NOW #1s: 70 Years of the Official Singles Chart

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1Perfect
programming:
Will Hicks
assistant engineer:
Jack Fairbrother, Johnny Solway, Matt Jones (engineer, Abbey Road), George Oulton (sound engineer) and Paul Pritchard (recording engineer)
engineer:
Joe Rubel (songwriter and producer) and Chris Sclafani
additional producer:
benny blanco (producer Benjamin Levin)
producer:
Will Hicks and Ed Sheeran (UK singer‐songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Michael Freeman (UK engineer and recording professional) and Geoff Swan
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
acoustic guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
Ed Sheeran (UK singer‐songwriter)
bass:
Pino Palladino
cello:
Nick Cooper (UK cellist), Katherine Jenkinson (cellist) and Tim Lowe (cellist)
clarinet:
Charys Green (clarinetist)
double bass:
Leon Bosch (double bassist) and Ben Russell (double bass player)
drums (drum set):
Jay Lewis (drummer)
electric guitar:
Will Hicks and Ed Sheeran (UK singer‐songwriter)
flute and piccolo:
Nick Cartledge
Hammond organ and piano:
John Tilley
percussion:
Will Hicks
viola:
Laurie Anderson (violist), Meghan Cassidy, Rachel Roberts (viola player) and Kotono Sato (Japanese violinist)
violin:
Fenella Barton (violinist/violist), Mandhira de Saram (violinist, composer, improviser), Matthew Denton, James Dickenson, Alison Dods (violinist), Martyn Jackson (violinist), Magnus Johnston (violinist), Marije Johnston (dutch violinist, née Ploemacher), Simon Hewitt Jones, Patrick Kiernan (violinist), Kirsty Mangan, Jeremy Morris (violinist), Jan Regulski (violinist) and Debbie Widdup (violinist)
conductor:
Peter Gregson (British cellist and composer)
instruments arranger:
Matthew Sheeran
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records UK (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 2017) and Warner Music UK Limited (not for release label use!) (in 2024)
recorded at:
555 Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Dean St. Studios in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Decoy Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States, Gingerbread Man Studios (Suffolk) in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Gingerbread Man Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Pixel Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and The Village Studio (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
The Mix Suite in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and The Mixsuite in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2018 (number: 2), Billboard Decade End Chart: Adult Contemporary Songs (2010s) (number: 4), Billboard Decade End Chart: Streaming Songs (2010s) (number: 40), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 62) and Top Songs of 2024: Global (number: 100)
recording of:
Perfect
lyricist and composer:
Ed Sheeran (UK singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Ed Sheeran Limited and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Ed Sheeran44:23
2You’re BeautifulJames Blunt3.53:29
3Someone You Loved
programming:
Tom Barnes (UK songwriter and drummer)
producer and mixer:
TMS (UK songwriting/production team)
bass guitar:
Pete Kelleher (multi-instrumentalist)
piano:
Benjamin Kohn (songwriter and producer)
strings:
Phil Cook (member of Megafaun, Justin Vernon collaborator)
vocals:
Lewis Capaldi (singer-songwriter)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2020 (number: 10), Spotify: Top Hits of 2019 (number: 11) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2019 (number: 27)
recording of:
Someone You Loved
writer:
Benjamin Kohn (songwriter and producer), Lewis Capaldi (singer-songwriter), Pete Kelleher (multi-instrumentalist), Sam Roman (Sam Roman, singer / songwriter / producer) and Tom Barnes (UK songwriter and drummer)
Lewis Capaldi3.453:02
4Back for Good
programming:
Gary Barlow and Chris Cameron (British pianist, singer-songwriter, arranger and producer)
assistant engineer:
Steve McNichol
producer:
Gary Barlow and Chris Porter (engineer and producer)
guitar:
Phil Palmer (guitarist)
lead vocals:
Gary Barlow
vocals:
Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen (singer–songwriter) and Robbie Williams
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (in 1995) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1995)
recording of:
Back for Good
lyricist and composer:
Gary Barlow
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Australia Pty Ltd and EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!)
