With Drake spending his 14th week at number one with One Dance, tonight we looked at who else has been successful at the Number 1 spot over the past 6 years.
With most number 1’s only staying at the top spot for 1 or 2 weeks, tonight’s playlist consisted of songs which lasted 3 or more weeks.
2010
Owl City – Fireflies (3 weeks).
Roll Deep – Good Times (3 weeks)
Matt Cardle – When We Collide (3 weeks)
Adele – Someone Like You (4 weeks)
2011
LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem (4 weeks)
Rihanna ft Calvin Harris – We Found Love (3 weeks originally then reached No1 again a month later for 3 weeks)
Rihanna also had a successful Number 1 with Umbrella which stayed at the top of the charts for 10 weeks!
2012
Gotye – Somebody That I Used to Know (4 weeks)
Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe (4 weeks)
Florance and the Machine – Say My Name (3 weeks)
2013
Pharrell Williams ft Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines (4 weeks)
Avicii – Wake Me Up (3 weeks)
Ellie Goulding – Burn (3 weeks)
2014
Pharrell Williams – Happy (For only 1 week originally but re-entered a couple weeks later for 2 weeks)
Clean Bandit ft Jess Glynne – Rather Be (4 weeks)
Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass (4 weeks)
2015
Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk (6 weeks)
Omi – Cheerleader (4 weeks)
Jason Derulo – Want to Want Me (4 weeks)
2016
Justin Bieber- Love Yourself (3 weeks)
Lukas Graham – 7 Years (5 weeks)
Mike Posner – Took a Pill in Ibiza (4 weeks)
The Phoenix FM Club Guide
Date: 15th – 17th July 2016
Time: From 6.30pm Friday – 10.30pm Sunday
Event: The Brentwood Festival 2016
Location: The Brentwood Centre, Brentwood
Details: The annual local festival with headliners including: Soul II Soul, The Brand New Heavies, Level 42, The Dualers, Missing Andy, Tony Hadley, ABC and The Boomtown Rats. Phoenix FM will also have their own stage with local bands performing.
Admission entry: Day passed from £25. Weekend tickets also available.
Website: www.brentwoodfestival.co.uk
Date: 15th July 2016
Time: 9pm – 3.30am
Event: Love Island Party
Location: Sugar Hut, Brentwood
Details: Party with the Islanders on their first UK appearance. Music by DJ Nimblefingerz, Brad Barnes and Bongo Ben.
Admission entry: £5 before midnight, £10 after
Website: www.sugarhutbrentwood.com
Date: 15th July 2015
Time: 10pm – 4am
Event: Fiction Friday’s
Location: Fiction, Romford
Details: Billy Da Kid brings you the biggest and freshest music with an underground edge.
Admission entry: £3 before midnight, £7 after
Website: www.fictionclub.co.uk/romford
Date: 15th July 2016
Time: 10.30pm – 4am
Event: Xpressions Meets Splendid
Location: Circuit, Romford
Details: MC Preshus’ Birthday Bash with an all star line up!
Admission entry: Tickets avaliable online
Website: www.circuitessex.com
Date: 15th July 2016
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Event: Social Circles
Location: Citizen, Chelmsford
Details: Resident DJ’s Sky High, Ash Lowe and Chris Watson playing House, RnB, Hip Hop and Classics.
Admission entry: Free before 11pm
Website: www.twitter.com/ctznbar
Date: 16th July 2016
Time: 9pm – 4am
Event: Missoula Presents: Artful Dodger
Location: Missoula, Chelmsford
Details: UK Garage Royalty Artful Dodger brought us tracks like ‘Rewind’ and ‘Moving Too Fast’. They are the most successful UK Garage DJ/MC act and are continuously playing all over the world to a packed crowd.
Admission entry: Tickets from £5
Website: www.missoulachelmsford.co.uk
Date: 16th July 2016
Time: 10pm – 3am
Event: Last Chance to Dance
Location: Evoke, Chelmsford
Details: Dance the night away to infectious beats, provided by award winning resident DJs, delivering the best of now and the future.
Admission entry: Free before 11pm
Website: www.evokenightclub.com/chelmsford
Date: 16th July 2016
Time: 10pm – 4am
Event: Music Is Your Answer
Location: Miya, Chelmsford
Details: With resident DJ’s Remedy and Nick Christoforou playing the best in Commercial House, RnB and Club Classics.
Admission entry: £2 before midnight, £4 after.
Website: www.miyanightclub.com
Date: 16th July 2016
Time: 8pm – 3am
Event: The Only Way is Yates
Location: Yates, Romford
Details: With DJ Darren Heath playing all the up to date anthems and more.
Admission entry:
Website: www.weareyates.co.uk/romford
Date: 16th July 2016
Time: 7pm – 12am
Event: Funk Disco Night
Location: The Gardeners
Details: Over 25’s night.
Admission entry:
Website: www.gardeners-brentwood.co.uk
Date: 17th July 2016
Time: 6pm – 12am
Event: Movement
Location: Kosho, Romford
Details: Joe Langenhan and Friends – Hosted by Darren Manning.
Admission entry: Free before 11pm
Website: www.koshobar.co.uk
