Record-Breakers and Trivia - everyHit.com Back To The 'Records & Trivia' Index Most Number 1s This, possibly the most important record, is held by Elvis Presley. He has had 21 chart-toppers, 18 of them different songs (three titles have topped the chart on two distinctly separate chart runs as part of the series of re-issues to commemorate what would have been Elvis' 70th birthday in 2005). You can see how this record has 'changed hands' over the years here . The Beatles are the top group with 17 number 1s. Madonna is the top woman with 13 (as of April 2008). Top female group is The Spice Girls with 9. Only seven acts in chart history have got into double figures with their tally of chart-toppers.

They are: Elvis Presley (21, 18 different songs), The Beatles (17), Cliff Richard (14 : six of them with The Shadows, one with The Drifters, one with The Young Ones), Westlife (14 : one of them with Mariah Carey), Madonna (13), The Shadows (11 : six of them with Cliff Richard, two of these also with The Norrie Paramor Strings) and Take That (11: one featuring Lulu). Westlife hold the record for getting into double-figures in the shortest time (2 years and 10 months [ie. 149 weeks] - more than 3 months quicker than The Beatles (who took 165 weeks). Unlike Westlife, however, The Beatles tended to spend several weeks at the summit, slowing down their release rate.) It is worth pointing out that Paul McCartney has appeared on more Number 1s than any other artist under a diverse range of credits.

He has, in fact, appeared on 24 Number 1s; solo (1), with Wings (1), Stevie Wonder, The Christians et al (1), Ferry Aid (1), Band Aid (1), Band Aid 20 (1) and The Beatles (17). In total, twenty-one artists have appeared on ten or more number one singles. They are: Paul McCartney (24), Elvis Presley (21), John Lennon (20), George Harrison (18), Ringo Starr (16), Cliff Richard (15), Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan (14), Robbie Williams, Madonna (13), Gary Barlow, Brian McFadden (12), Mel C , Geri Halliwell (11), Mel B, Emma Bunton, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen (10). Artist with Most Weeks at Number 1 It's Elvis Presley. He has topped the chart for a total of 80 weeks (as of w/e 5th Feb 2005). Top group is The Beatles (69 weeks).

Top female performer is Madonna (29 weeks - as of w/e 17th May 2008). In his many different manifestations, however, Paul McCartney has spent 93 weeks at the top. Most Consecutive Number 1s 7 - by The Beatles and Westlife. The Beatles' stretch began with "A Hard Day's Night" in 1964 and lasted to "Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby" in 1966. The run was broken when "Penny Lane"/"Strawberry Fields Forever" merely made the number 2 position the following year! Westlife's stint began with their debut, "Swear it Again" in 1999 and ran through to "My Love" in November 2000 (though one hit was a 'duet' with Mariah Carey). It was broken by "What Makes A Man" which peaked at number 2 the following month. Beatles fans are, however, quick to point out that "Ain't She Sweet" (which made number 29 in 1964) was recorded in 1961, well before their EMI contract.

It was issued by Polydor to 'cash in' on the success of the fab four. Fans argue that this was not an "official" Beatles release. If this logic is accepted (though the track did make the charts), The Beatles run of successive number ones begins with "From Me To You" in April 1963 - making a total of 11. Top female group is The Spice Girls (6 in a row from "Wannabe" through to "Too Much"). Longest Span of Number 1 Singles 47 years, 6 months and 23 days. Held by Elvis Presley. His first number 1 was "All Shook Up" in 1957 (w/e 13th June). His most recent chart-topper was the re-issue of "It's Now Or Never" in 2005 (w/e 5th Feb). Runner up is Cliff Richard. His first chart-topper was "Living Doll" in 1959. His latest was "The Millennium Prayer" in 1999, a span of 40, 4 months and 15 days. (+ 21 days for total span).

Longest span for a female artist with solo credit is Madonna on 20 Years, 7 Months, 1 Day (from "Into The Groove", 3rd Aug 1985 to "Sorry", 4th March 2006 - ie. a total span of 1074 weeks). [NB: if we include "4 Minutes" - which also credited Justin Timberlake, the span runs through to 10th May 2008 (22 years, 9 Months, 13 Days) but then this record is broken by Cher - see below.] Kyie Minogue is still both popular and productive and, on 15 Years, 9 Months, and 23 Days (ie. 825 weeks from "I Should Be So Lucky", 23rd Jan 1988 to "Slow"; 15th Nov 2003), regularly poses a threat to Madonna in this regard. If we allow 'credits' on singles rather than solo performances, Cher easily takes the record.

Her duet with Sony, "I Got You Babe" (Aug 1965) to "Believe" (Oct-Dec 1998) gives a total span of 33 years, 3 months, and 14 days [ie. 1738 weeks]. Also worthy of a mention is Tammy Wynette. Her single "Stand By Your Man" made no. 1 in 1975. She was a guest vocalist on the 'various artists' single "Perfect Day" which topped the chart in 1997-8 (22 Years, 7 Months, 24 Days - ie. 1183 weeks). Diana Ross, though not individually credited, provided vocals on the Supremes 1964 chart-topper "Baby Love". She most recently had a solo no. 1 with "Chain Reaction" in 1986 (21 Years, 4 Months, 1 Day - or 1114 weeks - total span).

First Artist To Enter At Number 1 Al Martino's "Here In My Heart" was the track to Top the first ever chart (Nov 1952) so, technically, this was the first track to debut at Number 1. But ignoring this, the first artist to enter at Number 1 in the established chart was Elvis Presley ("Jailhouse Rock", Jan 1958). First Artist To Enter At Number 1 With Consecutive Releases Slade. In 1973 they debuted at the top with both "Cum On Feel The Noize" and "Skweeze Me Pleeze Me." Fastest Hat-Trick of Number 1s A one-a-week series of re-issued Elvis Presley singles in 2005 enabled him to have three different chart-toppers in just four weeks; ("Jailhouse Rock" w/e 15th Jan; "One Night" / "I Got Stung" w/e 22nd Jan; "It's Now Or Never" w/e 5th Feb). The record for the fastest hat-trick of non re-issued number ones is held by John Lennon.