Take That34:02
5Love Is All Around
co-producer:
Graeme Duffin
conductor:
Fiachra Trench
strings arranger:
Fiachra Trench
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1994) and Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1994)
music videos:
Love Is All Around by Wet Wet Wet
cover recording of:
Love Is All Around
lyricist and composer:
Reg Presley
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.)
Wet Wet Wet3.854:06
6Wannabe
assistant recording engineer:
Patrick McGovern
recording engineer:
Adrian Bushby
programming and producer:
Richard Stannard and Matt Rowe
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
keyboard:
Richard Stannard and Matt Rowe
publisher:
SSO
music videos:
Wannabe (video) by Spice Girls
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 36)
recording of:
Wannabe
writer:
Melanie Brown (Mel B), Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, Melanie Chisholm, Richard Stannard, Matt Rowe and Victoria Beckham (née Adams)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
Spice Girls3.852:53
7The Promise
producer:
Brian Higgins (British producer and song writer) and Xenomania
mixer:
Jeremy Wheatley (UK mix engineer, aka Jim Bob)
drums (drum set):
Florrie Arnold (Florence Arnold)
guitar:
Nick Coler, Kieran Jones, Owen Parker (UK composer, instrumentalist and producer) and Jason Resch
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 2008)
recording of:
The Promise
writer:
Carla Marie Williams, Nick Coler, Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins (British producer and song writer), Kieran Jones, Tim Powell (Songwriter and producer, ex-Xenomania) and Jason Resch
publisher:
Warner Chappell (1999-2019) and Xenomania
Girls Aloud2.353:44
8Black Magic
programming:
Edvard Førre Erfjord, Henrik Michelsen and Matt Rad
engineer:
Chris Bishop (breakbeat, alias of Chris Bishop) and Electric (producer duo)
additional producer:
Matt Rad
assistant producer:
Sam Ellison
producer:
Electric (producer duo) and Maegan Cottone
mixer:
Serban Ghenea and John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer)
instruments:
Edvard Førre Erfjord, Henrik Michelsen and Matt Rad
background vocals:
Camille Purcell (British singer-songwriter and record producer)
vocals:
JADE (UK vocalist, member of Little Mix), Leigh‐Anne, Jesy Nelson and Perrie (English singer‐songwriter)
performer:
Little Mix (British girl group)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 2021) and Warner Music UK Limited (not for release label use!) (in 2021)
recording of:
Black Magic
writer:
Camille Purcell (British singer-songwriter and record producer), Ed Drewett, Edvard Førre Erfjord and Henrik Michelsen
publisher:
San Remo Music Limited, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019‐05‐16)
Little Mix3:32
9What Makes You Beautiful
producer:
Carl Falk (Swedish guitarist and songwriter) and Rami Yacoub (Swedish record producer and songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Phil Seaford
mixer:
Serban Ghenea and John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer) (task: mix engineer)
performer:
Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and ZAYN (British singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simco Limited (not for release label use, for copyright/licensor use only) (in 2011) and Simco Limited (not for release label use, for copyright/licensor use only) (in 2012)
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
music videos:
What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction (English‐Irish pop boy band)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012 (number: 10) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 86)
recording of:
What Makes You Beautiful
writer:
Carl Falk (Swedish guitarist and songwriter), Savan Kotecha and Rami Yacoub (Swedish record producer and songwriter)
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), EMI April Music Inc., Mr. Kanani Songs and Rami Productions AB
One Direction3.153:20
10The One and Only
producer:
Nik Kershaw and Alan Shacklock
vocals:
Chesney Hawkes (British pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actor)
recorded at:
Abbey Road in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
The One and Only (first version, Buddy's Song) by Chesney Hawkes (British pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actor)
recording of:
The One and Only
lyricist and composer:
Nik Kershaw
Chesney Hawkes2.53:44
11Sleeping Satellite
engineer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
producer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer) and Paul Wickens
mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
music videos:
Sleeping Satellite by Tasmin Archer (British singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Sleeping Satellite
writer:
Tasmin Archer (British singer-songwriter), John Beck (Writer, producer & musician) and John Hughes (Writer, Producer, Musician)
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!)
