List of artists by total number of UK number one singles
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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.
indicates that with this single, the artist broke the record for this many number one singles
indicates that this was the Christmas number one of this year
| Artist | UK Number Ones | Singles | Year of first chart week | Weeks at the top | |
| Elvis Presley | 21 | "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" |
1959 | 5 | |||
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"It's Now Or Never" | 1960 | 8 | ||
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"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" | 1960 | 4 | ||
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"Wooden Heart" | 1961 | 6 | ||
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"Surrender" | 1961 | 4 | ||
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"Little Sister"/"His Latest Flame" | 1961 | 4 | ||
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"Can't Help Falling in Love" / "Rock-A-Hula Baby" | 1962 | 4 | ||
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"Good Luck Charm" | 1962 | 5 | ||
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"She's Not You" | 1962 | 3 | ||
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"Return to Sender" | 1962 |
3 | ||
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"(You're The Devil) In Disguise" | 1963 | 1 | ||
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"Crying In the Chapel" | 1965 | 1 | ||
| "The Wonder of You" | 1970 | 6 | |||
| "Way Down" | 1977 | 5 | |||
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"A Little Less Conversation" | 2002 | 4 | credited as Elvis vs JXL | |
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"Jailhouse Rock" | 2005 | 1 | ||
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"I Got Stung"/"One Night" | 2005 | 1 | ||
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"It's Now Or Never" | 2005 | 1 | ||
| The Beatles | 17 | "From Me to You" | 1963 | 7 | |
| "She Loves You" | 1963 | 6 | |||
| "I Want to Hold Your Hand" | 1963 |
5 | |||
| "Can't Buy Me Love" | 1964 | 3 | |||
| "A Hard Day's Night" | 1964 | 3 | |||
| "I Feel Fine" | 1964 |
5 | |||
| "Ticket to Ride" | 1965 | 3 | |||
| "Help!" | 1965 | 3 | |||
| "Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out" | 1965 |
5 | |||
| "Paperback Writer" | 1966 | 2 | |||
| "Yellow Submarine" / "Eleanor Rigby" | 1966 | 4 | |||
| "All You Need Is Love" | 1967 | 3 | |||
| "Hello, Goodbye" | 1967 |
7 | |||
| "Lady Madonna" | 1968 | 2 | |||
| "Hey Jude" | 1968 | 2 | |||
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"Get Back" | 1969 | 6 | The Beatles with Billy Preston | |
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"The Ballad of John and Yoko" | 1969 | 3 | ||
| Westlife | 14 | "Swear It Again"* | 1999 | 2 | |
| "If I Let You Go"* | 1999 | 1 | |||
| "Flying Without Wings"* | 1999 | 1 | |||
| "I Have A Dream" / "Seasons In The Sun"* |
