List of artists who reached number one on the UK Singles Downloads Chart
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Irish boy band Westlife were the first ever artist to top the UK Singles Downloads Chart.
The UK Singles Downloads Chart is a weekly music chart that ranks most-downloaded songs in the United Kingdom over the past seven days. It is compiled by the Official Charts Company on behalf on the British music industry,[1] and is based solely on non-subscription downloads of songs from official music retailers. The chart was founded in 2004 and was first published on 1 September that year. The first artist ever to reach number one was Irish boy band Westlife.[2] Since then, as of 16 July 2011, 150 different artists have reached number-one on the UK Singles Downloads Chart as either a main or featured artist. The following table lists those artists. The totals do not include non-credited appearances (such as those on multiple-artist charity ensembles), although they are listed below.
Artists
| [x] | Indicates that, with this single, the artist became the first act to have this many number one singles |
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| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
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| 2 Chainz | "Talk Dirty" | Warner | 22 September 2013 | 2 | Featured artist |
| 5 Seconds of Summer | "She Looks So Perfect" | Capitol | 24 March 2014 | 1 | |
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
| Adele | "Chasing Pavements" | Beggars | 6 February 2008 | 1 | |
| "Someone Like You" | Beggars | 23 February 2011 | 5 | As of 9 April 2013, the most-downloaded single in the UK | |
| Afrojack | "Give Me Everything" | Sony | 25 May 2011 | 3 | Featured artist |
| Akon | "Sexy Chick" | EMI | 26 August 2009 | 2 | Featured artist |
| Alexandra Burke[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] | "Hallelujah" |
Sony | 24 December 2008 | 3 | 2008 Christmas number one |
| "Bad Boys" | Sony | 21 October 2009 | 1 | ||
| "Start Without You" | Sony | 15 September 2010 | 2 | ||
| All Saints | "Rock Steady" | EMI | 15 November 2006 | 1 | |
| A*M*E | "Need U (100%)" | Ministry of Sound | 7 April 2013 | 2 | One-hit wonder |
| Amelle Berrabah[lower-alpha 3] | "Never Leave You" | Universal | 12 August 2009 | 1 | Featured artist |
| Andy Pipkin | "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" | EMI | 21 March 2007 | 3 | Featured artist; one-hit wonder |
| Armand Van Helden | "Bonkers" | Dirtee Stank | 27 May 2009 | 2 | Co-credit with Dizzee Rascal |
| Avery Storm | "Nasty Girl" | Warner | 25 January 2006 | 2 | Featured artist; one-hit wonder |
| Avicii | "I Could Be the One" | Universal | 17 February 2013 | 1 | Co-credit with Nicky Romero |
| "Wake Me Up!" | Universal | 21 July 2013 | 3 | ||
| "Hey Brother" | Universal | 15 December 2013 | 1 | ||
| Avril Lavigne | "Girlfriend" | Sony | 11 April 2007 | 1 | |
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
| Band Aid 20 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" |
Universal | 8 December 2004 | 4 | Multiple-artist ensemble; one-hit wonder; 2004 Christmas number one |
| Basshunter | "Now You're Gone" | Ministry of Sound | 16 January 2008 | 3 | |
| Bastille | "Of the Night" | Universal | 24 November 2013 | 1 | |
| Beyoncé | "Beautiful Liar" | Sony | 25 April 2007 | 3 | Co-credit with Shakira |
| "If I Were a Boy" | Sony | 26 November 2008 | 1 | ||
| "Telephone" | Universal | 31 March 2010 | 1 | Featured artist | |
| Bingo Players | "Get Up (Rattle)" | Ministry of Sound | 27 January 2013 | 2 | One-hit wonder |
| The Black Eyed Peas | "Don't Phunk with My Heart" | Universal | 18 May 2005 | 2 | |
| "Boom Boom Pow" | Universal | 20 May 2009 | 2 | ||
| "I Gotta Feeling" | Universal | 5 August 2009 | 2 | ||
| "Meet Me Halfway" | Universal | 18 November 2009 | 1 | ||
| "The Time (Dirty Bit)" | Universal | 15 December 2010 | 1 | ||
| B.o.B | "Nothin' on You" | Warner | 26 May 2010 | 1 | |
| "Airplanes" | Warner | 28 July 2010 | 1 | ||
| "Price Tag" | Universal | 9 February 2011 | 2 | Featured artist | |
| Spears, BritneyBritney Spears | "Scream & Shout" | Universal | 13 January 2013 | 3 | Featured artist |
| Bruno Mars | "Nothin' on You" | Warner | 26 May 2010 | 1 | Featured artist |
| "Just the Way You Are" | Warner | 29 September 2010 | 3 | ||
| "Grenade" | Warner | 19 January 2011 | 2 | ||
| "The Lazy Song" | Warner | 18 May 2011 | 1 | ||
| Busta Rhymes | "Don't Cha" | Universal | 14 September 2005 | 3 | Featured artist |
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
| Calvin Harris | "Dance wiv Me" | Dirtee Stank | 9 July 2008 | 4 | Featured artist |
| "I'm Not Alone" | Sony | 15 April 2009 | 2 | ||
