"among artists to 73). ""This Is What You Came For"" became Rihanna's 25th and Harris's fourth number one on the Hot Dance Club Songs Chart, where it became the first song since 2013's ""Wake Me Up"" to stay at number one for two weeks. As of October 2016, the single has sold 1.2 million copies in the United States. ""This Is What You Came For"" debuted at number one on the Scottish Singles Chart, and peaked at number one in Australia, Canada and Ireland. The song also reached the top 10 in Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, Finland,"
"Shakespears Sister took their name from the song. Shakespeare's Sister (song) ""Shakespeare's Sister"" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths. Released in March 1985, it reached No. 26 in the UK Singles Chart. It is also featured on the compilation albums ""Louder Than Bombs"" and ""The World Won't Listen"". The title refers to a section of Virginia Woolf's feminist essay ""A Room of One's Own"" in which she argues that if William Shakespeare had had a sister of equal genius, as a woman she would not have had the opportunity to make use of it. Sean O'Hagan"
"Shakespeare's Sister (song) ""Shakespeare's Sister"" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths. Released in March 1985, it reached No. 26 in the UK Singles Chart. It is also featured on the compilation albums ""Louder Than Bombs"" and ""The World Won't Listen"". The title refers to a section of Virginia Woolf's feminist essay ""A Room of One's Own"" in which she argues that if William Shakespeare had had a sister of equal genius, as a woman she would not have had the opportunity to make use of it. Sean O'Hagan says that the essay was ""one of the"
"June 1988 with ""Wow!"" (1987), and earned Brit Award nominations for Best British Single for ""Love in the First Degree"", and Best Music Video for their 1988 hit cover of The Supremes single ""Nathan Jones"". Fahey left the group in 1988 and formed Shakespears Sister, best known for the UK number one ""Stay"" (1992). She was replaced by Jacquie O'Sullivan. This line-up had UK top five hits with ""I Want You Back"" (1988) and The Beatles track ""Help!"" (1989), recorded with comedy duo French and Saunders for the charity Comic Relief. In 1989 they embarked on their first world tour."
"materialised in the wake of the September 11 attacks. UK CD1 UK CD2 UK Cassette The single debuted at number one in the United Kingdom with first week sales of 69,286 copies, and since gone on to sell 1,000,000 copies in the UK alone. It stayed atop the UK Singles Chart for four weeks, becoming the longest-charting number one since Westlife at Christmas 1999, and the only single which increased on weekly sales during each week at number 1. It is the fourth best-selling single by a girl group of all time, after ""Wannabe"" and ""2 Become 1"" by the"
"with Ian Meldrum becoming a regular contributor instead. A number of guest hosts such as Shirley Strachan, John Paul Young and Daryl Braithwaite compered the show in its early days on an ""ad hoc"" basis. In November 1974, Shakespeare released his debut album, Can't Stop Myself From Loving You, produced by Vanda & Young for Albert Productions. The album peaked in the top 30 on the Kent Music Report. His second single, ""My Little Angel"" followed in December and peaked at No. 1 on the Kent Music Report for three weeks in February 1975 and he became a national pop"
"the Window"", with the flip side being ""My Jealous Eyes"". It reached No. 1 on both the ""Billboard"" and ""Cash Box"" charts in 1953, and sold over two million copies. Mercury, however, had poor distribution in the United Kingdom. Therefore, a recording by Lita Roza was the one most widely heard in the UK, reaching No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in 1953. It also distinguished Roza as the first British woman to have a number-one hit in the UK chart. It was also the first song with a question in the title to reach number 1. ""Doggie"" was"
"""Sacred Heart"", which was certified Gold by the BPI. Two further singles were released from ""Sacred Heart"", ""Run Silent"" and ""Dirty Mind"", both of which failed to peak within the UK top 50. In late 1991, Shakespears Sister released the first single from their second album ""Hormonally Yours"", ""Goodbye Cruel World"", which was also a commercial failure, failing to peak within the UK top 50. The second single however, ""Stay"", marked Shakespears Sister's first and only number one, staying at the top of the UK charts for eight full weeks, and also found similar success in international charts. ""Hormonally Yours"""
"of the year were Destiny's Child whose success grew massively over the year. ""Say My Name"" and ""Jumpin' Jumpin'"" quickly became Top 5 hits for the group; however they scored their first UK No. 1 with ""Independent Woman"" – was at No. 1 in the US for 11 weeks – taken from the soundtrack to the new hit film ""Charlie's Angels"". Their success was to continue to grow over the next year. English girl group Sugababes scored their first hit single with ""Overload'"" which peaked at number 6. Their debut album produced three more Top 40 hits. British female singers"
