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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 2024, as well as singles which peaked in 2023 and 2025 but were in the top 10 in 2024. 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).
Forty-four singles have been in the top ten so far this year (as of 2 May 2024, week ending). Fourteen singles from 2023 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year. "Stick Season" by Noah Kahan, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee, "Merry Christmas" by Ed Sheeran and Elton John and "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" by Michael Bublé were the songs from 2023 to reach their peak in 2024. Teddy Swims, Benson Boone, Artemas, Dasha and Sabrina Carpenter are among the many artists who have achieved their first top 10 single so far in 2024.
The 2023 Christmas number-one, "Last Christmas" by Wham!, originally released in 1984, remained at number-one for the first week of 2024. The first new number-one single of the year was "Stick Season" by Noah Kahan. Overall, five different songs have peaked at number-one so far in 2024, with five 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
Chart debuts
Forty-four singles have charted in the top 10 so far in 2024 (as of 2 May 2024, week ending), with thirty-four singles reaching their peak so far this year (including the re-entries "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", "Merry Christmas" and "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas", which charted in previous years but reached peaks on their latest chart run).
"Murder on the Dancefloor" returns to the top-ten
On 5 January 2024 (11 January 2024, week ending), Sophie Ellis-Bextor returned to the UK top-ten for the first time since 2007, when her 2001 hit "Murder on the Dancefloor" re-entered the chart at number 8. The song, which originally peaked at number 2 upon its initial release, witnessed a resurgence in popularity following its use in the film Saltburn. The song also experienced its best ever streaming week, earning 293,000 weekly streams.[6] "Murder on the Dancefloor" reclaimed its 2001 peak of number 2 the following week, and surpassed the previous week's best for Ellis-Bextor by earning the most one-week streams since its release, with 4.7 million UK streams over the previous seven days.[7]
Madonna secures first UK top 10 single in fifteen years
On 2 February 2024 (8 February 2024, week ending), Madonna secured her first UK top 10 single since "Celebration" in September 2009, thanks to her inclusion on "Popular", also featuring The Weeknd and Playboi Carti, after the song climbed to number 10 in the chart, having spent a total of 12 non-consecutive weeks inside the top 40 before finally breaking into the upper echelons of the chart. Madonna also earned her 64th top 10 hit in the process, extending her record as the female artist with the most UK top 10 singles.[8]
Noah Kahan claims coveted Chart Double
On 16 February 2024 (22 February 2024, week ending), Noah Kahan claimed the coveted Chart Double after his album Stick Season climbed to number-one in the UK Albums Chart while the album's title track of the same name spent its seventh consecutive week at number-one in the UK Singles Chart.[9]
Beyoncé earns first UK number-one single in fourteen years and later secures second Chart Double
On 23 February 2024 (29 February 2024, week ending), Beyoncé rose to the top of the UK Singles Chart with "Texas Hold 'Em" after debuting at number 9 the week before. The song became Beyoncé's fifth UK number-one as a solo artist (eighth overall) and her first number-one single in fourteen years, since "Telephone" (a collaboration with Lady Gaga) topped the charts in March 2010.[10] The song initially spent four non-consecutive weeks at the top of the chart, becoming Beyoncé's longest-running UK number-one single to date,[11] before returning to number-one for a fifth non-consecutive week on 5 April 2024 (11 April 2024, week ending), after the album Cowboy Carter debuted at the top of the UK Albums Chart, marking the second time that Beyoncé had secured the UK Chart Double.[12]
Taylor Swift's chart dominance continues as she secures her third chart double.
