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]

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Artists with the most top-ten singles in the UK singles chart
Number of entriesArtistYear first entered chartFirst entry (peak position)Year most recently entered chartMost recent entry (peak 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]
Taylor Swift 2009"Love Story" (2)2024"I Can Do It with a Broken Heart" (8) [27]
29 The Beatles 1963"Please Please Me" (2)2023"Now and Then" (1) [28]
28 David Guetta 2006"Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)" (3)2022"I'm Good (Blue)" (1) [29]
26 David Bowie 1969"Space Oddity" (5)2013"Where Are We Now?" (6) [30]
Queen 1974"Seven Seas of Rhye" (10)2000"We Will Rock You" (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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