 (8 of these were posthumous re-issues of tracks which had previously risen to No.1)
2. Madonna - 12
3. Cliff Richard and Kylie Minogue (both with 11)
4. Rihanna - 9
5. Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake (both with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Calvin Harris (all with 6)

MOST NO.2 ALBUMS
1. Rolling Stones - 10
2. Elvis - 8
3. Elton John; Bon Jovi and Paul Weller - (all with 7)
4. Madonna; Cliff Richard; Queen; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Rod Stewart; Britney Spears and Manic Street Preachers - (all with 5)
5. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones and James (all with 4)
6. The Shadows; Kylie Minogue; U2; Pink Floyd; Stevie Wonder; Paul McCartney; Beach Boys; Depeche Mode; Elvis Costello; Kate Bush; M People; Portishead; Robert Plant; Sheryl Crow; Simply Red; Tina Turner; Cat Stevens; Eric Clapton; Beautiful South; Take That; Guns N' Roses ;A-Ha; Fleetwood Mac; Fall Out Boy and Phil Collins (all with 3)

TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Madonna - 71
4. Elton John - 66
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo - 57
8. Michael Jackson - 55
9. Queen - 53
10. Kylie Minogue - 51

TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 95
2.Cliff Richard - 64
3. Frank Sinatra - 63
4. Bob Dylan - 59
5. David Bowie - 56
6. Rolling Stones - 49
7. James Last and Rod Stewart (both with 45)
8. Beatles - 44
9. Elton John - 42
10. Status Quo - 41

TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Glee Cast - 100
4. Elton John - 85
5. David Bowie - 79
6. Diana Ross - 78
7. Madonna - 75
8. Drake - 70
9. Status Quo - 66
10. Rod Stewart - 65

TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 121
2. David Bowie - 74
3. Frank Sinatra and Cliff Richard (both with 69)
4. James Last and Bob Dylan (both with 65)
5. Neil Young - 56
6. Beatles - 55
7. Rolling Stones - 53
8. Diana Ross - 52
9. Elton John and Rod Stewart (both with 47)
10. Status Quo - 46

ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 175
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 57
4. Rolling Stones - 46
5. Simon and Garfunkel - 40
6. Adele - 37
7. Ed Sheeran - 36
8. Robbie Williams - 35
9. Motion Picture Cast Recording - 33
10. Michael Jackson - 31

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Cliff Richard - 46
4. Frankie Laine - 32
5. Abba and Calvin Harris (both with 31)
6. Justin Bieber and Drake (both with 30)
7. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
8. Rihanna - 25
9. Ed Sheeran - 24
10. Elton John and Wet Wet Wet (both with 23)

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Rihanna - 265
4. Madonna - 228
5. Beatles - 188
6. Frankie Laine - 187
7. Calvin Harris - 159
8. Michael Jackson - 158
9. Ed Sheeran - 144
10. The Shadows - 143

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 556
2. Beatles - 474
3. Cliff Richard - 341
4. Frank Sinatra - 316
5. Rolling Stones - 272
6. Michael Jackson - 266
7. Rod Stewart - 264
8. Simon And Garfunkel - 240
9. Ed Sheeran - 233
10. The Shadows - 229

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Rihanna - 688
4. Madonna - 516
5. Ed Sheeran - 496
6. Michael Jackson - 447
7. Elton John - 426
8. Calvin Harris - 425
9. David Guetta - 417
10. Drake - 389

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis - 1062
2. Beatles - 987
3. Simon And Garfunkel - 816
4. David Bowie - 760
5. Michael Jackson - 752
6. Frank Sinatra - 744
7. Rod Stewart - 743
8. Queen - 727
9. Cliff Richard - 703
10. Elton John - 676

SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Elvis - 1303
2. Cliff Richard - 1177
3. Rihanna - 1127
4. Ed Sheeran - 910
5. Madonna - 740
6. David Guetta - 706
7. Michael Jackson - 699
8. Drake - 671
9. Elton John - 668
10. Calvin Harris - 650

ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1547
2. Beatles - 1434
3. Elvis - 1433
4. Michael Jackson - 1385
5. David Bowie - 1255
6. Fleetwood Mac - 1227
7. Abba - 1159
8. Rod Stewart - 1152
9. Madonna - 1147
10. U2 - 1099

Brian

[Colin B]

Me & my 'feelings'...