23 Artists Who've Been No.1 On The UK Singles & Album Chart At The Same Time
Find out which acts have scored the accolade of achieving the legendary Chart Double...
Mike Pell
Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 12:05
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When I was six years old, I broke my leg
I was running from my brother and his friends
And tasted the sweet perfume of the mountain grass I rolled down
I was younger then, take me back to when I
Found my heart and broke it here
Made friends and lost them through the years
And I've not seen the roaring fields in so long
I know I've grown, but I can't wait to go home
I'm on my way
Driving at 90 down those country lanes
Singing to Tiny Dancer
And I miss the way you make me feel, and it's real
When we watched the sunset over the castle on the hill
Fifteen years old and smoking hand-rolled cigarettes
Running from the law through the backfields and
Getting drunk with my friends
Had my first kiss on a Friday night
I don't reckon that I did it right, but
I was younger then, take me back to when
We found weekend jobs, when we got paid
We'd buy cheap spirits and drink them straight
Me and my friends have not thrown up in so long
Oh, how we've grown, but I can't wait to go home
Over the castle on the hill
One friend left to sell clothes
One works down by the coast
One had two kids, but lives alone
One's brother overdosed
One's already on his second wife
One's just barely getting by, but
These people raised me
And I can't wait to go home
And I'm on my way
I still remember these old country lanes
When we did not know the answers
Writer(s): Benjamin Levin, Ed Sheeran Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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Here at MTV we like to celebrate greatness and there's no shortage of that lately when it comes to the Official Charts.
Ed Sheeran's been dominating the charts for what feels like all of 2017, and for the past 5 weeks, he's been on top of both the Official UK Singles Chart with 'Shape Of You', and the Official UK Albums Chart with ÷.
Of course, he's not the first artist to clinch the fabled 'Chart Double', in fact LOADS of acts have, so we've trawled the web to find out which other artists us Brits have gone absolutely nuts over.
Featuring Drake, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and more, below you'll find just 23 (there's many, many more) of the acts who've held No.1s on both the UK Singles and Albums charts at the same time...
Artists Who've Had A No.1 UK Album & No.1 Single At The Same Time
Drake - When he was already atop the singles chart with 'One Dance', in May 2016 his 'Views' LP entered at No.1 on the Albums Chart too
December 2012 gave Olly Murs Chart Double glory as 'Right Place Right Time' rode high on the Albums Chart while 'Troublemaker' hit No.1 on the UK Singles Chart
One Direction, back when they were five *sob*, did the Double in 2012 for a week in November when 'Little Things' was the UK's No.1 single and 'Take Me Home' was our No.1 album
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Our Cheryl's no stranger to chart glory either. In November 2009 Chezza topped both charts with 'Fight For This Love' and '3 Words'
Leona Lewis' single 'Bleeding Love' and album 'Spirit' both hit No.1 simultaneously in 2007.
Bryan Adams holds the UK's longest-running No.1 with '(Everything I Do), I Do It For You' at 16 weeks, but his album only spent one week at No.1 over the same period.
Back in 2004 Usher hit No.1 with his 'Yeah' along with the album 'Confessions'
Back in 1991, Michael Jackson's 'Black Or White' and his legendary album 'Dangerous' were both No.1
In 2005, Sugababes (as Mutya, Keisha and Heidi) were No.1 with both their single 'Push The Button' and album 'Taller In More Ways'
...and then again in 2007 (Amelle having replaced Mutya) with 'About You Now' and 'Change'.
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