The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom.[1] Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical singles and digital downloads, with airplay figures excluded from the official chart.[2][3] From 6 July, streaming figures became incorporated into the singles chart which means that a song will count as a sale, if streamed 100 times.[4] This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 2014, as well as singles which peaked in 2013 but were in the top 10 in 2014. The entry date is when the single appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
One-hundred and fifty-five singles were in the top ten in 2014. Seven singles from 2013 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year. "Happy" by Pharrell Williams" (from the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack) and "Trumpets" by Jason Derulo were the singles from 2013 to reach their peak in 2014. Fifty-eight artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2014. Ariana Grande, Clean Bandit, George Ezra, Jess Glynne, Meghan Trainor and Shawn Mendes were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 2014.
The first number-one single of the year was "Happy", which spent four non-consecutive weeks on top of the chart. The song vacated number-one for a week on 11 January 2014, being replaced by "Timber" by Kesha and Pitbull before returning to the top spot. Overall, thirty-eight different singles peaked at number-one in 2014, with Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith (3) having the joint most singles hit that position (including artist's participation on the Band Aid 30 charity single).
Background
Multiple entries
One-hundred and fifty-two singles charted in the top 10 in 2014, with one-hundred and forty-three singles reaching their peak this year.
Fifty-eight artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2014. Sam Smith secured the record for most top 10 hits in 2014 with five hit singles.
Chart debuts
Ninety-four artists achieved their first top 10 single in 2014, either as a lead or featured artist. This includes the charity group Band Aid 30 (made up of chart acts but charting together for the first time) and Gareth Malone's All Star Choir. Of these, ten went on to record another hit single that year: Ariana Grande, Ella Henderson, George Ezra, Gorgon City, Kiesza, Melissa Steel, Neon Jungle, Robin Schulz, Sam Martin and Tiësto. 5 Seconds of Summer and Clean Bandit achieved two more chart hits in 2014. Jess Glynne had three other entries in her breakthrough year.
The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single.
- Notes
French Montana was featured on the East/West coast version of Chris Brown's "Loyal" but not credited on the UK release. Becky Hill previously sang uncredited vocals on the Wilkinson song "Afterglow" in 2013. Clean Bandit officially had three singles as a group this year, but their members Grace Chatto and Jack and Luke Patterson featured on the Band Aid 30 charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?".
Songs from films
Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "Happy" (from Despicable Me 2), "Boom Clap" (The Fault in Our Stars), "Wasted" (22 Jump Street) and "Beating Heart" (Divergent).
Best-selling singles
Pharrell Williams had the best-selling single of the year with "Happy. The song spent 20 weeks in the top 10 (including four weeks at number one), sold around 1.85 million copies (including streams) and was certified 4× platinum by the BPI. "Rather Be" by Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne came in second place, selling more than 1.52 million and losing out by around 330,000 sales. John Legend's "All of Me", "Waves" from Mr Probz and "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran made up the top five. Singles by Ella Henderson, Sam Smith, Meghan Trainor, Pitbull and George Ezra were also in the top 10 best-selling singles of 2014.
"Happy" also stands as the 9th biggest-selling single of all time in the UK (as of December 2017).