| "We Found Love" | Universal | 9 October 2011 | 6 | Featured artist | |
| "Sweet Nothing" | Sony | 21 October 2012 | 1 | ||
| Jepsen, Carly RaeCarly Rae Jepsen | "Call Me Maybe" | Universal | 8 April 2012 | 4 | |
| Cascada | "Evacuate the Dancefloor" | Universal | 8 July 2009 | 2 | |
| Cee Lo Green[lower-alpha 4] | "Forget You" | Warner | 13 October 2010 | 1 | |
| Charli XCX | "I Love It" | Warner | 30 June 2013 | 1 | Featured artist; one-hit wonder |
| The Chemical Brothers | "Galvanize" | EMI | 2 February 2005 | 4 | |
| Cher Lloyd[lower-alpha 5] | "Swagger Jagger" | Sony | 7 August 2011 | 1 | |
| Cheryl[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 6] | "Fight for This Love" | Universal | 28 October 2009 | 2 | |
| "Promise This" | Universal | 3 November 2010 | 1 | ||
| "Call My Name" | Universal | 17 June 2012 | 1 | ||
| Chipmunk | "Oopsy Daisy" | Sony | 14 October 2009 | 1 | |
| Brown, ChrisChris Brown | "Turn Up the Music" | Sony | 1 April 2012 | 1 | |
| Chris Willis | "Gettin' Over You" | EMI | 9 June 2010 | 1 | Co-credit with David Guetta |
| Christina Aguilera | "Moves Like Jagger" | Universal | 4 September 2011 | 2 | Featured artist; as of 9 April 2013, the second most-downloaded single in the UK |
| Chrome[lower-alpha 7] | "Dance wiv Me" | Dirtee Stank | 9 July 2008 | 4 | Featured artist |
| Clean Bandit | "Rather Be" | Warner | 26 January 2014 | 4 | |
| O'Donis, ColbyColby O'Donis | "Just Dance" | Warner | 9 January 2009 | 3 | Featured artist |
| Coldplay | "Speed of Sound" | EMI | 27 April 2005 | 3 | |
| "Viva la Vida" | EMI | 25 June 2008 | 2 | ||
| "Paradise" | EMI | 1 January 2012 | 1 | ||
| Commonwealth Band, TheThe Commonwealth Band | "Sing" | Universal | 10 June 2012 | 1 | Featured artist; one-hit wonder |
| Corinne Bailey Rae | "Put Your Records On" | EMI | 1 March 2006 | 2 | |
| Cover Drive | "Twilight" | Global Talent | 29 January 2012 | 1 | |
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
| Daft Punk | "Get Lucky" | Sony | 28 April 2013 | 4 | |
| Daniel Merriweather | "Stop Me" | Sony | 18 April 2007 | 1 | Featured artist |
| Daniel Powter | "Bad Day" | Warner | 10 August 2005 | 5 | |
| Dappy | "No Regrets" | Universal | 25 September 2011 | 1 | |
| David Guetta | "When Love Takes Over" | EMI | 24 June 2009 | 1 | |
| "Sexy Chick" | EMI | 26 August 2009 | 2 | ||
| "Gettin' Over You" | EMI | 9 June 2010 | 1 | Co-credit with Chris Willis | |
| "Club Can't Handle Me" | Warner | 18 August 2010 | 1 | Featured artist | |
| "Titanium" | EMI | 5 February 2012 | 1 | ||
| DCUP | "We No Speak Americano" | Universal | 28 July 2010 | 1 | Co-credit with Yolanda Be Cool; one-hit wonder |
| Dev | "She Makes Me Wanna" | Sony | 31 July 2011 | 1 | Featured artist |
| Diana Vickers[lower-alpha 1] | "Once" | Sony | 28 April 2010 | 1 | |
| Diddy | "Nasty Girl" | Warner | 25 January 2006 | 2 | Featured artist |
| Dizzee Rascal[lower-alpha 8] | "Dance wiv Me" | Dirtee Stank | 9 July 2008 | 4 | |
| "Bonkers" | Dirtee Stank | 27 May 2009 | 2 | Co-credit with Armand van Helden | |
| "Holiday" | Dirtee Stank | 2 September 2009 | 1 | ||
| "You Got the Dirtee Love" | Dirtee Stank/Universal | 24 February 2010 | 1 | Co-credit with Florence and the Machine | |
| "Dirtee Disco" | Dirtee Stank | 2 June 2010 | 1 | ||
| "Shout" [6] | Sony | 16 June 2010 | 2 | Featured artist | |
| DJ Fresh | "Louder" | Ministry of Sound | 10 July 2011 | 1 | |
| "Hot Right Now" | Ministry of Sound | 19 February 2012 | 1 | ||
| DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz | "Now You're Gone" | Ministry of Sound | 16 January 2008 | 3 | Featured artist; one-hit wonder |
| D.O.E. | "The Way I Are" | Universal | 18 July 2007 | 2 | Featured artist; one-hit wonder |
| Drake | "What's My Name?" | Universal | 5 January 2011 | 2 | Featured artist |
| Duffy | "Mercy" | Universal | 20 February 2008 | 5 | |
| Duke Dumont | "Need U (100%)" | Ministry of Sound | 7 April 2013 | 2 | One-hit wonder |
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
| Eyre, EllaElla Eyre | "Waiting All Night" | Warner | 21 April 2013 | 1 | Featured artist |
| Ellie Goulding | "Your Song" | Universal | 8 December 2010 | 1 | |
| "Burn" | Universal | 18 August 2013 | 3 | ||
| Elton John | "Electricity" | Universal | 20 July 2005 | 1 | |
| Emeli Sandé | "Read All About It" | EMI | 30 October 2011 | 2 | Featured artist |
| "Beneath Your Beautiful" | Sony | 28 October 2012 | 1 | Featured artist | |
| Eminem | "Monster, TheThe Monster" | Universal | 3 November 2013 | 1 | |
| Eric Turner | "Written in the Stars" | EMI | 6 October 2010 | 1 | Featured artist; one-hit wonder |
| Estelle[lower-alpha 8] | "American Boy" | Warner | 26 March 2008 | 4 | |
| Simons, EvaEva Simons | "This Is Love" | Universal | 1 July 2012 | 1 | Featured artist |
