A HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE UK SINGLES CHART IN THE 20TH CENTURY

ARTISTS WITH THE MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER ONE

NoArtistYear(s)Weeks
1 Elvis Presley 1957-1977 73
2 The Beatles 1963-1969 63
3 Cliff Richard 1960-1999 32
4 Frankie Laine 1953-1956 32
5 ABBA 1974-1980 31
6 Spice Girls 1996-1998 21
7 Slade 1971-1974 20
8 Wet Wet Wet 1992-1994 19
9 The Everly Brothers 1958-1961 19
10 Take That 1993-1996 19
11 Madonna 1985-1998 19
12 Rod Stewart 1971-1983 18
13 The Rolling Stones 1964-1969 18
14 Frank Ifield 1962-1963 17
15 Bryan Adams 1991 16
16 John Travolta And Olivia Newton-John 1978 16
17 Whitney Houston 1985-1993 16
18 The Shadows 1960-1963 16
19 T. Rex 1971-1972 16
20 Frankie Goes To Hollywood 1984 15