1999 |
4 | |||
| "Fool Again"* | 2000 | 1 | |||
| "Against All Odds"* | 2000 | 2 | Mariah Carey & Westlife | ||
| "My Love"* | 2000 | 1 | |||
| "Uptown Girl"* | 2001 | 1 | |||
| "Queen Of My Heart"* | 2001 | 1 | |||
| "World Of Our Own"* | 2002 | 1 | |||
| "Unbreakable" | 2002 | 1 | |||
| "Mandy" | 2003 | 1 | |||
| "You Raise Me Up" | 2005 | 2 | |||
| "The Rose" | 2006 | 1 | |||
| Cliff Richard | 14 | "Living Doll" | 1959 | 6 | Cliff Richard and The Drifters |
| "Travellin' Light" | 1959 | 5 | Cliff Richard and The Shadows | ||
| "Please Don't Tease" | 1960 | 3 | Cliff Richard and The Shadows | ||
| "I Love You" | 1960 |
2 | Cliff Richard and The Shadows | ||
| "The Young Ones" | 1962 | 6 | Cliff Richard and The Shadows | ||
| "The Next Time" / "Bachelor Boy" | 1962 | 3 | Cliff Richard and The Shadows | ||
| "Summer Holiday" | 1963 | 3 | Cliff Richard and The Shadows | ||
| "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 & Wine" | 1988 |
4 | |||
| "Saviour's Day" | 1990 |
1 | |||
| "Millennium Prayer" | 1999 | 3 | |||
| Madonna | 13 | "Into the Groove" | 1985 | 4 | |
| "Papa Don't Preach" | 1986 | 3 | |||
| "True Blue" | 1986 | 1 | |||
| "La Isla Bonita" | 1987 | 2 | |||
| "Who's That Girl" | 1987 | 1 | |||
| "Like a Prayer" | 1989 | 3 | |||
| "Vogue" | 1990 | 4 | |||
| "Frozen" | 1998 | 1 | |||
| "American Pie" | 2000 | 1 | |||
| "Music" | 2000 | 1 | |||
| "Hung Up" | 2005 | 3 | |||
| "Sorry" | 2006 | 1 | |||
| "4 Minutes" | 2008 | 4 | Madonna & Justin Timberlake | ||
| Madonna is also credited as co-writer on Gary Barlow's number 1 single "Love Won't Wait | |||||
| The Shadows | 12 | "Living Doll" | 1959 | 6 | Cliff Richard and The Drifters |
| "Travellin' Light" | 1959 | 5 | Cliff Richard and The Shadows | ||
| "Please Don't Tease" | 1960 | 3 | Cliff Richard and The Shadows | ||
| "Apache" | 1960 | 5 | |||
| "I Love You" | 1960 |
2 | Cliff Richard and The Shadows | ||
| "Kon-Tiki" | 1961 | 1 | |||
| "The Young Ones" | 1962 | 6 | Cliff Richard and The Shadows | ||
| "Wonderful Land" | 1962 | 8 | |||
| "The Next Time" / "Bachelor Boy" | 1962 | 3 | Cliff Richard and The Shadows | ||
| "Dance On!" | 1963 | 1 | |||
| "Summer Holiday" | 1963 | 3 | Cliff Richard and The Shadows | ||
| "Foot Tapper" | 1963 | 1 | |||
| Take That | 10 | "Pray" | 1993 | 4 | |
| "Relight My Fire" | 1993 | 2 | featuring Lulu | ||
| "Babe" | 1993 | 1 | |||
| "Everything Changes" | 1994 | 2 | |||
| "Sure" | 1994 | 2 | |||
| "Back for Good" | 1995 | 4 | |||
| "Never Forget" | 1995 | 3 | |||
| "How Deep Is Your Love" | 1996 | 3 | |||
| "Patience" | 2006 | 4 | |||
| "Shine" | 2007 | 2 | |||
| ABBA | 9 | "Waterloo"* | 1974 | 2 | |
| "Mamma Mia" | 1975 | 2 | |||
| "Fernando" | 1976 | 4 | |||
| "Dancing Queen" | 1976 | 6 | |||
| "Knowing Me Knowing You" | 1977 | 5 | |||
| "The Name Of The Game" | 1977 | 4 | |||
| "Take A Chance On Me" | 1978 | 3 | |||
| "The Winner Takes It All" | 1980 | 2 | |||
| "Super Trouper" | 1980 | 3 | |||
| Spice Girls | 9 | "Wannabe"* | 1996 | 7 | |
| "Say You'll Be There"* | 1996 | 2 | |||
