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Music No. 1 Hit Singles of the 20th Century
Your Guide to the most popular singles when we were kids.
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The Story of the Charts
The Story of the UK Singles Chart

The first British singles chart was published in the November 14, 1952 edition of the New Musical Express. It was at first little more than a gimmick... Read More >>

Join us in a magical adventure into the world of the Singles Charts. The records we used to sit and listen to every Sunday night, trying desparately to tape our favourite songs without getting the DJ's voice over the start and end of each track!

Who's Had The Most UK No 1 Singles?

One of the most important records of acheivement over the years has been which band or artist could obtain the highest number of UK No. 1 hit singles... Read More >>
Most UK No 1 Singles

But we're not just listing the No 1s (although we're doing that as well as you can see by picking any year to the right of this page). There's also loads of other useless information about the UK singles charts for your reading pleasure. As you can see, we're answering all the burning questions on the nations lips here...

Longest time at No 1
Who Spent The Longest Time At No 1?

Another important record is how many weeks a record can stay at the top of the UK charts in a consecutive run, which is one of the tough records... Read More >>

...with answers to all the questions you could ever ask about the UK singles charts...

What Are The Biggest Selling No 1's?

The biggest selling singles tend to be charity singles. As such, they don't give away a great deal about what the public consider to be the best songs... Read More >>
The Best Selling Singles

...OK, and probably quite a few you'd never even thought of. But hey, we're proud to wear our anoraks over here at WWWK, and we don't care who knows about it!

The Best Debut Singles
Who Had The Best Debut Singles?

Al Martino scored the first No.1 hit, meaning he was the first act to have his first single reach No.1. Eddie Calvert took "Oh Mein Papa" to the top in 1954... Read More >>

We hope you enjoy your journey into the history of the UK Singles charts, and don't forget to bookmark us (CTRL + D) so you can come back and see us again soon.
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