At number one and possibly never to be removed.
1 PAUL MCCARTNEY
Born on 18th June 1942 in Liverpool, England. Along with fellow Beatle and song writing partner John Lennon, Paul McCartney changed popular music forever, before The Beatles professional writers wrote the top artists songs, after The Beatles if you wanted credibility you had to write your own. He and Lennon are by far the most successful writing partnership in chart history, with McCartney attaining the top spot because of a more successful solo career and Lennon’s untimely death. It is highly doubtful that anyone will ever catch him; such is the rate that artists still choose to cover his work with Lennon. In April 1997 his wife and sometime writing partner Linda lost her battle with cancer, also that year he was knighted.
McCartney has continued recording and touring through the 1990’s and in 2000’s, but it’s his personal life that has come under scrutiny as the decade drew on, with an acrimonious split from his new wife.
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NO. OF HITS |
189 |
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NO. OF NO.1’S |
34 |
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NO. OF TOP TENS |
91 |
|
WEEKS ON CHART |
1695 |
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TITLE |
ARTIST |
POS |
WKS |
|
1 |
She Loves You (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
36 |
|
2 |
From Me To You (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
25 |
|
3 |
Hey Jude (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
25 |
|
4 |
I Want To Hold Your Hand (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
24 |
|
5 |
Get Back (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
23 |
|
6 |
Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da (1) |
Marmalade |
1 |
20 |
|
7 |
The Long And Winding Road (1) |
Will Young/Gareth Gates |
1 |
18 |
|
8 |
Help (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
17 |
|
9 |
Can’t Buy Me Love (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
17 |
|
10 |
Mull Of Kintyre (2) |
Wings |
1 |
17 |
|
11 |
Girl’s School (2) |
Wings |
1 |
17 |
|
12 |
All You Need Is Love (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
16 |
|
13 |
Paperback Writer (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
16 |
|
14 |
A Hard Days Night (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
15 |
|
15 |
Ticket To Ride (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
14 |
|
16 |
Yellow Submarine (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
14 |
|
17 |
Eleanor Rigby (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
14 |
|
18 |
A World Without Love (1) |
Peter & Gordon |
1 |
14 |
|
19 |
Bad To Me (1) |
Billy J Kramer |
1 |
14 |
|
20 |
I Feel Fine (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
14 |
|
21 |
Ballad Of John And Yoko (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
14 |
|
22 |
Hello Goodbye (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
13 |
|
23 |
With A Little Help From My Friends (1) |
Joe Cocker |
1 |
13 |
|
24 |
Day Tripper (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
12 |
|
25 |
We Can Work It Out (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
12 |
