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Note that the <i>Number sold</i> section denotes the number sold within the year, not in total, as very often the single continues to sell more in later years (and sometimes other singles released within a particular year will go on to outsell the year-end winner – e.g., <a href="/wiki/Kylie_Minogue" title="Kylie Minogue">Kylie Minogue</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jason_Donovan" title="Jason Donovan">Jason Donovan</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Especially_for_You" title="Especially for You">Especially for You</a>", from 1988, ultimately outsold "Mistletoe and Wine").<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The best-selling UK single of all time is "<a href="/wiki/Candle_in_the_Wind_1997" title="Candle in the Wind 1997">Candle in the Wind 1997</a>/<a href="/wiki/Something_About_The_Way_You_Look_Tonight" class="mw-redirect" title="Something About The Way You Look Tonight">Something About The Way You Look Tonight</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a>, which sold 4,770,000 copies. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Best-selling_singles_by_year">Best-selling singles by year</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_best-selling_singles_by_year_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Best-selling singles by year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Single </th> <th scope="col">Artist </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number">Number<br />sold<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number">Number<br />sold and<br />streamed </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1952 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Here_in_My_Heart" title="Here in My Heart">Here in My Heart</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Al_Martino" title="Al Martino">Al Martino</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1953 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/I_Believe_(1953_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="I Believe (1953 song)">I Believe</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frankie_Laine" title="Frankie Laine">Frankie Laine</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1954 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Secret_Love_(Doris_Day_song)" title="Secret Love (Doris Day song)">Secret Love</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doris_Day" title="Doris Day">Doris Day</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1955 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Rose_Marie_(song)" title="Rose Marie (song)">Rose Marie</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Slim_Whitman" title="Slim Whitman">Slim Whitman</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1956 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Be_Home" title="I'll Be Home">I'll Be Home</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pat_Boone" title="Pat Boone">Pat Boone</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1957 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Diana_(Paul_Anka_song)" title="Diana (Paul Anka song)">Diana</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Anka" title="Paul Anka">Paul Anka</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1958 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Jailhouse_Rock_(song)" title="Jailhouse Rock (song)">Jailhouse Rock</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley">Elvis Presley</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1959 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Living_Doll_(song)" title="Living Doll (song)">Living Doll</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Richard" title="Cliff Richard">Cliff Richard</a> </td> <td align="right">800,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1960 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Now_or_Never_(song)" title="It's Now or Never (song)">It's Now or Never</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley">Elvis Presley</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1961 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Wooden_Heart" title="Wooden Heart">Wooden Heart</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley">Elvis Presley</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1962 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/I_Remember_You_(1941_song)" title="I Remember You (1941 song)">I Remember You</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Ifield" title="Frank Ifield">Frank Ifield</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1963 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/She_Loves_You" title="She Loves You">She Loves You</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> </td> <td align="right">1,300,000<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1964 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Buy_Me_Love" title="Can't Buy Me Love">Can't Buy Me Love</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1965 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Tears_(Ken_Dodd_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tears (Ken Dodd song)">Tears</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ken_Dodd" title="Ken Dodd">Ken Dodd</a> </td> <td align="right">1,268,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1966 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Green,_Green_Grass_of_Home" title="Green, Green Grass of Home">Green, Green Grass of Home</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Jones_(singer)" title="Tom Jones (singer)">Tom Jones</a> </td> <td align="right">850,000<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1967 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Release_Me_(1967_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Release Me (1967 song)">Release Me</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck_(singer)" title="Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)">Engelbert Humperdinck</a> </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1968 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Hey_Jude" title="Hey Jude">Hey Jude</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1969 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Sugar,_Sugar" title="Sugar, Sugar">Sugar, Sugar</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Archies" title="The Archies">The Archies</a> </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1970 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/In_the_Summertime" title="In the Summertime">In the Summertime</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mungo_Jerry" title="Mungo Jerry">Mungo Jerry</a> </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1971 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/My_Sweet_Lord" title="My Sweet Lord">My Sweet Lord</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Harrison" title="George Harrison">George Harrison</a> </td> <td align="right">700,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1972 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Amazing_Grace" title="Amazing Grace">Amazing Grace</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_Scots_Dragoon_Guards" title="Royal Scots Dragoon Guards">The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Band</a> </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1973 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Tie_a_Yellow_Ribbon_Round_the_Ole_Oak_Tree" title="Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree">Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dawn_featuring_Tony_Orlando" class="mw-redirect" title="Dawn featuring Tony Orlando">Dawn featuring Tony Orlando</a> </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1974 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Tiger_Feet" title="Tiger Feet">Tiger Feet</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mud_(band)" title="Mud (band)">Mud</a> </td> <td align="right">730,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1975 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Bye,_Bye,_Baby_(Baby_Goodbye)" title="Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby Goodbye)">Bye Bye Baby</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bay_City_Rollers" title="Bay City Rollers">Bay City Rollers</a> </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1976 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Save_Your_Kisses_for_Me" title="Save Your Kisses for Me">Save Your Kisses for Me</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brotherhood_of_Man" title="Brotherhood of Man">Brotherhood of Man</a> </td> <td align="right">1,006,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1977 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Mull_of_Kintyre_(song)" title="Mull of Kintyre (song)">Mull of Kintyre</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Girls%27_School_(song)" title="Girls' School (song)">Girls' School</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wings_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wings (band)">Wings</a> </td> <td align="right">2,000,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1978 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Rivers_of_Babylon" title="Rivers of Babylon">Rivers of Babylon</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Brown_Girl_in_the_Ring_(song)" title="Brown Girl in the Ring (song)">Brown Girl in the Ring</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boney_M." title="Boney M.">Boney M.</a> </td> <td align="right">1,995,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1979 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Bright_Eyes_(Art_Garfunkel_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bright Eyes (Art Garfunkel song)">Bright Eyes</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Art_Garfunkel" title="Art Garfunkel">Art Garfunkel</a> </td> <td align="right">1,155,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1980 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Stand_So_Close_to_Me" title="Don't Stand So Close to Me">Don't Stand So Close to Me</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Police" title="The Police">The Police</a> </td> <td align="right">808,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1981 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_You_Want_Me" title="Don't You Want Me">Don't You Want Me</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Human_League" title="The Human League">The Human League</a> </td> <td align="right">1,150,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1982 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Come_On_Eileen" title="Come On Eileen">Come On Eileen</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dexys_Midnight_Runners" title="Dexys Midnight Runners">Dexys Midnight Runners</a> </td> <td align="right">1,200,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1983 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Karma_Chameleon" title="Karma Chameleon">Karma Chameleon</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Culture_Club" title="Culture Club">Culture Club</a> </td> <td align="right">1,390,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1984 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Do_They_Know_It%27s_Christmas%3F" title="Do They Know It's Christmas?">Do They Know It's Christmas?