Artists
Career leaders on UK Singles Chart, ranked by Top-five weeks. Click a column to re-sort.
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| # | Artist | Career Power | Peak Power | Peak Year | Weeks at #1 | Top-five weeks | Longevity | Dominance | Comebacks | Markets | Charting span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elvis Presley | 2,336 | 6.41% | 262 | 117 | 250 | 1,027 | 7.92% | 5 | 2#1 in 2 | 1956 → 2024 |
| 2 | Ed Sheeran | 1,552 | 8.46% | 286 | 104 | 215 | 610 | 15.70% | 4 | 2#1 in 2 | 2011 → 2025 |
| 3 | Cliff Richard | 1,781 | 3.74% | 174 | 34 | 150 | 976 | 4.85% | 8 | 2#1 in 1 | 1960 → 2024 |
| 4 | The Beatles | 933 | 4.65% | 189 | 49 | 139 | 419 | 5.94% | 1 | 2#1 in 2 | 1962 → 2024 |
| 5 | Madonna | 1,275 | 4.38% | 166 | 46 | 135 | 715 | 6.72% | 7 | 2#1 in 2 | 1984 → 2024 |
| 6 | Rihanna | 1,089 | 4.51% | 184 | 32 | 129 | 550 | 5.58% | 1 | 2#1 in 2 | 2005 → 2025 |
| 7 | Taylor Swift | 936 | 4.79% | 202 | 38 | 121 | 449 | 7.61% | 4 | 2#1 in 2 | 2009 → 2025 |
| 8 | Drake | 988 | 4.76% | 199 | 42 | 100 | 622 | 10.28% | 4 | 2#1 in 2 | 2009 → 2025 |
| 9 | Frankie Laine | 588 | 6.71% | 247 | 36 | 90 | 179 | 9.33% | 0 | 2#1 in 1 | 1952 → 1961 |
| 10 | The Weeknd | 762 | 4.11% | 163 | 13 | 89 | 424 | 5.99% | 2 | 2#1 in 2 | 2012 → 2025 |
| 11 | ABBA | 562 | 2.93% | 130 | 24 | 84 | 266 | 4.58% | 1 | 2#1 in 2 | 1974 → 2021 |
| 12 | Michael Jackson | 969 | 2.87% | 105 | 19 | 79 | 622 | 9.73% | 9 | 2#1 in 2 | 1972 → 2024 |
| 13 | Lady Gaga | 761 | 4.60% | 218 | 26 | 79 | 416 | 7.06% | 3 | 2#1 in 2 | 2009 → 2025 |
| 14 | Kylie Minogue | 762 | 2.52% | 114 | 19 | 78 | 511 | 3.99% | 6 | 2#1 in 1 | 1988 → 2024 |
| 15 | Lewis Capaldi | 536 | 5.69% | 262 | 39 | 78 | 266 | 6.89% | 1 | 2#1 in 1 | 2018 → 2025 |
| 16 | Adele | 624 | 4.91% | 193 | 24 | 77 | 294 | 7.87% | 3 | 2#1 in 2 | 2008 → 2025 |
| 17 | Ariana Grande | 733 | 5.35% | 208 | 34 | 75 | 381 | 7.41% | 2 | 2#1 in 2 | 2013 → 2025 |
| 18 | Eminem | 746 | 2.93% | 112 | 25 | 74 | 543 | 6.14% | 7 | 2#1 in 2 | 1999 → 2024 |
| 19 | Billie Eilish | 585 | 4.39% | 188 | 12 | 74 | 287 | 6.92% | 1 | 2#1 in 2 | 2018 → 2025 |
| 20 | Dua Lipa | 755 | 5.15% | 178 | 14 | 73 | 383 | 7.15% | 1 | 2#1 in 1 | 2016 → 2025 |
| 21 | Beyonce | 754 | 3.87% | 174 | 16 | 73 | 503 | 6.29% | 5 | 2#1 in 2 | 2002 → 2025 |
| 22 | Pat Boone | 633 | 4.61% | 209 | 13 | 73 | 225 | 6.35% | 1 | 2#1 in 1 | 1955 → 1963 |
