List of artists by number of UK Singles Chart number ones
This is a list of artists and the titles of their number-one singles in order of total number-one singles in the UK Singles Chart since it began in 1952. To qualify for entry on the list, they must have been individually credited as an artist on four or more number one singles, as recognised by the Official Charts Company. Simply playing or singing on a single is not counted (for example as part of a group or supergroup), so, for example Clem Cattini, a prolific session musician who has played on over 40 number ones, is not included.[1]
Elvis Presley topped the UK Singles Chart with 21 releases, more than any other artist in history
Elvis Presley has amassed 21 number ones on the UK Singles Chart, including three re-releases which are counted as separate chart entries. With or without the releases, Presley's total is still more than any other artist in history. The Beatles hold the record for the most number-ones singles by a group (with 17), while Madonna holds the record for a female artist (with 13).[2]
Artists by number of UK Singles Chart number ones
Twenty one
| Total | Artist | Singles | Year reached number one |
Weeks at number one |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21[3] | Elvis Presley | "All Shook Up" | 1957 | 7 | |
| "Jailhouse Rock" | 1958 | 3 | |||
| "One Night"/"I Got Stung" | 1959 | 3 | |||
| "A Fool Such As I"/"I Need Your Love Tonight" | 5 | ||||
| "It's Now or Never" | 1960 | 8 | First artist to have five number-ones | ||
| "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" | 4 | First artist to have six number-ones | |||
| "Wooden Heart" | 1961 | 6 | First artist to have seven number-ones | ||
| "Surrender" | 4 | First artist to have eight number-ones | |||
| "Little Sister"/"(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" | 4 | First artist to have nine number-ones | |||
| "Rock-A-Hula Baby"/"Can't Help Falling in Love" | 1962 | 4 | First artist to have 10 number-ones | ||
| "Good Luck Charm" | 5 | First artist to have 11 number-ones | |||
| "She's Not You" | 3 | First artist to have 12 number-ones | |||
| "Return to Sender" | 3 | First artist to have 13 number-ones | |||
| "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" | 1963 | 1 | First artist to have 14 number-ones | ||
| "Crying in the Chapel" | 1965 | 2 | First artist to have 15 number-ones | ||
| "The Wonder of You" | 1970 | 6 | |||
| "Way Down" | 1977 | 5 | |||
| "A Little Less Conversation" | 2002 | 4 | First artist to have 18 number-ones.
Credited as Elvis vs JXL | ||
| "Jailhouse Rock" | 2005 | 1 | First artist to have 19 number-ones | ||
| "One Night"/"I Got Stung" | 1 | First artist to have 20 number-ones | |||
| "It's Now or Never" | 1 | First artist to have 21 number-ones |
Seventeen
| Total | Artist | Singles | Year reached number one |
Weeks at number one |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | The Beatles | "From Me to You" | 1963 | 7 | |
| "She Loves You" | 6 | ||||
| "I Want to Hold Your Hand" | 5 | ||||
| "Can't Buy Me Love" | 1964 | 3 | |||
| "A Hard Day's Night" | 3 | ||||
| "I Feel Fine" | 5 | ||||
| "Ticket to Ride" | 1965 | 3 | |||
| "Help!" | 3 | ||||
| "Day Tripper"/"We Can Work It Out" | 5 | ||||
| "Paperback Writer" | 1966 | 2 | |||
| "Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby" | 4 | First artist to have seven consecutive UK number ones | |||
| "All You Need Is Love" | 1967 | 3 | |||
| "Hello, Goodbye" | 7 | ||||
| "Lady Madonna" | 1968 | 2 | |||
