London:
The superhit TV musical Glee has broken Elvis Presley's UK chart record, becoming the fastest act to score 20 top 40 hits.
The Golden Globe award winning show achieved 20 top 40 hits in 57 weeks, beating The King's record, reported Contactmusic.
The stars of the TV show achieved the feat on Sunday when their rendition of Britney Spears' Toxic entered the UK singles chart at number 40.
They scored their 20th hit in just 57 weeks, 31 weeks ahead of the Presley, who took 88 weeks to achieve the same.
"This is a quite amazing achievement by the Glee cast to be in the same company as the likes of Elvis Presley, in fact beating his 50-year-old record. The success underlines just how popular this TV show has become, as well as emphasising how digital downloading has transformed the consumer's engagement with music," said Martin Talbot, managing director of the Official Charts Company.
Glee's chart success includes three top 10 entries, with their cover version of Journey's Don't Stop Believin reaching number two in January 2010.
Songs from a host of top music stars have been reimagined by the Glee cast, which includes Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison and Cory Monteith, including artists such as Madonna, Lady Gaga and Coldplay.
The Golden Globe award winning show achieved 20 top 40 hits in 57 weeks, beating The King's record, reported Contactmusic.
The stars of the TV show achieved the feat on Sunday when their rendition of Britney Spears' Toxic entered the UK singles chart at number 40.
They scored their 20th hit in just 57 weeks, 31 weeks ahead of the Presley, who took 88 weeks to achieve the same.
"This is a quite amazing achievement by the Glee cast to be in the same company as the likes of Elvis Presley, in fact beating his 50-year-old record. The success underlines just how popular this TV show has become, as well as emphasising how digital downloading has transformed the consumer's engagement with music," said Martin Talbot, managing director of the Official Charts Company.
Glee's chart success includes three top 10 entries, with their cover version of Journey's Don't Stop Believin reaching number two in January 2010.
Songs from a host of top music stars have been reimagined by the Glee cast, which includes Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison and Cory Monteith, including artists such as Madonna, Lady Gaga and Coldplay.
