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Best-selling singles UK

Superb
66 HEART OF GLASS BLONDIE 1979 1
119 LOSE YOURSELF EMINEM 2002 1
159 DON'T SPEAK NO DOUBT 1997 1
144 MR BRIGHTSIDE KILLERS 2004 10
Excellent
77 BLUE MONDAY NEW ORDER 1983 ORIGINAL 1983 NO 9 / 1988 Remix NO 3
76 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK POGUES FT KIRSTY MACCOLL 1987 2
104 HEY JUDE THE BEATLES 1968 1
126 ROLLING IN THE DEEP ADELE 2011 2
3 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY QUEEN 1975 1 (1975 & 1991)
28 DON'T YOU WANT ME? HUMAN LEAGUE 1981 1
31 GANGSTA'S PARADISE COOLIO FEATURING L.V. 1995 1
34 WONDERWALL OASIS 1995 2
46 KILLING ME SOFTLY FUGEES 1996 1
60 CALL ME MAYBE CARLY RAE JEPSEN 2012 1
105 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (PART 2) PINK FLOYD 1979 1
112 CRAZY GNARLS BARKLEY 2006 1
157 DON'T LOOK BACK IN ANGER OASIS 1996 1
Great
57 THINK TWICE CELINE DION 1994 1
180 POMPEII BASTILLE 2013 2
59 TAINTED LOVE SOFT CELL 1981 1
137 UPTOWN GIRL BILLY JOEL 1983 1
22 UPTOWN FUNK MARK RONSON FT BRUNO MARS 2014 1
27 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU WHITNEY HOUSTON 1992 1
32 MY HEART WILL GO ON CELINE DION 1998 1
33 ...BABY ONE MORE TIME BRITNEY SPEARS 1999 1
21 EYE OF THE TIGER SURVIVOR 1982 1
40 SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW GOTYE FEATURING KIMBRA 2011 1
45 GET LUCKY DAFT PUNK FT PHARRELL WILLIAMS 2013 1
88 EARTH SONG MICHAEL JACKSON 1995 1
75 LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE EMINEM FEATURING RIHANNA 2010 2
125 UNCHAINED MELODY THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS 1965 1
132 I WILL SURVIVE GLORIA GAYNOR 1979 1
85 PRICE TAG JESSIE J FEATURING B.O.B 2011 1
Good
107 WE ARE YOUNG FUN FT JANELLE MONAE 2011 1
41 YMCA VILLAGE PEOPLE 1978 1
13 I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU STEVIE WONDER 1984 1
20 IMAGINE JOHN LENNON 1975 1975 No 6 / 1980 No 1
25 SOMEONE LIKE YOU ADELE 2011 1
44 I GOTTA FEELING BLACK EYED PEAS 2009 1
86 BRIGHT EYES ART GARFUNKEL 1979 1
102 DANCING QUEEN ABBA 1976 1
123 FIREWORK KATY PERRY 2010 3
155 JAR OF HEARTS CHRISTINA PERRI 2011 4
156 DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA JULIE COVINGTON 1976 1
108 COUNTING STARS ONEREPUBLIC 2013 1
Decent
168 IRIS GOO GOO DOLLS 1998 3
170 MY WAY FRANK SINATRA 1969 5
48 COME ON EILEEN DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS 1982 1
5 YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 1978 1
1 SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT/CANDLE IN THE WIND 97 ELTON JOHN 1997 1
6 RELAX FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD 1983 1
37 CAN'T BUY ME LOVE THE BEATLES 1964 1
179 SHAKE IT OFF TAYLOR SWIFT 2014 2
8 HAPPY PHARRELL WILLIAMS 2013 1
10 SHE LOVES YOU THE BEATLES 1963 1
17 BELIEVE CHER 1998 1
18 I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND THE BEATLES 1963 1
29 SUMMER NIGHTS JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 1978 1
30 TWO TRIBES FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD 1984 1
42 WAKE ME UP AVICII 2013 1
50 (WE'RE GONNA) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS 1955 1
53 I FEEL FINE THE BEATLES 1964 1
56 WE CAN WORK IT OUT/DAY TRIPPER THE BEATLES 1964 1
63 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE (AMAZING) BRUNO MARS 2010 1
64 TITANIUM DAVID GUETTA FT SIA 2011 1
68 HALLELUJAH ALEXANDRA BURKE 2008 1
65 UNCHAINED MELODY GARETH GATES 2002 1
