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British Hit Singles & Albums was generally considered to be the authoritative reference (and only) source for both the UK Singles Chart (since its inception in 1952) and the UK Albums Chart. It listed all the singles and albums ever to have been in the UK charts since 1952 (albums since 1958), listing them in alphabetical order and by both ...
The UK singles chart was first compiled in 1969. However, the records and statistics listed here date back to 1952 because the Official Charts Company counts a selected period of the New Musical Express chart (only from 1952 to 1960) and the Record Retailer chart from 1960 to 1969 as predecessors for the period prior to 11 February 1969, where multiples of competing charts coexisted side by side.
Artists who reached the number one in the UK Albums Chart in four decades Artist Number one album Decade(s) it reached number one Ref. ABBA: Greatest Hits: 1970s [10] Arrival: ABBA: The Album: Voulez-Vous: Greatest Hits Vol. 2: Super Trouper: 1980s The Visitors: The Singles: The First Ten Years: ABBA Gold: 1990s Voyage: 2020s Blur: Parklife ...
This is a list of the number one hits in the UK Albums Chart, from its inception in 1956 to the present.The sources are the Record Mirror chart from 1956 to the end of 1958, the Melody Maker chart from November 1958 to March 1960, the Record Retailer chart from March 1960 to March 1972 and the Music Week chart from then onwards.
Elvis Presley performed the best-selling song in three years (1958, 1960, 1961). This is a list of the best-selling singles on the UK Singles Chart for each year. Note that the Number sold section denotes the number sold within the year, not in total, as very often the single continues to sell more in later years (and sometimes other singles released within a particular year will go on to ...
The UK Albums Chart is a weekly record chart compiled by the Official Charts Company, which for most of its history was based on album sales from Sunday to Saturday in the United Kingdom. The chart was founded in 1956, compiling physical format album sales until 2007, after which it has included albums sold digitally .
As of the chart ending on 2 January 2025, a total of 521 songs have topped the Independent Singles Chart. 6 artists have topped the chart with eight or more different songs. The most successful is British rapper Dizzee Rascal who has reached number one with 11 different songs followed by British Indie singer Adele, British band Arctic Monkeys ...
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.