With Canadian superstar Drake claiming his second UK Number 1 single in less than three weeks with "Nice For What" this week, he makes it 26 weeks spent at Number 1 in his career. Only nine other artists have bettered this total, as listed below in the order that they reached the 20 week mark (earliest first).
31st October 1953 - Frankie Laine - 32 weeks (4 Number Ones)
1950's - 32 weeks (4 Number Ones)
18 weeks - I Believe - 25th April to 20th June 1953 (9 weeks), 4th July to 8th August 1953 (6 weeks); 22nd August to 5th September 1953 (3 weeks)
2 weeks - Hey Joe - 24th October to 31st October 1953
8 weeks - Answer Me - 14th November 1953 to 2nd January 1954
4 weeks - A Woman In Love - 20th October to 10th November 1956
12th November 1960 - Elvis Presley - 80 weeks (21 Number Ones)
1950's - 18 weeks (4 Number Ones)
7 weeks - All Shook Up - 13th July to 24th August 1957
3 weeks - Jailhouse Rock - 25th January to 8th February 1958
3 weeks - One Night/I Got Stung - 31st January to 14th February 1959
5 weeks - A Fool Such As I/I Need Your Love Tonight - 16th May to 13th June 1959
1960's - 44 weeks (11 Number Ones)
8 weeks - It's Now Or Never - 5th November to 24th December 1960
4 weeks - Are You Lonesome Tonight? - 28th January to 18th February 1961
6 weeks - Wooden Heart - 25th March to 29th April 1961
4 weeks - Surrender - 3rd June to 24th June 1961
4 weeks - (Marie's The Name Of) His Latest Flame/Little Sister - 11th November to 2nd December 1961
4 weeks - Can't Help Falling In Love/Rock-A-Hula Baby - 24th February to 17th March 1962
5 weeks - Good Luck Charm - 26th May to 23rd June 1962
3 weeks - She's Not You - 5th September to 19th September 1962
3 weeks - Return To Sender - 15th December to 29th December 1962
1 week - (You're The) Devil In Disguise - 3rd August 1963
2 weeks - Crying In The Chapel - 19th June 1965 (1 week); 3rd July 1965 (1 week)
1970's - 11 weeks (2 Number Ones)
6 weeks - The Wonder Of You - 1st August to 5th September 1970
5 weeks - Way Down - 3rd September to 1st October 1977
2000's - 7 weeks (4 Number Ones)
4 weeks - A Little Less Conversation (Vs JXL) - 22nd June to 13th July 2002
1 week - Jailhouse Rock (reissue) - 14th January 2005
1 week - One Night/I Got Stung (reissue) - 22nd January 2005
1 week - It's Now Or Never (reissue) - 5th February 2005
31st December 1960 - The Shadows - 44 weeks (12 Number Ones)
1950's - 11 weeks (2 Number Ones)
6 weeks - Living Doll (with Cliff Richard (as the Drifters)) - 1st August to 5th September 1959
5 weeks - Travellin' Light (with Cliff Richard) - 31st October to 28th November 1959
1960's - 33 weeks (10 Number Ones)
3 weeks - Please Don't Tease (with Cliff Richard) - 30th July 1960 (1 week); 13th August to 20th August 1960 (2 weeks)
5 weeks - Apache - 27th August to 24th September 1960
2 weeks - I Love You (with Cliff Richard) - 31st December 1960 to 7th January 1961
1 week - Kon-Tiki - 7th October 1961
6 weeks - The Young Ones (with Cliff Richard) - 13th January to 17th February 1961
8 weeks - Wonderful Land - 24th March to 12th May 1962
3 weeks - The Next Time/Bachelor Boy (with Cliff Richard) - 5th January to 19th January 1963
1 week - Dance On! - 26th January 1963
3 weeks - Summer Holiday (with Cliff Richard) - 16th March to 23rd March 1963 (2 weeks); 6th April 1963 (1 week)
1 week - Foot Tapper - 30th March 1963
3rd February 1961 - Cliff Richard - 46 weeks (14 Number Ones)
1950's - 11 weeks (2 Number Ones)
6 weeks - Living Doll (with the Drifters) - 1st August to 5th September 1959
5 weeks - Travellin' Light (with the Shadows) - 31st October to 28th November 1959
1960's - 20 weeks (7 Number Ones)
3 weeks - Please Don't Tease (with the Shadows) - 30th July 1960 (1 week); 13th August to 20th August 1960 (2 weeks)
2 weeks - I Love You (with the Shadows) - 31st December 1960 to 7th January 1961
6 weeks - The Young Ones (with the Shadows) - 13th January to 17th February 1961
3 weeks - The Next Time/Bachelor Boy (with the Shadows) - 5th January to 19th January 1963
3 weeks - Summer Holiday (with the Shadows) - 16th March to 23rd March 1963 (2 weeks); 6th April 1963 (1 week)
1 week - The Minute You're Gone - 17th April 1965
2 weeks - Congratulations - 13th April to 20th April 1968
1970's - 4 weeks (1 Number One)
4 weeks - We Don't Talk Anymore - 25th August to 15th September 1979
1980's - 7 weeks (2 Number Ones)
3 weeks - Living Doll (with the Young Ones) - 29th March to 12th April 1986
4 weeks - Mistletoe And Wine - 10th December to 31st December 1988
1990's - 4 weeks (2 Number Ones)
1 week - Saviour's Day - 29th December 1990
3 weeks - Millennium Prayer - 4th December to 18th December 1999
