According to data compiled by the Official Charts Company, there have been a total of 46 songs by Scottish artists that have hit number 1 in the UK since the charts began in 1952.
From the days of Glasgow-born skiffle legend Lonnie Donegan ruling the charts in the 1950s, right up to the present day and the likes of sea shanty icon Nathan Evans and Lewis Capaldi, us Scots are no strangers to being crowned kings and queens of the charts.
When the Bluebells split in the 1980s, they could scarcely have imagined the success that awaited them in the following decade. Their tune Young at Heart was picked up by Volkswagen, who used it in one of their ads, prompting the Bluebells' old record label to reissue it as a single. The group temporarily reformed to play it on Top of the Pops. Photo: Other
It's been cited by former lead singer Marti Pellow as the song that broke the Wets, but this 1994 cover of the Troggs classic threatened to stay top of the charts for eternity. It spent an astonishing 15 weeks at the top, before Pellow demanded its deletion. Photo: Other
Glasgow's Darius Danesh shot to almost instant fame after appearing on Simon Cowell's Pop Idol. Proving popular with fans, Darius enjoyed brief chart success with Colourblind released in 2002. Photo: Other
12. Sandi Thom: I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair) (2006)
Aberdeenshire singer-songwriter hit the jackpot with her debut single, which soared to number one in the UK, Ireland, Scotland, and, most impressively, Australia, where it stayed top for an incredible 10 weeks. Photo: Other