Postby Brian » Fri Nov 10, 2023 9:54 pm
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 10TH NOVEMBER,2023
Based on sales of CD's, downloads, vinyl, audio streams and video streams
1. Elvis – 2913 weeks (1308 weeks for singles) (1605 weeks for albums)
2. Ed Sheeran - 2848 weeks (1502 weeks for singles) (1346 weeks for albums)
3. Queen - 2392 weeks (462 weeks for singles) (1930 weeks for albums)
4. Michael Jackson - 2347 weeks (717 weeks for singles) (1630 weeks for albums)
5. The Beatles - 2189 weeks (467 weeks for singles) (1722 weeks for albums)
6. Elton John - 2162 weeks (789 for singles) (1373 weeks for albums)
7. Cliff Richard - 2098 weeks (1181 weeks for singles) (917 weeks for albums)
8. David Bowie - 2013 weeks (476 weeks for singles) (1537 weeks for albums)
9 .Oasis - 2010 weeks (420 weeks for singles) (1590 weeks for albums)
10.Fleetwood Mac - 2001 weeks (256 weeks for singles) (1745 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
1308 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
1107 weeks in Top 40
1605 weeks in Top 75
NO.1 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 21
2. Beatles - 18
3. Cliff Richard; Westlife and Ed Sheeran (all with 14)
4. Madonna - 13
5. Take That - 12
6. Calvin Harris - 11
7. Eminem and Elton John (both with 10)
8. Abba; Spice Girls and Rihanna (all with 9)
9. Rolling Stones; Oasis and Sam Smith (all with 8)
10.Kylie Minogue; McFly; Michael Jackson; Robbie Williams; U2; George Michael; Tinie Tempah; Jess Glynne; Justin Bieber; Ariana Grande and David Guetta (all with 7)
TOP 10 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 76
2. Cliff Richard - 68
3. Madonna - 63
4. Michael Jackson and Drake (both with 44)
5. Ed Sheeran - 41
6. Elton John - 36
7. Kylie Minogue -35
8. U2 and Eminem (both with 33)
9. Robbie Williams and Rihanna (both with 31)
10.Awaits
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 16
2. Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (both with 14)
3. Elvis - 13
4. Madonna and Bruce Springsteen (both with 12)
5. David Bowie and Taylor Swift (both with 11)
6. U2; Michael Jackson; Rod Stewart; Eminem; Queen and Abba (all with 10)
7. Bob Dylan; Coldplay and Kylie Minogue (all with 9)
8. Oasis; Led Zeppelin; R.E.M.; Take That; Westlife; Elton John and Stereophonics (all with 8)
9. Cliff Richard; George Michael; Prodigy; Paul McCartney; The Killers; Muse; Blur; Ed Sheeran and Drake (all with 7)
10. Pink Floyd; Phil Collins; Genesis; Police; Chemical Brothers; Radiohead; Barbra Streisand; Arctic Monkeys; Kings of Leon; Paul Weller; The Script; Kasabian; Lana Del Rey and Foo Fighters (all with 6)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 53
2. Cliff Richard - 47
3. Bob Dylan and Rolling Stones (both with 42)
4. Frank Sinatra - 40
5. Rod Stewart - 37
6. David Bowie - 35
7. The Beatles - 34
8. Elton John - 33
9. Queen - 27
10.Iron Maiden - 26
TOP 40 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 139
2. Cliff Richard - 124
3. Drake - 89
4. Madonna and Elton John (both with 72)
5. David Bowie - 63
6. Ed Sheeran - 62
7. Diana Ross - 58
8. Status Quo and Justin Bieber (both with 57)
9. Michael Jackson - 56
10.Queen - 54
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 95
2. David Bowie and Cliff Richard (both with 68)
3. Bob Dylan - 67
4. Frank Sinatra - 64
5. Rolling Stones - 55
6. Rod Stewart - 47
7. Neil Young - 46
8. James Last and Beatles (both with 45)
9. Elton John - 44
10.Status Quo and Van Morrison (both with 43)
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Drake - 140
3. Cliff Richard - 135
4. Glee Cast - 100
5. Elton John - 92
6. David Bowie - 79
7. Diana Ross -78
8. Madonna - 77
9. Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran (both with 74)
10. Awaits
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1.Elvis - 124
2.David Bowie - 90
3.Bob Dylan and Cliff Richard (both with 73)
4.Frank Sinatra - 70
5.Neil Young - 68
6.James Last - 65
7.Rolling Stones - 59
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 - 54
4. Rolling Stones and Ed Sheeran (both with 48)
5. Adele - 42
6. Simon and Garfunkel and Motion Picture Cast Recording (both with 40)
7. Robbie Williams - 37
8. Eminem - 35
9. Rod Stewart and Madonna (both with 32)
10.Michael Jackson - 31
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Elvis - 80
2. Beatles - 70
3. Ed Sheeran - 61
4. Cliff Richard - 46
5. Calvin Harris - 39
6. Justin Bieber - 38
7. Frankie Laine - 32
8. Abba and Drake (both with 31)
9. Madonna - 30
10.Take That - 29
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Ed Sheeran - 299
4. Rihanna - 267
5. Madonna - 232
6. Justin Bieber - 201
7. Calvin Harris - 198
8. Drake - 195
9. Beatles - 189
10.Frankie Laine - 187
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 559
2. Beatles - 479
3. Ed Sheeran - 380
4. Cliff Richard -347
5. Frank Sinatra - 316
6. Queen - 301
7. Elton John - 290
8. Rolling Stones - 278
9. Rod Stewart - 277
10.Michael Jackson - 266
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Ed Sheeran - 866
4. Rihanna - 706
5. Drake - 640
6. David Guetta - 580
7. Justin Bieber - 562
8. Calvin Harris - 538
9. Madonna - 534
10.Elton John - 514
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Beatles -1117
2. Elvis - 1107
3. Eminem - 1082
4. Queen - 1048
5. Fleetwood Mac - 1011
6. Ed Sheeran - 953
7. Elton John - 936
8. Michael Jackson - 912
9. Abba - 884
10.Simon and Garfunkel - 826
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Ed Sheeran - 1502
2. Elvis - 1308
3. Cliff Richard - 1181
4. Rihanna - 1151
5. Drake - 1117
6. David Guetta - 954
7. Justin Bieber - 919
8. Calvin Harris - 830
9. Elton John - 789
10.Madonna - 773
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1930
2. Eminem - 1760
3. Fleetwood Mac - 1745
4. Beatles - 1722
5. Michael Jackson - 1630
6. Elvis - 1605
7. Oasis - 1590
8. David Bowie -1537
9. Abba - 1435
10.Elton John - 1373
Brian