| 23 | Little Mix | 703 | 3.98% | 172 | 11 | 72 | 367 | 5.60% | 1 | 2#1 in 1 | 2011 → 2022 |
| 24 | Take That | 623 | 3.60% | 119 | 29 | 72 | 390 | 5.21% | 3 | 2#1 in 1 | 1991 → 2017 |
| 25 | Harry Styles | 491 | 5.11% | 176 | 21 | 70 | 229 | 7.69% | 2 | 2#1 in 2 | 2017 → 2024 |
| 26 | Perry Como | 593 | 3.86% | 161 | 18 | 69 | 253 | 5.60% | 4 | 2#1 in 1 | 1953 → 2024 |
| 27 | Rod Stewart | 733 | 3.06% | 111 | 22 | 67 | 457 | 4.57% | 5 | 2#1 in 2 | 1971 → 2015 |
| 28 | Black Eyed Peas | 549 | 4.57% | 199 | 30 | 66 | 265 | 5.58% | 1 | 2#1 in 1 | 1998 → 2025 |
| 29 | Mariah Carey | 764 | 2.50% | 94 | 5 | 65 | 558 | 3.80% | 5 | 2#1 in 2 | 1990 → 2025 |
| 30 | The Everly Brothers | 706 | 3.63% | 163 | 4 | 65 | 314 | 4.65% | 1 | 2#1 in 2 | 1957 → 1984 |
| 31 | Bee Gees | 619 | 3.07% | 112 | 14 | 63 | 351 | 4.17% | 6 | 2#1 in 2 | 1967 → 2001 |
| 32 | Sam Smith | 571 | 4.49% | 208 | 19 | 63 | 380 | 5.99% | 2 | 2#1 in 2 | 2012 → 2025 |
| 33 | The Rolling Stones | 698 | 2.84% | 106 | 12 | 62 | 413 | 4.48% | 5 | 2#1 in 2 | 1963 → 2023 |
| 34 | Guy Mitchell | 424 | 4.57% | 176 | 19 | 62 | 127 | 6.24% | 2 | 2#1 in 2 | 1952 → 1960 |
| 35 | George Ezra | 525 | 4.05% | 170 | 5 | 58 | 301 | 5.24% | 2 | 2#1 in 1 | 2013 → 2023 |
| 36 | Tom Jones | 632 | 3.00% | 136 | 9 | 57 | 375 | 4.13% | 1 | 2#1 in 1 | 1965 → 2006 |
| 37 | Roy Orbison | 604 | 3.31% | 127 | 5 | 57 | 315 | 4.52% | 3 | 2#1 in 2 | 1960 → 1993 |
| 38 | Frank Sinatra | 696 | 3.26% | 103 | 3 | 56 | 428 | 5.67% | 4 | 2#1 in 1 | 1954 → 2024 |
| 39 | Slade | 567 | 2.56% | 116 | 20 | 56 | 357 | 4.77% | 2 | 2#1 in 1 | 1971 → 2024 |
| 40 | One Direction | 451 | 3.78% | 122 | 7 | 56 | 217 | 6.21% | 1 | 2#1 in 2 | 2011 → 2024 |
| 41 | Queen | 713 | 2.51% | 85 | 16 | 55 | 517 | 4.40% | 5 | 2#1 in 2 | 1974 → 2024 |
| 42 | Engelbert Humperdinck | 407 | 4.30% | 198 | 27 | 55 | 187 | 5.08% | 0 | 2#1 in 1 | 1967 → 2012 |
| 43 | Lonnie Donegan | 722 | 4.12% | 173 | 9 | 54 | 281 | 6.04% | 0 | 1#1 in 1 | 1956 → 1962 |
| 44 | Oasis | 479 | 3.25% | 126 | 22 | 54 | 322 | 6.31% | 4 | 2#1 in 1 | 1994 → 2025 |
| 45 | Connie Francis | 492 | 4.11% | 181 | 15 | 53 | 197 | 5.04% | 0 | 2#1 in 2 | 1958 → 1966 |
| 46 | Sabrina Carpenter | 350 | 6.50% | 274 | 17 | 53 | 97 | 8.12% | 0 | 2#1 in 2 | 2021 → 2025 |
| 47 | Justin Bieber | 762 | 7.03% | 241 | 30 | 52 | 486 | 9.85% | 3 | 2#1 in 2 | 2010 → 2025 |
| 48 | David Bowie | 710 | 3.33% | 122 | 11 | 52 | 446 | 6.55% | 5 | 2#1 in 2 | 1969 → 2017 |
