List of UK top-ten singles in 2025

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Kendrick Lamar secured his first UK number-one single in February 2025 with "Not Like Us", which topped the charts nine months after its original release, following Lamar's performance of the song at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show. Lamar also re-entered the top-ten simultaneously with "Luther" and "All the Stars". Kendrick Lamar 3 F.I.B. 2016 (cropped 3).jpg
Kendrick Lamar secured his first UK number-one single in February 2025 with "Not Like Us", which topped the charts nine months after its original release, following Lamar's performance of the song at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show. Lamar also re-entered the top-ten simultaneously with "Luther" and "All the Stars".
After enjoying top 10 success the previous year with "Good Luck, Babe!" and "Hot to Go!", Chappell Roan returned to the top 10 in February of this year with "Pink Pony Club", a song that had first been released back in 2020. Chappell Roan @ Hollywood Palladium 11 18 2022 (53886573006).jpg
After enjoying top 10 success the previous year with "Good Luck, Babe!" and "Hot to Go!", Chappell Roan returned to the top 10 in February of this year with "Pink Pony Club", a song that had first been released back in 2020.

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] Since 2014, the singles chart has been based on both sales and streaming, with the ratio altered in 2017 to 150:1 streams and only three singles by the same artist eligible for the chart. [4] [5] From July 2018, video streams from YouTube Music and Spotify among others began to be counted for the Official Charts. This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 2025, as well as singles which peaked in 2024 and 2026 but were in the top 10 in 2025. 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).

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Thirty-nine singles have been in the top ten so far this year (as of 13 March 2025, week ending). Twenty-six singles from 2024 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year. "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar, "Luther" by Kendrick Lamar and SZA, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee, "Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helms, "It Can't Be Christmas" by Tom Grennan, "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl, "Santa Tell Me" by Ariana Grande, "Underneath the Tree" by Kelly Clarkson and "Messy" by Lola Young were the songs from 2024 to reach their peak in 2025. Alex Warren and Doechii were among the many artists who achieved their first top 10 single in 2025.

The 2024 Christmas number-one, "Last Christmas" by Wham!, originally released in 1984, remained at number-one for the first week of 2025, while in the second week of 2025, Gracie Abrams' "That's So True", which had spent five weeks at number-one in 2024, returned to the top spot for a further three weeks. The first new number-one single of the year was "Messy" by Lola Young. Overall, two different songs have peaked at number-one so far in 2025, with two unique artists hitting that position.

An asterisk (*) in the "Weeks in Top 10" column shows that the song is currently in the top 10.

Background

Multiple entries

Thirty-nine singles have charted in the top 10 so far in 2025 (as of 13 March 2025, week ending), with twenty-four singles reaching their peak so far this year (including the re-entries "All I Want for Christmas Is You", "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", "Jingle Bell Rock", "Fairytale of New York" and "Santa Tell Me", which charted in previous years but reached peaks on their latest chart run).

Kendrick Lamar secures first UK number-one single following Super Bowl LIX performance

On 14 February 2025 (20 February 2025, week ending), Kendrick Lamar re-entered the top-ten of the UK Singles Chart simultaneously with "Not Like Us" and "Luther" (a duet with SZA) following his performance at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show. The following week, Lamar secured his first UK number-one single when "Not Like Us" topped the charts, nine months after the song's original release, whilst his 2018 hit "All the Stars" (also a duet with SZA), re-entered the top-ten at its original peak of number 5. [6]

Chart debuts

Three artists achieved their first charting top ten single in 2025, either as a lead or featured artist.

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 ten solo single.

ArtistNumber of top 10sFirst entryChart positionOther entries
Chrystal 1"The Days"4—
Alex Warren 1"Ordinary"7—
Doechii 1"Denial Is a River"9—

Songs from films

Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "All the Stars" (from Black Panther ).