Following his death in December 1980, there was an almost frenzied buying of his singles. This resulted in him topping the chart no fewer than three times within an 8 week period ["(Just Like) Starting Over" w/e 20th Dec 1980; "Imagine" (a re-entry but nevertheless, not a re-issue, w/e 10th Jan 1981; "Woman" w/e 7th Feb 1981.] First Artist To Enter At Number 1 With A Hat-Trick of Consecutive Releases Take That. In fact, from July 1993 to April 1994, all four of their single releases went straight in at No.1 ("Pray", "Relight My Fire" [featuring Lulu], "Babe", "Everything Changes"). The band repeated this feat in the period from Oct 1994 to March 1996. Most Entries at Number 1 From May 1999 to November 2006, Westlife entered the chart at No. 1 on 14 occasions.

First Entry At Number 1 By A Debuting Act Excluding Al Martino, who was No. 1 in the first ever chart, Billy Preston was the first artist to enter at No. 1 with a debut single. To be fair, he performed the song ("Get Back," 1969) with The Beatles and so, quite literally, can't claim the entire credit for this feat. The Band Aid charity ensemble made its debut at No. 1 ("Do They Know It's Christmas?", 1984) but this comprised a number of already successful artistes. The first act to make its chart debut at No. 1 on its own 'merit' was the Danish vocalist Whigfield (1994). Her song "Saturday Night" (with its associated dance) had been huge on the continent for some months and the demand from Brits returning home built up an enormous head of steam prior to its release. First British act to debut at No. 1 was Robson & Jerome ("Unchained Melody" / "White Cliffs Of Dover", 1995). First solo male to debut at No.

1 was Babylon Zoo (a name used by British vocalist/multi-instrumentalist, Jas Mann) with "Spaceman" (1996). First British female act to make her debut at No. 1 was Billie ("Because We Want To", 1998). First all-girl group to make their chart debut at No. 1 was the Irish quartet B*Witched (with "C'est La Vie") in 1998. First British all-girl group to make its debut at No. 1 was Girls Aloud ("Sound Of The Underground", 2002). Most Entries at Number 1 by a Debuting Act On 11 Nov 2000, Westlife became the first act to have their first seven singles enter the chart at Number 1 as "My Love" crashed in at the top spot. First Act To Reach Number 1 With Their First Three Releases Gerry And The Pacemakers. Their debut single, "How Do You Do It?" was released in March 1963. After five weeks it made number 1.

It was followed later that year by "I Like It" and "You'll Never Walk Alone" (both topped the charts four weeks after first appearing in the Top 40). This feat was not matched until 21 years later when Frankie Goes To Hollwood took each of their first three singles to the top (1984).

Self-Replacement At Number One On nine occasions in history, one title by an act has knocked another hit, by the same act, off the number one spot: Ray Conniff and his Orchestra (Jan 1957) "Just Walking In The Rain" replaced by "Singing The Blues." Norrie Paramor and the string section of his orchestra (Mar 1963) - "The Wayward Wind" was replaced by "Summer Holiday." The Shadows (Aug 1960) "Please Don't Tease" knocked off the top spot by "Apache." The Shadows (Jan 1963) "The Next Time" / "Bachelor Boy" replaced by "Dance On!" The Shadows (Mar 1963) "Summer Holiday" replaced by "Foot Tapper." The Shadows (Apr 1963) "Foot Tapper" replaced by "Summer Holiday." The Beatles (Dec 1963) "She Loves You" replaced by "I Want To Hold Your Hand." John Lennon (Feb 1981) "Imagine" replaced by "Woman." Elvis Presley (Jan 2005) "Jailhouse Rock" replaced by "One Night"

 / "I Got Stung." NB: Full credits: -"Just Walking In The Rain" - Johnnie Ray, Ray Conniff and his Orchestra / "Singing The Blues" - Guy Mitchell, Ray Conniff and his Orchestra.

- "The Wayward Wind" - Frank Ifield, with Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra / "Summer Holiday" - Cliff Richard, The Shadows and the Norrie Paramor Strings. - "Please Don't Tease", "The Next Time" / "Bachelor Boy" and "Summer Holiday" were credited to Cliff Richard and The Shadows. Longest Gap Between Number 1s 31 years 0 months - for George Harrison. "My Sweet Lord" first made the top spot in Jan 1971. A few weeks after his death, it returned to number 1 (Jan 2002). In second place is the artist who also holds the record for the longest gap between number 1s with different tracks and the record for longest gap between number 1s within the lifetime of the artist; Leo Sayer. In Feb 1977 he hit the top with "When I Need You". He didn't return until Feb 2006 (a day shy of 29 years gap) - with "Thunder In My Heart Again" (a remix of his 1977 hit, as 'Meck featuring Leo Sayer').

The longest run between original number 1s (i.e not a re-release/remix) is 18 years and 3 months for Blondie (Nov 1980, "The Tide is High", to Feb 1999, "Maria"). Biggest run for a female artist is 14 years 6 months by Diana Ross - from the prophetic "I'm Still Waiting" (Sep 1971) til "Chain Reaction" (Mar 1986). Special mention must be made here of Stevie Winwood. Though not specifically credited, he hit number 1 with The Spencer Davis Group ("Somebody Help Me") in Apr 1966. A barren period then followed before a sample of his solo hit "Valerie" formed the basis of Eric Prydz's chart-topper "Call On Me" in Sep 2004; an hiatus of 38 years and 5 months between appearances, albeit uncredited, at number 1. Longest Time For An Artist To Get To Number 1 34 Years, 10 Months, and 2 Days; Tony Christie.