| "2 Become 1"* | 1996 |
3 | |||
| "Mama" / "Who Do You Think You Are"* | 1997 | 3 | |||
| "Spice Up Your Life"* | 1997 | 1 | |||
| "Too Much"* | 1997 |
2 | |||
| "Viva Forever" | 1998 | 2 | |||
| "Goodbye" | 1998 |
1 | |||
| "Holler" / "Let Love Lead The Way" | 2000 | 1 | |||
| Rolling Stones | 8 | "It's All Over Now" | 1964 | 1 | |
| "Little Red Rooster" | 1964 | 1 | |||
| "The Last Time" | 1965 | 3 | |||
| "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | 1965 | 2 | |||
| "Get Off Of My Cloud" | 1965 | 3 | |||
| "Paint It Black" | 1966 | 1 | |||
| "Jumpin' Jack Flash" | 1968 | 2 | |||
| "Honky Tonk Woman" | 1969 | 5 | |||
| Oasis | 8 | "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" | 2005 | 1 | |||
| Eminem | 7 | "Real Slim Shady" | 2000 | 1 | |
| "Stan" | 2000 | 1 | |||
| "Without Me" | 2002 | 1 | |||
| "Lose Yourself" | 2002 | 1 | |||
| "Just Lose It" | 2004 | 1 | |||
| "Like Toy Soldiers" | 2005 | 1 | |||
| "Smack That" | 2006 | 1 | Akon featuring Eminem | ||
| George Michael | 7 | "Careless Whisper"* | 1984 | 3 | |
| "A Different Corner"* | 1986 | 3 | |||
| "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" | 1987 | 2 | George Michael & Aretha Franklin | ||
| "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" | 1991 | 2 | George Michael & Elton John | ||
| Five Live (EP) | 1993 | 3 | George Michael & Queen with Lisa Stansfield |
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| "Jesus To A Child" | 1996 | 1 | |||
| "Fastlove" | 1996 | 3 | |||
| Michael Jackson | 7 | "One Day in Your Life" | 1981 | 2 | |
| "Billie Jean" | 1983 | 1 | |||
| "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" | 1987 | 2 | |||
| "Black Or White" | 1991 | 2 | |||
| "You Are Not Alone" | 1995 | 2 | |||
| "Earth Song" | 1995 |
6 | |||
| "Blood On The Dancefloor" | 1997 | 1 | |||
| Kylie Minogue | 7 | "I Should Be So Lucky"* | 1988 | 5 | |
| "Especially for You" | 1988 | 3 | Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan | ||
| "Hand on Your Heart" | 1989 | 1 | |||
| "Tears on My Pillow" | 1990 | 1 | |||
| "Spinning Around" | 2000 | 1 | |||
| "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" | 2001 | 4 | |||
| "Slow" | 2003 | 1 | |||
| U2 | 7 | "Desire" | 1988 | 1 | |
| "The Fly" | 1991 | 1 | |||
| "Discotheque" | 1997 | 1 | |||
| "Beautiful Day" | 2000 | 1 | |||
| "Take Me To The Clouds Above" | 2004 | 2 | LMC vs U2 | ||
| "Vertigo" | 2004 | 1 | |||
| "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" | 2005 | 1 | |||
| Elton John | 7 | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | 1976 | 6 | Elton John & Kiki Dee |
| "Sacrifice" / "Healing Hands" | 1990 | 5 | |||
| "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" | 1991 | 2 | George Michael and Elton John | ||
| "Candle In The Wind '97" / "Something About The Way You Look Tonight" |
1997 | 5 | |||
| "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" | 2002 | 1 | Blue feat. Elton John | ||
| "Are You Ready For Love?" | 2003 | 1 | |||