</a>"* </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Band_Aid_(band)" title="Band Aid (band)">Band Aid</a> </td> <td align="right">3,000,000<sup id="cite_ref-MW19850112_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MW19850112-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1985 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/The_Power_of_Love_(Jennifer_Rush_song)" title="The Power of Love (Jennifer Rush song)">The Power of Love</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Rush" title="Jennifer Rush">Jennifer Rush</a> </td> <td align="right">1,280,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1986 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Leave_Me_This_Way" title="Don't Leave Me This Way">Don't Leave Me This Way</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Communards" title="The Communards">The Communards</a> </td> <td align="right">745,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1987 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Never_Gonna_Give_You_Up" title="Never Gonna Give You Up">Never Gonna Give You Up</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rick_Astley" title="Rick Astley">Rick Astley</a> </td> <td align="right">759,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1988 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Mistletoe_and_Wine" title="Mistletoe and Wine">Mistletoe and Wine</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Richard" title="Cliff Richard">Cliff Richard</a> </td> <td align="right">750,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1989 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Ride_On_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Ride On Time">Ride On Time</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Black_Box_(band)" title="Black Box (band)">Black Box</a> </td> <td align="right">960,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1990 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Unchained_Melody" title="Unchained Melody">Unchained Melody</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Righteous_Brothers" title="The Righteous Brothers">The Righteous Brothers</a> </td> <td align="right">840,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1991 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/(Everything_I_Do)_I_Do_It_for_You" title="(Everything I Do) I Do It for You">(Everything I Do) I Do It for You</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Adams" title="Bryan Adams">Bryan Adams</a> </td> <td align="right">1,850,000 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1992 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/I_Will_Always_Love_You#Whitney_Houston_version" title="I Will Always Love You">I Will Always Love You</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> </td> <td align="right">1,500,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1993 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/I%27d_Do_Anything_for_Love_(But_I_Won%27t_Do_That)" title="I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)">I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Meat_Loaf" title="Meat Loaf">Meat Loaf</a> </td> <td align="right">720,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1994 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Is_All_Around#Wet_Wet_Wet_version" title="Love Is All Around">Love Is All Around</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wet_Wet_Wet" title="Wet Wet Wet">Wet Wet Wet</a> </td> <td align="right">1,783,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1995 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Unchained_Melody" title="Unchained Melody">Unchained Melody</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robson_%26_Jerome" title="Robson & Jerome">Robson & Jerome</a> </td> <td align="right">1,840,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1996 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Killing_Me_Softly_with_His_Song#Fugees_version" title="Killing Me Softly with His Song">Killing Me Softly</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fugees" title="Fugees">Fugees</a> </td> <td align="right">1,360,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1997 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Candle_in_the_Wind_1997" title="Candle in the Wind 1997">Candle in the Wind 1997</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Something_About_the_Way_You_Look_Tonight" title="Something About the Way You Look Tonight">Something About the Way You Look Tonight</a>"* </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a> </td> <td align="right">4,770,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1998 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Believe_(Cher_song)" title="Believe (Cher song)">Believe</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cher" title="Cher">Cher</a> </td> <td align="right">1,830,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1999 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/...Baby_One_More_Time" title="...Baby One More Time">...Baby One More Time</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Britney_Spears" title="Britney Spears">Britney Spears</a> </td> <td align="right">1,445,000 </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2000 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Can_We_Fix_It%3F" title="Can We Fix It?">Can We Fix It?</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_the_Builder" title="Bob the Builder">Bob the Builder</a> </td> <td align="right">853,000<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2001 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/It_Wasn%27t_Me" title="It Wasn't Me">It Wasn't Me</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shaggy_(artist)" class="mw-redirect" title="Shaggy (artist)">Shaggy</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Rikrok" class="mw-redirect" title="Rikrok">Rikrok</a> </td> <td align="right">1,151,000<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2002 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Anything_Is_Possible_(Will_Young_song)" title="Anything Is Possible (Will Young song)">Anything Is Possible</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Evergreen_(Westlife_song)#Will_Young_version" title="Evergreen (Westlife song)">Evergreen</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Will_Young" title="Will Young">Will Young</a> </td> <td align="right">1,783,919<sup id="cite_ref-MUZU.TV_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MUZU.TV-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2003 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Where_Is_the_Love%3F" title="Where Is the Love?">Where Is the Love?</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Black_Eyed_Peas" class="mw-redirect" title="The Black Eyed Peas">The Black Eyed Peas</a> </td> <td align="right">625,198<sup id="cite_ref-MUZU.TV_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MUZU.TV-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2004 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Do_They_Know_It%27s_Christmas%3F" title="Do They Know It's Christmas?">Do They Know It's Christmas?</a>"* </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Band_Aid_(band)" title="Band Aid (band)">Band Aid 20</a> </td> <td align="right">1,065,000<sup id="cite_ref-MUZU.TV_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MUZU.TV-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2005 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Is_This_the_Way_to_Amarillo" class="mw-redirect" title="Is This the Way to Amarillo">Is This the Way to Amarillo</a>"* </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Christie" title="Tony Christie">Tony Christie</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Peter_Kay" title="Peter Kay">Peter Kay</a> </td> <td align="right">1,100,200<sup id="cite_ref-MUZU.TV_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MUZU.TV-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2006 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Crazy_(Gnarls_Barkley_song)" title="Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song)">Crazy</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gnarls_Barkley" title="Gnarls Barkley">Gnarls Barkley</a> </td> <td align="right">820,053<sup id="cite_ref-MUZU.TV_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MUZU.TV-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2007 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Bleeding_Love" title="Bleeding Love">Bleeding Love</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leona_Lewis" title="Leona Lewis">Leona Lewis</a> </td> <td align="right">788,000<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2008 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Hallelujah_(Leonard_Cohen_song)#Alexandra_Burke" title="Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song)">Hallelujah</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexandra_Burke" title="Alexandra Burke">Alexandra Burke</a> </td> <td align="right">888,000<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2009 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Poker_Face_(Lady_Gaga_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Poker Face (Lady Gaga song)">Poker Face</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a> </td> <td align="right">882,059<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2010 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Love_the_Way_You_Lie" title="Love the Way You Lie">Love the Way You Lie</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a> </td> <td align="right"><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2011 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Someone_like_You_(Adele_song)" title="Someone like You (Adele song)">Someone like You</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> </td> <td align="right">1,996,000<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2012 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Somebody_That_I_Used_to_Know" title="Somebody That I Used to Know">Somebody That I Used to Know</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gotye" title="Gotye">Gotye</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Kimbra" title="Kimbra">Kimbra</a> </td> <td align="right">1,318,000<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2013 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Blurred_Lines" title="Blurred Lines">Blurred Lines</a>" </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Thicke, Robin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Robin_Thicke" title="Robin Thicke">Robin Thicke</a></span></span></span> featuring <a href="/wiki/T.I." title="T.I.">T.I.