The UK Singles Chart is a music chart compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC) that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom.[1] Since 2005, the chart has been based on the sales of both physical and digital singles, initially on the condition that the single was available in both formats. In 2007, the rules were changed so that legal downloads of all songs, irrespective of whether a physical copy was available, were eligible to chart[2] and since July 2014, streaming has been included.[3]
This is a list of the sales of records released from 1 January 2001 onwards; sales for this period of records released before 2001 are not included. With sales of over 1,920,000, "Happy" by Pharrell Williams is the best-selling single in the UK since January 2001. Will Young's double A-side single "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen", which has sold over 1,790,000 million copies, is the second-biggest seller, followed by "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Williams in third. The top five is completed by "Uptown Funk" at four and "Someone Like You" by Adele in fifth. As of September 2017, 62 singles released in the 2000s have sold over 1 million copies.
Until June 2014, only a paid download or a purchase of a physical single counted as a sale. Based on this definition, these are the best-selling singles in the UK since 2001. Sales positions are current .[4]
| scope=col | scope=col | Single | scope=col | Artist | scope=col | Released | scope=col | Traditional sales | scope=col | Chart peak | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1 | "Happy" | Pharrell Williams | 1,921,805 | 1 | ||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 2 | "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen" | 1,795,213 | 1 | |||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 3 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams | 1,667,615 | 1 | ||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 4 | "Uptown Funk" | Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | 1,647,310 | 1 | ||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 5 | "Someone like You" | Adele | 1,644,597 | 1 | ||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 6 | "Moves Like Jagger" | Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera | 1,536,041 | 2 | ||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 7 | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Gotye featuring Kimbra | 1,515,527 | 1 | ||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 8 | "Wake Me Up" | Avicii | 1,483,346 | 1 | ||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 9 | "I Gotta Feeling" | 1,477,778 | 1 | |||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 10 | "Get Lucky" | Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams | 1,471,356 | 1 | ||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 11 | "It Wasn't Me" | Shaggy | 1,428,204 | 1 | ||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 12 | "We Found Love" | Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris | 2011 | 1,415,416 | 1 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 13 | "Sex on Fire" | Kings of Leon | 2008 | 1,386,171 | 1 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 14 | "Call Me Maybe" | 2012 | 1,358,631 | 1 | ||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 15 | "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" | featuring Peter Kay | 2005 | 1,354,478 | 1 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 16 | "Unchained Melody" | 2002 | 1,345,850 | 1 | ||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 17 | "Just the Way You Are (Amazing)" | 2010 | 1,331,684 | 1 | ||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 18 | "Impossible" | 2012 | 1,310,169 | 1 | ||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 19 | "Hallelujah" | 2008 | 1,310,017 | 1 | ||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 20 | "Gangnam Style" | Psy | 2012 | 1,304,437 | 1 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 21 | "Titanium" | featuring Sia | 2012 | 1,300,566 | 1 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 22 | "Party Rock Anthem" | LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock | 2011 | 1,284,335 | 1 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 23 | "Rather Be" | Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne | 2014 | 1,283,122 | 1 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 24 | "All of Me" | John Legend | 2013 | 1,259,708 | 2 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 25 | "Love the Way You Lie" | Eminem featuring Rihanna | 2010 | 1,258,763 | 2 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 26 | "Let Her Go" | Passenger | 2013 | 1,243,336 | 2 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 27 | "Price Tag" | Jessie J featuring B.o.B | 2011 | 1,228,371 | 1 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 28 | "Thinking Out Loud" | Ed Sheeran | 2013 | 1,219,184 | 1 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 29 | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" | 2001 | 1,195,229 | 1 | ||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 30 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" | Band Aid 20 | 2004 | 1,184,396 | 1 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 31 | "Poker Face" | Lady Gaga | 2009 | 1,180,377 | 1 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 32 | "Only Girl (In the World)" | Rihanna | 2010 | 1,162,460 | 1 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 33 | "Starships" | Nicki Minaj | 2012 | 1,162,065 | 1 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 34 | "Chasing Cars" | Snow Patrol | 2006 | 1,159,099 | 6 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 35 | "We Are Young" | fun. featuring Janelle Monáe | 2012 | 1,145,195 | 1 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 36 | "Counting Stars" | OneRepublic | 2013 | 1,132,526 | 1 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 37 | "Crazy" | Gnarls Barkley | 2006 | 1,131,184 | 1 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 38 | "The A Team" | 2011 | 1,118,825 | 3 | ||||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 39 | "Use Somebody" | Kings of Leon | 2008 | 1,115,392 | 2 | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 40 | "Bleeding Love" | 2007 | 1,114,596 | 1 |
From 2014 streaming has counted towards sales (sometimes called "combined sales" or "chart sales") at the rate of 100 streams equal to one download or physical purchase, although the singles chart no longer uses this ratio. In September 2017, the OCC changed their definition of a 'million seller' to include streaming. These are the biggest selling songs based on combined physical, download and streaming sales. As of September 2017 there were nine over 2 million and 185 over a million combined sales from the 2000s Century.[4] In October 2017, "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran became the first song from the 2000s Century to achieve 3 million combined sales.
