List of artists who have spent the most weeks on the UK music charts


This is a list of artists who have spent more than 1000 weeks on the UK Singles Chart and UK Albums Chart combined. It uses the methodology used to compile a top 500 list in the British Hit Singles & Albums books until 2005. Any album or single must be credited to the named artist and must appear in the top 75 singles or albums chart as recorded by the Official Charts Company.
Elvis Presley has the most weeks on the singles charts with 1306 weeks for 165 singles. Cliff Richard, Ed Sheeran and Rihanna are the only other artists to achieve over 1000 weeks in the singles chart. Rihanna has had the most weeks in the singles chart since 2000.
Queen have the most weeks on the albums chart with 1715 weeks followed by twelve other artists with more than 1000 weeks, Oasis being the latest to pass this threshold in February 2019. David Bowie passed the 1000-week mark following his death in January 2016, when 16 of his albums entered or re-entered the top 75.

Artists with over 1000 weeks combined on singles and albums charts

Figures are as of week ending 23 July 2020.
ArtistSingles chart
Albums chart
Combined Ref
Elvis Presley130614492755
Queen46217352197
Michael Jackson70214602162
Cliff Richard11789022080
The Beatles46115281989
Ed Sheeran10968631959
Madonna74011531893
Elton John67611841860
David Bowie47613451821
Rod Stewart48011781658
Fleetwood Mac22913971626
Oasis42011731593
Rihanna11384491587
ABBA26012441504
U236410991463
Frank Sinatra4429301372
Eminem5558231378
The Rolling Stones3878861273
Diana Ross5696291198
Simon & Garfunkel8710871174
Coldplay5136441157
Drake7974061203
Take That4177031120
Bob Marley1908851075
Robbie Williams4156431058
Pink Floyd569671023
Phil Collins2517611012
Whitney Houston3706501020