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. 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. 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. 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).
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. Artist Number of top 10s First entry Chart position Other entriesPhilip George2"Wish You Were Mine"2"Alone No More" (4)Hozier1"Take Me to Church"2—Tchami1 "Promesses" 7—Kaleem TaylorKaren Harding1"Say Something"7—Mike Mago1 "Outlines" 8—Dragonette3"Earned It"4"Can't Feel My Face" (3), "The Hills" (3)James Bay2"Hold Back the River"2"Let It Go" (10)Marlon Roudette1"When the Beat Drops Out"7—Sage the Gemini1 "G.D.F.R." 3—LookasNick Jonas1"Jealous"2—Stevie McCrorie1"Lost Stars"6—Charlie Puth2"See You Again"1"Marvin Gaye" (1)Omi1"Cheerleader"1—Dr. Kucho!1 "Can't Stop Playing (Makes Me High)" 4—Gregor SaltoAne BrunKygo1 "Firestone" 8—Conrad SewellMajor Lazer1 "Lean On" 2—DJ SnakeMØJennifer Hudson1"Trouble"7—Roy English1"Cool"10—Jack Ü1"Where Are Ü Now"3—Alex Newell1"All Cried Out"4—LunchMoney Lewis1"Bills"2—Galantis2"Runaway (U & I)"4"Peanut Butter Jelly" (8)Kendrick Lamar1"Bad Blood"4—Natalie La Rose1"Somebody"2—Walk the Moon1"Shut Up and Dance"4—Deorro1"Five More Hours"4—Fetty Wap1"Trap Queen"8—Lost Frequencies1"Are You with Me"1—Krept and Konan1"Freak of the Week"9—David Zowie1"House Every Weekend"1—Fifth Harmony1 "Worth It" 3—Kid InkBirdy1"Wings"8—Sam Feldt1 "Show Me Love" 4—Kimberly AnneDisciples1"How Deep Is Your Love"2—Martin Solveig1 "Intoxicated" 5—GTARachel Platten1"Fight Song"1—Felix Jaehn1 "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)" 2—Jasmine ThompsonSigala2"Easy Love"1"Sweet Lovin" (3)R. City1"Locked Away"2—Pia Mia1"Do It Again"8—Arrow Benjamin1"Runnin' (Lose It All)"4—Anton Powers1"Alone No More"4—Jamie Lawson1"Wasn't Expecting That"6—KDA1"Turn the Music Louder (Rumble)"1—Sleepy Tom1"Be Right There"8—Zara Larsson1"Never Forget You"5—Fleur East1"Sax"3—WSTRN1"In2"4—Grace1 "You Don't Own Me" 4—G-EazyBryn Christopher1"Sweet Lovin"3—Stormzy1"Shut Up"8—Louisa Johnson1"Forever Young"9—Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir1"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 MØ, 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 rankEnteredThe date that the single first appeared in the chart.PeakHighest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart.
Entered (week ending)Weeksintop10 Single ArtistPeak Peakreached (week ending)WeeksatpeakSingles in 2014 12"All About That Bass" ‡Meghan Trainor 1 4 20"Thinking Out Loud" ‡Ed Sheeran 1 2 7"Outside" ‡Calvin Harris 6 2 2"Like I Can" ‡ Sam Smith 9 1 5"Wrapped Up" ‡ Olly Murs 3 1 10"Blank Space" ‡Taylor Swift 4 2 6"These Days" ‡Take That 1 1 18"Uptown Funk" ‡ (#1)Mark Ronson 1 7 6"Something I Need" ‡Ben Haenow 1 1 7"Up" ‡Olly Murs 4 3Singles in 2015 5"Heroes (We Could Be)"Alesso 6 1 6"Wish You Were Mine"Philip George 2 3 15"Take Me to Church" (#3)Hozier 2 4 2"Promesses"Tchami 7 1 3"Lips Are Movin"Meghan Trainor 2 1 5"The Nights"Avicii 6 1 2"L.A. Love (La La)"Fergie 3 1 11"FourFiveSeconds"Rihanna, Kanye West & Paul McCartney 3 2 1"Say Something"Karen Harding 7 1 9"Love Me like You Do" (#4)Ellie Goulding 1 4 1"Outlines"Mike