List of UK top-ten singles in 2015

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Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk", a collaboration with Bruno Mars, became the best-selling single of 2015. The song entered the charts at number-one in December 2014 and lasted 18 weeks in the top 10, seven of which were at the top spot. Mark Ronson on Coke & Olympics, 2012.jpg
Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk", a collaboration with Bruno Mars, became the best-selling single of 2015. The song entered the charts at number-one in December 2014 and lasted 18 weeks in the top 10, seven of which were at the top spot.
Charlie Puth made his UK top 10 debut this year, achieving two number-one singles: "See You Again" (with Wiz Khalifa) and "Marvin Gaye" (with Meghan Trainor). "See You Again" was recorded as a tribute to actor Paul Walker, who died in a car accident in November 2013, and featured on the soundtrack of the movie Furious 7, in which Walker posthumously appeared. Charlie Puth 2017 (cropped).jpg
Charlie Puth made his UK top 10 debut this year, achieving two number-one singles: "See You Again" (with Wiz Khalifa) and "Marvin Gaye" (with Meghan Trainor). "See You Again" was recorded as a tribute to actor Paul Walker, who died in a car accident in November 2013, and featured on the soundtrack of the movie Furious 7 , in which Walker posthumously appeared.
Adele returned to the UK charts in 2015 with "Hello", which spent three weeks at number-one and lasted 14 weeks in the top 10. It ended up as the year's sixth best selling single. Adele 'Adele Live 2016' - Nashville DSC04835 (29779566433).jpg
Adele returned to the UK charts in 2015 with "Hello", which spent three weeks at number-one and lasted 14 weeks in the top 10. It ended up as the year's sixth best selling single.

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 2014, 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 2015, as well as singles which peaked in 2014 and 2016 but were in the top 10 in 2015. 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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One-hundred and fifteen singles were in the top ten in 2015. Eight singles from 2014 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "History" by One Direction was released in 2015 but did not reach its peak until 2016. Eighteen artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2015. Charlie Puth, Fifth Harmony, Hozier, Kygo, Lost Frequencies, The Weeknd and Zara Larsson were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 2015.

The Christmas number one – "A Bridge Over You" by the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir – set the record for the biggest drop from number-one, falling to number 29 on its second week on the chart, and only the fourth number-one single in history to leave the top 10 after one week.

"Uptown Funk" by British record producer Mark Ronson and American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars returned to number-one for the first six weeks of 2015, giving the song a total of seven weeks on top of the chart. The song had vacated the top spot for one week as the X Factor series 11 winner Ben Haenow secured the 2014 Christmas number one with "Something I Need". The first new number-one single of the year was "Love Me like You Do" by British singer Ellie Goulding, taken from the soundtrack of the film Fifty Shades of Grey . Overall, twenty-four different singles peaked at number-one in 2015, with Jess Glynne and Justin Bieber (3) having the joint most singles hit that position.

Background

Multiple entries

One-hundred and fifteen singles charted in the top 10 in 2015, with one-hundred and four singles reaching their peak this year.

Eighteen artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2009. Jess Glynne and Justin Bieber shared the record for most top 10 hits in 2015 with four hit singles each.

Sharpest fall from number-one

A Bridge Over You” by Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - 2015's Christmas number-one - set an unwanted record as it suffered the steepest drop from the top spot in chart history. The week after topping the chart it fell to number 29, making way for Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself" to reclaim the number-one position. It remained a record until July 2018, when “Three Lions” by Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds fell 96 places from the number-one position. It was also the first single to suffer this fate since "Baby's Coming Back"/"Transylvania" by McFly in 2007.

Chart debuts

Sixty-seven artists achieved their first top 10 single in 2015, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, five went on to record another hit single that year: Charlie Puth, Galantis, James Bay, Philip George and Sigala. The Weeknd had two other entries in his 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.