His first single, "Las Vegas", entered the Top 40 on w/e 16th Jan 1971, peaking at no. 21. His single from November of that year, "(Is This The Way To) Amarillo" was used in 2005 by comedian Peter Kaye in various TV performances, ultimately leading to a re-release in aid of Comic Relief. That catapulted the track back into the chart - at no. 1 - on w/e 26th Mar 2005. This broke the record set over 18 years previously by Jackie Wilson. His "Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl In Town)" topped the chart in Dec 1986; 29 Years, 1 Month, and 11 Days after it first entered the chart. The longest time for a female soloist to take to reach Number 1 is 25 Years, 8 Months and 15 Days for Cher [from her first solo hit, "All I Really Want To Do", 19th Aug 1965 to "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)", 4th May 1991].

She had, though, previously topped the chart as half of Sonny and Cher before going solo. In terms of contributing to a Number 1: Ozzy Osbourne holds the male record. He first hit the Top 40 as a member of Black Sabbath with "Paranoid" on w/e 12th Sep 1970. 33 years, 3 months and 8 days later (w/e 20th Dec 2003; a total of 1736 weeks) he achieved the top spot with "Changes" (a duet with daughter Kelly - and a version of a Black Sabbath album track from 1972). The previous record holder was Eric Clapton. He first hit the chart as a member of the Yardbirds in 1965 ("For Your Love", w/e 20th Mar 1965) but did not form part of a chart-topping combo until hit collaboration with Cher (her again!), Chrissie Hynde and Neneh Cherry ("Love Can Build A Bridge", w/e 25 Mar 1995); 30 years, 0 months and 5 days [1567 weeks].

Lulu holds the female record. Her first Top 40 hit was "Shout" (w/e 16th May 1964). She finally hit the top spot with Take That ("Relight My Fire", 9th Oct, 1993); 29 Years, 4 Months and 23 Days. Posthumous Number 1s A morbid one - but one about which, nonetheless, we receive constant emails. Artists which have topped the chart following their death are: Artist Who had the most number 1s? Who had the most number 1s? Search this site with Google A user asked who had the most number 1 entries in the charts. This is, naturally, a bit more complex than it first appears. First, and most obviously, we could be talking about number 1 songs, or albums, or both. But even if we decide we're going to focus on songs we could be asking "Which song was number 1 in most charts?", or "Which artist had most songs that were number 1 somewhere?" or "Which artist had most number 1 entries for songs".

This means that we have 8 different charts: most item entries For the purposes of these lists being awarded a Grammy, Oscar or similar prize counts as a number 1 (being nominated of course doesn't). Of course the larger number of recent charts will tend to mean that recent music is over represented. Here are the artists with the highest count of albums and songs that reached number 1 in at least one chart. # This is a list of the artists that have had most number 1 chart entries for albums and songs round the world. In this list an album that is number 1 in two different countries counts as 2 entries. # This is a list of the songs that reached number 1 in the highest number of charts. # Here are the artists with the highest count of songs that reached number 1 in at least one chart. # This is a list of the artists that have had most number 1 chart entries for songs round the world. In this list a song that is number 1 in two different countries counts as 2 entries. # This is a list of the albums that reached number 1 in the highest number of charts. # Here are the artists with the highest count of albums that reached number 1 in at least one chart.

# This is a list of the artists that have had most number 1 chart entries for albums round the world. In this list an album that is number 1 in two different countries counts as 2 entries. # Anastacia 15 The process of calculating these results is a bit complex, for that reason the data shown is not recalculated each time the site is regenerated. So the information may not exactly match the current version of the data. These results were calculated from the 1.8.0060 data. Comment on the contents of the 'Who had the most number 1s?' page Subject: Email to Reply To (optional): 10 Jan 2017 More Elvis How often is this updated? In the last year and a half,Elvis has had 2 numberone albums in the UK,1 number one album on the US Rock Chart,1 number one album on the US Classical Charts.Not bad for someone gone almost 40 years. 25 Dec 2016 Ok to the dumbass who made this set...

<rant about George Strait removed> ...Billboard is so dumb it's like album sells are Bullshit to back in the day you bought a whole CD or a tape or something now if you just down load one song from someone album cost 99 cents they get the credit they sold a whole damn am I album which they didn't sold a song 1 Sep 2016 country music Really the country music is only largely listened to in the US, so it onlyreally counts on one chart. I am from the UK and would like to know how 2 Canadians topped songs that were #1 on the most charts, weird, even beat the Beatles and Elvis which was a surprise. As you go down the charts and those two are on the top of every other chart. As the text says "reached number 1 in the highest number of charts", the fact is that there were many more charts available for the 1990s than the 1960s. That is why the count of charts is not a good indicator of overall success. 19 Aug 2016 All Hail King George Strait!!!

Sorry all you haters of Country music but in the Republic of Texas, KingGeorge is the current #1 Artist in Billboard charts history and that's the only nation/country that counts! All other genres of music is just noise! Other opinions are also available 4 Jun 2016 The King George is content to be the King of country music, Honorary King of the Republic of Texas and filthy freaking rich! Bahahahahaaa 8 May 2016 Last week, country stalwart George Strait set a new milestone: 60 songs certified by Billboard as No. 1 hits... No they didn't, they certified 60 Number One COUNTRY Hits. Which is something quite different It doesn't matter how many times you repeat the same old refain a Number One COUNTRY Hit will never qualify as a real number one. 8 May 2016 You've already mentioned your opinion (on many occasions) 21 Apr 2016 Lol! Sorry guys, I got it WHY George Strait did not on the lists. I'm a fanand am not bother to complain, we knew what an artist achieved. It's his/her legacy, period. In Quora, it worst!

