Female Artists/Acts who have reached Number 1 on the UK Singles Chart

1. Madonna

The remarkable, hyper-ambitious Material Girl who never stops re-inventing herself, Madonna has sold over three hundred million records and CDs to adoring fans worldwide. Her film career, however, is another story. Her performances have consistently drawn scathing or laughable reviews from film ...

1. Into The Groove - 1985 : 4 weeks 2. Papa Don't Preach - 1986 : 3 weeks 3. True Blue - 1986 : 1 week 4. La Isla Bonita - 1987 : 2 weeks 5. Who's That Girl - 1987 : 1 week 6. Like A Prayer - 1989 : 3 weeks 7. Vogue - 1990 : 4 weeks 8. Frozen - 1998 : 1 week 9. American Pie - 2000 : 1 week 10. Music - 2000 : 1 week 11. Hung Up - 2005 : 3 weeks 12. Sorry - 2006 : 1 week 13. 4 Minutes - 2008 : 4 weeks (with Justin Timberlake)

2. Spice Girls

Soundtrack | Spice World

Spice Girls is the biggest female girlgroup of all time. Their albums "Spice" (1996), "Spice World" (1997) and "Forever" (2000) was sold at 86 millions worldwide and all singles including "Wannabe", "Say You'll Be There", "2 Become 1", "Mama", "Who Do You Think You Are", "Spice Up Your Life", "Too ...

1. Wannabe - 1996 : 7 weeks 2. Say You'll Be There - 1996 : 2 weeks 3. 2 Become 1 - 1996 : 3 weeks 4. Who Do You Think You Are / Mama - 1997 : 3 weeks 5. Spice Up Your Life - 1997 : 1 week 6. Too Much - 1997 : 2 weeks 7. Viva Forever - 1998 : 2 weeks 8. Goodbye - 1998 : 1 week 9. Holler / Let Love Lead The Way - 2000 : 1 week

3. Rihanna

Actress | Battleship

Rihanna was born Robyn Rihanna Fenty on February 20, 1988 in Bridgetown, St. Michael, Barbados to Monica Braithwaite, an accountant & Ronald Fenty, a warehouse supervisor. Her mother is Afro-Guyanese and her father is of Afro-Barbadian and British Isles ancestry. Rihanna lived the life of a normal ...

1. Umbrella - 2007 : 10 weeks (with Jay-Z) 2. Take A Bow - 2008 : 2 weeks 3. Run This Town - 2009 : 1 week (with Jay-Z and Kanye West) 4. Only Girl (In The World) - 2010 : 2 weeks 5. What's My Name? - 2011 : 1 week (with Drake) 6. We Found Love - 2011 : 6 weeks (with Calvin Harris) 7. Diamonds - 2012 : 1 week 8. The Monster - 2013 : 1 week (with Eminem) 9. Wild Thoughts - 2017 : 1 week (with DJ Khaled and Bryson Tiller)

4. Kylie Minogue

Soundtrack | Moulin Rouge!

Kylie Ann Minogue was born on 28 May, 1968. The eldest of three children, Kylie's acting career began early, but it was her role as "Charlene" in the Australian soap, Neighbours (1985), which established Kylie as an international star. Her singing career began, purely by accident, when a record ...

1. I Should Be So Lucky - 1988 : 5 weeks 2. Especially For You - 1989 : 3 weeks (with Jason Donovan) 3. Hand On Your Heart - 1989 : 1 week 4. Tears On My Pillow - 1990 : 1 week 5. Spinning Around - 2000 : 1 week 6. Can't Get You Out Of My Head - 2001 : 4 weeks 7. Slow - 2003 : 1 week

5. Jess Glynne

Soundtrack | Bridget Jones's Baby

Jess Glynne was born on October 20, 1989 in Hampstead, London, England, UK. She is a music artist and actress, known for Bridget Jones's Baby (2016), Sense8 (2015) and Jess Glynne: Home (2014).

1. Rather Be - 2014 : 4 weeks (with Clean Bandit) 2. My Love - 2014 : 1 week (with Route 94) 3. Hold My Hand - 2015 : 3 weeks 4. Not Letting Go - 2015 : 1 week (with Tinie Tempah) 5. Don't Be So Hard On Yourself - 2015 : 1 week 6. These Days - 2018 : 1 week (with Rudimental, Macklemore and Dan Caplen) 7. I’ll Be There - 2018 : 1 week

6. Ariana Grande

Soundtrack | Don't Look Up

Ariana Grande was born Ariana Grande-Butera on June 26, 1993 in Boca Raton, Florida to Joan Grande, a chief executive officer for Hose-McCann Communications & Edward Butera, a graphic designer, photographer, artist and Ibi Designs Inc. owner/founder. She starred in the 2008 musical, 13 before ...

1. Problem - 2014 : 1 week (with Iggy Azalea) 2. Bang Bang - 2014 : 1 week (with Jessie J and Nicki Minaj) 3. thank u, next - 2018 : 6 weeks 4. 7 Rings - 2019 : 4 weeks 5. Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored - 2019 : 1 week 6. Rain on Me - 2020 : 1 week (with Lady Gaga) 7. Positions - 2020 : 6 weeks

7. Sugababes

Soundtrack | About Time

Sugababes is known for About Time (2013), Love Actually (2003) and 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002).

1. Freak Like Me - 2002 : 1 week 2. Round Round - 2002 : 1 week 3. Hole In The Head - 2003 : 1 week 4. Push The Button - 2005 : 3 weeks 5. Walk This Way - 2007 : 1 week (with Girls Aloud) 6. About You Now - 2007 : 4 weeks

8. Britney Spears

Soundtrack | Crossroads

Britney Jean Spears was born on December 2, 1981 in McComb, Mississippi & raised in Kentwood, Louisiana. As a child, Britney attended dance classes, and she was great at gymnastics, winning many competitions and the like. But, most of all, Britney loved to sing. At age 8, Britney tried out for The ...

