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Drake had the most top tens in 2013, with four, while Lorde's debut single "Royals" became the longest-running top-ten single of the year, spending twenty-three consecutive weeks in the tier. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis spent the most consecutive weeks in the top ten during 2013, with thirty-two spanning from January 5 to August 10.
Issue date Song Artist(s) Ref. January 5 "Locked Out of Heaven" Bruno Mars [1]January 12 [2]January 19 [3]January 26 [4]February 2 "I Knew You Were Trouble" Taylor Swift [5]
The second best-selling single of 2013 was "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell, having sold 6,380,000 copies in the country. [3] Meanwhile, "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons and "Harlem Shake" by Baauer was listed on the list at number three and four, respectively.
Ellie Goulding scored her first UK number-one single in August 2013 with "Burn", which topped the chart for three consecutive weeks. It was one of three top 10 entries for Goulding this year. Swedish duo Icona Pop entered the UK charts at number-one in July of this year with "I Love It", which features guest vocals from English singer Charli XCX.
X Factor 2013 winner Sam Bailey scored the Christmas number-one single of 2013. The single sold 148,853 copies in its first week to become the lowest-selling Christmas number one since Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman scored Christmas number 1 in 2001 when "Somethin' Stupid" sold 110,000 copies in the Christmas week and also, the second lowest-selling X Factor winner's single.
Week Weekend end date Film Total weekend gross (Pound sterling) Weekend openings in the Top 10 Reference(s) 1: 6 January 2013: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey [a]: £4,075,781
Halcyon by Ellie Goulding debuted in 2012 and re-entered the top 10 in 2013, but its peak position was not until 2014. Six artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2013. The 1975, Bastille, Frank Turner, James Arthur and Kodaline were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 album in 2013.
8 – American Alternative Rock duo Twenty One Pilots released their third and major-label debut album Vessel after signing with Fueled by Ramen.; 9 – Original Three Days Grace lead singer Adam Gontier leaves the band, citing health concerns [1]