New Sheeran’s single success lands him the same number of UK No.1s as Eminem and Calvin Harris have.
“Bad Habits”, the single inspired by Eminem’s work/family balance approach, secured the 10th No.1 UK single for Ed Sheeran.
While Eminem remains the only rapper with such an impressive number of UK chart-toppers, there is a list of highly successful pop acts that raked up their No.1s through the years compiled by the the Official UK Charts:
1. Elvis Presley (21)
2. The Beatles (17)
3. Cliff Richard, Westlife (14)
4. Madonna (13)
5. Take That (12)
6. Eminem, Calvin Harris, Ed Sheeran (10)
7. ABBA, Rihanna, Spice Girls (9)
By the way, Eminem and Ed Sheeran share one of their No.1s, as Eminem’s joint with Ed Sheeran “River” that spent 21 weeks on the UK Charts in 2018 counts as a number 1 single for both artists.
Listen to the collaboration below:
