Eminem hits the Top 10 in the UK this week, as his new collaboration with Beyoncé, "Walk On Water", debuts at Number 7 on the Singles chart, his first visit to the upper echelon of the chart in three years. It also gives him a 28th UK Top 10 single, putting him level with the Beatles who also had 28 Top 10 hits. Only 10 artists in UK chart history have now had more, as listed below.
77 - Elvis Presley (171 hits - 45% success rate) - 1956-2005
68 - Cliff Richard (136 hits - 50% success rate) - 1958-2008
62 - Madonna (75 hits - 83% success rate) - 1984- 2009
44 - Michael Jackson (63 hits - 70% success rate) - 1972-2014
41 - The Shadows (64 hits - 64% success rate) - 1958-1979
34 - Kylie Minogue (54 hits - 63% success rate) - 1988-2011
33 - U2 (49 hits - 67% success rate) - 1983-2007
32 - Elton John (89 hits - 36% success rate) - 1971-2009
31 - Robbie Williams (38 hits - 82% success rate) - 1996-2013
30 - Rihanna (59 hits - 51% success rate) - 2005-2017
For the complete list of all artists with 20 or more Top 10 UK hits, please see the appropriate page on this blog.
Here is Mr Mathers himself, with the first of his 28 Top 10 hits.
From 1999, this is "My Name Is...".
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