The UK Singles Chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. In the 2000s the chart week ran from Sunday to Saturday, and the top 40 singles were revealed each Sunday on BBC Radio 1. At the start of the decade, before the advent of legal music downloads, it was based entirely on sales of physical singles from retail outlets, but in 2005 permanent downloads began to be included in the chart compilation.[1] [2]
During the 2000s, 275 singles reached the No. 1 position on the chart, the most of any decade so far. Over this period, Westlife were the most successful group and music act at reaching the top spot, with 11 No. 1 singles. Rihanna and Jay-Z's song "Umbrella" spent 10 weeks at No. 1 in 2007, the longest spell at the top of the charts since Wet Wet Wet's 1994 hit "Love Is All Around", which topped the charts for 15 weeks. The Internet allowed music to be heard by vast numbers of people on social networking sites such as YouTube and Myspace; it also increased piracy. This and the introduction of the UK Singles Downloads Chart in 2004[3] led to a decrease in record sales and a reduction in the number of copies sold of a No. 1 record on the singles chart.[4] Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" became the first song to reach the top of the charts based on downloads alone in 2006, remaining at No. 1 for nine consecutive weeks.[5]
Physical single sales had been falling for more than a decade but digital single sales finally turned the trend around in 2008 with combined physical and digital single sales growing 33% over the previous year.[6] Lily Allen made herself known on the Internet through her Myspace page, and following this exposure, her debut single "Smile" peaked at No. 1. Three years later, her single "The Fear" topped the chart for four consecutive weeks, being the longest running No. 1 single of 2009.
Reality television shows played an important and influential role on the charts during the decade. Hear'Say won the original series of Popstars in 2000 and topped the charts with their debut single "Pure and Simple". A trend developed as this feat was replicated by Pop Idol winners Will Young (2002) and Michelle McManus (2003), and runners-up Gareth Gates and Sam & Mark; 2002 Fame Academy winner David Sneddon, and the winner of the first series of The X Factor, Steve Brookstein, in 2005. Reality television winners did especially well during the Christmas season; every Christmas No. 1 from 2005 to 2008 came from an X Factor winner. Shayne Ward reached No. 1 in 2005 with "That's My Goal", and he was followed by Leona Lewis, Leon Jackson and Alexandra Burke. Girls Aloud, the winners, also had the Christmas No. 1 in 2002 with "Sound of the Underground." Kelly Clarkson, the winner of the first series of American Idol achieved her first UK No. 1 single, "My Life Would Suck Without You", in 2009.
The first No. 1 of the decade, the double-A side "I Have a Dream" / "Seasons in the Sun" by Westlife, was a holdover from the end of 1999. "Killing in the Name" by Rage Against the Machine was the final No. 1 of the decade. In January 2005, a landmark was reached as the re-release of Elvis Presley's "One Night" became the 1,000th single to reach No. 1 in the singles chart.[7]
In 2000, 42 songs (not including Westlife's "I Have a Dream" / "Seasons in the Sun" which first reached number one at the end of 1999) hit the top spot, a UK charts record for most number ones in a calendar year. The year 2000 also holds the record for most consecutive weeks with a new number one, with a different single hitting the number-one spot every week from 24 June to 16 September.[8]
Six songs returned to the top of the charts for two separate spells. These were; "Don't Stop Movin'" by S Club 7 (2001), "Gotta Get thru This" by Daniel Bedingfield (2001–2002), "Call on Me" by Eric Prydz (2004), "Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean (2006) and "Boom Boom Pow" (2009) and "I Gotta Feeling" (2009) by the Black Eyed Peas. In addition, Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" was number one in December 2009 and climbed back to the top in January 2010.
