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See also: Lists of UK top 10 singles and Lists of UK top 40 singles
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; in 2021 it uses the ratio of 150 streams equivalent to one sale (not 100:1 as previously).[4]
Chart rules were altered again from 7 July 2018 to help new artists break through by limiting the number of tracks by the same artist allowed in the chart at the same time to 3. The streaming to sales ratio remained largely unchanged but for songs which have spent a high number of weeks in the chart the ratio is altered to 300:1.[5] This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart during 2021, as well as songs which peaked in 2020 or 2022 but were in the top 40 in 2021. The entry date is when the song appeared in the top 40 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
singles have been in the top forty this year. Sixty-one singles from 2020 remained in the top 40 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, or re-entered during the year. all first charted in 2020 but reached their peak in 2021.
Eighty-one artists had multiple entries in the top forty in 2021 with Justin Bieber having the most entries (11). Singles that reached the top ten this year are featured here but also included in their own article.
Top-forty singles
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| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Single peaked in 2020 but still in chart in 2021. |
| Single peaked at number-one in 2021. | |
| ♦ | Single released in 2021 but peaked in 2022. |
| Entered | The date that the song first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the song reached in the UK Singles Chart. |
| Entered (week ending) |
Weeks in top 40 |
Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) |
Weeks at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles in 2019 | ||||||
| 5 September 2019 | 52 | "Dance Monkey" ‡ | Tones and I | 1 | 10 October 2019 | 11 |
| 28 November 2019 | 38 | "Watermelon Sugar" ‡ | Harry Styles | 4 | 13 August 2020 | 1 |
| 12 December 2019 | 70 | "Blinding Lights" ‡ | The Weeknd | 1 | 13 February 2020 | 8 |
| Singles in 2020 | ||||||
| 2 January 2020 | 2 | "Cozy Little Christmas" ‡ | Katy Perry | 22 | 2 January 2020 | 1 |
| 27 February 2020 | 11 | "No Time to Die" ‡ | Billie Eilish | 1 | 27 February 2020 | 1 |
| 16 July 2020 | 37 | "Head & Heart" ‡ | Joel Corry featuring MNEK | 1 | 30 July 2020 | 6 |
| 13 August 2020 | 17 | "Looking for Me" ‡ | Paul Woolford & Diplo featuring Kareen Lomax | 4 | 1 October 2020 | 3 |
| 27 August 2020 | 43 | "Levitating" ‡ | Dua Lipa | 5 | 3 December 2020 | 2 |
| 23 | "You Broke Me First" ‡ | Tate McRae | 3 | 29 October 2020 | 1 | |
| 21 | "Midnight Sky" ‡ | Miley Cyrus | 5 | 29 October 2020 | 3 | |
| 3 September 2020 | 25 | "Mood" ‡ | 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior | 1 | 1 October 2020 | 4 |
| 18 | "Dynamite" ‡ | BTS | 3 | 3 September 2020 | 1 | |
| 17 September 2020 | 17 | "Lemonade" ‡ | Internet Money, Gunna & Don Toliver | 1 | 29 October 2020 | 1 |
| 1 October 2020 | 14 | "Holy" ‡ | Justin Bieber featuring Chance the Rapper | 7 | 29 October 2020 | 1 |
| 12 | "What You Know Bout Love" ‡ | Pop Smoke | 4 | 29 October 2020 | 1 | |
| 15 October 2020 | 9 | "See Nobody" ‡ | Wes Nelson & Hardy Caprio | 3 | 12 November 2020 | 1 |
| 29 October 2020 | 8 | "Lonely" ‡ | Justin Bieber & Benny Blanco | 17 | 19 November 2020 | 1 |
| 10 | "I Miss U" ‡ | Jax Jones featuring Au/Ra | 25 | 26 November 2020 | 1 | |
| 5 November 2020 | 14 | "Positions" ‡ | Ariana Grande | 1 | 5 November 2020 | 6 |
