has achieved five posthumous number-one hits, one shortly after his death in 1977 and four in the 2000s with re-releases of older songs.|alt=A dark-haired young man, wearing a dark jacket and trousers and a striped top, dancing knocked
Aaliyah off the top spot, the first time that one deceased artist had replaced another at number one. The following singles were all explicitly credited (either wholly or partially) to deceased artists when they reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. Singles featuring deceased artists who did not receive an explicit credit (e.g. as a member of a band), such as the 1991 re-release of
Queen's "
Bohemian Rhapsody" following the death of lead singer
Freddie Mercury and the 2021 chart performance of
Wham!'s "
Last Christmas" just over four years after
George Michael's death, are not included. ==See also==