16 Nov 2015 charts LETS FACE IT ELVIS IS THE NO 1 SOLO ARTIST ,THE BEATLES THE TOP BAND NO ONE ELSE COMES NEAR , 7 Nov 2015 they had 125 #1 hits 30 Oct 2015 Just shut up. Why is every one here soo dumb? George Strait may is only big for countrymusic, and country music is only big in some parts of the US. I'd never even heard if him before looking at these comments. We are looking at songs here that have achieved universal success across national charts, not country genre specific charts. No one cares if he had 59 number 1 hits in the US hot country singles. 7 Oct 2015 Sorry do break it to everbody..George Strait owns the record..Billboard does not recognize country.. He's the king 21 Sep 2015 About George The reason George isn't extrmely huge pitside the U.S. Is because he does not tpur outside the U.S. He also filled Cowboy's Stadium to capacity (Largest Arena in the world) The largest crowd for any artist in any genre ever.

The only thing that beat it was the Academy Of Country Music Awards held in the same stadium, setting a world record...... Yep, Country Music sure is "Not that big" huh? The largest arena in the world is Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, it seats 40,000 more people. The largest arena in the USA is Michigan Stadium. Kyle Field is the largest arena in Texas (which is not the same thing) The largest crowd for any artist ever was either Rod Stewart's Rio concert of 1994 or Jean Michel Jarre's Moscow concert of 1997 (both estimated at 3.5 million). The largest crowd for a concert at a sports stadium was probably the 147,241 people who saw Paul McCartney, U2 and Madonna at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1993. We suspect that the 104,793 fans at the concert you mention is a record for Texas, but not for the World. So Yep, Country Music is not that big (outside Texas) 12 Jul 2015 Number 1s+ Hello my name is Terry Moore. Thought up a good question for you guys.

Howmany artists have had number 1 hits in multiple different genres? Who were they, and what were the genres that they held number 1s in? We don't have a good definition of genres. 6 Jul 2015 hmm According to wiki: A kind of magic was #1 in over 35 countries Radio ga ga was #1 in 19 countries The final Countdown was #1 in 25 countries We can only list countries where a complete chart is available 30 May 2015 George Strait+ I'm looking back on these comments and I'm seeing you saying stuff like GeorgeStrait Has NO Number 1s dude get your facts right.This Chart and your opinion proves nothing just you being a slob and disregarding The KING GEORGE STRAIT... Your use of capitals says all anyone needs to know 8 Apr 2015 Missing Artists Where is George Strait? He has 60 #1 hits... so I guess the US Billboard Hot Country Singles doesn't count as a chart...

You guys put no thought on that list It doesn't matter how many times you make this same point, the "US Hot Country Singles" does not (and never will) count as a national chart (neither does the R&B, Death Metal nor Polka music charts). "Number one Country Song" in the US is not the same as number one song in the country. 15 Mar 2015 missing artist's What no garth brooks, no george strait wierd?? Books has 19 ok overlooked no big deal But George Strait has 59 songs that reached # 1 and hes not on any of these lists. Im not a big country music fan but dam if you missed these two how many more did you miss? I see your dissclamer but George had 51 of his # 1's before 2000 anyway lost some credibility. P.S the only rapper on the list is eminem, I dont know the facts on it, J-Z, biggie or TUPAC doesnt make anyof these list?

Hmmm suspicious or just lazy 51 number 1 hits in the Coutry music charts before 2000 counts as no number 1 hits in the National charts (still). George Strait's highest peak was 23 in 2002 with "She'll Leave You With A Smile", he has not had a top 20 hit, let alone a number 1. Garth Brooks has at least had one top 10 hit ("Lost In You" reached number 5 in 1999) but has never had a number one. 25 Feb 2015 Newest No.1 Artist Psy is the first Korean artist to have more than 20 European number ones incountries likw UK, France, Austria, Germany for one week and other countries too with his smashing hit, Gangnam Style. No.2 in the U.S. because he was scandalisedd by nearly performing topless in the American Music Awards so he was replaced by Maroon 5 as the No.1 in the U.S. for 9 weeks but in Canada and several European countries he charted at number 1. He's a very new artist in the Americas and Europe but a veteran artist in South Korea.

All of the most number ones in several countries in this webpage should be replaced by Psy as with the most number ones in the world. We think you have overestimated Psy's achievement. When all the charts are available we'll see how it compares 20 Jan 2015 elvis If you count The few years Elvis recorded before the military And the couple years after the movie contract was up it doesnt add up to many years at all. He accomplished a lot in a short time his career spanned what about 22 years? A lot of that time he didnt, record im almost sure please, correct,me, if, im wrong thank you 30 Nov 2014 George Strait has the most # 1 hits... I bet your mother is ...<insults removed>... Shove it you Limey bastard! Pull this info or we sue, is that clear? 6 Nov 2014 George Strait he now has 60 number ones witch is more then anyone. plus he is the only artist to have a number one every year of his music career . you also leave out Garth Brooks who's album was number one only a few months ago. George Strait has NO number ones, anywhere.

In fact he has no top 20 hits, not a single one anywhere Being number one in a genre chart doesn't count 28 Oct 2014 Queen - a kind of magic? A kind of magic was number 1 in over 35 countries. Where is that? The song was NOT number one in the UK, US, Germany, France or any of the other countries we actually have charts for. The album was number 1 in the UK (and nowhere else) but this is a list of songs not albums. 19 Oct 2014 u missed many artists in country music like don williams, grorge strait etc both got more than 20 hits Number 1 in the country music charts still doesn't count (and never will, it doesn't matter how many times you tell us they should) 17 Sep 2014 Artist without nber one hits Cannot believe that Comway Twitty is not mentioned anywhere! He passed away with the most number one hits upon his death in 1993 with 55 even more than Elvis!