"crossover stations in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Nashville—and rightly so. The tune has a simple, but killer hook that is matched by a jumpy, rave-coated rhythm section and chirpy female vocals."" ""Saturday Night"" was released in the United Kingdom on September 5, 1994, and went straight to number one - dethroning Wet Wet Wet's 15 week chart-topper ""Love Is All Around"", despite that single increasing its sales from 65,000 the previous week to 104,000, when ""Saturday Night"" entered at number 1 with sales of 150,000. Whigfield were the first act to enter at number one in the United Kingdom charts"
"Walker (""Lights of Cincinnati""), Dana (""It's Gonna Be a Cold Cold Christmas""), The Drifters (""Like Sister And Brother""), Crystal Gayle (""It's Like We Never Said Goodbye""), Hot Chocolate (""I'll Put You Together Again""), Sue and Sunny and Carol Douglas (""Doctor's Orders"") and, most successfully of all, UK number one hits for David Soul (""Silver Lady"") and The New Seekers (the Ivor Novello Award-winning, ""You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me""). In 1972, his joint composition with Peter Callander of ""Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast"", was recorded by Wayne Newton. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a"
"and Shakespeare co-wrote most of the group's early hits including, ""Cassandra"" (December 1973), which peaked at No. 5 on the ""Go-Set"" National Top 40. Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described it as ""the first real indication of the Porter/Shakespeare-penned pop masterpieces that were to follow"" and it ""made extensive use of Porter's newly acquired Mellotron, which gave Sherbet a distinctive edge and sound over other Australian pop groups of the day."" Porter and Shakespeare's co-written top 10 hits for Sherbet include ""Slipstream"" (June 1974), ""Silvery Moon"" (August) and, the group's first number-one hit, ""Summer Love"" (March 1975). Julie Kusko of ""The"
"Psalm 19, became (at the time) the second highest-selling single of all time in the UK. After reaching No.1 for five weeks, ""Rivers of Babylon"" began dropping down the chart, at which point the B-side ""Brown Girl in the Ring"" was given extensive radio airplay, and the single climbed back up the chart to No. 2. The single spent six months in the UK Top 40, including 19 weeks in the Top 10. It eventually sold over two million copies, the second single to do so, and is still one of only 7 to achieve this feat. (see List of"
"to have ever been Christmas number one twice, in both 1975 and 1991. At the turn of the 21st century, songs associated with reality shows became a frequent source of Christmas number ones in the UK. In 2002, ""Popstars The Rivals"" produced the top three singles on the British Christmas charts. The ""rival"" groups produced by the series—the girl group Girls Aloud and the boy band One True Voice—finished first and second respectively on the charts. Failed contestants The Cheeky Girls charted with a novelty hit, ""Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)"", at third. Briton Will Young, winner of the first"
"have their first 6 singles enter at No. 1 and finally ""My Love"" made them the first act to have their first 7 singles make No. 1, have their first 7 singles enter at No. 1 and also equal the Beatles's record of 7 consecutive No. 1 singles. Their run was broken when their Christmas release ""What Makes A Man"" only made #2. Their 2nd album, ""Coast To Coast"" became their first No. 1 on the UK albums chart. Girl groups were slightly more successful than the previous year, but still failed to have the impact they made in the"
"up the staircase to the light, presumably being the stairway to Heaven. Stay (Shakespears Sister song) ""Stay"" is a song by UK-based pop act Shakespears Sister, released by London Records in January 1992 as the second single from their album ""Hormonally Yours"". Upon release, the single became a global smash hit becoming the duo's first and only No. 1 single in numerous territories, including the UK, where it topped the UK Singles Chart for eight consecutive weeks; the longest UK No. 1 reign for any all-female band, and was the fourth biggest selling single of 1992. The single also held"
"released in the UK on 16 July 2007 and with first week sales exceeding 128,000 copies Potts shot straight to No 1 outselling the rest of his Top 10 rivals combined. The newly discovered tenor held the position for three consecutive weeks. Per and David were in 2007 involved in several other projects including working with Katherine Jenkins, the Welsh award-winning and best-selling classical crossover superstar. In 2004, at the age of 24, she became the fastest selling mezzo-soprano of all time with her debut album titled ""Première"". By the end of 2005, as the first singer in musical history,"
"the hits ""It's Not Unusual"" (Tom Jones), ""I Can't Explain"" (The Who), ""Hi Ho Silver Lining"" (Jeff Beck), ""(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me"" (Sandie Shaw), ""Excerpt From A Teenage Opera"" (Keith West), and ""Out of Time"" (Chris Farlowe). In the summer of 1974, Carter and Shakespeare wrote the song ""Beach Baby"". Carter immediately created a studio band, enlisting musicians Burrows and Mills, to record the song for Jonathan King's UK Records record label – under the name The First Class. In 1974 the song became a hit in the UK (where it peaked at #13), and in the"
