Now that Ed Sheeran has overtaken Rihanna to become the top artists of the decade (based on total weeks spent in UK Singles Top 75 chart), I thought it would be an appropriate time to use the same criteria to list the Top 20 artists for each decade. (where artists have equal number of total weeks, artists with the least hits place higher).
1950's
1. Elvis Presley - 298 weeks (29 hits)
2. Frankie Laine - 268 weeks (26 hits)
3. Pat Boone - 237 weeks (20 hits)
4. Lonnie Donegan - 213 weeks (21 hits)
5. Perry Como - 191 weeks (18 hits)
6. David Whitfield - 189 weeks (18 hits)
7. Bill Haley and his Comets - 173 weeks (13 hits)
8. Johnnie Ray - 164 weeks (21 hits)
9. Guy Mitchell - 153 weeks (15 hits)
10. Nat "King" Cole - 147 weeks (20 hits)
11. Frankie Vaughan - 127 weeks (18 hits)
12. Doris Day - 123 weeks (14 hits)
13. Buddy Holly - 121 weeks (13 hits)
14. Dean Martin - 119 weeks (14 hits)
15. Frank Sinatra - 118 weeks (14 hits)
16. Tommy Steele - 117 weeks (14 hits)
17. Winifred Atwell - 115 weeks (15 hits)
18. The Everly Brothers - 114 weeks (8 hits)
19. Ruby Murray - 114 weeks (10 hits)
20. Connie Francis - 113 weeks (10 hits)
Here is the top artist of the 50's with his first Number One, "All Shook Up".
1960's
1. The Shadows - 632 weeks (49 hits)(includes hits with Cliff Richard)
2. Cliff Richard - 538 weeks (43 hits)
3. Elvis Presley - 444 weeks (42 hits)
4. The Beatles - 333 weeks (24 hits)
5. Roy Orbison - 309 weeks (28 hits)
6. Jim Reeves - 292 weeks (22 hits)
7. Billy Fury - 258 weeks (24 hits)
8. Adam Faith - 246 hits (23 hits)
9. The Hollies - 231 weeks (20 weeks)
10. The Everly Brothers - 221 weeks (21 hits)
11. Tom Jones - 216 weeks (17 hits)
12. Brenda Lee - 210 weeks (22 hits)
13. The Supremes - 196 weeks (20 hits)
14. The Beach Boys - 193 weeks (19 hits)
15. Engelbert Humperdinck - 189 weeks (9 hits)
16. Frank Sinatra - 189 weeks (18 hits)
17. The Bachelors - 187 weeks (17 hits)
18. The Tremeloes - 186 weeks (18 hits)
19. Ken Dodd - 183 weeks (14 hits)
20. Shirley Bassey - 183 weeks (16 hits)
And here is the top artists of the 60's with their first chart topper of the decade, (by themselves), "Apache".
1970's
1. Elvis Presley - 332 weeks (40 hits)
2. Elton John - 223 weeks (25 hits)
3. Diana Ross - 220 weeks (26 hits)
4. Paul McCartney/Wings - 224 weeks (24 hits)
5. Rod Stewart - 209 weeks (21 hits)
6. Marc Bolan/T. Rex - 196 weeks (21 hits)
7. David Bowie - 196 weeks (23 hits)
8. Cliff Richard - 185 weeks (22 hits)
9. Hot Chocolate - 176 weeks (20 hits)
10. Abba - 173 weeks (17 hits)
11. Showaddywaddy - 171 weeks (18 hits)
12. Status Quo - 169 weeks (16 hits)
13. Slade - 169 weeks (19 hits)
14. Electric Light Orchestra - 167 weeks (18 hits)
15. The Jacksons/Jackson 5 - 167 weeks (19 hits)
16. The Carpenters - 161 weeks (18 hits)
17. The Sweet - 155 weeks (16 hits)
18. Donna Summer - 151 weeks (17 hits)
19. David Cassidy - 146 weeks (14 hits)
20. Olivia Newton-John - 145 weeks (12 hits)
Here is the top 70s artist Elvis Presley (again!) with his first of two Number Ones in the decade, "The Wonder Of You".