ArtistNumber of top 10sFirst entryChart positionOther entries
Philip George 2"Wish You Were Mine"2"Alone No More" (4)
Hozier 1"Take Me to Church"2
Tchami 1"Promesses"7
Kaleem Taylor
Karen Harding 1"Say Something"7
Mike Mago 1"Outlines"8
Dragonette
The Weeknd 3"Earned It"4"Can't Feel My Face" (3), "The Hills" (3)
James Bay 2"Hold Back the River"2"Let It Go" (10)
Marlon Roudette 1"When the Beat Drops Out"7
Sage the Gemini 1"G.D.F.R."3
Lookas
Nick Jonas 1"Jealous"2
Stevie McCrorie 1"Lost Stars"6
Charlie Puth 2"See You Again"1"Marvin Gaye" (1)
Omi 1"Cheerleader"1
Dr. Kucho! 1"Can't Stop Playing (Makes Me High)"4
Gregor Salto
Ane Brun
Kygo 1"Firestone"8
Conrad Sewell
Major Lazer 1"Lean On"2
DJ Snake
Jennifer Hudson 1"Trouble"7
Roy English 1"Cool"10
Jack Ü 1"Where Are Ü Now"3
Alex Newell 1"All Cried Out"4
LunchMoney Lewis 1"Bills"2
Galantis 2"Runaway (U & I)"4"Peanut Butter Jelly" (8)
Kendrick Lamar 1"Bad Blood"4
Natalie La Rose 1"Somebody"2
Walk the Moon 1"Shut Up and Dance"4
Deorro 1"Five More Hours"4
Fetty Wap 1"Trap Queen"8
Lost Frequencies 1"Are You with Me"1
Krept and Konan 1"Freak of the Week"9
David Zowie 1"House Every Weekend"1
Fifth Harmony 1"Worth It"3
Kid Ink
Birdy 1"Wings"8
Sam Feldt 1"Show Me Love"4
Kimberly Anne
Disciples 1"How Deep Is Your Love"2
Martin Solveig 1"Intoxicated"5
GTA
Rachel Platten 1"Fight Song"1
Felix Jaehn 1"Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)"2
Jasmine Thompson
Sigala 2"Easy Love"1"Sweet Lovin'" (3)
R. City 1"Locked Away"2
Pia Mia 1"Do It Again"8
Arrow Benjamin 1"Runnin' (Lose It All)"4
Anton Powers 1"Alone No More"4
Jamie Lawson 1"Wasn't Expecting That"6
KDA 1"Turn the Music Louder (Rumble)"1
Sleepy Tom 1"Be Right There"8
Zara Larsson 1"Never Forget You"5
Fleur East 1"Sax"3
WSTRN 1"In2"4
Grace 1"You Don't Own Me"4
G-Eazy
Bryn Christopher 1"Sweet Lovin'"3
Stormzy 1"Shut Up"8
Louisa Johnson 1"Forever Young"9
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir 1"A Bridge over You"1
Notes

Jack Ü is made up of Skrillex and Diplo. Skrillex had not recorded a top 10 single before but Diplo was featured on "Earthquake" by DJ Fresh. Alex Newell was an uncredited vocalist on Clean Bandit's "Stronger" (charted 2 May 2015). Nick Jonas relaunched his solo career in 2014 and had his first top 10 charting single, "Jealous", outside Jonas Brothers in 2015. The group had never reached the top 10; the closest they came was with "S.O.S" in 2008 which peaked at number 13.

Songs from films

Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "Earned It" and "Love Me Like You Do" (from Fifty Shades of Grey ), "See You Again" ( Furious 7 ), "Elastic Heart" ( The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ), "Lost Stars" ( Begin Again , covered by Stevie McCrorie) and "Writing's on the Wall" ( Spectre ).

Best-selling singles

Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars had the best-selling single of the year with "Uptown Funk". The song spent 18 weeks in the top 10 (including seven weeks at number 1), sold around 1.76 million copies (including streams) and was certified 4× platinum by the BPI. "Cheerleader" by Omi came in second place, selling more than 1.52 million and losing out by around 240,000 sales. Hozier's "Take Me to Church", "Love Me Like You Do from Ellie Goulding and "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth made up the top five. Singles by Adele, Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring , James Bay and Justin Bieber ("What Do You Mean?" and "Sorry") were also in the top 10 best-selling singles of 2015.

