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Lists of UK singles chart number ones

January 01, 1970

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 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. NME's chart was published each week in its eponymous magazine.

Elvis Presley has achieved 21 number ones on the UK Singles Chart, more than any other act.

The sources, in accordance with the official canon of the Official Charts Company, are the New Musical Express chart from 1952 to 1960; the Record Retailer chart from 1960 to 1969; and the Official UK Singles Chart from 1969 onwards.

Turnover of number ones edit

The calendar year that has featured the most UK number ones is 2000, which featured 42 singles reaching the top spot; the year with the fewest number ones is 1952 with 1, followed by 2016 with 10. The act that has achieved the most number ones is American entertainer Elvis Presley, who has topped the chart 21 times (including 3 re-releases of songs that had previously been number ones) – Presley's second number one, "Jailhouse Rock", was the first single ever to debut at the top of the chart.[1] The most successful band (and equal with Elvis based on unique songs) are The Beatles, who have achieved 18 number ones. The Beatles' first chart-topper, "From Me to You", reached number one in May 1963, and their last in November 2023 - the longest span of number ones for any artist.

In the 1970s, the required number of sales needed to top the chart was roughly 150,000.[2] During 1992, when few releases were reaching number one, sales of CD singles were low: songs needed to sell only 60–70,000 each week to remain at the top.[3] In 2000, when turnover of number ones was high, tracks could often sell between 100,000 and 200,000 copies in a single week.[3] UK chart commentator James Masterton remarked in 2003: "When record sales are high, public interest in a song expires very quickly and this creates a need for ever more new product to take its place."[3] Sales figures improved in 2008 and continued into the early 2010s, peaking in 2013, before declining over the next few years as audio streaming became popular. Eventually, streaming was incorporated into the sales chart.

 
Graph showing number of UK number-one singles for each year since 1953. The 2011 figure is projected.
 
Al Martino's track "Here in My Heart" was the first single ever to top the UK Singles Chart, and the only single to reach number one during 1952.

Number ones in each year edit

 
The Beatles topped the chart 17 times during the 1960s, more than any other act that decade
 
Madonna is the most successful female solo artist in the UK, having achieved 13 number one singles
 
Bryan Adams' first number one, "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", spent 16 consecutive weeks at number one, longer than any other track
 
Westlife were the most successful band of the 2000s, with 11 number one singles in that decade and 14 overall
 
Tinie Tempah (above) had seven UK number one singles in the 2010s
Key
† Most number ones of the decade
‡ Most number ones of all time
Contents
1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s • 2010s • 2020s
Year Number-one singles Ref.
1950s
1952 1 [4]
1953 14 [4]
1954 11 [4]
1955 14 [4]
1956 12 [4]
1957 13 [4]
1958 13 [4]
1959 16 † [4]
1960s
1960 16 [5]
1961 21 [6]
1962 12 [7]
1963 17 [8]
1964 23 [9]
1965 24 † [10]
1966 20 [11]
1967 14 [12]
1968 21 [13]
1969 18 [14]
1970s
1970 14 [15]
1971 13 [16]
1972 17 [17]
1973 17 [18]
1974 21 † [19]
1975 20 [20]
1976 16 [21]
1977 18 [22]
1978 14 [23]
1979 18 [24]
1980s
1980 24 † [25]
1981 19 [26]
1982 21 [27]
1983 17 [28]
1984 14 [29]
1985 19 [30]
1986 20 [31]
1987 19 [32]
1988 19 [33]
1989 18 [34]
1990s
1990 17 [35]
1991 17 [36]
1992 12 [37]
1993 15 [38]
1994 15 [39]
1995 17 [40]
1996 24 [41]
1997 24 [42]
1998 29 [43]
1999 36 † [44]
2000s
2000 42 ‡ [45]
2001 30 [46]
2002 30 [47]
2003 22 [48]
2004 29 [49]
2005 28 [50]
2006 24 [51]
2007 17 [52]
2008 20 [53]
2009 31 [54]
2010s
2010 35 [55]
2011 30 [56]
2012 36 [57]
2013 29 [58]
2014 38 † [59]
2015 23 [60]
2016 10 [61]
2017 14 [62]
2018 16 [63]
2019 12 [64]
2020s
2020 20 [65]
2021 13 [66]
2022 12 [67]
2023 15 [68]
2024 6 [69]

See also edit

References edit

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  31. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 1986". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  32. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 1987". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  33. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 1988". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  34. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 1989". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  35. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 1990". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  36. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 1991". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  37. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 1992". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
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  63. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  64. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 2019". London: Official Charts Company. 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  65. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 2020". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  66. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 2020". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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  68. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 2020". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  69. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 2020". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