94 POKER FACE LADY GAGA 2009 1
121 BLEEDING LOVE LEONA LEWIS 2007 1
115 DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' JOURNEY 1982 6 (2010)
109 I FEEL LOVE DONNA SUMMER 1977 1
146 HERO ENRIQUE IGLESIAS 2002 1
153 WHERE IS THE LOVE BLACK EYED PEAS 2003 1
154 YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS 1963 1
151 DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART ELTON JOHN & KIKI DEE 1976 1
158 MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE ADELE 2008 4
175 FORGET YOU CEE LO GREEN 2011 1
47 THE POWER OF LOVE JENNIFER RUSH 1985 1
89 I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING AEROSMITH 1998 1
72 GANGNAM STYLE PSY 2012 1
74 PARTY ROCK ANTHEM LMFAO FEATURING LAUREN BENNETT AND GOONROCK 2011 1
87 HEARTBEAT/TRAGEDY STEPS 1998 1
Meh
147 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT TIGHT FIT 1982 1
152 MAMBO NO.5 (A LITTLE BIT OF...) LOU BEGA 1999 1
172 WHEN WE COLLIDE MATT CARDLE 2010 1
61 NEVER EVER ALL SAINTS 1997 1
71 IMPOSSIBLE JAMES ARTHUR 2012 1
73 RATHER BE CLEAN BANDIT FT JESS GLYNNE 2014 1
92 CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD KYLIE MINOGUE 2001 1
81 GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME TOM JONES 1966 1
118 USE SOMEBODY KINGS OF LEON 2008 2
54 SEX ON FIRE KINGS OF LEON 2008 1
120 BACK FOR GOOD TAKE THAT 1995 1
122 I BELIEVE/UP ON THE ROOF ROBSON & JEROME 1995 1
131 PURE AND SIMPLE HEAR'SAY 2001 1
139 DON'T YOU WORRY CHILD SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA/MARTIN 2012 1
2 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? BAND AID 1984 1
7 RIVERS OF BABYLON/BROWN GIRL IN THE RING BONEY M 1978 1
38 PERFECT DAY VARIOUS ARTISTS 1997 1
43 TEARS KEN DODD 1965 1
11 LOVE IS ALL AROUND WET WET WET 1994 1
12 MARY'S BOY CHILD/OH MY LORD BONEY M 1978 1
19 ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE/EVERGREEN WILL YOUNG 2002 1
26 THREE LIONS BADDIEL & SKINNER & LIGHTNING SEEDS 1996 1
51 WE FOUND LOVE RIHANNA FEATURING CALVIN HARRIS 2011 1
67 IT'S LIKE THAT RUN-D.M.C. VS JASON NEVINS 1997 1
70 ALL OF ME JOHN LEGEND 2014 2
82 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU MARIAH CAREY 1994 1 (2020)
83 ANGELS ROBBIE WILLIAMS 1997 4
90 CHASING CARS SNOW PATROL 2006 6
91 TORN NATALIE IMBRUGLIA 1997 2
95 GHOSTBUSTERS RAY PARKER JR. 1984 2
96 STRANGER ON THE SHORE MR ACKER BILK AND HIS PARAMOUNT JAZZ BAND 1961 2
98 MARY'S BOY CHILD HARRY BELAFONTE 1957 1
99 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? BAND AID 20 2004 1
100 ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) RIHANNA 2010 1
110 ROAR KATY PERRY 2013 1
111 2 BECOME 1 SPICE GIRLS 1996 1
117 HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK IAN DURY AND THE BLOCKHEADS 1978 1
124 DIAMONDS RIHANNA 2012 1
127 THAT'S MY GOAL SHAYNE WARD 2005 1
133 RULE THE WORLD TAKE THAT 2007 2
135 FAME IRENE CARA 1982 1
138 SAILING ROD STEWART 1975 1
141 STAND & DELIVER! ADAM AND THE ANTS 1981 1
142 BAD ROMANCE LADY GAGA 2009 1
148 MYSTERIOUS GIRL PETER ANDRE FEATURING BUBBLER RANX 1995 1
150 FIGHT FOR THIS LOVE CHERYL COLE 2009 1
145 WHITE CHRISTMAS BING CROSBY WITH THE KEN DARBY SINGERS AND JOHN SCOTT TROTTER ORCHESTRA 1942 5 (1977) - since 1952
49 IT WASN'T ME SHAGGY FEATURING RIKROK 2001 1
55 WANNABE SPICE GIRLS 1996 1
62 (IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO TONY CHRISTIE FT PETER KAY 2005 1
93 SATURDAY NIGHT WHIGFIELD 1994 1
78 IT'S NOW OR NEVER ELVIS PRESLEY 1960 1
79 LET HER GO PASSENGER 2012 2
