Paul McCartney Passes George Michael And Barbra Streisand

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentPaul McCartney Passes George Michael And Barbra StreisandByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorJun 11, 2026, 10:30am EDTPaul McCartney passes Barbra Streisand, Cliff Richard and George Michael in the U.K. with an eighth solo No. 1 album. PAUL McCARTNEY, bei einem seiner ersten Auftritte mit den 'Beatles', 1962 / Überschrift: THE BEATLES / Band, Musiker. (Photo by kpa/United Archives via Getty Images)kpa/United Archives via Getty ImagesOnce again, just as he has been doing for more than half a century, Paul McCartney claims the No. 1 album in the United Kingdom. The superstar leads the charge once again with his latest solo effort, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, which immediately debuts in first place on almost every tally it reaches across the Atlantic. As McCartney scores another No. 1 on the Official Albums chart, which lists the most-consumed EPs and full-lengths in that country, he advances on the list of solo acts with the most champions.Paul McCartney Scores His Eighth Solo No. 1 AlbumThe Boys of Dungeon Lane is McCartney's eighth No. 1 under his own name on the Official Albums chart. That collection includes completely solo affairs, those credited to Paul and Linda McCartney, as well as the group Wings, as many of the band’s studio efforts were officially attached to Paul McCartney and Wings. Beatles singer and guitarist Paul McCartney with his wife, Linda (1941 - 1998), circa 1970.Bettmann ArchiveHere are all of Paul McCartney's No. 1s on the Official Albums chart.Band on the Run with WingsFlowers in the DirtGive My Regards to Broad StreetMcCartney IIMcCartney IIIRam with Linda McCartneyThe Boys of Dungeon LaneTug of WarMORE FOR YOUPaul McCartney Passes Three SuperstarsMcCartney now stands alone and claims the fourteenth-most No. 1s among solo artists in the history o...