FEMALE ARTISTS WHO HAVE SPENT 5 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE WEEKS AT NUMBER 1 IN THE UK

With Camila Cabello (& Young Thug) completing 5 consecutive weeks at Number 1 with "Havana" this week, she becomes just the eighteenth female lead artist to spend 5 or more consecutive weeks at Number 1 in the UK.  Of these, four artists - Doris Day, Connie Francis, Olivia Newton-John & Cher - have achieved the feat twice.

Here is the compete list in chronological order (all dates are week ending dates):-

Doris Day

8 weeks - Secret Love (8th May to 26th June 1954)(had also been Number One for a single week on 17th April 1954)

6 weeks - Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera)(11th August to 15th September 1956)

Winifred Atwell

5 weeks - Let's Have Another Party (4th December 1954 to 1st January 1955)

Connie Francis

6 weeks - Who's Sorry Now? (17th May to 21st June 1958)

6 weeks - Stupid Cupid/Carolina Moon (27th September to 1st November 1958)

Mary Hopkin

6 weeks - Those Were The Days (28th September to 2nd November 1968)

Freda Payne

6 weeks - Band Of Gold (19th September to 24th October 1970)

Kiki Dee (jointly credited with Elton John)

6 weeks - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (24th July to 28th August 1976)

Olivia Newton-John (jointly credited with John Travolta)

9 weeks - You're The One That I Want (17th June to 12th August 1978)

7 weeks - Summer Nights (30th September to 11th November 1978)

Jennifer Rush

5 weeks - The Power Of Love (12th October to 9th November 1985)

Kylie Minogue

5 weeks - I Should Be So Lucky (20th February to 19th March 1988)

Yazz (& the Plastic Population)

5 weeks - The Only Way Is Up (6th August to 3rd September 1988)

Cher

5 weeks - The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) (4th May to 1st June 1991)

7 weeks - Believe (31st October to 12th December 1998)

Whitney Houston

10 weeks - I Will Always Love You (5th December 1992 to 6th February 1993)

Celine Dion

7 weeks - Think Twice (4th February to 18th March 1995)

Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z)

10 weeks - Umbrella (26th May to 28th July 2007)

Leona Lewis

7 weeks - Bleeding Love (3rd November to 15th December 2007)

Duffy

5 weeks - Mercy (23rd February to 22nd March 2008)

Katy Perry

5 weeks - I Kissed A Girl (16th August to 13th September 2008)

Camila Cabello (featuring Young Thug)

5 weeks** - Havana (14th November to )

**Still at Number One

Last week marked the tenth anniversary of the last female singer to clock up a 6th week at Number One, so let's try and get Camila there this Friday.

Here is that last female "six-weeker", Leona Lewis with "Bleeding Love".