Top-ten singles
- Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Single peaked in 2013 but still in chart in 2014. |
| (#) | Year-end top-ten single position and rank |
| Entered | The date that the single first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart. |
| Entered (week ending) | Weeks in top 10 | Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) | Weeks at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles in 2013 | ||||||
| 14 September 2013 | 10 | "Roar" ‡ [A] | Katy Perry | 1 | 14 September 2013 | 2 |
| 21 September 2013 | 11 | "Counting Stars" ‡ [B] | OneRepublic | 1 | 12 October 2013 | 2 |
| 9 November 2013 | 12 | "The Monster" ‡ | Eminem featuring Rihanna | 1 | 9 November 2013 | 1 |
| 10 | "Story of My Life" ‡ | One Direction | 2 | 14 December 2013 | 1 | |
| 23 November 2013 | 6 | "Animals" ‡ [C] | Martin Garrix | 1 | 23 November 2013 | 1 |
| 7 | "Somewhere Only We Know" ‡ | Lily Allen | 1 | 30 November 2013 | 3 | |
| 10 | "How Long Will I Love You?" ‡ | Ellie Goulding | 3 | 23 November 2013 | 1 | |
| 14 December 2013 | 10 | "Hey Brother" ‡ | Avicii | 2 | 21 December 2013 | 1 |
| 21 December 2013 | 20 | "Happy" (#1) | Pharrell Williams | 1 | 4 January 2014 | 4 |
| 8 | "Trumpets" | Jason Derulo | 4 | 4 January 2014 | 4 | |
| 28 December 2013 | 3 | "Skyscraper" ‡ | Sam Bailey | 1 | 28 December 2013 | 1 |
| Singles in 2014 | ||||||
| 11 January 2014 | 8 | "Timber" (#9) | Pitbull featuring Kesha | 1 | 11 January 2014 | 1 |
| 18 January 2014 | 3 | "Million Pound Girl (Badder Than Bad)" | Fuse ODG | 5 | 18 January 2014 | 1 |
| 3 | "Control" | Matrix & Futurebound featuring Max Marshall | 7 | 18 January 2014 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Drunk in Love" [D] | Beyoncé featuring Jay Z | 9 | 8 February 2014 | 1 | |
| 25 January 2014 | 1 | "Do It All Over Again" | Elyar Fox | 5 | 25 January 2014 | 1 |
| 1 | "Turn Back Time" | Sub Focus | 10 | 25 January 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 February 2014 | 12 | "Rather Be" (#2) | Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne | 1 | 1 February 2014 | 4 |
| 1 | "Wild Heart" | The Vamps | 3 | 1 February 2014 | 1 | |
| 3 | "Braveheart" | Neon Jungle | 4 | 1 February 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Riptide" | Vance Joy | 10 | 1 February 2014 | 1 | |
| 8 February 2014 | 3 | "Feelin' Myself" | will.i.am featuring Miley Cyrus, French Montana, Wiz Khalifa, & DJ Mustard | 2 | 8 February 2014 | 1 |
| 3 | "Ready for Your Love" | Gorgon City featuring MNEK | 4 | 8 February 2014 | 1 | |
| 4 | "Crying for No Reason" | Katy B | 5 | 8 February 2014 | 2 | |
| 15 February 2014 | 3 | "Dibby Dibby Sound" | DJ Fresh vs. Jay Fay featuring Ms. Dynamite | 3 | 15 February 2014 | 1 |
| 1 | "If I Lose Myself" | Alesso vs. OneRepublic | 8 | 15 February 2014 | 1 | |
| 22 February 2014 | 3 | "Stay the Night" | Zedd featuring Hayley Williams | 2 | 22 February 2014 | 1 |
| 2 | "Shot Me Down" | David Guetta featuring Skylar Grey | 4 | 22 February 2014 | 1 | |
| 8 | "Dark Horse" [E] | Katy Perry featuring Juicy J | 4 | 8 March 2014 | 2 | |
| 1 March 2014 | 5 | "Money on My Mind" | Sam Smith | 1 | 1 March 2014 | 1 |
| 3 | "Say Something" | A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera | 4 | 1 March 2014 | 1 | |
| 8 March 2014 | 2 | "Red Lights" | Tiësto | 6 | 8 March 2014 | 1 |
| 1 | "Let Go for Tonight" | Foxes | 7 | 8 March 2014 | 1 | |
| 19 | "All of Me" (#3) [F] | John Legend | 2 | 12 April 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Can't Rely on You" | Paloma Faith | 10 | 8 March 2014 | 1 | |