| "Ghetto Gospel" | 2005 | 3 | 2Pac feat. Elton John | ||
| McFly | 7 | "5 Colours in Her Hair"* | 2004 | 2 | |
| "Obviously"* | 2004 | 1 | |||
| "All About You" / "You've Got a Friend" |
2005 | 1 | |||
| "I'll Be OK" | 2005 | 1 | |||
| "Don't Stop Me Now" / "Please, Please" |
2006 | 1 | |||
| "Star Girl" | 2006 | 1 | |||
| "Baby's Coming Back"/"Transylvania" | 2007 | 1 | |||
| Slade | 6 | "Coz I Luv You" | 1971 | 4 | |
| "Take Me Bak 'Ome" | 1972 | 1 | |||
| "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" | 1972 | 3 | |||
| "Cum On Feel The Noize" | 1973 | 4 | |||
| "Skweeze Me Pleeze Me" | 1973 | 3 | |||
| "Merry Xmas Everybody" | 1973 |
5 | |||
| Rod Stewart | 6 | "Maggie May" | 1971 | 5 | |
| "You Wear It Well" | 1972 | 1 | |||
| "Sailing" | 1975 | 4 | |||
| "I Don't Want To Talk About It" / "First Cut Is The Deepest" | 1977 | 4 | |||
| "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" | 1978 | 1 | |||
| "Baby Jane" | 1983 | 3 | |||
| Blondie | 6 | "Heart of Glass" | 1979 | 4 | |
| "Sunday Girl" | 1979 | 3 | |||
| "Atomic" | 1980 | 2 | |||
| "Call Me" | 1980 | 1 | |||
| "The Tide Is High" | 1980 | 2 | |||
| "Maria" | 1999 | 1 | |||
| Boyzone | 6 | "Words" | 1996 | 1 | |
| "A Different Beat" | 1996 | 1 | |||
| "All That I Need" | 1998 | 1 | |||
| "No Matter What" | 1998 | 3 | |||
| "When The Going Gets Tough" | 1999 | 2 | |||
| "You Needed Me" | 1999 | 1 | |||
| Queen | 6 | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | 1975 |
9 | |
| "Under Pressure" | 1981 | 2 | Queen & David Bowie | ||
| "Innuendo" | 1991 | 1 | |||
| "Bohemian Rhapsody" / "These Are the Days of Our Lives" | 1991 |
5 | |||
| Five Live (EP) | 1993 | 3 | George Michael & Queen with Lisa Stansfield |
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| "We Will Rock You" | 2000 | 1 | Five and Queen | ||
| Robbie Williams | 6 | "Millennium" | 1998 | 1 | |
| "She's The One"/"It's Only Us" | 1999 | 1 | |||
| "Rock DJ" | 2000 | 1 | |||
| "Eternity"/"The Road To Mandalay" | 2001 | 2 | |||
| "Somethin' Stupid" | 2001 |
3 | Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman | ||
| "Radio" | 2004 | 1 | |||
| Sugababes | 6 | "Freak Like Me" | 2002 | 1 | |
| "Round Round" | 2002 | 1 | |||
| "Hole In The Head" | 2003 | 1 | |||
| "Push the Button" | 2005 | 3 | |||
| "Walk This Way" | 2007 | 1 | Sugababes Vs Girls Aloud | ||
| "About You Now" | 2007 | 4 | |||
| The Police | 5 | "Message In A Bottle" | 1979 | 3 | |
| "Walking on the Moon" | 1979 | 1 | |||
| "Don't Stand So Close to Me" | 1980 | 4 | |||
| "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" | 1981 | 1 | |||
| "Every Breath You Take" | 1983 | 4 | |||
| David Bowie | 5 | "Space Oddity" | 1975 | 2 | |
| "Ashes To Ashes" | 1980 | 2 | |||
| "Under Pressure" | 1981 | 2 | Queen and David Bowie | ||
| "Let's Dance" | 1983 | 3 | |||
| "Dancing in the Streets" | 1985 | 4 | David Bowie & Mick Jagger | ||
| The Bee Gees | 5 | "Massachusetts" | 1967 | 4 | |
| "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" | 1968 | 1 | |||
| "Night Fever" | 1978 | 2 | |||