Mago & Dragonette 8 1 2"Gravity"DJ Fresh 4 1 2"Ayo" Chris Brown & Tyga 6 1 2"Doing It"Charli XCX 8 1 7"Earned It" 4 2 11"Sugar" Maroon 5 7 3 1"What I Did for Love"David Guetta 6 1 2"Heartbeat Song"Kelly Clarkson 7 1 8"Hold Back the River" (#8)James Bay 2 1 8"King"Years & Years 1 1 1"When the Beat Drops Out"Marlon Roudette 7 1 3"Lay Me Down" Sam Smith 1 2 2"G.D.F.R."Flo Rida 3 1 1"I Don't Mind"Usher 8 1 9"Hold My Hand"Jess Glynne 1 3 3"Bloodstream"Ed Sheeran & Rudimental 2 1 1"Elastic Heart"Sia 10 1 4"Jealous"Nick Jonas 2 1 1"Lost Stars"Stevie McCrorie 6 1 10"See You Again" (#5)Wiz Khalifa 1 2 17"Cheerleader" (#2) Omi 1 4 2"Can't Stop Playing (Makes Me High)"Dr Kucho! & Gregor Salto 4 1 5"Firestone"Kygo 8 3 1"Stronger"Clean Bandit 4 1 12"Lean On" (#7) Major Lazer & DJ Snake 2 1 4"I Really Like You"Carly Rae Jepsen 3 2 2"Trouble"Iggy Azalea 7 1 1"Cool"Alesso 10 1 2"All Cried Out"Blonde 4 1 7"Where Are Ü Now"Jack Ü with Justin Bieber 3 1 5"Bills"LunchMoney Lewis 2 1 7"Runaway (U & I)"Galantis 4 1 3"Bad Blood"Taylor Swift 4 1 5"Hey Mama"David Guetta 9 1 6"Want to Want Me"Jason Derulo 1 4 1"Don't Look Down"Martin Garrix 9 1 2"Somebody"Natalie La Rose 2 1 13"Shut Up and Dance"Walk the Moon 4 2 2"Five More Hours"Deorro X Chris Brown 4 1 3"Trap Queen"Fetty Wap 8 2 4"Not Letting Go"Tinie Tempah 1 1 10"Are You with Me"Lost Frequencies 1 1 2"I Don't Like It, I Love It"Flo Rida 7 2 2"Poison"Rita Ora 3 1 2"Freak of the Week"Krept and Konan 9 2 4"House Every Weekend"David Zowie 1 1 7"Shine"Years & Years 2 3 2"Worth It"Fifth Harmony 3 1 1"Wings"Birdy 8 1 1"Let It Go"James Bay 10 1 7"Black Magic"Little Mix 1 3 4"Show Me Love"Sam Feldt 4 1 2"Waiting for Love"Avicii 6 1 1"Come and Get It"John Newman 5 1 12"How Deep Is Your Love"Calvin Harris & Disciples 2 2 4"Glitterball"Sigma 4 1 2"Drag Me Down"One Direction 1 1 9"Can't Feel My Face" 3 2 6"Marvin Gaye"Charlie Puth 1 1 7"Don't Be So Hard on Yourself"Jess Glynne 1 1 4"Intoxicated" Martin Solveig & GTA 5 1 5"Fight Song"Rachel Platten 1 1 4"Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)"Felix Jaehn 2 1 22"What Do You Mean?" (#9)Justin Bieber 1 5 2"Cool for the Summer"Demi Lovato 7 1 6"Easy Love"Sigala 1 1 3"Peanut Butter Jelly"Galantis 8 2 5"Locked Away"R. City 2 2 5"On My Mind"Ellie Goulding 5 1 4"Do It Again"Pia Mia 8 1 6"Writing's on the Wall" Sam Smith 1 1 6"Runnin' (Lose It All)"Naughty Boy 4 1 1"Alone No More"Philip George & Anton Powers 4 1 6"Hotline Bling"Drake 3 2 7"The Hills" 3 1 3"Wasn't Expecting That"Jamie Lawson 6 1 4"Turn the Music Louder (Rumble)"KDA 1 1 4"Perfect" One Direction 2 1 1"Be Right There"Diplo & Sleepy Tom 8 1 14"Hello" (#6)Adele 1 3 18"Sorry" (#10)Justin Bieber 1 2 7"Never Forget You" Zara Larsson & MNEK 5 1 1"Focus"Ariana Grande 10 1 7"Sax" Fleur East 3 1 4"In2"WSTRN 4 1 17"Love Yourself"Justin Bieber 1 6 4"Take Me Home" Jess Glynne 6 1 1"Over and Over Again"Nathan Sykes 8 1 7"You Don't Own Me"Grace 4 1 7"Sweet Lovin"Sigala 3 1 6"Adventure of a Lifetime"Coldplay 7 1 2"Shut Up"Stormzy 8 1 1"Forever Young"Louisa Johnson 9 1 1"A Bridge over You"Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir 1 1 8"History" ♦One Direction 6 3
Entries by artist
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.