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Most number-one singles
{{#invoke:main|main}} The artists credited as a named artist on the most UK number-one singles are:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- 21 – Elvis Presley including 1 as Elvis vs. JXL and 3 re-releases under different catalogue numbers
- 17 – The Beatles including 1 as The Beatles with Billy Preston
- 14 – Cliff Richard including 1 with The Drifters, 6 with The Shadows and 1 with The Young Ones
- 14 – Westlife including 1 with Mariah Carey
- 13 – Madonna including 1 featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland
- 12 – The Shadows including 7 with Cliff Richard (1 as The Drifters)
- 12 – Take That including 1 featuring Lulu
Most weeks at number one
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The songs which spent the most weeks at number 1 are:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- 18 – "I Believe" by Frankie Laine*
- 16 – "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams
- 15 – "Love Is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet
- 14 – "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen*
- 11 – "Rose Marie" by Slim Whitman
- 10 – "Cara Mia" by David Whitfield
- 10 – "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston
- 10 – "Umbrella" by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
Note: Songs denoted with an asterisk (*) spent non-consecutive weeks at number one
Best-selling singles
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| 1997 | "Candle in the Wind 1997" | Elton John | 4,920,000 | ||
| 1984 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" | Band Aid | 3,750,000 | ||
| 1975 1991 |
"Bohemian Rhapsody" | Queen | 2,440,000 | ||
| 1977 | "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School" | Wings | 2,080,000 | ||
| 1978 | "You're the One That I Want" | Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta | 2,050,000 | ||
| 1984 | "Relax" | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | 2,030,000 | ||
| 1978 | "Rivers of Babylon" / "Brown Girl in the Ring" | Boney M. | 2,020,000 | ||
| 1963 | "She Loves You" | The Beatles | 1,910,000 | ||
| 1994 | "Love Is All Around" | Wet Wet Wet | 1,860,000 | ||
| 1978 | "Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord" | Boney M. | 1,860,000 |
UK Singles Chart sections
Intro History [[UK_Singles_Chart?section={{safesubst:#invoke:anchor|main}}Inclusion_criteria|{{safesubst:#invoke:anchor|main}}Inclusion criteria]] [[UK_Singles_Chart?section={{safesubst:#invoke:anchor|main}}Chart_broadcasts|{{safesubst:#invoke:anchor|main}}Chart broadcasts]] Sponsorship Records and statistics See also Notes References [[UK_Singles_Chart?section=External</a>_links|External</a> links]]
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