"God's Plan" by Drake has now spent 5 weeks at Number 1 in the UK and 4 weeks at Number 1 in the US, meaning that he becomes just the seventh artist to have spent at least 20 total weeks at Number 1 in both countries.
The seven are:-
Elvis Presley - 80 weeks UK, 22 weeks US
1957 - All Shook Up - 7 weeks (UK)
1958 - Jailhouse Rock - 3 weeks (UK)
1959 - One Night/I Got Stung - 3 weeks (UK)
1959 - A Fool Such As I/I Need Your Love Tonight - 5 weeks (UK)
1959 - A Big Hunk O' Love - 2 weeks (US)
1960 - Stuck On You - 4 weeks (US)
1960 - It's Now Or Never - 8 weeks (UK), 5 weeks (US)
1961 - Are You Lonesome Tonight? - 4 weeks (UK), 6 weeks (US)
1961 - Wooden Heart - 6 weeks (UK)
1961 - Surrender - 4 weeks (UK), 2 weeks (US)
1961 - (Marie's The Name Of) His Latest Flame/Little Sister - 4 weeks (UK)
1962 - Can't Help Falling In Love/Rock-A-Hula Baby - 4 weeks (UK)
1962 - Good Luck Charm - 5 weeks (UK), 2 weeks (US)
1962 - She's Not You - 3 weeks (UK)
1962 - Return To Sender - 3 weeks (UK)
1963 - (You're The) Devil In Disguise - 1 week (UK)
1965 - Crying In The Chapel - 2 weeks (UK)
1969 - Suspicious Minds - 1 week (US)
1970 - The Wonder Of You - 6 weeks (UK)
1977 - Way Down - 5 weeks (UK)
2002 - A Little Less Conversation - 4 weeks (UK)
2005 - Jailhouse Rock (reissue) - 1 week (UK)
2005 - One Night/I Got Stung (reissue) - 1 week (UK)
2005 - It's Now Or Never (reissue) - 1 week (UK)
(These totals for the US only apply since the start of the US Hot 100 in August 1958, prior to this Elvis had already spent 57 weeks at Number One on the US chart)
The Beatles - 69 weeks UK, 59 weeks US
1963 - From Me To You - 7 weeks (UK)
1963 - She Loves You - 6 weeks (UK), 2 weeks (US)
1963/4 - I Want To Hold Your Hand - 5 weeks (UK), 7 weeks (US)
1964 - Can't Buy Me Love - 3 weeks (UK), 5 weeks (US)
1964 - Love Me Do - 1 week (US)
1964 - A Hard Day's Night - 3 weeks (UK), 2 weeks (US)
1964/5 - I Feel Fine - 5 weeks (UK), 3 weeks (US)
1965 - Eight Days A Week - 2 weeks (US)
1965 - Ticket To Ride - 3 weeks (UK), 1 week (US)
1965 - Help! - 3 weeks (UK), 3 weeks (US)
1965 - Yesterday - 4 weeks (US)
1965/6 - Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out - 5 weeks (UK), 3 weeks (US)
1966 - Paperback Writer - 2 weeks (UK), 2 weeks (US)
1966 - Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby - 4 weeks (UK)
1967 - Penny Lane - 1 week (US)
1967 - All You Need Is Love - 3 weeks (UK), 1 week (US)
1967/8 - Hello Goodbye - 7 weeks (UK), 3 weeks (US)
1968 - Lady Madonna - 2 weeks (UK)
1968 - Hey Jude - 2 weeks (UK), 9 weeks (US)
1969 - Get Back (with Billy Preston) - 6 weeks (UK), 5 weeks (US)
1969 - The Ballad Of John & Yoko - 3 weeks (UK)
1969 - Come Together/Something - 1 week (US)
1970 - Let It Be - 2 weeks (US)
1970 - The Long And Winding Road/For You Blue - 2 weeks (US)
Madonna - 29 weeks UK & 32 weeks US
1984/5 - Like A Virgin - 6 weeks (US)
1985 - Crazy For You - 1 week (US)
1985 - Into The Groove - 4 weeks (UK)
1986 - Live To Tell - 1 week (US)
1986 - Papa Don't Preach - 3 weeks (UK), 2 weeks (US)
1986 - True Blue - 1 week (UK)
1987 - Open Your Heart - 1 week (US)
1987 - La Isla Bonita - 2 weeks (UK)
