List of best-selling singles of the 2000s (century) in the United Kingdom

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Having sold over 1.81 million copies, "Happy" by Pharrell Williams is the best-selling single in the UK since 2000[1]

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.[2] 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.[3] Since July 2014, the chart has been based on streaming figures as well as physical/digital purchases,[4] however the OCC still compiles a 'sales' (only) chart and still quotes these traditional sales figures in its features and articles.[5]

This is a list of the sales of records released from 1 January 2000 onwards; sales for this period of records released before 2000 are not included. With sales of 1,813,000, "Happy" by Pharrell Williams is the best-selling single in the UK since January 2000. Will Young's double A-side single "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen", which has sold 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 "Someone Like You" by Adele in fourth and "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera in fifth.[1] As of February 2016, 57 singles released in the 2000s have sold over 1 million copies.[6]

Best-selling singles

Sales figures from the OCC on the date given in the reference; where no reference is given, sales derived from order of OCC list of 11 June 2015.[7] The OCC differentiate 'chart sales' (which include streaming) from 'sales' (which are downloads and physical purchases, and are quoted below).[4]

No. Single Artist Year Copies sold Peak chart
position
1 "Happy" Pharrell Williams 2013 1,813,000[1] 1
2 "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen" Will Young 2002 1,790,000[8] 1
3 "Blurred Lines" Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams 2013 1,630,000[1] 1
4 "Someone like You" Adele 2011 1,584,000[9] 1
5 "Moves Like Jagger" Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera 2011 1,503,000[1] 2
6 "Somebody That I Used to Know" Gotye featuring Kimbra 2012 1,484,000[1] 1
7 "I Gotta Feeling" The Black Eyed Peas 2009 1,436,000+ 1
8 "Get Lucky" Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers 2013 1,436,000[1] 1
9 "Wake Me Up!" Avicii 2013 1,390,000+ 1
10 "Uptown Funk" Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars 2014 1,390,000 1
11 "It Wasn't Me" Shaggy featuring Rikrok 2001 1,390,000+ 1
12 "We Found Love" Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris 2011 1,390,000[10] 1
13 "Unchained Melody" Gareth Gates 2002 1,372,000+ 1
14 "Sex on Fire" Kings of Leon 2008 1,372,000+ 1
15 "Call Me Maybe" Carly Rae Jepsen 2012 1,372,000[11] 1
16 "Just the Way You Are (Amazing)" Bruno Mars 2010 1,300,000+ 1
17 "Hallelujah" Alexandra Burke 2008 1,291,000[12] 1
18 "Impossible" James Arthur 2012 1,289,000[12] 1
19 "Gangnam Style" Psy 2012 1,270,000[13] 1
20 "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay 2005 1,245,000+ 1
21 "Party Rock Anthem" LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock 2011 1,245,000+ 1
22 "Titanium" David Guetta featuring Sia 2012 1,245,000+ 1
23 "Rather Be" Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne 2014 1,245,000 1
24 "Price Tag" Jessie J featuring B.o.B 2011 1,240,000[13] 1
25 "Love the Way You Lie" Eminem featuring Rihanna 2010 1,220,000[10] 2
26 "Let Her Go" Passenger 2013 1,200,000+ 2
27 "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Band Aid 20 2004 1,182,000[14] 1
28 "All of Me" John Legend 2013 1,180,000+[15] 2
29 "Can't Get You Out of My Head" Kylie Minogue 2001 1,170,000[16] 1
30 "Only Girl (In the World)" Rihanna 2010 1,150,000[10] 1
31 "Poker Face" Lady Gaga 2009 1,120,000[17] 1
32 "We Are Young" fun. featuring Janelle Monáe 2012 1,100,000+ 1
33 "That's My Goal" Shayne Ward 2005 1,100,000[12] 1
34 "Crazy" Gnarls Barkley 2006 1,090,000+ 1
35 "Bleeding Love" Leona Lewis 2007 1,090,000+ 1
36 "Pure and Simple" Hear'Say 2001 1,090,000[17] 1
37 "Chasing Cars" Snow Patrol 2006 1,070,000+ 6
38 "The A Team" Ed Sheeran 2011 1,070,000+ 3
39 "Use Somebody" Kings of Leon 2008 1,070,000+ 2
40 "Counting Stars" OneRepublic 2013 1,070,000[13] 1

See also

References

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