| Example | "Changed the Way You Kiss Me" | Ministry of Sound | 15 June 2011 | 2 | |
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
| Far East Movement | "Get Up (Rattle)" | Ministry of Sound | 27 January 2013 | 2 | Featured artist |
| Fedde le Grand | "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" | Ministry of Sound | 8 November 2006 | 1 | |
| Fergie[lower-alpha 9] | "Gettin' Over You" | EMI | 9 June 2010 | 1 | Featured artist |
| Flo Rida | "Right Round" | Universal | 11 March 2009 | 2 | |
| "Bad Boys" | Sony | 21 October 2009 | 1 | Featured artist | |
| "Club Can't Handle Me" | Warner | 18 August 2010 | 1 | ||
| "Good Feeling" | Warner | 8 January 2012 | 1 | ||
| "Troublemaker" | Sony | 25 November 2012 | 3 | Featured artist | |
| Florence & The Machine | "You Got the Dirtee Love" | Dirtee Stank/Universal | 24 February 2010 | 1 | Co-credit with Dizzee Rascal |
| "Spectrum" | Universal | 22 July 2012 | 2 | ||
| "Sweet Nothing" | Sony | 21 October 2012 | 1 | Featured artist | |
| fun. | "We Are Young" | Warner | 27 May 2012 | 1 | |
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
| Gareth Malone | "Wherever You Are" |
Universal | 25 December 2011 | 1 | Featured artist; one-hit wonder; 2011 Christmas number one |
| Barlow, GaryGary Barlow[lower-alpha 10] | "Sing" | Universal | 10 June 2012 | 1 | |
| Girls Aloud | "The Promise" | Universal | 29 October 2008 | 1 | |
| Gnarls Barkley | "Crazy" | Warner | 22 March 2006 | 11 | As of 28 July 2013, most ever weeks at number one for a single |
| GoonRock | "Party Rock Anthem" | Universal | 20 April 2011 | 4 | Featured artist; one-hit wonder |
| Gorillaz | "Feel Good Inc." | EMI | 1 June 2005 | 3 | |
| Gotye | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Universal | 12 February 2012 | 5 | One-hit wonder; as of 9 April 2013, the third most-downloaded single in the UK |
| Green Day | "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" | Warner | 26 January 2005 | 1 | |
| Gwen Stefani | "What You Waiting For" | Universal | 12 January 2005 | 2 | |
| Gym Class Heroes | "Cupid's Chokehold" | Warner | 16 May 2007 | 1 | |
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
| Hayley Williams | "Airplanes" | Warner | 28 July 2010 | 1 | Featured artist |
| Helping Haiti | "Everybody Hurts" | Sony | 17 February 2010 | 1 | Multiple-artist ensemble; one-hit wonder |
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
| Icona Pop | "I Love It" | Warner | 30 June 2013 | 1 | |
| Iyaz | "Replay" | Warner | 13 January 2010 | 2 | |
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
| Jagged Edge | "Nasty Girl" | Warner | 25 January 2006 | 2 | |
| Arthur, JamesJames Arthur | "Impossible" | Sony | 16 December 2012 | 2 | |
| James Blunt[lower-alpha 2] | "You're Beautiful" | Warner | 22 June 2005 | 5 | |
| James Corden | "Shout" | Sony | 16 June 2010 | 2 | Featured artist; one-hit wonder |
| Monáe, JanelleJanelle Monáe | "We Are Young" | Warner | 27 May 2012 | 1 | Featured artist; one-hit wonder |
| Jason Derulo | "Whatcha Say" | Warner | 2 December 2009 | 1 | |
| "In My Head" | Warner | 3 March 2010 | 1 | ||
| "Don't Wanna Go Home" | Warner | 26 June 2011 | 2 | ||
| "Talk Dirty" | Warner | 22 September 2013 | 2 | ||
| Jay-Z | "Umbrella" | Universal | 23 May 2007 | 8 | Featured artist |
| "Run This Town" | Sony | 9 September 2009 | 1 | ||
| Jennifer Lopez | "On the Floor" | Universal | 6 April 2011 | 2 | |
| Glynne, JessJess Glynne | "Rather Be" | Warner | 26 January 2014 | 4 | Featured artist; one-hit wonder |
| Jessie J | "Price Tag" | Universal | 9 February 2011 | 2 | |
| "Domino" | Universal | 15 January 2012 | 2 | ||
| JLS[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] | "Beat Again" | Sony | 22 July 2009 | 2 | |
| "Everybody in Love" | Sony | 11 November 2009 | 1 | ||
| "The Club Is Alive" | Sony | 14 July 2010 | 1 | ||
| "Love You More" | Sony | 24 November 2010 | 1 | ||
| "She Makes Me Wanna" | Sony | 31 July 2011 | 1 | ||
| Jodie Connor | "Good Times" | EMI | 12 May 2010 | 2 | Featured artist |
| Martin, JohnJohn Martin | "Don't You Worry Child" | Universal | 14 October 2012 | 1 | Featured artist |
| John Newman | "Feel the Love" | Warner | 3 June 2012 | 1 | Featured artist |
| "Love Me Again" | Universal | 7 July 2013 | 1 | ||
| Josh Kumra | "Don't Go" | Ministry of Sound | 21 August 2011 | 1 | Featured artist; one-hit wonder |
| Justice Collective, TheThe Justice Collective | "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" |
Metropolis | 23 December 2012 | 1 | Multiple-artist ensemble; one-hit wonder; 2012 Christmas number one |
| Justin Timberlake | "SexyBack" | Sony | 9 August 2006 | 1 | |
| "4 Minutes" | Warner | 23 April 2008 | 4 | Featured artist | |
