Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2019 21:31:28 GMT
As you can see, ABBA still manage to do very well, against all the New Acts that have arrived
in recent Years - Adele, Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber etc.
THE UK’s TOP 22 ‘ALL TIME’ CHART ACTS -- WITH THE MOST No.1’s
(From W/E 15th November 1952 to W/E 12th December 2019)
(S) = No.1 Singles + (A) = No.1 Albums
01)… ELVIS PRESLEY -- 21 (S) + 13 (A) = TOTAL -- 34 No.1’s
02)… THE BEATLES -- 17 (S) + 16 (A) = TOTAL -- 33 No.1’s -- @@@
03)… MADONNA -- 13 (S) + 12 (A) = TOTAL -- 25 No.1’s
04)… WESTLIFE -- 14 (S) + 8 (A) = TOTAL -- 22 No.1’s
05)… CLIFF RICHARD -- 14 (S) + 7 (A) = TOTAL -- 21 No.1’s
06)= ROLLING STONES -- 8 (S) + 12 (A) = TOTAL -- 20 No.1’s
06)= TAKE THAT -- 12 (S) + 8 (A) = TOTAL -- 20 No.1’s
06)= ROBBIE WILLIAMS -- 7 (S) + 13 (A) = TOTAL -- 20 No.1’s
09)= ABBA -- 9 (S) + 9 (A) = TOTAL -- 18 No.1’s
09)= EMINEM -- 9 (S) + 9 (A) = TOTAL -- 18 No.1’s
11)= MICHAEL JACKSON -- 7 (S) + 10 (A) = TOTAL -- 17 No.1’s
11)= U2 – 7 (S) + 10 (A) = TOTAL -- 17 No.1’s
13)= DAVID BOWIE -- 5 (S) + 11 (A) = TOTAL -- 16 No.1’s
13)= OASIS -- 8 (S) + 8 (A) = TOTAL -- 16 No.1’s
15)= ROD STEWART -- 6 (S) + 9 (A) = TOTAL -- 15 No.1’s
15)= QUEEN -- 6 (S) + 9 (A) = TOTAL -- 15 No.1’s
17)= ELTON JOHN -- 7 (S) + 7 (A) = TOTAL -- 14 No.1’s
17)= GEORGE MICHAEL -- 7 (S) + 7 (A) = TOTAL -- 14 No.1’s
17)= KYLIE MINOGUE -- 7 (S) + 7 (A) = TOTAL -- 14 No.1’s
20)… RIHANNA -- 9 (S) + 4 (A) = TOTAL -- 13 No.1’s
21)= CALVIN HARRIS -- 10 (S) + 2 (A) = TOTAL -- 12 No.1’s
21)= ED SHEERAN -- 8 (S) + 4 (A) = TOTAL -- 12 No.1’s
@@@ = The Official UK Charts Company count the return to No.1, of 'Abbey Road', (earlier in 2019),
as The Beatles 16th UK No.1 Album. However, they don't count the return to No.1 of 'Sgt Pepper...',
(2017), as a New No.1 for them.
THE UK’s TOP 20 ‘ALL TIME’ CHART ACTS -BY THEIR WEEKS AT No.1
(From W/E 15th November 1952 to W/E 12th December 2019)
(S) = No.1 Singles Weeks + (A) = No.1 Albums Weeks
01)… THE BEATLES -- 69 (S) + 176 (A) = TOTAL -- 245 WEEKS
02)… ELVIS PRESLEY -- 80 (S) + 66 (A) = TOTAL -- 146 WEEKS
03)… ABBA -- 31 (S) + 57 (A) = TOTAL -- 88 WEEKS
04)… ED SHEERAN -- 38 (S) + 41 (A) = TOTAL -- 79 WEEKS
05)… CLIFF RICHARD -- 46 (S) + 30 (A) = TOTAL -- 76 WEEKS
06)… ROLLING STONES -- 18 (S) + 46 (A) = TOTAL -- 64 WEEKS
07)= MADONNA -- 29 (S) + 30 (A) = TOTAL -- 59 WEEKS
07)= TAKE THAT -- 29 (S) + 30 (A) = TOTAL -- 59 WEEKS
09)… ELTON JOHN -- 23 (S) + 29 (A) = TOTAL -- 52 WEEKS
10)= ROD STEWART -- 18 (S) + 29 (A) = TOTAL -- 47 WEEKS
10)= MICHAEL JACKSON -- 16 (S) + 31 (A) = TOTAL -- 47 WEEKS
10)= ROBBIE WILLIAMS -- 11 (S) + 36 (A) = TOTAL -- 47 WEEKS
13)… ADELE -- 8 (S) + 37 (A) = TOTAL -- 45 WEEKS
14)… SIMON & GARFUNKEL -- 3 (S) + 40 (A) = TOTAL -- 43 WEEKS
15)… QUEEN -- 21 (S) + 21 (A) = TOTAL -- 42 WEEKS
16)= DAVID BOWIE -- 13 (S) + 27 (A) = TOTAL -- 40 WEEKS
16)= SPICE GIRLS -- 22 (S) + 18 (A) = TOTAL -- 40 WEEKS
18)… JUSTIN BIEBER -- 38 (S) + 1 (A) = TOTAL -- 39 WEEKS
19)… EMINEM -- 9 (S) + 29 (A) = TOTAL -- 38 WEEKS
20)… THE SHADOWS -- 16 (S) + 21 (A) = TOTAL -- 37 WEEKS
