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List of UK singles chart number ones of the 2000s

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Westlife had 11 No. 1 singles between 2000 and 2009, including a cover of Phil Collins' "Against All Odds", which they released as a duet with Mariah Carey in 2000

The UK singles chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. In the 2000s the chart week ran from Sunday to Saturday, and the top 40 singles were revealed each Sunday on BBC Radio 1. At the start of the decade, before the advent of legal music downloads, it was based entirely on sales of physical singles from retail outlets, but in 2005 permanent downloads began to be included in the chart compilation.[1][2]

During the 2000s, 274 singles reached the No. 1 position on the chart, the most of any decade so far. Over this period, Westlife were the most successful group and music act at reaching the top spot, with 11 No. 1 singles. Rihanna and Jay-Z's song "Umbrella" spent 10 weeks at No. 1 in 2007, the longest spell at the top of the charts since Wet Wet Wet's 1994 hit "Love Is All Around", which topped the charts for 15 weeks. The Internet allowed music to be heard by vast numbers of people on social networking sites such as YouTube and Myspace; it also increased piracy. This and the introduction of the UK Singles Downloads Chart in 2004[3] led to a decrease in record sales and a reduction in the number of copies sold of a No. 1 record on the singles chart.[4] Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" became the first song to reach the top of the charts based on downloads alone in 2006, remaining at No. 1 for nine consecutive weeks.[5]

Physical single sales had been falling for more than a decade but digital single sales finally turned the trend around in 2008 with combined physical and digital single sales growing 33% over the previous year.[6] Lily Allen made herself known on the Internet through her Myspace page, and following this exposure, her debut single "Smile" peaked at No. 1. Three years later, her single "The Fear" topped the chart for four consecutive weeks, being the longest running No. 1 single of 2009.

Reality television shows played an important and influential role on the charts during the decade. Hear'Say won the original series of Popstars in 2000 and topped the charts with their debut single "Pure and Simple". A trend developed as this feat was replicated by Pop Idol winners Will Young (2002) and Michelle McManus (2003), and runners-up Gareth Gates and Sam & Mark; 2002 Fame Academy winner David Sneddon, and the winner of the first series of The X Factor, Steve Brookstein, in 2005. Reality television winners did especially well during the Christmas season; every Christmas No. 1 from 2005 to 2008 came from an X Factor winner. Shayne Ward reached No. 1 in 2005 with "That's My Goal", and he was followed by Leona Lewis, Leon Jackson and Alexandra Burke. Girls Aloud, the Popstars: The Rivals winners, also had the Christmas No. 1 in 2002 with "Sound of the Underground." Kelly Clarkson, the winner of the first series of American Idol achieved her first UK No. 1 single, "My Life Would Suck Without You", in 2009.

The first No. 1 of the decade, the double-A side "I Have a Dream" / "Seasons in the Sun" by Westlife, was a holdover from the end of 1999. "Killing in the Name" by Rage Against the Machine was the final No. 1 of the decade. In January 2005, a landmark was reached as the re-release of Elvis Presley's "One Night" became the 1,000th single to reach No. 1 in the singles chart.[7]

Chart history

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In 2000, 42 songs (not including Westlife's "I Have a Dream" / "Seasons in the Sun" which first reached number one at the end of 1999) hit the top spot, a UK charts record for most number ones in a calendar year. The year 2000 also holds the record for most consecutive weeks with a new number one, with a different single hitting the number-one spot every week from 24 June to 16 September.[8]

Six songs returned to the top of the charts for two separate spells. These were; "Don't Stop Movin'" by S Club 7 (2001), "Gotta Get thru This" by Daniel Bedingfield (2001–2002), "Call on Me" by Eric Prydz (2004), "Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean (2006) and "Boom Boom Pow" (2009) and "I Gotta Feeling" (2009) by the Black Eyed Peas. In addition, Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" was number one in December 2009 and climbed back to the top in January 2010.

