THE 20TH CENTURY UK SINGLES CHART ARCHIVE
SONGS THAT SPENT THE MOST WEEKS IN TOP FORTY
Songs with Most Weeks in Top Forty
Year(s)
Artist
Title
Label
Weeks in Top 40
1961-1962
Mr. Acker Bilk
Stranger On The Shore
♫
Columbia
52
1967-1968
Engelbert Humperdinck
Release Me
♫
Decca
47
1964
Jim Reeves
I Love You Because
♫
RCA
37
1984
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Relax
♫
ZTT
37
1961
Andy Stewart
A Scottish Soldier
♫
Top Rank
36
1953
Frankie Laine
I Believe
♫
Philips
36
1973
Dawn Ft Tony Orlando
Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree
♫
Bell
35
1959
Russ Conway
Side Saddle
♫
Columbia
30
1998
LeAnn Rimes
How Do I Live
♫
Curb / The Hit Label
30
1954
Doris Day
Secret Love
♫
Philips
29
1960
Percy Faith
Theme From 'A Summer Place'
♫
Philips
29
1963-1964
The Beatles
She Loves You
♫
Parlophone
29
1956-1957
Bing Crosby And Grace Kelly
True Love
♫
Capitol
27
1962-1963
Frank Ifield
I Remember You
♫
Columbia
27
1967
Anita Harris
Just Loving You
♫
CBS
26
1967-1968
Engelbert Humperdinck
The Last Waltz
♫
Decca
26
1978
Boney M
Rivers Of Babylon / Brown Girl In The Ring
♫
Hansa
26
1994-1995
Wet Wet Wet
Love Is All Around
♫
Precious Organisation
26
1960-1961
Shirley Bassey
As Long As He Needs Me
♫
Columbia
26
1967
Engelbert Humperdinck
There Goes My Everything
♫
Decca
26