11th April 1964 - The Beatles - 69 weeks (17 Number Ones)
1960's - 69 weeks (17 Number Ones)
7 weeks - From Me To You - 4th May to 15th June 1963
6 weeks - She Loves You - 14th September to 5th October 1963 (4 weeks); 30th November to 7th December 1963 (2 weeks)
5 weeks - I Want To Hold Your Hand - 14th December 1963 to 11th January 1964
3 weeks - Can't Buy Me Love - 4th April to 18th April 1964
3 weeks - A Hard Day's Night - 25th July to 8th August 1964
5 weeks - I Feel Fine - 12th December 1964 to 9th January 1965
3 weeks - Ticket To Ride - 24th April to 8th May 1965
3 weeks - Help! - 7th August to 21st August 1965
5 weeks - Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out - 18th December 1965 to 15th January 1966
2 weeks - Paperback Writer - 25th June to 2nd July 1966
4 weeks - Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby - 20th August to 10th September 1966
3 weeks - All You Need Is Love - 22nd July to 5th August 1967
7 weeks - Hello Goodbye - 9th December 1967 to 20th January 1968
2 weeks - Lady Madonna - 30th March to 6th April 1968
2 weeks - Hey Jude - 14th September to 21st September 1968
6 weeks - Get Back (with Billy Preston) - 26th April to 31st May 1969
3 weeks - The Ballad Of John And Yoko - 14th June to 28th June 1969
5th November 1977 - Abba - 31 weeks (9 Number Ones)
1970's - 26 weeks (7 Number Ones)
2 weeks - Waterloo - 4th May to 11th May 1974
2 weeks - Mamma Mia - 31st January to 7th February 1976
4 weeks - Fernando - 8th May to 29th May 1976
6 weeks - Dancing Queen - 4th September to 9th October 1976
5 weeks - Knowing Me Knowing You - 2nd April to 30th April 1977
4 weeks - The Name Of The Game - 5th November to 26th November 1977
3 weeks - Take A Chance On Me - 18th February to 4th March 1978
1980's - 5 weeks (2 Number Ones)
2 weeks - The Winner Takes It All (9th August to 16th August 1980)
3 weeks - Super Trouper (29th November to 13th December 1980)
16th March 1996 - Take That - 29 weeks (12 Number Ones)
1990's - 21 weeks (8 Number Ones)
4 weeks - Pray - 17th July to 7th August 1993
2 weeks - Relight My Fire (with Lulu) - 9th October to 16th October 1993
1 week - Babe - 18th December 1993
2 weeks - Everything Changes - 9th April to 16th April 1994
2 weeks - Sure - 15th October to 22nd October 1994
4 weeks - Back For Good - 8th April to 29th April 1995
3 weeks - Never Forget - 5th August to 19th August 1995
3 weeks - How Deep Is Your Love - 9th March to 23rd March 1996
2000's - 7 weeks (3 Number Ones)
4 weeks - Patience - 2nd December to 23rd December 2006
2 weeks - Shine - 10th March to 17th March 2007
1 week - Greatest Day - 6th December 2008
2010's - 1 week (1 Number One)
1 week - These Days - 6th December 2014
11th March 2000 - Madonna - 29 weeks (13 Number Ones)
1980's - 14 weeks (6 Number Ones)
4 weeks - Into The Groove - 3rd August to 24th August 1985
3 weeks - Papa Don't Preach - 12th July to 26th July 1986
1 week - True Blue - 11th October 1986
2 weeks - La Isla Bonita - 25th April to 2nd May 1987
1 week - Who's That Girl? - 25th July 1987
3 weeks - Like A Prayer - 25th March to 8th April 1989
1990's - 5 weeks (2 Number Ones)
4 weeks - Vogue - 14th April to 5th May 1990
1 week - Frozen - 7th March 1998
2000's - 10 weeks (5 Number Ones)
1 week - American Pie - 11th March 2000
1 week - Music - 2nd September 2000
3 weeks - Hung Up - 19th November to 3rd December 2005
1 week - Sorry - 4th March 2006
4 weeks - 4 Minutes (with Justin Timberlake) - 26th April to 17th May 2008
20th May 2017 - Justin Bieber - 30 weeks (6 Number Ones)
2010's - 30 weeks (6 Number Ones)
5 weeks - What Do You Mean - 12th September 2015 (1 week); 26th September to 3rd October 2015 (2 weeks); 17th October to 24th October 2015 (2 weeks)
2 weeks - Sorry - 28th November to 5th December 2015
6 weeks - Love Yourself - 12th December to 26th December 2015 (3 weeks); 9th January to 23rd January 2016 (3 weeks)
5 weeks - Cold Water (with Major Lazer & MO) - 6th August to 3rd September 2016
1 week - I'm The One (with DJ Khaled, Quavo & Chance The Rapper) - 13th May 2017
11 weeks - Despacito (Remix) (with Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee) - 20th May to 24th June 2017 (6 weeks); 8th July to 22nd July 2017 (3 weeks); 5th August to 12th August (2 weeks)
21st April 2018 - Drake - 26 weeks (4 Number Ones)
2010's - 26 weeks (4 Number Ones)
1 week - What's My Name (with Rihanna) - 15th January 2011
15 weeks - One Dance (with WizKid & Kyla) - 23rd April 2016 to 30th July 2016
9 weeks - God's Plan - 3rd February to 31st March 2018
1 week - Nice For What - 21st April 2018
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