Number-one singles

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Key
No. nth single to top the UK Singles Chart
re Return of a single to number one
Silver Silver certification (200,000 units)
Gold Gold certification (400,000 units)
Platinum Platinum certification (600,000 units)
Best-selling single of the year[9]
Best-selling single of the decade[9]
Arctic Monkeys scored two number-ones this decade with their debut single, "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" and "When the Sun Goes Down", and are one of the first acts to come to the public attention via the Internet.
Britney Spears hit the top spot with "Oops!... I Did It Again" and "Born to Make You Happy" in 2000, and with "Toxic" and "Everytime" in 2004.
American rock band Evanescence debuted at number one with their single "Bring Me To Life" and their album "Fallen" in 2003 and started their massive international success.
Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" became the first song to reach number one on downloads alone in 2006 and the first song since 1994 to spend longer than two months at number one.
Leona Lewis saw her debut single, "A Moment Like This", reach number one in 2006. Two more chart-toppers followed, including "Bleeding Love" which had a 7-week reign at number one in 2007 and "Run" in 2008.
American group The Black Eyed Peas spent six weeks at number one with "Where Is the Love?" in 2003. In 2009, "Boom Boom Pow", "I Gotta Feeling" and "Meet Me Halfway" also reached the number-one spot.
Sugababes had more number-one singles than any other female act in the 2000s, with six. Their first number-one was "Freak Like Me" in 2002.
Kylie Minogue scored her second number one of the decade with "Can't Get You Out of My Head" in 2001, selling more than 1.1 million copies. It was the biggest-selling single by a female of the 21st century until 2011, when it was surpassed by Adele's "Someone like You".
Madonna holds the record for the most number-one singles by a female artist during the decade. She topped the chart for a fifth time in 2008 with "4 Minutes" featuring Justin Timberlake.
Lady Gaga became the first female artist to score three number ones in a single year, with "Just Dance", "Poker Face" and "Bad Romance" all topping the chart in 2009.
Christina Aguilera gained three number-one singles in the 2000s and one in 1999.
Kings of Leon's "Sex on Fire" sold over 840,000 copies in 2008, making it one of the biggest songs of 2008 and the biggest hit by any American act during the 2000s. It spent a total of 68 weeks in the UK chart.
Rapper Eminem scored 7 number-one hits in 2000s, putting him second behind Westlife for the most number-ones during the decade.
Rihanna had a 10-week run at the top of the UK Singles Chart, along with Jay-Z, with "Umbrella".
Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" was one of the best-selling singles in 2008.
Beyoncé scored 6 number ones in the 2000s—two with Destiny's Child and four solo.
Cheryl scored 5 number-ones since the middle of decade; four as a Girls Aloud member and one solo.
Rapper Jay-Z was 15 weeks at the top spot, the most in this decade.
Irish band U2 scored four number-ones in this decade.
Rapper Nelly scored four number-ones this decade.
Mancunian rockers Oasis scored 4 number-ones this decade.
Lily Allen scored two number one singles this decade: "Smile" in 2006 and "The Fear" in 2009, which stayed for four consecutive weeks at the top, being the longest running number one in 2009.
Rap metal band Rage Against the Machine scored the last Christmas number one of the decade and their first UK number one with "Killing in the Name" after a successful Facebook campaign by DJ Jon Morter to stop another The X Factor winner's single dominating the Christmas charts.
Elvis Presley scored four posthumous number ones, in 2002 on Junkie XL's remix of "A Little Less Conversation", and then in 2005 with "Jailhouse Rock", "I Got Stung" and "It's Now or Never" when all his number one singles were reissued and re-released to celebrate fifty years of his music.
Contents
No. Artist[nb 1] Single[nb 1] Record label[nb 2] Week ending date[nb 1] Weeks at
number one[nb 1]
Certification[nb 3]
2000
844 Westlife "I Have a Dream" / "Seasons in the Sun" RCA 25 December 1999 4 Platinum