Taylor Swift's dominance of the UK Singles Chart continued into 2024. On 26 April 2024 (2 May 2024, week ending), three singles from her album The Tortured Poets Department debuted inside the top 5 of the chart, including her duet with Post Malone, "Fortnight", which became her fourth UK number-one single, whilst The Tortured Poets Department debuted at number-one in the UK Albums Chart, thus giving Swift her third Chart Double. "Fortnight" also became Malone's first number-one single in almost seven years, since "Rockstar" topped the charts in 2017.[13]
Chart debuts
Thirteen artists have achieved their first charting top ten single so far in 2024, 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.
| Artist | Number of top 10s | First entry | Chart position | Other entries |
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| Playboi Carti | 2 | "Popular" | 10 | "Carnival" (5) |
| Billy Gillies | 1 | "DNA (Loving You)" | 9 | — |
| Hannah Boleyn | ||||
| Sexyy Red | 1 | "Rich Baby Daddy" | 10 | — |
| Teddy Swims | 1 | "Lose Control" | 2 | — |
| Benson Boone | 1 | "Beautiful Things" | 1 | — |
| YG Marley | 1 | "Praise Jah in the Moonlight" | 5 | — |
| Djo | 1 | "End of Beginning" | 4 | — |
| Rich the Kid | 1 | "Carnival" | 5 | — |
| Michael Marcagi | 1 | "Scared to Start" | 9 | — |
| Artemas | 1 | "I Like the Way You Kiss Me" | 3 | — |
| Dasha | 1 | "Austin" | 7 | — |
| Sabrina Carpenter | 1 | "Espresso" | 5 | — |
- Notes
Perrie earned her first UK top ten debut in April 2024 with "Forget About Us". This also became her first top 10 since the UK girl band Little Mix announced their hiatus in May 2022.
Top-ten singles
- Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
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| ‡ | Single peaked in 2023 but still in chart in 2024. |
| ♦ | Single released in 2024 but peaked in 2025. |
| (#) | Year-end top-ten single position and rank |
| Entered | The date that the single first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart. |
| Entered (week ending) |
Weeks in top 10 |
Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) |
Weeks at peak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles in 2023 | ||||||||
| 13 July 2023 | 29 | "Cruel Summer" ‡ [A][B][O] | Taylor Swift | 2 | 14 September 2023 | 1 | ||
| 7 September 2023 | 22 | "Prada" ‡ [M] | Cassö, Raye & D-Block Europe | 2 | 19 October 2023 | 5 | ||
| 28 September 2023 | 20 | "Greedy" ‡ [I][N] | Tate McRae | 3 | 12 October 2023 | 4 | ||
| 12 October 2023 | 12 | "Water" ‡ [Q] | Tyla | 4 | 26 October 2023 | 1 | ||
| 2 November 2023 | 24 | "Stick Season" [U] | Noah Kahan | 1 | 11 January 2024 | 7 | ||
| 23 November 2023 | 12 | "Lovin on Me" ‡ [L] | Jack Harlow | 1 | 23 November 2023 | 3 | ||
| 7 | "Houdini" ‡ [P] | Dua Lipa | 2 | 23 November 2023 | 1 | |||
| 7 December 2023 | 5 | "Last Christmas" ‡ [C] | Wham! | 1 | 14 December 2023 | 4 | ||
| 5 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" ‡ [D] | Mariah Carey | 2 | 14 December 2023 | 1 | |||
| 14 December 2023 | 4 | "Fairytale of New York" ‡ [E] | The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl | 4 | 14 December 2023 | 1 | ||
| 4 | "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" [F] | Brenda Lee | 5 | 4 January 2024 | 1 | |||
| 4 | "Merry Christmas" [G] | Ed Sheeran & Elton John | 4 | 4 January 2024 | 1 | |||
| 4 | "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" [H] | Michael Bublé | 7 | 4 January 2024 | 1 | |||
| 21 December 2023 | 3 | "You're Christmas to Me" ‡ | Sam Ryder | 2 | 28 December 2023 | 2 | ||
| Singles in 2024 | ||||||||
