List of artists by number of UK Singles Chart number ones

The UK Singles Chart is a weekly record chart which for most of its history was based on single sales from Sunday to Saturday in the United Kingdom.[1] The chart was founded in 1952 by Percy Dickins of 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. NME's chart was published each week in its eponymous magazine.[1] From 2003, music downloads became included in the chart, and rules were altered in 2006 so that singles could chart before physical formats were released.[2][3] Since July 2014, it has incorporated music streaming service data, with music video views counted towards the chart from July 2018.[4][5] From 10 July 2015, the chart has been based on a Friday to Thursday week.[6]

This list shows the twenty-seven artists with the most number-ones on the UK Singles Chart. American singer-actor Elvis Presley holds the record for most number one singles with twenty-one entries.[7]

Tally
Artists with the most number one singles in the UK Singles Chart
Number ones Artist Number one singles First year reached number one Weeks at number one Ref.
21 Elvis Presley "All Shook Up" 1957 7 [8]
"Jailhouse Rock" 1958 3
"One Night" / "I Got Stung" 1959 3
"A Fool Such as I" / "I Need Your Love Tonight" 5
"It's Now or Never" 1960 8
"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" 4
"Wooden Heart" 1961 6
"Surrender" 4
"(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" / "Little Sister" 4
"Can't Help Falling in Love" / "Rock-A-Hula Baby" 1962 4
"Good Luck Charm" 5
"She's Not You" 3
"Return to Sender" 3
"(You're the) Devil in Disguise" 1963 1
"Crying in the Chapel" 1965 2
"The Wonder of You" 1970 6
"Way Down" 1977 5
"A Little Less Conversation"[lower-alpha 1] 2002 4
"Jailhouse Rock" (reissue) 2005 1
"One Night" / "I Got Stung"[lower-alpha 2] 1
"It's Now or Never"[lower-alpha 3] 1
17 The Beatles "From Me to You" 1963 7 [9]
"She Loves You" 6
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" 5
"Can't Buy Me Love" 1964 3
"A Hard Day's Night" 3
"I Feel Fine" 5
"Ticket to Ride" 1965 3
"Help!" 3
"Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out" 5
"Paperback Writer" 1966 2
"Yellow Submarine" / "Eleanor Rigby" 4
"All You Need Is Love" 1967 3
"Hello, Goodbye" 7
"Lady Madonna" 1968 2
"Hey Jude" 2
"Get Back"[lower-alpha 4] 1969 6
"The Ballad of John and Yoko" 3
14 Cliff Richard "Living Doll" 1959 6 [10]
"Travellin' Light" 5
"Please Don't Tease" 1960 3
"I Love You" 2
"The Young Ones" 1962 6
"The Next Time" / "Bachelor Boy" 3[lower-alpha 5]
"Summer Holiday" 1963 3
"The Minute You're Gone" 1965 1
"Congratulations" 1968 2
"We Don't Talk Anymore" 1979 4
"Living Doll"[lower-alpha 6] 1986 3
"Mistletoe and Wine" 1988 4
"Saviour's Day" 1990 1
"The Millennium Prayer" 1999 3
14 Westlife "Swear It Again" 1999 2 [11]
"If I Let You Go" 1
"Flying Without Wings" 1
"I Have a Dream" / "Seasons in the Sun" 4
"Fool Again" 2000 1
"Against All Odds"[lower-alpha 7] 2
"My Love" 1
"Uptown Girl" 2001 1
"Queen of My Heart" 1
"World of Our Own" 2002 1
"Unbreakable" 1
"Mandy" 2003 1
"You Raise Me Up" 2005 2
"The Rose" 2006 1
14 Ed Sheeran "Sing" 2014 1 [12]
"Thinking Out Loud" 2
"Shape of You" 2017 14
"Perfect" 6
"River"[lower-alpha 8] 2018 1
