List of artists with the most UK Singles Chart top tens

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The UK Singles Chart is a weekly record chart which for most of its history was based on single sales from Sunday to Saturday in the United Kingdom. [1] The chart was founded in 1952 by Percy Dickins of New Musical Express (NME), who telephoned 20 record stores to record their ten highest-selling singles were. Dickins aggregated the results into a top twelve hit parade. NME's chart was published each week in its eponymous magazine. [1] From 2004, music downloads became included in the chart, and rules were altered in 2006 in order for singles to chart before physical formats were released. [2] [3] Since 2014, it has incorporated music streaming service data, with music video views counted towards the chart from 2018. [4] [5] From 10 July 2015, the chart has been based on a Friday to Thursday week. [6]

This list shows the thirty-nine artists with the most top-ten singles on the UK Singles Chart. American singer-actor Elvis Presley holds the record for most top-ten singles with seventy-six entries. [7] British musician Cliff Richard is in second place, with sixty-eight. [7] American singer-songwriter-actress Madonna in third, with sixty-four. [8] She gained a spot in the Guinness World Records in 1998, for the most consecutive top-ten singles with thirty-six. [9] In fourth with forty-four, Canadian rapper-singer Drake who also holds the record for the most top-ten singles by a rapper. [10] In sixth with forty-one, English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran who earned the record for the most concurrent entries in the top ten, when he occupied nine of the ten spots in 2017. [11] British girl group Girls Aloud achieved the record for having the most top-ten entries for a girl group, with twenty-one. [12] Australian singer-songwriter-actress-businesswoman Kylie Minogue marked as the only artist to achieve a top ten single, in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. [13]

Tally

Artists with the most top-ten singles in the UK Singles Chart
Number of entriesArtistYear first entered chartFirst entry (position)Year most recently entered chartMost recent entry (position)Ref.
76 Elvis Presley 1956"Heartbreak Hotel" (2)2005"Way Down" (2) [14]
68 Cliff Richard 1958"Move It" (2)2008"Thank You for a Lifetime" (3) [15]
64 Madonna 1984"Holiday" (6)2024"Popular" (10) [16]
45 Drake 2010"What's My Name?" (1)2023"Rich Baby Daddy" (10) [17]
44 Michael Jackson 1972"Got to Be There" (5)2018"Don't Matter to Me" (2) [18]
41 Ed Sheeran 2011"The A Team" (3)2023"Eyes Closed" (1) [19]
36 Elton John 1971"Your Song" (7)2022"Hold Me Closer" (3) [20]
35 Kylie Minogue 1988"I Should Be So Lucky" (1)2023"Padam Padam" (8) [21]
33 Eminem 1999"My Name Is" (2)2020"Godzilla" (1) [22]
U2 1983"New Year's Day" (10)2007"Window in the Skies" (4) [23]
31 Rihanna 2005"Pon de Replay" (2)2022"Lift Me Up" (3) [24]
Robbie Williams 1996"Freedom" (7)2013"Go Gentle" (10) [25]
30 Calvin Harris 2007"Acceptable in the 80s" (10)2023"Desire" (6) [26]
29 The Beatles 1963"Please Please Me" (2)2023"Now and Then" (1) [27]
28 David Guetta 2006"Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)" (3)2022"I'm Good (Blue)" (1) [28]
26 David Bowie 1969"Space Oddity" (5)2013"Where Are We Now?" (6) [29]
Queen 1974"Seven Seas of Rhye" (10)2000"We Will Rock You" (1) [30]
Taylor Swift 2009"Love Story" (2)2023"Is It Over Now?" (1) [31]
25 Justin Bieber 2010"Baby" (5)2021"Stay" (2) [32]
Rod Stewart 1971"Maggie May"/"Reason to Believe" (1)1997"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (7) [33]
Westlife 1999"Swear It Again" (1)2010"Safe" (10) [34]
24 Beyoncé 2002"Work It Out" (7)2024"Jolene" (8) [35]
Mariah Carey 1990"Vision of Love" (9)2008"Touch My Body" (5) [36]
Britney Spears 1999"...Baby One More Time" (1)2022"Hold Me Closer" (3) [37]
23 George Michael 1984"Careless Whisper" (1)2004"Flawless (Go to the City)" (8) [38]
Oasis 1994"Live Forever" (10)2009"Falling Down" (10) [39]
22 Ariana Grande 2014"Problem" (1)2024"We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" (2) [40]
Pet Shop Boys 1985"West End Girls" (1)2006"I'm with Stupid" (8) [41]
Status Quo 1968"Pictures of Matchstick Men" (7)1990"The Anniversary Waltz - Part One" (2) [42]
Kanye West 2004"Through the Wire" (9)2024"Carnival" (9) [43]
21 Girls Aloud 2002"Sound of the Underground" (1)2012"Something New" (2) [44]
P!nk 2000"There You Go" (6)2021"Anywhere Away from Here" (9) [45]
Diana Ross 1967"Reflections" (5)2005"When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (2) [46]
Rolling Stones 1964"Not Fade Away" (3)1981"Start Me Up" (7) [47]
20 ABBA 1974"Waterloo" (1)2021"Don't Shut Me Down" (9) [48]
The Shadows 1959"Travellin' Light" (1)1979"Theme from The Deer Hunter (Cavatina)" (9) [49]
Take That 1992"It Only Takes a Minute" (7)2014"These Days" (1) [50]
Justin Timberlake 2002"Like I Love You" (2)2022"Stay with Me" (10) [51]
Usher 1998"You Make Me Wanna..." (1)2015"Don't Look Down" (9) [52]

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