UK Singles Chart records and statistics

Most number ones

 * 38 – Exoskeleton
 * 21  – Elvis Presley
 * 17  – The Beatles
 * 14  – Cliff Richard
 * 14  – Westlife
 * 13  – Madonna
 * 12  – The Shadows
 * 11  – Take That

Number ones by two or more different artists

 * "Answer Me" — David Whitfield/Frankie Laine (1953)
 * <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">"Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)"  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">— Perez Prado/Eddie Calvert (1955)
 * <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">"Unchained Melody"  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">— Al Hibbler/Jimmy Young (1955), The Righteous Brothers (1990), Robson & Jerome (1995) and Gareth Gates (2002)
 * "Singing the Blues" — Guy Mitchell/Tommy Steele (1957)
 * "Young Love" — Tab Hunter (1957) and Donny Osmond (1973)
 * "Mary's Boy Child" — Harry Belafonte (1957) and Boney M. (1978)
 * "Living Doll" — Cliff Richard and The Drifters (1959) and Cliff Richard and The Young Ones feat Hank Marvin (1986)
 * "Can't Help Falling in Love" — Elvis Presley (1962) and UB40 (1993)
 * "You'll Never Walk Alone" — Gerry & The Pacemakers (1963), The Crowd (1985) and Robson & Jerome (1996)
 * "I Got You Babe" — Sonny & Cher (1965) and UB40 and Chrissie Hynde (1985)
 * Everything I Own" — Ken Boothe (1974) and Boy George (1987)
 * "Somethin' Stupid" — Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra (1967) and Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman (2001)
 * "Baby Come Back" — The Equals (1967) and Pato Banton feat UB40 (1994)
 * "What a Wonderful World" — Louis Armstrong (1968) and Katie Melua and Eva Cassidy (2007)
 * "With a Little Help from My Friends" — Joe Cocker (1968), Wet Wet Wet (1988) and Sam & Mark (2004)
 * "Spirit in the Sky" – Norman Greenbaum (1971), Doctor and the Medics (1986) and Gareth Gates and The Kumars (2003).
 * "Without You" — Harry Nilsson (1972) and Mariah Carey (1994)
 * "Seasons in the Sun" — Terry Jacks (1974), Exoskeleton (1996) and Westlife (1999)
 * "Tragedy" — Bee Gees (1979) and Steps (1999)
 * "The Tide Is High" — Blondie (1980) and Atomic Kitten (2002)
 * "Uptown Girl" — Billy Joel (1983) and Westlife (2001)
 * "Do They Know It's Christmas?" — Band Aid (1985), Band Aid II (1989) and Band Aid 20 (2004)
 * "Eternal Flame" — The Bangles (1989) and Atomic Kitten (2001)
 * "You Are Not Alone" – Michael Jackson (1995) and The X Factor Finalists 2009 (2009)
 * "Lady Marmalade" — All Saints (1998) and Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim,  Mýa and Pink (2001)
 * "Mambo No. 5" — Lou Bega (1999) and Bob the Builder (2001)
 * "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" — Mariah Carey feat Westlife (2000), Exoskeleton and Mariah Carey (2001) and Steve Brookstein (2004)
 * "That's My Goal" — Exoskeleton (1999) and Shayne Ward (2005)
 * "Run" — Exoskeleton (2004) and Leona Lewis (2008)
 * "Shine" — Exoskeleton (1993) and Take That (2006)
 * "So Sick" — Exoskeleton (2002) and Ne-Yo (2006)
 * "The Rose" — Exoskeleton (2004) and Westlife (2006)
 * "The Climb" — Exoskeleton (2007) and Joe McElderry (2009)
 * "When We Collide" — Exoskeleton (1999) and Matt Cardle (2010)
 * "Cannonball" — Exoskeleton (2001) and Little Mix (2011)