| Position | Song | Artist | Peak | Year | Sales | Streaming equivalent | Combined sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Shape of You" | 1 | 2017 | 754,754+ | 2,121,706+ | 3,006,404[5] | ||
| 2 | "Uptown Funk" | 1 | 2014 | 1,647,310 | 1,076,160 | 2,723,470 | ||
| 3 | "Happy" | 1 | 2013 | 1,921,805 | 707,851 | 2,629,657 | ||
| 4 | "Thinking Out Loud" | 1 | 2014 | 1,219,184 | 1,302,119 | 2,521,302 | ||
| 5 | "One Dance" | 1 | 2016 | 553,973 | 1,791,007 | 2,344,981 | ||
| 6 | "Rather Be" | 1 | 2014 | 1,283,122 | 935,575 | 2,218,697 | ||
| 7 | "Sorry" | 1 | 2015 | 724,188 | 1,443,719 | 2,167,907 | ||
| 8 | "All of Me" | 2 | 2014 | 1,259,708 | 896,418 | 2,156,126 | ||
| 9 | "Love Yourself" | Justin Bieber | 1 | 2015 | 718,549 | 1,340,666 | 2,059,215 | |
| 10 | "Someone Like You" | 1 | 2011 | 1,644,597 | 351,772 | 1,996,369 | ||
| 11 | "Wake Me Up!" | 1 | 2013 | 1,483,346 | 484,035 | 1,967,381 | ||
| 12 | "Take Me to Church" | Hozier | 2 | 2013 | 934,466 | 1,017,851 | 1,952,317 | |
| 13 | "Blurred Lines" | 1 | 2013 | 1,667,615 | 284,004 | 1,951,619 | ||
| 14 | "Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)" | 1 | 2014 | 861,086 | 1,057,439 | 1,918,526 | ||
| 15 | "Despacito (Remix)" | Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber | 1 | 2017 | 566,425 | 1,334,174 | 1,900,599 | |
| 16 | "Hello" | Adele | 1 | 2015 | 948,618 | 906,431 | 1,855,050 | |
| 17 | "What Do You Mean?" | Justin Bieber | 1 | 2015 | 533,581 | 1,320,256 | 1,853,837 | |
| 18 | "Let Her Go" | 2 | 2012 | 1,243,336 | 589,019 | 1,832,354 | ||
| 19 | "Get Lucky" | Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams | 1 | 2013 | 1,471,356 | 349,989 | 1,821,344 | |
| 20 | "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen" | 1 | 2002 | 1,795,213 | 1,874 | 1,797,087 | ||
| 21 | "Cheap Thrills" | 2 | 2015 | 517,082 | 1,247,640 | 1,764,721 | ||
| 22 | "Moves Like Jagger" | 2 | 2011 | 1,536,041 | 207,813 | 1,743,854 | ||
| 23 | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | 1 | 2011 | 1,515,527 | 212,192 | 1,727,719 | ||
| 24 | "Mr. Brightside" | 10 | 2004 | 967,180 | 750,991 | 1,718,170 | ||
| 25 | "Pompeii" | 2 | 2013 | 959,693 | 749,011 | 1,708,704 | ||
| 26 | "7 Years" | 1 | 2015 | 653,657 | 1,054,211 | 1,707,868 | ||
| 27 | "We Found Love" | Rihanna | 1 | 2011 | 1,415,416 | 288,533 | 1,703,948 | |
| 28 | "Sex on Fire" | Kings of Leon | 1 | 2008 | 1,386,171 | 315,931 | 1,702,103 | |
| 29 | "Waves"(Robin Schulz remix) | 1 | 2013 | 933,555 | 757,402 | 1,690,957 | ||
| 30 | "Castle on the Hill" | Ed Sheeran | 2 | 2017 | 478,716 | 1,192,607 | 1,671,322 |