CHART ROYALTY: By notching a sixth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" passes Lulu's five-week 1967 leader "To Sir With Love" and trails only Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" for most frames tallied at the summit among songs by British-born solo women.
(It's a fitting honor for a song that borrows from British vernacular. Adele, born in Tottenham, North London, describes "Deep" as an "adaptation of a kind of slang, slur phrase in the U.K. called 'roll deep,' which means to ... always have someone that has your back, and you're never on your own").
Here is a look at the songs by British-born solo female artists to spend the most time atop the Hot 100:
Weeks at No. 1, Title, Artist, Year
10 weeks, "Physical," Olivia Newton-John, 1981
6 weeks, "Rolling in the Deep," Adele, 2011
5 weeks, "To Sir With Love," Lulu, 1967
4 weeks, "Bleeding Love," Leona Lewis, 2008
4 weeks, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart," Kiki Dee (duet with Elton John), 1976
Adele likewise continues her domination on the Billboard 200.
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