845 Manic Street Preachers "The Masses Against the Classes" Epic 22 January 2000 1
846 Britney Spears "Born to Make You Happy" Jive 29 January 2000 1 Gold
847 Gabrielle "Rise" Go! Beat 5 February 2000 2 Platinum
848 Oasis "Go Let It Out" Big Brother 19 February 2000 1 Gold
849 All Saints "Pure Shores" London 26 February 2000 2 2× Platinum
850 Madonna "American Pie" Maverick 11 March 2000 1 Gold
851 Chicane featuring Bryan Adams "Don't Give Up" Xtravaganza 18 March 2000 1 Gold
852 Geri Halliwell "Bag It Up" EMI 25 March 2000 1 Silver
853 Melanie C featuring Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes "Never Be the Same Again" Virgin 1 April 2000 1 Gold
854 Westlife "Fool Again" RCA 8 April 2000 1 Silver
855 Craig David "Fill Me In" Wildstar 15 April 2000 1 Platinum
856 Fragma "Toca's Miracle" Positiva 22 April 2000 2 Platinum
857 Oxide & Neutrino "Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty)" East West 6 May 2000 1
858 Britney Spears "Oops!... I Did It Again" Jive 13 May 2000 1 Platinum
859 Madison Avenue "Don't Call Me Baby" VC Recordings 20 May 2000 1 Platinum
860 Billie Piper "Day & Night" Innocent 27 May 2000 1 Silver
861 Sonique "It Feels So Good" Universal 3 June 2000 3 Platinum
862 Black Legend "You See the Trouble with Me" Eternal 24 June 2000 1 Silver
863 Kylie Minogue "Spinning Around" Parlophone 1 July 2000 1 Gold
864 Eminem "The Real Slim Shady" Interscope 8 July 2000 1 4× Platinum
865 The Corrs "Breathless" Atlantic 15 July 2000 1 Platinum
866 Ronan Keating "Life Is a Rollercoaster" Polydor 22 July 2000 1 Platinum
867 Five and Queen "We Will Rock You" RCA 29 July 2000 1 2× Platinum
868 Craig David "7 Days" Wildstar 5 August 2000 1 2× Platinum
869 Robbie Williams "Rock DJ" Chrysalis 12 August 2000 1 2× Platinum
870 Melanie C "I Turn to You" Virgin 19 August 2000 1 Gold
871 Spiller "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" Positiva 26 August 2000 1 Platinum
872 Madonna "Music" Maverick 2 September 2000 1 Gold
873 A1 "Take on Me" Columbia 9 September 2000 1 Silver
874 Modjo "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" Polydor 16 September 2000 2 Platinum
875 Mariah Carey featuring Westlife "Against All Odds" Columbia 30 September 2000 2 Gold
876 All Saints "Black Coffee" London 14 October 2000 1 Silver
877 U2 "Beautiful Day" Island 21 October 2000 1 Platinum
878 Steps "Stomp" Jive 28 October 2000 1 Silver
879 Spice Girls "Holler" / "Let Love Lead the Way" Virgin 4 November 2000 1 Silver
880 Westlife "My Love" RCA 11 November 2000 1 Gold
881 A1 "Same Old Brand New You" Columbia 18 November 2000 1 Silver
882 LeAnn Rimes "Can't Fight the Moonlight" Curb/London 25 November 2000 1 Platinum
883 Destiny's Child "Independent Women Part I" Columbia 2 December 2000 1 Platinum
884 S Club 7 "Never Had a Dream Come True" Polydor 9 December 2000 1 Platinum
885 Eminem "Stan" Interscope 16 December 2000 1 4× Platinum
886 Bob the Builder "Can We Fix It?" † BBC Music 23 December 2000 3 Platinum
2001
887 Rui da Silva featuring Cassandra "Touch Me" Arista 13 January 2001 1 Platinum
888 Jennifer Lopez "Love Don't Cost a Thing" Epic 20 January 2001 1 Gold
889 Limp Bizkit "Rollin'" Interscope 27 January 2001 2 Platinum
890 Atomic Kitten "Whole Again" Innocent 10 February 2001 4 2× Platinum
891 Shaggy featuring RikRok "It Wasn't Me" † MCA 10 March 2001 1 4× Platinum
892 Westlife "Uptown Girl" RCA 17 March 2001 1 2× Platinum
893 Hear'Say "Pure and Simple" Polydor 24 March 2001 3 2× Platinum
894 Emma Bunton "What Took You So Long?" Virgin 14 April 2001 2 Silver
895 Destiny's Child "Survivor" Columbia 28 April 2001 1 Platinum
896 S Club 7 "Don't Stop Movin'" Polydor 5 May 2001 1 2× Platinum
897 Geri Halliwell "It's Raining Men" EMI 12 May 2001 2 Gold
re S Club 7 "Don't Stop Movin'" Polydor 26 May 2001 1 2× Platinum
898 DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies "Do You Really Like It?" Relentless/Ministry of Sound 2 June 2001 1 Platinum
899 Shaggy featuring Rayvon "Angel" MCA 9 June 2001 3 Gold
900 Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink "Lady Marmalade" Interscope 30 June 2001 1 2× Platinum
901 Hear'Say "The Way to Your Love" Polydor 7 July 2001 1 Silver
902 Roger Sanchez "Another Chance" Defected 14 July 2001 1 Platinum