1. ...Baby One More Time - 1999 : 2 weeks 2. Born To Make You Happy - 2000 : 1 week 3. Oops!...I Did It Again - 2000 : 1 week 4. Toxic - 2004 : 1 week 5. Everytime - 2004 : 1 week 6. Scream & Shout - 2013 : 2 weeks (with will.i.am)

9. Lady Gaga

Soundtrack | A Star Is Born

Lady Gaga, born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, is an American songwriter, singer, actress, philanthropist, dancer and fashion designer.

Gaga was born on March 28, 1986 in Manhattan, New York City, to Cynthia Louise (Bissett), a philanthropist and business executive, and Joseph Anthony ...

1. Just Dance - 2009 : 3 weeks 2. Poker Face - 2009 : 3 weeks 3. Bad Romance - 2009 : 2 weeks 4. Telephone - 2010 : 2 weeks (with Beyonce) 5. Shallow - 2018 : 2 weeks (with Bradley Cooper) 6. Rain on Me - 2020 : 1 week (with Ariana Grande)

10. Beyoncé

Soundtrack | Dreamgirls

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born on September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas. Her mom, Tina Knowles designs their glittering costumes & her dad, Mathew Knowles manages Destiny's Child. Solange, her sister (they're 4 years apart) has released her debut album. She dances with her big sister during DC-3 ...

1. Crazy In Love - 2003 : 3 weeks (with Jay-Z) 2. Déjà Vu - 2006 : 1 week (with Jay-Z) 3. Beautiful Liar - 2007 : 4 weeks (with Shakira) 4. If I Were A Boy - 2008 : 1 week 5. Telephone - 2010 : 1 week (with Lady Gaga) 6. Texas Hold 'Em - 2024 : 5 weeks

11. All Saints

Soundtrack | The Beach

All Saints is known for The Beach (2000), The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) and All Saints: The Video (1998).

1. Never Ever - 1998 : 1 week 2. Under The Bridge / Lady Marmalade - 1998 : 2 weeks 3. Bootie Call - 1998 : 1 week 4. Pure Shores - 2000 : 2 weeks 5. Black Coffee - 2000 : 1 week

12. Cheryl

Actress | What to Expect When You're Expecting

Born in 1983, British singer Cheryl Cole studied dance, modeled and appeared in advertisements as a child. Her crowd-pleasing performances on Popstars: The Rivals (2002) won her membership to the pop group Girls Aloud and vaulted her into music stardom, virtually overnight. Cole has also enjoyed ...

1. Fight For This Love - 2009 : 2 weeks 2. Promise This - 2010 : 1 week 3. Call My Name - 2012 : 1 week 4. Crazy Stupid Love - 2014 : 1 week (with Tinie Tempah) 5. I Don't Care - 2014 : 1 week

13. Katy Perry

Actress | The Smurfs

Katy Perry was born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson on October 25, 1984 in Santa Barbara, California to Mary Christine Hudson (née Perry) & Maurice Keith Hudson. She has a big sister named Angela & a little brother named David, and has English, Portuguese, German, Irish, and Scottish ancestry. Her ...

1. I Kissed A Girl - 2008 : 5 weeks 2. California Gurls - 2010 : 2 weeks (with Snoop Dogg) 3. Part Of Me - 2012 : 1 week 4. Roar - 2013 : 2 weeks 5. Feels - 2017 : 1 week (with Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams and Big Sean)

14. Little Mix

Actress | Little Mix feat. Nicki Minaj: Woman Like Me

Little Mix are a British girl group formed in 2011 during the eighth series of the UK version of The X Factor. They were the first group to win the competition, and following their victory, they signed with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Music. The members are Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, ...

1. Cannonball - 2011 : 1 week 2. Wings - 2012 : 1 week 3. Black Magic - 2015 : 3 weeks 4. Shout Out To My Ex - 2016 : 3 weeks 5. Sweet Melody - 2021 : 1 week

15. Whitney Houston

Soundtrack | The Bodyguard

Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born into a musical family on 9 August 1963, in Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of gospel star Cissy Houston (née Emily Lee Drinkard) and John Russell Houston, Jr., and cousin of singing star Dionne Warwick.

She began singing in the choir at her church, The New Hope ...

1. Saving All My Love For You - 1985 : 2 weeks 2. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) - 1987 : 2 weeks 3. One Moment In Time - 1988 : 2 weeks 4. I Will Always Love You - 1992 : 10 weeks

16. Cher

Actress | Moonstruck

The beat goes on ... and on ... and as strong as ever for this superstar entertainer who has well surpassed the half-century mark while improbably transforming herself from an artificial, glossy "flashionplate" singer into a serious, Oscar-worthy, dramatic actress ... and back again! With more ups ...

1. I Got You Babe - 1965 : 2 weeks (with Sonny) 2. The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) - 1991 : 5 weeks 3. Love Can Build A Bridge - 1995 : 1 week (with Chrissie Hynde, Neneh Cherry and Eric Clapton) 4. Believe - 1998 : 7 weeks

17. B*Witched

Soundtrack | Bring It On

B*Witched is known for Bring It On (2000), What Women Want (2000) and The Princess Diaries (2001).

1. C'est la Vie - 1998 : 2 weeks 2. Rollercoaster - 1998 : 2 weeks 3. To You I Belong - 1998 : 1 week 4. Blame It On The Weatherman - 1999 : 1 week

18. Geri Horner

Actress | Spice World

Geraldine Estelle Horner (née Halliwell; born 6 August 1972) is an English singer, songwriter, author and actress. She rose to prominence in the 1990s as Ginger Spice, a member of the girl group the Spice Girls. With over 100 million records sold worldwide, the Spice Girls are the best-selling ...