| "Hey Jude" | 2 | ||||
| "Get Back" | 1969 | 6 | The Beatles with Billy Preston. First artist to have 16 number ones | ||
| "The Ballad of John and Yoko" | 3 | First artist to have 17 number ones |
Fourteen
| Total | Artist | Singles | Year reached number one |
Weeks at number one |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Cliff Richard[nb 1] | "Living Doll" | 1959 | 6 | Cliff Richard and the Drifters |
| "Travellin' Light" | 5 | Cliff Richard and the Shadows | |||
| "Please Don't Tease" | 1960 | 3 | |||
| "I Love You" | 2 | ||||
| "The Young Ones" | 1962 | 6 | |||
| "The Next Time"/"Bachelor Boy" | 3[nb 2] | ||||
| "Summer Holiday" | 1963 | 3 | |||
| "The Minute You're Gone" | 1965 | 1 | |||
| "Congratulations" | 1968 | 2 | |||
| "We Don't Talk Anymore" | 1979 | 4 | |||
| "Living Doll" | 1986 | 3 | Cliff Richard & the Young Ones, featuring Hank Marvin | ||
| "Mistletoe and Wine" | 1988 | 4 | |||
| "Saviour's Day" | 1990 | 1 | |||
| "The Millennium Prayer" | 1999 | 3 | |||
| 14 | Westlife[nb 3] | "Swear It Again" | 1999 | 2 | |
| "If I Let You Go" | 1 | ||||
| "Flying Without Wings" | 1 | ||||
| "I Have a Dream"/"Seasons in the Sun" | 4 | ||||
| "Fool Again" | 2000 | 1 | |||
| "Against All Odds" | 2 | Mariah Carey featuring Westlife | |||
| "My Love" | 1 | First to have its first seven consecutive number one singles | |||
| "Uptown Girl" | 2001 | 1 | |||
| "Queen of My Heart" | 1 | ||||
| "World of Our Own" | 2002 | 1 | |||
| "Unbreakable" | 1 | ||||
| "Mandy" | 2003 | 1 | |||
| "You Raise Me Up" | 2005 | 2 | |||
| "The Rose" | 2006 | 1 |
Thirteen
| Total | Artist | Singles | Year reached number one |
Weeks at number one |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Madonna | "Into the Groove" | 1985 | 4 | |
| "Papa Don't Preach" | 1986 | 3 | |||
| "True Blue" | 1 | ||||
| "La Isla Bonita" | 1987 | 2 | |||
| "Who's That Girl" | 1 | ||||
| "Like a Prayer" | 1989 | 3 | |||
| "Vogue" | 1990 | 4 | |||
| "Frozen" | 1998 | 1 | |||
| "American Pie" | 2000 | 1 | |||
| "Music" | 1 | ||||
| "Hung Up" | 2005 | 3 | |||
| "Sorry" | 2006 | 1 | |||
| "4 Minutes" | 2008 | 4 | Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake | ||
Twelve
| Total | Artist | Singles | Year reached number one |
Weeks at number one |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | The Shadows[nb 4] | "Living Doll" | 1959 | 6 | Cliff Richard and the Drifters |
| "Travellin' Light" | 5 | Cliff Richard and the Shadows | |||
| "Please Don't Tease" | 1960 | 3 | |||
| "Apache" | 5 | ||||
| "I Love You" | 2 | Cliff Richard and the Shadows | |||
| "Kon-Tiki" | 1961 | 1 | |||
| "The Young Ones" | 1962 | 6 | Cliff Richard and the Shadows | ||
| "Wonderful Land" | 8 | ||||
| "The Next Time"/"Bachelor Boy" | 3[nb 2] | Cliff Richard and the Shadows | |||
| "Dance On!" | 1963 | 1 | |||
| "Summer Holiday" | 3 | Cliff Richard and the Shadows | |||
| "Foot Tapper" | 1 | ||||
| 12 | Take That | "Pray" | 1993 | 4 | |
| "Relight My Fire" | 2 | Take That featuring Lulu | |||
| "Babe" | 1 | ||||
| "Everything Changes" | 1994 | 2 | |||
| "Sure" | 2 | ||||
| "Back for Good" | 1995 | 4 | |||
| "Never Forget" | 3 | ||||
| "How Deep Is Your Love" | 1996 | 3 | |||
| "Patience" | 2006 | 4 | |||
| "Shine" | 2007 | 2 | |||
| "Greatest Day" | 2008 | 1 | |||
| "These Days" | 2014 | 1 | |||
Ten
| Total | Artist | Singles | Year reached number one |
Weeks at number one |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Calvin Harris | "Dance wiv Me" | 2008 | 4 | Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris & Chrome |