106 SPACEMAN BABYLON ZOO 1996 1
129 RIDE ON TIME BLACK BOX 1989 1
Bad
143 GIVE ME EVERYTHING PITBULL FEATURING NE-YO, AFROJACK AND NAYER 2011 1
163 STARSHIPS NICKI MINAJ 2012 2
164 NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP RICK ASTLEY 1987 1
166 PARADISE COLDPLAY 2011 1
101 DON'T GIVE UP ON US DAVID SOUL 1976 1
84 DIANA PAUL ANKA 1957 1
113 BLUE (DA BA DEE) EIFFEL 65 1999 1
116 THE A TEAM ED SHEERAN 2011 3
130 I REMEMBER YOU FRANK IFIELD 1962 1
136 LA LA LA NAUGHTY BOY FT SAM SMITH 2013 1
176 EYE LEVEL THE SIMON PARK ORCHESTRA 1972 1
4 MULL OF KINTYRE/GIRLS' SCHOOL WINGS 1977 1
35 MOVES LIKE JAGGER MAROON 5 FEATURING CHRISTINA AGUILERA 2011 2
39 KARMA CHAMELEON CULTURE CLUB 1983 1
9 LAST CHRISTMAS/EVERYTHING SHE WANTS WHAM! 1984 1 (2021)
15 UNCHAINED MELODY/(THERE'LL BE BLUEBIRDS OVER) THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER ROBSON GREEN & JEROME FLYNN 1995 1
36 CARELESS WHISPER GEORGE MICHAEL 1984 1
52 THE CARNIVAL IS OVER THE SEEKERS 1965 1
69 MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY SLADE 1973 1
97 THE LAST WALTZ ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK 1967 1
134 RED RED WINE UB40 1983 1
140 THE YOUNG ONES CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS 1962 1
149 SUGAR SUGAR THE ARCHIES 1969 1
173 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE DAWN FEATURING TONY ORLANDO 1973 1
174 GRENADE BRUNO MARS 2011 1
162 SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR ME BROTHERHOOD OF MAN 1976 1
160 WHOLE AGAIN ATOMIC KITTEN 2001 1
165 WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL ONE DIRECTION 2011 1
167 ESPECIALLY FOR YOU KYLIE MINOGUE & JASON DONOVAN 1988 1
169 I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING THE NEW SEEKERS 1971 1
171 UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE SHOWADDYWADDY 1976 1
58 RELEASE ME ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK 1967 1
80 THINKING OUT LOUD ED SHEERAN 2014 1
103 NO MATTER WHAT BOYZONE 1998 1
Awful
177 SEXY AND I KNOW IT LMFAO 2011 5
14 (EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU BRYAN ADAMS 1991 1
16 BARBIE GIRL AQUA 1997 1
24 BLURRED LINES ROBIN THICKE/TI/PHARRELL 2013 1
178 LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL LITTLE JIMMY OSMOND 1972 1
Horrific
23 I'LL BE MISSING YOU PUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS 1997 1
114 I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE GARY GLITTER 1973 1
161 CAN WE FIX IT? BOB THE BUILDER 2000 1
128 TELETUBBIES SAY "EH-OH!" TELETUBBIES 1997 1
Created Jan 9, 2026
Discover the ultimate chart-toppers that defined British music history! From Elton John's record-shattering "Candle in the Wind 97" to Queen's timeless "Bohemian Rhapsody," this collection showcases the UK's best-selling singles across six decades.

Journey through iconic moments like The Beatles' "She Loves You," Whitney Houston's powerful "I Will Always Love You," and modern hits from Adele, Ed Sheeran, and Pharrell Williams. You'll find beloved classics alongside surprising entries—from festive favorites like Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" to novelty hits like "Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh!"

Whether you're a music historian or simply curious about what made Britain sing, dance, and buy records in massive numbers, these chart-toppers represent the soundtrack of generations.

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