Elvis Presley has regained the top spot in HRB’s Most Requested Artists of the Year chart.
The chart was revealed on Bank Holiday Monday and is compiled from requests played on HRB from 1 January – 4 December 2021. We’ll publish the full chart that includes December next month.
Although request collecting has continued to be restricted due to not being able to visit the wards, more requests were played in 2021 than in 2020, and they also include requests played for the residents of St Thomas Care Home as well as patients and staff around the wards.
The whole of the chart is as follows:
| 40 (NEW) DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS |
| 39 (NEW) DION, CELINE |
| 38 (NEW) FOUR TOPS, THE |
| 37 (NEW) LAUPER, CYNDI |
| 36 (NEW) MADONNA |
| 35 (13) ROLLING STONES, THE |
| 34 (NEW) ROXY MUSIC |
| 33 (NEW) SPANDAU BALLET |
| 32 (NEW) STATUS QUO |
| 31 (NEW) TAKE THAT |
| 30 (08) WILLIAMS, PHARRELL |
| 29 (33) EAGLES, THE |
| 28 (14) MARLEY, BOB |
| 27 (NEW) LAST, JAMES |
| 26 (NEW) MARS, BRUNO |
| 25 (15) TURNER, TINA |
| 24 (NEW) WHAM |
| 23 (18) COLE, NAT KING |
| 22 (12) FLEETWOOD MAC |
| 21 (NEW) RICHARD, CLIFF |
| 20 (NEW) DURAN DURAN |
| 19 (09) CASH, JOHNNY |
| 18 (21) BON JOVI |
| 17 (29) CARPENTERS, THE |
| 16 (11) PARTON, DOLLY |
| 15 (07) STEWART, ROD |
| 14 (HIGHEST NEW) BEE GEES |
| 13 (20) BOWIE, DAVID |
| 12 (09) JOHN, ELTON |
| 11 (22) ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA |
| 10 (25) HOUSTON, WHITNEY |
| 09 (28) JONES, TOM |
| 08 (40) DIAMOND, NEIL |
| 07 (10) WONDER, STEVIE |
| 06 (06)SHEERAN, ED |
| 05 (03) BEATLES |
| 04 (05) SINATRA, FRANK |
| 03 (04) ABBA |
| 02 (01) QUEEN |
| 01 (02) PRESLEY, ELVIS |
15 NEW ENTRIES COMPARED TO LAST YEAR
