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This Week on the UK Official Charts: 12th April

April 13, 2021

Take a look back over the years to see which songs were in the Top 10 on the Official UK Chart this week…

Elvis Presley – “There Goes My Everything” was at #7 in 1971

Chart date: 11 April 1971 – 17 April 1971

Bay City Rollers – “Bye Bye Baby” was at #1 in 1975

Chart date: 06 April 1975 – 12 April 1975

Shakin’ Stevens – “A Love Worth Waiting For” was at #2 in 1984

Chart date: 08 April 1984 – 14 April 1984

Sam Cooke – “Wonderful World” was at #3 in 1986

Chart date: 06 April 1986 – 12 April 1986

George Michael – “A Different Corner” was at #2 in 1986

Chart date: 06 April 1986 – 12 April 1986

Savage Garden – “Truly, Madly, Deeply” was at #5 in 1998

Chart date: 12 April 1998 – 18 April 1998

Celine Dion – “My Heart Will Go On” was at #3 in 1998

Chart date: 12 April 1998 – 18 April 1998

Craig David – “Fill Me In” was at #1 in 2000

Chart date: 09 April 2000 – 15 April 2000

Westlife – “Uptown Girl” was at #8 in 2001

Chart date: 08 April 2001 – 14 April 2001

Elvis Presley – “Crying in The Chapel” was at #2 in 2005

Chart date: 10 April 2005 – 16 April 2005

Leona Lewis – “Better in Time” was at #7 in 2008

Chart date: 06 April 2008 – 12 April 2008

P!NK – “Just Give Me a Reason” was at #2 in 2013

Chart date: 07 April 2013 – 13 April 2013

John Legend – “All of Me” was at #2 in 2014

Chart date: 06 April 2014 – 12 April 2014

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