"entries in the contest to date. Since that time, the United Kingdom has won the contest a total of five times: in 1967 with ""Puppet on a String"" by Sandie Shaw; one of four winners of the 1969 contest with ""Boom Bang-a-Bang"" by Lulu; in 1976 with the Brotherhood of Man song ""Save Your Kisses for Me""; in 1981 with ""Making Your Mind Up"" by Bucks Fizz; and most recently in 1997 with ""Love Shine a Light"" by Katrina and the Waves"". The United Kingdom also holds the record for the most second-place finishes, a total of 15. Since the"
"top 50. In October 1991, Shakespears Sister released a brand new single, ""Goodbye Cruel World"", which peaked at No. 59. However, the next single, ""Stay"", marked Shakespears Sister's first and only No. 1, staying at the top of the UK charts for eight full weeks, and also found similar success in international charts, and won ""Best British Video"" at the 1993 BRIT Awards. Notably, the song foregrounded Detroit, who sang the majority of lead vocals and featured prominently in the video. This allegedly led to tension with Fahey, with Detroit later claiming that Fahey felt sidelined as the project's instigator"
"the Christmas number one of 1987, with their cover of Elvis Presley's ""Always on My Mind"". The Pogues peaked at number 2 and has been re-issued several times since, reaching the top 10 in 2005, 2006 and 2007. In the world of classical music, Nicholas Maw's new work ""Odyssey"" made an impact, and veteran composer Malcolm Arnold produced his ""Salute to Thomas Merritt"", Op. 98, whilst Michael Nyman and Judith Weir both brought new operas to the stage. The BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition was won by Italian soprano Valeria Esposito, and the Lieder prize was introduced into"
"Shakespears Sister Shakespears Sister is a pop-rock act, formed in 1988 by singer–songwriter Siobhan Fahey, a former member of Bananarama. Based in the United Kingdom, Shakespears Sister was initially a solo act, but by 1989 it had become a duo with the addition of the American musician Marcella Detroit. Together they released two Top 10 albums and a string of Top 40 hits, including the 1992 hit ""Stay"" which peaked at No. 1 in the UK for eight consecutive weeks. Detroit was sacked from the band in 1993, leaving Fahey as the sole member again until she ended the project"
"and a repeating pattern of the same tree that she is dancing beside. Frost is next to a car while Hamilton is seen in a pink-coloured room with ""number 1"" signs. At the song's bridge, the three women are seen dancing near fluorescent purple lights. UK CD1 (Green) UK CD2 (Red) UK Cassette Atomic Kitten's version of the song proved successful on the charts, selling over 1.5 million copies worldwide. It spent three weeks at number one in the United Kingdom (selling 145,000 copies in the first week; it was eventually certified Gold and has sold over 410,000 copies), and"
"it hitting number 1, a record that would last until 2005 when Tony Christie's 1971 song ""(Is This the Way to) Amarillo"" topped the chart. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment was founded in London by a group of period music enthusiasts, going on to become one of the UK's leading orchestras. Harrison Birtwistle's innovative opera, ""The Mask of Orpheus"", was premièred in London, to great critical acclaim. Michael Nyman also came up with a new opera, ""The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat"", a chamber work with a minimalist score. Based on sales from 30 December"
"Shakespears Sister discography The discography of UK-based pop-rock act Shakespears Sister consists of five studio albums, two compilation albums, 3 video albums, and 18 singles. Originally a solo act consisting of ex-Bananarama member Siobhan Fahey, it eventually evolved into a duo between Fahey and Marcella Detroit. They released their debut studio album ""Sacred Heart"" in 1989, which reached number 9 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold by the BPI. The album's lead single, double A Side ""Break My Heart / Heroine"" did not chart, the second single however, ""You're History"", reached number 7 on the UK Singles"
"the UK Singles Chart at number 80, and within eight weeks of its release it had reached the top of the chart, becoming the first hip hop song to top the UK charts and the first British hip hop song to top a national chart. It maintained the number one position for two weeks and received a gold certification by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in January 1986. Across Europe, ""West End Girls"" also topped the singles chart in Norway, as well as peaking in the top three in Belgium, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland. In Canada, where"
"simultaneously and the Righteous Brothers became the first act to have two versions of the same songs in the Top 20 at the same time. This re-released song reached number 1 in the UK where it stayed for four weeks, becoming the UK's top selling single of 1990. As of 2017, it has sold 1.17 million copies. The 1990 reissue also reached number 1 in Australia, Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. Due to the success of their re-recording, The Righteous Brothers also re-recorded other songs and released them as part of a budget-priced CD compilation by Curb Records."
