OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 9TH SEPTEMBER,2022
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 – 2851 weeks (1307 weeks for singles) (1544 weeks for albums)
2. Ed Sheeran - 2571 weeks (1370 weeks for singles) (1201 weeks for albums)
3. Queen - 2330 weeks (462 weeks for singles) (1868 weeks for albums)
4. Michael Jackson - 2279 weeks (711 weeks for singles) (1568 weeks for albums)
5. The Beatles - 2117 weeks (461 weeks for singles) (1656 weeks for albums)
6. Cliff Richard - 2091 weeks (1180 weeks for singles) (911 weeks for albums)
7. Elton John - 2071 weeks (760 for singles) (1311 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie - 1949 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1473 weeks for albums)
9. Madonna - 1896 weeks (740 weeks for singles) (1156 weeks for albums)
10.Fleetwood Mac - 1863 weeks (241 weeks for singles) (1622 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
1307 weeks in Top 75
ELVIS’ CHART ALBUMS
13 No.1’s
53 Top 10’s
95 Top 40’s
124 Top 75’s
66 weeks at No.1
559 weeks in Top 10
1076 weeks in Top 40
1544 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 17
3. Cliff Richard and Westlife - (both with 14)
4. Madonna and Ed Sheeran (both with 13)
5. Take That - 12
6. Calvin Harris; Eminem and Elton John (all with 10)
7. Abba; Spice Girls and Rihanna (all with 9)
8. Rolling Stones and Oasis (both with 8)
9.Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Tinie Tempah; Jess Glynne; Sam Smith, Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande (all with 7)
10.Rod Stewart; Slade; Queen; Britney Spears; The Shadows; Sugababes; Boyzone; Blondie; David Guetta; Drake and Lady Ga Ga (all with 6)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson - 44
5. Ed Sheeran - 39
6. Elton John - 36
7. Kylie Minogue and Drake (both with 34)
8. U2 and Eminem (both with 33)
9. Robbie Williams - 31
10.Rihanna - 30
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 16
2. Elvis, Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (all with 13)
3. Madonna and Bruce Springsteen (both with 12)
4. David Bowie - 11
5. U2; Michael Jackson; Rod Stewart; Eminem; Queen and Abba (all with 10)
6. Bob Dylan and Coldplay (both with 9)
7. Oasis; Led Zeppelin; R.E.M.; Take That; Westlife; Kylie Minogue; Elton John; Taylor Swift and Stereophonics (all with 8)
8. Cliff Richard; George Michael; Prodigy; Paul McCartney; The Killers and Muse (all with 7)
9. Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Blur; Police; Chemical Brothers; Radiohead; Barbra Streisand; Arctic Monkeys; Kings Of Leon; Paul Weller; The Script and Kasabian)(all with 6)
10. Boyzone; Celine Dion; Bon Jovi; Simple Minds; Keane; Erasure; Prince; Simply Red; Iron Maiden; Paul Simon; Motion Picture Cast Recording; Michael Ball; Foo Fighters; Lana Del Rey; Ed Sheeran; Michael Buble and Red Hot Chilli Peppers (all with 5)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 53
2. Cliff Richard - 46
3.Bob Dylan and Rolling Stones (both with 41)
4. Frank Sinatra - 40
5. Rod Stewart - 37
6. David Bowie -35
7. Beatles - 34
8. Elton John - 33
9. Queen - 27
10. Iron Maiden - 26
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; Justin Timberlake; Calvin Harris and Ed Sheeran (all with 7)
6. Boyzone; Oasis; Queen; Robbie Williams and Justin Bieber (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; Rod Stewart and Queen (all with 6)
5. Cliff Richard; Smiths; Frank Sinatra; Britney Spears and Manic Street Preachers - (all with 5)
6. David Bowie; Iron Maiden; J.A.M.; Pet Shop Boys; Status Quo; The Who; Tom Jones; James and Steps (all with 4)
7. 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; Phil Collins; Bruce Springsteen; Busted; Carpenters, Kanye West; Gorillaz; Gary Numan; Will Young; Westlife and tears For Fears (all with 3)
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Drake - 76
4. Madonna and Elton John (both with 71)
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Diana Ross - 58
7. Status Quo and Justin Bieber (both with 57)
8. Michael Jackson - 56
9.Ed Sheeran - 55
10.Queen - 54
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 95
2. David Bowie - 67
3. Cliff Richard - 66
4. Bob Dylan - 65
5. Frank Sinatra - 64
6. Rolling Stones - 53
7. Rod Stewart - 47
8. Neil Young - 46
9. James Last and Beatles (both with 45)
10. Status Quo and Elton John (both with 43)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Cliff Richard - 135
3. Drake - 126
4. Glee Cast - 100
5. Elton John - 91
6. David Bowie - 79
7. Diana Ross -78
8. Madonna - 75
9. Justin Bieber - 73
10. Status Quo and Ed Sheeran (both with 66)
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1.Elvis - 124
2.David Bowie - 89
3.Cliff Richard and Bob Dylan (both with 71)
4.Frank Sinatra - 70
5.Neil Young - 66
6.James Last - 65
7.Rolling Stones - 57
8.Beatles - 55
9.Diana Ross - 54
10.Van Morrison and Elton John (both with 50)
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 176
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 58
4. Rolling Stones - 47
5. Ed Sheeran - 45
6. Adele - 42
7. Simon and Garfunkel and Motion Picture Cast Recording (both with 40)
8. Robbie Williams - 36
9. Rod Stewart - 32
10.Michael Jackson - 31
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 65
3. Ed Sheeran - 60
4. Cliff Richard - 46
5. Justin Bieber - 38
6. Frankie Laine - 32
7. Abba; Calvin Harris and Drake (all with 31)
8. Madonna and Take That (both with 29)
9. Elton John - 28
10. Rihanna - 25
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Ed Sheeran - 284
4. Rihanna - 265
5. Madonna - 228
6. Justin Bieber - 201
7. Beatles - 188
8. Frankie Laine - 187
9. Calvin Harris - 176
10.Drake - 174
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 559
2. Beatles - 478
3. Ed Sheeran - 352
4. Cliff Richard -343
5. Frank Sinatra - 316
6. Queen - 300
7. Rod Stewart - 277
8. Rolling Stones - 275
9. Michael Jackson - 266
10.Elton John - 254
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Ed Sheeran - 819
4. Rihanna - 698
5. Drake - 585
6. Justin Bieber - 559
7. David Guetta - 527
8. Calvin Harris - 492
9. Elton John - 490
10.Michael Jackson - 449
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Beatles -1108
2. Elvis - 1076
3. Queen - 986
4. Fleetwood Mac - 893
5. Elton John - 874
6. Michael Jackson - 856
7. Ed Sheeran - 828
8. David Bowie - 827
9. Madonna 825
10.Abba - 823
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Ed Sheeran - 1370
2. Elvis - 1307
3. Cliff Richard - 1180
4. Rihanna - 1138
5. Drake - 1035
6. Justin Bieber - 909
7. David Guetta - 856
8. Calvin Harris - 769
9. Elton John - 760
10. Madonna - 740
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1868
2. Beatles - 1656
3. Fleetwood Mac - 1622
4. Michael Jackson - 1568
5. Elvis - 1544
6. David Bowie -1473
7. Oasis - 1430
8. Abba - 1374
9. Elton John - 1311
10.Ed Sheeran - 1201
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