| 49 | The Shadows | 686 | 3.28% | 156 | 4 | 51 | 334 | 4.40% | 1 | 1#1 in 1 | 1960 → 1989 |
| 50 | Westlife | 474 | 2.73% | 101 | 25 | 51 | 299 | 4.45% | 2 | 2#1 in 1 | 1999 → 2021 |
| 51 | T. Rex | 389 | 3.09% | 128 | 18 | 51 | 206 | 4.28% | 1 | 2#1 in 1 | 1970 → 2007 |
| 52 | Whitney Houston | 547 | 3.38% | 106 | 17 | 50 | 384 | 5.24% | 6 | 2#1 in 2 | 1985 → 2025 |
| 53 | Dean Martin | 400 | 3.93% | 96 | 10 | 49 | 179 | 5.63% | 3 | 2#1 in 1 | 1953 → 2024 |
| 54 | Bruno Mars | 630 | 3.93% | 176 | 8 | 48 | 410 | 5.35% | 2 | 2#1 in 2 | 2010 → 2025 |
| 55 | Boyzone | 402 | 2.42% | 105 | 11 | 48 | 240 | 4.31% | 1 | 1#1 in 1 | 1994 → 2013 |
| 56 | Bill Haley And His Comets | 383 | 5.81% | 223 | 18 | 48 | 118 | 7.46% | 0 | 2#1 in 1 | 1954 → 1981 |
| 57 | Olivia Rodrigo | 318 | 5.18% | 168 | 25 | 48 | 138 | 7.37% | 1 | 2#1 in 2 | 2020 → 2024 |
| 58 | Elton John | 1,027 | 2.50% | 84 | 9 | 47 | 825 | 3.96% | 10 | 2#1 in 2 | 1971 → 2024 |
| 59 | Britney Spears | 604 | 2.63% | 108 | 8 | 44 | 401 | 4.44% | 4 | 2#1 in 2 | 1999 → 2024 |
| 60 | The Hollies | 590 | 2.65% | 104 | 4 | 44 | 315 | 3.56% | 2 | 2#1 in 1 | 1963 → 1993 |
| 61 | Robbie Williams | 576 | 2.69% | 90 | 12 | 44 | 414 | 4.39% | 3 | 2#1 in 1 | 1996 → 2017 |
| 62 | Jason Derulo | 520 | 3.12% | 122 | 9 | 44 | 349 | 4.42% | 3 | 2#1 in 2 | 2009 → 2024 |
| 63 | Johnnie Ray | 355 | 3.46% | 158 | 9 | 44 | 131 | 5.70% | 0 | 2#1 in 1 | 1952 → 1960 |
| 64 | Jess Glynne | 357 | 3.37% | 143 | 6 | 43 | 207 | 4.66% | 2 | 2#1 in 1 | 2014 → 2025 |
| 65 | Spice Girls | 294 | 3.54% | 143 | 27 | 43 | 159 | 5.49% | 0 | 2#1 in 2 | 1996 → 2012 |
| 66 | Katy Perry | 638 | 3.53% | 142 | 13 | 42 | 394 | 4.76% | 2 | 2#1 in 2 | 2008 → 2024 |
| 67 | Wham! | 270 | 2.97% | 101 | 18 | 42 | 121 | 4.98% | 0 | 2#1 in 2 | 1982 → 1987 |
| 68 | Gary Glitter | 330 | 2.64% | 122 | 5 | 41 | 177 | 3.55% | 1 | 2#1 in 1 | 1972 → 1996 |
| 69 | Frank Ifield | 307 | 3.89% | 180 | 25 | 41 | 136 | 5.02% | 0 | 2#1 in 1 | 1960 → 1967 |
| 70 | Chappell Roan | 292 | 5.55% | 251 | 4 | 41 | 69 | 7.06% | 0 | 2#1 in 2 | 2024 → 2025 |
| 71 | Stevie Wonder | 631 | 2.39% | 99 | 6 | 40 | 460 | 3.56% | 4 | 2#1 in 2 | 1966 → 2024 |
| 72 | Ellie Goulding | 539 | 3.45% | 120 | 5 | 40 | 391 | 4.73% | 3 | 2#1 in 1 | 2009 → 2024 |
| 73 | Girls Aloud | 410 | 2.34% | 82 | 10 | 40 | 239 | 4.21% | 0 | 1#1 in 1 | 2002 → 2013 |
| 74 | Doris Day | 308 | 4.07% | 120 | 14 | 40 | 134 | 5.24% | 3 | 2#1 in 1 | 1952 → 1990 |
