The Spice Girls achieved a total of nine UK No. 1 singles, the highest number for any girl group. Their chart-topping hits, which included three consecutive Christmas number ones, are: "Wannabe," "Say You'll Be There," "2 Become 1," "Mama"/"Who Do You Think You Are," "Spice Up Your Life," "Too Much," "Viva Forever," "Goodbye," and "Holler"/"Let Love Lead the Way".
The five-piece had nine UK No 1 singles, the highest of any girl group, but Beckham never achieved a No 1 as a solo artist: Out of Your Mind was beaten by Spiller and Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Groovejet (If This Ain't Love).
The Beatles hold the record for the most UK Number 1 singles by a band, with 18 hits, including their final track "Now and Then" in 2023, solidifying their status as the band with the most UK chart-toppers, while Elvis Presley leads overall as a solo artist.
On this day in 1996 '2 Become 1' topped the UK singles chart and was that year's Official Christmas No. 1 as well as the fastest-selling single of 1996 🎄✨
With 4 number one singles and with 15 million records sold with classics like 'Look At Me', 'Mi Chico Latino', 'Bag It Up' or the iconic 'It's Raining Men', Geri Halliwell has become the singer who obtained the most number one singles in UK chart history.
Top Selling Singles of All Time by Solo Female Artists: 1. "I Will Always Love You" - Whitney Houston (20 million) 2. "My Heart Will Go On" - Celine Dion (18 million) 3. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" - Mariah Carey (16 million)
Why did Victoria Beckham not attend Mel B's wedding?
Victoria Beckham missed Mel B's July 2025 wedding because she had pre-existing, long-standing plans to be out of the country and couldn't return in time, despite sending heartfelt tributes and well wishes, with sources confirming there was no feud between them, just a scheduling conflict. She expressed love for her friend and called Rory McPhee a "very lucky man" from afar, sharing throwback photos.
Born Victoria Adams, she studied dance and modelling before rising to international fame with the Spice Girls. According to the 2025 edition of the Sunday Times Rich List, Victoria and her soccer icon husband David Beckham boast a combined fortune of $658 million (£500m).
The Spice Girls' biggest hit is undeniably "Wannabe," their debut single from 1996, which became a global phenomenon, topping charts worldwide (including the UK for seven weeks) and selling millions, cementing their iconic "girl power" status and becoming their most recognizable and commercially successful song.
Spice Girls fans have been treated to a rare glimpse of Victoria Beckham singing 🎶 Posh Spice has shared an acoustic version of the Spice Girls hit 'Viva Forever', which she performed at home with her son Cruz ✨
But it has some way to go before it catches the longest-running number ones of all time. Longest-running number ones in history: Frankie Laine, I Believe - 18 weeks, 1953. Bryan Adams, (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - 16 weeks, 1991.
Here are the best-selling British and Irish artists of all time: The Beatles – 178 million units. Led Zeppelin – 111.5 million units. Elton John – 78 million units.
The most sampled song of all time is "Amen, Brother" by The Winstons, primarily for its iconic six-second drum break, known as the "Amen Break," which appears in thousands of hip-hop, electronic, and pop tracks, forming the foundation of genres like jungle and drum 'n' bass. This 1969 B-side track has been sampled over 6,000 times, making it a ubiquitous sound in modern music, famously used by artists like N.W.A. and The Prodigy.
Victoria Beckham has spoken publicly about her diagnoses of dyslexia and dyscalculia, learning differences that made her struggle academically as a child, leading to bullying where she was called "thick". She has also revealed struggles with an eating disorder, which she discusses in her Netflix documentary, and has spoken about managing PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome).
“Wanna Be” by The Spice Girls is the catchiest song of all time. A study conducted by The Museum of Science and Industry in England found that people were able to recognize it in about 2.3 seconds.
Mel C (Melanie Chisholm) missed Mel B (Melanie Brown)'s July 2025 wedding to Rory McPhee in London because she was performing at a music festival in Stockholm, Sweden, but sent heartfelt congratulations, expressing she was "beyond gutted" to miss it and excited to celebrate soon. She later attended Mel B's second, more private ceremony in Marrakech.
Mel B has admitted she's been kicked out of the Spice Girls WhatsApp group chat in a new social media post. Scary Spice shared the ordeal in a TikTok video saying she was removed for suggesting they all go on tour again.
Bravado owner Universal Music Group holds the global rights to the Spice Girls' recorded music catalog, which spans three studio albums — 1996's Spice, 1997's Spiceworld and 2000's Forever – and 11 singles, although it doesn't control their publishing rights.
According to The US Sun, things may seem cordial and alright on camera and on social media, but there are rampant cold vibes between the two off-camera.
Nelson Peltz (Nicola Peltz Beckham's father) is significantly richer than the Beckham family, with a net worth in the billions, dwarfing the combined wealth of David and Victoria Beckham, who have hundreds of millions, though the Peltz family's wealth, particularly Nelson's, far exceeds both.