1. Mi Chico Latino - 1999 : 1 week 2. Lift Me Up - 1999 : 1 week 3. Bag It Up - 2000 : 1 week 4. It's Raining Men - 2001 : 2 weeks

19. Christina Aguilera

Soundtrack | The Voice

Christina Maria Aguilera was born on December 18, 1980 in Staten Island, New York City, New York to musician Shelly Loraine Fidler Kearns and U.S. Army sergeant Fausto Wagner Xavier Aguilera Monge. Her father is Ecuadorian and her mother, who is American-born, has Welsh, Dutch and German ancestry. ...

1. Genie In A Bottle - 1999 : 2 weeks 2. Lady Marmalade - 2001 : 1 week (with Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink) 3. Dirrty - 2002 : 2 weeks (with Redman) 4. Beautiful - 2002 : 2 weeks

20. Girls Aloud

Soundtrack | Run Fatboy Run

Girls Aloud is known for Run Fatboy Run (2007), It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006) and Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007).

1. Sound Of The Underground - 2002 : 4 weeks 2. I'll Stand By You - 2004 : 2 weeks 3. Walk This Way - 2007 : 1 week (with Sugababes) 4. The Promise - 2008 : 1 week

21. Rita Ora

Actress | Fifty Shades of Grey

Rita Ora is a British singer-songwriter. She was born Rita Sahatçiu Ora in 1990 in Pristina, Kosovo, to Vera (Bajraktari) and Besnik Sahatçiu. She is a granddaughter of director Besim Sahatçiu. At age one, her family decided to move to the United Kingdom. She grew up in West London and attended St ...

1. Hot Right Now - 2012 : 1 week (with DJ Fresh) 2. R.I.P. - 2012 : 2 weeks (with Tinie Tempah) 3. How We Do (Party) - 2012 : 1 week 4. I Will Never Let You Down - 2014 : 1 week

22. Ellie Goulding

Soundtrack | Fifty Shades of Grey

Elena Jane "Ellie" Goulding is an English singer-songwriter and record producer who conquered the UK music field at the age of 23 and went on to win over fans all over the world within a year. A determined child, at the age of eight, she told her mother that she would become famous one day. She ...

1. Burn - 2013 : 3 weeks 2. Love Me Like You Do - 2015 : 4 weeks 3. River - 2019/2020 : 1 week 4. Miracle - 2023 : 8 weeks (with Calvin Harris)

23. Dua Lipa

Soundtrack | Barbie

Dua Lipa is an English singer, songwriter, and model. Her musical career began at age 14, when she began covering songs by other artists on YouTube. In 2015, she was signed with Warner Music Group and released her first single soon after. In December 2016, a documentary about Lipa was commissioned ...

1. New Rules - 2017 : 2 weeks 2. One Kiss - 2018 : 8 weeks (with Calvin Harris) 3. Cold Heart (Pnau remix) - 2021 : 1 week (with Elton John) 4. Dance The Night - 2023 : 1 week

24. Sandie Shaw

Soundtrack | Last Night in Soho

Sandie Shaw was born on February 26, 1947 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Last Night in Soho (2021), Because I Said So (2007) and The Boat That Rocked (2009). She is married to Tony Bedford. She was previously married to Nik Powell and Jeff Banks.

1. (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me - 1964 : 3 weeks 2. Long Live Love - 1965 : 3 weeks 3. Puppet On A String - 1967 : 3 weeks

25. Olivia Newton-John

Soundtrack | Grease

Olivia Newton-John was an English singer and actress who was born on September 26, 1948, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. In 1954, her family relocated to Australia when her father was offered a job as the dean of a Presbyterian college in Melbourne. After winning a singing talent contest...

1. You're The One That I Want - 1978 : 9 weeks (with John Travolta) 2. Summer Nights - 1978 : 7 weeks (with John Travolta) 3. Xanadu - 1980 : 2 weeks (with Electric Light Orchestra)

26. Billie Piper

Actress | Secret Diary of a Call Girl

Billie Piper studied at the prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School. She caught the eyes of record producers who were interested in signing a young vocalist when she was the poster girl for the ad campaign of a British pop music magazine, "Smash Hits". She released her first single, "Because We ...

1. Because We Want To - 1998 : 1 week 2. Girlfriend - 1998 : 1 week 3. Day & Night - 2000 : 1 week

27. Atomic Kitten

Soundtrack | Bring It On

Atomic Kitten is known for Bring It On (2000), National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002) and Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004).

1. Whole Again - 2001 : 4 weeks 2. Eternal Flame - 2001 : 2 weeks 3. The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling) - 2002 : 3 weeks

28. Pink

Actress | Thanks for Sharing

Pink was born Alecia Beth Moore in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and was later raised in Philadelphia. Her parents, Judith Moore (née Kugel), a nurse, and Jim Moore, a Vietnam veteran, divorced when she was very young. Her mother is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family, while her father has Irish, German, ...

1. Lady Marmalade- 2001 : 1 week (with Christina Aguiera, Lil' Kim and Mya) 2. Just Like A Pill - 2002 : 1 week 3. So What - 2008 : 3 weeks

29. Leona Lewis

Soundtrack | Avatar

Leona Lewis was born on April 3, 1985 in Islington, London, England, UK. She is a music artist and actress, known for Avatar (2009), No Strings Attached (2011) and Sex and the City 2 (2010). She has been married to Dennis Jauch since July 27, 2019. They have one child.