| "Mirrors" | Sony | 3 March 2013 | 3 | ||
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
| Kaiser Chiefs | "Ruby" | Universal | 28 February 2007 | 3 | |
| Kanye West | "Stronger" | Universal | 15 August 2007 | 2 | |
| "American Boy" | Warner | 26 March 2008 | 4 | Featured artist | |
| "Run This Town" | Sony | 9 September 2009 | 1 | Featured artist | |
| Kate Nash | "Foundations" | Universal | 25 July 2007 | 2 | |
| Katy Perry | "I Kissed a Girl" | EMI | 13 August 2008 | 5 | |
| "California Gurls" | EMI | 30 June 2010 | 2 | ||
| "Part of Me" | EMI | 25 March 2012 | 1 | ||
| "Roar" | Universal | 8 September 2013 | 2 | ||
| Kelly Clarkson | "My Life Would Suck Without You" | Sony | 4 March 2009 | 1 | |
| Kelly Rowland | "When Love Takes Over" | EMI | 24 June 2009 | 1 | Featured artist |
| Keri Hilson | "The Way I Are" | Universal | 18 July 2007 | 2 | Featured artist |
| Kesha | "Right Round" | Universal | 11 March 2009 | 2 | Featured artist |
| "We R Who We R" | Sony | 2 February 2011 | 1 | ||
| "Timber" | Sony | 5 January 2014 | 1 | Featured artist | |
| Kid Rock | "All Summer Long" | Warner | 6 August 2008 | 1 | One-hit wonder |
| Kimbra | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Universal | 12 February 2012 | 5 | Featured artist; one-hit wonder; as of 9 April 2013, the third most-downloaded single in the UK |
| Kings of Leon | "Sex on Fire" | Sony | 17 September 2008 | 3 | The second most-downloaded single of the 2000s |
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
| La Roux | "Bulletproof" | EMI | 1 July 2009 | 1 | |
| Labrinth | "Beneath Your Beautiful" | Sony | 28 October 2012 | 1 | |
| Lady Gaga | "Just Dance" | Warner | 14 January 2009 | 3 | The third most-downloaded single of the 2000s |
| "Poker Face" | Warner | 25 March 2009 | 3 | The most-downloaded single of the 2000s | |
| "Bad Romance" | Warner | 16 December 2009 | 2 | ||
| "Telephone" | Universal | 31 March 2010 | 1 | ||
| Lauren Bennett | "Party Rock Anthem" | Universal | 20 April 2011 | 4 | Featured artist; one-hit wonder |
| Laza Morgan | "Start Without You" | Sony | 15 September 2010 | 2 | Featured artist; one-hit wonder |
| Leo Sayer | "Thunder in My Heart Again" | Universal | 15 February 2006 | 2 | Featured artist; one-hit wonder |
| Leon Jackson | "When You Believe" | Sony | 26 December 2007 | 2 | |
| Leona Lewis[lower-alpha 2] | "A Moment Like This" | Sony | 27 December 2006 | 2 | |
| "Bleeding Love" | Sony | 31 October 2007 | 7 | ||
| "Run" | Sony | 10 December 2008 | 2 | ||
| Lily Allen | "The Fear" | EMI | 4 February 2009 | 4 | |
| Little Mix[lower-alpha 11] | "Cannonball" | Sony | 18 December 2011 | 1 | |
| "Wings" | Sony | 2 September 2012 | 1 | ||
| LMFAO | "Gettin' Over You" | EMI | 9 June 2010 | 1 | Featured artist |
| "Party Rock Anthem" | Universal | 20 April 2011 | 4 | ||
| Lorde | "Royals" | Universal | 27 October 2013 | 1 | One-hit wonder |
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
| Macklemore | "Thrift Shop" | Macklemore | 10 February 2013 | 1 | |
| Madonna | "Hung Up" | Warner | 2 November 2005 | 7 | |
| "4 Minutes" | Warner | 23 April 2008 | 4 | ||
| Mariah Carey[lower-alpha 2] | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" |
Sony | 19 December 2007 | 1 | 2007 Christmas number one |
| Maroon 5 | "Moves Like Jagger" | Universal | 4 September 2011 | 2 | As of 9 April 2013, the second most-downloaded single in the UK |
| "Payphone" | Universal | 24 June 2012 | 3 | ||
| Mark Ronson | "Stop Me" | Sony | 18 April 2007 | 1 | |
| Garrix, MartinMartin Garrix | "Animals" | Universal | 17 November 2013 | 1 | One-hit wonder |
| Matt Cardle[lower-alpha 5] | "When We Collide" |
Sony | 22 December 2010 | 2 | 2010 Christmas number one |
| McFly | "All About You" | Universal | 16 March 2005 | 2 | |
| "Star Girl" [2] | Universal | 1 November 2006 | 1 | ||
| Meck | "Thunder in My Heart Again" | Universal | 15 February 2006 | 2 | |
| Cyrus, MileyMiley Cyrus | "We Can't Stop" | Sony | 11 August 2013 | 1 | |
| "Wrecking Ball" | Sony | 13 October 2013 | 1 | ||
| Military Wives | "Wherever You Are" |
Universal | 25 December 2011 | 1 | One-hit wonder; 2011 Christmas number one |
| Mika[lower-alpha 2] | "Grace Kelly" | Universal | 17 January 2007 | 6 | |
| Mint Royale | "Singin' in the Rain" | Sony | 11 June 2008 | 2 | One-hit wonder |
| Mouldy Lookin' Stain | "Dogz Don't Kill People Wabbits Do" | Warner | 27 October 2004 | 1 | One-hit wonder |
| Ms D[lower-alpha 12] | "Heatwave" | Warner | 5 August 2012 | 2 | |
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
| Natasha Bedingfield[lower-alpha 8] | "These Words" | Sony | 8 September 2004 | 4 | |
| Naughty Boy | "La La La" | Universal | 26 May 2013 | 1 | |