| 75 | Shakin' Stevens | 570 | 2.99% | 122 | 11 | 39 | 344 | 4.34% | 3 | 2#1 in 1 | 1980 → 2024 |
| 76 | U2 | 487 | 1.91% | 53 | 5 | 39 | 419 | 4.11% | 8 | 2#1 in 2 | 1981 → 2017 |
| 77 | David Whitfield | 410 | 3.50% | 139 | 4 | 39 | 168 | 5.52% | 1 | 1#1 in 1 | 1953 → 2004 |
| 78 | Tate McRae | 363 | 3.94% | 133 | 2 | 39 | 207 | 6.50% | 1 | 2#1 in 1 | 2020 → 2025 |
| 79 | Boney M | 340 | 3.48% | 135 | 10 | 39 | 216 | 4.24% | 0 | 2#1 in 1 | 1976 → 2024 |
| 80 | Benson Boone | 296 | 4.45% | 169 | 2 | 39 | 103 | 5.70% | 0 | 2#1 in 2 | 2021 → 2025 |
| 81 | Nat King Cole | 497 | 3.35% | 122 | 5 | 38 | 256 | 5.23% | 1 | 2#1 in 2 | 1952 → 2024 |
| 82 | P!nk | 697 | 2.35% | 98 | 1 | 37 | 488 | 3.95% | 7 | 2#1 in 1 | 2000 → 2023 |
| 83 | Post Malone | 441 | 3.42% | 141 | 9 | 37 | 305 | 5.95% | 1 | 2#1 in 2 | 2016 → 2025 |
| 84 | George Michael | 431 | 2.19% | 67 | 6 | 37 | 343 | 3.83% | 5 | 2#1 in 2 | 1984 → 2024 |
| 85 | Sugababes | 418 | 2.92% | 86 | 10 | 37 | 256 | 4.30% | 2 | 2#1 in 1 | 2000 → 2010 |
| 86 | Blondie | 327 | 2.62% | 101 | 15 | 37 | 174 | 3.89% | 2 | 2#1 in 2 | 1978 → 2013 |
| 87 | Russ Conway | 314 | 4.69% | 186 | 22 | 37 | 141 | 5.64% | 0 | 1#1 in 1 | 1957 → 1963 |
| 88 | Adam Faith | 479 | 3.85% | 168 | 9 | 36 | 221 | 4.88% | 0 | 2#1 in 1 | 1959 → 1966 |
| 89 | Erasure | 404 | 2.57% | 81 | 8 | 36 | 247 | 3.53% | 1 | 2#1 in 1 | 1985 → 2007 |
| 90 | Rita Ora | 353 | 3.31% | 122 | 2 | 36 | 307 | 4.51% | 2 | 2#1 in 1 | 2012 → 2024 |
| 91 | Wet Wet Wet | 351 | 3.08% | 102 | 19 | 36 | 228 | 3.54% | 3 | 2#1 in 1 | 1987 → 2008 |
| 92 | Steps | 333 | 3.05% | 120 | 6 | 36 | 195 | 4.64% | 0 | 1#1 in 1 | 1997 → 2017 |
| 93 | Justin Timberlake | 486 | 2.93% | 118 | 9 | 35 | 370 | 4.72% | 3 | 2#1 in 2 | 2002 → 2024 |
| 94 | Miley Cyrus | 432 | 3.16% | 108 | 5 | 35 | 291 | 5.74% | 4 | 2#1 in 2 | 2008 → 2025 |
| 95 | Avicii | 402 | 4.06% | 161 | 16 | 35 | 240 | 5.50% | 2 | 2#1 in 1 | 2010 → 2019 |
| 96 | Anthony Newley | 276 | 3.66% | 137 | 6 | 35 | 110 | 5.08% | 0 | 2#1 in 1 | 1959 → 2010 |
| 97 | Culture Club | 220 | 3.05% | 90 | 9 | 35 | 110 | 4.12% | 0 | 2#1 in 2 | 1982 → 2000 |
| 98 | UB40 | 491 | 2.58% | 70 | 7 | 34 | 347 | 3.61% | 3 | 2#1 in 2 | 1980 → 2013 |
| 99 | The Kinks | 415 | 2.67% | 115 | 2 | 34 | 216 | 3.55% | 1 | 2#1 in 1 | 1964 → 2012 |
| 100 | Celine Dion | 382 | 3.01% | 97 | 8 | 34 | 272 | 3.64% | 0 | 2#1 in 2 | 1991 → 2024 |