1. A Moment Like This - 2006 : 4 weeks 2. Bleeding Love - 2007 : 7 weeks 3. Run - 2008 : 2 weeks

30. Alexandra Burke

Actress | Pretty Red Dress

Alexandra Burke is truly one of the UK's most distinguishable powerhouse voices, having sold over 5 million records in the UK and with over 200 million streams. The 34-year-old versatile London-born singer has also become one of the UK's most sought-after West End leading ladies. Her most recent ...

1. Hallelujah - 2008 : 3 weeks 2. Bad Boys - 2009 : 1 week (with Flo Rida) 3. Start Without You - 2010 : 2 weeks (with Laza Morgan)

31. Jennifer Lopez

Producer | Hustlers

Jennifer Lynn Lopez was born on July 24, 1969 in The Bronx, New York City, New York to teacher Lupe López and computer specialist David López. The two Puerto Ricans were brought to the continental United States during their childhoods and eventually met while living in New York City. Their ...

1. Love Don't Cost a Thing - 2001 : 1 week 2. Get Right - 2005 : 1 week 3. On the Floor - 2011 : 2 weeks (with Pitbull)

32. Pixie Lott

Soundtrack | Beastly

Pixie Lott was born on January 12, 1991 in Bromley, London, England, UK. She is an actress and composer, known for Beastly (2011), The Inbetweeners (2011) and Fred: The Movie (2010). She has been married to Oliver Cheshire since June 6, 2022. They have one child.

1. Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh) - 2009 : 1 week 2. Boys and Girls - 2009 : 1 week 3. All About Tonight - 2011 : 1 week

33. Lily Allen

Actress | Elizabeth

Lily Rose Beatrice Allen is an English singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of actor Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. Her music career began in 2005 when she made some of her vocal recordings public on Myspace and the publicity resulted in airplay on BBC Radio 1 and a ...

1. Smile - 2006 : 2 weeks 2. The Fear - 2009 : 4 weeks 3. Somewhere Only We Know - 2013 : 2 weeks

34. Kesha

Soundtrack | On the Basis of Sex

Ke$ha was born on March 1, 1987, in Los Angeles, California. Her big break came from cameo on rapper Flo Rida's 2009 No. 1 hit "Flo Rida Feat. Ke$ha: Right Round (2009)." Soon after, she landed a record contact with RCA and released her first single, Ke$ha: TiK ToK (2009). The party anthem ...

1. Right Round - 2009 : 1 week (with Flo Rida) 2. We R Who We R - 2011 : 1 week 3. Timber - 2014 : 1 week (with Pitbull)

35. Jessie J

Soundtrack | Ice Age: Collision Course

Jessie J (Jessica Ellen Cornish) was born in Redbridge, London on March 27, 1988. She went to Colins Performing Arts School as a child and when she was 11 she was cast in Andrew Lloyd Weber's musica "Whistle Down the Wind". When she was 17 she joined a girl group and soon after was signed as a solo...

1. Price Tag - 2011 : 2 weeks (with B.o.B) 2. Domino - 2012 : 2 weeks 3. Bang Bang - 2014 : 1 week (with Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj)

36. Mariah Carey

Soundtrack | Glitter

Mariah Carey was born in Long Island, New York on March 27, 1969. Her parents are Patricia Hickey (Irish-American) and Alfred Roy Carey (African-American/Venezuelan). Mariah attended Greenlawn's Harborfields High School. In June 1990, Mariah made her debut with her self-titled album, Mariah Carey ...

1. Without You - 1994 : 4 weeks 2. Against All Odds - 2000 : 2 weeks (with Westlife) 3. All I Want for Christmas Is You - 2020/2022 : 3 weeks

37. Adele

Soundtrack | Skyfall

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (born May 5, 1988) is a British singer-songwriter who has sold millions of albums worldwide and won a total of 15 Grammys as well as an Oscar. Adele's first two albums, 19 and 21, earned her critical praise and a level of commercial success unsurpassed among her peers. ...

1. Someone Like You - 2011 : 5 weeks 2. Hello - 2015 : 3 weeks 3. Easy On Me - 2021/2022 : 8 weeks

38. Miley Cyrus

Soundtrack | Hannah Montana

Miley Ray Cyrus was born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992 in Franklin, Tennessee and raised in Thompson's Station, Tennessee to Tish Cyrus & Billy Ray Cyrus. She has five siblings - two half-brothers, a half-sister, and a younger brother and sister. Her parents named her because they hoped ...

1. We Can't Stop - 2013 : 1 week 2. Wrecking Ball - 2013 : 1 week 3. Flowers - 2023 : 10 weeks

39. Olivia Rodrigo

Actress | High School Musical: The Musical - The Series

Olivia Rodrigo is a soulful artist with a rare gift for emotive and empathetic songwriting. "I think I'm good at knowing how people feel, how I feel, and being able to capture that," the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter-actor shares. Her father had Filipino ancestry. Her mother had is German, ...

1. Drivers License - 2021 : 9 weeks 2. Good 4 U - 2021 : 5 weeks 3. Vampire - 2023 : 1 week

40. Taylor Swift

Soundtrack | Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

Taylor Alison Swift is a multi-Grammy award-winning American singer/songwriter who, in 2010 at the age of 20, became the youngest artist in history to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. In 2011 Swift was named Billboard's Woman of the Year. She also has been named the American Music Awards...

1. Look What You Made Me Do - 2017 : 2 weeks 2. Anti-Hero - 2022 : 6 weeks 3. Is It Over Now? - 2023 : 1 week

41. Rosemary Clooney

Actress | White Christmas

She was the daughter of Andrew and Frances Clooney and grew up in Maysville, Kentucky, where she and her sister Betty Clooney used to sing in her grandfather's mayoral election campaigns, which he won three times. She made her singing debut on Cincinnati radio station WLW in 1941 at 13. On WLW she ...

