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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 22 August 2024, the UK Singles Chart has had 1,429 different number one hits. The current number one single is "Backbone" by Chase & Status and Stormzy. [ 9]
George Martin (pictured in 2006) was the Beatles' primary producer, producing nearly all of their recordings. He is sometimes referred to as the "Fifth Beatle".[3]Between 1963 and 1966, the Beatles' songs were released on different albums in the United Kingdom and the United States.
"Eight Days a Week" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon based on McCartney's original idea. [2] It was released in December 1964 on the album Beatles for Sale, except in the United States and Canada, where it was first issued as a single A-side in February 1965 before appearing on the album Beatles VI.
The following is a list of songs that have charted for 100 weeks or more in total on the UK Singles Chart Top 100, according to the Official Charts Company (OCC). [1] The chart here is as recorded by the OCC, i.e. usually a Top 50 from 1960 to 1978, Top 75 from then until 1982, and Top 100 from 1983 onwards.
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 to Thursday week. As of 28 December 2023, 1420 singles have reached number one.
The entry date is when the song appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced). Two hundred and twenty-nine singles were in the top ten in 2003, the highest unique number of top 10 singles in a calendar year of all-time.
Name of song, writer(s), original release, and year of release Song Writer(s) Original release Year Ref. "Across the River Thames" Elton John Bernie Taupin The Captain & the Kid (UK edition bonus track) 2006 "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (Elton John and Marcella Detroit) Nickolas Ashford Valerie Simpson: Duets: 1993 [12] "All Across the ...
Taylor Swift is the artist to have the most studio albums pass the 150-week threshold, with five of her albums reaching this feat so far. The numbers shown are up to the chart for the week ending 22 August 2024. (*) indicates that the album is in the top 100 for the current week ending.