RECORDS THAT HAVE SPENT 6 OR MORE WEEKS AT NUMBER 2 WITHOUT MAKING NUMBER 1

For the sixth consecutive week, "These Days" from Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne & Macklemore have to settle for the runner up position behind the juggernaut that is "God's Plan" from Drake.  It is just the seventh track to spend 6 or more consecutive weeks at Number 2 without making Number 1.  Six others have also spent 6 weeks at Number 2, but not consecutively.  The most weeks spent at Number 2 in total is 8 (in three runs) by Frank Chacksfield & his Orchestra with "Terry's Theme from Limelight", and the most consecutive weeks at Number 2 is 7 which is jointly held by All-4-One with "I Swear" and Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera with "Moves Like Jagger".

Here is the complete list of those 13 tracks (in chronological order)

Terry's Theme From "Limelight" - Frank Chacksfield & his Orchestra - 8 weeks total (3 weeks consecutively) - 6th-13th June 1953, 4th-18th July, 1st-8th August, 29th August 1953

Number 2 behind Frankie Laine - I Believe (8 weeks)

Blowing Wild - Frankie Laine - 6 weeks total (5 consecutively) - 16th January to 13th February 1954 (16th January & 13th February jointly), 27th February 1954

Number 2 behind Eddie Calvert - Oh Mein Papa (6 weeks)

Love Letters In The Sand - Pat Boone - 7 weeks (4 consecutively) - 17th August-7th September, 21st-28th September, 12th October 1957

Number 2 behind Elvis Presley - All Shook Up (2 weeks)/Paul Anka - Diana (5 weeks)

Are You Sure - The Allisons (6 weeks (4 consecutively) - 11th-18th March 1961, 1st-22nd April 1961

Number 2 behind the Everly Brothers - Walk Right Back/Ebony Eyes (2 weeks)/Elvis Presley - Wooden Heart (4 weeks)

Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town - Kenny Rogers & the First Edition - 6 weeks (5 consecutively) - 13th December 1969-10th January 1970. 24th January 1970

Number 2 behind the Archies - Sugar Sugar (1 week)/Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys (5 weeks)

The Floral Dance - Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band - 6 weeks - 10th December 1977-14th January 1978

Number 2 behind Wings - Mull of Kintyre/Girls' School (6 weeks)

The Smurf Song - Father Abraham & the Smurfs - 6 weeks - 24th June-29th July 1978

Number 2 behind John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're The One That I Want (6 weeks)

I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred - 6 weeks - 17th August-21st September 1991

Number 2 behind Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You ) 6 weeks)

I Swear - All-4-One - 7 weeks - 2nd July-13th August 1994

Number 2 behind Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around (7 weeks)

Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera - 7 weeks - 10th September-22nd October 2011

Number 2 behind Example - Stay Awake (1 week)/Pixie Lott - All About Tonight (1 week)/One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful (1 week)/Dappy - No Regrets/Sak Noel - Loca People (1 week)/Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris - We Found Love (2 weeks)

Let Me Love You - DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber - 6 weeks - 20th August -24th September 2016

Number 2 behind Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber & M0 - Cold Water (3 weeks)/Chainsmokers featuring Halsey - Closer (3 weeks)

Last Christmas - Wham! - 6 weeks (5 consecutively) - 15th December 1984-12th January 1985, 6th January 2018

Number 2 behind Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? (5 weeks)/Ed Sheeran - Perfect (1 week)

These Days - Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne & Macklemore - 6 weeks - 17th February- 24th March 2018 (still on chart)

Number 2 behind Drake - God's Plan (6 weeks)