| Nayer | "Give Me Everything" | Sony | 22 May 2011 | 3 | Featured artist; one-hit wonder |
| N-Dubz | "Number 1" | Universal | 29 April 2009 | 3 | Featured artist |
| Nelly | "Nasty Girl" | Warner | 25 January 2006 | 2 | Featured artist |
| Nelly Furtado | "Maneater" | Universal | 14 June 2006 | 4 | |
| Nero | "Promises" | MTA | 14 August 2011 | 1 | |
| Ne-Yo | "Beautiful Monster" | Universal | 8 August 2010 | 1 | |
| "Give Me Everything" | Sony | 22 May 2011 | 3 | Featured artist | |
| "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" | Universal | 9 September 2012 | 1 | ||
| Nickelback | "Rockstar" | Warner | 13 February 2008 | 1 | |
| Nicky Romero | "I Could Be the One" | Universal | 17 February 2013 | 1 | Co-credit with Avicii |
| Nicole Scherzinger[lower-alpha 13] | "Don't Hold Your Breath" | Universal | 20 March 2011 | 1 | |
| Nizlopi | "JCB" |
FDM | 21 December 2005 | 3 | One-hit wonder; 2005 Christmas number one |
| The Notorious B.I.G. | "Nasty Girl" | Warner | 25 January 2006 | 2 | One-hit wonder |
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
| Olly Murs[lower-alpha 14] | "Please Don't Let Me Go" | Sony | 5 September 2010 | 1 | |
| "Heart Skips a Beat" | Sony | 28 August 2011 | 1 | ||
| "Dance with Me Tonight" | Sony | 11 December 2011 | 1 | ||
| "Troublemaker" | Sony | 25 November 2012 | 3 | ||
| One Direction[lower-alpha 5] | "What Makes You Beautiful" | Sony | 18 September 2011 | 1 | |
| "Little Things" | Sony | 18 November 2012 | 1 | ||
| "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" | Sony | 24 February 2013 | 1 | ||
| "Story of My Life" | Sony | 8 December 2013 | 1 | ||
| OneRepublic | "Apologize" | Universal | 9 January 2008 | 1 | Co-credit with Timbaland |
| "Counting Stars" | Universal | 6 October 2013 | 2 | ||
| Ordinary Boys, TheThe Ordinary Boys | "Boys Will Be Boys" | Warner | 8 February 2006 | 1 | |
| Orson | "No Tomorrow" | Universal | 15 March 2006 | 1 | |
| Owl City | "Fireflies" | Universal | 27 January 2010 | 3 | |
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
| Paul McCartney[lower-alpha 8] | "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" | Universal | 13 July 2005 | 1 | Co-credit with U2 |
| Peter Kay | "Is This the Way to Amarillo" | Universal | 30 March 2005 | 4 | Featured artist |
| "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" | EMI | 21 March 2007 | 3 | Featured artist; credited as Brian Potter | |
| Williams, PharrellPharrell Williams | "Get Lucky" | Sony | 28 April 2013 | 4 | Featured artist |
| "Blurred Lines" | Universal | 2 June 2013 | 5 | Featured artist | |
| "Happy" | Sony | 29 December 2013 | 4 | ||
| Pink | "So What" | Sony | 8 October 2008 | 3 | |
| Pitbull | "On the Floor" | Universal | 3 April 2011 | 2 | Featured artist |
| "Give Me Everything" | Sony | 22 May 2011 | 3 | ||
| "Timber" | Sony | 5 January 2014 | 1 | ||
| Pixie Lott | "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)" | Universal | 17 June 2009 | 1 | |
| "All About Tonight" | Universal | 11 September 2011 | 1 | ||
| PJ & Duncan | "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble" | Demon | 31 March 2013 | 1 | One-hit wonder |
| Plain White T's | "Hey There Delilah" | EMI | 12 September 2007 | 3 | One-hit wonder |
| The Proclaimers | "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" | EMI | 21 March 2007 | 3 | One-hit wonder |
| Professor Green | "Read All About It" | EMI | 30 October 2011 | 2 | |
| Psy | "Gangnam Style" | Universal | 30 September 2012 | 1 | |
| Pussycat Dolls | "Don't Cha" | Universal | 14 September 2005 | 3 | |
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
| Rage Against the Machine | "Killing in the Name" |
Sony | 23 December 2009 | 2 | One-hit wonder; 2009 Christmas number one |
| Razorlight | "America" | Universal | 11 October 2006 | 3 | |
| Rihanna | "Umbrella" | Universal | 23 May 2007 | 8 | |
| "Take a Bow" | Universal | 21 May 2008 | 2 | ||
| "Live Your Life" [3] | Warner | 19 November 2008 | 1 | Featured artist | |
| "Run This Town" [4] | Sony | 9 September 2009 | 1 | Featured artist | |
| "Russian Roulette" [5] | Universal | 9 December 2009 | 1 | ||
| "Only Girl (In the World)" | Universal | 10 November 2010 | 2 | ||
| "What's My Name?" [7] | Universal | 5 January 2011 | 2 | ||
| "We Found Love" [8] | Universal | 9 October 2011 | 6 | ||
| "Diamonds" [9] | Universal | 7 October 2012 | 1 | ||
| "Monster, TheThe Monster" [10] | Universal | 3 November 2013 | 1 | Featured artist | |
| Ora, RitaRita Ora | "Hot Right Now" | Ministry of Sound | 19 February 2012 | 1 | Featured artist |
| "R.I.P." | Sony | 13 May 2012 | 2 | ||
| "How We Do (Party)" | Sony | 19 August 2012 | 1 | ||
| Rizzle Kicks | "Heart Skips a Beat" | Sony | 28 August 2011 | 1 | Featured artist |
