List of artists who have achieved simultaneous UK and U.S. number-one hits

A number of recording artists have achieved either simultaneous number-one singles or albums on the official charts in the United Kingdom and the United States (Billboard in the US and the Official Charts Company from the UK, also the BPI).

As of 2020[update], twelve artists have achieved this feat simultaneously in both the singles and albums chart: the Beatles, the Monkees, Simon & Garfunkel, Rod Stewart, Men at Work, Michael Jackson, Beyoncé,[1] Drake, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, and Lady Gaga. All of these have been at number one in all four charts on the same week.

The single that has spent the longest period of time at number one simultaneously in the UK and US is Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" in 2017, which spent 11 weeks number-one in both countries, while the longest-serving album is the South Pacific soundtrack (1958) which spent 26 weeks number-one in both countries.

Simultaneous number-one singles

1950s

  • Perry Como – "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes", 6 February 1953 (one week)
  • Pérez Prado – "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)", 29 April – 6 May (two weeks)
  • Guy Mitchell – "Singing the Blues", 4, 18 January, 1 February 1957 (three weeks)
  • Tab Hunter – "Young Love", 1 – 22 March 1957 (four weeks)
  • Paul Anka – "Diana", 6 September 1957 (one week)
  • Bobby Darin – "Mack the Knife", 16 – 23 October 1959 (two weeks)

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Simultaneous artists with different songs

The following artists have achieved simultaneous weeks at number one in both charts but with different songs.

Simultaneous number-one albums

1950s

  • The King and I cast – The King and I, 6 October 1956 (one week)
  • Nat King ColeLove Is the Thing, 2 June 1957 (one week)
  • Elvis PresleyLoving You, 1 – 8 September 1957 (two weeks)
  • South Pacific cast – South Pacific, 23 November 1958, 26 May – 16 June 1959, 14 July 1959, 28 July 1959 – 5 January 1960 (twenty-six weeks)

1960s

  • Elvis PresleyG.I. Blues, 8 – 22 January, 9 April, 21 May – 4 June 1961 (seven weeks)
  • Elvis Presley – Blue Hawaii, 31 December 1961, 18 February – 29 April 1962 (twelve weeks)
  • West Side Story cast – West Side Story, 17 June – 15 July, 26 August, 9 September, 23 September – 7 October, 11 November, 9 December 1962, 6 January 1963 (thirteen weeks)
  • The BeatlesA Hard Day's Night, 26 July – 25 October 1964 (fourteen weeks)
  • The BeatlesHelp!, 12 September – 3 October 1965 (four weeks)
  • The Sound of Music cast – The Sound of Music, 14 – 21 November 1965 (two weeks)
  • The Beatles – Rubber Soul, 9 January – 6 February 1966 (five weeks)
  • The Beatles – Revolver, 11 – 18 September 1966 (two weeks)
  • The MonkeesThe Monkees, 29 January – 5 February 1967 (two weeks)
  • The Monkees – More of The Monkees, 7, 21 May 1967 (two weeks)
  • The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 2 July – 8 October 1967 (fifteen weeks)
  • The Beatles – The Beatles, 29 December 1968 – 12 January, 26 January 1969 (four weeks)
  • Blind FaithBlind Faith, 21 September 1969 (one week)
  • The Beatles – Abbey Road, 2 November – 7 December 1969, 3 – 10, 24 January 1970 (nine weeks)

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

  • BTSMap of the Soul: 7, 28 February 2020 (one week)
  • Lady GagaChromatica, 5 June 2020 (one week)
  • Taylor SwiftFolklore, 31 July 2020 – 14 August 2020 (three weeks)
  • Ariana GrandePositions, 6 November 2020 (one week)
  • Taylor Swift – Evermore, 16 December 2020 – 23 December 2020 (one week)
  • BeyoncéRenaissance, 4 August 2022 (one week)
  • BlackpinkBorn Pink, 23 September 2022 (one week)
  • Taylor Swift – Midnights, 28 October - 4 November 2022 (two weeks)

Simultaneous artists with different albums

As of 2023, only the Beatles have achieved number ones on the same week but with different albums.

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