| "Tragedy" | 1979 | 2 | |||
| "You Win Again" | 1987 | 4 | |||
| All Saints | 5 | "Never Ever" | 1997 | 1 | |
| "Under the Bridge" / "Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade" | 1998 | 2 | |||
| "Bootie Call" | 1998 | 1 | |||
| "Pure Shores" | 2000 | 2 | |||
| "Black Coffee" | 2000 | 1 | |||
| Britney Spears | 5 | "...Baby One More Time"* | 1999 | 2 | |
| "Born to Make You Happy" | 2000 | 1 | |||
| "Oops!... I Did It Again" | 2000 | 1 | |||
| "Toxic" | 2004 | 1 | |||
| "Everytime" | 2004 | 1 | |||
| Frankie Laine | 4 | "I Believe" | 1953 | 18 | |
| "Hey Joe" | 1953 | 2 | |||
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"Answer Me" | 1953 | 8 | ||
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"A Woman in Love" | 1956 | 4 | ||
| Guy Mitchell | 4 | "She Wears Red Feathers" | 1953 | 4 | |
| "Look At That Girl" | 1953 | 6 | |||
| "Singing The Blues" | 1957 | 3 | |||
| "Rock-A-Billy" | 1957 | 1 | |||
| Everly Brothers | 4 | "All I Have To Do Is Dream" / "Claudette" | 1958 | 7 | |
| "Cathy's Clown" | 1960 | 7 | |||
| "Walk Right Back" / "Ebony Eyes" | 1961 | 3 | |||
| "Temptation" | 1961 | 2 | |||
| Frank Ifield | 4 | "I Remember You" | 1962 | 7 | |
| "Lovesick Blues" | 1962 | 5 | |||
| "The Wayward Wind" | 1963 | 3 | |||
| "(I'm) Confessin' (that I Love You)" | 1963 | 2 | |||
| T. Rex | 4 | "Hot Love" | 1971 | 6 | |
| "Get It On" | 1971 | 4 | |||
| "Telegram Sam" | 1972 | 2 | |||
| "Metal Guru" | 1972 | 4 | |||
| The Jam | 4 | "Going Underground" / "Dreams Of Children" | 1980 | 3 | |
| "Start" | 1980 | 1 | |||
| "Town Called Malice" / "Precious" | 1982 | 3 | |||
| "Beat Surrender" | 1982 | 2 | |||
| Shakin' Stevens | 4 | "This Ole House" | 1981 | 3 | |
| "Green Door" | 1981 | 4 | |||
| "Oh Julie" | 1982 | 1 | |||
| "Merry Christmas Everyone" | 1985 |
2 | |||
| Wham! | 4 | "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" | 1984 | 2 | |
| "Freedom" | 1984 | 3 | |||
| "I'm Your Man" | 1985 | 2 | |||
| "The Edge Of Heaven" | 1986 | 2 | |||
| Pet Shop Boys | 4 | "West End Girls"* | 1985 | 2 | |
| "It's A Sin" | 1987 | 3 | |||
| "Always on My Mind" | 1987 |
4 | |||
| "Heart" | 1988 | 3 | |||
| Paul McCartney | 4 | "Mull Of Kintyre"/"Girls' School" | 1977 | 9 | Wings |
| "Ebony And Ivory" | 1982 | 3 | Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder | ||
| "Pipes of Peace" | 1983 | 2 | |||
| "Ferry Cross the Mersey" | 1989 | 3 | Gerry Marsden, Paul McCartney, Holly Johnson & Christians | ||
| Gerry Marsden | 4 | "How Do You Do It?"* | 1963 | 3 | Gerry & The Pacemakers |
| "I Like It"* | 1963 | 4 | Gerry & The Pacemakers | ||
| "You'll Never Walk Alone"* | 1963 | 4 | Gerry & The Pacemakers | ||
| "Ferry Cross the Mersey" | 1989 | 3 | Gerry Marsden, Paul McCartney, Holly Johnson & Christians | ||
| Jason Donovan | 4 | "Especially for You" | 1988 | 3 | Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan |
| "Too Many Broken Hearts" | 1989 | 2 | |||
| "Sealed With A Kiss" | 1989 | 2 | |||
| "Any Dream Will Do" | 1991 | 2 | |||