903 Robbie Williams "Eternity" / "The Road to Mandalay" Chrysalis 21 July 2001 2 Gold
904 Atomic Kitten "Eternal Flame" Innocent 4 August 2001 2 Gold
905 So Solid Crew "21 Seconds" Relentless 18 August 2001 1 Platinum
906 Five "Let's Dance" RCA 25 August 2001 2 Silver
907 Blue "Too Close" Innocent 8 September 2001 1 Silver
908 Bob the Builder "Mambo No. 5" BBC Music 15 September 2001 1 Gold
909 DJ Ötzi "Hey Baby" EMI 22 September 2001 1 Platinum
910 Kylie Minogue "Can't Get You Out of My Head" Parlophone 29 September 2001 4 3× Platinum
911 Afroman "Because I Got High" Universal 27 October 2001 3 Platinum
912 Westlife "Queen of My Heart" RCA 17 November 2001 1 Gold
913 Blue "If You Come Back" Innocent 24 November 2001 1 Silver
914 S Club 7 "Have You Ever" Polydor 1 December 2001 1 Gold
915 Daniel Bedingfield "Gotta Get Thru This" Relentless 8 December 2001 2 2× Platinum
916 Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman "Somethin' Stupid" Chrysalis 22 December 2001 3 Gold
2002
re Daniel Bedingfield "Gotta Get Thru This" Relentless 12 January 2002 1 2× Platinum
917 Aaliyah "More Than a Woman" Virgin 19 January 2002 1 Silver
918 George Harrison "My Sweet Lord" (reissue) Parlophone 26 January 2002 1 Platinum
919 Enrique Iglesias "Hero" Interscope 2 February 2002 4 2× Platinum
920 Westlife "World of Our Own" S 2 March 2002 1 Platinum
921 Will Young "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen" ‡ S 9 March 2002 3 3× Platinum
922 Gareth Gates "Unchained Melody" S 30 March 2002 4 2× Platinum
923 Oasis "The Hindu Times" Big Brother 27 April 2002 1 Silver
924 Sugababes "Freak Like Me" Island 4 May 2002 1 Gold
925 Holly Valance "Kiss Kiss" London 11 May 2002 1 Gold
926 Ronan Keating "If Tomorrow Never Comes" Polydor 18 May 2002 1 Platinum
927 Liberty X "Just a Little" V2 25 May 2002 1 Platinum
928 Eminem "Without Me" Interscope 1 June 2002 1 4× Platinum
929 Will Young "Light My Fire" S 8 June 2002 2 Gold
930 Elvis vs. JXL "A Little Less Conversation" RCA 22 June 2002 4 2× Platinum
931 Gareth Gates "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" S 20 July 2002 3 Platinum
932 Darius "Colourblind" Mercury 10 August 2002 2 Gold
933 Sugababes "Round Round" Island 24 August 2002 1 Gold
934 Blazin' Squad "Crossroads" East West 31 August 2002 1 Silver
935 Atomic Kitten "The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling)" Innocent 7 September 2002 3 Platinum
936 Pink "Just like a Pill" Arista 28 September 2002 1 Platinum
937 Will Young and Gareth Gates "The Long and Winding Road" / "Suspicious Minds" S 5 October 2002 2 Gold
938 Las Ketchup "The Ketchup Song" Columbia 19 October 2002 1 Platinum
939 Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland "Dilemma" Universal 26 October 2002 2 3× Platinum
940 DJ Sammy and Yanou featuring Do "Heaven" Data/Ministry of Sound 9 November 2002 1 2× Platinum
941 Westlife "Unbreakable" S 16 November 2002 1 Silver
942 Christina Aguilera featuring Redman "Dirrty" RCA 23 November 2002 2 Platinum
943 Daniel Bedingfield "If You're Not the One" Polydor 7 December 2002 1 Platinum
944 Eminem "Lose Yourself" Interscope 14 December 2002 1 5× Platinum
945 Blue featuring Elton John "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" Innocent 21 December 2002 1 Gold
946 Girls Aloud "Sound of the Underground" Polydor 28 December 2002 4 Platinum
2003
947 David Sneddon "Stop Living the Lie" Mercury 25 January 2003 2 Silver
948 t.A.T.u. "All the Things She Said" Interscope 8 February 2003 4 Platinum
949 Christina Aguilera "Beautiful" RCA 8 March 2003 2 Platinum
950 Gareth Gates featuring The Kumars "Spirit in the Sky" S 22 March 2003 2 Platinum
951 Room 5 featuring Oliver Cheatham "Make Luv" Positiva 5 April 2003 4 Platinum
952 Busted "You Said No" Universal 3 May 2003 1
953 Tomcraft "Loneliness" Data/Ministry of Sound 10 May 2003 1 Silver
954 R. Kelly "Ignition" Jive 17 May 2003 4 3× Platinum
955 Evanescence "Bring Me to Life" Epic 14 June 2003 4 3× Platinum
956 Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z "Crazy in Love" Columbia 12 July 2003 3 4× Platinum
957 Daniel Bedingfield "Never Gonna Leave Your Side" Polydor 2 August 2003 1
958 Blu Cantrell featuring Sean Paul "Breathe" Arista 9 August 2003 4 2× Platinum