Tasmin Archer4.254:42
12You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
engineer:
Larry Levine
producer:
Jerry Bruckheimer, Don Simpson (American film producer, screenwriter, and actor) and Phil Spector
vocals:
Bobby Hatfield (from 1964-08 until 1964-11) and Bill Medley (from 1964-08 until 1964-11)
arranger:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer) and Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) and Polydor International (in 1964)
recorded at:
Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1964-08 until 1964-11)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 34)
recording of:
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (from 1964-08 until 1964-11)
writer:
Barry Mann, Phil Spector and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
ABKCO Music Publishing Pty Ltd, ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Columbia Music (Publisher. Do not use as a release label.), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Mother Bertha Music Inc., Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany (GmbH & Co. KG), Screen Gems-Columbia Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., 日本アブコ音楽出版 (ABKCO Japan Publishing), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Righteous Brothers33:44
13Anyone Who Had a Heart
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd. (in 1964)
cover recording of:
Anyone Who Had a Heart
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Blue Seas Music, Inc. (in 1963), JAC Music Co., Inc. (in 1963) and U.S. Songs, Inc. (in 1963)
Cilla Black2:51
14You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me
producer:
John Franz
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 491)
recording of:
You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me
lyricist:
Simon Napier-Bell, Vito Pallavicini (Lyricist) and Vicki Wickham
composer:
Pino Donaggio (Italian singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Accordo Ediccione, B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Miller Music Corp.
translated version of:
Io che non vivo (senza te)
Dusty Springfield3.72:48
15(There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me
vocals:
Sandie Shaw (in 1964)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pye International (in 1964) and Pye Records (in 1964)
cover recording of:
(There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me (in 1964)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use! see annotation), Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Intersong Music, JAC Music Co., Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィック音楽出版 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music Publishing Division 2) (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
recording of:
(There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use! see annotation), Carlin Music Corporation, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Intersong Music, JAC Music Co., Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィック音楽出版 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music Publishing Division 2) (until 2014-12-31), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Sandie Shaw42:45
16I Got You Babe
recording of:
I Got You Babe
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Bono
publisher:
Carlin Music, Chris Marc Music, Cotillion Music (BMI) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Sonny and Cher3:16
17It’s Not Unusual
recording engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Peter Sullivan (UK producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1965) and The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1965)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 393)
recording of:
It’s Not Unusual
writer:
Gordon Mills (60s/70s UK producer and songwriter) and Les Reed
publisher:
Leeds Music (ended), BMG Platinum Songs US, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Valley Music Ltd (publisher) and Universal Duchess Music Corp. (in 1964)
Tom Jones4.52:00
18Israelites
producer:
Leslie Kong
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recording of:
Israelites
writer:
Desmond Dacres and Leslie Kong
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc., Gambi Music, Twenty Nine Black Music (BMI) and Sparta Music (publisher) (in 1978)
Desmond Dekker & the Aces42:36
19Uptown Top Ranking
recording of:
Uptown Top Ranking
writer:
Althea Forrest, Joe Gibbs, Donna Reid and Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
publisher:
Carlin Music and EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!)
Althea & Donna3.53:49
20Red Red Wine
producer:
Ray “Pablo” Falconer and UB40
arranger:
UB40
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1982, in 1983) and DEP International (UB40) (in 1983)
cover recording of:
Red Red Wine
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1967)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Bang Records (Bert Berns label) (in 1968)
UB403.83:04
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manufactured in:EU (Europe)
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
SDRM (Société pour l’administration du droit de reproduction mécanique, French mechanical reproduction rights society)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Now That’s What I Call Music LLP (British holding company) (in 2022)
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