|
26 |
Pipes Of Peace |
Paul Mccartney |
1 |
12 |
|
27 |
With A Little Help From My Friends (1) |
Wet Wet Wet |
1 |
11 |
|
28 |
She’s Leaving Home (1) |
Billy Bragg |
1 |
11 |
|
29 |
Michelle (1) |
Overlanders |
1 |
10 |
|
30 |
Ebony And Ivory |
Paul Mccartney/ Stevie Wonder |
1 |
10 |
|
31 |
With A Little Help From My Friends (1) |
Sam & Mark |
1 |
10 |
|
32 |
Lady Madonna (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
9 |
|
33 |
The Official Children In Need Medley (12) |
Peter Kay’s Animated Allstars |
1 |
8 |
|
34 |
Let It Be (1) |
Ferry Aid |
1 |
7 |
|
35 |
Please Please Me (1) |
Beatles |
2 |
22 |
|
37 |
Give Peace A Chance (1) |
John Lennon |
2 |
18 |
|
38 |
Strawberry Fields (1) |
Beatles |
2 |
16 |
|
39 |
Penny Lane (1) |
Beatles |
2 |
16 |
|
40 |
Do You Want To Know A Secret (1) |
Billy J Kramer |
2 |
15 |
|
41 |
Say Say Say (3) |
Paul Mccartney/Michael Jackson |
2 |
15 |
|
42 |
No More Lonely Nights |
Paul Mccartney |
2 |
15 |
|
|
Stars On 45 |
Starsound |
2 |
14 |
|
43 |
Goodbye (1) |
Mary Hopkin |
2 |
14 |
|
44 |
Magical Mystery Tour E.P. (1) |
Beatles |
2 |
12 |
|
45 |
Another Day (4) |
Paul Mccartney |
2 |
12 |
|
46 |
Silly Love Songs |
Wings |
2 |
11 |
|
47 |
Let It Be (1) |
Beatles |
2 |
10 |
|
48 |
Let ‘Em In |
Wings |
2 |
10 |
|
49 |
Stars On 45 Vol.2 |
Starsound |
2 |
10 |
|
50 |
Coming Up |
Paul Mccartney |
2 |
9 |
|
36 |
Free As A Bird (5) |
Beatles |
2 |
8 |
|
51 |
We All Stand Together |
Paul Mccartney |
3 |
21 |
|
52 |
Band On The Run (4) |
Wings |
3 |
11 |
|
53 |
Strawberry Fields (1) |
Candy Flip |
3 |
10 |
|
54 |
Help (1) |
Bananarama |
3 |
9 |
|
55 |
Come Together (1) |
Michael Jackson |
3 |
8 |
|
56 |
Dear Prudence (1) |
Siouxsie & The Banshees |
3 |
8 |
|
|
Love Me Do (1) |
Beatles |
4 |
26 |
|
57 |
Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U) (3) |
Hi Tack |
4 |
16 |
|
58 |
I’ll Keep You Satisfied (1) |
Billy J Kramer |
4 |
13 |
|
59 |
Come Together (1) |
Beatles |
4 |
12 |
|
61 |
Come And Get It (1) |
Badfinger |
4 |
11 |
|
60 |
George Best – A Tribute (11) |
Brian Kennedy |
4 |
10 |
|
62 |
Yesterday (1) |
Wet Wet Wet |
4 |
6 |
|
63 |
Hi Hi Hi (4) |
Wings |
5 |
13 |
|
64 |
C Moon (4) |
Wings |
5 |
13 |
|
65 |
Pop Goes The Workers |
Barron Knights |
5 |
13 |
|
66 |
Goodnight Tonight |
Wings |
5 |
10 |
|
67 |
With A Little Luck |
Wings |
5 |
9 |
|
68 |
Live And Let Die (4) |
Guns N’ Roses |
5 |
7 |
|
69 |
Got To Get You Into My Life (1) |
Cliff Bennett |
6 |
11 |
|
70 |
Wonderful Christmas Time |
Paul Mccartney |
6 |
10 |
|
71 |
Listen To What The Man Said (4) |
Wings |
6 |
8 |
|
72 |
It’s For You (1) |
Cilla Black |
7 |
10 |
|
73 |
Extended Play E.P. |
Bryan Ferry |
7 |
9 |
|
74 |
Jet (4) |
Wings |
7 |
9 |
|
75 |
I’m Only Sleeping (1) |
Suggs |
7 |
6 |
|
76 |
Yesterday (1) |
Matt Monro |
8 |
12 |
|
77 |
Step Inside Love (1) |
Cilla Black |
8 |
9 |
|
78 |
Yesterday (1) |
Beatles |
8 |
7 |
|
79 |
I Saw Him Standing There (1) |
Tiffany |
8 |
7 |
|
80 |
Hello Little Girl (1) |
Fourmost |
9 |
17 |
|
81 |
I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1) |
Dollar |
9 |
14 |
|
82 |
Live And Let Die (4) |
Wings |
9 |
14 |
|
83 |
My Love (4) |
Wings |
9 |
11 |
|
84 |
Mary Had A Little Lamb (4) |
Wings |
9 |
11 |
|
85 |
Waterfalls |