959 Elton John "Are You Ready for Love" Southern Fried 6 September 2003 1 Platinum
960 The Black Eyed Peas "Where Is the Love?" † A&M 13 September 2003 6 Platinum
961 Sugababes "Hole in the Head" Island 25 October 2003 1 Silver
962 Fatman Scoop featuring the Crooklyn Clan "Be Faithful" Def Jam 1 November 2003 2 Gold
963 Kylie Minogue "Slow" Parlophone 15 November 2003 1
964 Busted "Crashed the Wedding" Universal 22 November 2003 1 Silver
965 Westlife "Mandy" S 29 November 2003 1 Silver
966 Will Young "Leave Right Now" S 6 December 2003 2 Platinum
967 Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne "Changes" Sanctuary 20 December 2003 1 Gold
968 Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules "Mad World" Adventure/Sanctuary 27 December 2003 3 Platinum
2004
969 Michelle "All This Time" S 17 January 2004 3 Silver
970 LMC vs. U2 "Take Me to the Clouds Above" AATW 7 February 2004 2 Platinum
971 Sam & Mark "With a Little Help from My Friends" 19 21 February 2004 1
972 Busted "Who's David?" Universal 28 February 2004 1
973 Peter Andre featuring Bubbler Ranx "Mysterious Girl" A&E 6 March 2004 1 Platinum
974 Britney Spears "Toxic" Jive 13 March 2004 1 2× Platinum
975 DJ Casper "Cha Cha Slide" AATW 20 March 2004 1 Platinum
976 Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris "Yeah!" Arista 27 March 2004 2 3× Platinum
977 McFly "5 Colours in Her Hair" Universal 10 April 2004 2 Silver
978 Eamon "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)" Jive 24 April 2004 4 Platinum
979 Frankee "F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)" AATW 22 May 2004 3 Silver
980 Mario Winans featuring Enya and P. Diddy "I Don't Wanna Know" Bad Boy 12 June 2004 2 Silver
981 Britney Spears "Everytime" Jive 26 June 2004 1 Platinum
982 McFly "Obviously" Universal 3 July 2004 1 Platinum
983 Usher "Burn" Laface 10 July 2004 2 Platinum
984 The Shapeshifters "Lola's Theme" Positiva 24 July 2004 1 Platinum
985 The Streets "Dry Your Eyes" 679/Locked On 31 July 2004 1 Platinum
986 Busted "Thunderbirds" / "3AM" Universal 7 August 2004 2 Silver
987 3 of a Kind "Baby Cakes" Relentless 21 August 2004 1 Platinum
988 Natasha Bedingfield "These Words" Phonogenic 28 August 2004 2 Platinum
989 Nelly "My Place" / "Flap Your Wings" Universal 11 September 2004 1 Silver
990 Brian McFadden "Real to Me" Modest/Sony Music 18 September 2004 1
991 Eric Prydz "Call on Me" Data 25 September 2004 3 2× Platinum
992 Robbie Williams "Radio" Chrysalis 16 October 2004 1
re Eric Prydz "Call on Me" Data 23 October 2004 2 2× Platinum
993 Ja Rule featuring R. Kelly and Ashanti "Wonderful" Def Jam 6 November 2004 1 Silver
994 Eminem "Just Lose It" Interscope 13 November 2004 1 Platinum
995 U2 "Vertigo" Island 20 November 2004 1 Gold
996 Girls Aloud "I'll Stand by You" Polydor 27 November 2004 2 Silver
997 Band Aid 20 "Do They Know It's Christmas?" † Mercury 11 December 2004 4 2× Platinum
2005
998 Steve Brookstein "Against All Odds" Syco 8 January 2005 1
999 Elvis Presley "Jailhouse Rock" (reissue) RCA 15 January 2005 1 Platinum
1000 Elvis Presley "One Night" / "I Got Stung" (reissue) RCA 22 January 2005 1
1001 Ciara featuring Petey Pablo "Goodies" Laface 29 January 2005 1 Silver
1002 Elvis Presley "It's Now or Never" (reissue) RCA 5 February 2005 1 Gold
1003 Eminem "Like Toy Soldiers" Interscope 12 February 2005 1 Platinum
1004 U2 "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" Island 19 February 2005 1
1005 Jennifer Lopez "Get Right" Epic 26 February 2005 1 Platinum
1006 Nelly featuring Tim McGraw "Over and Over" Curb/Universal 5 March 2005 1 Silver
1007 Stereophonics "Dakota" V2 12 March 2005 1 3× Platinum
1008 McFly "All About You" / "You've Got a Friend" Island 19 March 2005 1 Platinum
1009 Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" † Universal Music TV 26 March 2005 7 2× Platinum
1010 Akon "Lonely" Universal 14 May 2005 2 Platinum
1011 Oasis "Lyla" Big Brother 28 May 2005 1 Gold
1012 Crazy Frog "Axel F" Gusto 4 June 2005 4 Platinum
1013 2Pac featuring Elton John "Ghetto Gospel" Interscope 2 July 2005 3 Platinum
1014 James Blunt "You're Beautiful" Atlantic 23 July 2005 5 2× Platinum
1015 McFly "I'll Be OK" Island 27 August 2005 1
1016 Oasis "The Importance of Being Idle" Big Brother 3 September 2005 1 Platinum
