UK Eurovision Song Contest entries discography

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This is a discography of the United Kingdom entries for the Eurovision Song Contest, featuring the highest chart placing attained on the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

1957–1969

YearSingleArtist UK Chart peak [1] Year End ChartLabelAlbum
1957"All" Patricia Bredin NR [lower-alpha 1] Non-album single
1959"Sing Little Birdie" Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson 1287 [2] Columbia
1960"Looking High, High, High" Bryan Johnson 20Decca
1961"Are You Sure?" The Allisons 28 [3] Fontana
1962"Ring-A-Ding Girl" Ronnie Carroll 46 Philips
1963"Say Wonderful Things"Ronnie Carroll665 [4] Philips
1964"I Love the Little Things" Matt Monro Parlophone
1965"I Belong" Kathy Kirby 36 Decca
1966"A Man Without Love" Kenneth McKellar 30Decca
1967"Puppet on a String" Sandie Shaw 16 [5] Pye
1968"Congratulations" Cliff Richard 119 [6] Columbia
1969"Boom Bang-a-Bang" Lulu 244 [7] Columbia
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

1970–1989

YearSingleArtist UK Chart peak [1] Year End ChartLabelAlbum
1970"Knock, Knock Who's There?" Mary Hopkin 236 [8] Apple Non-album single
1971"Jack in the Box" Clodagh Rodgers 473 [9] RCA Rodgers & Heart
1972"Beg, Steal or Borrow" The New Seekers 214 [10] Polydor We'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
1973"Power to All Our Friends"Cliff Richard446 [11] EMI Non-album single
1974"Long Live Love" Olivia Newton-John 11 Pye International Long Live Love
1975"Let Me Be the One" The Shadows 12EMI Specs Appeal
1976"Save Your Kisses for Me" Brotherhood of Man 11 [12] Pye Love and Kisses
1977"Rock Bottom" Lynsey de Paul & Mike Moran 19PolydorNon-album single
1978"The Bad Old Days" Co-Co 13 Ariola / Hansa Bad Old Days
1979"Mary Ann" Black Lace 42EMINon-album single
1980"Love Enough for Two" Prima Donna 48Ariola
1981"Making Your Mind Up" Bucks Fizz 17 [13] RCA Bucks Fizz
1982"One Step Further" Bardo 279 [14] Epic Non-album single
1983"I'm Never Giving Up" Sweet Dreams 21Ariola
1984"Love Games" Belle and the Devotions 11 CBS
1985"Love Is" Vikki 49 PRT
1986"Runner in the Night" Ryder 98 10
1987"Only the Light" Rikki 96OKOnly the Light
1988"Go" Scott Fitzgerald 52PRTNon-album single
1989"Why Do I Always Get it Wrong?" Live Report 73Brouhaha
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

1990–2009

YearSingleArtist UK Chart peak [1] Year End ChartLabelAlbum
1990"Give a Little Love Back to the World" Emma 33Big WaveNon-album single
1991"A Message to Your Heart" Samantha Janus 30 Hollywood
1992"One Step Out of Time" Michael Ball 20PolydorMichael Ball
1993"Better the Devil You Know" Sonia 15 Arista Better the Devil You Know
1994"Lonely Symphony (We Will Be Free)" Frances Ruffelle 25 Virgin Fragile
1995"Love City Groove" Love City Groove 778 [15] Planet 3Hard Times
1996"Ooh Aah...Just a Little Bit" Gina G 14 [16] Warner Music Fresh!
1997"Love Shine a Light" Katrina and the Waves 364 [17] Warner Music Walk on Water
1998"Where Are You?" Imaani 15EMINon-album single
1999"Say It Again" Precious 6EMI Precious
2000"Don't Play That Song Again" Nicki French 34RCANon-album single
2001"No Dream Impossible" Lindsay Dracass 32 Universal
2002"Come Back" Jessica Garlick 13Columbia
2003"Cry Baby" Jemini 15Integral
2004"Hold On to Our Love" James Fox 13 Sony Music
2005"Touch My Fire" Javine 18 Island
2006"Teenage Life" Daz Sampson 8Sony / BMG
2007"Flying the Flag (For You)" Scooch 5Warner Music
2008"Even If" Andy Abraham 67B-LineEven If
2009"It's My Time" Jade Ewen 27PolydorNon-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

2010–present

YearSingleArtist UK Chart peak [1] Year End ChartLabelAlbum
2010"That Sounds Good to Me" Josh Dubovie 179Saw ProductionsNon-album single
2011"I Can" Blue 16Blueworld Roulette
2012"Love Will Set You Free" Engelbert Humperdinck 60Conehead UK Release Me - The Best Of Engelbert Humperdinck
2013"Believe in Me" Bonnie Tyler 93 ZYX Music Rocks and Honey
2014"Children of the Universe" Molly 23 East West Non-album single
2015"Still in Love with You" Electro Velvet 114Right Track Records
2016"You're Not Alone" Joe and Jake 81Sony Music
2017"Never Give Up on You" Lucie Jones 73 ArtPeople
2018"Storm" SuRie 50MMP
2019"Bigger than Us" Michael Rice [lower-alpha 2] Spinnup
2020"My Last Breath" James Newman [lower-alpha 3] BMG The Things We Do (EP)
2021"Embers" James Newman 47BMGNon-album single
2022"Space Man" Sam Ryder 266 [18] Parlophone There's Nothing but Space, Man!
2023"I Wrote a Song" Mae Muller 9Universal/Capitol/EMI Sorry I'm Late
2024"Dizzy" Olly Alexander 42PolydorTBA
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. Not released as a single or on an album (barring compilation albums)
  2. "Bigger than Us" charted at 35 in the Scottish Singles Chart and at 27 in the UK Singles Downloads Chart.
  3. "My Last Breath" charted at 23 in the Scottish Singles Chart and in the UK Singles Downloads Chart.

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