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Knights Who Have Reached Number One.
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How many Knights have had a number one hit in the UK singles chart, before or after receiving their Knighthood.
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Best I can find. Sir Cliff Richard Sir Elton John Sir Mick Jagger Sir Tom Jones Sir Jimmy Young Sir Paul McCartney Sir George Martin must count, surely. Dame Shirley Bassey And Bono and Bob Geldof have both been given honorary Knighthoods, but cannot use the title "Sir". Sir Terry Wogan had a hit record, but not a No 1. And David Bowie is said to have declined,...
06:33 Tue 24th Jun 2014
Best I can find.
Sir Cliff Richard
Sir Elton John
Sir Mick Jagger
Sir Tom Jones
Sir Jimmy Young
Sir Paul McCartney
Sir George Martin must count, surely.
Dame Shirley Bassey
And Bono and Bob Geldof have both been given honorary Knighthoods, but cannot use the title "Sir".
Sir Terry Wogan had a hit record, but not a No 1.
And David Bowie is said to have declined, twice.
Sir Cliff Richard
Sir Elton John
Sir Mick Jagger
Sir Tom Jones
Sir Jimmy Young
Sir Paul McCartney
Sir George Martin must count, surely.
Dame Shirley Bassey
And Bono and Bob Geldof have both been given honorary Knighthoods, but cannot use the title "Sir".
Sir Terry Wogan had a hit record, but not a No 1.
And David Bowie is said to have declined, twice.
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