| 4 January 2024 | 1 | "Santa Tell Me" [J] | Ariana Grande | 8 | 4 January 2024 | 1 | ||
| 1 | "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" [K] | Andy Williams | 9 | 4 January 2024 | 1 | |||
| 11 January 2024 | 7 | "Murder on the Dancefloor" [R] | Sophie Ellis-Bextor | 2 | 18 January 2024 | 5 | ||
| 2 | "DNA (Loving You)" | Billy Gillies featuring Hannah Boleyn | 9 | 11 January 2024 | 1 | |||
| 1 | "Rich Baby Daddy" | Drake featuring Sexyy Red & SZA | 10 | 11 January 2024 | 1 | |||
| 18 January 2024 | 16* | "Lose Control" | Teddy Swims | 2 | 7 March 2024 | 2 | ||
| 25 January 2024 | 9 | "Yes, And?" [S] | Ariana Grande | 2 | 25 January 2024 | 1 | ||
| 1 February 2024 | 2 | "Homesick" | Noah Kahan & Sam Fender | 5 | 1 February 2024 | 1 | ||
| 8 February 2024 | 1 | "Popular" | The Weeknd, Playboi Carti & Madonna | 10 | 8 February 2024 | 1 | ||
| 15 February 2024 | 12* | "Beautiful Things" | Benson Boone | 1 | 28 March 2024 | 2 | ||
| 5 | "Praise Jah in the Moonlight" | YG Marley | 5 | 22 February 2024 | 1 | |||
| 22 February 2024 | 11* | "Texas Hold 'Em" | Beyoncé | 1 | 29 February 2024 | 5 | ||
| 29 February 2024 | 5 | "Training Season" | Dua Lipa | 4 | 29 February 2024 | 1 | ||
| 7 March 2024 | 7 | "End of Beginning" | Djo | 4 | 14 March 2024 | 2 | ||
| 4 | "Carnival" | Kanye West & Ty Dolla Sign featuring Rich the Kid & Playboi Carti | 5 | 14 March 2024 | 1 | |||
| 14 March 2024 | 1 | "Alibi" | Ella Henderson featuring Rudimental | 10 | 14 March 2024 | 1 | ||
| 21 March 2024 | 6 | "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" | Ariana Grande | 2 | 28 March 2024 | 1 | ||
| 28 March 2024 | 3 | "Scared to Start" [T] | Michael Marcagi | 9 | 4 April 2024 | 2 | ||
| 4 April 2024 | 2 | "Like That" | Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar | 6 | 4 April 2024 | 1 | ||
| 5* | "Too Sweet" | Hozier | 1 | 18 April 2024 | 2 | |||
| 1 | "Obsessed" | Olivia Rodrigo | 10 | 4 April 2024 | 1 | |||
| 11 April 2024 | 4* | "I Like the Way You Kiss Me" | Artemas | 3 | 25 April 2024 | 1 | ||
| 1 | "Jolene" | Beyoncé | 8 | 11 April 2024 | 1 | |||
| 1 | "II Most Wanted" | Beyoncé & Miley Cyrus | 9 | 11 April 2024 | 1 | |||
| 18 April 2024 | 3* | "Austin" | Dasha | 7 | 25 April 2024 | 1 | ||
| 25 April 2024 | 2* | "Espresso" | Sabrina Carpenter | 5 | 2 May 2024 | 1 | ||
| 1 | "Illusion" | Dua Lipa | 9 | 25 April 2024 | 1 | |||
| 1 | "Forget About Us" | Perrie | 10 | 25 April 2024 | 1 | |||
| 2 May 2024 | 1* | "Fortnight" | Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone | 1 | 2 May 2024 | 1 | ||
| 1* | "The Tortured Poets Department" | Taylor Swift | 3 | 2 May 2024 | 1 | |||
| 1* | "Down Bad" | 4 | 2 May 2024 | 1 | ||||
Entries by artist
The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2024, including singles that reached their peak in 2023. 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 2024 is also shown.
| Entries | Artist | Weeks | Singles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Taylor Swift | 12* | "Cruel Summer", "Fortnight", "The Tortured Poets Department", "Down Bad" |
| 3 | Ariana Grande | 14 | "Santa Tell Me", "Yes, And?", "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" |
| Beyoncé | 11* | "Texas Hold 'Em", "Jolene", "II Most Wanted" | |
| Dua Lipa | 10 | "Houdini", "Training Season", "Illusion" | |
| 2 | Noah Kahan | 15 | "Stick Season", "Homesick" |
| Playboi Carti | 5 | "Popular", "Carnival" |
Notes
- a "Cruel Summer" re-entered the top 10 at number 3 on 2 November 2023 (week ending) following the release of a live version to tie in with the cinematic release of the film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.
