Some Random Chart Facts
 

Yes I'm bored and having nothing better to do, but thought you guys may find this interesting:


Lowest Selling Number Ones (Entire Time In Chart Sales


1). 'Wonderful' - Ja Rule ft. R. Kelly & Ashanti (65,000)
2). 'Slow' - Kylie Minogue (95,000)
3). 'Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter' - Iron Maiden (100,000)



Lowest Sales In a Week To Make Number One

1). 'No Tomorrow' - Orson (17,694)
2). 'One Night/I Got Stung' - Elvis Presley (20,463)
3). 'Call On Me' - Eric Prydz (23,000) in it's climb back to number one for it's 4th week at number one


Artists to Reach Number One After They Died


1). 'It Doesn't Matter Anymore' - Buddy Holly (1959)
2). 'Three Steps To Heaven' - Eddie Cochran (1960)
3). 'Distant Drums' - Jim Reeves (1966)
4). 'Voodoo Chile' - Jimi Hendrix (1970)
5). 'Reet Petite' - Jackie Wilson (1984)
6). 'Living On My Own' - Freddy Mercury (1993)
7). 'More Than A Woman' - Aaliyah (2002)
8). 'My Sweet Lord' - George Harrison (2002)
9). 'Ghetto Gospel' - Tupac Shakur (2005)
10). 'Nasty Girl' - Notorious B.I.G. (2006)
11). 'What A Wonderful World' - Eva Cassidy (2007)


The only Artists to have more than 1 number one after death are John Lennon and Elvis.



Longest Run At Number 1

1st Frankie Laine - I Believe* 1953 (18 weeks)

2nd Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It for You 1991 (16 weeks)

3rd Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around 1994 (15 weeks)

4th Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody 1975/76 1991/92 (14 weeks in total combining both release times)

5th Slim Whitman - Rose Marie 1955 (11 weeks)

6th David Whitfield - Cara Mia 1954 (10 weeks)

= Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You 1992/93 (10 weeks)

= Rihanna feat. Jay-Z - Umbrella 2007 (10 weeks)


* Non-consectutive (climbed back to number 1 three times in the same year and is the only artist to ever manage that in the UK)