| "I'm Not Alone" | 2009 | 2 | |||
| "We Found Love" | 2011 | 6 | Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris | ||
| "Sweet Nothing" | 2012 | 1 | Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch | ||
| "Under Control" | 2013 | 1 | Calvin Harris & Alesso featuring Hurts | ||
| "Summer" | 2014 | 1 | |||
| "Blame" | 1 | Calvin Harris featuring John Newman | |||
| "Feels" | 2017 | 1 | Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean | ||
| "One Kiss" | 2018 | 8 | Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa | ||
| "Promises" | 6 | Calvin Harris and Sam Smith | |||
| 10 | Eminem | "The Real Slim Shady" | 2000 | 1 | |
| "Stan" | 1 | ||||
| "Without Me" | 2002 | 1 | |||
| "Lose Yourself" | 1 | ||||
| "Just Lose It" | 2004 | 1 | |||
| "Like Toy Soldiers" | 2005 | 1 | |||
| "Smack That" | 2006 | 1 | Akon featuring Eminem | ||
| "The Monster" | 2013 | 1 | Eminem featuring Rihanna | ||
| "River" | 2018 | 1 | Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran | ||
| "Godzilla" | 2020 | 1 | Eminem featuring Juice Wrld |
Nine
Eight
| Total | Artist | Singles | Year reached number one |
Weeks at number one |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | The Rolling Stones | "It's All Over Now" | 1964 | 1 | |
| "Little Red Rooster" | 1 | ||||
| "The Last Time" | 1965 | 3 | |||
| "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | 2 | ||||
| "Get Off of My Cloud" | 3 | ||||
| "Paint It Black" | 1966 | 1 | |||
| "Jumpin' Jack Flash | 1968 | 2 | |||
| "Honky Tonk Women" | 1969 | 5 | |||
| 8 | Oasis | "Some Might Say" | 1995 | 1 | |
| "Don't Look Back in Anger" | 1996 | 1 | |||
| "D'You Know What I Mean" | 1997 | 1 | |||
| "All Around the World" | 1998 | 1 | |||
| "Go Let It Out" | 2000 | 1 | |||
| "The Hindu Times" | 2002 | 1 | |||
| "Lyla" | 2005 | 1 | |||
| "The Importance of Being Idle" | 1 |
Seven
Six
Five
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See also
Notes
Asterisks indicate chains of consecutive hits following a debut number one.
- Artist also performed on Band Aid II
- For its first week, the single was "The Next Time". For the other two weeks, it became the double A-side "The Next Time"/"Bachelor Boy".
- Artist performed in Helping Haiti
- The Shadows, or the Drifters as they were originally called, are credited on twelve No. 1 singles. Seven of these share credit with Cliff Richard
- Artist also performed in Band Aid 30
- Artist also performed in Band Aid
- Artist performed in USA for Africa
- Artist also performed in Band Aid 20
- Artist performed in Artists for Grenfell
- Artist performed in The Justice Collective
- Artist also performed in Live Lounge Allstars
- Artist also performed in The X Factor Finalists 2008
- Artist also performed in The X Factor Finalists 2010
- Artist also performed in The X Factor Finalists 2011
- Gates is credited for both A-sides, Young for "The Long and Winding Road" only
- Artist also performed in The X Factor Finalists 2009
References
- Wilson, John. "Clem Cattini, Britain's record chart topper, keeps that backbeat going strong at 72". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
- https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/artists-with-the-most-number-1-singles-on-the-uk-chart__23765/
- The End of the Question Mark. London: Profile Books. 2006. p. 98. ISBN 1 86197 869 3.
- "Ask Official Charts: Your questions on The X Factor, Spice Girls and more answered". Retrieved 2015-05-30.
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