| 15 March 2014 | 7 | "My Love" | Route 94 featuring Jess Glynne | 1 | 15 March 2014 | 1 |
| 1 | "Air Balloon" | Lily Allen | 7 | 15 March 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Magic" | Coldplay | 10 | 15 March 2014 | 1 | |
| 22 March 2014 | 3 | "Tsunami (Jump)" | DVBBS & Borgeous featuring Tinie Tempah | 1 | 22 March 2014 | 1 |
| 3 | "I'm a Freak" [G] | Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull | 4 | 22 March 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 | "How I Feel" | Flo Rida | 8 | 22 March 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Nasty" | Pixie Lott | 9 | 22 March 2014 | 1 | |
| 29 March 2014 | 5 | "I Got U" | Duke Dumont featuring Jax Jones | 1 | 29 March 2014 | 1 |
| 1 | "Word Up!" [H] | Little Mix | 6 | 29 March 2014 | 1 | |
| 5 April 2014 | 2 | "She Looks So Perfect" | 5 Seconds of Summer | 1 | 5 April 2014 | 1 |
| 2 | "Changes" | Faul & Wad Ad vs. Pnau | 3 | 5 April 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Wizard" | Martin Garrix & Jay Hardway | 7 | 5 April 2014 | 1 | |
| 12 April 2014 | 3 | "The Man" | Aloe Blacc | 1 | 12 April 2014 | 1 |
| 1 | "Anywhere for You" | John Martin | 7 | 12 April 2014 | 1 | |
| 19 April 2014 | 6 | "Nobody to Love" | Sigma | 1 | 19 April 2014 | 1 |
| 1 | "Last Night" | The Vamps | 2 | 19 April 2014 | 1 | |
| 5 | "Fancy" [I] | Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX | 5 | 19 April 2014 | 1 | |
| 26 April 2014 | 6 | "Hideaway" | Kiesza | 1 | 26 April 2014 | 1 |
| 3 | "Touch" | Shift K3Y | 3 | 26 April 2014 | 1 | |
| 4 | "Stay High" | Tove Lo featuring Hippie Sabotage | 6 | 26 April 2014 | 1 | |
| 3 May 2014 | 11 | "Waves" (#4) | Mr. Probz | 1 | 3 May 2014 | 2 |
| 3 | "Take Me Home" | Cash Cash featuring Bebe Rexha | 5 | 3 May 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Calling All Hearts" | DJ Cassidy featuring Robin Thicke & Jessie J | 6 | 3 May 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Welcome to the Jungle" | Neon Jungle | 7 | 3 May 2014 | 1 | |
| 10 May 2014 | 5 | "Summer" | Calvin Harris | 1 | 10 May 2014 | 1 |
| 1 | "Loyal" | Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne & Tyga | 10 | 10 May 2014 | 1 | |
| 17 May 2014 | 1 | "Wild Wild Love" | Pitbull featuring G.R.L. | 6 | 17 May 2014 | 1 |
| 5 | "Only Love Can Hurt Like This" | Paloma Faith | 6 | 24 May 2014 | 1 | |
| 24 May 2014 | 4 | "I Will Never Let You Down" | Rita Ora | 1 | 24 May 2014 | 1 |
| 2 | "Love Never Felt So Good" | Michael Jackson featuring Justin Timberlake | 8 | 24 May 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Calm After the Storm" | The Common Linnets | 9 | 24 May 2014 | 1 | |
| 31 May 2014 | 9 | "Stay with Me" (#7) | Sam Smith | 1 | 31 May 2014 | 1 |
| 3 | "Dangerous Love" | Fuse ODG featuring Sean Paul | 3 | 31 May 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Extraordinary" | Clean Bandit featuring Sharna Bass | 5 | 31 May 2014 | 1 | |
| 7 June 2014 | 3 | "I Wanna Feel" | SecondCity | 1 | 7 June 2014 | 1 |
| 2 | "Jubel" | Klingande | 3 | 7 June 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Beating Heart" | Ellie Goulding | 9 | 7 June 2014 | 1 | |
| 14 June 2014 | 8 | "Sing" | Ed Sheeran | 1 | 14 June 2014 | 1 |
| 4 | "Wiggle" | Jason Derulo featuring Snoop Dogg | 8 | 21 June 2014 | 3 | |
| 21 June 2014 | 11 | "Ghost" (#6) | Ella Henderson | 1 | 21 June 2014 | 2 |
| 2 | "Wasted" | Tiësto featuring Matthew Koma | 3 | 21 June 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Salute" | Little Mix | 6 | 21 June 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Noble England" [J] | Rik Mayall | 7 | 21 June 2014 | 1 | |
