Who had had the most number one hit singles in the UK?
One of the most important records over the years has been which act could obtain the most UK Chart toppers. The record is held by a US act. However, many UK acts do dominate this list. Here is a list of all the acts to gain 5 or more UK chart toppers: 21 – Elvis Presley 17 – The Beatles 14 – Cliff Richard 14 – Westlife 12 – Madonna 12 – The Shadows [1] 10 – Take That 9 – ABBA 9 – Spice Girls 8 – Oasis 8 – The Rolling Stones 7 – Eminem 7 – Michael Jackson 7 – Elton John 7 – George Michael 7 – Kylie Minogue 7 – U2 6 – Blondie 6 – McFly 6 – Queen 6 – Slade 6 – Rod Stewart 6 – Robbie Williams 5 – All Saints 5 – The Bee Gees 5 – David Bowie 5 – The Police 5 – Britney Spears More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_…
Elvis Presley, he has 21 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). He also holds the record for Artist with Most Weeks at Number 1. He has topped the chart for a total of 80 weeks. And also for Longest Span of Number 1 Singles around 47 years, 6 months and 23 days.