And his music is as relavent today as it was back then!+ 12 Jul 2014 Merle Haggard ++ "43 LEGENDARY HITS" Let's say Merle Haggard didn't get the most number 1s, but all the Greats and everyone that is able to recognize the best , Termed Merle Haggards 43 +number 1s ! + LEGENDARY HITS , +I would Ike to take this opportunity help persons measure the difference between number 1s , and +LEGENDARY HITS , the differences ! + most number 1s get tired of listening to them after about 2 or 3 years , + a +LEGENDARY HIT +you don't get tired of hearing for 30 years . upon researching into what all MUSIC ROYALTY +them selves , states ! +that nobody can compete with Merle Haggard , his album released 13 or 14 years title ++ +Merle Haggard +FOR THE RECORD +"43" LEGENDARY HITS .

says it all , if that's not convincing there's the TRIBUTE TO MERLE HAGGARD video , all the greats interveiwed one after another say that for vocals and who the greatest country singer is , is Merle Haggard . 8 Jul 2014 Where's the facts? Where's George Strait? ...<rant about why everyone likes Country music and dislikes the Billboard 100 chart removed because of excessive obscenity> 8 May 2014 What about George straight? Just kidding I get it. 5 May 2014 Avicii - Wake Me Up This chart may have been wrote a while ago but, according to Wikipedia, the song was number 1 in 22 countries. I'm just curious to if the song can be called the song which charted #1 in most charts We only include charts where we can get hold of significant data sets. It could be number one in other countries whose data we can't obtain. 17 Apr 2014 Julio Iglesias and Camilo Sesto Please read about these two singers. You will be surprised what you will find!

Julio Iglesias 3 times Guinness World Records, over 300 million sold and 16 number 1. Camilo Sesto with 52 number 1 certainly makes your lists somewhere! Unfortunately we don't have any good charts for Spain (or Latin America). Do you know where we can get some (covering the 1980s and earlier)? 16 Apr 2014 King George Something you'll just have to deal with. No matter how you put it, #1 plain and simple, George Strait. All the pop people and hip hoppers are just going to have to swallow it down and realize they pale in comparison to George. It doesn't matter how many times you repeat this. Country music number 1 will never count 12 Apr 2014 The Beatles with The Beatles (White Album) was nr.1 in over 34 countries? If you look at the listing for the album it tells you which countries we have data for: UK, US, West Germany, Norway, Australia, France and Italy for example. It is almost certainly true that it was the number one album in more than 34 countries, but we lack data to show that.

For example countries such as Poland, Russia and East Germany (that were behind the Iron Curtain at the time), it was illegal to have a copy so reliable charts are somewhat sparse. We don't have the data for 34 country's album charts from the 1960s. We can tell you that "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was number one in 16 charts 27 Mar 2014 George strait +(George Strait has the most number one singles of any artist in history including Elvis. He has sold nearly 69 million records and with 33 different platinum or multi-platinum albums has the most RIAA platinum certifications in country music and the third in all genres, behind The Beatles and Elvis Presley) Oh because he insist relevant???+ Once again, number one in the Country Music charts is not the same as number one in the national charts. How many national number ones has he had in the US? The answer to that question is 0 (zero) that's fewer than 50cent, or The Bellamy Brothers, or Jim Croce, or Jimmy Soul, or David Soul. How many number ones has he had outside the US?

Again the answer is 0 (zero) Internationally George Strait is not in the 1,000 biggest song artists. 17 Dec 2013 Most Number 1 Songs I would look to include country music as it takes its roots from the same place as rock and blues and can be argued as the foundation for both. You should be including artists like George Strait and Conway Twitty as both would have been at the top of this list. We do include Country music, anytime it makes it to the top of the standard charts. Being the "Number 1 Country Song" is very different from being the "Number 1 Song". If someone were to list the "Number 1 songs by a woman singing in French that mentions Leopards" we wouldn't include that chart either. Including any genre specific charts would make the results just depend on our personal tastes 30 Nov 2013 I didn't see any country artist. Country was around longer than rock!

Johnny Cash, John Denver, Billy Ray Cyrus, Dolly Parton, Faith Hill, Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson Of course artists have to have enough hits (across the world) to make the list, so there are few modern country artists 17 Oct 2013 denisse maldonado 6 Sep 2013 this list is totally inaccurate. B'z has over 70 albums at #1 on the OriconJapan chart alone which is the main chart for Japan. They have 46 consecutive #1 singles, which I don't think is matched by anyone in the world. In the list Oricon is not even sited... ...There are tons of Japanese artists missing from this list... ...(B'z) are the only Asian band with handprints in holleywood and no one in the states even knows who they are! The Oricon number one albums is cited, as we say in the chart listing "The combination of an unofficial source and a not very good translation lowers the quality of the result" If you tell us where we can get reliable Japanese charts we will include them. Without good source data we have to rely on what we can get, with all the issues you point out.

22 Jul 2013 This is wrong Ummm jay z has the most #1 albums for a solo artist and he isn't even on the chart For a start we don't have much data for album charts after 2008, secondly this is not just about US charts. In our list Jay Z has 9 number one albums in the US and none (not a single one) anywhere else, this compares with these other solo artists: Elvis Presley - 25 number one albums. Bob Dylan - 18 number one albums. Bruce Springsteen - 17 number one albums. Seiko Matsuda - 17 number one albums. Elton John - 16 number one albums. Madonna - 16 number one albums. Peter Maffay - 16 number one albums. Rod Stewart - 16 number one albums. Celine Dion - 15 number one albums. Michael Jackson - 14 number one albums. As it says on this page we only calculate this list occasionally (the counts above are for the 2.2.0022 version of the data.

Even adding the latest chart data would only place Jay Z about 30th in the list of artists 27 Jun 2013 RIAA says Elvis sold the most While I enjoy diversity and the talent the many artists have displayed over the years, I wanted to know which artist sold the most records. It wasn't as close as I thought. According to the R.I.A.A., the governing body that certifies Gold, Platinum, and Multi-Platinum Record Sales, (Recording Industry Association of America) the Leading all time Artist in Record Sales is ELVIS PRESLEY. Elvis is the leading sales artist for both Solo Artist or Group. Elvis has sold over 2.5 Billion Records Worldwide. ( A Billion is 1 Thousand Million). Elvis has been on the charts more times than any other artist or group. Elvis has the most hits in the Top 100, the Top 40, The Top 10, and has had 32 Number 1 Records. Elvis is the only artist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Country Music Hall of Fame, The Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and The Rythm and Blues Hall of Fame.

