List of artists with the most UK top-ten singles

The UK Singles Chart is a weekly record chart which for most of its history was based on single sales from Sunday to Saturday in the United Kingdom. The chart was founded in 1952 by Percy Dickins of New Musical Express (NME), who telephoned 20 record stores to ask what their top 10 highest-selling singles were. Dickins aggregated the results into a top 12 hit parade, which was topped by "Here in My Heart" by Al Martino. NME's chart was published each week in its eponymous magazine. From 2004, music downloads became included in the chart, and rules were altered in 2006 so that singles could chart before physical formats were released. Since July 2014, it has incorporated music streaming service data, with music video views counted towards the chart from July 2018. From 10 July 2015, the chart has been based on a Friday to Thursday week.

This list shows the thirty-seven artists with the most top-ten singles on the UK Singles Chart. American singer-actor Elvis Presley holds the record for most top-ten singles with seventy-six entries. British musician Cliff Richard is in second place, with sixty-eight top-ten singles. American singer-songwriter-actress Madonna in third, with sixty-three top-ten singles. She gained a spot in the Guinness World Records in 1998, for the most consecutive top-ten singles with thirty-six. English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran holds the record for the most concurrent entries in the top ten, set in 2017 when he occupied nine of the ten spots. Australian singer-songwriter-actress-businesswoman Kylie Minogue marked as the only artist to achieve a top ten single, in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s.

Most top-ten singles

Artists with the most top-ten singles in the UK Singles Chart
Number of entries Artist Year first entered chart First entry (position) Year most recently entered chart Most recent entry (position) Total weeks in the top ten Ref.
76 Elvis Presley 1956 "Heartbreak Hotel" (2) 2005 "Way Down" (2) 386
68 Cliff Richard 1958 "Move It" with The Drifters (2) 2008 "Thank You for a Lifetime" (3) 333
63 Madonna 1984 "Holiday" (6) 2009 "Celebration" (3) 232
44 Michael Jackson 1972 "Got to Be There" (5) 2018 "Don't Matter to Me" (2) 158
41 Ed Sheeran 2011 "The A Team" (3) 2023 "Eyes Closed" (1) 299
Drake 2010 "What's My Name?" (1) 2023 "Slime You Out" (10) 191
36 Elton John 1971 "Your Song" (7) 2022 "Hold Me Closer" (3) 161
35 Kylie Minogue 1988 "I Should Be So Lucky" (1) 2023 "Padam Padam" (8) 122
33 Eminem 1999 "My Name Is" (2) 2020 "Godzilla" (1) 153
U2 1983 "New Year's Day" (10) 2007 "Window in the Skies" (4) 75
31 Rihanna 2005 "Pon de Replay" (2) 2022 "Lift Me Up" (3) 267
Robbie Williams 1996 "Freedom" (7) 2013 "Go Gentle" (10) 89
30 Calvin Harris 2007 "Acceptable in the 80s" (10) 2023 "Desire" (6) 198
28 The Beatles 1963 "Please Please Me" (2) 1996 "Real Love" (4) 188
David Guetta 2006 "Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)" (3) 2022 "I'm Good (Blue)" (1) 148
26 David Bowie 1969 "Space Oddity" (5) 2013 "Where Are We Now?" (6) 106
Queen 1974 "Seven Seas of Rhye" (10) 2000 "We Will Rock You" (1) 108
25 Justin Bieber 2010 "Baby" (5) 2021 "Stay" (2) 192
Rod Stewart 1971 "Maggie May"/"Reason to Believe" (1) 1997 "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (7) 109
Westlife 1999 "Swear It Again" (1) 2010 "Safe" (10) 76
24 Britney Spears 1999 "...Baby One More Time" (1) 2022 "Hold Me Closer" (3) 91
Mariah Carey 1990 "Vision of Love" (9) 2008 "Touch My Body" (5) 106
23 George Michael 1984 "Careless Whisper" (1) 2004 "Flawless (Go to the City)" (8) 75
Oasis 1994 "Live Forever" (10) 2009 "Falling Down" (10) 61
Taylor Swift 2009 "Love Story" (2) 2023 "Cruel Summer" (2) 111
22 Pet Shop Boys 1985 "West End Girls" (1) 2006 "I'm with Stupid" (8) 67
Status Quo 1968 "Pictures of Matchstick Men" (7) 1990 "The Anniversary Waltz - Part One" (2) 74
21 Girls Aloud 2002 "Sound of the Underground" (1) 2012 "Something New" (2) 61
Beyoncé 2002 "Work It Out" 2022 "Cuff It" (5) 106
Diana Ross 1967 "Reflections" (5) 2005 "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (2) 82
Kanye West 2004 "Through the Wire" (9) 2021 "Hurricane" (7) 80
P!nk 2000 "There You Go" (6) 2021 "Anywhere Away from Here" (9) 71
Rolling Stones 1964 "Not Fade Away" (3) 1981 "Start Me Up" (7) 108
20 ABBA 1974 "Waterloo" (1) 2021 "Don't Shut Me Down" (9) 115
Justin Timberlake 2002 "Like I Love You" (2) 2022 "Stay with Me" (10) 102
The Shadows 1959 "Travellin' Light" (1) 1979 "Theme from The Deer Hunter (Cavatina)" (9) 143
Take That 1992 "It Only Takes a Minute" (7) 2014 "These Days" (1) 110

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