| nth single to top the UK Singles Chart | |||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | re | Return of a single to number one | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Silver certification (200,000 units) | ||
| Gold | Gold certification (400,000 units) | ||
| Platinum | Platinum certification (600,000 units) | ||
| scope=row style="background-color:#FFFF99" | † | Best-selling single of the year[9] | |
| scope=row style="background-color:lightblue" | ‡ | Best-selling single of the decade |
| scope=col | scope=col | Artist | scope=col | Single | scope=col | Record label | scope=col | Week ending date | scope=col | Weeks at number one | scope=col | Certification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=7 bgcolor=#F2F2F2 | |||||||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 844 | Westlife | "I Have a Dream" / "Seasons in the Sun" | RCA | 4 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 845 | Manic Street Preachers | "The Masses Against the Classes" | Epic | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 846 | Britney Spears | "Born to Make You Happy" | Jive | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 847 | Gabrielle | "Rise" | Go! Beat | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 848 | Oasis | "Go Let It Out" | Big Brother | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 849 | All Saints | "Pure Shores" | London | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 850 | Madonna | "American Pie" | Maverick | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 851 | Chicane featuring Bryan Adams | "Don't Give Up" | Xtravaganza | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 852 | Geri Halliwell | "Bag It Up" | EMI | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 853 | Melanie C featuring Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes | "Never Be the Same Again" | Virgin | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 854 | Westlife | "Fool Again" | RCA | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 855 | Craig David | "Fill Me In" | Wildstar | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 856 | Fragma | "Toca's Miracle" | Positiva | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 857 | Oxide & Neutrino | "Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty)" | East West | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 858 | Britney Spears | "Oops!... I Did It Again" | Jive | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 859 | Madison Avenue | "Don't Call Me Baby" | VC Recordings | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 860 | Billie Piper | "Day & Night" | Innocent | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 861 | Sonique | "It Feels So Good" | Universal | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 862 | Black Legend | "You See the Trouble with Me" | Eternal | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 863 | Kylie Minogue | "Spinning Around" | Parlophone | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 864 | Eminem | "" | Interscope | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 865 | "Breathless" | Atlantic | 1 | |||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 866 | Ronan Keating | "Life Is a Rollercoaster" | Polydor | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 867 | Five and Queen | "We Will Rock You" | RCA | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 868 | Craig David | "7 Days" | Wildstar | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 869 | Robbie Williams | "Rock DJ" | Chrysalis | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 870 | Melanie C | "I Turn to You" | Virgin | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 871 | Spiller | "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" | Positiva | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 872 | Madonna | "Music" | Maverick | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 873 | A1 | "Take on Me" | Columbia | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 874 | Modjo | "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" | Polydor | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 875 | Mariah Carey featuring Westlife | "Against All Odds" | Columbia | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 876 | All Saints | "Black Coffee" | London | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 877 | U2 | "Beautiful Day" | Island | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 878 | Steps | "Stomp" | Jive | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 879 | Spice Girls | "Holler" / "Let Love Lead the Way" | Virgin | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 880 | Westlife | "My Love" | RCA | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 881 | A1 | "Same Old Brand New You" | Columbia | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 882 | LeAnn Rimes | "Can't Fight the Moonlight" | Curb/London | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 883 | Destiny's Child | "Independent Women Part I" | Columbia | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 884 | S Club 7 | "Never Had a Dream Come True" | Polydor | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 885 | Eminem | "Stan" | Interscope | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 886 | Bob the Builder | "Can We Fix It?" † | BBC Music | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=7 bgcolor=#F2F2F2 | |||||||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 887 | Rui da Silva featuring Cassandra | "Touch Me" | Arista | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 888 | Jennifer Lopez | "Love Don't Cost a Thing" | Epic | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 889 | Limp Bizkit | "Rollin'" | Interscope | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 890 | Atomic Kitten | "Whole Again" | Innocent | 4 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 891 | Shaggy featuring RikRok | "It Wasn't Me" † | MCA | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 892 | Westlife | "Uptown Girl" | RCA | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 893 | Hear'Say | "Pure and Simple" | Polydor | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 894 | Emma Bunton | "What Took You So Long?" | Virgin | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 895 | Destiny's Child | "Survivor" | Columbia | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 896 | S Club 7 | "Don't Stop Movin'" | Polydor | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 897 | Geri Halliwell | "It's Raining Men" | EMI | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | S Club 7 | "Don't Stop Movin'" | Polydor | 1 | |||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 898 | DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies | "Do You Really Like It?" | Relentless/Ministry of Sound | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 899 | Shaggy featuring Rayvon | "Angel" | MCA | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 900 | Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink | "Lady Marmalade" | Interscope | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 901 | Hear'Say | "" | Polydor | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 902 | Roger Sanchez | "Another Chance" | Defected | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 903 | Robbie Williams | "Eternity" / "The Road to Mandalay" | Chrysalis | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 904 | Atomic Kitten | "Eternal Flame" | Innocent | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 905 | So Solid Crew | "21 Seconds" | Relentless | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 906 | Five | "Let's Dance" | RCA | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 907 | Blue | "Too Close" | Innocent | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 908 | Bob the Builder | "Mambo No. 5" | BBC Music | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 909 | DJ Ötzi | "Hey Baby" | EMI | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 910 | Kylie Minogue | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" | Parlophone | 4 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 911 | Afroman | "Because I Got High" | Universal | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 912 | Westlife | "Queen of My Heart" | RCA | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 913 | Blue | "If You Come Back" | Innocent | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 914 | S Club 7 | "Have You Ever" | Polydor | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 915 | Daniel Bedingfield | "Gotta Get Thru This" | Relentless | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 916 | Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman | "Somethin' Stupid" | Chrysalis | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=7 bgcolor=#F2F2F2 | |||||||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | Daniel Bedingfield | "Gotta Get Thru This" | Relentless | 1 | |||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 917 | Aaliyah | "More Than a Woman" | Virgin | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 918 | George Harrison | "My Sweet Lord" (reissue) | Parlophone | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 919 | Enrique Iglesias | "Hero" | Interscope | 4 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 920 | Westlife | "World of Our Own" | S | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 921 | Will Young | "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen" ‡ | S | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 922 | Gareth Gates | "Unchained Melody" | S | 4 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 923 | Oasis | "" | Big Brother | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 924 | Sugababes | "Freak Like Me" | Island | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 925 | Holly Valance | "Kiss Kiss" | London | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 926 | Ronan Keating | "If Tomorrow Never Comes" | Polydor | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 927 | Liberty X | "Just a Little" | V2 | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 928 | Eminem | "Without Me" | Interscope | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 929 | Will Young | "Light My Fire" | S | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 930 | Elvis vs. JXL | "" | RCA | 4 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 931 | Gareth Gates | "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" | S | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 932 | Darius | "Colourblind" | Mercury | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 933 | Sugababes | "Round Round" | Island | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 934 | Blazin' Squad | "Crossroads" | East West | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 935 | Atomic Kitten | "" | Innocent | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 936 | Pink | "Just like a Pill" | Arista | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 937 | Will Young and Gareth Gates | "" / "Suspicious Minds" | S | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 938 | Las Ketchup | "" | Columbia | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 939 | Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland | "Dilemma" | Universal | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 940 | DJ Sammy and Yanou featuring Do | "Heaven" | Data/Ministry of Sound | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 941 | Westlife | "Unbreakable" | S | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 942 | Christina Aguilera featuring Redman | "Dirrty" | RCA | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 943 | Daniel Bedingfield | "If You're Not the One" | Polydor | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 944 | Eminem | "Lose Yourself" | Interscope | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 945 | Blue featuring Elton John | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" | Innocent | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 946 | Girls Aloud | "Sound of the Underground" | Polydor | 4 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=7 bgcolor=#F2F2F2 | |||||||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 947 | David Sneddon | "Stop Living the Lie" | Mercury | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 948 | t.A.T.u. | "All the Things She Said" | Interscope | 4 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 949 | Christina Aguilera | "Beautiful" | RCA | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 950 | Gareth Gates featuring | "Spirit in the Sky" | S | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 951 | Room 5 featuring Oliver Cheatham | "Make Luv" | Positiva | 4 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 952 | Busted | "You Said No" | Universal | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 953 | Tomcraft | "Loneliness" | Data/Ministry of Sound | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 954 | R. Kelly | "Ignition" | Jive | 4 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 955 | Evanescence | "Bring Me to Life" | Epic | 4 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 956 | Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z | "Crazy in Love" | Columbia | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 957 | Daniel Bedingfield | "Never Gonna Leave Your Side" | Polydor | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 958 | Blu Cantrell featuring Sean Paul | "Breathe" | Arista | 4 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 959 | Elton John | "Are You Ready for Love" | Southern Fried | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 960 | "Where Is the Love?" † | A&M | 6 | |||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 961 | Sugababes | "Hole in the Head" | Island | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 962 | Fatman Scoop featuring the Crooklyn Clan | "Be Faithful" | Def Jam | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 963 | Kylie Minogue | "Slow" | Parlophone | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 964 | Busted | "Crashed the Wedding" | Universal | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 965 | Westlife | "Mandy" | S | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 966 | Will Young | "Leave Right Now" | S | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 967 | Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne | "Changes" | Sanctuary | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 968 | Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules | "Mad World" | Adventure/Sanctuary | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=7 bgcolor=#F2F2F2 | |||||||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 969 | Michelle | "All This Time" | S | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 970 | LMC vs. U2 | "Take Me to the Clouds Above" | AATW | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 971 | Sam & Mark | "With a Little Help from My Friends" | 19 | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 972 | Busted | "Who's David?" | Universal | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 973 | "Mysterious Girl" | A&E | 1 | |||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 974 | Britney Spears | "Toxic" | Jive | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 975 | DJ Casper | "Cha Cha Slide" | AATW | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 976 | Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris | "Yeah!" | Arista | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 977 | McFly | "5 Colours in Her Hair" | Universal | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 978 | Eamon | "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)" | Jive | 4 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 979 | Frankee | "F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" | AATW | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 980 | Mario Winans featuring Enya and P. Diddy | "I Don't Wanna Know" | Bad Boy | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 981 | Britney Spears | "Everytime" | Jive | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 982 | McFly | "Obviously" | Universal | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 983 | Usher | "Burn" | Laface | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 984 | The Shapeshifters | "Lola's Theme" | Positiva | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 985 | "Dry Your Eyes" | 679/Locked On | 1 | |||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 986 | Busted | "Thunderbirds" / "3AM" | Universal | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 987 | 3 of a Kind | "Baby Cakes" | Relentless | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 988 | Natasha Bedingfield | "These Words" | Phonogenic | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 989 | Nelly | "My Place" / "Flap Your Wings" | Universal | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 990 | Brian McFadden | "Real to Me" | Modest/Sony Music | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 991 | Eric Prydz | "Call on Me" | Data | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 992 | Robbie Williams | "Radio" | Chrysalis | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | Eric Prydz | "Call on Me" | Data | 2 | |||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 993 | Ja Rule featuring R. Kelly and Ashanti | "Wonderful" | Def Jam | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 994 | Eminem | "Just Lose It" | Interscope | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 995 | U2 | "Vertigo" | Island | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 996 | Girls Aloud | "I'll Stand by You" | Polydor | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 997 | Band Aid 20 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" † | Mercury | 4 | ||||||||
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| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 998 | Steve Brookstein | "Against All Odds" | Syco | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 999 | Elvis Presley | "Jailhouse Rock" (reissue) | RCA | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1000 | Elvis Presley | "One Night" / "I Got Stung" (reissue) | RCA | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1001 | Ciara featuring Petey Pablo | "Goodies" | Laface | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1002 | Elvis Presley | "It's Now or Never" (reissue) | RCA | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1003 | Eminem | "Like Toy Soldiers" | Interscope | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1004 | U2 | "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" | Island | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1005 | Jennifer Lopez | "Get Right" | Epic | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1006 | "Over and Over" | Curb/Universal | 1 | |||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1007 | Stereophonics | "Dakota" | V2 | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1008 | McFly | "All About You" / "You've Got a Friend" | Island | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1009 | Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay | "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" † | Universal Music TV | 7 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1010 | Akon | "Lonely" | Universal | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1011 | Oasis | "Lyla" | Big Brother | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1012 | Crazy Frog | "Axel F" | Gusto | 4 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1013 | 2Pac featuring Elton John | "Ghetto Gospel" | Interscope | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1014 | James Blunt | "You're Beautiful" | Atlantic | 5 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1015 | McFly | "I'll Be OK" | Island | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1016 | Oasis | "" | Big Brother | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1017 | Gorillaz | "Dare" | Parlophone | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1018 | The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes | "Don't Cha" | A&M | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1019 | Sugababes | "Push the Button" | Island | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1020 | Arctic Monkeys | "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" | Domino | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1021 | Westlife | "You Raise Me Up" | S | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1022 | Madonna | "Hung Up" | Warner Bros. | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1023 | The Pussycat Dolls | "Stickwitu" | A&M | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1024 | Nizlopi | "JCB" | FDM | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1025 | Shayne Ward | "That's My Goal" | Syco | 4 | ||||||||
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| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1026 | Arctic Monkeys | "When the Sun Goes Down" | Domino | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1027 | featuring Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge and Avery Storm | "Nasty Girl" | Bad Boy | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1028 | Meck featuring Leo Sayer | "Thunder in My Heart Again" | Apollo/Free2air | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1029 | Madonna | "Sorry" | Warner Bros. | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1030 | Chico | "It's Chico Time" | Sony BMG | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1031 | Orson | "No Tomorrow" | Mercury | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1032 | Ne-Yo | "So Sick" | Def Jam | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1033 | Gnarls Barkley | "Crazy" † | Warner Bros. | 9 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1034 | Sandi Thom | "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" | Viking Legacy | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1035 | Nelly Furtado | "Maneater" | Geffen | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1036 | Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean | "Hips Don't Lie" | Epic | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1037 | Lily Allen | "Smile" | Regal Recordings | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1038 | McFly | "Don't Stop Me Now" / "Please, Please" | Island | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean | "Hips Don't Lie" | Epic | 4 | |||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1039 | Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z | "Déjà Vu" | Columbia | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1040 | Justin Timberlake | "SexyBack" | Jive | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1041 | Scissor Sisters | "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" | Polydor | 4 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1042 | Razorlight | "America" | Vertigo | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1043 | My Chemical Romance | "Welcome to the Black Parade" | Reprise | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1044 | McFly | "Star Girl" | Island | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1045 | Fedde Le Grand | "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" | Data | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1046 | Westlife | "" | S | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1047 | Akon featuring Eminem | "Smack That" | Universal | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1048 | Take That | "Patience" | Polydor | 4 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1049 | Leona Lewis | "" | Syco | 4 | ||||||||
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| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1050 | Mika | "Grace Kelly" | Casablanca/Island | 5 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1051 | Kaiser Chiefs | "Ruby" | B-Unique/Polydor | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1052 | Take That | "Shine" | Polydor | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1053 | Sugababes vs. Girls Aloud | "Walk This Way" | Fascination/Island | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1054 | featuring Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin | "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" | EMI | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1055 | Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake | "Give It to Me" | Interscope | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1056 | Beyoncé and Shakira | "Beautiful Liar" | Columbia | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1057 | McFly | "Baby's Coming Back" / "Transylvania" | Island | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1058 | Rihanna featuring Jay-Z | "Umbrella" | Def Jam | 10 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1059 | Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson | "" | Interscope | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1060 | Robyn with Kleerup | "With Every Heartbeat" | Konichiwa | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1061 | Kanye West | "Stronger" | Roc-A-Fella | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1062 | Sean Kingston | "Beautiful Girls" | Beluga Heights | 4 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1063 | Sugababes | "About You Now" | Island | 4 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1064 | Leona Lewis | "Bleeding Love" † | Syco | 7 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1065 | Katie Melua and Eva Cassidy | "What a Wonderful World" | Dramatico | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1066 | Leon Jackson | "When You Believe" | Syco | 3 | ||||||||