1980's
1. Shakin' Stevens - 254 weeks (30 hits)
2. Madonna - 252 weeks (22 hits)
3. Michael Jackson - 242 weeks (26 hits)
4. Cliff Richard - 234 weeks (31 hits)
5. UB40 - 222 weeks (27 hits)
6. Madness - 218 weeks (22 hits)
7. Kool & the Gang - 196 weeks (21 hits)
8. David Bowie - 190 weeks (25 hits)
9. Elton John - 190 weeks (28 hits)
10. Adam Ant/& the Ants - 185 weeks (18 hits)
11. Eurythmics - 182 weeks (22 hits)
12. Prince - 179 weeks (26 hits)
13. Duran Duran - 178 weeks (20 hits)
14. Bananarama - 176 weeks (21 hits)
15. Queen - 176 weeks (22 hits)
16. Status Quo - 160 weeks (21 hits)
17. Stevie Wonder - 169 weeks (22 hits)
18. Depeche Mode - 168 weeks (23 hits)
19. Paul McCartney - 164 weeks (18 hits)
20. Diana Ross - 162 weeks (26 hits)
Here is 80's champ, Shakin' Stevens, with the first of his four chart toppers of the decade, "This Ole House".
1990's
1. Oasis - 283 weeks (14 hits)
2. Madonna - 258 hits (29 hits)
3. Mariah Carey - 219 weeks (24 hits)
4. Celine Dion - 215 weeks (22 hits)
5. Boyzone - 204 weeks (16 hits)
6. Janet Jackson - 178 weeks (25 hits)
7. Michael Jackson - 175 weeks (19 hits)
8. East 17 - 170 weeks (18 hits)
9. Whitney Houston - 169 weeks (18 hits)
10. Bryan Adams - 163 weeks (21 hits)
11. Spice Girls - 162 weeks (9 hits)
12. Take That! - 158 weeks (16 hits)
13. George Michael - 155 weeks (17 hits)
14. Elton John - 152 weeks (22 hits)
15. Cher - 145 weeks (22 hits)
16. Wet Wet Wet - 140 weeks (19 hits)
17. Prodigy - 139 weeks (12 hits)
18. M People - 137 weeks (20 hits)
19. Eternal - 134 weeks (15 hits)
20. Will Smith/Fresh Prince - 128 weeks (16 hits)
Here is the 90's chart champion Oasis with the first of their four Number Ones from the decade, "Some Might Say".
2000's
1. Kanye West - 320 weeks (24 hits)
2. Rihanna - 300 (17 hits)
3. Justin Timberlake - 289 weeks (17 hits)
4. Beyoncé - 287 weeks (19 hits)
5. Akon - 280 weeks (27 hits)
6. Britney Spears - 278 weeks (23 hits)
7. Pink - 268 weeks (23 hits)
8. Sugababes - 265 weeks (25 hits)
9. Girls Aloud - 255 weeks (22 hits)
10. Eminem - 250 weeks (24 hits)
11. Westlife - 239 weeks (21 hits)
12. Jay-Z - 230 weeks (20 hits)
13. Robbie Williams - 224 weeks (20 hits)
14. Madonna - 221 weeks (18 hits)
15. Christina Aguilera - 215 weeks (18 hits)
16. 50 Cent - 205 weeks (20 hits)
17. Nelly - 205 weeks (22 hits)
18. Snow Patrol - 204 weeks (13 hits)
19. Take That! - 198 weeks (8 hits)
20. Timbaland - 198 weeks (12 hits)
Here is Mr Kanye West, top of the list for this decade, with the first of his three Number Ones of the decade, "Stronger".
2010's (up to and including 8th March 2018)
1. Ed Sheeran - 844 weeks (45 hits)
2. Rihanna - 828 weeks (42 hits)
3. Justin Bieber - 607 weeks (53 hits)
4. Drake - 593 weeks (70 hits)
5. David Guetta - 548 weeks (32 hits)
6. Calvin Harris - 483 weeks (27 hits)
7. Nicki Minaj - 457 weeks (41 hits)
8. Bruno Mars - 437 weeks (20 hits)
9. Katy Perry - 416 weeks (20 hits)
10. Tinie Tempah - 414 weeks (26 hits)
11. Chris Brown - 378 weeks (39 hits)
12. Ellie Goulding - 366 weeks (24 hits)
13. Sia - 362 weeks (17 hits)
14. Adele - 344 weeks (13 hits)
15. Sam Smith - 335 weeks (15 weeks)
16. Jason Derulo - 333 weeks (22 hits)
17. Coldplay - 330 weeks (23 hits)
18. Little Mix - 329 weeks (23 hits)
19. One Direction - 329 weeks (28 hits)
20. Avicii - 298 weeks (17 hits)
Here is 2010's chart champion Ed Sheeran with the first of his 4 Number Ones - this is "Sing".
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