Most cumulative weeks on the UK Official Singles Chart

As of 25 September 2025, Ed Sheeran (UK) had registered a cumulative total of 1,992 weeks on the UK Official Singles Chart, dating back to the No.3 debut of “The A Team” on 25 June 2011. Among his 89 chart entries (the latest being “Camera” on 25 September 2025) are 43 Top 10 hits and 14 No.1s, which have spent a cumulative total of 61 weeks at the summit. “Perfect” (191 weeks), “Thinking Out Loud” (119 weeks), “Bad Habits” (114 weeks), “Shape of You” (98 weeks), “Photograph” (92 weeks) and “Shivers” (89 weeks) are Sheeran’s most enduring UK chart entries to date, racking up a combined 703 weeks on the Official Singles Chart.

Drake (1,574 weeks), Rihanna (1,417 weeks), Elvis Presley (1,373 weeks), Cliff Richard (1,232 weeks), Justin Bieber (1,183 weeks) and Calvin Harris (1,083 weeks) have all reached the landmark of 1,000 weeks on the UK Official Singles Chart.

A few of the prolific modern-day hit-makers in pursuit of Sheeran’s UK record (as of 25 September 2025) include The Weeknd (958 weeks), Coldplay (944 weeks), Elton John (935), Taylor Swift (915 weeks), Beyoncé (888 weeks), Lady Gaga (872 weeks), Kanye West (848 weeks), Dua Lipa (792 weeks) and Eminem (775 weeks).