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| Friday, 27 December, 2002, 14:15 GMT Kylie shoots up Guinness hits list ![]() Minogue has risen up the ranks of the biggest singles acts Australian pop star Kylie Minogue has established herself as one of the UK's most popular chart acts of all time in a prestigious hits listing. She has moved from 40th to 25th place in the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles - which documents who has spent the longest in the UK charts - overtaking stars such as Whitney Houston and Prince. Minogue has risen up the list after spending 40 weeks in the top 75 this year with hits including Come Into My World and In Your Eyes. The upper section, topped by Elvis Presley with 1,185 weeks in the charts, barely changes each year as it is dominated by artists with big-selling hits from earlier eras.
The song, released 25 years after his death, gave him an extra 12 weeks on the chart. His nearest rival, Sir Cliff Richard, would have to spend another 30 weeks on the chart to close the gap.
The only change in the entire top 20 in the past year has been Status Quo overtaking Stevie Wonder, changing from 14th to 13th place. Oasis have risen from 29 to 21 following hits this year such as The Hindu Times. The Manchester band have now passed the late Lonnie Donegan and 1960s crooner Jim Reeves. Robbie Williams is at 66, up nine places from the previous year. And New Order are the only new entry in the entire Top 100 acts of all time, going in at 98. The band made the list more than 20 years after scoring their first hit. | See also: 30 Nov 02 | Entertainment 22 Nov 02 | Entertainment 14 Nov 02 | Entertainment 15 Oct 02 | Entertainment 14 Nov 02 | Entertainment Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Entertainment stories now: Links to more Entertainment stories are at the foot of the page. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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