List of artists who have spent the most weeks on the UK music charts
This is a list of artists who have spent more than one thousand weeks on the UK Singles Chart and UK Albums Chart combined. It uses the methodology used to compile a top 500 list in the British Hit Singles & Albums books until 2005. Any album or single must be credited to the named artist and must appear in the top 75 singles or albums chart as recorded by the Official Charts Company.[1]
Elvis Presley has the most weeks on the singles charts with 1,302 weeks for 165 singles. Cliff Richard and Rihanna are the only other artists to record over one thousand weeks in the singles chart. Rihanna has the most weeks in the singles chart since 2000, with 1058 between September 2005 and September 2016 – an average of over 1.8 singles per chart week during this eleven-year period.
Queen have the most weeks on the albums chart with over 1,400 weeks, followed by ten other artists with more than a thousand weeks. David Bowie passed the thousand week mark following his death in January 2016, when 16 of his albums entered or re-entered the top 75.[2]
Artists with over 1000 weeks combined on singles and albums charts
Figures are as of week ending 19 November 2016.
Artist | Singles chart (weeks) | Albums chart (weeks) | Combined (weeks) | Ref |
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Elvis Presley | 1302 | 1386 | 2688 | [3] |
Cliff Richard | 1177 | 870 | 2047 | [4] |
Michael Jackson | 688 | 1294 | 1982 | [5] |
Madonna | 740 | 1143 | 1883 | [6] |
Queen | 440 | 1430 | 1870 | [7] |
The Beatles | 461 | 1399 | 1860 | [8] |
Elton John | 651 | 1029 | 1680 | [9] |
Rod Stewart | 480 | 1141 | 1621 | [10] |
David Bowie | 476 | 1131 | 1607 | [11] |
Rihanna | 1083 | 447 | 1530 | [12] |
U2 | 363 | 1082 | 1445 | [13] |
Frank Sinatra | 440 | 928 | 1368 | [14] |
ABBA | 260 | 1083 | 1343 | [15] |
Fleetwood Mac | 229 | 1028 | 1258 | [16] |
The Rolling Stones | 385 | 854 | 1239 | [17] |
Diana Ross | 569 | 629 | 1198 | [18] |
Simon & Garfunkel | 87 | 1086 | 1173 | [19] |
Oasis | 409 | 758 | 1167 | [20] |
Take That | 416 | 646 | 1062 | [21] |
Coldplay | 449 | 583 | 1032 | [22] |
Robbie Williams | 406 | 608 | 1014 | [23] |
Pink Floyd | 56 | 945 | 1001 | [24] |
References
- ↑ "View your favourite artist's chart history". Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100 15 January 2016 - 21 January 2016". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ "ELVIS". Retrieved 18 November 2015.
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(help) - ↑ "MICHAEL JACKSON". Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ "MADONNA". Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ↑ "QUEEN". Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ↑ "THE BEATLES". Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ↑ "ELTON JOHN". Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ↑ "ROD STEWART". Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ "DAVID BOWIE". Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ↑ "RIHANNA". Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ "U2". Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ↑ "FRANK SINATRA". Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ↑ "ABBA". Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ↑ "FLEETWOOD MAC". Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ↑ "THE ROLLING STONES". Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ↑ "DIANA ROSS". Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ↑ "SIMON AND GARFUNKEL". Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ↑ "OASIS". Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ↑ "TAKE THAT". Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ↑ "COLDPLAY". Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ "ROBBIE WILLIAMS". Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ "PINK FLOYD". Retrieved 19 November 2016.