John Lennon said: "Before Elvis there was nothing". Bruce Springsteen said: "There are pretenders and contenders... but their is only one King". Elton John said: "There is no one greater as an artist on this earth, Elvis was my inspiration... he is the Man. Period." Paul McCartney said: "I thought the Beatles had gold records, until I had a private tour of Graceland... the hall of Gold says it all... Elvis has the most Gold, Platinum, and Multi-Platinum sales of all of us.... amazing man... simply amazing". According to the R.I.A.A., with help from EMI, the Beatles place number 2 on the list of All Time Record Sellers with nearly 1.6 Billion Records sold worldwide. Hey Jude was their Biggest selling record followed by Yesterday. Michael Jackson made the top 20, placing number 16 on the list of all time Record Sales. His Album Thriller is the Biggest Selling Album of all time with over 50 Million Copies Sold. Michael's personal sales as a Solo Artist, along with the Jackson 5, has sold a total of 185 Million Records worldwide. (His Album BAD sold 22 Million copies).

These certifications, current as of March 1, 2009. Every 3 months the R.I.A.A., with the help of BMI, and ASCAP... update record sales awards. So, there ya go folks. Those are the true facts. And, I might add, Elvis, the Beatles, and Michael Jackson continue to sell records daily. So, their record sales will continue to increase. But remember, in Elvis and the Beatles day, you had to sell 1 million copies for a single, and 500 thousand for an album to be certified gold. Now days, you only have to sell 500 thousand singles and 250,000 albums to be certified gold. That's what makes the sales records of Elvis and the Beatles even more impressive. The Fans and Other Entertainers called Elvis, "The King of Rock and Roll". The term "King of Pop" was self imposed by Michael Jackson. It stuck from there, but Michael called himself that... that's what he wanted to be called. The Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, D.C., named Elvis Presley, "The Greatest Entertainer of the 20th Century".

Source(s): The Recording Industry Association of America, ASCAP, BMI, Billboard Magazine, RCA Records/BMG Records. 4 May 2013 George Strait?? It's a disgrace that no country music artists are included in this chart! Garth Brooks has sold the 3rd most albums of all artists in the history of music! Number one in genre specific charts still doesn't count (and never will). Garth Brooks has the third highest album sales of all artists? That claim would require some evidence 3 May 2013 1000 Number Ones Search | About everyHit | Chart archive | Award / Poll Winners | Number 1s | FAQs | Contact us 1000 Number Ones On 16th January 2005, Elvis Presley achieved the one-thousandth Number One since the inception of the UK singles chart in 1952. This area of everyHit.com is a celebration of the first 1000 chart-toppers. Most of the information on this page has been collated from details elsewhere on this site with the odd new piece or two for good measure. These are tumultuous times for the single.

One week early in January, 265,000 were sold in the UK; the lowest total since national weekly figures were first extrapolated early in 1969. In the week immediately after Christmas, monitored legal downloads overtook sales of physical CD singles for the first time ever. As we reflect on the 1000th chart topper, the single faces the most spectacular change in its long history - but one which it is seems sure to ride. (The problem isn't so much a lack of interest in / desire to 'own' modern music but, rather, how transactions are accurately quantified; the distribution of music has expanded spectacularly through a proliferation of, mostly, unaudited routes... the 'illegal downloads.') We'll have more on the history of the single's changing formats later but, for now, let's wallow in facts and figures from the past 52 years! By a very odd coincidence, it turned out that Elvis Presley not only had the 1000th Number One that week ("One Night / I Got Stung") but, that very same week, he also became the first artist to have spend 1000 weeks in the Top 40!

If that morsel has whetted your appetite for Number One facts then you're in the right place; this page is full of them! Here, you will learn that the 'average' chart-topper has spent 2.7 weeks at number one, 7.5 weeks in the Top 10, and 12.4 inside the Top 40. If you think that's trivial then you should just see what follows! Enjoy! Precise credits given on this page . Longest Gap Between Number 1s 31 years 0 months - for George Harrison. "My Sweet Lord" first made the top spot in Jan 1971. A few weeks after his death, it returned to number 1 (Jan 2002). In second place is the act which also holds the record for the longest gap between number 1s with different tracks and the record for longest gap between number 1s within the lifetime of the artist(s); The Righteous Brothers (25 years 8 months). In Feb 1965 they hit the top with "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'".

They didn't return until 1990 - with "Unchained Melody". The longest run between original number 1s (i.e not a re-release) is 18 years and 3 months for Blondie (Nov 1980, "The Tide is High", to Feb 1999, "Maria"). Longest Time To Get To Number 1 Jackie Wilson first entered the chart on 15th Nov 1957 with "Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl In Town)." He finally made Number 1 (coincidentally with the same track) on w/e 27th Dec 1986 - 29 Years, 1 Month, and 12 Days later; a record for any soloist. The longest time for a female soloist to take to reach Number 1 is 25 Years, 8 Months and 15 Days for Cher [from her first solo hit, "All I Really Want To Do", 19th Aug 1965 to "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)", 4th May 1991].

She had, though, previously topped the chart as half of Sonny and Cher before going solo. In terms of contributing to a Number 1: Ozzy Osbourne holds the male record. He first hit the Top 40 as a member of Black Sabbath with "Paranoid" on w/e 12th Sep 1970. 33 years, 3 months and 8 days later (w/e 20th Dec 2003; a total of 1736 weeks) he achieved the top spot with "Changes" (a duet with daughter Kelly - and a version of a Black Sabbath album track from 1972). Posthumous Number 1s A morbid one - but one about which, nonetheless, we receive constant emails. Ten artists have topped the chart following their death. There is a list on this page . On 20th January 2002, George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" replaced Aaliyah's "More Than A Woman" at the top spot. This is the only time in chart history that one deceased artist has taken over from another at number 1 (though John Lennon and Elvis Presley have each replaced themselves at no.

