From EveryHit.com, a site dedicated to the UK Top 40... Youngest Top 40 Act
Microbe. Real name Ian Doody, he was just 3 years old when he took "Groovy Baby" to no. 29 in 1969! His dad, Pat, was the news reader on Radio One at the time and his son would sit in front of the radio and 'talk to daddy'. He recorded the lines and used them on the Dave Cash show. Chris Andrews heard it and wrote 'Groovy Baby'. The chorus was by Maddy Bell, Leslie Duncan and Dusty Springfield.
According to Wikipedia it's Avril Lavigne - someone said Charlotte Church, but she never made number 1.
Avril Lavigne is the youngest female artist to have a number one album in the UK at the age of 17.
The youngest female artist to have a number one single in the UK is Helen Shapiro in 1961 with 'You Don't Know'. Helen was 14 years and 316 days old.
Whitney Houston, with her 1987 album, Whitney, became the first female artist to have an album debut at number one on the Billboard charts. The album produced six singles.
The oldest music recording artist to score a #1 single in the male category was "Hello Dolly" by Louis Armstrong in 1964.He was 63 years old.The oldest recording artist to ever hit the top 40 was George Burns who was 88 years old when "I Wish I Was Eighteen Again" charted.In the female category,Tina Turner was 45 years old when "What's Love Got To Do With It" hit #1 in 1984.This was a record for fifteen years until in 1999,Cher hit #1 with "Believe".Cher was 54 years old.
The song "TiK ToK" was the debut single by Kesha. The song was released on August 7, 2009 and climbed the charts to become the first number one hit of the new decade.
Country music artist Jeff Bates is married to Kelly Vaughn. They were married in May of 2007. Jeff's 2003 album, Rainbow Man, reached number 14 on the US Country charts and number one on the US Heatseekers Albums chart.
Mariah Carey is the most successful female singer for this millennium, she is also the best. she has the most number one singles as a female artist and she has the second most number one singles of any artist or band. she has 18 number ones, whilst the beetles have 20. Mariah Carey also has the song which stayed at number one for the most amount of time in history "one sweet day". unfortunately mariah only has 2 number one's in Australia, although Australian votes don't count.The above is FALSE. Mariah Carey ranks only number 2. Madonna is the most successful female singer of our generation.
She is the youngest solo artists to debut at #1 on the UK single charts and the 2nd-youngest soloist to get a single at #1 on the UK Singles Charts. She achieved both of these records with her debut single : "Because We Want To".
Taylor swift is the yongest however she has many hit songs now.
Whitney Houston, with her 1987 album, Whitney, became the first female artist to have an album debut at number one on the Billboard charts. The album produced six singles.
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Tony Bennett
The number one spot. The top of the charts. #1 in the U.S.
in my opinion, in my family's opinion, and on the charts, THE BEATLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Larry Cunningham - Lovely Leitrim
Billie Piper
Kitty wells became the first female singer to top the country charts when 'It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels' went to No. 1 in 1952. In 1935, Patsy Montana became the first female country singer to have a million selling record when she released 'I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart'. Jeannie C. Riley became the first woman to have a song top both the country and pop charts with her 'Harper Valley PTA' in 1968.
Patti Page
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