Postby Brian » Sat Jul 06, 2024 12:51 am
OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY (UK)
MOST SUCCESSFUL UK CHART ACTS
AS OF 5TH JULY,2024
Based on sales of CD's, downloads, vinyl, audio streams and video streams
1. Elvis – 2949 weeks (1311 weeks for singles) (1638 weeks for albums)
2. Ed Sheeran - 2907 weeks (1508 weeks for singles) (1399 weeks for albums)
3. Queen - 2427 weeks (462 weeks for singles) (1965 weeks for albums)
4. Michael Jackson - 2385 weeks (721 weeks for singles) (1664 weeks for albums)
5. The Beatles - 2253 weeks (472 weeks for singles) (1781 weeks for albums)
6. Elton John - 2206 weeks (799 for singles) (1407 weeks for albums)
7. Cliff Richard - 2105 weeks (1182 weeks for singles) (923 weeks for albums)
8. Oasis - 2093 weeks (420 weeks for singles) (1673 weeks for albums)
9. Fleetwood Mac - 2072 weeks (259 weeks for singles) (1813 weeks for albums)
10.Taylor Swift - 2061 weeks (672 weeks for singles) (1389 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
1311 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
1110 weeks in Top 40
1638 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 and Eminem (both with 11)
7. Elton John - 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 - 64
4. Drake - 45
5. Michael Jackson - 44
6. Ed Sheeran - 41
7. Elton John - 36
8. Kylie Minogue -35
9. Eminem - 34
10.U2 - 33
NO.1 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Beatles - 16
2. Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones (both with 14)
3. Elvis - 13
4. Madonna; Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift (all with 12)
5. David Bowie and Rod Stewart (both with 11)
6. U2; Michael Jackson; Eminem; Queen and Abba (all with 10)
7. Bob Dylan; Coldplay; Kylie Minogue and Take That (all with 9)
8. Oasis; Led Zeppelin; R.E.M.; Westlife; Elton John; Stereophonics and The Killers (all with 8)
9. Cliff Richard; George Michael; Prodigy; Paul McCartney; Muse; Blur and Ed Sheeran (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; Foo Fighters and Drake (all with 6)
TOP 10 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 53
2. Cliff Richard - 48
3. Bob Dylan and Rolling Stones (both with 42)
4. Frank Sinatra - 40
5. Rod Stewart - 38
6. David Bowie - 36
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 - 94
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 and Taylor Swift (both with 56)
10.Queen - 54
TOP 40 ALBUMS ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 95
2. David Bowie - 71
3. Cliff Richard - 68
4. Bob Dylan - 67
5. Frank Sinatra - 64
6. Rolling Stones - 55
7. Rod Stewart - 48
8. Neil Young and Beatles (both with 46)
9. James Last - 45
10.Elton John - 44
TOP 75 SINGLES ARTISTS
1. Elvis - 164
2. Drake - 146
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; Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift (all with 74)
10.Awaits
TOP 75 ALBUM ARTISTS
1.Elvis - 124
2.David Bowie - 93
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.Elton John - 51
ALBUM ARTISTS - WEEKS AT NO.1
1. Beatles - 176
2. Elvis - 66
3. Abba - 58
4. Rolling Stones - 49
5. Ed Sheeran - 48
6. Adele - 42
7. Simon and Garfunkel and Motion Picture Cast Recording (both with 40)
8. Robbie Williams - 37
9. Eminem - 35
10.Rod Stewart - 33
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. Take That and Madonna (both with 29)
10.Awaits
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 386
2. Cliff Richard - 333
3. Ed Sheeran - 303
4. Rihanna - 267
5. Madonna - 229
6. Justin Bieber - 201
7. Calvin Harris - 198
8. Drake - 196
9. Beatles - 194
10.Frankie Laine - 187
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 10
1. Elvis - 559
2. Beatles - 482
3. Ed Sheeran - 380
4. Cliff Richard -348
5. Frank Sinatra - 316
6. Queen and Elton John (both with 301)
7. Rolling Stones - 285
8. Rod Stewart - 280
9. Michael Jackson - 266
10.Awaits
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Elvis 1062
2. Cliff Richard - 970
3. Ed Sheeran - 871
4. Rihanna - 706
5. Drake - 663
6. David Guetta - 606
7. Justin Bieber - 565
8. Calvin Harris - 551
9. Madonna - 532
10.Elton John - 523
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 40
1. Beatles -1135
2. Elvis - 1110
3. Queen - 1083
4. Fleetwood Mac - 1079
5. Ed Sheeran - 976
6. Elton John - 970
7. Michael Jackson - 944
8. Abba - 918
9. Oasis - 871
10.David Bowie - 837
SINGLES ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Ed Sheeran - 1508
2. Elvis - 1311
3. Cliff Richard - 1182
4. Drake - 1160
5. Rihanna - 1151
6. David Guetta - 990
7. Justin Bieber - 923
8. Calvin Harris - 858
9. Elton John - 799
10.Madonna - 770
ALBUMS ARTISTS - WEEKS IN TOP 75
1. Queen - 1965
2. Fleetwood Mac - 1813
3. Beatles - 1781
4. Oasis - 1673
5. Michael Jackson - 1664
6. Elvis - 1638
7. David Bowie -1571
8. Abba - 1469
9. Elton John - 1407
10.Ed Sheeran - 1399
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