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ARTS: MUSIC
List: Top Ten Most Successful UK Chart Acts of all time
Date: up to beginning of 2006
Source: The Guiness Book of British Hit Singles and Albums
Base: Weeks spent in the UK singles and album charts (Top 40)
Notes: Elvis lives! But note too that Paul McCartney would come top if you combined his solo career with his time in The Beatles.
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Rank / Act
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Total Weeks
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1 Elvis
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2,463
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2. Cliff Richard
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1,972
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3. The Beatles
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1,749
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4. Queen
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1,725
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5. Madonna
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1653
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6. Elton John
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1,615
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7. The Shadows
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1,578
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8. Michael Jackson
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1,477
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9. David Bowie
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1,459
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10. U2
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1,402
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