1. This Ole House - 1954 : 1 week 2. Mambo Italiano - 1955 : 3 weeks (with The Mellomen)

42. Doris Day

Soundtrack | Love Me or Leave Me

One of America's most loved actresses was born Doris Mary Kappelhoff on April 3, 1922, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Alma Sophia (Welz), a housewife, and William Joseph Kappelhoff, a music teacher and choir master. Her grandparents were all German immigrants. She had two brothers, Richard, who died ...

1. Secret Love - 1954 : 9 weeks 2. Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) - 1956 : 6 weeks

43. Connie Francis

Soundtrack | When the Boys Meet the Girls

Singer, composer, actress, entertainer and publisher Connie Francis was educated at Arts High School and was a music student of her father. At age 11 she appeared on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts (1948) as a singer and accordionist. She has toured the US, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and ...

1. Who's Sorry Now? - 1958 : 6 weeks 2. Carolina Moon / Stupid Cupid - 1958 : 6 weeks

44. Shirley Bassey

Soundtrack | Moonraker

Shirley Bassey was born in Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Wales, and raised in the nearby working class neighborhood of Splott. Her mother was originally from Yorkshire, and her father was a Nigerian seaman who left the family when she was less than two. She later helped to support her family by working in an...

1. As I Love You - 1959 : 4 weeks (with Wally Stott & His Orchestra) 2. Reach For The Stars / Climb Ev'ry Mountain - 1961 : 1 week

45. Helen Shapiro

Soundtrack | Legend

Helen Shapiro was born on September 28, 1946 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Legend (2015), Seven Psychopaths (2012) and Ring-A-Ding Rhythm! (1962). She has been married to John Judd since August 31, 1988. She was previously married to Morris Gundlash and Duncan C. Weldon.

1. You Don't Know - 1961 : 3 weeks 2. Walkin' Back to Happiness - 1961 : 3 weeks

46. Cilla Black

Soundtrack | Last Night in Soho

Cilla Black was born on May 27, 1943 in Liverpool, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Last Night in Soho (2021), Hellboy (2019) and Cilla (1968). She was married to Bobby Willis. She died on August 1, 2015 in Estepona, Spain.

1. Anyone Who Had A Heart - 1964 : 3 weeks 2. You're My World - 1964 : 4 weeks

47. Petula Clark

Soundtrack | Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Petula Clark was a star at the age of 11. She starred in British concert halls and on BBC radio singing for the troops during WWII. She was a child star in a series of British films from the end of WWII through to the early 1950s,and by 1954 was having hit records. After a move to France in 1960, ...

1. Sailor - 1961 : 1 week 2. This Is My Song - 1967 : 2 weeks

48. Suzi Quatro

Soundtrack | Cruella

Born in Detroit and grew up in the nearby suburb of Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Moved to England to pursue music career. Had tremendous success as a rock singer in Britain and worldwide, but only managed one hit in her native America. Was reportedly asked to audition for the part of Happy Days (1974)'...

1. Can The Can - 1972 : 1 week 2. Devil Gate Drive - 1973 : 2 weeks

49. Diana Ross

Soundtrack | The Wiz

Best known as the the lead singer of the popular 1960s singing group The Supremes, Diana Ernestine Earle Ross was born on March 26, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan, the second of six children of African-American parents Ernestine Lillian (Moten), a schoolteacher, and Fred Earl Ross, who served in the ...

1. I'm Still Waiting - 1971 : 4 weeks 2. Chain Reaction - 1986 : 3 weeks

50. Lisa Stansfield

Soundtrack | Indecent Proposal

Lisa Stansfield was born on April 11, 1966 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress and composer, known for Indecent Proposal (1993), The Bodyguard (1992) and Money Talks (1997). She has been married to Ian Devaney since July 25, 1998. She was previously married to Augusto Grassi.

1. All Around the World - 1989 : 2 weeks 2. Five Live - 1993 : 3 weeks (with George Michael and Queen)

51. Céline Dion

Soundtrack | Titanic

Hailing from the small town of Charlemagne, Québec, Céline Dion has become one of the all-time greatest singers. Céline was born in 1968, the youngest of 14 children. Early in childhood, she sang with her siblings in a small club owned by her parents. From these early experiences, Céline gained the...

1. Think Twice - 1995 : 7 weeks 2. My Heart Will Go On - 1998 : 2 weeks

52. Gabrielle

Soundtrack | Bridget Jones's Diary

In the Guinness Book of Records for the highest UK chart entry for a female debut act, Gabrielle took the charts by storm with 'Dreams'. Her debut album "Find Your Way" sold over a million copies worldwide, and has been followed by the albums "Gabrielle" and "Rise", the latter appropriately titled ...

1. Dreams - 1993 : 3 weeks 2. Rise - 2000 : 2 weeks

53. Melanie C

Actress | Spice World

Born on the 12th January 1974 in Merseyside, England, Melanie Chisholm became a member of Spice Girls in 1994. Their three albums sold more than 40 million copies worldwide and they had nine singles at number 1 in the UK.

"Northern Star" was her first solo album. On the back of the first single "...

1. Never Be The Same Again - 2000 : 1 week (with Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes) 2. I Turn To You - 2000 : 1 week

54. Destiny's Child

Soundtrack | Charlie's Angels

Destiny's Child was an American girl group whose final and best-known line-up comprised Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland & Michelle Williams. Formed on 1997 in Houston, Destiny's Child members began their musical career as Girl's Tyme when they formed in 1990 comprising Knowles, Rowland, LaTavia Roberson & ...

