The Book Of British Hit Singles & Albums has unveiled their annual list of the Top 100 Most Successful Acts Of All Time, and Erasure are at number 67.
They are the only artist signed with Mute Records that make this Top 100 list.
The annual Top 100 rates itself as "the most definitive and genuine list of its kind" as it's based solely on the total number of weeks each contender has spent on the official UK Singles and Albums charts and not on arbitrary voting.
The artists are ordered according to who has spent the most weeks on the combined official UK singles and albums charts, and the list represents more than 50 years of chart music from 1952 to the present day.
The full list (with last year's placings in brackets) is:
- (1) Elvis Presley
- (2) Cliff Richard
- (4) Queen
- (3) The Beatles
- (5) Madonna
- (6) Elton John
- (7) The Shadows
- (8) Michael Jackson
- (10) U2
- (9) David Bowie
- (11) Rod Stewart
- (12) Frank Sinatra
- (13) Diana Ross
- (14) Dire Straits
- (15) Simon And Garfunkel
- (16) The Rolling Stones
- (17) Abba
- (18) Fleetwood Mac
- (19) Phil Collins
- (20) Paul McCartney
- (21) Pink Floyd
- (22) UB40
- (23) Meat Loaf
- (24) Tom Jones
- (28) Oasis
- (25) Status Quo
- (26) Simply Red
- (27) The Beach Boys
- (29) Stevie Wonder
- (30) The Carpenters
- (32) R.E.M.
- (31) The Bee Gees
- (33) Bob Dylan
- (34) Tina Turner
- (35) Prince
- (36) Jim Reeves
- (37) Neil Diamond
- (43) Robbie Williams
- (38) Bob Marley & The Wailers
- (39) Eric Clapton
- (40) Whitney Houston
- (55) Kylie Minogue
- (42) Eurythmics
- (44) Madness
- (45) Genesis
- (46) Barbra Streisand
- (41) Andy Williams
- (47) Bruce Springsteen
- (50) Bon Jovi
- (48) Mike Oldfield
- (51) Lionel Richie
- (49) Celine Dion
- (54) Electric Light Orchestra
- (60) Mariah Carey
- (53) Duran Duran
- (52) Bryan Adams
- (56) George Michael
- (57) Shirley Bassey
- (58) Pet Shop Boys
- (59) Roy Orbison
- (61) Roxy Music
- (62) The Four Tops
- (63) Janet Jackson
- (64) The Police
- (65) Sting
- (66) John Lennon
- (69) Erasure
- (67) Simple Minds
- (68) Cher
- (70) The Supremes
- (84) Stereophonics
- (71) Buddy Holly
- (72) Eagles
- (73) Perry Como
- (74) Guns N' Roses
- (75) Blondie
- (76) Engelbert Humperdinck
- (77) Donna Summer
- (79) Led Zeppelin
- (78) Billy Joel
- (80) Wet Wet Wet
- (82) Barry Manilow
- (81) Slade
- (85) Chris Rea
- (83) The Who
- (New) Eminem
- (89) The Corrs
- (86) The Everly Brothers
- (87) The Hollies
- (88) T. Rex
- (90) Bryan Ferry
- (96) Kate Bush
- (91) Red Hot Chili Peppers
- (92) Blur
- (93) The Beautiful South
- (New) Britney Spears
- (94) Luther Vandross
- (95) James Last
- (97) The Moody Blues
- (100) Shakin' Stevens
The EIS 'Fan Gallery' has been updated with additional photos from Andy's recent appearances in the USA, Russia and the UK.
In addition, Vince has answered the latest batch of 'Ask Erasure' questions that have been sent in by yourselves, and has revealed some very interesting (and exclusive) tidbits of information regarding the next Erasure studio album, and the forthcoming acoustic tour.