1017 Gorillaz "Dare" Parlophone 10 September 2005 1 Platinum
1018 The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes "Don't Cha" A&M 17 September 2005 3 2× Platinum
1019 Sugababes "Push the Button" Island 8 October 2005 3 Platinum
1020 Arctic Monkeys "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" Domino 29 October 2005 1 4× Platinum
1021 Westlife "You Raise Me Up" S 5 November 2005 2 Platinum
1022 Madonna "Hung Up" Warner Bros. 19 November 2005 3 Platinum
1023 The Pussycat Dolls "Stickwitu" A&M 10 December 2005 2 Gold
1024 Nizlopi "JCB" FDM 24 December 2005 1 Platinum
1025 Shayne Ward "That's My Goal" Syco 31 December 2005 4 2× Platinum
2006
1026 Arctic Monkeys "When the Sun Goes Down" Domino 28 January 2006 1 3× Platinum
1027 The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge and Avery Storm "Nasty Girl" Bad Boy 4 February 2006 2 Platinum
1028 Meck featuring Leo Sayer "Thunder in My Heart Again" Apollo/Free2air 18 February 2006 2 Silver
1029 Madonna "Sorry" Warner Bros. 4 March 2006 1 Silver
1030 Chico "It's Chico Time" Sony BMG 11 March 2006 2
1031 Orson "No Tomorrow" Mercury 25 March 2006 1 Gold
1032 Ne-Yo "So Sick" Def Jam 1 April 2006 1 2× Platinum
1033 Gnarls Barkley "Crazy" † Warner Bros. 8 April 2006 9 4× Platinum
1034 Sandi Thom "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" Viking Legacy 10 June 2006 1 Gold
1035 Nelly Furtado "Maneater" Geffen 17 June 2006 3 2× Platinum
1036 Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean "Hips Don't Lie" Epic 8 July 2006 1 4× Platinum
1037 Lily Allen "Smile" Regal Recordings 15 July 2006 2 2× Platinum
1038 McFly "Don't Stop Me Now" / "Please, Please" Island 29 July 2006 1
re Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean "Hips Don't Lie" Epic 5 August 2006 4 4× Platinum
1039 Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z "Déjà Vu" Columbia 2 September 2006 1 Gold
1040 Justin Timberlake "SexyBack" Jive 9 September 2006 1 2× Platinum
1041 Scissor Sisters "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" Polydor 16 September 2006 4 2× Platinum
1042 Razorlight "America" Vertigo 14 October 2006 1 2× Platinum
1043 My Chemical Romance "Welcome to the Black Parade" Reprise 21 October 2006 2 2× Platinum
1044 McFly "Star Girl" Island 4 November 2006 1 Platinum
1045 Fedde Le Grand "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" Data 11 November 2006 1 Gold
1046 Westlife "The Rose" S 18 November 2006 1 Silver
1047 Akon featuring Eminem "Smack That" Universal 25 November 2006 1 2× Platinum
1048 Take That "Patience" Polydor 2 December 2006 4 2× Platinum
1049 Leona Lewis "A Moment Like This" Syco 30 December 2006 4 Platinum
2007
1050 Mika "Grace Kelly" Casablanca/Island 27 January 2007 5 2× Platinum
1051 Kaiser Chiefs "Ruby" B-Unique/Polydor 3 March 2007 1 2× Platinum
1052 Take That "Shine" Polydor 10 March 2007 2 2× Platinum
1053 Sugababes vs. Girls Aloud "Walk This Way" Fascination/Island 24 March 2007 1
1054 The Proclaimers featuring Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" EMI 31 March 2007 3 Silver
1055 Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake "Give It to Me" Interscope 21 April 2007 1 Platinum
1056 Beyoncé and Shakira "Beautiful Liar" Columbia 28 April 2007 3 Platinum
1057 McFly "Baby's Coming Back" / "Transylvania" Island 19 May 2007 1
1058 Rihanna featuring Jay-Z "Umbrella" Def Jam 26 May 2007 10 4× Platinum
1059 Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson "The Way I Are" Interscope 4 August 2007 2 2× Platinum
1060 Robyn with Kleerup "With Every Heartbeat" Konichiwa 18 August 2007 1 Platinum
1061 Kanye West "Stronger" Roc-A-Fella 25 August 2007 2 3× Platinum
1062 Sean Kingston "Beautiful Girls" Beluga Heights 8 September 2007 4 2× Platinum
1063 Sugababes "About You Now" Island 6 October 2007 4 2× Platinum
1064 Leona Lewis "Bleeding Love" † Syco 3 November 2007 7 3× Platinum
1065 Katie Melua and Eva Cassidy "What a Wonderful World" Dramatico 22 December 2007 1
1066 Leon Jackson "When You Believe" Syco 29 December 2007 3 Gold
2008
1067 Basshunter featuring DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz "Now You're Gone" Hard2Beat 19 January 2008 5 Platinum
1068 Duffy "Mercy" A&M 23 February 2008 5 2× Platinum