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pharrell_Williams" title="Pharrell Williams">Pharrell Williams</a> </td> <td align="right">1,470,000<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2014 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Happy_(Pharrell_Williams_song)" title="Happy (Pharrell Williams song)">Happy</a>" </td> <td>Pharrell Williams </td> <td align="right">1,500,000<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">1,620,000<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2015 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Uptown_Funk" title="Uptown Funk">Uptown Funk</a>" </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ronson, Mark"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Ronson" title="Mark Ronson">Mark Ronson</a></span></span></span> featuring <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Mars" title="Bruno Mars">Bruno Mars</a> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,760,000<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2016 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/One_Dance" title="One Dance">One Dance</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Wizkid_(musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wizkid (musician)">Wizkid</a> & <a href="/wiki/Kyla_(British_singer)" title="Kyla (British singer)">Kyla</a> </td> <td align="right">530,000<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">1,950,000<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2017 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Shape_of_You" title="Shape of You">Shape of You</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ed_Sheeran" title="Ed Sheeran">Ed Sheeran</a> </td> <td align="right">787,000<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">3,200,000<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2018 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/One_Kiss_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="One Kiss (song)">One Kiss</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Harris" title="Calvin Harris">Calvin Harris</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dua_Lipa" title="Dua Lipa">Dua Lipa</a> </td> <td align="right">244,000<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">1,570,000<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2019 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Someone_You_Loved" title="Someone You Loved">Someone You Loved</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Capaldi" title="Lewis Capaldi">Lewis Capaldi</a> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2,300,000<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2020 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Blinding_Lights" title="Blinding Lights">Blinding Lights</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd">The Weeknd</a> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2,200,000<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2021 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Bad_Habits_(Ed_Sheeran_song)" title="Bad Habits (Ed Sheeran song)">Bad Habits</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ed_Sheeran" title="Ed Sheeran">Ed Sheeran</a> </td> <td align="right">142,000<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">1,700,000<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2022 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/As_It_Was" title="As It Was">As It Was</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_Styles" title="Harry Styles">Harry Styles</a> </td> <td align="right">65,000<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">1,550,000<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2023 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Flowers_(Miley_Cyrus_song)" title="Flowers (Miley Cyrus song)">Flowers</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miley_Cyrus" title="Miley Cyrus">Miley Cyrus</a> </td> <td align="right">91,000<sup id="cite_ref-:2023_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2023-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">1,700,000<sup id="cite_ref-:2023_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2023-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2024 </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Stick_Season_(song)" title="Stick Season (song)">Stick Season</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Noah_Kahan" title="Noah Kahan">Noah Kahan</a> </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">1,990,000<sup id="cite_ref-:2024_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2024-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Best-selling_singles_by_decade">Best-selling singles by decade</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_best-selling_singles_by_year_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Best-selling singles by decade"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Decade </th> <th scope="col">Single </th> <th scope="col">Artist </th> <th scope="col">Number sold </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1950s </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Rock_Around_the_Clock" title="Rock Around the Clock">Rock Around the Clock</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Haley_%26_His_Comets" title="Bill Haley & His Comets">Bill Haley & His Comets</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1960s </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/She_Loves_You" title="She Loves You">She Loves You</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1970s </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Mull_of_Kintyre_(song)" title="Mull of Kintyre (song)">Mull of Kintyre</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Girls%27_School_(song)" title="Girls' School (song)">Girls' School</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney_and_Wings" title="Paul McCartney and Wings">Paul McCartney and Wings</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1980s </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Do_They_Know_It%27s_Christmas%3F" title="Do They Know It's Christmas?">Do They Know It's Christmas?</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Band_Aid_(band)" title="Band Aid (band)">Band Aid</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">1990s </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Something_About_the_Way_You_Look_Tonight" title="Something About the Way You Look Tonight">Something About the Way You Look Tonight</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Candle_in_the_Wind_1997" title="Candle in the Wind 1997">Candle in the Wind 1997</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2000s </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Anything_Is_Possible_(Will_Young_song)" title="Anything Is Possible (Will Young song)">Anything Is Possible</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Evergreen_(Westlife_song)" title="Evergreen (Westlife song)">Evergreen</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Will_Young" title="Will Young">Will Young</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;">2010s </th> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Shape_of_You" title="Shape of You">Shape of You</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ed_Sheeran" title="Ed Sheeran">Ed Sheeran</a><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_best-selling_singles_by_year_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_by_year_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling albums by year in the United Kingdom">List of best-selling albums by year in the United Kingdom</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_best-selling_singles_by_year_in_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>General (list positions)</dt></dl> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free 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Charts"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="UK_music_charts258" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/UK_music_charts" title="UK music charts">UK music charts</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/UK_singles_chart" title="UK singles chart">UK singles</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_UK_singles_chart_number_ones" title="Lists of UK singles chart number ones">Number ones</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_singles_chart_number_ones_of_the_1950s" title="List of UK singles chart number ones of the 1950s">1950s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_singles_chart_number_ones_of_the_1960s" title="List of UK singles chart number ones of the 1960s">1960s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_singles_chart_number_ones_of_the_1970s" title="List of UK singles chart number ones of the 1970s">1970s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_singles_chart_number_ones_of_the_1980s" title="List of UK singles chart number ones of the 1980s">1980s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_singles_chart_number_ones_of_the_1990s" title="List of UK singles chart number ones of the 1990s">1990s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_singles_chart_number_ones_of_the_2000s" title="List of UK singles chart number ones of the 2000s">2000s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_singles_chart_number_ones_of_the_2010s" title="List of UK singles chart number ones of the 2010s">2010s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_singles_chart_number_ones_of_the_2020s" title="List of UK singles chart number ones of the 2020s">2020s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_on_the_UK_singles_chart" title="List of artists who reached number one on the UK singles chart">Number one artists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_with_the_most_UK_singles_chart_number_ones" title="List of artists with the most UK singles chart number ones">Most number ones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_singles_chart_Christmas_number_ones" title="List of UK singles chart Christmas number ones">Christmas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_posthumous_number_ones_on_the_UK_singles_chart" title="List of posthumous number ones on the UK singles chart">Posthumous</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Singles_and_Albums_Charts" title="Scottish Singles and Albums Charts">Scottish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_one-hit_wonders_in_Scotland" title="List of one-hit wonders in Scotland">One-hit wonders in Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_by_number_of_UK_Independent_Singles_Chart_number_ones" title="List of artists by number of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones">List of artists by number of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_instrumental_number_ones_on_the_UK_singles_chart" title="List of instrumental number ones on the UK singles chart">Instrumental</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_have_achieved_simultaneous_UK_and_U.S._number-one_hits#Simultaneous_number-one_singles" title="List of artists who have achieved simultaneous UK and U.S. number-one hits">Simultaneous UK and U.S.