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List of Most Weeks on UK Singles Chart

''' The following is a list of all the singles that have charted for more than 40 weeks in total on the Top 75 UK Singles chart. To be elibible the single has had to be the original version whether it be by re-entry or re-issue. Re-mixes do not count unless under certain circumstances.'''

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 * New Order's 'Blue Monday' includes the re-mixed version of the original as this was finally made available on seven inch for the first time in 1988 with almost the same catalogue number and sales for this shorter version and the original were combined when calculating it's chart position. The second re-mix of 1995 charted for 4 weeks but is excluded from this list.


 * In addition to Slade's 50 week chart count for 'Merry Xmas Everybody' they also had two re-mixes of the single which do not count in the above list as they were a re-recorded with other artists and were not the original song. The first being a re-recording in 1980 credited to Slade and the Reading Choir; the second being a re-mix in 1998 credited to Slade vs Flush.


 * Grandmaster Melle Mel's 'White Lines (Don't Don't do it)' was re-mixed in 1994 as 'White Lines (Don't do it) and charted for an additional 3 weeks. It was also re-recorded in 1995 by Duran Duran featuring Melle Mel and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five and charted for another 5 weeks. These are not counted in the above list.


 * It is also worth mentioning Baddiel and Skinner and The Lightning Seeds famous song Three Lions which although isn't yet elligible for the above list for either version has clocked up an impressive 46 weeks on the UK Singles Chart Top 75 under the guise of Three Lions and Three Lions '98. Originally released in 1996 as Three Lions; subsequently released in 1998 and re-issued in 2002 as Three Lions '98 then re-issued in 2006 as Three Lions/Three Lions '98 as a dualdisc.  In 2010 Three Lions charted once again due to downloads.  It was also released in 2010 by The Squad aptly called Three Lions 2010 clocking up a further 5 weeks in addition to the 46 weeks.


 * Apart from the festive songs only four songs would have charted for a longer period and made an impact on the above list had the official chart rules included downloads prior to January 2007. These are Gnarles Barkley - Crazy, which was deleted at No.5 in June 2006 and allowed to re-chart in January 2007.  Had this been allowed to chart consecutively it may have clocked up a maximum of 47 weeks.  James Blunt - You're Beautiful, was deleted at No.50 in March 2006 after 40 weeks but would have most certainly clocked up a few weeks more before dropping out of the Top 75.  Jay-Z/Linkin Park - Numb/Encore would almost certainly have charted between May 2005 and January 2007 giving it a higher placing.  Lastly Snow Patrol's Chasing Cars would have charted for a further 7 weeks as this was deleted in early November 2006, 7 weeks prior to the new download rules. '''