Top-ten singles

Key
SymbolMeaning
Single peaked in 2014 but still in chart in 2015.
Single released in 2015 but peaked in 2016.
(#)Year-end top-ten single 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 2014
11 October 201412"All About That Bass" ‡ Meghan Trainor 111 October 20144
18 October 201420"Thinking Out Loud" ‡ Ed Sheeran 18 November 20142
15 November 20147"Outside" ‡ Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding 615 November 20142
22 November 20142"Like I Can" ‡ [A] Sam Smith 922 November 20141
29 November 20145"Wrapped Up" ‡ [B] Olly Murs featuring Travie McCoy 329 November 20141
10"Blank Space" ‡ Taylor Swift 413 December 20142
6 December 20146"These Days" ‡ Take That 16 December 20141
20 December 201418"Uptown Funk" ‡ (#1) Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars 120 December 20147
27 December 20146"Something I Need" ‡ Ben Haenow 127 December 20141
7"Up" ‡Olly Murs featuring Demi Lovato 427 December 20143
Singles in 2015
3 January 20155"Heroes (We Could Be)" Alesso featuring Tove Lo 63 January 20151
10 January 20156"Wish You Were Mine" Philip George 210 January 20153
15"Take Me to Church" (#3) Hozier 27 February 20154
17 January 20152"Promesses" Tchami featuring Kaleem Taylor 717 January 20151
31 January 20153"Lips Are Movin" Meghan Trainor 231 January 20151
5"The Nights" Avicii 614 February 20151
7 February 20152"L.A. Love (La La)" Fergie 37 February 20151
11"FourFiveSeconds" Rihanna, Kanye West & Paul McCartney 314 March 20152
1"Say Something" Karen Harding 77 February 20151
14 February 20159"Love Me like You Do" (#4)Ellie Goulding114 February 20154
1"Outlines" Mike Mago & Dragonette 814 February 20151
21 February 20152"Gravity" DJ Fresh featuring Ella Eyre 421 February 20151
2"Ayo" [C] Chris Brown & Tyga 621 February 20151
2"Doing It" Charli XCX featuring Rita Ora 821 February 20151
7"Earned It" The Weeknd 428 February 20152
28 February 201511"Sugar" [D] Maroon 5 728 February 20153
7 March 20151"What I Did for Love" David Guetta featuring Emeli Sandé 67 March 20151
2"Heartbeat Song" Kelly Clarkson 77 March 20151
8"Hold Back the River" (#8) James Bay 24 April 20151
14 March 20158"King" Years & Years 114 March 20151
1"When the Beat Drops Out" Marlon Roudette 714 March 20151
21 March 20153"Lay Me Down" [O] Sam Smith featuring John Legend 121 March 20152
2"G.D.F.R." Flo Rida featuring Sage the Gemini & Lookas 321 March 20151
1"I Don't Mind" Usher featuring Juicy J 821 March 20151
4 April 20159"Hold My Hand" Jess Glynne 14 April 20153
11 April 20153"Bloodstream" Ed Sheeran & Rudimental 211 April 20151
1"Elastic Heart" Sia 1011 April 20151
18 April 20154"Jealous" Nick Jonas 218 April 20151
1"Lost Stars" Stevie McCrorie 618 April 20151
25 April 201510"See You Again" (#5) Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth 125 April 20152
17"Cheerleader" (#2) [E] Omi 19 May 20154
2"Can't Stop Playing (Makes Me High)" Dr Kucho! & Gregor Salto featuring Ane Brun 425 April 20151
5"Firestone" Kygo featuring Conrad Sewell 82 May 20153
2 May 20151"Stronger" Clean Bandit 42 May 20151
12"Lean On" (#7) [F] Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring 227 June 20151
9 May 20154"I Really Like You" Carly Rae Jepsen 39 May 20152
2"Trouble" Iggy Azalea featuring Jennifer Hudson 79 May 20151
1"Cool" Alesso featuring Roy English 109 May 20151
16 May 20152"All Cried Out" Blonde featuring Alex Newell 416 May 20151
7"Where Are Ü Now" Jack Ü with Justin Bieber 36 June 20151
23 May 20155"Bills" LunchMoney Lewis 223 May 20151
7"Runaway (U & I)" Galantis 423 May 20151
30 May 20153"Bad Blood" Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar 430 May 20151
5"Hey Mama" David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack 927 June 20151
