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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 ...
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.
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.
Official Chart logo. The UK singles chart (currently titled the Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) [1] is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and streaming.
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 record their ten highest-selling singles were.
The Beatles have made history by topping the UK singles chart 54 years after their last number one song. On Friday (10 November), “Now and Then” earned the top spot just eight days after it ...
This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 2025, as well as singles which peaked in 2024 and 2026 but were in the top 10 in 2025. The entry date is when the song appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is ...
The UK Singles Chart is the official record chart in the United Kingdom. Record charts in the UK began life in 1952 when Percy Dickins from New Musical Express imitated an idea started in American Billboard magazine and began compiling a hit parade. Prior to this, a song's popularity was measured by the sales of sheet music.