1. Independent Women Part 1 - 2000 : 1 week 2. Survivor - 2001 : 1 week

55. Enya

Soundtrack | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin, the fourth youngest of nine children, comes from the small village of Dore (Dobhar in Irish) in the Gweedore (Gaoth Dobhair) region of County Donegal in northwestern Ireland. She now lives in Killiney, a coastal district on the southern outskirts of Dublin The family ...

1. Orinoco Flow - 1988 : 3 weeks 2. I Don't Wanna Know - 2004 : 2 weeks (with Mario Winans and P. Diddy)

56. The Pussycat Dolls

Actress | The Pussycat Dolls Feat. Snoop Dogg: Buttons

The Pussycat Dolls is known for The Pussycat Dolls Feat. Snoop Dogg: Buttons (2006), The Pussycat Dolls: When I Grow Up (2008) and The House Bunny (2008).

1. Don't Cha - 2005 : 3 weeks (with Busta Rhymes) 2. Stickwitu - 2005 : 2 weeks

57. Nelly Furtado

Actress | Max Payne

Nelly Kim Furtado was born on December 2, 1978 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada to Maria Manuela Furtado (née Neto), a motel cleaner & António José Furtado, a stonemason. She first gained fame with her trip hop inspired debut album, Whoa, Nelly! (2000), which was a critical and commercial ...

1. Maneater - 2006 : 3 weeks 2. Give It to Me - 2007 : 1 week (with Timbaland and Justin Timberlake)

58. Shakira

Soundtrack | Zootopia

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on February 2, 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia to Nidia del Carmen Mebarak (née Ripoll Torrado) & William Alberto Mebarak Chadid. She is of Lebanese, Spanish & Italian descent. Shakira began her musical career at the age of 12 and quickly captured fans around ...

1. Hips Don't Lie - 2006 : 5 weeks (with Wyclef Jean) 2. Beautiful Liar - 2007 : 3 weeks (with Beyonce)

59. Kelly Rowland

Actress | Freddy vs. Jason

Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an African-American actress and singer-songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. She was a part of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child alongside Beyoncé. She acted in the lead role of Freddy vs. Jason and The Seat Filler. She is married to Tim Weatherspoon since 2014 and ...

1. Dilemma - 2002 : 2 weeks (with Nelly) 2. When Love Takes Over - 2009 : 1 week (with David Guetta)

60. Emeli Sandé

Soundtrack | Trance

Emeli Sandé was born on March 10, 1987 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK. She is a music artist and actress, known for Trance (2013), The Great Gatsby (2013) and BBC Music: God Only Knows (2014). She was previously married to Adam Gouraguine.

1. Read All About It - 2011 : 2 weeks (with Professor Green) 2. Beneath Your Beautiful - 2012 : 1 week (with Labrinth)

61. Meghan Trainor

Soundtrack | Meghan Trainor: All About That Bass

Meghan Trainor is a Grammy-winning American pop singer known for such smash hits as "Lips Are Moving" and "All About That Bass." Born on December 22, 1993, Meghan Trainor was raised on Nantucket Island and spent her childhood surrounding herself with music, learning to play various instruments and ...

1. All About That Bass - 2014 : 4 weeks 2. Marvin Gaye - 2015 : 1 week (with Charlie Puth)

62. Camila Cabello

Soundtrack | Cinderella

Camila was born on March 3, 1997 in Havana, Cuba. In 2012, she auditioned for the X-Factor and joined a girl group, Fifth Harmony, in which she was known as the lead singer. Cabello and her band-mates released one EP and two studio albums. Her departure from the group was announced in December 18th...

1. Havana - 2017 : 5 weeks (with Young Thug) 2. Señorita - 2019 : 6 weeks (with Shawn Mendes)

63. Kate Bush

Soundtrack | The Line, the Cross & the Curve

Kate Bush began playing piano at a young age and, by her mid-teens, had composed over 200 songs. Her talent caught the notice of David Gilmour (of Pink Floyd) who assisted in arranging her contract with EMI. The first song she released, "Wuthering Heights", soared to #1 in England in 1978. Since ...

1. Wuthering Heights - 1978 : 4 weeks 2. Running Up That Hill - 2022 : 3 weeks

64. Billie Eilish

Soundtrack | No Time to Die

Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell is an American musician, singer and actress from Los Angeles. She performed hit songs such as "Bad Guy" and "No Time to Die," which was used in the James Bond film of the same name. She provided ADR for Ramona and Beezus, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules and ...

1. No Time to Die - 2020 : 1 week 2. What Was I Made For? - 2023 : 1 week

65. Jo Stafford

Soundtrack | Kill Your Darlings

Jo Stafford's early fame came as a vocalist with the big band of Tommy Dorsey, for which she sang both on her own and with her group, The Pied Pipers. After leaving Dorsey in 1944, Stafford went solo, eventually racking up no less than 93 hits over the next 13 years. Among them: chart-toppers like ...

1. You Belong to Me - 1953 : 1 week

66. Lita Roza

Actress | Cast a Dark Shadow

Lita Roza was born on March 14, 1926 in Liverpool, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Cast a Dark Shadow (1955), Laughing Anne (1953) and Sheep's Clothing (1957). She was married to Ronnie Hughes. She died on August 14, 2008 in London, England, UK.

1. (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window? - 1953 : 1 week

67. Vera Lynn

Soundtrack | Hellboy

Vera Lynn was born on March 20, 1917 in East Ham, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Hellboy (2004), Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982) and Lolita (1997). She was married to Harry Lewis. She died on June 18, 2020 in Ditchling, East Sussex, England, UK.

1. My Son, My Son - 1954 : 2 weeks

68. Wendy Richard

Actress | Are You Being Served?

