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Elvis Presley has achieved 21 number ones on the UK Singles Chart, more than any other act. The UK Singles Chart is a weekly record chart which for most of its history was based on single sales from Sunday to Saturday in the United Kingdom. Since July 2014 it has also incorporated streaming data, and from 10 July 2015 has been based on a Friday ...
Elvis Presley holds the record for most number one singles. The Beatles have the most number one singles of any group or British act. Madonna has the most number one singles of any female artist. This is a list of artists who have reached number one on the UK Singles Chart as recorded by the Official Charts Company since November 1952.
The UK singles chart is a weekly record chart which for most of its history was based on single sales from Sunday to Saturday in the United Kingdom. [1] The chart was founded in 1952 by Percy Dickins of New Musical Express (NME), who telephoned 20 record stores to ask what their top 10 highest-selling singles were.
All three singles achieved the prestigious Chart Double with the song's parent album simultaneously topping the UK Album Chart. In 2024, Beyoncé became the first female artist to earn a number one country single with " Texas Hold 'Em ", which spent five weeks at the top of the charts.
0–9. List of UK singles chart number ones of the 1950s; List of UK singles chart number ones of the 1960s; List of UK singles chart number ones of the 1970s
List of UK singles chart Christmas number ones The Christmas number one single is a single that reaches number one on the national pop music charts in the week in which Christmas Day falls. It is primarily a pop culture phenomenon in the United Kingdom [ 1 ] and Republic of Ireland .
Christmas number-one singles in the United Kingdom (70 P) Pages in category "UK singles chart number-one singles" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,418 total.
The first number one on the UK singles chart was "Here in My Heart" by Al Martino for the week ending 14 November 1952. As of the week ending 19 December 2024, the UK singles chart has had 1,433 different number one hits. The current number one single is "Last Christmas" by Wham!. [9]