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British Hit Singles & Albums (originally known as The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles and The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums) was a music reference book originally published in the United Kingdom by the publishing arm of the Guinness breweries, Guinness Superlatives.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... This is a list of the number ones of the UK Singles Downloads Chart. Lists of UK Album Downloads Chart ...
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.
As of 4 January 2023, the UK's most downloaded song of all the time was "As It Was" by Harry Styles, which became the U.K.'s top-selling single and album. [1] Besides, as per 9 September 2014, the UK's most-downloaded song of all time is "Happy" by Pharrell Williams, which topped both the UK Singles Downloads Chart and UK Singles Chart. [2]
Lists of UK Album Downloads Chart number ones; Lists of UK Dance Singles Chart number ones; Lists of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones; Lists of UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart number ones; Lists of UK R&B Singles Chart number ones; List of artists who reached number one on the UK Singles Downloads Chart
It compiled physical format album sales until 2007, after which it has also included albums sold digitally. Since July 2014, it has incorporated music streaming service data. From 10 July 2015, it has been based on a Friday to Thursday album sales. This list shows the sixteen artists with the most top-ten albums on the UK Albums Chart.
Album Artist Record label Ref. 2006 Eyes Open: Snow Patrol: Universal [15] 2007 Back to Black: Amy Winehouse: Universal [4] 2008 Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends: Coldplay: EMI [15] 2009 The Fame: Lady Gaga: Universal [15] 2010 Sigh No More: Mumford & Sons: Universal [15] 2011 21: Adele: Beggars [15] 2012 2013 Bad Blood: Bastille ...
The chart was first published on 18 October 1997, when American boy band Backstreet Boys was number one with the "As Long as You Love Me" single. [2] 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.