UK Posthumous #1 Singles

Submitted by Martin1983 on Fri, 02/04/2005 - 06:38
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  • It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Buddy Holly (died February 1959, single topped charts April 1959)
  • Three Steps To Heaven - Eddie Cochran (died April 1960, single topped charts June 1960)
  • Distant Drums - Jim Reeves (died July 1964, single topped charts September 1966)
  • Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix (died September 1970, single topped charts November 1970)
  • Way Down - Elvis Presley (died August 1977, single topped charts September 1977)
  • (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon (died December 1980, single topped charts December 1980)
  • Imagine (re-entry) - John Lennon (died December 1980, single topped charts January 1981)
  • Woman - John Lennon (died December 1980, single topped charts February 1981)
  • Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl In Town) (re-issue) - Jackie Wilson (died January 1984, single topped charts November 1986)
  • Bohemian Rhapsody/These Are The Days Of Our Lives - Queen (Freddie Mercury died November 1991, single topped charts December 1991)
  • Living On My Own - Freddie Mercury (died November 1991, single topped charts August 1993)
  • More Than A Woman - Aaliyah (died August 2001, single topped charts January 2002)
  • My Sweet Lord (re-issue) - George Harrison (died November 2001, single topped charts January 2002)
  • A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Presley (died August 1977, single topped charts June 2002)
  • Jailhouse Rock (re-issue) - Elvis Presley (died August 1977, single topped charts January 2005),
  • One Night/I Got Stung (re-issue) - Elvis Presley (died August 1977, single topped charts January 2005)
  • It's Now Or Never (re-issue) - Elvis Presley (died August 1977, single topped charts February 2005)
  • Ghetto Gospel - 2Pac (featuring Elton John) (died September 1996, single topped charts Jul 2005)
  • Nasty Girl - Notorious B.I.G. (died March 1997, single topped charts February 2006)
  • What A Wonderful World - Katie Melua and Eva Cassidy (Eva Cassidy died November 1996, single topped charts December 2007)
Author Comments: 

Jailhouse Rock, One Night, and It's Now Or Never topped the charts a second time, on Elvis' death. As did George Harrison's My Sweet Lord and Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody.

Interestingly, George Harrison's My Sweet Lord replacing Aaliyah's More Than A Woman was the first, and so far, only time, one dead artist has replaced another at the top of the UK charts.

A Little Less Conversation, Ghetto Gospel and Nasty Girl were remixed or produced after the artist's death, sampling their vocals.