What is the longest running No 1 song in the UK?

The longest unbroken run at number one is "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams, which spent 16 consecutive weeks in 1991.
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What is the longest running No 1?

5 of the longest-running number 1 hits ever
  • Whitney Houston - 'I Will Always Love You' (10 weeks)
  • Queen - 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (14 weeks)
  • Wet Wet Wet - 'Love Is All Around' (15 weeks)
  • Bryan Adams - 'Everything I Do (I Do It For You)' (16 weeks)
  • Frankie Laine - 'I Believe' (18 weeks)
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What is the No 1 song of all time?

Therefore, “Blinding Lights” surpassed Chubby Checker's 1960s classic “The Twist” as the all-time No. 1 song, spending 90 total weeks on the Hot 100 Chart.
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Who has the most number 1 hits in the UK?

Artists with the most Number 1 singles on the UK chart
  • Elvis Presley (21)* The King of Rock 'n' Roll is, unsurprisingly, also the King of Number 1s. ...
  • The Beatles (17) ...
  • Cliff Richard, Westlife (14) ...
  • Madonna (13) ...
  • Ed Sheeran (13) ...
  • Take That (12) ...
  • Calvin Harris, Eminem, Elton John (10) ...
  • ABBA, Rihanna, Spice Girls, (9)
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What is the biggest selling album of all time in the UK?

The best-selling album in the United Kingdom is Greatest Hits, a compilation album by the British rock band Queen that was first released in 1981. As of August 2020, it has sold more than 6.6 million copies, of which approximately 124,000 have been from downloads.
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#1 Hits with the most weeks on the Official UK Singles Chart



Who has had the most UK number 1 albums?

Who's scored the most Number 1 albums in the UK?
  • Most Number 1s on the Official Albums Chart.
  • Beatles (15) It was always going to be the Fab Four top of the heap. ...
  • Elvis Presley (13) ...
  • Robbie Williams (13) ...
  • The Rolling Stones (13) ...
  • Madonna (12) ...
  • Bruce Springsteen (12) ...
  • David Bowie (11)
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What album has been in the UK charts the longest?

Queen's Greatest Hits sits behind Bob Marley & The Wailers' 1984 hits album Legend on 933 weeks and ABBA's Gold - the longest-running UK Top 100 album ever - on 949 weeks as the only albums with more than 900 weeks on the chart.
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Which musician band has had the most UK number ones?

The Beatles hold the record for the most number-ones singles by a group (with 17), while Madonna holds the record for a female artist (with 13).
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Which singer has the most number one singles ever?

The Beatles, unsurprisingly, lead the way with a record 20 No. 1s, all earned between 1964 and 1970. The Fab Four also scored 34 top 10s (second only to Madonna's 38), hitting No. 1 in over half their visits to the top 10.
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Which UK artist has sold the most records?

Here are the best-selling British and Irish artists of all time:
  • The Beatles – 178 million units.
  • Led Zeppelin – 111.5 million units.
  • Elton John – 78 million units.
  • Pink Floyd – 75 million units.
  • The Rolling Stones – 66.5 million units.
  • U2 – 50 million units.
  • Rod Stewart – 38 million units.
  • Foreigner – 37.5 million units.
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Which band has sold the most albums ever?

Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 257.7 million certified sales.
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Which boy band has had the most number ones?

To date, the Backstreet Boys remain the most popular boy band of all time in terms of sales. One Direction also broke numerous records during their six-year run, which ended in 2016 as Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne went solo (Zayn Malik had already left the group a year prior).
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Who has more #1 hits than The Beatles?

Over the years, many artists have topped the list of the country's most popular songs at the time, but none did so more often than The Beatles. With 20 no. 1 singles on the Hot 100 charts, the iconic British rock band are just one hit ahead of Mariah Carey, who has 19 notches in her belt.
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What's the biggest band in the UK?

The Beatles

Their story and their music is legendary, and you just can't look past them as the greatest British rock band of all time.
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Who is the biggest selling British solo artist of all time?

Robbie Williams is the most successful British soloist in Albums Chart history.
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Who is the highest paid musician of all time?

Bruce Springsteen Tops 2021's (Nearly All-White Male) Highest-Paid Musicians List With $590 Million.
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Who is the best British singer of all time?

Top 10
  1. David Bowie (1947 - 2016) With an HPI of 80.81, David Bowie is the most famous British Singer. ...
  2. Mick Jagger (1943 - ) ...
  3. Brian Johnson (1947 - ) ...
  4. Ozzy Osbourne (1948 - ) ...
  5. Joe Cocker (1944 - 2014) ...
  6. Phil Collins (1951 - ) ...
  7. Marianne Faithfull (1946 - ) ...
  8. Rod Stewart (1945 - )
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Who is the best selling solo artist of all time?

Elvis Presley (USA) is the best-selling solo artist, with 1 billion sales worldwide (129.5 million in the USA).
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Who wrote the most number 1 songs?

The most successful songwriters in terms of number one singles are John Lennon (1940-80) and Paul McCartney (b. 18 Jun 1942). McCartney is credited as the writer on 32 number one hits in the US to Lennons 26 (with 23 co-written), whereas Lennon authored 29 UK number ones to McCartney's 28 (25 co-written).
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Who has the most number one albums of all time?

  • As a musician, Paul McCartney has the most number-one albums, with 27. This includes 19 albums from his work with The Beatles, 3 solo albums, and 5 albums as a part of his 1970s group Wings. ...
  • Barbra Streisand is the only artist to have number 1 albums in six different decades.
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