This table attempts to include all singles that entered the official UK singles chart since its inception in 1952. Data is currently provided and maintained as a single .txt file (approx. 3.6Mb) parsed as JSON and updated regularly. Tracklistings for Extended Play (EP) releases are being included. Excluded are re-entries by releases within the same calendar year as their first entry (or first re-entry within a subsequent year).
{NE} denotes the release's first entry. {RE} denotes the release's re-entry where applicable. Releases listed as re-entries may have only peaked within the Top 75 on that re-entry (as opposed to their initial chart-run). Re-entries that failed to peak within the Top 75 are being removed from this dataset. These criteria affect the figures provided for the total number of chart entries per year on this page, resulting in approximate figures only.
| Chartweek ? | Entry Pos. | Entry Type | Title | Artist(s) | Label | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year and total number of chart hits* |
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| 1952 27
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1953 76
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1954 85
|
1955 143
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1956 184
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1957 179
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1958 183
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1959 192
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| 1960 324
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1961 294
|
1962 272
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1963 272
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1964 280
|
1965 302
|
1966 325
|
1967 280
|
1968 264
|
1969 263
|
| 1970 240
|
1971 240
|
1972 262
|
1973 259
|
1974 301
|
1975 342
|
1976 346
|
1977 366
|
1978 461
|
1979 535
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| 1980 571
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1981 568
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1982 587
|
1983 928
|
1984 877
|
1985 871
|
1986 897
|
1987 973
|
1988 1,051
|
1989 1,111
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| 1990 1,259
|
1991 996
|
1992 1,150
|
1993 1,503
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1994 1,450
|
1995 1,451
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1996 1,373
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1997 1,428
|
1998 1,333
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1999 1,220
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| 2000 1,159
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2001 1,154
|
2002 1,316
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2003 1,391
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2004 1,383
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2005 1,109
|
2006 846
|
2007 810
|
2008 660
|
2009 618
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| 2010 725
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2011 690
|
2012 721
|
2013 737
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2014 649
|
2015 515
|
2016 480
|
2017 539
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2018 592
|
2019 647
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| 2020 TBD
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2021 TBD
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2022 TBD
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2023 TBD
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2024 TBD
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2025 TBD
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2026 TBD
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2027 TBD
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2028 TBD
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2029 TBD
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* Figures are approximate and cover singles peaking at positions from 1 to 100 in the compiled UK singles charts (Top 75 charts published only from 1978 onwards; Top 100 charts published from 1983 onwards) as listed at officialcharts.com and published in Record Mirror (between 1955 and 1991) and Hit Music (1991-2004). Re-entries that peaked at 75 or higher are also included unless re-entering within the same year as their original entry and peak position that same year. |
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Decade |
0 1K 2K 3K 4K 5K 6K 7K 8K 9K |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1950s |
1,069
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1960s |
2,879
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1970s |
3,382
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1980s |
8,434
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1990s |
13,165
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2000s |
7,776
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2010s |
5,818
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* Including entries peaking between 76 and 100 from 1983 onwards except for most entries within that range between April 1991 and December 1992. |
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Decade |
Year and total number of #1 hits* | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s 97 |
1952 1
|
1953 14
|
1954 13
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1955 14
|
1956 13
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1957 13
|
1958 13
|
1959 16
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| 1960s 190 |
1960 17
|
1961 21
|
1962 12
|
1963 18
|
1964 23
|
1965 25
|
1966 20
|
1967 14
|
1968 21
|
1969 19
|
| 1970s 168 |
1970 14
|
1971 13
|
1972 17
|
1973 17
|
1974 21
|
1975 20
|
1976 16
|
1977 18
|
1978 14
|
1979 18
|
| 1980s 190 |
1980 24
|
1981 19
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1982 21
|
1983 17
|
1984 14
|
1985 19
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1986 20
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1987 19
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1988 19
|
1989 18
|
| 1990s 209 |
1990 17
|
1991 17
|
1992 12
|
1993 15
|
1994 15
|
1995 17
|
1996 25
|
1997 25
|
1998 30
|
1999 36
|
| 2000s 275 |
2000 42
|
2001 31
|
2002 30
|
2003 22
|
2004 30
|
2005 28
|
2006 24
|
2007 17
|
2008 20
|
2009 31
|
| 2010s 253 |
2010 35
|
2011 32
|
2012 36
|
2013 29
|
2014 39
|
2015 26
|
2016 11
|
2017 14
|
2018 18
|
2019 13
|
* Double A-side singles and EPs both count as one hit. |
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Decade |
Year and total number of new entries at #1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s 2 |
1952 1*
|
1953 0
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1954 0
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1955 0
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1956 0
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1957 0
|
1958 1
|
1959 0
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| 1960s 3 |
1960 1
|
1961 0
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1962 1
|
1963 0
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1964 0
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1965 0
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1966 0
|
1967 0
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1968 0
|
1969 1
|
| 1970s 4 |
1970 0
|
1971 0
|
1972 0
|
1973 4
|
1974 0
|
1975 0
|
1976 0
|
1977 0
|
1978 0
|
1979 0
|
| 1980s 14 |
1980 2
|
1981 1
|
1982 2
|
1983 1
|
1984 2
|
1985 1
|
1986 0
|
1987 1
|
1988 0
|
1989 4
|
| 1990s 126 |
1990 1
|
1991 5
|
1992 1
|
1993 4
|
1994 4
|
1995 11
|
1996 19
|
1997 21
|
1998 27
|
1999 33
|
| 2000s 225 |
2000 41
|
2001 30
|
2002 30
|
2003 22
|
2004 28
|
2005 26
|
2006 9
|
2007 6
|
2008 11
|
2009 22
|
| 2010s 165 |
2010 25
|
2011 24
|
2012 25
|
2013 23
|
2014 33
|
2015 14
|
2016 4
|
2017 7
|
2018 5
|
2019 5
|
* The number one single from the first compiled chart in November 1952 is considered a new entry at #1. |
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This page was first published in November 2017 with occasional updates since then. Information on this page may change as a result of any inaccuracies identified. Key sources of information for this page include Polyhex, World Radio History's archive of Hit Music (published between 1992 and 2001) and The Official Charts Company.