- b "Cruel Summer" re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 16 November 2023 (week ending).
- c "Last Christmas" re-entered the top 10 at number 5 on 7 December 2023 (week ending). The song originally peaked at number 2 upon its initial release in 1984 and reached number-one for the first time ever on 7 January 2021 (week ending).
- d "All I Want for Christmas Is You" re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 7 December 2023 (week ending). The song originally peaked at number 2 upon its initial release in 1994 and reached number-one for the first time ever on 17 December 2020 (week ending).
- e "Fairytale of New York" re-entered the top 10 at number 4 on 14 December 2023 (week ending), following the death of The Pogues' lead singer Shane MacGowan. The song originally peaked at number 2 upon release in 1987.
- f "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 14 December 2023 (week ending). Having originally number 6 upon its original release in 1962, the song reached a new peak of number TBA on 4 January 2023 (week ending).
- g "Merry Christmas" re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 14 December 2023 (week ending), having originally peaked at number-one upon release in 2021.
- h "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 14 December 2023 (week ending).
- i "Greedy" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 21 December 2023 (week ending), following the release of the album Think Later.
- j "Santa Tell Me" entered the top 10 for the first time at number 8 on 4 January 2024 (week ending). The song first charted at number 79 in 2014, and later peaked at number 11 in 2020.
- k "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 4 January 2024 (week ending). The song first charted at number 21 in 2007, and reached the top 10 for the first time on 6 January 2022 (week ending), peaking at number 9.
- l "Lovin on Me" re-entered the top 10 at number 2 on 11 January 2024 (week ending).
- m "Prada" re-entered the top 10 at number 3 on 11 January 2024 (week ending).
- n "Greedy" re-entered the top 10 at number 4 on 11 January 2024 (week ending).
- o "Cruel Summer" re-entered the top 10 at number 5 on 11 January 2024 (week ending).
- p "Houdini" re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 11 January 2024 (week ending).
- q "Water" re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 11 January 2024 (week ending).
- r "Murder on the Dancefloor" originally peaked at number 2 upon its initial release in 2001. The song re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 11 January 2024 (week ending) after experiencing renewed popularity due to featuring prominently in the final scene of the film Saltburn.
- s "Yes, And?" re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 21 March 2024 (week ending), following the release of the album Eternal Sunshine.
- t "Scared to Start" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 18 April 2024 (week ending).
- u "Stick Season" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 18 April 2024 (week ending).
References
- ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th ed.). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
- ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart rules are changing to help new bands break through". Newsbeat. British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ Homewood, Ben (19 December 2016). "Official Charts Company changes conversion rate to reflect rise in streaming". Music Week. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ Griffiths, George (January 5, 2024). "The Saltburn Effect! Sophie Ellis-Bextor on Murder on the Dancefloor's Top 10 return: "Thank you for this magical adventure!"". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ Smith, Carl (January 12, 2024). "Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Murder on the Dancefloor reclaims UK chart peak amid Saltburn resurgence". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ Griffiths, George (February 2, 2024). "Madonna celebrates landmark 64th UK Top 10 single, and first in 15 years". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ Smith, Carl (February 16, 2024). "The season of Noah Kahan! Vermont singer-songwriter celebrates the Official Chart Double". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ Griffiths, George (February 23, 2024). "Beyoncé's TEXAS HOLD 'EM lassoes itself to Number 1 – becomes superstar's first UK chart-topper in 14 years". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ Griffiths, George (March 15, 2024). "TEXAS HOLD 'EM becomes Beyoncé's longest-running UK Number 1 single". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ Griffiths, George (April 5, 2024). "Beyoncé is first black artist ever to take country album to Number 1 in the UK". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Smith, Carl (April 26, 2024). "Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department secures UK's biggest opening week in seven years". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
External links
- 2024 singles chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)
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