Every double A-side UK Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart

Double the music, double the fun?
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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

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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

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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.

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Eugene Markey

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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

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allan johnson

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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.

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Llewelyn LaVista

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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.