List of number-one singles (UK)

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BPI • OCC

Charts Singles chart (#1s; Records) Albums chart (#1s) Download chart (#1s)

Awards BRIT Awards • Mercury Prize NME Awards

Periods Pre-1950 • 1950s & 60s 1970s • 1980s 1990s - Present

Origins and influences Overview England • Scotland • Wales Ireland • Caribbean

Genres Classical • Britpop • Brithop Opera • Rock • Jazz

Major music publications NME • Melody Maker Music Week • Record Collector Record Mirror • Record Retailer Smash Hits • Sounds Q • Kerrang! • fRoots

Other links Bands • Musicians Festivals • Venues

Timeline 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • (full list)

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This is a list of the number one hits in the UK Singles Chart, from its inception in 1952 to the present. The sources, in accordance with the official canon of The Official UK Charts Company, are the New Musical Express chart from 1952 to 1960; the Record Retailer chart from 1960 to 1969; and the Official UK Singles Chart from 1969 on.

• List of number-one singles from the 1950s (UK)
• List of number-one singles from the 1960s (UK)
• List of number-one singles from the 1970s (UK)
• List of number-one singles from the 1980s (UK)
• List of number-one singles from the 1990s (UK)
• List of number-one singles from the 2000s (UK)
• List of Christmas number one singles

[edit] See also

• UK Singles Chart
• US Number One Hits

v • d • e UK Music Charts Singles Chart: Records • Number-one singles • Artists who have reached number one • Best selling singles by year • One-hit wonders Albums Chart: Number-one albums Download Chart: Number-one music downloads The Official UK Charts Company • List of country's with UK Number 1's • ChartsPlus • Midweeks • Music Week • Artists achieving number-one hits in the United States and United Kingdom simultaneously