"chart. The White Stripes reached #2 with their single ""Icky Thump"". The 7"" format of the single went on to become the UK's biggest selling 7"" single in twenty years, which was partly due to a tie in with XL Records and NME (who had given away a free foldout 7"" of new song ""Rag and Bone"", with space to include the ""Icky Thump"" 7""). The Traveling Wilburys went to #1 for the first time with ""The Traveling Wilburys Collection"", followed by The White Stripes with their sixth album ""Icky Thump"". Britain's most successful girl group the Spice Girls reformed"
"in 1996. After working under her own name for some years, Fahey revived the Shakespears Sister name in 2009. Shakespears Sister was conceived as a solo project by Siobhan Fahey, a onetime punk turned chart-pop singer who'd left the successful British girl-group Bananarama in 1988 due to disillusionment with the group's musical direction. The name was adapted from the title of the song ""Shakespeare's Sister"" by The Smiths, which was in turn a reference to Virginia Woolf's work ""A Room of One's Own"". According to Fahey, the spelling began with an accidental misspelling on a woodcut sign, however she decided"
"In 1999, they were ranked sixth in ""Forbes""' inaugural Celebrity 100 Power Ranking. They produced a total of nine number one singles in the UK—tied with ABBA behind Take That (eleven), The Shadows (twelve), Madonna (thirteen), Westlife (fourteen), Cliff Richard (fourteen), The Beatles (seventeen), and Elvis Presley (twenty-one). The group had three consecutive Christmas number-one singles in the UK (""2 Become 1"", 1996; ""Too Much"", 1997; ""Goodbye"", 1998); they only share this record with The Beatles. Their first single, ""Wannabe"", is the most successful song released by an all-female group. Debuting on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart at number"
"- BB 107 — *#7 in The Irish Charts … The Garden Song** & The Tombstone: 1980 - BB 108 A Place In The Choir** & Sliabh Gheal Gua Na Feile: 1980 - BB 111 Ballad of St. Anne's Reel** / Sliabh Galleon Braes (studio version): 1980 - BB 112 Willie McBride** & Gentle Annie** : 1980 - BB 113 Waltzing Matilda & Red is the Rose: 1981 - BB 114 Rainbow Race (studio version) & Dear Dark Eyes: 1981 - BB 116 We Are The Boat & Dandelion Wine (studio version): 1985 - BB 127 Bridie Murphy and The"
"for quite a while, as evidenced by the one million advance orders for the single. When it was finally released, the response was phenomenal. A week after it entered the British charts, on 14 December 1963, it knocked ""She Loves You"" off the top spot, the first instance of an act taking over from itself at number 1 in British history, and it clung to the top spot for five weeks. It stayed in the charts for another 15 weeks and made a one-week return to the charts on 16 May 1964. Beatlemania was peaking at that time; during the"
"the top 10 of the British charts: MSG's first album peaked at No. 8, Whitesnake's ""Ready an' Willing"" at No. 6, Judas Priest's best-seller ""British Steel"" and Motörhead's ""Ace of Spades"" at No. 4, while ""Back in Black"" by AC/DC reached number one. As proof of the successful revival of the British hard rock and metal scene, tours and gigs of old and new acts were sold out, both at home and in other European countries, where the movement had spread. Groups arising from the NWOBHM were no longer precluded from world tours and were often chosen as opening acts"