Elvis Presley tops the annual list of the "Top 100 Most Successful Acts Of All Time" in The Book Of British Hit Singles And Albums. This book is published by Guinness World Records. The chart is based on the total number of weeks each contender has spent on the official UK Singles and Album charts from 1952 to the present.
The full Top 10 most successful acts of all time (including total weeks on the UK singles and album charts) are:
1. Elvis Presley 2,463
2. Cliff Richard 1,972
3. The Beatles 1,7491
4. Queen 1,725
5. Madonna 1,653
6. Elton John 1,615
7. The Shadows 1,578
8. Michael Jackson 1,477
9. David Bowie 1,459
10. U2 1,402
The above points total only takes one up to the end of 2004. The points gained from the success of the 18 No.1's campaign earlier this year are not yet included.
Elvis Presley Is The Most Successful Act In The UK
November 06, 2005 | Other Source:For Elvis CD Collectors ForumCD King wrote on
November 07, 2005
ELVIS Presley is the most successful act not only in the UK, but he's the most all over the world. LONG LIVE THE KING! King Of the Whole Wide World.
pasa-ryu wrote on
November 12, 2005
elvis truely is 'king of music'!-official and cant be argued with!(even bigger than robbie williams)elvis is far more successful than any other artist or group...simple as!!!.