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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 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 NME s chart was published each week in its eponymous magazine Elvis Presley has achieved 21 number ones on the UK Singles Chart more than any other act The sources in accordance with the official canon of the Official Charts Company are the New Musical Express chart from 1952 to 1960 the Record Retailer chart from 1960 to 1969 and the Official UK Singles Chart from 1969 onwards Contents 1 Turnover of number ones 2 Number ones in each year 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksTurnover of number ones editThe calendar year that has featured the most UK number ones is 2000 which featured 42 singles reaching the top spot the year with the fewest number ones is 1952 with 1 followed by 2016 with 10 The act that has achieved the most number ones is American entertainer Elvis Presley who has topped the chart 21 times including 3 re releases of songs that had previously been number ones Presley s second number one Jailhouse Rock was the first single ever to debut at the top of the chart 1 The most successful band and equal with Elvis based on unique songs are The Beatles who have achieved 18 number ones The Beatles first chart topper From Me to You reached number one in May 1963 and their last in November 2023 the longest span of number ones for any artist In the 1970s the required number of sales needed to top the chart was roughly 150 000 2 During 1992 when few releases were reaching number one sales of CD singles were low songs needed to sell only 60 70 000 each week to remain at the top 3 In 2000 when turnover of number ones was high tracks could often sell between 100 000 and 200 000 copies in a single week 3 UK chart commentator James Masterton remarked in 2003 When record sales are high public interest in a song expires very quickly and this creates a need for ever more new product to take its place 3 Sales figures improved in 2008 and continued into the early 2010s peaking in 2013 before declining over the next few years as audio streaming became popular Eventually streaming was incorporated into the sales chart nbsp Graph showing number of UK number one singles for each year since 1953 The 2011 figure is projected nbsp Al Martino s track Here in My Heart was the first single ever to top the UK Singles Chart and the only single to reach number one during 1952 Number ones in each year edit nbsp The Beatles topped the chart 17 times during the 1960s more than any other act that decade nbsp Madonna is the most successful female solo artist in the UK having achieved 13 number one singles nbsp Bryan Adams first number one Everything I Do I Do It for You spent 16 consecutive weeks at number one longer than any other track nbsp Westlife were the most successful band of the 2000s with 11 number one singles in that decade and 14 overall nbsp Tinie Tempah above had seven UK number one singles in the 2010s Key Most number ones of the decade Most number ones of all time Contents 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Year Number one singles Ref 1950s 1952 1 4 1953 14 4 1954 11 4 1955 14 4 1956 12 4 1957 13 4 1958 13 4 1959 16 4 1960s 1960 16 5 1961 21 6 1962 12 7 1963 17 8 1964 23 9 1965 24 10 1966 20 11 1967 14 12 1968 21 13 1969 18 14 1970s 1970 14 15 1971 13 16 1972 17 17 1973 17 18 1974 21 19 1975 20 20 1976 16 21 1977 18 22 1978 14 23 1979 18 24 1980s 1980 24 25 1981 19 26 1982 21 27 1983 17 28 1984 14 29 1985 19 30 1986 20 31 1987 19 32 1988 19 33 1989 18 34 1990s 1990 17 35 1991 17 36 1992 12 37 1993 15 38 1994 15 39 1995 17 40 1996 24 41 1997 24 42 1998 29 43 1999 36 44 2000s 2000 42 45 2001 30 46 2002 30 47 2003 22 48 2004 29 49 2005 28 50 2006 24 51 2007 17 52 2008 20 53 2009 31 54 2010s 2010 35 55 2011 30 56 2012 36 57 2013 29 58 2014 38 59 2015 23 60 2016 10 61 2017 14 62 2018 16 63 2019 12 64 2020s 2020 20 65 2021 13 66 2022 12 67 2023 15 68 2024 6 69 See also editList of NME number one singles of the 1970s the original chart source continued to independently compile a chart List of NME number one singles of the 1980s the original chart source continued to independently compile a chartReferences edit Return of the king Music Week 29 01 05 London CMP 29 January 2005 ISSN 0265 1548 OCLC 60620772 Archived from the original on 1 February 2014 Retrieved 5 April 2012 Martland Peter 1997 Edge Ruth ed Since records began EMI the first 100 years illustrated ed London Batsford p 253 ISBN 9780713462074 OCLC 37740500 a b c Masterton James 31 March 2003 dotmusic com Chart Commentary dotmusic Archived from the original on 1 April 2003 Retrieved 5 April 2012 a b c d e f g h All the Number 1 Singles London Official Charts Company Retrieved 26 July 2015 All the Number One Singles 1960 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1961 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1962 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1963 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1964 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1965 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1966 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1967 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1968 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1969 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1970 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1971 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1972 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1973 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1974 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1975 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1976 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1977 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1978 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1979 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1980 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1981 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1982 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1983 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1984 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1985 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1986 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1987 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1988 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1989 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1990 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1991 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1992 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1993 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1994 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1995 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1996 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1997 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1998 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 1999 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 2000 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 2001 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 2002 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 2003 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 2004 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 2005 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 2006 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 2007 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 2008 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 2009 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 2010 London Official Charts Company 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 2011 London Official Charts Company 2011 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 2012 London Official Charts Company 2012 Retrieved 18 June 2012 All the Number One Singles 2013 London Official Charts Company 2013 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 2014 London Official Charts Company 2014 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 2015 London Official Charts Company 2015 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 2016 London Official Charts Company 2016 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 2017 London Official Charts Company 2017 Retrieved 24 March 2012 All the Number One Singles 2018 London Official Charts Company 2018 Retrieved 24 July 2020 All the Number One Singles 2019 London Official Charts Company 2019 Retrieved 24 July 2020 All the Number One Singles 2020 London Official Charts Company Retrieved 19 August 2020 All the Number One Singles 2020 London Official Charts Company Retrieved 6 February 2022 All the Number One Singles 2020 London Official Charts Company Retrieved 21 March 2022 All the Number One Singles 2020 London Official Charts Company Retrieved 18 November 2023 All the Number One Singles 2020 London Official Charts Company Retrieved 27 April 2024 External links editOfficial UK Singles Top 100 at the Official Charts Company The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart at BBC Radio 1 UK number 1 chart singles since 1952 nbsp This article includes a music related list of lists Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lists of UK singles chart number ones amp oldid 1222065790, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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