6 June 20156"Want to Want Me" Jason Derulo 16 June 20154
1"Don't Look Down" Martin Garrix featuring Usher96 June 20151
13 June 20152"Somebody" Natalie La Rose featuring Jeremih 213 June 20151
20 June 201513"Shut Up and Dance" Walk the Moon 44 July 20152
27 June 20152"Five More Hours" Deorro X Chris Brown 427 June 20151
3"Trap Queen" Fetty Wap 827 June 20152
4 July 20154"Not Letting Go" Tinie Tempah featuring Jess Glynne14 July 20151
10"Are You with Me" Lost Frequencies 19 July 20151
2"I Don't Like It, I Love It" Flo Rida featuring Robin Thicke & Verdine White 74 July 20152
9 July 20152"Poison"Rita Ora39 July 20151
2"Freak of the Week" Krept and Konan featuring Jeremih 99 July 20152
16 July 20154"House Every Weekend" David Zowie 116 July 20151
7"Shine"Years & Years216 July 20153
2"Worth It" Fifth Harmony featuring Kid Ink 316 July 20151
1"Wings" Birdy 816 July 20151
1"Let It Go"James Bay1016 July 20151
23 July 20157"Black Magic" Little Mix 123 July 20153
4"Show Me Love" Sam Feldt featuring Kimberly Anne423 July 20151
2"Waiting for Love" Avicii 623 July 20151
30 July 20151"Come and Get It" John Newman 530 July 20151
12"How Deep Is Your Love" Calvin Harris & Disciples 213 August 20152
6 August 20154"Glitterball" Sigma featuring Ella Henderson 46 August 20151
13 August 20152"Drag Me Down" One Direction 113 August 20151
9"Can't Feel My Face" The Weeknd 320 August 20152
20 August 20156"Marvin Gaye"Charlie Puth featuring Meghan Trainor120 August 20151
27 August 20157"Don't Be So Hard on Yourself"Jess Glynne127 August 20151
4"Intoxicated" [G] Martin Solveig & GTA 527 August 20151
3 September 20155"Fight Song" Rachel Platten 13 September 20151
4"Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)" Felix Jaehn featuring Jasmine Thompson 23 September 20151
10 September 201522"What Do You Mean?" (#9) Justin Bieber 110 September 20155
2"Cool for the Summer" Demi Lovato 710 September 20151
17 September 20156"Easy Love" Sigala 117 September 20151
3"Peanut Butter Jelly"Galantis817 September 20152
1 October 20155"Locked Away" R. City featuring Adam Levine 215 October 20152
5"On My Mind"Ellie Goulding515 October 20151
4"Do It Again" Pia Mia featuring Chris Brown & Tyga88 October 20151
8 October 20156"Writing's on the Wall" [H] Sam Smith18 October 20151
6"Runnin' (Lose It All)" Naughty Boy featuring Beyoncé & Arrow Benjamin 422 October 20151
15 October 20151"Alone No More" Philip George & Anton Powers 415 October 20151
6"Hotline Bling" Drake 322 October 20152
22 October 20157"The Hills" [J] The Weeknd 329 October 20151
3"Wasn't Expecting That" Jamie Lawson 622 October 20151
29 October 20154"Turn the Music Louder (Rumble)" KDA featuring Tinie Tempah & Katy B 129 October 20151
4"Perfect" [I] One Direction229 October 20151
1"Be Right There" Diplo & Sleepy Tom 829 October 20151
5 November 201514"Hello" (#6) Adele 15 November 20153
18"Sorry" (#10)Justin Bieber126 November 20152
12 November 20157"Never Forget You" [K] Zara Larsson & MNEK 519 November 20151
1"Focus" Ariana Grande 1012 November 20151
19 November 20157"Sax" [L] Fleur East 319 November 20151
4"In2" WSTRN 419 November 20151
26 November 201517"Love Yourself"Justin Bieber110 December 20156
4"Take Me Home" [P] Jess Glynne626 November 20151
3 December 20151"Over and Over Again" Nathan Sykes 83 December 20151
10 December 20157"You Don't Own Me" Grace featuring G-Eazy 424 December 20151
17 December 20157"Sweet Lovin'"Sigala featuring Bryn Christopher 317 December 20151
6"Adventure of a Lifetime" Coldplay 724 December 20151
24 December 20152"Shut Up" Stormzy 824 December 20151
1"Forever Young" Louisa Johnson 924 December 20151
31 December 20151"A Bridge over You" Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir 131 December 20151
8"History" ♦One Direction621 January 20163

