There have been 1383 UK chart single number 1s since 1952.
In 1989 a human crush occurred during the FA Cup semifinal match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England, which resulted in the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans. Twenty-three years later the Hillsborough Independent Panel published the findings of its report which concluded that no Liverpool fans were responsible for the disaster, and up to 41 lives could potentially have been saved if the response of the emergency services had been swifter. Inspired by Everton's Hillsborough tribute on 17 September 2012, when the Hollies hit, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" was played prior to their match against Newcastle United, it was decided that a re-recording of the song by various artists would be released as the charity single. The song topped the UK singles charts during Christmas 2012. It was the eighth UK Christmas #1 that Paul McCartney had featured on. He'd previously logged up four festive chart-toppers with the Beatles, one with Wings, one with Band Aid and another with Band Aid 20.
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