A HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE UK SINGLES CHART IN THE 20TH CENTURY
SONGS THAT SPENT THE MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER ONE
Year
Artist
Title
Label
Weeks at No 1
1953
Frankie Laine
I Believe
♫
Philips
18
1991
Bryan Adams
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You
♫
A&M
16
1994
Wet Wet Wet
Love Is All Around
♫
Precious Organisation
15
1955
Slim Whitman
Rose Marie
♫
London
11
1992-1993
Whitney Houston
I Will Always Love You
♫
Arista
10
1954
David Whitfield With Mantovani And His Orchestra
Cara Mia
♫
Decca
10
1977-1978
Wings
Mull Of Kintyre / Girls' School
♫
Parlophone
9
1978
John Travolta And Olivia Newton-John
You're The One That I Want
♫
RSO
9
1952-1953
Al Martino
Here In My Heart
♫
Capitol
9
1954
Doris Day
Secret Love
♫
Philips
9
1957
Paul Anka
Diana
♫
Columbia
9
1975-1976
Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody
♫
EMI
9
1984
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Two Tribes
♫
ZTT
9
1954
Eddie Calvert
Oh Mein Papa
♫
Columbia
9
1962
The Shadows
Wonderful Land
♫
Columbia
8
1953-1954
Frankie Laine
Answer Me, Lord Above
♫
Philips
8
1958
Perry Como
Magic Moments
♫
RCA
8
1960
Elvis Presley
It's Now Or Never
♫
RCA
8
1992
Shakespears Sister
Stay
♫
London
8
1969
Archies
Sugar, Sugar
♫
RCA
8