Number ones

[neg213]

Who has had the most uk number one singles?

[andy-hughes]

Elvis Presley - by quite a few more than The Beatles thanks to a rash of re-releases last year.

[sp1814]

Madonna is the woman with most number ones - her latest release ('Sorry') brings her tally up to 12.

Elvis has the most, then The Beatles, then Cliff Richard, then Madonna.

I believe Westlife have 12 too.

[robbo82]

Elvis has had 21 compared to The Beatles' 17. The next highest are:

Cliff Richard-14

Westlife-13

Madonna-12

Spice Girls/Abba- 9

Take That/Rolling Stones-8

Kylie Minogue/George Michael/Michael Jackson-7

[robbo82]

Sorry, I missed out Oasis. They've also had 8 number ones.

[sp1814]

Robbo Sir - I challenge you on that...I recently read that Our Good Lady Of The Muscular Forearms (that's Madonna), has equalled Westlife.

[robbo82]

Madonna's Number Ones- Into the Groove, Papa Don't Preach, True Blue, La Isla Bonita, Who's That Girl, Like a Prayer, Vogue, Frozen, American Pie, Music, Hung Up, Sorry = 12

Westlife's Number Ones- Swear it Again, If I Let You Go, Flying Without Wings, I Have A Dream/Seasons in the Sun, Fool Again, Against All Odds, My Love, Uptown Girl, Queen of My Heart, World of Our Own, Unbreakable, Mandy, You Raise Me Up = 13

Admittedly, Against All Odds was with Mariah Carey, but it still counts as a number one for them. Therefore, sp1814, I stand by my original post.

[gary baldy]

Surely all of Westlife's records were Number Two's?

[Whickerman]

Gary - am starting to warm to you...

[littleoldme]

Point of order - why is Elvis credited with 21 number ones, when 3 of them have been number one twice? Shouldn't this still count as 18?

[xbeccaxm18]

omg the dire cliff richard has had 14 number ones. omg his songs are terrible and cringeworthy.

[sp1814]

Robbo82

I bow. You are indeed correct. However, the old girl still has some puff in her, and I expect her to overtake Westlife in due course.

[delboy3]

The individual with most UK no.1's is Paul McCartney, with 24 so far (17 as part of The Beatles, 1 as part of Wings, 1 with Stevie Wonder, 1 as part of Ferry Aid, 1 with Gerry Marsden etc, 2 as part of Band Aid/Band Aid 20, and 1 solo)

[electricblue]

I'd have thought simon cowell or louis walsh has had the most number ones (according to their bank balances)