STATUS QUO Hold U.K. Singles Record

September 19, 2005

BBC News is reporting that veteran rock group STATUS QUO have had more hit singles than any other band in U.K. chart history, according to research published by Guinness World Records.

The band have scored 61 chart successes, dating from "Pictures of Matchstick Men" in 1968 to "You'll Come Around" in 2004. QUEEN came second with 52 hits, with the ROLLING STONES and UB40 just behind them with 51 hits each. Irish rockers U2 and electro-pop band DEPECHE MODE follow with 40 hits apiece.

STATUS QUO were presented with an award to mark their achievement while filming their "Coronation Street" cameo in August.

"We are delighted and honored to receive this impressive accolade," Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi said at the time.

"Forty years have flown by and we intend to keep rocking all over the world for many years to come."

STATUS QUO have just released their new album, "The Party Ain't Over Yet", in Europe via Sanctuary.

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