This is a list of the #1 songs of all time according to the UK charts, starting with 1947.
- Bing Crosby…Galway Bay (1949)
21 weeks:
- The Ink Spots…Bless You for Being an Angel (1947)
18 weeks:
- Frankie Laine…I Believe (1953)
16 weeks:
- Bryan Adams…(Everything I Do) I Do It for You (1991)
15 weeks:
- Wet Wet Wet…Love Is All Around (1994)
14 weeks:
- Queen…Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)
12 weeks:
- Nat “King” Cole…Too Young (1951)
- Jimmy Young…Too Young (1951)
11 weeks:
- Billy Eckstine…My Foolish Heart (1950)
- Slim Whitman…Rose Marie (1955)
- Teresa Brewer…Longing for You (1951)
10 weeks:
- Whitney Houston…I Will Always Love You (1992)
- Rihanna…Umbrella (2007)
- Vera Lynn…Auf Wiedersheh’n Sweetheart (1952)
- Les Paul & Mary Ford…Mockin’ Bird Hill (1951)
- Nat “King” Cole…Unforgettable (1951)
- David Whitfield with Mantovani & His Orchestra…Cara Mia (1954)
9 weeks:
- Patti Page…Tennessee Waltz (1950)
- Elvis Presley…It’s Now Or Never (1960)
- Gnarls Barkley…Crazy (2006)
- Paul Anka…Diana (1957)
- Olivia Newton-John with John Travolta…You’re the One That I Want (1978)
- Paul McCartney & Wings…Mull of Kintyre (1977)
- Frankie Goes to Hollywood…Two Tribes (1984)
- Al Martino…Here in My Heart (1952)
- Eddie Calert…O Mein Papa (Oh My Papa) (1953)
- Anita O’Day…Tennessee Waltz (1951)
- Vera Lynn…The Homing Waltz (1952)
- Alma Cogan…The Homing Waltz (1952)
8 weeks:
- The Archies…Sugar Sugar (1969)
- Doris Day…Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered (1950)
- Perry Como…Magic Moments (1958)
- Mel Torme…Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered (1950)
- The Shadows…Wonderful Land (1962)
- Frankie Laine…Answer Me, Lord Above (1953)
- Shakespear’s Sister (1992)
7 weeks:
- Elvis Presley…All Shook Up (1957)
- The Everly Brothers…All I Have to Do Is Dream (1958)
- Cher…Believe (1998)
- Spice Girls…Wannabe (1996)
- Anton Karas…The Third Man Theme (1950)
- Leona Lewis…Bleeding Love (2007)
- The Everly Brothers…Cathy’s Clown (1960)
- Meat Loaf…I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) (1993)
- Mark Ronson with Bruno Mars…Uptown Funk! (2014)
- The Beatles…Hello Goodbye (1967)
- Mungo Jerry…In the Summertime (1970)
- Tom Jones…Green, Green Grass of Home (1966)
- Johnnie Ray…Just Walkin’ in the Rain (1956)
- Oliva Newton-John with John Travolta…Summer Nights (1978)
- Frank Ifield…I Remember You (1962)
- Celine Dion…Think Twice (1994)
- Tab Hunter…Young Love (1956)
- The Beatles…From Me to You (1963)
- Harry Belafonte…Mary’s Boy Child (1956)
- Robson & Jerome…Unchained Melody/The White Cliffs of Dover (1995)
- Tony Christie with Peter Kay…Is This the Way to Amarillo? (2005)
- Tennessee Ernie Ford…Give Me Your Word (1955)
- Eve Young…Silver Dollar (Roll Roll Roll) (1950)
6 weeks:
- Procol Harum…A White Shade of Pale (1967)
- Gene Autry…Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1949)
- Abba…Dancing Queen (1976)
- The Beatles…She Loves You (1963)
- George Harrison…My Sweet Lord (1970)
- The Beatles with Billy Preston…Get Back (1969)
- Stevie Wonder…I Just Called to Say I Love You (1984)
- Puff Daddy with Faith Evans & 112…I’ll Be Missing You (1997)
- Lionel Richie…Hello (1983)
- Culture Club…Karma Chameleon (1983)
- Rihanna with Calvin Harris…We Found Love (2011)
- Mary Hopkin…Those Were the Days (1968)
- Doris Day…Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Que Sera) (1956)
- Connie Francis…Who’s Sorry Now? (1958)
- Engelbert Humperdinck…Release Me (1967)
- Black Eyed Peas with Justin Timberlake…Where Is the Love? (2003)
- Elton John with Kiki Dee…Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (1976)
- Brotherhood of Man…Save Your Kisses for Me (1976)
- Teresa Brewer with Dixieland All Stars…Music! Music! Music! (1950)
- Freda Payne…Band of Gold (1970)
- Elvis Presley…The Wonder of You (1970)
- Snap!...Rhythm Is a Dancer (1992)
- Creedence Clearwater Revival…Run Through the Jungle (1970)
- Dave Edmunds…I Hear You Knocking (1970)
- Elvis Presley…Wooden Heart (1961)
- Bing Crosby…Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1950)
- Cliff Richard & the Drifters…Living Doll (1959)
- Michael Jackson…Earth Song (1995)
- Cliff Richard & the Shadows…The Young Ones (1962)
- Black Box…Ride on Time (1989)
- Run-D.M.C. with Jason Nevins…It’s Like That (1998)
- Art Garfunkel…Bright Eyes (1979)
- Roberta Flack with Donny Hathaway…Where Is the Love (1972)
- Rolf Harris…Two Little Boys (1969)
- Emile Ford & the Checkmates…What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For? (1969)
- T-Rex…Hot Love (1971)
- Connie Francis…Stupid Cupid (1958)
- Ronnie Hilton…No Other Love (1956)
- Bay City Rollers…Bye Bye Baby (1975)
- East 17…Stay Another Day (1994)
- Connie Francis…Carolina Moon (1958)
- Guy Mitchell…Look at That Girl (1953)
26 weeks:
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