1069 Estelle featuring Kanye West "American Boy" Atlantic/HomeSchool 29 March 2008 4 3× Platinum
1070 Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake "4 Minutes" Warner Bros. 26 April 2008 4 Platinum
1071 The Ting Tings "That's Not My Name" Columbia 24 May 2008 1 Platinum
1072 Rihanna "Take a Bow" Def Jam 31 May 2008 2 2× Platinum
1073 Mint Royale "Singin' in the Rain" Direction 14 June 2008 2
1074 Coldplay "Viva la Vida" Parlophone 28 June 2008 1 5× Platinum
1075 Ne-Yo "Closer" Def Jam 5 July 2008 1 Platinum
1076 Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris and Chrome "Dance wiv Me" Dirtee Stank 12 July 2008 4 3× Platinum
1077 Kid Rock "All Summer Long" Atlantic 9 August 2008 1 Platinum
1078 Katy Perry "I Kissed a Girl" Virgin 16 August 2008 5 2× Platinum
1079 Kings of Leon "Sex on Fire" HandMeDown 20 September 2008 3 6× Platinum
1080 Pink "So What" Laface 11 October 2008 3 2× Platinum
1081 Girls Aloud "The Promise" Fascination 1 November 2008 1 Platinum
1082 The X Factor Finalists 2008 "Hero" Syco 8 November 2008 3 2× Platinum
1083 Beyoncé "If I Were a Boy" Columbia 29 November 2008 1 2× Platinum
1084 Take That "Greatest Day" Polydor 6 December 2008 1 Platinum
1085 Leona Lewis "Run" Syco 13 December 2008 2 2× Platinum
1086 Alexandra Burke "Hallelujah" † Syco 27 December 2008 3 3× Platinum
2009
1087 Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis "Just Dance" Interscope 17 January 2009 3 3× Platinum
1088 Lily Allen "The Fear" Regal Recordings 7 February 2009 4 Platinum
1089 Kelly Clarkson "My Life Would Suck Without You" RCA 7 March 2009 1 Platinum
1090 Flo Rida featuring Kesha "Right Round" Atlantic 14 March 2009 1 Platinum
1091 Vanessa Jenkins and Bryn West featuring Tom Jones and Robin Gibb "(Barry) Islands in the Stream" Mercury 21 March 2009 1
1092 Lady Gaga "Poker Face" † Interscope 28 March 2009 3 3× Platinum
1093 Calvin Harris "I'm Not Alone" Columbia 18 April 2009 2 Platinum
1094 Tinchy Stryder featuring N-Dubz "Number 1" 4th and Broadway 2 May 2009 3 2× Platinum
1095 The Black Eyed Peas "Boom Boom Pow" Interscope 23 May 2009 1 Platinum
1096 Dizzee Rascal featuring Armand Van Helden "Bonkers" Dirtee Stank 30 May 2009 2 2× Platinum
re The Black Eyed Peas "Boom Boom Pow" Interscope 13 June 2009 1 Platinum
1097 Pixie Lott "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)" Mercury 20 June 2009 1 Gold
1098 David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland "When Love Takes Over" Positiva 27 June 2009 1 2× Platinum
1099 La Roux "Bulletproof" Polydor 4 July 2009 1 Platinum
1100 Cascada "Evacuate the Dancefloor" AATW/Universal Music TV 11 July 2009 2 Platinum
1101 JLS "Beat Again" Epic 25 July 2009 2 Platinum
1102 The Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling" Interscope 8 August 2009 1 4× Platinum
1103 Tinchy Stryder featuring Amelle Berrabah "Never Leave You" Fourth and Broadway 15 August 2009 1 Gold
re The Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling" Interscope 22 August 2009 1 4× Platinum
1104 David Guetta featuring Akon "Sexy Chick" Positiva/Virgin 29 August 2009 1 3× Platinum
1105 Dizzee Rascal featuring Chrome "Holiday" Dirtee Stank 5 September 2009 1 Platinum
1106 Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West "Run This Town" Roc Nation 12 September 2009 1 2× Platinum
1107 Pixie Lott "Boys and Girls" Mercury 19 September 2009 1 Silver
1108 Taio Cruz "Break Your Heart" Island 26 September 2009 3 Platinum
1109 Chipmunk "Oopsy Daisy" Jive 17 October 2009 1 Platinum
1110 Alexandra Burke featuring Flo Rida "Bad Boys" Syco 24 October 2009 1 Platinum
1111 Cheryl Cole "Fight for This Love" Fascination 31 October 2009 2 2× Platinum
1112 JLS "Everybody in Love" Epic 14 November 2009 1 Platinum
1113 The Black Eyed Peas "Meet Me Halfway" Interscope 21 November 2009 1 2× Platinum
1114 The X Factor Finalists 2009 "You Are Not Alone" Syco 28 November 2009 1
1115 Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band "The Official BBC Children in Need Medley" Epic 5 December 2009 2 Gold
1116 Lady Gaga "Bad Romance" Interscope 19 December 2009 1 3× Platinum
1117 Rage Against the Machine "Killing in the Name" Epic 26 December 2009 1 2× Platinum
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Statistics by decade