1 posthumously.) One-Hit Wonders These are artists who had one number one single and have been involved in no other hit ('hit' here meaning a Top 40 placing). There are sixty-nine such artists. Again, there is a full list on this page . Most Successful Acts Not To Have A Number 1 Single Depeche Mode have had most Top 40 hits without making No. 1 (37 of them!). In fact, they've never risen above No. 4. Billy Fury has spent 231 weeks on the Top 40. No other artist has spent longer on the chart without making No. 1. His best chart placing was Number 2 for "Jealousy" in 1961. Special mention must also go to Sash! who has made Number 2 on five occasions. No other artist has been 'runner up' with so many singles without ever making it to Number 1. (Jon) Bon Jovi has featured on eighteen Top 10 singles but never made the number 1 position. One hit behind, Janet Jackson has appeared on seventeen Top 10 singles without reaching the top spot. Youngest Chart-Topper Little Jimmy Osmond.

He was just 9 years and 8 months young when he hit the summit in 1972 with "Long Haired Lover From Liverpool." Youngest female chart-topper is Helen Shapiro who took "You Don't Know" to the top at the tender age of 14 years and 10 months. Jessica Smith played the part of 'Baby Sun' in the Teletubbies TV programme. Her giggle was used on The Teletubbies 1997 chart-topper "Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh!" Though not credited for this 'performance,' she is the youngest person to have appeared on a no.1 single. We are currently trying to ascertain her precise age at the time of recording; it is certainly less than 1 year old and thought to be around the 7 month mark. If you're reading this Jessica, please let us know! Youngest Performer to Enter at Number 1 Billie (Piper); she was 15 years and 287 days when she entered the chart at number 1 on 5th July 1998 with "Because We Want To." Youngest male to do so is Gareth Gates.

He was 17 years and 255 days old when he debuted at number 1 with "Unchained Melody" on 24th March 2002. Oldest Chart-Topper Louis Armstrong who was 66 years and 10 months when he peaked with "What A Wonderful World"/"Cabaret" in Feb 1968. Oldest woman is Cher who was 52 years and 7 months when she hit the number 1 spot with "Believe" (1999). Title Information Here we give the essentials of records held by various titles - more detail is available here . All-Time Best-Selling Number One "Candle In The Wind '97" by Elton John (1997; 4.86 million copies). Top seller by a group; "Do They Know It's Christmas?" - Band Aid (1984; 3.55m) Biggest-seller by a female artist: "Believe" - Cher (1998; 1.67m).

Biggest-selling no.1 by an all-female group is "Wannabe" by The Spice Girls (1996; 1.27m). Most Weeks at Number 1 by a Record 18 - by Frankie Laine's "I Believe". It topped the chart on three separate occasions (all in 1953). Most Consecutive Weeks at Number 1 by a Record 16 - by Bryan Adams' "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" (1991). Longest Time To Get To Number 1 29 Years, 1 Month, and 11 Days. Jackie Wilson's "Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl In Town)" first entered the chart on 16th Nov 1957 when it peaked at number 6. Its use in a Levis ad in 1986 catapulted it back into the chart to top it on 27th Dec 1986. The slowest climb to the top in a single spell inside the Top 40 is 13 weeks for Celine Dion's "Think Twice" (Nov 1994 to Feb 1995).

Title With Most Weeks At Number One "I Believe" has spent 22 weeks at the top of the chart (18 weeks for Frankie Lane, in three separate visits throughout 1953) and 4 weeks for Robson & Jerome (1995). Runner up is "Unchained Melody" which has spent 18 weeks at the summit by four different artists. Topping The Chart By Different Artists Only one track has topped the chart by four different artists. It is "Unchained Melody". Artists to take it to number one in the UK are: Jimmy Young (1955), Righteous Brothers (as a re-issue in 1990), Robson & Jerome (1995) and Gareth Gates (2002). 32 other titles have topped the chart more than once by different artists. There is a full list on this page . Same Version Topping The Chart More Than Once Only foure chart-topping tracks have ever left the chart and then returned to top it a second time with exactly the same arrangement.

They are: "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison (1971 and 2002; though with different 'B-sides'), "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen (1975 and 1991, though on the latter occasion it was a double-A side with "These Are The Days Of Our Lives"), and "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley (1958 and 2005; with the same B-side but a new catalogue number.) "One Night / I Got Stung" by Elvis Presley (1959 and 2005; with the same B-side but a new catalogue number.) First Number 1 by a British Artist The seventh ever number one, The Stargazers' "Broken Wings" (Apr 1953), was the first chart-topper by a British artist. The previous six had all been by US acts. Biggest Jump To Number 1 from within the Top 40 The biggest jump to no. 1 from within the Top 40 was by Captain Sensible's "Happy Talk". In July 1982 it shot to the top from no. 33.

Most Successive Weeks With A New Number 1 From 24th June 2000 to 16th Sep 2000, every week saw a new record top the chart. This run of 13 new number ones in as many weeks is the longest of such instances in chart history. Most Number 1s In A Year 2000 also holds the record for most number ones in a year; 42 of them (43 if you count the Westlife track which spanned over from 1999). Number One In Most Years Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" is the only record to be number one in four different years 1975, 1976, 1991 & 1992 (as it spanned the New year period on both occupancies at number one). Lowest-Selling Number One Lowest selling No.1 in total since is Ja Rule featuring R Kelly & Ashanti, "Wonderful". Entering the chart w/e 6th Nov 2004 it went on to sell a total of 65,000 copies.

Prior to the slump in singles sales which occurred from late 2002 onwards, the lowest selling no. 1 (since at least 1960) had been Iron Maiden's "Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter"; it sold around 100,000. This record could have potentially fallen many times over the next few weeks as the current crop of Elvis Presley re-issues have been limited to 27,500. They are saved from this fate by the sales from their original appearance at no.1 which significantly raise their overall total. Lowest weekly sale for a no. 1 since at least 1960 is for the 2005 re-issue of "One Night" / "I Got Stung" by Elvis Presley; ironically, the 1000th Number 1. It sold just 20,463 copies in its first week at no. 1 (w/e 22nd Jan 2005). Biggest-Seller Not To Make Number One Wham's "Last Christmas" was held off the top spot by Band Aid's huge sales in 1984.

