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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.
Popular music of the United Kingdom in the 21st century continued to expand and develop new subgenres and fusions. While talent show contestants were one of the major forces in pop music, British soul maintained and even extended its high-profile with figures like Joss Stone, Estelle, Duffy and Adele, while a new group of singer-songwriters led by Amy Winehouse and Westlife achieved ...
Seventy-one artists achieved their first top 10 single in 2010, either as a lead or featured artist. 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.
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.
Artists from Sky1's new reality TV show Must Be the Music achieved success during this month, including the eventual winner Emma's Imagination. Some songs used on the audition stages of X Factor 2010 also re-entered the chart, including Adele's "Make You Feel My Love" (originally recorded by Bob Dylan).
List of Official Subscription Plays Chart number-one songs of the 2010s; List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2010s; List of UK Compilation Chart number ones of the 2010s; List of UK Independent Singles Breakers Chart number ones of the 2010s; List of UK Independent Album Breakers Chart number ones of the 2010s
British male pop singers (5 P) R. British male rappers (4 C, 12 P) British male rock singers (2 P) S. British male singer-songwriters (4 C, 112 P) T. British tenors ...
27 February 2010: 1 115 Jason Derulo "In My Head" Warner: 6 March 2010: 1 116 Tinie Tempah "Pass Out" EMI: 13 March 2010: 3 117 Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé "Telephone" Universal: 3 April 2010: 1 118 Scouting for Girls "This Ain't a Love Song" Sony: 10 April 2010: 2 119 Usher featuring will.i.am "OMG" Sony: 24 April 2010: 1 120 Diana Vickers ...