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This is a list of artists who have achieved one number-one hit on the UK Singles Chart and no other entry on the chart. The list uses the strict The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles definition of "one-hit wonder", a term also commonly used more loosely to refer to any act known primarily for one major hit.
One hit wonders on the Singles Chart are artists with their number one being also their only Top 75 entry. Since the album chart was first published on 28 July 1956, [5] 20 acts have reached number one and had no other hit albums (Top 75 entries). Artists who have topped the album chart as solo artists but also charted as members of groups are ...
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.
As of 28 December 2023, 1420 singles have reached number one. 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. Dickins aggregated the results into a top 12 hit parade, which was topped by "Here in My Heart" by Al Martino.
One-hit wonder: Kiesza "Hideaway" Universal: 20 April 2014: 1 Kimbra "Somebody That I Used to Know" Universal: 12 February 2012: 5 Featured artist; one-hit wonder; as of 9 April 2013, the third most-downloaded single in the UK: Kings of Leon "Sex on Fire" Sony: 17 September 2008: 3 The second most-downloaded single of the 2000s: KSI "Lighter ...
The following articles contain lists of one-hit wonders, where a one-hit wonder is any entity that achieves mainstream popularity, often for only one piece of work, and becomes known among the general public solely for that momentary success. List of one-hit wonders in Ireland; List of one-hit wonders in Scotland
List of one-hit wonders on the UK Singles Downloads Chart – including separate lists for featured artists and ensemble groups; List of one-hit wonders on the UK Singles Chart – artists who have had a number one hit single and no other charting Top 75 hit singles in the OCC chart
American singer-actor Elvis Presley has most number one singles with twenty-one. English band The Beatles have the most number one singles for a band, with eighteen. American singer Madonna has the most number ones for a female solo artist with thirteen. English girl group the Spice Girls have the most number one singles for a girl group with ...