List of artists who have spent the most weeks on the UK music charts

This is a list of artists who have spent more than 1000 weeks on the UK Singles Chart and UK Albums Chart combined. It uses the methodology used to compile a top 500 list in the British Hit Singles & Albums books until 2005. Any album or single must be credited to the named artist and must appear in the top 75 singles or albums chart as recorded by the Official Charts Company.[1]

Elvis Presley has the most weeks on the singles charts with 1306 weeks for 165 singles. Cliff Richard, Ed Sheeran and Rihanna are the only other artists to achieve over 1000 weeks in the singles chart. Rihanna has had the most weeks in the singles chart since 2000.

Queen have the most weeks on the albums chart with 1715 weeks followed by twelve other artists with more than 1000 weeks, Oasis being the latest to pass this threshold in February 2019. David Bowie passed the 1000-week mark following his death in January 2016, when 16 of his albums entered or re-entered the top 75.[2]

Artists with over 1000 weeks combined on singles and albums charts

Figures are as of week ending 14 May 2020.

ArtistSingles chart
(weeks)		Albums chart
(weeks)		Combined (weeks)Ref
Elvis Presley130614402746[3]
Queen46217152177[4]
Michael Jackson70214502150[5]
Cliff Richard11789022080[6]
The Beatles46115171978[7]
Ed Sheeran10748331907[8]
Madonna74011531893[9]
Elton John67611741850[10]
David Bowie47613351811[11]
Rod Stewart48011781658[12]
Fleetwood Mac22913771606[13]
Rihanna11334491582[14]
Oasis42011391559[15]
ABBA26012341494[16]
U236410991463[17]
Frank Sinatra4429301372[18]
Eminem5548031357[19]
The Rolling Stones3868861272[20]
Diana Ross5696291198[21]
Simon & Garfunkel8710861173[22]
Coldplay5136441157[23]
Drake7703861156[24]
Take That4177031120[25]
Bob Marley1908751065[26]
Robbie Williams4156431058[27]
Pink Floyd569671023[28]
Phil Collins2517611012[29]
Whitney Houston3706401010[30]

References

  1. "View your favourite artist's chart history". Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  2. "Official Albums Chart Top 100 15 January 2016 - 21 January 2016". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. "ELVIS". Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  4. "QUEEN". Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  5. "MICHAEL JACKSON". Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  6. "CLIFF RICHARD". Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  7. "THE BEATLES". Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  8. "ED SHEERAN". Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  9. "MADONNA". Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  10. "ELTON JOHN". Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  11. "DAVID BOWIE". Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  12. "ROD STEWART". Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  13. "FLEETWOOD MAC". Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  14. "RIHANNA". Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  15. "OASIS". Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  16. "ABBA". Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  17. "U2". Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  18. "FRANK SINATRA". Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  19. "EMINEM". Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  20. "THE ROLLING STONES". Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  21. "DIANA ROSS". Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  22. "SIMON AND GARFUNKEL". Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  23. "COLDPLAY". Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  24. "DRAKE". Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  25. "TAKE THAT". Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  26. "BOB MARLEY". Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  27. "ROBBIE WILLIAMS". Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  28. "PINK FLOYD". Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  29. "PHIL COLLINS". Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  30. "WHITNEY HOUSTON". Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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