Paul Mccartney |
9 |
8 |
|
86 |
Nobody I Know (1) |
Peter & Gordon |
10 |
11 |
|
87 |
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (1) |
Elton John |
10 |
10 |
|
88 |
Beatles Movie Medley (1) |
Beatles |
10 |
9 |
|
89 |
From A Window (1) |
Billy J Kramer |
10 |
8 |
|
90 |
Once Upon A Long Ago |
Paul Mccartney |
10 |
7 |
|
91 |
With A Little Help From My Friends (1) |
Young Idea |
10 |
6 |
|
92 |
Girl (1) |
St Louis Union |
11 |
10 |
|
93 |
Get Back (1) |
Rod Stewart |
11 |
9 |
|
94 |
Michelle (1) |
David & Jonathan |
11 |
6 |
|
95 |
I Wanna Be Your Man (1) |
Rolling Stones |
12 |
16 |
|
96 |
Helen Wheels (4) |
Wings |
12 |
12 |
|
97 |
Spies Like Us |
Paul Mccartney |
13 |
10 |
|
98 |
A Hard Days Night (1) |
Peter Sellers |
14 |
9 |
|
99 |
Take It Away |
Paul Mccartney |
15 |
10 |
|
100 |
Juniors Farm (4) |
Wings |
16 |
10 |
|
101 |
Hey Jude (1) |
Wilson Pickett |
16 |
9 |
|
102 |
Give Ireland Back To The Irish (4) |
Wings |
16 |
8 |
|
103 |
Please Please Me (1) |
David Cassidy |
16 |
6 |
|
104 |
I’m In Love (1) |
Fourmost |
17 |
12 |
|
105 |
Stars On 45 Volume 3 (Medley) |
Starsound |
17 |
6 |
|
106 |
(Money) Can’t Buy Me Love (1) |
Blackstreet |
18 |
6 |
|
107 |
This One |
Paul Mccartney |
18 |
6 |
|
108 |
Hope Of Deliverance |
Paul Mccartney |
18 |
6 |
|
109 |
My Brave Face |
Paul Mccartney |
18 |
5 |
|
110 |
All You Need Is Love (1) |
Tom Jones |
19 |
4 |
|
111 |
Back In The U.S.S.R. (1) |
Beatles |
19 |
6 |
|
112 |
Come Together (1) |
Smokin’ Mojo Filters |
19 |
5 |
|
113 |
Young Boy |
Paul Mccartney |
19 |
3 |
|
114 |
Like Dreamers Do (1) |
Applejacks |
20 |
11 |
|
115 |
Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da (1) |
Bedrocks |
20 |
7 |
|
116 |
She’s A Woman (1) |
Scritti Politti/Shabba Ranks |
20 |
7 |
|
117 |
Fine Line |
Paul Mccartney |
20 |
2 |
|
118 |
Tropical Island Hum |
Paul Mccartney |
21 |
3 |
|
119 |
Jenny Wren |
Paul Mccartney |
22 |
2 |
|
120 |
The World Tonight |
Paul Mccartney |
23 |
2 |
|
121 |
I Should Have Known Better (1) |
Naturals |
24 |
9 |
|
122 |
Maybe I’m Amazed |
Carleen Anderson |
24 |
2 |
|
123 |
Press |
Paul Mccartney |
25 |
8 |
|
124 |
Beautiful Night |
Paul Mccartney |
25 |
4 |
|
125 |
Let ‘Em In |
Billy Paul |
26 |
5 |
|
126 |
Dance Tonight |
Paul Mccartney |
26 |
4 |
|
127 |
We Can Work It Out (1) |
Stevie Wonder |
27 |
7 |
|
128 |
Girl (1) |
Truth |
27 |
6 |
|
129 |
Woman (1) |
Peter And Gordon |
28 |
7 |
|
130 |
You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away (1) |
Silkie |
28 |
6 |
|
131 |
Maybe I’m Amazed |
Wings |
28 |
5 |
|
132 |
Birthday (1) |
Paul Mccartney |
29 |
3 |
|
133 |
Here, There And Everywhere (1) |
Emmylou Harris |
30 |
6 |
|
134 |
That Means A Lot (1) |
Pj Proby |
30 |
6 |
|
135 |
I Feel Fine (1) |
Wet Wet Wet |
30 |
4 |
|
136 |
Veronica (6) |
Elvis Costello |
31 |
6 |
|
137 |
The Long And Winding Road (1) |
Ray Morgan |
32 |
6 |
|
138 |
With A Little Help From My Friends (1) |
Joe Brown |
32 |
4 |
|
139 |
Put It There |
Paul Mccartney |
32 |
2 |
|
140 |
Got To Get You Into My Life (1) |
Earth Wind And Fire |
33 |
7 |
|
141 |
All My Loving (1) |
Dowlands |
33 |
7 |
|
142 |
Accident Waiting To Happen E.P. |
Billy Bragg |
33 |
3 |
|
143 |
Can’t Buy Me Love (1) |
Ella Fitzgerald |
34 |
5 |
|
144 |