"I Don't Care"[lower-alpha 9] 2019 8
"Beautiful People"[lower-alpha 10] 1
"Take Me Back to London"[lower-alpha 11] 5
"Own It"[lower-alpha 12] 2020 3
"Bad Habits" 2021 11
"Shivers" 4
"Merry Christmas"[lower-alpha 13] 3
"Sausage Rolls for Everyone"[lower-alpha 14] 1
"Eyes Closed" 2023 1
13 Madonna "Into the Groove" 1985 4 [13]
"Papa Don't Preach" 1986 3
"True Blue" 1
"La Isla Bonita" 1987 2
"Who's That Girl" 1
"Like a Prayer" 1989 3
"Vogue" 1990 4
"Frozen" 1998 1
"American Pie" 2000 1
"Music" 1
"Hung Up" 2005 3
"Sorry" 2006 1
"4 Minutes"[lower-alpha 15] 2008 4
12 Take That "Pray" 1993 4 [14]
"Relight My Fire"[lower-alpha 16] 2
"Babe" 1
"Everything Changes" 1994 2
"Sure" 2
"Back for Good" 1995 4
"Never Forget" 3
"How Deep Is Your Love" 1996 3
"Patience" 2006 4
"Shine" 2007 2
"Greatest Day" 2008 1
"These Days" 2014 1
11 Calvin Harris "Dance wiv Me"[lower-alpha 17] 2008 4 [15]
"I'm Not Alone" 2009 2
"We Found Love"[lower-alpha 18] 2011 6
"Sweet Nothing"[lower-alpha 19] 2012 1
"Under Control"[lower-alpha 20] 2013 1
"Summer" 2014 1
"Blame"[lower-alpha 21] 1
"Feels"[lower-alpha 22] 2017 1
"One Kiss"[lower-alpha 23] 2018 8
"Promises"[lower-alpha 24] 6
"Miracle"[lower-alpha 25] 2023 8
10 Eminem "The Real Slim Shady" 2000 1 [16]
"Stan" 1
"Without Me" 2002 1
"Lose Yourself" 1
"Just Lose It" 2004 1
"Like Toy Soldiers" 2005 1
"Smack That"[lower-alpha 26] 2006 1
"The Monster"[lower-alpha 27] 2013 1
"River"[lower-alpha 28] 2018 1
"Godzilla"[lower-alpha 29] 2020 1
10 Elton John "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"[lower-alpha 30] 1976 6 [17]
"Sacrifice" / "Healing Hands" 1990 5
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"[lower-alpha 31] 1991 2
"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" / "Candle in the Wind 1997" 1997 5
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"[lower-alpha 32] 2002 1
"Are You Ready for Love" 2003 1
"Ghetto Gospel"[lower-alpha 33] 2005 3
"Cold Heart (Pnau remix)"[lower-alpha 34] 2021 1
"Merry Christmas"[lower-alpha 35] 3
"Sausage Rolls for Everyone"[lower-alpha 36] 1
9 ABBA "Waterloo" 1974 2 [18]
"Mamma Mia" 1976 2
"Fernando" 4
"Dancing Queen" 6
"Knowing Me, Knowing You" 1977 5
"The Name of the Game" 4
"Take a Chance on Me" 1978 3
"The Winner Takes It All" 1980 2
"Super Trouper" 3
9 Spice Girls "Wannabe" 1996 7 [19]
"Say You'll Be There" 2
"2 Become 1" 3
"Mama" / "Who Do You Think You Are" 1997 3
"Spice Up Your Life" 1
"Too Much" 2
"Viva Forever" 1998 2
"Goodbye" 1
"Holler" / "Let Love Lead the Way" 2000 1
9 Rihanna "Umbrella"[lower-alpha 37] 2007 10 [20]
"Take a Bow" 2008 2
"Run This Town"[lower-alpha 38] 2009 1
"Only Girl (In the World)" 2010 2
"What's My Name?"[lower-alpha 39] 2011 1
"We Found Love"[lower-alpha 40] 6
"Diamonds" 2012 1
"The Monster"[lower-alpha 41] 2013 1
"Wild Thoughts"[lower-alpha 42] 2017 1
8 The Rolling Stones "It's All Over Now" 1964 1 [21]
"Little Red Rooster" 1
"The Last Time" 1965 3
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" 2
"Get Off of My Cloud" 3
"Paint It Black" 1966 1
"Jumpin' Jack Flash 1968 2
"Honky Tonk Women" 1969 5
8 Oasis "Some Might Say" 1995 1 [22]
"Don't Look Back in Anger" 1996 1
"D'You Know What I Mean?" 1997 1
"All Around the World" 1998 1
"Go Let It Out" 2000 1