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| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1067 | Basshunter featuring DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz | "Now You're Gone" | Hard2Beat | 5 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1068 | Duffy | "Mercy" | A&M | 5 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1069 | Estelle featuring Kanye West | "American Boy" | Atlantic/HomeSchool | 4 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1070 | Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake | "4 Minutes" | Warner Bros. | 4 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1071 | "That's Not My Name" | Columbia | 1 | |||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1072 | Rihanna | "Take a Bow" | Def Jam | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1073 | Mint Royale | "Singin' in the Rain" | Direction | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1074 | Coldplay | "Viva la Vida" | Parlophone | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1075 | Ne-Yo | "Closer" | Def Jam | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1076 | Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris and Chrome | "Dance wiv Me" | Dirtee Stank | 4 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1077 | Kid Rock | "All Summer Long" | Atlantic | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1078 | Katy Perry | "I Kissed a Girl" | Virgin | 5 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1079 | Kings of Leon | "Sex on Fire" | HandMeDown | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1080 | Pink | "So What" | Laface | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1081 | Girls Aloud | "" | Fascination | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1082 | "Hero" | Syco | 3 | |||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1083 | Beyoncé | "If I Were a Boy" | Columbia | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1084 | Take That | "Greatest Day" | Polydor | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1085 | Leona Lewis | "Run" | Syco | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1086 | Alexandra Burke | "Hallelujah" † | Syco | 3 | ||||||||
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| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1087 | Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis | "Just Dance" | Interscope | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1088 | Lily Allen | "" | Regal Recordings | 4 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1089 | Kelly Clarkson | "My Life Would Suck Without You" | RCA | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1090 | Flo Rida featuring Kesha | "Right Round" | Atlantic | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1091 | Vanessa Jenkins and Bryn West featuring Tom Jones and Robin Gibb | "(Barry) Islands in the Stream" | Mercury | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1092 | Lady Gaga | "Poker Face" † | Interscope | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1093 | Calvin Harris | "I'm Not Alone" | Columbia | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1094 | Tinchy Stryder featuring N-Dubz | "Number 1" | 4th and Broadway | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1095 | "Boom Boom Pow" | Interscope | 1 | |||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1096 | Dizzee Rascal featuring Armand Van Helden | "Bonkers" | Dirtee Stank | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | "Boom Boom Pow" | Interscope | 1 | ||||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1097 | Pixie Lott | "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)" | Mercury | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1098 | David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland | "When Love Takes Over" | Positiva | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1099 | La Roux | "Bulletproof" | Polydor | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1100 | Cascada | "Evacuate the Dancefloor" | AATW/Universal Music TV | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1101 | JLS | "Beat Again" | Epic | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1102 | "I Gotta Feeling" | Interscope | 1 | |||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1103 | Tinchy Stryder featuring Amelle Berrabah | "Never Leave You" | Fourth and Broadway | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | "I Gotta Feeling" | Interscope | 1 | ||||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1104 | David Guetta featuring Akon | "Sexy Chick" | Positiva/Virgin | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1105 | Dizzee Rascal featuring Chrome | "Holiday" | Dirtee Stank | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1106 | Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West | "Run This Town" | Roc Nation | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1107 | Pixie Lott | "Boys and Girls" | Mercury | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1108 | Taio Cruz | "Break Your Heart" | Island | 3 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1109 | "Oopsy Daisy" | Jive | 1 | |||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1110 | Alexandra Burke featuring Flo Rida | "Bad Boys" | Syco | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1111 | Cheryl Cole | "Fight for This Love" | Fascination | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1112 | JLS | "Everybody in Love" | Epic | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1113 | "Meet Me Halfway" | Interscope | 1 | |||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1114 | "You Are Not Alone" | Syco | 1 | |||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1115 | Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band | "" | Epic | 2 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1116 | Lady Gaga | "Bad Romance" | Interscope | 1 | ||||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1117 | Rage Against the Machine | "Killing in the Name" | Epic | 1 |
The following artists achieved four or more number-one hits during the 2000s. A number of artists had number-one singles on their own as well as part of a collaboration. Madonna, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake's song "4 Minutes", for example, is counted for all three artists because they were credited on the cover, while "Where Is the Love?" does not count for Timberlake as he did not receive artist credit on that track in order to avoid overexposure.
