Who is the only musician to top the UK charts as a solo artist and as part of a duo, a trio, a quartet, and a quintet?
Paul McCartney not only had hits but topped the chart in each of the following guises.
1) Solo - "Pipes Of Peace" (1983)
2) Duo - with Stevie Wonder "Ebony And Ivory" (1982)
Also with Michael Jackson "Say Say Say," (1983)
3) Trio - Wings ("Wings Mull Of Kintyre" / "Girls' School") (1977) (at this time Wings consisted of Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney and Denny Laine, [guitarist Jimmy McCulloch left the month before to join the re-formed Small Faces])
4) Quartet - Beatles (with John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) (16 no. 1s from 1963-1969 in this formation).
5) Quintet - Beatles with Billy Preston - Get Back (1969)
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