Top-ten singles

Key
SymbolMeaning
‡Single peaked in 2024 but still in chart in 2025.
♦Single released in 2025 but peaked in 2026.
(#)Year-end top-ten single position and rank
EnteredThe date that the single first appeared in the chart.
PeakHighest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart.
Entered
(week ending)		Weeks
in
top
10		SingleArtistPeakPeak
reached
(week ending)		Weeks
at
peak
Singles in 2024
15 February 202421*"Beautiful Things" ‡ [GG] Benson Boone 128 March 20242
16 May 20249*"Not Like Us" [A] [B] [FF] Kendrick Lamar 127 February 20252
20 June 202417"Please Please Please" ‡ [C] [JJ] Sabrina Carpenter 127 June 20245
1 August 20243"Who" ‡ [AA] [CC] Jimin 41 August 20241
29 August 202414"Die with a Smile" ‡ [W] Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars 224 October 20241
13 September 20249"Somedays" ‡ [X] Sonny Fodera, Jazzy & D.O.D. 524 October 20242
10 October 20242"Timeless" ‡ [EE] The Weeknd & Playboi Carti 710 October 20242
17 October 202415"Sailor Song" ‡ [T] Gigi Perez 17 November 20241
24 October 20246"Bed Chem" ‡ [D] [BB] Sabrina Carpenter621 November 20241
31 October 202417*"Apt." ‡ [R] [MM] Rosé & Bruno Mars27 November 20247
7 November 202414"That's So True" ‡ [Q] Gracie Abrams 114 November 20248
14 November 202410"The Door" ‡ [Y] Teddy Swims 521 November 20242
21 November 20247*"Bad Dreams" ‡ [Z] [DD] [NN] 628 November 20241
5 December 20245*"Luther" [HH] Kendrick Lamar & SZA 427 February 20251
4"Defying Gravity" ‡ [Y] Cynthia Erivo featuring Ariana Grande 75 December 20242
5"Last Christmas" ‡ [E] Wham! 119 December 20243
5"All I Want for Christmas Is You" [F] Mariah Carey 22 January 20251
12 December 20244"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" [H] Brenda Lee 42 January 20251
2"Do They Know It's Christmas?" ‡ [I] [O] Band Aid 812 December 20241
4"Jingle Bell Rock" [J] Bobby Helms 52 January 20251
19 December 20243"It Can't Be Christmas" Tom Grennan 32 January 20251
3"Fairytale of New York" [K] The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl 62 January 20251
3"Santa Tell Me" [L] Ariana Grande82 January 20251
2"Underneath the Tree" [M] [N] Kelly Clarkson 72 January 20251
26 December 202411*"Messy" [S] Lola Young 130 January 20254
Singles in 2025
2 January 20251"Step into Christmas" [P] Elton John 102 January 20251
9 January 20258"The Days" Chrystal 430 January 20253
23 January 20252"Nice to Meet You" Myles Smith 623 January 20251
30 January 20252"GBP" Central Cee featuring 21 Savage 630 January 20251
6 February 20251"CRG"Central Cee featuring Dave 66 February 20251
4*"Sports Car" [KK] Tate McRae 36 March 20251
13 February 20255*"Abracadabra"Lady Gaga320 February 20251
1"Cry for Me"The Weeknd813 February 20251
20 February 20254*"Pink Pony Club" Chappell Roan 26 March 20251
3*"Ordinary" [LL] Alex Warren 720 February 20251
1"Denial Is a River" Doechii 920 February 20251
27 February 20252"All the Stars" [II] Kendrick Lamar & SZA527 February 20251
1"Busy Woman"Sabrina Carpenter1027 February 20251
6 March 20251"Revolving Door"Tate McRae106 March 20251

Entries by artist

Canadian singer Tate McRae earned two top-ten singles this year with "Sports Car" and "Revolving Door". Tate McRae in Manila 01.jpg
Canadian singer Tate McRae earned two top-ten singles this year with "Sports Car" and "Revolving Door".

The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2025, including singles that reached their peak in 2024. 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 2025 is also shown.

EntriesArtistWeeksSingles
3 Kendrick Lamar 4*"Not Like Us", "Luther", "All the Stars"
Sabrina Carpenter 2"Please Please Please", "Bed Chem", "Busy Woman"
2 Bruno Mars 8*"Die with a Smile", "Apt."
Lady Gaga 8*"Die With a Smile", "Abracadabra"
Teddy Swims 7*"The Door", "Bad Dreams"
Ariana Grande [Z] 3"Defying Gravity", "Santa Tell Me"
SZA 3"Luther", "All the Stars"
Tate McRae 3*"Sports Car", "Revolving Door"
Central Cee 2"GBP", "CRG"
The Weeknd 1"Timeless", "Cry for Me"
George Michael [G] 1"Last Christmas", "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th ed.). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN   1-904994-00-8.
  3. ↑ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News . 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Official Singles Chart rules are changing to help new bands break through". Newsbeat. British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Homewood, Ben (19 December 2016). "Official Charts Company changes conversion rate to reflect rise in streaming". Music Week. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  6. ↑ Grifffiths, George (February 21, 2025). "Kendrick Lamar earns first UK Number 1 single with Not Like Us". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
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