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_have_achieved_simultaneous_number-one_UK_single_and_album" title="List of artists who have achieved simultaneous number-one UK single and album">Simultaneous with album</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_UK_top-ten_singles" title="Lists of UK top-ten singles">Top tens</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1952" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1952">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1953" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1953">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1954" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1954">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1955" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1955">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1956" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1956">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1957" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1957">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1958" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1958">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1959" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1959">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1960" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1960">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1961" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1961">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1962" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1962">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1963" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1963">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1964" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1964">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1965" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1965">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1966" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1966">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1967" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1967">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1968" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1968">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1969" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1969">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1970" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1970">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1971" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1971">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1972" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1972">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1973" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1973">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1974" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1974">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1975" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1975">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1976" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1976">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1977" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1977">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1978" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1978">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1979" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1979">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1980" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1980">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1981" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1981">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1982" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1982">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1983" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1983">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1984" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1984">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1985" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1985">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1986" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1986">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1987" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1987">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1988" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1988">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1989" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1989">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1990" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1990">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1991" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1991">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1992" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1992">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1993" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1993">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1994" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1994">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1995" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1995">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1996" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1996">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1997" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1997">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1998" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1998">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_1999" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 1999">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2000" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2000">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2001" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2001">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2002" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2002">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2003" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2003">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2004" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2004">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2005" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2005">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2006" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2006">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2007" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2007">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2008" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2008">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2009" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2009">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2010" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2010">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2011" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2011">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2012" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2012">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2013" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2013">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2014" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2014">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2015" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2015">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2016" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2016">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2017" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2017">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2018" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2018">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2019" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2019">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2020" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2020">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2021" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2021">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2022" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2022">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2023" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2023">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2024" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2024">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_singles_in_2025" title="List of UK top-ten singles in 2025">2025</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_with_the_most_UK_singles_chart_top_tens" title="List of artists with the most UK singles chart top tens">Most top tens</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_singles_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling singles in the United Kingdom">Best-selling</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_singles_of_the_1950s_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling singles of the 1950s in the United Kingdom">1950s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_singles_of_the_1960s_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling singles of the 1960s in the United Kingdom">1960s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_singles_of_the_1970s_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling singles of the 1970s in the United Kingdom">1970s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_singles_of_the_1980s_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling singles of the 1980s in the United Kingdom">1980s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_singles_of_the_1990s_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling singles of the 1990s in the United Kingdom">1990s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_singles_of_the_2000s_(decade)_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling singles of the 2000s (decade) in the United Kingdom">2000s (decade)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_singles_of_the_2010s_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling singles of the 2010s in the United Kingdom">2010s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_singles_of_the_1900s_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling singles of the 1900s in the United Kingdom">1900s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_singles_of_the_21st_century_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling singles of the 21st century in the United Kingdom">21st century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_singles_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling singles in the United Kingdom">All