| Williams, RobbieRobbie Williams | "Candy" | Universal | 4 November 2012 | 2 | |
| Thicke, RobinRobin Thicke | "Blurred Lines" | Universal | 2 June 2013 | 5 | |
| Roll Deep | "Good Times" | EMI | 9 May 2010 | 2 | |
| "Green Light" | EMI | 22 August 2010 | 1 | ||
| Rudimental | "Feel the Love" | Warner | 3 June 2012 | 1 | |
| "Waiting All Night" | Warner | 21 April 2013 | 1 | ||
| Lewis, RyanRyan Lewis | "Thrift Shop" | Macklemore | 10 February 2013 | 1 | Featured artist |
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
| Sam and the Womp | "Bom Bom" | 26 August 2012 | 1 | One-hit wonder | |
| Smith, SamSam Smith | "La La La" | Universal | 26 May 2013 | 1 | Featured artist |
| "Money on My Mind" | Universal | 23 February 2014 | 1 | ||
| Sandi Thom | "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" | Sony | 7 June 2006 | 1 | |
| Saturdays, TheThe Saturdays | "What About Us" | Universal | 24 March 2013 | 1 | |
| Scissor Sisters | "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" | Universal | 23 August 2006 | 7 | |
| Scouting for Girls | "This Ain't a Love Song" | Sony | 4 April 2010 | 2 | |
| Script, TheThe Script | "Hall of Fame" | Sony | 16 September 2012 | 2 | The 200th single ever to reach number one on the UK Official Download Chart |
| Sean Kingston | "Beautiful Girls" | Sony | 29 August 2007 | 2 | |
| Paul, SeanSean Paul | "What About Us" | Universal | 24 March 2013 | 1 | Featured artist |
| Shakira | "Hips Don't Lie" | Sony | 12 July 2006 | 5 | |
| "Beautiful Liar" | Sony | 25 April 2007 | 3 | Co-credit with Beyoncé | |
| Shayne Ward | "That's My Goal" | Sony | 28 December 2005 | 2 | |
| Shout For England | "Shout" | Sony | 13 June 2010 | 2 | Multiple-artist ensemble; one-hit wonder |
| Sia | "Titanium" | EMI | 5 February 2012 | 1 | Featured artist |
| Sian Evans | "Louder" | Ministry of Sound | 10 July 2011 | 1 | Featured artist |
| Snoop Dogg | "California Gurls" | EMI | 30 June 2010 | 2 | Featured artist |
| Stereophonics | "Dakota" | V2 | 2 March 2005 | 2 | |
| Storm Queen | "Look Right Through" | Ministry of Sound | 10 November 2013 | 1 | One-hit wonder |
| Sugababes[lower-alpha 8] | "Push the Button" | Universal | 5 October 2005 | 4 | |
| "About You Now" | Universal | 3 October 2007 | 4 | ||
| Swedish House Mafia | "Don't You Worry Child" | Universal | 14 October 2012 | 1 | |
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
| Taio Cruz | "Break Your Heart" | Universal | 23 September 2009 | 3 | The 100th single ever to reach number one on the UK Official Download Chart |
| "Dynamite" | Universal | 29 August 2010 | 1 | ||
| Take That | "Patience" |
Universal | 22 November 2006 | 6 | 2006 Christmas number one |
| "Greatest Day" | Warner | 3 December 2008 | 1 | ||
| Tania Foster | "Green Light" | EMI | 22 August 2010 | 1 | Featured artist; one-hit wonder |
| T.I. | "Live Your Life" | Warner | 19 November 2008 | 1 | |
| "Blurred Lines" | Universal | 2 June 2013 | 5 | Featured artist | |
| The Ting Tings | "That's Not My Name" | Sony | 28 May 2008 | 1 | |
| Timbaland | "The Way I Are" | Universal | 18 July 2007 | 2 | |
| "Apologize" | Universal | 9 January 2008 | 1 | ||
| Tinchy Stryder | "Number 1" | Universal | 29 April 2009 | 3 | |
| "Never Leave You" | Universal | 12 August 2009 | 1 | ||
| Tinie Tempah | "Pass Out" | EMI | 10 March 2010 | 3 | |
| "Written in the Stars" | EMI | 3 October 2010 | 1 | ||
| "R.I.P." | Sony | 13 May 2012 | 2 | Featured artist | |
| Tony Christie | "Is This the Way to Amarillo" | Universal | 30 March 2005 | 4 | |
| Tulisa | "Young" | Universal | 7 May 2012 | 1 | |
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
| Usher | "OMG" | Sony | 18 April 2010 | 2 | |
| U2 | "Vertigo" | Universal | 6 October 2004 | 9 | |
| "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" | Universal | 13 July 2005 | 1 | Co-credit with Paul McCartney | |
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
| The Wanted | "Glad You Came" | Global Talent | 17 July 2011 | 2 | |
| Wanz | "Thrift Shop" | Macklemore | 10 February 2013 | 1 | Featured artist; one-hit wonder |
| Westlife[lower-alpha 2] | "Flying Without Wings" [1] | Sony | 1 September 2004 | 1 | The first single ever to reach number one on the UK Official Download Chart[2] |
| Wiley | "Heatwave" | Warner | 5 August 2012 | 2 | |
| will.i.am[lower-alpha 9] | "OMG" | Sony | 18 April 2010 | 2 | Featured artist |
| "This Is Love" | Universal | 1 July 2012 | 1 | ||
| "Hall of Fame" | Sony | 16 September 2012 | 2 | Featured artist; the 200th single ever to reach number one on the UK Official Download Chart | |
| "Scream & Shout" | Universal | 13 January 2013 | 3 | ||
| Wiz Khalifa | "Payphone" | Universal | 24 June 2012 | 3 | Featured artist |
