The UK singles chart is a weekly record chart compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Friday to Thursday, with the chart date given as the following Thursday.[1]
Audio streaming data was incorporated into the chart in 2014, with 100 streams equivalent to one sale.[1] In 2017, the OCC introduced an exception for songs that had spent a certain time on the charts and whose consumption had declined, whereby these songs are calculated at a rate of 300 streams equivalent to a sale.[2] Ellie Goulding was the first artist to top the chart in the decade with her cover of Joni Mitchell's song "River".
The following singles have all been number one in the United Kingdom during the 2020s:[3][4]
Number-one singles
edit| No. | nth single to top the UK Singles Chart |
|---|---|
| re | Return of a single to number one |
| † | Best-selling single of the year |
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Artists with the most number ones
editThirteen artists have at least two number-one singles during the 2020s.
Songs with the most weeks at number one
editThe following songs spent at least six weeks at number one during the 2020s.
| Artist | Song | Weeks at number one |
|---|---|---|
| Ed Sheeran | "Bad Habits" | 11 |
| Harry Styles | "As It Was | 10 |
| Miley Cyrus | "Flowers" | |
| Dave and Central Cee | "Sprinter" | |
| Olivia Rodrigo | "Drivers License" | 9 |
| Sabrina Carpenter | "Taste" | |
| The Weeknd | "Blinding Lights" | 8 |
| Adele | "Easy on Me" | |
| LF System | "Afraid to Feel" | |
| Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding | "Miracle" | |
| Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero and Stephanie Beatriz | "We Don't Talk About Bruno" | 7 |
| Wham! | "Last Christmas" | |
| Noah Kahan | "Stick Season" | |
| Sabrina Carpenter | "Espresso" | |
| DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch | "Rockstar" | 6 |
| Joel Corry and MNEK | "Head & Heart" | |
| Ariana Grande | "Positions" | |
| Taylor Swift | "Anti-Hero" |
Artists with the most weeks at number one
editThe following artists have all spent a total of six or more weeks at the number-one spot during the 2020s.
Record labels with the most weeks at number one
editTen record labels have spent ten or more weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart during the 2020s.
| Record label | Number ones |
Weeks at number one |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia Records | 9 | 42 |
| Republic Records | 5 | 24 |
| Interscope Records | 8 | 23 |
| Island Records | 4 | 23 |
| Asylum Records[e] | 4 | 22 |
| EMI | 7 | 16 |
| Geffen Records | 3 | 15 |
| Warner Music UK | 6 | 14 |
| Atlantic Records | 5 | 13 |
| Neighbourhood | 2 | 13 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c d The artist, single, date of reaching number one and number of weeks at number one are those given by the Official Charts Company.
- ^ The record labels are those given by the OCC.[5]
- ^ This was originally issued as a single by EMI Records, the majority of whose catalogue was purchased along with Virgin Records by Universal Music Group (UMG). However, UMG did not purchase the catalogue of Kate Bush as the licence for her work was part of the Parlophone-deal arranged with Warner Music (WMG). Fish People[6] is Kate Bush's record label, who also issued a version with a re-recorded vocal in 2012. Rhino, the catalogue division of WMG, held distribution rights only until February 2023, after which she moved distribution of her post-1980 recordings catalogue to the state51 Conspiracy.[7][8][9][10][11]
- ^ This was originally issued as a single by Rosebud, Eliza Rose's own independent record label and picked up by Warner Music UK a few weeks after charting.[12] After being listed solely under the Warner Music UK banner, the record label credit was changed for a third time to Warner Records X One House[13][14][15] during the record's stay in the UK charts.
- ^ Asylum Records was jointly credited alongside Perfect Havoc, a dance record label founded by Adam Griffin and Robert Davies, on Joel Corry's number one hit.[16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
References
edit- ^ a b "Who We Are – How the Official Charts are compiled". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Savage, Mark (7 July 2017). "Ed Sheeran penalised by new chart rules". BBC News. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "The Official UK Top 40 Singles Chart". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Artist Chart History". London: Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
- ^ Kate Bush - Interview with Ken Bruce on BBC Radio 2, 9 May 2011
- ^ "BBC Radio 2 - Ken Bruce, 09/05/2011, Kate Bush talks to Ken Bruce". 9 May 2011.
- ^ "Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
- ^ "Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
- ^ Sinclair, Paul (23 February 2023). "Kate Bush's Hounds Of Love to be reissued later this year". SuperDeluxeEdition.
- ^ "U.k. Midweeks: Kasabian for #1".
- ^ "Eliza Rose/Interplanetary". Official Charts.
- ^ "Eliza Rose | One House Artist".
- ^ "About | One House".
- ^ Garner, George (26 November 2020). "Independent dance label Perfect Havoc expands". Music Week.
- ^ "Perfect Havoc Celebrate 100 Million Streams In London". Sidekick Music. 19 September 2019.
- ^ Bennett, Buster (31 March 2020). "LSA partners with Perfect Havoc Records!". London Sound Academy.
- ^ "Perfect Havoc · Overview · Promoter ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor.
- ^ "About". www.perfecthavoc.com.
- ^ "PERFECT HAVOC LIMITED people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
- ^ "PERFECT HAVOC LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.