Two one-week stays happened in 1996 when the song was first released for the European Championships, while the 1998 re-work for the World Cup had one three-week spell at the top. Returning to the Official Chart top spot in 2018 after England reached the World Cup semi-final, Three Lions is the only song in history to have four different stints at Number 1. The debut single for comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner, Three Lions has gone on to be the UK’s leading football anthem and an Official Chart record breaker. ![]() ![]() The fastest-selling debut single ever.īaddiel & Skinner & Lightning Seeds – Three Lions MORE: The best-selling singles of all time on the Official UK ChartĢ002: Will Young – Evergreen. It was the first time a song had sold over one million units in seven days since Elton John’s Something About The Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind in 1997. After his win over bookies’ favourite Gareth Gates, Will impressed the nation once again, recording first-week sales of 1,108,269, recording the fastest-selling debut single of all-time. Will Young has the UK’s biggest ever debut release by a solo artist with his Pop Idol winner’s single. MORE: Every double A-side UK Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart Will Young – Anything is Possible/Evergreen The release shifted over a million copies in five weeks, becoming the best-selling single of 1995 and the first of three Number 1s for the pair. Their debut release, a double A-side of Unchained Melody/(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover stormed to Number 1 with first-week sales of 236,790, increasing to a whopping 345,846 in week two. ![]() Four months later, Robson & Jerome finally said yes. A huge reaction from the British public peaked the interest of Simon Cowell, who persuaded the unsuspecting actors to record an official version. After the entertainment at a wedding failed to turn up, the duo's characters Dave & Paddy stepped in, performing Unchained Melody. Now popular for their fishing documentaries and Game of Thrones appearances, Robson Green and Jerome Flynn starred together in 1990s drama series Soldier Soldier. MORE: Acts that have held Number 1 and 2 at the same time on the Official Singles Chart Robson & Jerome – Unchained Melody/(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of DoverĪ lot more innocent at Number 2 are Robson & Jerome. The band became so popular that when their second single Two Tribes became a chart-topper, Relax rebounded back up the chart to Number 2, making them the first group in 17 years to log the Top 2 songs at the same time. ![]() Relax spent five weeks at the top and a further 17 in the Top 10. The ban only lead to the song getting even more publicity, helping Relax charge to Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart in January 1984. After a performance on Top of the Pops, the BBC decided to ban the song from its airwaves, with BBC Radio 1 DJ Mike Read taking exception to the lyrical content and the evocative single artwork. The provocative track “about shagging” according to the band’s bassist Mark O’Toole, was pretty suggestive and got some at the BBC hot under the collar. The best-selling debut of all-time is by a British group and it’s none other than Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood.
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