Wendy Richard, was born in Middlesborough to Henry and Beatrice Emmerton who moved to London when she was 5. and there they ran The Shepherds Tavern in Mayfair. Her father commited suicide due to depression when she was 11. She was educated at St Georges School in Mount Street, Mayfair, London and ...

1. Come Outside - 1962 : 2 weeks (with Mike Sarne)

69. The Supremes

Soundtrack | The Sixth Sense

The greatest girl group ever had its origins in the late 1950s in Detroit's Brewster Projects. At the beginning the girls formed a quartet and named themselves "The Primettes", achieving mild success locally and recording a single for the Lupine record label. They ended up being a trio in 1960 ...

1. Baby Love - 1964 : 2 weeks

70. Jackie Trent

Soundtrack | Les amours imaginaires

Jackie Trent was born on September 6, 1940 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, UK. She was an actress and composer, known for Heartbeats (2010), The Girl from the Red Cabaret (1973) and The Persuaders! (1971). She was married to Colin Gregory and Tony Hatch. She died on March 21, 2015 ...

1. Where Are You Now (My Love) - 1965 : 1 week

71. Dusty Springfield

Soundtrack | Pirate Radio

Dusty Springfield has been acknowledged around the world as the best female soul singer that Britain ever produced. With her oddly erotic, throaty voice, she racked up a string of hits from the 1960s onwards. Born in London to Irish parents, Dusty grew up in and around London. Her early work ...

1. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - 1966 : 1 week

72. Jane Birkin

Actress | Evil Under the Sun

Jane Birkin was born on December 14, 1946 in London, England, UK. She was an actress and director, known for Evil Under the Sun (1982), Blow-Up (1966) and Death on the Nile (1978). She was married to John Barry. She died on July 16, 2023 in Paris, France.

1. Je t'aime... moi non plus - 1969 : 1 week (with Serge Gainsbourg)

73. Freda Payne

Actress | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Freda Payne was born on September 19, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000), Now and Then (1995) and Velvet Goldmine (1998). She was previously married to Gregory Abbott.

1. Band Of Gold - 1970 : 6 weeks

74. The Three Degrees

Actress | The French Connection

The Three Degrees is known for The French Connection (1971), Carlito's Way (1993) and Birds of Prey (2020).

1. When Will I See You Again - 1974 : 2 weeks

75. Tammy Wynette

Soundtrack | Cold Pursuit

Tammy once said: "I spent 15 minutes writing ["Stand by Your Man"], and a lifetime defending it". She was born Virginia Wynette Pugh on May 5, 1942, on her grandfather's cotton farm in Itawamba County, Mississippi. Tammy picked cotton as a child, and as a young woman worked as a waitress, a ...

1. Stand By Your Man - 1975 : 3 weeks

76. Kiki Dee

Soundtrack | Summer of Sam

Kiki Dee was born on March 6, 1947 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Summer of Sam (1999), The Lion King (1994) and A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006).

1. Don't Go Breaking My Heart - 1976 : 6 weeks (with Elton John)

77. Julie Covington

Actress | Rock Follies

Julie is a stage and screen actress and singer. She is most famous for reaching the top of the U.K. singles chart in 1976 with her definitive version of "Don't Cry for me Argentina" from the musical, "Evita". One year later, she was back in the U.K. charts again with an excellent version of the ...

1. Don't Cry for Me Argentina - 1977 : 1 week

78. Deniece Williams

Soundtrack | Footloose

Deniece Williams was born on June 3, 1950 in Gary, Indiana, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Footloose (2011), Footloose (1984) and White Boy Rick (2018). She was previously married to Brad Westering, Christipher Joy and Ken Williams.

1. Free - 1977 : 2 weeks

79. Donna Summer

Soundtrack | Thank God It's Friday

Donna Summer rocketed to international super-stardom in the mid-1970s when her groundbreaking merger of R&B, soul, pop, funk, rock, disco and avant-garde electronica catapulted underground dance music out of the clubs of Europe to the pinnacles of sales and radio charts around the world.

Maintaining...

1. I Feel Love - 1977 : 4 weeks

80. Baccara

Soundtrack | La isla mínima

Baccara is known for Marshland (2014), Loose Cannons (2010) and Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law (1998).

1. Yes Sir, I Can Boogie - 1977 : 1 week

81. Kelly Marie

Soundtrack | Imagine Me & You

Singer Kelly Marie was born as Jacqueline McKinnon on October 16, 1957 in Paisley, Scotland. Her parents are Alex and Jeanette McKinnon. Kelly always wanted to be a star since she was a kid. Marie attended voice and drama school at age 10 and began singing in competitions at age 12. She made her ...

1. Feels Like I'm In Love - 1980 : 2 weeks

82. Barbra Streisand

Actress | Yentl

Barbra Streisand is an American singer, actress, director and producer and one of the most successful personalities in show business. She is the only person ever to receive all of the following: Oscar, Tony, Emmy, Grammy, Golden Globe, Cable Ace, National Endowment for the Arts, and Peabody awards,...

1. Woman In Love - 1980 : 3 weeks

83. Charlene

Soundtrack | You Were Never Really Here

Born in Hollywood,California Charlene is best known for her International Hit Single "I've Never Been To Me". She recorded 6 albums for Motown/Prodigal Records from 1974 - 1984. Her music has been featured in films and television including: "The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert", "Me ...

1. I've Never Been To Me - 1982 : 1 week

84. Irene Cara

Soundtrack | Fame

Actress, singer, songwriter, and producer Irene Cara was destined for a life of accomplishments that millions strive for but very few actually attain. From being able to play the piano by ear at age five to earning an Oscar, multiple Grammys, a Golden Globe, and a People's Choice Award, Irene's ...