| Artist | Number-one hits |
|---|---|
| Westlife | 11 |
| Eminem | 7 |
| McFly | 7 |
| Sugababes | 6 |
| Madonna | 5 |
| 4 | |
| Beyoncé | 4 |
| Busted | 4 |
| Gareth Gates | 4 |
| Girls Aloud | 4 |
| Jay-Z | 4 |
| Nelly | 4 |
| Oasis | 4 |
| Elvis Presley | 4 |
| Britney Spears | 4 |
| U2 | 4 |
| Robbie Williams | 4 |
| Will Young | 4 |
| Artist | Weeks at number-one | |
|---|---|---|
| Jay-Z | 15 | |
| Westlife | 14 | |
| Rihanna | 13 | |
| Leona Lewis | 13 | |
| Peter Kay | 12 | |
| Will Young | 12 | |
| Sugababes | 11 | |
| 11 | ||
| Dizzee Rascal | 11 | |
| Gareth Gates | 11 | |
| Robbie Williams | 10 | |
| Madonna | 10 | |
| Atomic Kitten | 9 | |
| Gnarls Barkley | 9 | |
| Beyoncé | 8 | |
| Girls Aloud | 8 | |
| Shakira | 8 | |
| McFly | 8 | |
| Alexandra Burke | 7 | |
| Lady Gaga | 7 | |
| 7 |
| Song | Weeks at number-one | |
|---|---|---|
| "Umbrella" | 10 | |
| "Crazy" | 9 | |
| "Bleeding Love" | 7 | |
| "Is This the Way to Amarillo" | ||
| "Where Is the Love?" | 6 | |
| "Call on Me" | 5 | |
| "Grace Kelly" | ||
| "Hips Don't Lie" | ||
| "I Kissed a Girl" | ||
| "Mercy" | ||
| "Now You're Gone" | ||
| "You're Beautiful" |
The following record labels had five or more number ones on the UK Singles Chart during the 2000s.
| scope=col | Record label | scope=col | Number ones |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syco/S | 23 | ||
| Interscope | 19 | ||
| Polydor | 18 | ||
| Island | 16 | ||
| RCA | 14 | ||
| Universal | 13 | ||
| Columbia | 12 | ||
| Epic | 9 | ||
| Jive | 9 | ||
| Innocent | 7 | ||
| Mercury | 7 | ||
| Virgin | 7 | ||
| Def Jam | 6 | ||
| Parlophone | 6 | ||
| Positiva | 6 | ||
| Atlantic | 5 | ||
In April 1973, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) began classifying singles and albums by the number of units shipped. The highest threshold is "Platinum" which, since 1989, is awarded to singles with over 600,000 units.[10] [11]
In July 2013, the BPI started a process of automatic certification regardless of original release dates,[12] and since July 2014 audio streaming is included in the calculation of units at 100 streams equivalent to 1 sale or shipment.[13] Hence, many of the singles released in the 2000s have been awarded certification in the 2010s.
For singles selling 1 million copies during the 2000s see List of best-selling singles of the 2000s (decade) in the United Kingdom
For a full list of singles which were released during the 2000s and have sold 1 million copies see List of million-selling singles in the United Kingdom and sort the table by release date
For Platinum singles released during the 2000s see List of Platinum singles in the United Kingdom awarded since 2000