| Whitney Houston | 4 | "Saving All My Love for You"* | 1985 | 2 | |
| "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | 1987 | 2 | |||
| "One Moment in Time" | 1988 | 2 | |||
| "I Will Always Love You" | 1992 |
10 | |||
| Cher | 4 | "I Got You Babe"* | 1965 | 2 | Sonny and Cher |
| "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" | 1991 | 5 | |||
| "Love Can Build a Bridge" | 1995 | 1 | Cher, Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry with Eric Clapton | ||
| "Believe" | 1998 | 7 | |||
| B*Witched | 4 | "C'est La Vie"* | 1998 | 2 | |
| "Rollercoaster"* | 1998 | 2 | |||
| "To You I Belong"* | 1998 | 1 | |||
| "Blame It On The Weatherman"* | 1999 | 1 | |||
| Geri Halliwell | 4 | "Mi Chico Latino" | 1999 | 1 | |
| "Lift Me Up" | 1999 | 1 | |||
| "Bag It Up" | 2000 | 1 | |||
| "It's Raining Men" | 2001 | 2 | |||
| Shaggy | 4 | "Oh Carolina"* | 1993 | 2 | |
| "Boombastic" | 1995 | 1 | |||
| "It Wasn't Me" | 2001 | 1 | Shaggy feat. Rikrok | ||
| "Angel" | 2001 | 3 | Shaggy feat. Rayvon | ||
| S Club 7 | 4 | "Bring It All Back"* | 1999 | 1 | |
| "Never Had A Dream Come True" | 2000 | 1 | |||
| "Don't Stop Movin'" | 2001 | 2 | |||
| "Have You Ever" | 2001 | 1 | |||
| Christina Aguilera | 4 | "Genie in a Bottle"* | 1999 | 2 | |
| "Lady Marmalade" | 2001 | 1 | Christina Aguilera with Lil' Kim, Mya & Pink | ||
| "Dirrty" | 2002 | 2 | |||
| "Beautiful" | 2003 | 2 | |||
| Gareth Gates | 4 | "Unchained Melody"* | 2002 | 4 | |
| "Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake)"* | 2002 | 3 | |||
| "The Long and Winding Road" / "Suspicious Minds" |
2002 | 2 | Will Young & Gareth Gates* | ||
| "Spirit in the Sky" | 2003 | 2 | Gareth Gates feat. The Kumars | ||
| Will Young | 4 | "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen"* | 2002 | 3 | |
| "Light My fire"* | 2002 | 2 | |||
| "The Long and Winding Road" / "Suspicious Minds"* |
2002 | 2 | Will Young & Gareth Gates | ||
| "Leave Right Now" | 2003 | 2 | |||
| Busted | 4 | "You Said No" | 2003 | 1 | |
| "Crashed the Wedding" | 2003 | 1 | |||
| "Who's David?" | 2004 | 1 | |||
| "Thunderbirds"/"3am" | 2004 | 2 | |||
| Nelly | 4 | "Dilemma" | 2002 | 2 | Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland |
| "My Place" / "Flap Your Wings" | 2004 | 1 | |||
| "Over And Over" | 2005 | 1 | Nelly featuring Tim McGraw | ||
| "Nasty Girl" | 2006 | 2 | Notorious BIG featuring Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge & Avery Storm |
[edit] Notes
Asterisks indicate chains of consecutive hits following a debut number one.
^ For first week single was "The Next Time". For the other two weeks it became the double A-side "The Next Time"/"Bachelor Boy".
^ The Shadows, or The Drifters as they were originally called, are credited on twelve #1 singles. Seven of these share credit with Cliff Richard and some lists recognise only their five chart-topping singles without Richard.
^ ^ Gates is credited for both A-sides, Young for "The Long and Winding Road" only.
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