Just 12 female acts have spent seven or more weeks at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart, an impressive achievement when you consider UK chart history spans almost 70 years.
A mix of big breakthrough songs, movie soundtrack singles and superstar collaborations make up the longest-reigning Official UK Number 1 singles by female artists, an elite club that includes Official Chart legends, megastar award winners and trail-blazers who turned viral reality TV and social media platforms into major success.
As newcomer Olivia Rodrigo enters the hall of fame by claiming a seventh week at Number 1 on this week's Official Singles Chart, we look at the Official Singles Chart's leading ladies.
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