| 28 June 2014 | 1 | "Don't Stop" | 5 Seconds of Summer | 2 | 28 June 2014 | 1 |
| 11 | "Budapest" (#10) [K] | George Ezra | 3 | 12 July 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Here for You" | Gorgon City featuring Laura Welsh | 7 | 28 June 2014 | 1 | |
| 5 July 2014 | 4 | "Gecko (Overdrive)" | Oliver Heldens & Becky Hill | 1 | 5 July 2014 | 1 |
| 1 | "One More Day (Stay with Me)" | Example | 4 | 5 July 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Good Kisser" | Usher | 10 | 5 July 2014 | 1 | |
| 12 July 2014 | 7 | "Problem" | Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea | 1 | 12 July 2014 | 1 |
| 2 | "Chandelier" | Sia | 6 | 12 July 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 | "A Sky Full of Stars" | Coldplay | 9 | 12 July 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Make U Bounce" | DJ Fresh vs. TC featuring Little Nikki | 10 | 12 July 2014 | 1 | |
| 19 July 2014 | 5 | "It's My Birthday" | will.i.am & Cody Wise | 1 | 19 July 2014 | 1 |
| 1 | "Somebody to You" | The Vamps featuring Demi Lovato | 4 | 19 July 2014 | 1 | |
| 3 | "Right Here" | Jess Glynne | 6 | 19 July 2014 | 1 | |
| 26 July 2014 | 2 | "Me and My Broken Heart" | Rixton | 1 | 26 July 2014 | 1 |
| 1 | "Your Love" | Nicole Scherzinger | 6 | 26 July 2014 | 1 | |
| 2 August 2014 | 4 | "Crazy Stupid Love" | Cheryl Cole featuring Tinie Tempah | 1 | 2 August 2014 | 1 |
| 10 | "Rude" | Magic! | 1 | 9 August 2014 | 1 | |
| 4 | "Boom Clap" | Charli XCX | 6 | 2 August 2014 | 1 | |
| 9 August 2014 | 3 | "Faded" | Zhu | 3 | 9 August 2014 | 1 |
| 1 | "Hopeful" | Bars and Melody | 5 | 9 August 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Kisses for Breakfast" | Melissa Steel featuring Popcaan | 10 | 9 August 2014 | 1 | |
| 16 August 2014 | 5 | "Am I Wrong" | Nico & Vinz | 1 | 16 August 2014 | 2 |
| 3 | "Love Runs Out" | OneRepublic | 3 | 16 August 2014 | 2 | |
| 23 August 2014 | 1 | "Giant in My Heart" | Kiesza | 4 | 23 August 2014 | 1 |
| 30 August 2014 | 3 | "Lovers on the Sun" | David Guetta featuring Sam Martin | 1 | 30 August 2014 | 1 |
| 12 | "Shake It Off" | Taylor Swift | 2 | 25 October 2014 | 1 | |
| 2 | "My Head Is a Jungle" | Wankelmut & Emma Louise | 5 | 30 August 2014 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Don't" | Ed Sheeran | 8 | 30 August 2014 | 2 | |
| 1 | "Tonight (We Live Forever)" | Union J | 9 | 30 August 2014 | 1 | |
| 6 September 2014 | 6 | "Prayer in C" | Lilly Wood and the Prick & Robin Schulz | 1 | 6 September 2014 | 2 |
| 2 | "Maps" | Maroon 5 | 2 | 6 September 2014 | 1 | |
| 5 | "Black Widow" | Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora | 4 | 13 September 2014 | 1 | |
| 10 | "I'm Not the Only One" [L] | Sam Smith | 3 | 20 September 2014 | 1 | |
| 13 September 2014 | 1 | "Won't Look Back" | Duke Dumont | 2 | 13 September 2014 | 1 |
| 3 | "Superheroes" | The Script | 3 | 13 September 2014 | 1 | |
| 20 September 2014 | 8 | "Blame" | Calvin Harris featuring John Newman | 1 | 20 September 2014 | 1 |
| 1 | "Walking with Elephants" | Ten Walls | 6 | 20 September 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Amnesia" | 5 Seconds of Summer | 7 | 20 September 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 | "New Flame" | Chris Brown featuring Usher & Rick Ross | 10 | 20 September 2014 | 1 | |
| 27 September 2014 | 6 | "Changing" | Sigma featuring Paloma Faith | 1 | 27 September 2014 | 1 |
| 2 | "Lullaby" | Professor Green featuring Tori Kelly | 4 | 27 September 2014 | 1 | |
| 4 | "Blame It on Me" | George Ezra | 6 | 11 October 2014 | 1 | |