Entries by artist

Rachel Platten became a one-hit wonder in the UK charts this year with "Fight Song", which spent one week at number-one. Rachel Platten 11 16 2017 -31 (39298124271).jpg
Rachel Platten became a one-hit wonder in the UK charts this year with "Fight Song", which spent one week at number-one.
American rapper and singer Jeremih provided guest vocals on Natalie La Rose's hit single "Somebody", which reached number two in the UK in June 2015. Jeremih 2015.jpg
American rapper and singer Jeremih provided guest vocals on Natalie La Rose's hit single "Somebody", which reached number two in the UK in June 2015.
Fleur East, who finished as the runner-up of the 10th series of The X Factor, reached number three in November of this year with her debut single "Sax", which lasted six weeks in the top 10. Fleur performing live with DJ Fresh at the Arches, Glasgow (6400038449) cropped.jpg
Fleur East, who finished as the runner-up of the 10th series of The X Factor , reached number three in November of this year with her debut single "Sax", which lasted six weeks in the top 10.

The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2015, including singles that reached their peak in 2014 or 2016. 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 2015 is also shown.

EntriesArtistWeeksSingles
4 Jess Glynne [Q] 24"Don't Be So Hard on Yourself", "Hold My Hand", "Not Letting Go", "Take Me Home"
Justin Bieber 50"Love Yourself", "Sorry", "What Do You Mean?", "Where Are Ü Now"
3 Chris Brown [R] 8"Ayo", "Do It Again", "Five More Hours"
Diplo [M] 21"Be Right There", "Lean On", "Where Are Ü Now"
Ellie Goulding [AA] 15"Love Me Like You Do", "On My Mind", "Outside"
Meghan Trainor [S] [AA] 12"All About That Bass", "Lips Are Movin", "Marvin Gaye"
One Direction [BB] 7"Drag Me Down", "History", "Perfect"
Sam Smith [AA] 10"Lay Me Down", "Like I Can", "Writing's on the Wall"
The Weeknd 24"Can't Feel My Face", "Earned It", "The Hills"
2 Adam Levine [N] [T] 16"Locked Away", "Sugar"
Alesso 6"Cool", "Heroes (We Could Be)"
Avicii 7"The Nights", "Waiting for Love"
Calvin Harris 13"How Deep Is Your Love", "Outside"
Charlie Puth [U] 16"Marvin Gaye", "See You Again"
David Guetta 6"Hey Mama", "What I Did for Love"
Demi Lovato [V] [AA] 8"Cool for the Summer", "Up"
Ed Sheeran [AA] 12"Bloodstream", "Thinking Out Loud"
Flo Rida 4"G.D.F.R.", "I Don't Like It, I Love It"
Galantis 10"Peanut Butter Jelly", "Runaway (U & I)"
James Bay 9"Hold Back the River", "Let It Go"
Jeremih [W] 4"Freak of the Week", "Somebody"
Olly Murs [AA] 7"Up", "Wrapped Up"
Philip George 7"Alone No More", "Wish You Were Mine"
Rita Ora [X] 4"Doing It", "Poison"
Sigala 10"Easy Love", "Sweet Lovin'"
Taylor Swift [AA] 8"Bad Blood", "Blank Space"
Tinie Tempah [Y] 8"Not Letting Go", "Turn the Music Louder (Rumble)"
Tyga [R] 6"Ayo", "Do It Again"
Usher [Z] 2"Don't Look Down", "I Don't Mind"
Years & Years 15"King", "Shine"

See also

References

Notes

  • a "Like I Can" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 24 January 2015 (week ending).
  • b "Wrapped Up" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 3 January 2015 (week ending).
  • c "Ayo" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 7 March 2015 (week ending).
  • d "Sugar" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 28 March 2015 (week ending).
  • e "Cheerleader" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 23 July 2015 (week ending).
  • f "Lean On" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 6 August 2015 (week ending).
  • g "Intoxicated" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 24 September 2015 (week ending).
  • h "Writing's On The Wall" re-entered the top 10 at number 4 on 5 November 2015 (week ending).
  • i "Perfect" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 26 November 2015 (week ending).
  • j "The Hills" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 10 December 2015 (week ending).
  • k "Never Forget You" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 7 January 2016 (week ending).
  • l "Sax" re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 7 January 2016 (week ending).
  • m Figure includes one single as part of Major Lazer and one with Jack Ü.
  • n Adam Levine had one solo entry (featuring R. City) and one single as part of Maroon 5.
  • o Released as the official single for Comic Relief.
  • p Released as the official single for Children in Need.
  • q Figure includes appearance on Tinie Tempah's "Not Letting Go".
  • r Figure includes appearance on Pia Mia's "Do It Again".
  • s Figure includes appearance on Charlie Puth's "Marvin Gaye".
  • t Figure includes appearance on R. City's "Locked Away".
  • u Figure includes appearance on Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again".
  • v Figure includes appearance on Olly Murs' "Up".
  • w Figure includes appearances on Krept and Konan's "Freak of the Week" and Natalie La Rose's "Somebody".
  • x Figure includes appearance on Charli XCX's "Doing It".
  • y Figure includes appearance on KDA's "Turn the Music Louder (Rumble)".
  • z Figure includes appearance on Martin Garrix's "Don't Look Down".
  • aa Figure includes song that peaked in 2014.
  • bb Figure includes song that peaked in 2016.
  • “You Don’t Own Me” was used by ‘’House of Fraser’’ in their Christmas television advertising campaign.

Citations

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