time</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Yearly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_most-downloaded_songs_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of most-downloaded songs in the United Kingdom">Most-downloaded</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_downloads_of_the_2000s_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling music downloads of the 2000s in the United Kingdom">2000s</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_most-streamed_songs_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of most-streamed songs in the United Kingdom">Most streamed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_million-selling_singles_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of million-selling singles in the United Kingdom">Million-sellers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Platinum_singles_in_the_United_Kingdom_awarded_before_2000" title="List of Platinum singles in the United Kingdom awarded before 2000">Platinum singles (pre-2000)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Platinum_singles_in_the_United_Kingdom_awarded_since_2000" title="List of Platinum singles in the United Kingdom awarded since 2000">Platinum singles (post-2000)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_songs_which_have_spent_the_most_weeks_on_the_UK_singles_chart" title="List of songs which have spent the most weeks on the UK singles chart">Most weeks on chart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_one-hit_wonders_on_the_UK_singles_chart" title="List of one-hit wonders on the UK singles chart">One-hit wonders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_singles_chart_records_and_statistics" title="UK singles chart records and statistics">Records and statistics</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK albums</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_UK_Albums_Chart_number_ones" title="Lists of UK Albums Chart number ones">Number ones</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_Albums_Chart_number_ones_of_the_1950s" title="List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 1950s">1950s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_Albums_Chart_number_ones_of_the_1960s" title="List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 1960s">1960s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_Albums_Chart_number_ones_of_the_1970s" title="List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 1970s">1970s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_Albums_Chart_number_ones_of_the_1980s" title="List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 1980s">1980s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_Albums_Chart_number_ones_of_the_1990s" title="List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 1990s">1990s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_Albums_Chart_number_ones_of_the_2000s" title="List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2000s">2000s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_Albums_Chart_number_ones_of_the_2010s" title="List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2010s">2010s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_Albums_Chart_number_ones_of_the_2020s" title="List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2020s">2020s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_with_the_most_UK_Albums_Chart_number_ones" title="List of artists with the most UK Albums Chart number ones">Most number ones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_topped_the_UK_Albums_Chart_in_four_or_more_decades" title="List of artists who topped the UK Albums Chart in four or more decades">Number-one in most decades</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_Albums_Chart_Christmas_number_ones" title="List of UK Albums Chart Christmas number ones">Christmas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_posthumous_number_ones_on_the_UK_Albums_Chart" title="List of posthumous number ones on the UK Albums Chart">Posthumous</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_have_achieved_simultaneous_UK_and_U.S._number-one_hits#Simultaneous_number-one_albums" title="List of artists who have achieved simultaneous UK and U.S. number-one hits">Simultaneous UK and U.S.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_have_achieved_simultaneous_number-one_UK_single_and_album" title="List of artists who have achieved simultaneous number-one UK single and album">Simultaneous with single</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_UK_top-ten_albums" title="Lists of UK top-ten albums">Top tens</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-five_albums_in_1956" title="List of UK top-five albums in 1956">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-five_albums_in_1957" title="List of UK top-five albums in 1957">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1958" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1958">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1959" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1959">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1960" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1960">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1961" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1961">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1962" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1962">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1963" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1963">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1964" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1964">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1965" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1965">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1966" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1966">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1967" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1967">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1968" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1968">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1969" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1969">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1970" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1970">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1971" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1971">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1972" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1972">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1973" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1973">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1974" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1974">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1975" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1975">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1976" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1976">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1977" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1977">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1978" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1978">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1979" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1979">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1980" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1980">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1981" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1981">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1982" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1982">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1983" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1983">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1984" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1984">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1985" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1985">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1986" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1986">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1987" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1987">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1988" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1988">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1989" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1989">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1990" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1990">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1991" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1991">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1992" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1992">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1993" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1993">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1994" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1994">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1995" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1995">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1996" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1996">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1997" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1997">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1998" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1998">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_1999" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 