FEATURE:
The Lockdown Playlist
Songs That Spent the Longest Time and Most Consecutive Weeks at Number-One in the U.K. Over Time
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I can’t recall covering this…
for a Lockdown Playlist. On 13th July, 1991, Bryan Adams’ song, (Everything I Do) I Do It For You (from the film, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves), went to number-one in the U.K. – and it stayed there for sixteen weeks! It seemed like nothing would dislodge the song from the top shot! Mercifully, U2’s The Fly overthrew it. I do admire a song that can hold onto the number-one for that long. Now, we don’t really pay as much attention to chart positions. There have been songs that have stayed at number-one for many weeks - though not as much fuss is made (not that this lessens the achievement!). Because of that, this is a selection of songs that stayed at the top of the U.K. singles chart for a very long time. If you need a reminder of tracks that refused to budge from the apex of the charts, this Lockdown Playlist puts them back in the spotlight. To honour the upcoming thirtieth anniversary of Bryan Adams’ (Everything I Do) I Do It For You beginning its reign at the top of the singles charts in the U.K., here are some other tracks that…
IN THIS PHOTO: Tones and I’s track, Dance Monkey, spent eleven weeks at the top of the U.K. chart
WERE pretty comfy sat at number-one!