| Wretch 32 | "Don't Go" | Ministry of Sound | 21 August 2011 | 1 | |
| Wyclef Jean | "Hips Don't Lie" | Sony | 12 July 2006 | 4 | Featured artist; one-hit wonder |
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
| The X Factor Finalists | "Hero" | Sony | 5 November 2008 | 2 | Multiple-artist ensemble |
| "You Are Not Alone" | Sony | 25 November 2009 | 1 | Multiple-artist ensemble | |
| "Heroes" | Sony | 1 December 2010 | 1 | Multiple-artist ensemble | |
| "Wishing on a Star" | Sony | 4 December 2011 | 1 | Multiple-artist ensemble | |
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
| Yolanda Be Cool | "We No Speak Americano" | Universal | 25 July 2010 | 1 | Co-credit with DCUP; one-hit wonder |
| Artist | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one | Notes |
- 1 2 3 Also featured as part of the 2008 X Factor Finalists on the number-one single "Hero".
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Also featured as part of Helping Haiti on the number-one single "Everybody Hurts".
- ↑ Also featured as part of Sugababes on the number-one single "About You Now".
- ↑ Also featured as part of Gnarls Barkley on the number-one single "Crazy".
- 1 2 3 Also featured as part of the 2010 X Factor Finalists on the number-one single "Heroes".
- ↑ Also featured as part of Girls Aloud on the number-one single "The Promise".
- ↑ Also featured on the Dizzee Rascal single "Holiday".
- 1 2 3 4 5 Also featured as part of Band Aid 20 on the number-one single "Do They Know It's Christmas?".
- 1 2 Also featured as part of The Black Eyed Peas on five number-one singles.
- ↑ Also featured as part of Take That on the number-one singles "Patience" and "Greatest Day".
- ↑ Also featured as part of the 2011 X Factor Finalists on the number-one single "Wishing on a Star".
- ↑ Also featured on the Chipmunk single "Oopsy Daisy".
- ↑ Also featured as part of the Pussycat Dolls on the number-one single "Don't Cha".
- ↑ Also featured as part of the 2009 X Factor Finalists on the number-one single "You Are Not Alone".
Most number ones
Rihanna has featured on 10 different number-one singles, more than any other artist.
Dizzee Rascal was the first ever act to have six singles top the download chart.
The Black Eyed Peas have topped the UK Singles Downloads Chart with five different songs.
Since its inception in 2004, six different artists have reached number-one on the UK Singles Downloads Chart with five or more singles. To qualify for entry on this list, the act must have been credited as an artist on five or more number one singles, as recognised by the Official Charts Company. The list does not include credits on multiple-artist charity ensembles. The most successful artist is Rihanna, who has been credited on 10 different number-one singles on the download chart.
| Artist | Number ones | Singles | Record labels | Reached number one | Weeks at number one |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rihanna | 10 | "Umbrella" | Universal | 23 May 2007 | 8 |
| "Take a Bow" | Universal | 21 May 2008 | 2 | ||
| "Live Your Life" | Warner | 19 November 2008 | 1 | ||
| "Run This Town" | Sony | 9 September 2009 | 1 | ||
| "Russian Roulette" | Universal | 9 December 2009 | 1 | ||
| "Only Girl (In the World)" | Universal | 10 November 2010 | 2 | ||
| "What's My Name?" | Universal | 5 January 2011 | 2 | ||
| "We Found Love" | Universal | 9 October 2011 | 6 | ||
| "Diamonds" | Universal | 7 October 2012 | 1 | ||
| "Monster, TheThe Monster" | Universal | 3 November 2013 | 1 | ||
| Tinie Tempah | 7 | "Pass Out" | Parlophone | 13 March 2010 | 3 |
| "Written in the Stars" | 9 October 2010 | 1 | |||
| "R.I.P." | 19 May 2012 | 1 | |||
| "Tsunami (Jump)" | Ministry of Sound | 22 March 2014 | 2 | ||
| "Crazy Stupid Love" | Universal | 2 August 2014 | 1 | ||
| "Not Letting Go" | Parlophone | 4 May 2015 | 1 | ||
| "Turn the Music Louder (Rumble)" | Ministry of Sound | 23 October 2015 | 1 | ||
| Dizzee Rascal | 6 | "Dance wiv Me" | Dirtee Stank | 9 July 2008 | 4 |
| "Bonkers" | Dirtee Stank | 27 May 2009 | 2 | ||
| "Holiday" | Dirtee Stank | 2 September 2009 | 1 | ||
| "You Got the Dirtee Love" | Dirtee Stank/Universal | 24 February 2010 | 1 | ||
| "Dirtee Disco" | Dirtee Stank | 2 June 2010 | 1 | ||
| "Shout" | Sony | 16 June 2010 | 2 | ||
| The Black Eyed Peas | 5 | "Don't Phunk with My Heart" | Universal | 18 May 2005 | 2 |
| "Boom Boom Pow" | Universal | 20 May 2009 | 2 | ||
| "I Gotta Feeling" | Universal | 5 August 2009 | 2 | ||
| "Meet Me Halfway" | Universal | 18 November 2009 | 1 | ||
| "The Time (Dirty Bit)" | Universal | 15 December 2010 | 1 | ||
| Flo Rida | 5 | "Right Round" | Universal | 11 March 2009 | 2 |
| "Bad Boys" | Sony | 21 October 2009 | 1 | ||
| "Club Can't Handle Me" | Warner | 18 August 2010 | 1 | ||