1999">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2000" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2000">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2001" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2001">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2002" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2002">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2003" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2003">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2004" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2004">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2005" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2005">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2006" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2006">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2007" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2007">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2008" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2008">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2009" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2009">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2010" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2010">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2011" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2011">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2012" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2012">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2013" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2013">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2014" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2014">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2015" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2015">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2016" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2016">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2017" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2017">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2018" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2018">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2019" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2019">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2020" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2020">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2021" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2021">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2022" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2022">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2023" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2023">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2024" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2024">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2025" title="List of UK top-ten albums in 2025">2025</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_with_the_most_UK_Albums_Chart_top_tens" title="List of artists with the most UK Albums Chart top tens">Most top tens</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom">Best-selling</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_of_the_1950s_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling albums of the 1950s in the United Kingdom">1950s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_of_the_1960s_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling albums of the 1960s in the United Kingdom">1960s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_of_the_1970s_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling albums of the 1970s in the United Kingdom">1970s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_of_the_1980s_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling albums of the 1980s in the United Kingdom">1980s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_of_the_1990s_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling albums of the 1990s in the United Kingdom">1990s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_of_the_2000s_(decade)_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling albums of the 2000s (decade) in the United Kingdom">2000s (decade)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_of_the_2010s_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling albums of the 2010s in the United Kingdom">2010s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_of_the_21st_century_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling albums of the 21st century in the United Kingdom">21st century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom">All time</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_by_year_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling albums by year in the United Kingdom">Yearly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_albums_which_have_spent_the_most_weeks_on_the_UK_Albums_Chart" title="List of albums which have spent the most weeks on the UK Albums Chart">Most weeks on chart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_one-hit_wonders_on_the_UK_Albums_Chart" title="List of one-hit wonders on the UK Albums Chart">One-hit wonders</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Genre charts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Number_ones11" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Number ones</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/UK_Afrobeats_Singles_Chart" title="UK Afrobeats Singles Chart">Afrobeats Singles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Official_Americana_Albums_Chart" title="Official Americana Albums Chart">Americana Albums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Official_Christian_%26_Gospel_Albums_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart">Christian & Gospel Albums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Classical_Artist_Albums_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="Classical Artist Albums Chart">Classical Artist Albums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_Country_Albums_Chart" title="UK Country Albums Chart">Country</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lists_of_UK_Country_Albums_Chart_number_ones" title="Lists of UK Country Albums Chart number ones">albums</a>/<a href="/wiki/UK_Country_Airplay" title="UK Country Airplay">airplay</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_Dance_Singles_and_Albums_Charts" title="UK Dance Singles and Albums Charts">Dance</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lists_of_UK_Dance_Singles_Chart_number_ones" title="Lists of UK Dance Singles Chart number ones">singles</a>/<a href="/wiki/Lists_of_UK_Dance_Albums_Chart_number_ones" title="Lists of UK Dance Albums Chart number ones">albums</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_Independent_Singles_and_Albums_Charts" title="UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts">Indie</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lists_of_UK_Independent_Singles_Chart_number_ones" title="Lists of UK Independent Singles Chart number ones">singles</a>/<a href="/wiki/Lists_of_UK_Independent_Albums_Chart_number_ones" title="Lists of UK Independent Albums Chart number ones">albums</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_Independent_Singles_and_Album_Breakers_Charts" title="UK Independent Singles and Album Breakers Charts">Indie Breakers</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_Independent_Singles_Breakers_Chart_number_ones_of_the_2010s" title="List of UK Independent Singles Breakers Chart number ones of the 2010s">singles</a>/<a href="/wiki/Lists_of_UK_Independent_Singles_and_Albums_Breakers_Chart_number_ones" title="Lists of UK Independent Singles and Albums Breakers Chart number ones">albums</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_UK_Jazz_%26_Blues_Albums_Chart_number_ones" title="Lists of UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart number ones">Jazz & Blues Albums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_R%26B_Singles_and_Albums_Charts" title="UK R&B Singles and Albums Charts">R&B</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lists_of_UK_R%26B_Singles_Chart_number_ones" title="Lists of UK R&B Singles Chart number ones">singles</a>/<a href="/wiki/Lists_of_UK_R%26B_Albums_Chart_number_ones" title="Lists of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones">albums</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_UK_Rock_%26_Metal_Singles_and_Albums_Charts_number_ones" title="Lists of UK Rock & Metal Singles and Albums Charts number ones">Rock & Metal Singles and Albums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Specialist_Classical_Albums_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="Specialist Classical Albums Chart">Specialist Classical Albums</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other charts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/UK_Album_Downloads_Chart" title="UK Album Downloads Chart">Album Downloads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Official_Albums_Streaming_Chart" title="Official Albums Streaming Chart">Albums Streaming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Official_Audio_Streaming_Chart" title="Official Audio Streaming Chart">Audio Streaming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_Compilation_Chart" title="UK Compilation Chart">Compilations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midweeks" class="mw-redirect" title="Midweeks">Midweeks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Official_Progressive_Albums_Chart" title="Official Progressive Albums Chart">Progressive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Official_Record_Store_Chart" title="Official Record Store Chart">Record Store</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Official_Record_Store_Chart_number_ones_from_the_2010s" title="List of Official Record Store Chart number ones from the 2010s">2010s</a>/<a href="/wiki/List_of_Official_Record_Store_Chart_number_ones_from_the_2020s" title="List of Official Record Store Chart number ones from the 2020s">2020s</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Downloads_Chart" title="UK Singles Downloads Chart">Singles Downloads</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_Singles_Downloads_Chart_number_ones_of_the_2000s" title="List of UK Singles Downloads Chart number ones of the 2000s">2000s</a>/<a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_Singles_Downloads_Chart_number_ones_of_the_2010s" title="List of UK Singles Downloads Chart number ones of the 2010s">2010s</a>/<a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_Singles_Downloads_Chart_number_ones_of_the_2020s" title="List of UK Singles Downloads Chart number ones of the 2020s">2020s</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_Singles_Sales_Chart_number_ones" title="List of UK Singles Sales Chart number ones">List of UK Singles Sales Chart number ones</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/UKHot40" title="UKHot40">UKHot40</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Official_Vinyl_Albums_Chart" title="Official Vinyl Albums Chart">Vinyl Albums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Official_Vinyl_Singles_Chart" title="Official Vinyl Singles Chart">Vinyl Singles</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_EE_Official_Big_Top_40_From_Global" title="The EE Official Big Top 40 From Global">The Official Big Top 40</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_charts_and_number-one_singles_(1952%E2%80%931969)" title="List of UK charts and number-one singles (1952–1969)">1952–1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1Xtra_Chart" title="1Xtra Chart">1Xtra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Official_Classical_Singles_Chart" title="Official Classical Singles Chart">Classical Singles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_number-one_EPs_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of number-one EPs in the United Kingdom">Number-one EPs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fab_40" title="Fab 40">Fab 40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fresh_40" title="Fresh 40">Fresh 40</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hit40UK" title="Hit40UK">Hit40UK</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Mersey_Beat_number-one_singles" title="List of Mersey Beat number-one singles">Mersey Beat</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Network_Chart_Show" title="The