Only Love Remains |
Paul Mccartney |
34 |
5 |
|
145 |
We Can Work It Out (1) |
Four Seasons |
34 |
4 |
|
146 |
This Boy (1) |
Justin |
34 |
2 |
|
147 |
Love Of The Loved (1) |
Cilla Black |
35 |
6 |
|
148 |
Old Siam, Sir |
Wings |
35 |
6 |
|
149 |
All My Trials |
Paul Mccartney |
35 |
5 |
|
150 |
When I Get Home (1) |
Searchers |
35 |
3 |
|
151 |
Carry That Weight (1) |
Trash |
35 |
3 |
|
152 |
Golden Slumbers (1) |
Trash |
35 |
3 |
|
153 |
Eleanor Rigby (1) |
Ray Charles |
36 |
9 |
|
154 |
Yesterday (1) |
Marianne Faithful |
36 |
4 |
|
155 |
Leave It |
Mike Mgear |
36 |
4 |
|
156 |
Every Night |
Phoebe Snow |
37 |
7 |
|
157 |
Back Seat Of My Car |
Paul & Linda Mccartney |
39 |
5 |
|
158 |
Help (1) |
Tina Turner |
40 |
6 |
|
159 |
I Saw Her Standing There (1) |
Elton John/John Lennon |
40 |
4 |
|
160 |
On The Wings Of A Nightingale |
Everly Brothers |
41 |
9 |
|
161 |
Girlfriend |
Michael Jackson |
41 |
5 |
|
162 |
C’mon People |
Paul Mccartney |
41 |
3 |
|
163 |
Letting Go (4) |
Wings |
41 |
3 |
|
164 |
I’ve Had Enough |
Wings |
42 |
7 |
|
165 |
Figure Of Eight |
Paul Mccartney |
42 |
3 |
|
166 |
Day Tripper (1) |
Otis Redding |
43 |
6 |
|
167 |
It’s Only Love (1) |
Gary U.S. Bonds |
43 |
3 |
|
168 |
When I’m Sixty Four (1) |
Kenny Ball |
43 |
2 |
|
169 |
Yesterday (1) |
Ray Charles |
44 |
4 |
|
170 |
I’m On My Way (7) |
Betty Boo |
44 |
3 |
|
171 |
Disco Beatlemania (1) |
Dbm |
45 |
3 |
|
172 |
From A Lover To A Friend |
Paul Mccartney |
45 |
2 |
|
173 |
Lazyitis-One Armed Boxer (8) |
Happy Mondays |
46 |
3 |
|
174 |
Nowhere Man (1) |
3 Good Reasons |
47 |
3 |
|
175 |
Fool On The Hill (1) |
Shirley Bassey |
48 |
1 |
|
176 |
We’ll Gather Lilacs/All My Loving (9) |
Simon May |
49 |
2 |
|
177 |
Famine (10) |
Sinead O’connor |
51 |
1 |
|
178 |
Tug Of War |
Paul Mccartney |
53 |
3 |
|
179 |
Revolution (1) |
Thompson Twins |
56 |
4 |
|
180 |
The Light Comes From Within (4) |
Linda Mccartney |
56 |
1 |
|
181 |
Getting Closer |
Wings |
60 |
3 |
|
182 |
Baby’s Request |
Wings |
60 |
3 |
|
183 |
London Town |
Wings |
60 |
4 |
|
184 |
The Apple E.P. |
Various Artists |
60 |
1 |
|
185 |
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band - With A Little Help From My Friends (1) |
Beatles |
63 |
3 |
|
186 |
In My Life (1) |
Ozzy Osbourne |
63 |
1 |
|
187 |
I’ve Had Enough |
Ivan Matias |
69 |
1 |
|
188 |
Let ‘Em In |
Shinehead |
70 |
1 |
|
189 |
I Wanna Be Your Man (1) |
Rezillos |
71 |
2 |
|
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1695 |
(1) with John Lennon
(2) with Denny Laine
(3) with Michael Jackson
(4) with Linda McCartney
(5) with John Lennon/George Harrison/Ringo Starr
(6) with Elvis Costello
(7) with Alison Clarkson/John Coxon/John Lennon
(8) with Sylvester Stewart/John Lennon/Shaun Ryder/David Cook/Paul Davis/Mark Day/Paul Ryder/Gary Whelan
(9) with John Lennon/Ivor Novello
(10) with John Lennon/David Clayton/Sinead O’connor/John Reynolds/Tim Simenom/Thelonius Monk
(11) with John Lennon/Rolf Lovlend/Brendan Graham
(12) with John Lennon/Gary Barlow/Jackie Jackson/Darren Hamer/Guy Garvey/Craig Potter/Louise Watts/A.R. Rahman/Sampooran Kalra/Judith Abbott/Paul Greco/Allan Whalley/Christine McVie/Mark Potter/Tanvi Shah/Nigel Hunter/Anne Holden/Duncan Bruce/Michael Jackson