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The Official Charts Company has unveiled the Diamond Dozen - the 12 artists who have sold more than 10m singles in the history of the UK ‘s Official Singles Chart.

This definitive list of chart royalty is published to coincide with the Diamond Jubilee of both Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the UK’s Official Singles Chart - both celebrating 60 glorious years of heritage in 2012 - the list forms part of a BBC Radio 2 show running from 2pm till 5pm on Bank Holiday Monday (June 4).

In November 1952, five months after Queen Elizabeth II took the throne, the first ever Official Singles Chart was published in the New Musical Express. To mark this joint Jubilee, the Official Charts Company has compiled the definitive list of the biggest singles artists of all time, to be counted down by BBC Radio 2's Tony Blackburn in a special Jubilee Bank Holiday Monday show.

The list reveals The Beatles at the top, having sold the most chart singles over the past 60 years in the UK, followed by Elvis Presley and Sir Cliff Richard - all three have sold more than 20m singles in the UK. Once again Madonna is the first female artist in the list, completing the Top 5 at #4 on 17.6m right before Michael Jackson (15.3m).

Martin Talbot, managing director of the Official Charts Company, adds, “The Diamond Dozen, from the Beatles to Kylie, with Rihanna, Madonna, Elvis and Bowie in between, is truly the cream of music makers over the past six decades years. Over the past 60 years, the Official Singles Chart has provided the musical soundtrack to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s reign - and these artists have been her entertainers.”

Here is the full list, which also of course includes Pet Shop Boys, Duran Duran, Prince and Diana Ross:

1	THE BEATLES
2	ELVIS PRESLEY
3	CLIFF RICHARD
4	MADONNA
5	MICHAEL JACKSON
6	ELTON JOHN
7	QUEEN
8	ABBA
9	DAVID BOWIE
10	RIHANNA
11	PAUL McCARTNEY
12	KYLIE MINOGUE
13	ROLLING STONES
14	ROD STEWART
15	TAKE THAT
16	STEVIE WONDER
17	OASIS
18	EMINEM
19	WHITNEY HOUSTON
20	SPICE GIRLS
21	GEORGE MICHAEL
22	ROBBIE WILLIAMS
23	THE BEE GEES
24	U2
25	SHAKIN' STEVENS
26	BRITNEY SPEARS
27	STATUS QUO
28	LADY GAGA
29	BOYZONE
30	BLONDIE
31	SLADE
32	THE BLACK EYED PEAS
33	BONEY M
34	WESTLIFE
35	CELINE DION
36	BEYONCE
37	UB40
38	OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN
39	MARIAH CAREY
40	TOM JONES
41	MADNESS
42	THE POLICE
43	WHAM!
44	PHIL COLLINS
45	DIANA ROSS
46	THE JAM
47	BRYAN ADAMS
48	PET SHOP BOYS
49	DAVID GUETTA
50	ADAM ANT
51	DURAN DURAN
52	FRANK SINATRA
53	FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
54	PRINCE
55	KATY PERRY
56	WET WET WET
57	EVERLY BROTHERS
58	SHADOWS
59	PINK
60	COLDPLAY