Network Chart Show">The Network Chart Show</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_NME_number-one_singles" title="List of NME number-one singles">NME</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Official_Subscription_Plays_Chart" title="Official Subscription Plays Chart">Official Subscription Plays Chart</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pepsi_Chart" title="Pepsi Chart">Pepsi Chart</a></i></li> <li><i><a 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class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_in_British_music" title="1954 in British music">1954</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Secret_Love_(Doris_Day_song)" title="Secret Love (Doris Day song)">Secret Love</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Doris_Day" title="Doris Day">Doris Day</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_in_British_music" title="1955 in British music">1955</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Rose_Marie_(song)" title="Rose Marie (song)">Rose Marie</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Slim_Whitman" title="Slim Whitman">Slim Whitman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_in_British_music" title="1956 in British music">1956</a>: "<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Be_Home" title="I'll Be Home">I'll Be Home</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Pat_Boone" title="Pat Boone">Pat Boone</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1957_in_British_music" title="1957 in British music">1957</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Diana_(Paul_Anka_song)" title="Diana (Paul Anka song)">Diana</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Anka" title="Paul Anka">Paul Anka</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1958_in_British_music" title="1958 in British music">1958</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Jailhouse_Rock_(song)" title="Jailhouse Rock (song)">Jailhouse Rock</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley">Elvis Presley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_in_British_music" title="1959 in British music">1959</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Living_Doll_(song)" title="Living Doll (song)">Living Doll</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Richard" title="Cliff Richard">Cliff Richard</a> (UK)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1960_in_British_music" title="1960 in British music">1960</a>: "<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Now_or_Never_(song)" title="It's Now or Never (song)">It's Now or Never</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley">Elvis Presley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1961_in_British_music" title="1961 in British music">1961</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Wooden_Heart" title="Wooden Heart">Wooden Heart</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley">Elvis Presley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_in_British_music" title="1962 in British music">1962</a>: "<a href="/wiki/I_Remember_You_(1941_song)" title="I Remember You (1941 song)">I Remember You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Ifield" title="Frank Ifield">Frank Ifield</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_in_British_music" title="1963 in British music">1963</a>: "<a href="/wiki/She_Loves_You" title="She Loves You">She Loves You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_in_British_music" title="1964 in British music">1964</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Buy_Me_Love" title="Can't Buy Me Love">Can't Buy Me Love</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_in_British_music" title="1965 in British music">1965</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Tears_(Ken_Dodd_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tears (Ken Dodd song)">Tears</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Ken_Dodd" title="Ken Dodd">Ken Dodd</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1966_in_British_music" title="1966 in British music">1966</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Green,_Green_Grass_of_Home" title="Green, Green Grass of Home">Green, Green Grass of Home</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Jones_(singer)" title="Tom Jones (singer)">Tom Jones</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1967_in_British_music" title="1967 in British music">1967</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Release_Me_(Eddie_Miller_song)" title="Release Me (Eddie Miller song)">Release Me</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck_(singer)" title="Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)">Engelbert Humperdinck</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1968_in_British_music" title="1968 in British music">1968</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Hey_Jude" title="Hey Jude">Hey Jude</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_in_British_music" title="1969 in British music">1969</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Sugar,_Sugar" title="Sugar, Sugar">Sugar, Sugar</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Archies" title="The Archies">The Archies</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_in_British_music" title="1970 in British music">1970</a>: "<a href="/wiki/The_Wonder_of_You" title="The Wonder of You">The Wonder of You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley">Elvis Presley</a> / "<a href="/wiki/In_the_Summertime" title="In the Summertime">In the Summertime</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Mungo_Jerry" title="Mungo Jerry">Mungo Jerry</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_in_British_music" title="1971 in British music">1971</a>: "<a href="/wiki/My_Sweet_Lord" title="My Sweet Lord">My Sweet Lord</a>" – <a href="/wiki/George_Harrison" title="George Harrison">George Harrison</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_in_British_music" title="1972 in British music">1972</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Amazing_Grace" title="Amazing Grace">Amazing Grace</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Royal_Scots_Dragoon_Guards" title="Royal Scots Dragoon Guards">Royal Scots Dragoon Guards</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_in_British_music" title="1973 in British music">1973</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Tie_a_Yellow_Ribbon_Round_the_Ole_Oak_Tree" title="Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree">Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Tony_Orlando_and_Dawn" title="Tony Orlando and Dawn">Dawn</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Tony_Orlando" title="Tony Orlando">Tony Orlando</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_in_British_music" title="1974 in British music">1974</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Tiger_Feet" title="Tiger Feet">Tiger Feet</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Mud_(band)" title="Mud (band)">Mud</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_in_British_music" title="1975 in British music">1975</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Bye,_Bye,_Baby_(Baby_Goodbye)" title="Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby Goodbye)">Bye Bye Baby</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bay_City_Rollers" title="Bay City Rollers">Bay City Rollers</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_in_British_music" title="1976 in British music">1976</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Save_Your_Kisses_for_Me" title="Save Your Kisses for Me">Save Your Kisses for Me</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Brotherhood_of_Man" title="Brotherhood of Man">Brotherhood of Man</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1977_in_British_music" title="1977 in British music">1977</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Mull_of_Kintyre_(song)" title="Mull of Kintyre (song)">Mull of Kintyre</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Girls%27_School_(song)" title="Girls' School (song)">Girls' School</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney_and_Wings" title="Paul McCartney and Wings">Wings</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_in_British_music" title="1978 in British music">1978</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Rivers_of_Babylon" title="Rivers of Babylon">Rivers of Babylon</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Brown_Girl_in_the_Ring_(song)" title="Brown Girl in the Ring (song)">Brown Girl in the Ring</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Boney_M." title="Boney M.">Boney M.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_in_British_music" title="1979 in British music">1979</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Bright_Eyes_(Art_Garfunkel_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bright Eyes (Art Garfunkel song)">Bright Eyes</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Art_Garfunkel" title="Art Garfunkel">Art Garfunkel</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_in_British_music" title="1980 in British music">1980</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Stand_So_Close_to_Me" title="Don't Stand So Close to Me">Don't Stand So Close to Me</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Police" title="The Police">The Police</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_in_British_music" title="1981 in British music">1981</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Tainted_Love" title="Tainted Love">Tainted Love</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Soft_Cell" title="Soft Cell">Soft Cell</a> (UK) / "<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_You_Want_Me" title="Don't You Want Me">Don't You Want Me</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Human_League" title="The Human League">The Human League</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_in_British_music" title="1982 in British music">1982</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Come_On_Eileen" title="Come On Eileen">Come On Eileen</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Dexys_Midnight_Runners" title="Dexys Midnight Runners">Dexys Midnight Runners</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_in_British_music" title="1983 in British music">1983</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Karma_Chameleon" title="Karma Chameleon">Karma Chameleon</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Culture_Club" title="Culture Club">Culture Club</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_in_British_music" title="1984 in British music">1984</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Do_They_Know_It%27s_Christmas%3F" title="Do They Know It's Christmas?">Do They Know It's Christmas?