Queen & Queen

Queen have beaten The Beatles to become the most successful music act in UK album chart history, according to Guinness World Records, as the band – whose first self-titled album debuted in 1973 – have spent 1,322 weeks on the chart compiled by the Book of British Hit Singles and Albums.

Madonna, in seventh place, was the highest female artist in the list.

1. Queen (1,322 weeks)
2. The Beatles (1,293 weeks)
3. Elvis Presley (1,280 weeks)
4. U2 (1,150 weeks)
5. Dire Straits (1,136 weeks)
6. Simon and Garfunkel (1,114 weeks)
7. Madonna (1,032 weeks)
8. David Bowie (1,005 weeks)
9. Elton John (989 weeks)
10. Michael Jackson (966 weeks)

Source: BBC News/Guinness World Records
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