A number of artists have achieved either simultaneous number one singles or albums on the official charts in the UK and the US (Billboard in the United States and the Official Charts Company from the United Kingdom, also the BPI).
As of 2020[update], twelve artists have achieved this feat simultaneously in both the singles and albums chart: The Beatles, The Monkees, Simon & Garfunkel, Rod Stewart, Men at Work, Michael Jackson, Beyoncé,[1] Drake, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga. All of these have been at number one in all four charts on the same week.
The single that has spent the longest period of time at number-one simultaneously in the UK and US is Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" in 2017, which spent 11 weeks number-one in both countries, while the longest serving album is the South Pacific cast's "South Pacific" (1958) album which spent 26 weeks number-one in both countries.
The following artists have achieved simultaneous weeks at number one in both charts but with different songs.
The following artists have achieved number ones on the same week but with different albums.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Coldplay’s Viva La Vida simultaneously tops the US and UK album charts
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)