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Every double A-side UK Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart
Double the music, double the fun?
By Jack White
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The double A-side really is a beacon of a bygone era on the Official Chart.
Technological advances mean it's unlikely we'll see two songs have joint billing at Number 1 again, but recent times have seen a new trend for releasing dual singles.
Look back at the 38 double A-side singles to peak at Number 1 in the UK, ranging from the first official one from The Beatles in 1965, until the most recent from McFly in 2007.
| TITLE | ARTIST | YEAR |
| DAY TRIPPER/WE CAN WORK IT OUT | BEATLES | 1965 |
| YELLOW SUBMARINE/ELEANOR RIGBY | BEATLES | 1966 |
| WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD/CABARET | LOUIS ARMSTRONG | 1968 |
| REASON TO BELIEVE/MAGGIE MAY | ROD STEWART | 1971 |
| DAYDREAMER/THE PUPPY SONG | DAVID CASSIDY | 1973 |
| I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT/FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST | ROD STEWART | 1977 |
| MULL OF KINTYRE/GIRLS' SCHOOL | WINGS | 1977 |
| RIVERS OF BABYLON/BROWN GIRL IN THE RING | BONEY M | 1978 |
| GOING UNDERGROUND/DREAMS OF CHILDREN | JAM | 1980 |
| THE MODEL/COMPUTER LOVE | KRAFTWERK | 1982 |
| A TOWN CALLED MALICE/PRECIOUS | JAM | 1982 |
| THE EDGE OF HEAVEN/WHERE DID YOUR HEART GO | WHAM! | 1986 |
| PUMP UP THE VOLUME / ANITINA (THE FIRST TIME I SEE SHE DANCE) | M/A/R/R/S | 1987 |
| WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS/SHE'S LEAVING HOME | WET WET WET/BILLY BRAGG | 1988 |
| SACRIFICE/HEALING HANDS | ELTON JOHN | 1990 |
| BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY/THESE ARE THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES | QUEEN | 1991 |
| PLEASE DON'T GO/GAME BOY | KWS | 1992 |
| UNCHAINED MELODY/(THERE'LL BE BLUEBIRDS OVER) WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER | ROBSON GREEN & JEROME FLYNN | 1995 |
| I BELIEVE/UP ON THE ROOF | ROBSON GREEN & JEROME FLYNN | 1995 |
| WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKENHEARTED/SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES/YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE | ROBSON GREEN & JEROME FLYNN | 1996 |
| KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR/THROW THESE GUNS AWAY | DUNBLANE | 1996 |
| MAMA/WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE | SPICE GIRLS | 1997 |
| SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT/CANDLE IN THE WIND 97 | ELTON JOHN | 1997 |
| UNDER THE BRIDGE/LADY MARMALADE | ALL SAINTS | 1998 |
| HEARTBEAT/TRAGEDY | STEPS | 1999 |
| SHE'S THE ONE/IT'S ONLY US | ROBBIE WILLIAMS | 1999 |
| I HAVE A DREAM/SEASONS IN THE SUN | WESTLIFE | 1999 |
| HOLLER/LET LOVE LEAD THE WAY | SPICE GIRLS | 2000 |
| ETERNITY/THE ROAD TO MANDALAY | ROBBIE WILLIAMS | 2001 |
| ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE/ EVERGREEN | WILL YOUNG | 2002 |
| THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD/SUSPICIOUS MINDS | WILL YOUNG & GARETH GATES/GARETH GATES | 2002 |
| WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS/MEASURE OF A MAN | SAM & MARK | 2004 |
| THUNDERBIRDS/3AM | BUSTED | 2004 |
| MY PLACE/FLAP YOUR WINGS | NELLY | 2004 |
| ONE NIGHT/I GOT STUNG | ELVIS PRESLEY | 2005 |
| ALL ABOUT YOU/YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND | MCFLY | 2005 |
| DON'T STOP ME NOW/PLEASE, PLEASE | McFLY | 2006 |
| BABY'S COMING BACK/TRANSYLVANIA | McFLY | 2007 |
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Carpgate
The Clash's re-issue of Should I Stay Or Should I Go? that got to no 1 in 1991 had Rush by Big Audio Dynamite (Mick Jones' then current band) listed as an AA - side .
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Robert Armstrong
What happened to The Next Time / Bachelor Boy by Cliff Richard from 1962? And technically Travellin' Light & Dynamite was a double A, although they were listed as separate songs (different chart positions) in the chart at the same time in 1959.
Eugene Markey
Hi Robert
The next time / Bachelor Boy was not officialy a double A.Side. Bachelor Boy was officialy a B.Side even though it became a bigger hit
AJ
allan johnson
It might have been useful to highlight this distinction in the article as I don't think it's common knowledge. I was looking for Last Christmas/Everything She Wants by George Michael as I thought that was an double A.
Llewelyn LaVista
There are some that I didn't even know were double a-sides. For example, I knew about 'The Model' but not 'Computer Love', and I knew about 'A Town Called Malice' but not about 'Precious'.
Furthermore, the idea of a-sides and b-sides has simply become a figure of speech since CD singles came about, and the same could be said about downloads now; it's still possible to officially release more than one track simultaneously.