1. Fame - 1982 : 3 weeks

85. Bonnie Tyler

Soundtrack | Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

Born on June 8, 1951 in Skewen, Neath, Wales. She first came to prominence in 1976 with the song, "Lost in France", which made the UK top 10. Following a throat operation, she inadvertently developed her distinct singing voice. She had a transatlantic top 5 hit with "It's a Heartache" in 1978.

She ...

1. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - 1983 : 2 weeks

86. Nena

Soundtrack | Watchmen

The woman the world knows simply as NENA was born in the small German town of Hagen in 1960 as Gabriele Susanne Kerner. But "Nena" was not simply a stage name she would assume later on. The wunderkind of the German new wave scene got the name at the age of three while on vacation with her family in...

1. 99 Red Balloons - 1984 : 3 weeks

87. Chaka Khan

Actress | The Blues Brothers

Chaka Khan was born on March 23, 1953 in Great Lakes, Illinois, USA. She is a music artist and actress, known for The Blues Brothers (1980), Mission: Impossible III (2006) and Hollywood Homicide (2003). She has been married to Doug Rasheed since 2001. She was previously married to Richard Holland ...

1. I Feel For You - 1984 : 3 weeks

88. Elaine Paige

Soundtrack | The Boys from Brazil

Elaine Paige, as an actress, recording artist, producer, and broadcaster, has made a major contribution to the modern musical that ensures her own chapter in the entertainment world and justifies the title "The First Lady of Musical Theatre".

She has starred in numerous West End productions and on ...

1. I Know Him So Well - 1985 : 4 weeks (with Barbara Dickson)

89. Barbara Dickson

Actress | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Barbara Dickson was born on September 27, 1947 in Dunfermline, Scotland, the daughter of a policeman turned Rosyth dockyard worker. Barbara's mother was a housewife, and the family's strong interest in music led to Barbara taking up the piano from the tender age of five. By the age of twelve ...

1. I Know Him So Well - 1985 : 4 weeks (with Elaine Paige)

90. Phyllis Nelson

Soundtrack | Man Up

Phyllis Nelson was born on October 3, 1950 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. She died on January 12, 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

1. Move Closer - 1985 : 1 week

91. Sister Sledge

Soundtrack | Mission: Impossible III

Sister Sledge is an American musical vocal group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Formed in 1971, the group consisted of sisters Debbie, Joni, Kim and Kathy Sledge. Symbolizing strong family values, the siblings achieved international success at the height of the disco era. The year 1979 saw the ...

1. Frankie - 1985 : 4 weeks

92. Jennifer Rush

Soundtrack | Bend It Like Beckham

Born Heidi Stern in New York City, September 28th 1960, she moved to Germany in the beginning of the 80s where she started a huge music career. Her song, "The Power of Love", is in The Guinness Book of World Records as "The best selling disc of a woman in the history of recording music industry in ...

1. The Power Of Love - 1985 : 5 weeks

93. Aretha Franklin

Actress | The Blues Brothers

Grammy-winning Queen of Soul and the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Aretha Louise Franklin was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to Barbara Vernice (Siggers) and C. L. Franklin, a Baptist minister, who preached at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit for over thirty ...

1. I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - 1987 : 2 weeks (with George Michael)

94. Mel & Kim

Soundtrack | Coming to America

Mel & Kim is known for Coming to America (1988), Mel & Kim: Respectable (1987) and The Fruit Machine (1988).

1. Respectable - 1987 : 1 week

95. Siedah Garrett

Soundtrack | Dreamgirls

Siedah Garrett was born on June 24, 1960 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Dreamgirls (2006), Rio (2011) and Species (1995).

1. I Just Can't Stop Loving You - 1987 : 2 weeks (with Michael Jackson)

96. Belinda Carlisle

Frequency

Pop icon Belinda Carlisle experienced full-blown American success twice in the 1980s, first with the all-female rock band The Go-Go's and then, on an international level (which she always wanted), as a solo artist. The Go-Go's first album, 1981's "Beauty and the Beat", spent six weeks at number 1 ...

1. Heaven Is A Place On Earth - 1988 : 2 weeks

97. Tiffany

Soundtrack | Mega Python vs. Gatoroid

Tiffany was born on October 2, 1971 in Norwalk, California, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for Mega Python vs. Gatoroid (2011), Jetsons: The Movie (1990) and Mega Piranha (2010). She was previously married to Ben George and Bulmaro Garcia.

1. I Think We're Alone Now - 1988 : 3 weeks

98. Yazz

Actress | Coldcut Feat. Yazz and the Plastic Population

Yazz was born on May 19, 1960 in Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK. She is an actress and composer, known for Coldcut Feat. Yazz and the Plastic Population (1988), Yazz: Stand Up for Your Love Rights (European Version) (1988) and Yazz: Stand Up for Your Love Rights (US Version) (1988).

1. The Only Way Is Up - 1988 : 5 weeks (with The Plastic Population)

99. The Bangles

Soundtrack | Grosse Pointe Blank

The Bangles are a hugely popular and successful all-female rock group from Los Angeles, California. The band first formed in 1981. The original line-up was: Susanna Hoffs (vocals/guitar), Victoria Peterson (vocals/guitar), Vicki's sister Debbi Peterson (drums/vocals) and Annette Zilinskas (bass/...

1. Eternal Flame - 1989 : 4 weeks

100. Caron Wheeler

Soundtrack | Black Rain

Caron Wheeler was born on January 19, 1963 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and composer, known for Black Rain (1989), Mo' Money (1992) and Career Opportunities (1991).

1. Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) - 1989 : 4 weeks (with Soul II Soul)