"The Hindu Times" 2002 1
"Lyla" 2005 1
"The Importance of Being Idle" 1
8 Sam Smith "La La La"[lower-alpha 43] 2013 1 [23]
"Money on My Mind" 2014 1
"Stay with Me" 1
"Lay Me Down"[lower-alpha 44] 2015 2
"Writing's on the Wall" 1
"Too Good at Goodbyes" 2017 3
"Promises"[lower-alpha 45] 2018 6
"Unholy"[lower-alpha 46] 2022 4
7 George Michael "Careless Whisper" 1984 3 [24]
"A Different Corner" 1986 3
"I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"[lower-alpha 47] 1987 2
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"[lower-alpha 48] 1991 2
Five Live (EP)[lower-alpha 49] 1993 3
"Jesus to a Child" 1996 1
"Fastlove" 3
7 Michael Jackson "One Day in Your Life" 1981 2 [25]
"Billie Jean" 1983 1
"I Just Can't Stop Loving You"[lower-alpha 50] 1987 2
"Black or White" 1991 2
"You Are Not Alone" 1995 2
"Earth Song" 6
"Blood on the Dance Floor" 1997 1
7 Kylie Minogue "I Should Be So Lucky" 1988 5 [26]
"Especially for You"[lower-alpha 51] 1989 3
"Hand on Your Heart" 1
"Tears on My Pillow" 1990 1
"Spinning Around" 2000 1
"Can't Get You Out of My Head" 2001 4
"Slow" 2003 1
7 U2 "Desire" 1988 1 [27]
"The Fly" 1991 1
"Discothèque" 1997 1
"Beautiful Day" 2000 1
"Take Me to the Clouds Above"[lower-alpha 52] 2004 2
"Vertigo" 1
"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" 2005 1
7 McFly "5 Colours in Her Hair" 2004 2 [28]
"Obviously" 1
"All About You" / "You've Got a Friend" 2005 1
"I'll Be OK" 1
"Don't Stop Me Now" / "Please, Please" 2006 1
"Star Girl" 1
"Baby's Coming Back" / "Transylvania" 2007 1
7 Robbie Williams "Millennium" 1998 1 [29]
"She's the One" / "It's Only Us" 1999 1
"Rock DJ" 2000 1
"Eternity" / "The Road to Mandalay" 2001 2
"Somethin' Stupid"[lower-alpha 53] 3
"Radio" 2004 1
"Candy" 2012 2
7 Tinie Tempah "Pass Out" 2010 2 [30]
"Written in the Stars"[lower-alpha 54] 1
"R.I.P."[lower-alpha 55] 2012 2
"Tsunami (Jump)"[lower-alpha 56] 2014 1
"Crazy Stupid Love"[lower-alpha 57] 1
"Not Letting Go"[lower-alpha 58] 2015 1
"Turn the Music Louder (Rumble)"[lower-alpha 59] 1
7 Jess Glynne[lower-alpha 60] "Rather Be" 2014 4 [31]
"My Love"[lower-alpha 61] 1
"Hold My Hand" 2015 3
"Not Letting Go"[lower-alpha 62] 1
"Don't Be So Hard on Yourself" 1
"These Days"[lower-alpha 63] 2018 1
"I'll Be There" 1
7 Justin Bieber "What Do You Mean?" 2015 5 [32]
"Sorry" 2
"Love Yourself" 6
"Cold Water"[lower-alpha 64] 2016 5
"I'm the One"[lower-alpha 65] 2017 1
"Despacito"[lower-alpha 66] 11
"I Don't Care"[lower-alpha 67] 2019 8
7 Ariana Grande "Problem"[lower-alpha 68] 2014 1 [33]
"Bang Bang"[lower-alpha 69] 1
"Thank U, Next" 2018 6
"7 Rings" 2019 4
"Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" 1
"Rain on Me"[lower-alpha 70] 2020 1
"Positions" 6
7 David Guetta "When Love Takes Over"[lower-alpha 71] 2009 1 [34]
"Sexy Bitch"[lower-alpha 72] 1
"Gettin' Over You"[lower-alpha 73] 2010 1
"Club Can't Handle Me"[lower-alpha 74] 1
"Titanium"[lower-alpha 75] 2012 1
"Lovers on the Sun"[lower-alpha 76] 2014 1
"I'm Good (Blue)"[lower-alpha 77] 2022 1

Notes
  1. Credited to Elvis vs JXL
  2. Re-issue
  3. Re-issue
  4. Credited to The Beatles with Billy Preston
  5. For its first week, the single was "The Next Time". For the other two weeks, it became the double A-side "The Next Time" / "Bachelor Boy".
