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During the 2010s, a total of 242 songs reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. Joe McElderry was the first artist to top the chart in the decade, when "The Climb" replaced "Killing in the Name" by Rage Against the Machine. The final number-one of the decade was the novelty song "I Love Sausage Rolls" by LadBaby.
Of these, fifteen went on to record another hit single that year: B.o.B, Drake, Ellie Goulding, Emma's Imagination, Example, Florence and the Machine, Iyaz, Justin Bieber, Labrinth, Matt Cardle, Nicki Minaj, Professor Green, Roll Deep, Swedish House Mafia and The Wanted. Bruno Mars and Glee Cast scored two more top 10 singles in 2010.
The biggest selling single in the 2010s in the UK based on paid-for sales is "Happy" by Pharrell Williams, which has sold over 1,920,000 copies. [ 1] During the decade, 37 singles released in the 2010s sold over 1 million copies—the highest number to achieve this within the decade of their release. [ 1][ 4] Due to the growth of streaming and ...
By weeks at number one. Twenty nine different artists have spent seven or more weeks at the top of the UK Singles Downloads Chart during the 2010s. The totals below include only credited performances, and do not include appearances on charity ensembles such as Helping Haiti or The X Factor finalists. Artist. Weeks at number one. Calvin Harris. 29.
Las Ketchup. 19 October 2002. "The Ketchup Song". A group consisting of three Spanish sisters, Las Ketchup had a number one hit in over 20 countries with "The Ketchup Song". Their follow-up singles were not as successful, and none of them managed to reach the UK chart. Michael Andrews and Gary Jules.
The X Factor Finalists of 2010 topped the singles chart with a cover of David Bowie 's "Heroes". The winner of that show, Matt Cardle, took the Christmas number-one of 2010, with winning single "When We Collide", a cover of the Biffy Clyro song "Many of Horror". The single sold over 700,000 copies, making it the third best-selling X Factor ...
This list shows the twenty-seven artists with the most number ones on the UK singles chart. American singer-actor Elvis Presley has most number one singles with twenty-one. English band The Beatles have the most number one singles for a band, with eighteen. American singer Madonna has the most number ones for a female solo artist with thirteen.
Ed Sheeran has featured on 14 different number-one singles, more than any other artist. Rihanna was the first ever act to have ten singles top the download chart.. Since its inception in 2004, Six different artists have reached number-one on the UK Singles Downloads Chart with eight or more singles.