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278. 150. Cairn Gorm, Scottish Highlands. 20 March 1986. Shetland holds the unofficial British record for wind speed. A gust of 197 mph (317 km/h) was reported on 1 January 1992. An earlier gust in 1962 was recorded at 177 mph (285 km/h), both at RAF Saxa Vord. [13] However, it is expected that higher gusts than those reported would have been ...
The climate in the United Kingdom is defined as a humid temperate oceanic climate, or Cfb on the Köppen climate classification system, a classification it shares with most of north-west Europe. [1] Regional climates are influenced by the Atlantic Ocean and latitude. Northern Ireland, Wales and western parts of England and Scotland, being ...
The entry date is when the single appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced). One-hundred and thirty-four singles were in the top ten in 2007. Seven singles from 2006 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year.
The highest-selling single by a solo female artist is "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey – released in October 1994, it has combined sales of over 4 million in the UK. [5] The best-selling single not to top the UK Singles Chart is "Wonderwall" by Oasis, which reached number two in 1995. When streaming is taken into account ...
Guns N' Roses spent three weeks at number one with "Sweet Child o' Mine". Two singles by Royal Blood have topped the chart in 2017. Foo Fighters spent five weeks at number one in 2017: two with "Run" and three with "The Sky Is a Neighborhood". Linkin Park 's "Numb" topped the chart following the death of the band's singer Chester Bennington on ...
Forty-two artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2006. Amy Winehouse, Fall Out Boy, Lily Allen, Ne-Yo and Timbaland were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 2006. The 2005 Christmas number-one, "That's My Goal" by 2005 X Factor winner Shayne Ward, remained at number-one for the first three ...
The following is a list of all albums that have spent at least 150 weeks on the UK Albums Chart as published by the Official Charts Company (OCC). The chart comprises a top 100 from August 1981 to 1988 and since 1994, a top 75 before this (and from 1988 to 1994) from 1978 and various lengths before this from July 1956.
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