List of songs which have spent the most weeks on the UK singles chart
The following is a list of songs that have charted for 100 weeks or more in total on the
With over 400 weeks in the chart, "
The longest unbroken run in the Top 100 is 105 weeks for “
In the pre-digital era, Christmas-themed songs were often re-released in different years and several have continued to chart each year from the mid-
The numbers shown are up to the chart for week ending 11 May 2023.
Songs with 20 or more weeks in the Top 10
29 songs have spent 20 or more weeks in the Top 10 of the UK Charts. "
Songs with 50 or more weeks in the Top 40
The Top 40 chart has been broadcast weekly on BBC Radio 1 (currently as The Official Chart) since 12 November 1978 and is often referred to as 'the charts'. Appearing in the Top 40 can greatly increase a song's exposure on television and radio. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey holds the record for the most weeks in the Top 40 history with 87 weeks. In June 2015, "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran became the first (and so far only) single to stay in the Top 40 for 52 consecutive weeks – equivalent to one year,[38] having spent a record-breaking 18 weeks in the chart before reaching No. 1.[39]
Song | Artist | Year first entered chart |
Chart peak |
Total weeks in top 40 |
Consecutive weeks |
Reference |
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"All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Mariah Carey | 1994 | 1 | 94 | 7 | [9] |
"Fairytale of New York" | The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl | 1987 | 2 | 89 | 8 | [13] |
"Last Christmas" | Wham! | 1984 | 1 | 83 | 11 | [10] |
"My Way" | Frank Sinatra | 1969 | 5 | 75 | 16 | [40] |
" Heat Waves "
|
Glass Animals | 2020 | 5 | 73 | 30 | [41][42][43] |
"Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | 2019 | 1 | 70 | 48 | [26] |
"Someone You Loved" | Lewis Capaldi | 2018 | 1 | 69 | 49 | [14] |
"As It Was" | Harry Styles | 2022 | 1 | 59 | 33 | [44] |
"Thinking Out Loud" | Ed Sheeran | 2014 | 1 | 56* | 54 | [25] |
"All of Me" | John Legend | 2014 | 2 | 54* | 44 | [45] |
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" | Band Aid | 1984 | 1 | 53 | 11 | [46] |
"Dance Monkey" | Tones and I | 2019 | 1 | 52 | 50 | [47] |
"Stranger on the Shore" | Acker Bilk | 1961 | 2 | 52 | 45 | [48] |
"Bad Habits" | Ed Sheeran | 2021 | 1 | 52 | 29 | [25] |
"Merry Xmas Everybody" | Slade | 1973 | 1 | 52 | 9 | [49] |
"Happy" | Pharrell Williams | 2013 | 1 | 50 | 49 | [35] |
* includes 5-day 'week' ending 9 July 2015, when the chart week changed from Sunday–Saturday to Friday–Thursday.
Songs with 50 or more weeks in the Top 75
The Top 75 was published each week by
† some or all weeks in charts when only the Top 50 is compiled.
‡ some weeks in charts when only Top 30 or less is compiled.
* includes five-day 'week' ending 9 July 2015 when the chart week changed from Sunday-Saturday to Friday-Thursday.
Songs with 100 or more weeks in the Top 100
The Top 100 is published each week by the Official Charts Company. 26 songs have reached 100 or more weeks in the Top 100. The longest continuous run in the Top 100 is 105 weeks for “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd.
On 4 February 2022, "Mr Brightside" became the first song to hit 300 weeks in the top 100.[113] It has subsequently passed 400 weeks, spending all but the Christmas period in the Top 100 every year since 2021.
† Some or all weeks in charts when only top 50 compiled.
‡ Some weeks in charts when only top 30 or less compiled.
* Includes five-day 'week' ending Thursday 9 July 2015 when the chart week changed from Sunday-Saturday to Friday-Thursday.
Notable singles
"Blue Monday"
New Order's "Blue Monday" includes the remixed version of the original, which was finally made available as a
"Merry Xmas Everybody"
In addition to Slade's total of 114 weeks in the Top 100[42] for "Merry Xmas Everybody", they also had two remixes of the song, not counted because they were re-recorded with other artists. The first, from 1980, was credited to Slade and the Reading Choir; the second, from 1998, was credited to Slade vs. Flush,[120] which peaked at #30 and accumulated four weeks in the top 100.
"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"
The original version credited to Wizzard 'featuring vocal backing by The Suedettes plus The Stockland Green Bilateral School First Year Choir with additional noises by Miss Snob and Class 3C'[121] spent nine weeks in the charts in 1973–74. When the record was going to be re-released in the 1980s, it was found that the master tapes had been lost and so Roy Wood re-recorded a solo sound-a-like version with children from Kempsey Primary School in 1981 and this was released on Harvest Records, credited to Wizzard with the same catalogue number.[122]
This 1981 version was also re-issued in 1984 when it reached number 23 in the charts. However, the week before Wizzard charted at number 50 on the Top 75 of 09 – 15 December 1984, "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" appeared as a new entry at number 86 credited to Roy Wood and Wizzard. It was this record which re-charted with another week in 1985 and in 1986, giving "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" 11 weeks on the chart overall during the 1980s.[123][124][125][126] In the digital age of streaming and downloads (from 2007 to 2021), the 1981 version has spent 64 weeks in the charts credited simply to Wizzard[42] with the label rights being credited to EMI, making a total of 85 weeks in the Top 100 for the record overall.
In 1995, Wood recorded a live version and released it as a single on his own independent record label Woody Recordings.[127] Credited to Roy Wood Big Band, this live track charted at Number 59 in the UK Singles Chart and stayed in the Top 100 for 2 weeks.[128] Then in 2000, Wood re-recorded the song as part of a medley with The Wombles's song "Wombling Merry Christmas". This medley was released as "I Wish It Could Be a Wombling Christmas Everyday" and reached number 22 in the UK Singles Chart.[129]
"White Lines"
"Three Lions"
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See also
- List of albums which have spent the most weeks on the UK Albums Chart
- List of artists who have spent the most weeks on the UK music charts
Notes
- ^ This excludes versions of the same song, released in the physical era, which have the additional credit 'Vocal backing by The Suedettes, plus The Stockland Green Bilateral School first year choir. Additional noises Miss Snob and Class 3C'. The original 1973 version did 9 weeks on the chart peaking at number 4, whilst the re-recording in the 1980s spent 8 weeks on the chart, originally peaking at number 23.
- ^ This includes two weeks on the chart in December 1988 at number 61 and 53, when the record was actually the lead track on The Christmas EP alongside "Footsteps in the Snow", "Joys of Christmas" and "Smile"
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