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artists with the most #1 hits in the UK - CRAZY-HORSE - 11-12-2021
i was surprised to find that Ed Sheeran has had twelve #1 hits in the UK so i decided to take a look and share the list of artists with the most #1 hits there...
so here goes:
#1's.....ARTIST
21: Elvis Presley
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17: Beatles (only released 22 singles in total)
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14: Cliff Richard
---- Westlife
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13: Madonna
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12: Shadows (not bad for Cliff Richard's backing band!)
---- Take That
---- Ed Sheeran
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10: Calvin Harris
---- Eminem
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9: ABBA
---- Spice Girls (only released 11 singles)
---- Rihanna
---- Elton John (7 of which are since 1990!)
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8: Oasis
---- Rolling Stones
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surprisingly low numbers:
7: Michael Jackson
6: Rod Stewart - Queen
5: David Bowie - Bee Gees
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