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, more than any other act.

The

New Musical Express (NME), who telephoned 20 record stores to ask what their top 10 highest-selling singles were. Dickins aggregated the results into a top 12 hit parade, which was topped by "Here in My Heart" by Al Martino
. NME's chart was published each week in its eponymous magazine.

The sources, in accordance with the official canon of the

New Musical Express chart from 1952 to 1960; the Record Retailer
chart from 1960 to 1969; and the Official UK Singles Chart from 1969 onwards.

Turnover of number ones

The calendar year that has featured the most UK number ones is 2000, which featured 42 singles reaching the top spot; the year with the fewest number ones is 1952 with 1, followed by 2016 with 10. The act that has achieved the most number ones is American entertainer Elvis Presley, who has topped the chart 21 times (including 3 re-releases of songs that had previously been number ones) – Presley's second number one, "Jailhouse Rock", was the first single ever to debut at the top of the chart.[1] The most successful band (and equal with Elvis based on unique songs) are The Beatles, who have achieved 18 number ones. The Beatles' first chart-topper, "From Me to You", reached number one in May 1963, and their last in November 2023 - the longest span of number ones for any artist.

In the 1970s, the required number of sales needed to top the chart was roughly 150,000.

audio streaming
became popular. Eventually, streaming was incorporated into the sales chart.

Graph showing number of UK number-one singles for each year since 1953. The 2011 figure is projected.
Al Martino's track "Here in My Heart" was the first single ever to top the UK Singles Chart, and the only single to reach number one during 1952.

Number ones in each year

Composite image of four black and white photographs showing the faces of The Beatles
The Beatles topped the chart 17 times during the 1960s, more than any other act that decade
Madonna is the most successful female solo artist in the UK, having achieved 13 number one singles
Bryan Adams' first number one, "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", spent 16 consecutive weeks at number one, longer than any other track
Westlife were the most successful band of the 2000s, with 11 number one singles in that decade and 14 overall
Tinie Tempah (above) had seven UK number one singles in the 2010s
Key
† Most number ones of the decade
‡ Most number ones of all time
Contents
1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s • 2010s • 2020s
Year Number-one singles Ref.
1950s
1952
 1 [4]
1953
 14 [4]
1954
 11 [4]
1955
 14 [4]
1956
 12 [4]
1957
 13 [4]
1958
 13 [4]
1959
 16 † [4]
1960s
1960
 16 [5]
1961
 21 [6]
1962
 12 [7]
1963
 17 [8]
1964
 23 [9]
1965
 24 † [10]
1966
 20 [11]
1967
 14 [12]
1968
 21 [13]
1969
 18 [14]
1970s
1970
 14 [15]
1971
 13 [16]
1972
 17 [17]
1973
 17 [18]
1974
 21 † [19]
1975
 20 [20]
1976
 16 [21]
1977
 18 [22]
1978
 14 [23]
1979
 18 [24]
1980s
1980
 24 † [25]
1981
 19 [26]
1982
 21 [27]
1983
 17 [28]
1984
 14 [29]
1985
 19 [30]
1986
 20 [31]
1987
 19 [32]
1988
 19 [33]
1989
 18 [34]
1990s
1990
 17 [35]
1991
 17 [36]
1992
 12 [37]
1993
 15 [38]
1994
 15 [39]
1995
 17 [40]
1996
 24 [41]
1997
 24 [42]
1998
 29 [43]
1999
 36 † [44]
2000s
2000
 42 ‡ [45]
2001
 30 [46]
2002
 30 [47]
2003
 22 [48]
2004
 29 [49]
2005
 28 [50]
2006
 24 [51]
2007
 17 [52]
2008
 20 [53]
2009
 31 [54]
2010s
2010
 35 [55]
2011
 30 [56]
2012
 36 [57]
2013
 29 [58]
2014
 38 † [59]
2015
 23 [60]
2016
 10 [61]
2017
 14 [62]
2018
 16 [63]
2019
 12 [64]
2020s
2020
 20 [65]
2021
 13 [66]
2022
 12 [67]
2023
 15 [68]
2024
 3 [69]

See also

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