| "Good Feeling" | Warner | 8 January 2012 | 1 | ||
| "Troublemaker" | Sony | 25 November 2012 | 3 | ||
| David Guetta | 5 | "When Love Takes Over" | EMI | 24 June 2009 | 1 |
| "Sexy Bitch" | EMI | 26 August 2009 | 2 | ||
| "Gettin' Over You" | EMI | 9 June 2010 | 1 | ||
| "Club Can't Handle Me" | Warner | 18 August 2010 | 1 | ||
| "Titanium" | EMI | 5 February 2012 | 1 | ||
| JLS | 5 | "Beat Again" | Sony | 22 July 2009 | 2 |
| "Everybody in Love" | Sony | 11 November 2009 | 1 | ||
| "The Club Is Alive" | Sony | 14 July 2010 | 1 | ||
| "Love You More" | Sony | 24 November 2010 | 1 | ||
| "She Makes Me Wanna" | Sony | 31 July 2011 | 1 |
One-hit wonders
For the purposes of this list, a one-hit wonder is defined as an act that has reached number one on the UK Official Download Chart but has not charted with any other single either before or since.
| Artist | Single | Record label | Reached number one | Weeks at number one |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouldy Lookin' Stain | "Dogz Don't Kill People Wabbits Do" | Warner | 27 October 2004 | 1 | A parody of Goldie Lookin' Chain's single "Guns Don't Kill People Rappers Do" by BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles |
| Nizlopi | "JCB" | FDM | 21 December 2005 | 1 | Two school friends John Parker and Luke Concannon had a surprise #1 hit, but failed to chart again.[3] |
| Notorious B.I.G., TheThe Notorious B.I.G. | "Nasty Girl" | Warner | 25 January 2006 | 2 | |
| Proclaimers, TheThe Proclaimers | "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" | EMI | 21 March 2007 | 3 | Rereleased in 2007 with additional vocals in aid of Comic Relief |
| Plain White T's | "Hey There Delilah" | EMI | 12 September 2007 | 3 | Follow-up singles failed to chart |
| Mint Royale | "Singin' in the Rain" | Sony | 11 June 2008 | 2 | Rereleased in 2008 after George Sampson used the track in his winning dance on the second series of Britain's Got Talent |
| Kid Rock | "All Summer Long" | Warner | 6 August 2008 | 1 | Follow-up singles failed to chart |
| Rage Against the Machine | "Killing in the Name" | Sony | 23 December 2009 | 2 | Reached number one after an online campaign pushed it to the top |
| Yolanda Be Cool | "We No Speak Americano" | Universal | 25 July 2010 | 1 | |
| DCUP | "We No Speak Americano" | Universal | 25 July 2010 | 1 | |
| Military Wives | "Wherever You Are" | Universal | 25 December 2011 | 1 | |
| Gotye | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Universal | 12 February 2012 | 5 | |
| Sam and the Womp | "Bom Bom" | 26 August 2012 | 1 | ||
| Bingo Players | "Get Up (Rattle)" | Ministry of Sound | 27 January 2013 | 2 | |
| PJ & Duncan | "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble" | Demon | 31 March 2013 | 1 | |
| Storm Queen | "Look Right Through" | Ministry of Sound | 10 November 2013 | 1 |
As a featured artist
Ensemble groups
| Artist | Single | Record label | Reached number one | Weeks at number one |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band Aid 20 | "Do They Know It's Christmas" | Universal | 8 December 2004 | 4 | Released in aid of Band Aid |
| Helping Haiti | "Everybody Hurts" | Sony | 17 February 2010 | 1 | Released in aid of victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake |
| Shout For England | "Shout" | Sony | 13 June 2010 | 2 | Unofficial anthem of the England national football team's 2010 FIFA World Cup campaign in South Africa |
| Justice Collective, TheThe Justice Collective | "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" | Metropolis | 23 December 2012 | 1 | Released in honour of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster |
See also
References
- General
- "Top 40 UK Single Downloads Archive". Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- "Top 40 UK Single Downloads Archive". Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- "Top 40 UK Single Downloads Archive". Official Charts Company. 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- "Top 40 UK Single Downloads Archive". Official Charts Company. 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- "Top 40 UK Single Downloads Archive". Official Charts Company. 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- "Top 40 UK Single Downloads Archive". Official Charts Company. 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- Specific
- ↑ "About Us – Who We Are – The Charts We Compile". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
... Singles Downloads ...
- 1 2 "Westlife top first download chart". London: BBC News. 1 September 2004. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ↑ Nizlopi - official website biography
External links
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