</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Band_Aid_(band)" title="Band Aid (band)">Band Aid</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_in_British_music" title="1985 in British music">1985</a>: "<a href="/wiki/The_Power_of_Love_(Jennifer_Rush_song)" title="The Power of Love (Jennifer Rush song)">The Power of Love</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Rush" title="Jennifer Rush">Jennifer Rush</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_in_British_music" title="1986 in British music">1986</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Leave_Me_This_Way" title="Don't Leave Me This Way">Don't Leave Me This Way</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Communards" title="The Communards">The Communards</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_in_British_music" title="1987 in British music">1987</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Never_Gonna_Give_You_Up" title="Never Gonna Give You Up">Never Gonna Give You Up</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Rick_Astley" title="Rick Astley">Rick Astley</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_in_British_music" title="1988 in British music">1988</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Mistletoe_and_Wine" title="Mistletoe and Wine">Mistletoe and Wine</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Richard" title="Cliff Richard">Cliff Richard</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_in_British_music" title="1989 in British music">1989</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Ride_on_Time" title="Ride on Time">Ride on Time</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Black_Box_(band)" title="Black Box (band)">Black Box</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_in_British_music" title="1990 in British music">1990</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Unchained_Melody" title="Unchained Melody">Unchained Melody</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Righteous_Brothers" title="The Righteous Brothers">The Righteous Brothers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_in_British_music" title="1991 in British music">1991</a>: "<a href="/wiki/(Everything_I_Do)_I_Do_It_for_You" title="(Everything I Do) I Do It for You">(Everything I Do) I Do It for You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Adams" title="Bryan Adams">Bryan Adams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_in_British_music" title="1992 in British music">1992</a>: "<a href="/wiki/I_Will_Always_Love_You" title="I Will Always Love You">I Will Always Love You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_in_British_music" title="1993 in British music">1993</a>: "<a href="/wiki/I%27d_Do_Anything_for_Love_(But_I_Won%27t_Do_That)" title="I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)">I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Meat_Loaf" title="Meat Loaf">Meat Loaf</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_in_British_music" title="1994 in British music">1994</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Love_Is_All_Around" title="Love Is All Around">Love Is All Around</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Wet_Wet_Wet" title="Wet Wet Wet">Wet Wet Wet</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_in_British_music" title="1995 in British music">1995</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Unchained_Melody" title="Unchained Melody">Unchained Melody</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Robson_%26_Jerome" title="Robson & Jerome">Robson & Jerome</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_in_British_music" title="1996 in British music">1996</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Killing_Me_Softly_with_His_Song" title="Killing Me Softly with His Song">Killing Me Softly</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Fugees" title="Fugees">Fugees</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_in_British_music" title="1997 in British music">1997</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Something_About_the_Way_You_Look_Tonight" title="Something About the Way You Look Tonight">Something About the Way You Look Tonight</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Candle_in_the_Wind_1997" title="Candle in the Wind 1997">Candle in the Wind 1997</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_in_British_music" title="1998 in British music">1998</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Believe_(Cher_song)" title="Believe (Cher song)">Believe</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Cher" title="Cher">Cher</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_in_British_music" title="1999 in British music">1999</a>: "<a href="/wiki/...Baby_One_More_Time" title="...Baby One More Time">...Baby One More Time</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Britney_Spears" title="Britney Spears">Britney Spears</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_in_British_music" title="2000 in British music">2000</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Can_We_Fix_It%3F" title="Can We Fix It?">Can We Fix It?</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bob_the_Builder" title="Bob the Builder">Bob the Builder</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_in_British_music" title="2001 in British music">2001</a>: "<a href="/wiki/It_Wasn%27t_Me" title="It Wasn't Me">It Wasn't Me</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Shaggy_(musician)" title="Shaggy (musician)">Shaggy</a> featuring Rikrok (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_in_British_music" title="2002 in British music">2002</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Anything_Is_Possible_(Will_Young_song)" title="Anything Is Possible (Will Young song)">Anything Is Possible</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Evergreen_(Westlife_song)" title="Evergreen (Westlife song)">Evergreen</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Will_Young" title="Will Young">Will Young</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_in_British_music" title="2003 in British music">2003</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Where_Is_the_Love%3F" title="Where Is the Love?">Where Is the Love?</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Black_Eyed_Peas" title="Black Eyed Peas">Black Eyed Peas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_in_British_music" title="2004 in British music">2004</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Do_They_Know_It%27s_Christmas%3F" title="Do They Know It's Christmas?">Do They Know It's Christmas?</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Band_Aid_20" title="Band Aid 20">Band Aid 20</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_in_British_music" title="2005 in British music">2005</a>: "<a href="/wiki/(Is_This_the_Way_to)_Amarillo" title="(Is This the Way to) Amarillo">(Is This the Way to) Amarillo</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Tony_Christie" title="Tony Christie">Tony Christie</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Peter_Kay" title="Peter Kay">Peter Kay</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_in_British_music" title="2006 in British music">2006</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Crazy_(Gnarls_Barkley_song)" title="Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song)">Crazy</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Gnarls_Barkley" title="Gnarls Barkley">Gnarls Barkley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_in_British_music" title="2007 in British music">2007</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Bleeding_Love" title="Bleeding Love">Bleeding Love</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Leona_Lewis" title="Leona Lewis">Leona Lewis</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_in_British_music" title="2008 in British music">2008</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Hallelujah_(Leonard_Cohen_song)" title="Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song)">Hallelujah</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Alexandra_Burke" title="Alexandra Burke">Alexandra Burke</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_in_British_music" title="2009 in British music">2009</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Poker_Face_(song)" title="Poker Face (song)">Poker Face</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_in_British_music" title="2010 in British music">2010</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Love_the_Way_You_Lie" title="Love the Way You Lie">Love the Way You Lie</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_in_British_music" title="2011 in British music">2011</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Someone_like_You_(Adele_song)" title="Someone like You (Adele song)">Someone like You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_in_British_music" title="2012 in British music">2012</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Somebody_That_I_Used_to_Know" title="Somebody That I Used to Know">Somebody That I Used to Know</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Gotye" title="Gotye">Gotye</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Kimbra" title="Kimbra">Kimbra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_in_British_music" title="2013 in British music">2013</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Blurred_Lines" title="Blurred Lines">Blurred Lines</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Robin_Thicke" title="Robin Thicke">Robin Thicke</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/T.I." title="T.I.">T.I.</a> & <a href="/wiki/Pharrell_Williams" title="Pharrell Williams">Pharrell Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_in_British_music" title="2014 in British music">2014</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Happy_(Pharrell_Williams_song)" title="Happy (Pharrell Williams song)">Happy</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Pharrell_Williams" title="Pharrell Williams">Pharrell Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_in_British_music" title="2015 in British music">2015</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Uptown_Funk" title="Uptown Funk">Uptown Funk</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Mark_Ronson" title="Mark Ronson">Mark Ronson</a> (UK) featuring <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Mars" title="Bruno Mars">Bruno Mars</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_in_British_music" title="2016 in British music">2016</a>: "<a href="/wiki/One_Dance" title="One Dance">One Dance</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Wizkid_(musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wizkid (musician)">Wizkid</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kyla_(British_singer)" title="Kyla (British singer)">Kyla</a> (UK)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_in_British_music" title="2017 in British music">2017</a>: "<a href="/wiki/Shape_of_You" title="Shape of You">Shape of You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Sheeran" title="Ed Sheeran">Ed Sheeran</a> 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