| 4 October 2014 | 7 | "Bang Bang" | Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj | 1 | 4 October 2014 | 1 |
| 11 October 2014 | 12 | "All About That Bass" (#8) [M] | Meghan Trainor | 1 | 11 October 2014 | 4 |
| 1 | "Sunlight" | The Magician featuring Years & Years | 7 | 11 October 2014 | 1 | |
| 18 October 2014 | 1 | "Anaconda" | Nicki Minaj | 3 | 18 October 2014 | 1 |
| 5 | "Don't Tell 'Em" | Jeremih featuring YG | 5 | 18 October 2014 | 2 | |
| 1 | "Glow" | Ella Henderson | 7 | 18 October 2014 | 1 | |
| 20 | "Thinking Out Loud" (#5) | Ed Sheeran | 1 | 8 November 2014 | 2 | |
| 25 October 2014 | 7 | "Steal My Girl" [N] | One Direction | 3 | 25 October 2014 | 2 |
| 1 | "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" | The Vamps featuring Shawn Mendes | 9 | 25 October 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Guts Over Fear" | Eminem featuring Sia | 10 | 25 October 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 November 2014 | 2 | "Bump & Grind 2014" | Waze & Odyssey vs. R. Kelly | 3 | 1 November 2014 | 1 |
| 1 | "T.I.N.A." | Fuse ODG featuring Angel | 9 | 1 November 2014 | 1 | |
| 8 November 2014 | 1 | "Wicked Games" | Parra for Cuva featuring Anna Naklab | 6 | 8 November 2014 | 1 |
| 15 November 2014 | 2 | "I Don't Care" | Cheryl | 1 | 15 November 2014 | 1 |
| 7 | "Outside" [O] | Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding | 6 | 15 November 2014 | 2 | |
| 22 November 2014 | 2 | "Wake Me Up" [P] | Gareth Malone's All-Star Choir | 1 | 22 November 2014 | 1 |
| 1 | "Real Love" [Q][R] | Tom Odell | 7 | 22 November 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 | "You Ruin Me" | The Veronicas | 8 | 22 November 2014 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Like I Can" | Sam Smith | 9 | 22 November 2014 | 1 | |
| 29 November 2014 | 3 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" [S][T] | Band Aid 30 | 1 | 29 November 2014 | 1 |
| 4 | "Real Love" | Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne | 2 | 29 November 2014 | 1 | |
| 5 | "Wrapped Up" | Olly Murs featuring Travie McCoy | 3 | 29 November 2014 | 2 | |
| 3 | "Dangerous" | David Guetta featuring Sam Martin | 5 | 29 November 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 | "6 Words" | Wretch 32 | 8 | 29 November 2014 | 1 | |
| 10 | "Blank Space" | Taylor Swift | 4 | 13 December 2014 | 2 | |
| 6 December 2014 | 5 | "These Days" | Take That | 1 | 6 December 2014 | 1 |
| 1 | "Jealous" | Labrinth | 7 | 6 December 2014 | 1 | |
| 13 December 2014 | 1 | "You Got It All" | Union J | 2 | 13 December 2014 | 1 |
| 1 | "I Loved You" | Blonde featuring Melissa Steel | 7 | 13 December 2014 | 1 | |
| 20 December 2014 | 18 | "Uptown Funk" | Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | 1 | 20 December 2014 | 7 |
| 1 | "Last All Night (Koala)" | Oliver Heldens featuring KStewart | 5 | 20 December 2014 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Night Changes" | One Direction | 7 | 20 December 2014 | 1 | |
| 27 December 2014 | 6 | "Something I Need" | Ben Haenow | 1 | 27 December 2014 | 1 |
| 7 | "Up" | Olly Murs featuring Demi Lovato | 4 | 27 December 2014 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Got No Fans" | The Wealdstone Raider | 5 | 27 December 2014 | 1 | |
Entries by artist
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The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2014, including singles that reached their peak in 2013. The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 2014 is also shown.
Notes
See also
References
External links
- 2014 singles chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)