List of UK top-ten singles in 2025

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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).

Contents

Twenty singles have been in the top ten so far this year (as of 9 January 2025, week ending). Sixteen singles from 2024 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year. "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.

The 2024 Christmas number-one, "Last Christmas" by Wham!, originally released in 1984, remained at number-one for the first week of 2025.

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

Background

Multiple entries

Twenty singles have charted in the top 10 so far in 2025 (as of 9 January 2025, week ending), with twelve 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).

Chart debuts

One artist 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"TBA—

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
29 August 202411*"Die with a Smile" ‡ [Q] Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars 224 October 20241
17 October 202410*"Sailor Song" ‡ [P] Gigi Perez 17 November 20241
31 October 202410*"Apt." ‡ [O] Rosé & Bruno Mars27 November 20241
7 November 202410*"That's So True" ‡ [N] Gracie Abrams 114 November 20245
14 November 20245*"The Door" ‡ [R] Teddy Swims 521 November 20242
21 November 20243*"Bad Dreams" ‡ [S] 628 November 20241
5 December 20245"Last Christmas" ‡ [A] Wham! 119 December 20243
5"All I Want for Christmas Is You" [B] Mariah Carey 22 January 20251
12 December 20244"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" [D] Brenda Lee 42 January 20251
2"Do They Know It's Christmas?" ‡ [E] [K] Band Aid 812 December 20241
4"Jingle Bell Rock" [F] Bobby Helms 52 January 20251
19 December 20243"It Can't Be Christmas" Tom Grennan 32 January 20251
3"Fairytale of New York" [G] The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl 62 January 20251
3"Santa Tell Me" [H] Ariana Grande 82 January 20251
2"Underneath the Tree" [I] [J] Kelly Clarkson 72 January 20251
26 December 20242*"Messy" [M] Lola Young TBA9 January 20251
Singles in 2025
2 January 20251"Step into Christmas" [L] Elton John 102 January 20251
9 January 20251*"The Days" Chrystal TBA9 January 20251

Entries by artist

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
2 Bruno Mars 1*"Die with a Smile", "Apt."
Teddy Swims 1*"The Door", "Bad Dreams"
George Michael [C] 1"Last Christmas", "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

Notes

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree</span> 1958 Christmas song by Brenda Lee

"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958; it has since been recorded by numerous other music artists. By the song's 50th anniversary in 2008, Lee's original version had sold over 15 million copies around the world with the 4th most digital downloads sold of any Christmas single. In 2019, Lee's recording of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In November 2023, Lee released a music video for the song, and in December, the song topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, marking Lee's third number-one single and making Lee the oldest artist ever to top the Hot 100 at age 78, later breaking the record once again one week later at the age of 79. The song also set the record for the longest period of time between an original release and its topping the Hot 100, as well as the longest time between number-one singles by an artist: 63 years, one month and two weeks.

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.
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