1987 - Who's That Girl? - 1 week (UK), 1 week (US)
1989 - Like A Prayer - 3 weeks (UK), 3 weeks (US)
1990 - Vogue - 4 weeks (UK), 3 weeks (US)
1991 - Justify My Love - 2 weeks (US)
1992 - This Used To Be My Playground - 1 week (US)
1995 - Take A Bow - 7 weeks (US)
1998 - Frozen - 1 week (UK)
2000 - American Pie - 1 week (UK)
2000 - Music - 1 week (UK), 4 weeks (US)
2005 - Hung Up - 3 weeks (UK)
2006 - Sorry - 1 week (UK)
2008 - 4 Minutes (with Justin Timberlake) - 4 weeks (UK)
Elton John - 23 weeks UK, 34 weeks US
1973 - Crocodile Rock - 3 weeks (US)
1974 - Bennie & the Jets - 1 week (US)
1975 - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - 2 weeks (US)
1975 - Philadelphia Freedom - 2 weeks (US)
1975 - Island Girl - 3 weeks (US)
1976 - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (with Kiki Dee) - 6 weeks (UK), 4 weeks
(US)
1986 - That's What Friends Are For (as part of Dionne & Friends) - 4 weeks (US)
1990 - Sacrifice/Healing Hands - 5 weeks (UK)
1991 - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (with George Michael) - 2 weeks (UK),
1 week (US)
1997 - Candle In The Wind '97/Something About The Way You Look Tonight -
5 weeks (UK), 14 weeks (US)
2002 - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word (with Blue) - 1 week (UK)
2003 - Are You Ready For Love - 1 week (UK)
2005 - Ghetto Gospel - (with 2Pac) - 3 weeks (UK)
Rihanna - 25 weeks UK, 60 weeks US
2006 - SOS - 3 weeks (US)
2007 - Umbrella (with Jay-Z) - 10 weeks (UK), 7 weeks (US)
2008 - Take A Bow - 2 weeks (UK), 1 week (US)
2008 - Disturbia - 2 weeks (US)
2008 - Live Your Life (with T.I.) - 6 weeks (US)
2009 - Run This Town (with Jay-Z & Kanye West) - 1 week (UK)
2010 - Rude Boy - 5 weeks (US)
2010 - Love The Way You Lie (with Eminem) - 7 weeks (US)
2010 - Only Girl (In The World) - 2 weeks (UK), 1 week (US)
2011 - What's My Name? (with Drake) - 1 week (UK), 1 week (US)
2011 - S & M (with Britney Spears) - 1 week (US)
2011 - We Found Love (with Calvin Harris) - 6 weeks (UK), 10 weeks (US)
2012 - Diamonds - 1 week (UK), 3 weeks (US)
2013 - The Monster (with Eminem) - 1 week (UK), 4 weeks (US)
2016 - Work (with Drake) - 9 weeks (US)
2017 - Wild Thoughts (with DJ Khaled & Bryson Tiller) - 1 week (UK)
Justin Bieber - 30 weeks UK, 23 weeks US
2015 - What Do You Mean - 5 weeks (UK), 1 week (US)
2015 - Sorry - 2 weeks (UK), 3 weeks (US)
2015/6 - Love Yourself - 6 weeks (UK), 2 weeks (US)
2016 - Cold Water (with Major Lazer & M0) - 5 weeks (UK)
2017 - I'm The One (with DJ Khaled, Quavo & Chance the Rapper) - 1 week
(UK), 1 week (US)
2017 - Despacito (Remix) (with Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee) - 11 weeks (UK),
16 weeks (US)
Drake - 21 weeks UK, 24 weeks US
2011 - What's My Name? (with Rihanna) - 1 week (UK), 1 week (US)
2016 - Work (with Rihanna) - 9 weeks (US)
2016 - One Dance (with WizKid & Kyla) - 15 weeks UK, 10 weeks (US)
2018 - God's Plan - 5 weeks UK**, 4 weeks (US)**
** Still Number 1 as of 25th February 2018
I still don't get him, but you can't dent his popularity. Here is Mr Drake with the current Number One, "God's Plan".
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