  6. Credited to Richard and the Young Ones featuring Hank Marvin
  7. Credited to Mariah Carey featuring Westlife
  8. Credited to Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran
  9. Credited to Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber
  10. Credited to Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid
  11. Credited to Ed Sheeran featuring Stormzy
  12. Credited to Stormzy featuring Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy
  13. Credited to Ed Sheeran and Elton John
  14. Credited to LadBaby featuring Ed Sheeran and Elton John
  15. Credited to Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake
  16. Credited to Take That featuring Lulu
  17. Credited to Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris and Chrome
  18. Credited to Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris
  19. Credited to Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch
  20. Credited to Calvin Harris and Alesso featuring Hurts
  21. Credited to Calvin Harris featuring John Newman
  22. Credited to Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean
  23. Credited to Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa
  24. Credited to Calvin Harris and Sam Smith
  25. Credited to Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding
  26. Credited to Akon featuring Eminem
  27. Credited to Eminem featuring Rihanna
  28. Credited to Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran
  29. Credited to Eminem featuring Juice Wrld
  30. Credited to Elton John and Kiki Dee
  31. Credited to George Michael and Elton John
  32. Credited to Blue featuring Elton John
  33. Credited to 2Pac featuring Elton John
  34. Credited to Elton John and Dua Lipa
  35. Credited to Ed Sheeran and Elton John
  36. Credited to LadBaby featuring Ed Sheeran and Elton John
  37. Credited to Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
  38. Credited to Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West
  39. Credited to Rihanna featuring Drake
  40. Credited to Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris
  41. Credited to Eminem featuring Rihanna
  42. Credited to DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller
  43. Credited to Naughty Boy featuring Sam Smith
  44. Credited to Sam Smith featuring John Legend
  45. Credited to Calvin Harris and Sam Smith
  46. Credited to Sam Smith and Kim Petras
  47. Credited to George Michael and Aretha Franklin
  48. Credited to George Michael and Elton John
  49. Credited to George Michael and Queen with Lisa Stansfield
  50. Credited to Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett
  51. Credited to Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan
  52. Credited to LMC vs. U2
  53. Credited to Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman
  54. Credited to Tinie Tempah featuring Eric Turner
  55. Credited to Rita Ora featuring Tinie Tempah
  56. Credited to Dvbbs and Borgeous featuring Tinie Tempah
  57. Credited to Cheryl Cole featuring Tinie Tempah
  58. Credited to Tinie Tempah featuring Jess Glynne
  59. Credited to KDA featuring Tinie Tempah and Katy B
  60. Credited to Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne
  61. Credited to Route 94 featuring Jess Glynne
  62. Credited to Tinie Tempah featuring Jess Glynne
  63. Credited to Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen
  64. Credited to Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and MØ
  65. Credited to DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne
  66. Credited to Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
  67. Credited to Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber
  68. Credited to Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea
  69. Credited to Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj
  70. Credited to Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande
  71. Credited to David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland
  72. Credited to David Guetta featuring Akon
  73. Credited to David Guetta and Chris Willis featuring Fergie and LMFAO
  74. Credited to Flo Rida featuring David Guetta
  75. Credited to David Guetta featuring Sia
  76. Credited to David Guetta featuring Sam Martin
  77. Credited to David Guetta and Bebe Rexha

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