UK Albums Chart the most weeks on the charts is Queen's "Greatest Hits", which has spent over 1000 weeks on the chart by January 2018. See List of albums which have spent the most weeks on the UK Albums Chart for full details. In 1980, Kate Bush became the first British female artist to have a number-one album in the UK with "Never for Ever", as well as being the first album by any female solo artist to "enter" the chart at number 1. In August 2014 she became the first female artist to have eight albums in the Official UK Top 40
Preston Heyman on the UK Singles Chart. Following the tour Bush then asked him into the studio to play drums and percussion and some backing vocals on the album "Never Forever". Released in September 1980, it was Bush's first no.1 album and was also the first ever album by a British female solo artist to top the UK album chart, as well as being the first album by any female solo artist to enter the chart at no 1. Heyman played drums along with the other Tour of Life Band on the B.B.C. T.V. Special "KATE" (1979) on which a new song