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By artist

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The following artists achieved four or more number-one hits during the 2000s. A number of artists had number-one singles on their own as well as part of a collaboration. Madonna, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake's song "4 Minutes", for example, is counted for all three artists because they were credited on the cover, while "Where Is the Love?" does not count for Timberlake as he did not receive artist credit on that track in order to avoid overexposure.

Artist Number-one hits
Westlife 11
Eminem 7
McFly 7
Sugababes 6
Madonna 5
The Black Eyed Peas 4
Beyoncé 4
Busted 4
Gareth Gates 4
Girls Aloud 4
Jay-Z 4
Nelly 4
Oasis 4
Elvis Presley 4
Britney Spears 4
U2 4
Robbie Williams 4
Will Young 4

Artists by total number of weeks at number one

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Artist Weeks at
number-one
Jay-Z 15[A]
Westlife 14[B]
Rihanna 13
Leona Lewis 13
Peter Kay 12[F]
Will Young 12[E]
Sugababes 11[E]
The Black Eyed Peas 11
Dizzee Rascal 11[E]
Gareth Gates 11
Robbie Williams 10
Madonna 10
Atomic Kitten 9
Gnarls Barkley 9
Beyoncé 8
Girls Aloud 8
Shakira 8
McFly 8
Alexandra Burke 7[G]
Lady Gaga 7
Eminem 7

Songs by total number of weeks at number one

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Song Weeks at
number-one
"Umbrella" 10
"Crazy" 9
"Bleeding Love" 7
"Is This the Way to Amarillo"
"Where Is the Love?" 6
"Call on Me" 5
"Grace Kelly"
"Hips Don't Lie"
"I Kissed a Girl"
"Mercy"
"Now You're Gone"
"You're Beautiful"

By record label

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The following record labels had five or more number ones on the UK Singles Chart during the 2000s.

Record label Number ones
Syco/S 23
Interscope 19
Polydor 18
Island 16
RCA 14
Universal 13
Columbia 12
Epic 9
Jive 9
Innocent 7
Mercury 7
Virgin 7
Def Jam 6
Parlophone 6
Positiva 6
Atlantic 5

Million-selling and Platinum records

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In April 1973, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) began classifying singles and albums by the number of units shipped. The highest threshold is "Platinum" which, since 1989, is awarded to singles with over 600,000 units.[22][23][nb 4]

In July 2013, the BPI started a process of automatic certification regardless of original release dates,[25] and since July 2014 audio streaming is included in the calculation of units at 100 streams equivalent to 1 sale or shipment.[26] Hence, many of the singles released in the 2000s have been awarded certification in the 2010s.

For singles selling 1 million copies during the 2000s see List of best-selling singles of the 2000s (decade) in the United Kingdom

For a full list of singles which were released during the 2000s and have sold 1 million copies see List of million-selling singles in the United Kingdom and sort the table by release date

For Platinum singles released during the 2000s see List of Platinum singles in the United Kingdom awarded since 2000

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d The artist, song name, date of number-one and duration are those given by the Official Charts Company.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
  2. ^ The record labels are those given by the OCC.[20]
  3. ^ The certifications are those given by the British Phonographic Industry.[21]
  4. ^ The number of sales required to qualify for Platinum, Gold and Silver discs was dropped in 1989 from the former thresholds of Silver (250,000 units), Gold (500,000 units), and Platinum (1,000,000 units) to the current thresholds of Silver (200,000 units), Gold (400,000 units), and Platinum (600,000 units)[22][24]

References

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General
  • "All the number 1 singles". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 18 July 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  • Roberts, David (ed.). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th ed.).
Specific
  1. ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th ed.). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
  2. ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
  3. ^ Youngs, Ian (12 April 2005). "How downloads will change the chart". BBC News. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
  4. ^ Davies, Rob (18 May 2008). "Legal downloads fail to revive record sales". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  5. ^ Youngs, Ian (3 April 2006). "Digital hit seals chart revolution". BBC News. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
  6. ^ "Downloads boost 2008 single sales". BBC News. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
  7. ^ "Elvis claims 1,000th number one". BBC. 16 January 2005. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Record Breakers and trivia". everyHit.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
  9. ^ a b "Chart Archive – 2000s Singles". everyHit.com. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  10. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 2000". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 29 June 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  11. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 2001". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 8 July 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  12. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 2002". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  13. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 2003". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 8 July 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  14. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 2004". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 8 July 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  15. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 2005". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  16. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 2006". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  17. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 2007". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  18. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 2008". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  19. ^ "All the Number One Singles: 2009". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  20. ^ "Artist Chart History". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  21. ^ "BRIT Certified". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  22. ^ a b "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  23. ^ "International Certification Award levels" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. March 2010. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  24. ^ Gallup (4 February 1989). "The Top of the Pops Chart" (PDF). Record Mirror: 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  25. ^ "Certified Awards – A Timeline" (PDF). BPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  26. ^ "BPI Certified Awards for Singles Now Include Streams". BPI. 8 July 2014. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2014.