Almost any other week it would have easily topped the chart, selling half a million copies in that week alone; more than 21 times the number of copies than were able to get the aforementioned Ja Rule single to no. 1 twenty years later! Shortest Chart Stay For A Number 1 Blur's 1997 chart-topper, "Beetlebum" disappeared from the whole top 40 just 3 weeks after debuting at number one. In its second week it dropped to number 7. It then descended to number 29 before vanishing altogether. This record could potentially be beaten by the current crop of Elvis Presley re-issues. They are limited editions of just 27,500 and sustained chart runs seems a little unlikely (though they have, of course, been in the chart for many weeks in their original guise). Biggest Fall From Number 1 After Christmas 1957, Harry Belafonte's "Mary's Boy Child" tumbled from No. 1 to No. 12; the biggest ever fall from the top spot. Other Nonsense! Here we give more miscellany about chart-toppers - similar ramblings about the Top 40 can be found here .

Parents / Offspring / Siblings Topping The Chart Only one father / son combination has ever topped the charts each in their own right. Julio Iglesias topped the chart with "Begin The Beguine" in Nov 1981. More than twenty years later in February 2002, his son, Enrique hit number 1 with "Hero". There are instances of parents/offspring topping the charts on the same track. Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra hit number one with "Somethin' Stupid" in 1967. Five years later Coventry band Lieutenant Pigeon made number one with "Mouldy Old Dough"; in this group was Rob Woodward and his mum, Hilda. Both played keyboards. In 2003 Ozzy Osbourne and his daughter Kelly hit the top spot with "Changes," a remake of a track first sung by Ozzy on the Black Sabbath album "Volume 4" in 1972. A mother-daughter combination is yet to reach the summit either separately or on the same disc. But wait!

One entire family consisting of mum, dad, son and daughters has in fact topped the chart; The Simpsons with "Do The Bartman" in Jan 1991! Now we're in a quandary; do cartoon characters count? D'oh! Only three pairs of siblings have ever achieved separate solo number ones. They are: Eden Kane (real name Richard Sarstedt) ("Well I Ask You" in 1961) and his younger brother Peter Sarstedt ("Where Do You Go To My Lovely" in 1969). Donny Osmond ("Puppy Love" in 1972; "The Twelfth Of Never" in 1973; "Young Love" in 1973) and his younger brother Little Jimmy Osmond ("Long Haired Lover From Liverpool" in 1972) Daniel Bedingfield ("Gotta Get Thru This" in 2001; "If You're Not The One" in 2002; "Never Gonna Leave Your Side" in 2003) and his younger sister Natasha ("These Words" in 2004).

Artist having hits as a Solo, Duo, Trio, Quartet, Quintet etc Paul McCartney not only had hits but topped the chart in each of the following guises; solo, duo, trio, quartet, quintet, sextet and other ensembles! Details on this page . Longest Playing Time For A Number One Oasis' "All Around The World" (1998) has a duration of 9 minutes 38 seconds. The first Number 1 to have a playing time of more than four minutes was Harry Belafonte's "Mary's Boy Child" (1957; 4 mins 12 secs). Shortest Hit Single The average chart-topping title consists of 3.4 words / 18.1 letters. Record Being Replaced At Number One By Another Containing Its Title The 'classic' "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen contains the famous "mamma mia, mamma mia, mamma mia let me go" line. In January 1976, it was replaced at the top of the chart by none other than Abba's "Mamma Mia". There are other less dramatic examples of this phenomenon; see this page .

First Self-Penned Number 1 Mantovani's "Cara Mia" (July 1954; the 20th no. 1); it was composed by Mantovani and Bunny Lewis (under pen names Tulio Trapani and Lee Lange respectively). Not until the 43rd Number 1 was an act entirely responsible for writing its own chart-topper; The Dreamweavers' "It's Almost Tomorrow" (March 1956). Over twenty-eight years later Stevie Wonder became the first artist ever to write, produce and entirely perform a Number 1 ("I Just Called To Say I Love You", Sep 1984). Eponymous Number Ones When Mr. Blobby went to number one with "Mr Blobby" in 1993 it was the first time in 41 years of chart history that an eponymously title song achieved this feat. However, less than four months "Doop" hit number one by a band called Doop!

Biggest Chart-Topper By A Non-Human Artist In terms of chart success, this coveted title goes to The Archies for "Sugar Sugar" which spent 8 weeks at number 1 in 1969 (and stayed in the Top 40 for 22 weeks). Created for mass consumption by bubblegum-pop genius Don Kirshner (the man who gave us the Monkees), the Archies existed on television as an animated series based on the comic book characters of the same name. The voices behind the singing cartoon characters were vocalists Ron Dante, Toni Wine and Andy Kim. The biggest-selling number one by a non-human group is "Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh" by The Teletubbies (1997, 1.1 million copies). Most Graceful Retreat From Number 1 In chart history, four singles haven fallen from the Number 1 spot by one position for four consecutive weeks (ie. No. 1 to No. 2 to 3, 4, 5).

They are: Dickie Valentine - "Finger Of Suspicion" (1954) [1-2-3-4-5-5-4-9-17] Tommy Edwards - "It's All In The Game" (1958) [1-2-3-4-5-4-8-11-15-27] Michael Jackson - "You Are Not Alone" (1995) [1-2-3-4-5-7-9-13-25-30-31] Eminem - "The Real Slim Shady" (2000) [1-2-3-4-5-7-8-10-11-15-23-33-38] You may also be interested in the quirks of the number one positon here .

Question: How many number one UK hit singles did The Who have?
Answer: NONE