Bono of the band U2 was part of the Band Aid 20 collective, who recorded the best-selling single of 2004, "Do They Know It's Christmas?". The song spent four weeks at the top of the chart from 11 December 2004.Swedish DJ Eric Prydz took his dance track "Call on Me" to number-one for a total of five weeks. It was ranked as the fourth best-selling song of the year.Jamelia's biggest hit of her four top ten's (other than her Band Aid 20 appearance) was the number 2 single "Thank You". Two other singles reached the top 10: "See It in a Boy's Eyes" (5) and "DJ"/"Stop" (9)."Dry Your Eyes" was a number-one single for new artist The Streets from Birmingham. His other single "Fit but You Know It" ranked at number four.Dizzee Rascal was a featured act on the Band Aid 20 single, and also reached number 10 with his song "Stand Up Tall".Joss Stone was another artist with the Band Aid single in her discography. She added to this with her first solo top 10 "You Had Me".
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] This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 2004, as well as singles which peaked in 2003 but were in the top 10 in 2004. The entry date is when the song 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).
Two hundred and ten singles were in the top ten in 2004. Ten singles from 2003 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year.[4]Hey Ya! by Outkast was the only single from 2003 to reach its peak in 2004.[5] Sixty-five artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2004. Dizzee Rascal, Kanye West, Kasabian, Maroon 5 and Snow Patrol were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 2004.
Two hundred and ten singles charted in the top 10 in 2004, with 200 singles reaching their peak this year (including the re-entry "Mysterious Girl" which charted in previous years but reached a peak on its latest chart run).
Thirteen artists recorded four or more top 10 singles across the course of 2004. Of these, seven artists totals included an appearance on the Band Aid 20 charity single, which reached number-one. Two of Busted's other three singles in 2004 also peaked at the top spot, with "Who's David"[8] and ""Thunderbirds"/"3AM""[9] both landing the coveted position. "Air Hostess" just missed out, reaching number-two in May.[16]Jamelia's biggest solo hit of the year was "Thank You" which lost out on number-one to Peter Andre's "Mysterious Girl" in March.[17] She scored two further top tens with "See It In A Boy's Eyes" (5) in July and double-A side "DJ"/"Stop" (9) in November.[18]
Six further acts reached the top 10 with four entries this year. Andre 3000 of the American group OutKast had three hits with his band and one guest spot. "Hey Ya!", first released in 2003, finally peaked at number three in February.[28] "The Way You Move" reached number 7 in April[29] and "Roses" got to number four in July.[30] He also collaborated with Kelis on the number three hit "Millionaire" in October. Kelis herself had two solo hits in 2004, as well as featuring on Enrique Iglesias single "Not In Love", which peaked at number five.[31] "Milkshake" took second spot behind "All This Time" by Michelle McManus in January[32] and "Trick Me" reached the same position in June.[33]
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.
A number of singles recorded for charity reached the top 10 in the charts in 2004. The Sport Relief single was "Some Girls" by former S Club 7 member Rachel Stevens, peaking at number two on 24 July 2004.[25]
The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2004, including singles that reached their peak in 2003. 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 2004 is also shown.
a "Hey Ya" re-entered the top 10 on 17 January 2004 (week ending).[60]
b "Mysterious Girl" originally peaked at number two upon its initial release in 1996. In 2004, following a lengthy campaign on The Chris Moyles Show and Andre's appearance on the British reality show I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!, the song was re-released and peaked at number-one for one week.[61]
d "Call on Me" dropped to number 2 on 16 October 2004 (week ending) but returned to the top spot a week later.[63]
e Alicia Keys is only featured (along with Usher) on "My Boo". The song was released as a double-A side single in the United Kingdom with "Confessions Part II".[64]
g Released as a charity single by Band Aid 20 to aid the Darfur region in Sudan.[66]
h Pete Doherty had one solo hit single, one song with Babyshambles and two with The Libertines.[12]
i Pete Doherty and his band The Libertines were part of the Twisted X supergroup, who charted at number 9 with their single "Born in England" supporting England's UEFA Euro 2004 campaign.[67]
j Figure includes three top 10 hits with the group Outkast.[68]
k Figure includes appearance on Kelis' "Millionaire".
l Figures includes song that first charted in 2003 but peaked in 2004.
m Figure includes an appearance on the "Do They Know It's Christmas?" charity single by Band Aid 20.
n Figure includes three top 10 hits with the group Blue.[citation needed]
o Figure includes appearance on Enrique Iglesias' "Not in Love".
Pop Idol was a British television talent show that ran for two series, in 2001 and 2003. The show was produced for ITV in a reality television format and aimed to unearth a previously undiscovered singer who could become an international success. Will Young was the winner of the first series and was awarded with a £1 million music recording contract. Young became the most successful contestant with a series of top-five hits, including his debut single "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen", which peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart in 2002 and broke chart sales figure records. During the next seven years he recorded two further number-one singles, while two of his four albums were number-one in the UK Albums Chart. In the second series, Michelle McManus emerged victorious. Her debut single "All This Time" charted at number one in January 2003. Her second single, "The Meaning of Love", charted at a peak of number 16 and an album of the same name reached number three in the UK Albums Chart.
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