In 2020, the album I Owe It All to You entered the UK Top 5, and Bassey became “the first female artist to claim a Top 40 album in seven consecutive decades.”[1] Bassey has two number one UK singles to her credit: "As I Love You" and the double A-sided, "Reach for the Stars" / "Climb Ev'ry Mountain", as well as a number one on the dance chart; "History Repeating" in 1997.

She reached the top spot on the Australian and South African charts with 1973's "Never, Never, Never".

In 1999, Dame Shirley recorded the lead tracks for the Land of My Fathers album which reached number one on the UK Compilation Chart.

On the release of "The Living Tree" in 2007, she marked a 50-year span of appearances in the UK Singles Chart.

Bassey's highest-peaking single in the US is "Goldfinger", peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and appearing on the number one soundtrack album from the 1964 James Bond film.