| 15 | "Really Love" ‡ | KSI featuring Craig David & Digital Farm Animals | 3 | 5 November 2020 | 1 | |
| 19 | "Sweet Melody" | Little Mix | 1 | 14 January 2021 | 3 | |
| 13 | "Train Wreck" ‡ | James Arthur | 16 | 26 November 2020 | 2 | |
| 10 | "Loading" | Central Cee | 19 | 21 January 2021 | 1 | |
| 12 November 2020 | 18 | "34+35" | Ariana Grande | 3 | 28 January 2021 | 1 |
| 21 | "Paradise" | Meduza featuring Dermot Kennedy | 5 | 4 February 2021 | 1 | |
| 9 | "Golden" | Harry Styles | 26 | 14 January 2021 | 1 | |
| 19 November 2020 | 11 | "Confetti" | Little Mix | 9 | 10 June 2021 | 1 |
| 16 | "Whoopty" | CJ | 3 | 14 January 2021 | 1 | |
| 26 November 2020 | 11 | "Therefore I Am" ‡ | Billie Eilish | 2 | 26 November 2020 | 2 |
| 19 | "Get Out My Head" | Shane Codd | 6 | 14 January 2021 | 1 | |
| 13 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" ‡ | Mariah Carey | 1 | 17 December 2020 | 2 | |
| 3 December 2020 | 16 | "Prisoner" ‡ | Miley Cyrus featuring Dua Lipa | 8 | 3 December 2020 | 1 |
| 8 | "Monster" ‡ | Shawn Mendes & Justin Bieber | 9 | 3 December 2020 | 1 | |
| 12 | "Last Christmas" | Wham! | 1 | 7 January 2021 | 1 | |
| 11 | "Fairytale of New York" ♦ | The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl | 4 | 6 January 2022 | 1 | |
| 11 | "Merry Christmas Everyone" ‡ | Shakin' Stevens | 6 | 17 December 2020 | 6 | |
| 11 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" ‡ | Band Aid | 7 | 24 December 2020 | 2 | |
| 11 | "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" ‡ | Michael Bublé | 7 | 17 December 2020 | 2 | |
| 10 December 2020 | 5 | "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" | Justin Bieber | 4 | 7 January 2021 | 1 |
| 5 | "This Christmas" | Jess Glynne | 3 | 7 January 2021 | 1 | |
| 10 | "Step Into Christmas" | Elton John | 8 | 7 January 2021 | 1 | |
| 10 | "Driving Home for Christmas" ♦ | Chris Rea | 10 | 6 January 2022 | 1 | |
| 10 | "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" | Wizzard | 12 | 7 January 2021 | 1 | |
| 10 | "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" ♦ | Brenda Lee | 5 | 6 January 2022 | 1 | |
| 10 | "Santa Tell Me" ‡ | Ariana Grande | 11 | 17 December 2020 | 1 | |
| 10 | "Underneath the Tree" ‡ | Kelly Clarkson | 15 | 31 December 2020 | 1 | |
| 9 | "Merry Xmas Everybody" ‡ | Slade | 17 | 31 December 2020 | 1 | |
| 9 | "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" | John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band | 19 | 7 January 2021 | 1 | |
| 9 | "One More Sleep" ♦ | Leona Lewis | 20 | 6 January 2022 | 1 | |
| 10 | "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" ♦ | Andy Williams | 9 | 6 January 2022 | 1 | |
| 8 | "Holly Jolly Christmas" | Michael Bublé | 24 | 7 January 2021 | 1 | |
| 9 | "Wonderful Christmastime" ♦ | Paul McCartney | 20 | 6 January 2022 | 1 | |
| 9 | "Jingle Bell Rock" ♦ | Bobby Helms | 16 | 6 January 2022 | 1 | |
| 17 December 2020 | 22 | "Without You" | The Kid Laroi | 2 | 4 February 2021 | 1 |
| 6 | "Mistletoe" | Justin Bieber | 30 | 7 January 2021 | 1 | |
| 24 December 2020 | 9 | "Willow" ‡ | Taylor Swift | 3 | 24 December 2020 | 1 |
| 7 | "Sleigh Ride" ♦ | The Ronettes | 23 | 6 January 2022 | 1 | |
| 31 December 2020 | 12 | "Afterglow" | Ed Sheeran | 2 | 14 January 2021 | 1 |
| 2 | "Santa Baby" | Kylie Minogue | 31 | 7 January 2021 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Christmas Lights" ‡ | Coldplay | 33 | 31 December 2020 | 1 | |
| 4 | "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" ♦ | Dean Martin | 27 | 6 January 2022 | 1 | |
| Singles in 2021 | ||||||
| 7 January 2021 | 4 | "Feliz Navidad" ♦ | José Feliciano | 25 | 6 January 2022 | 1 |
| 14 January 2021 | 13 | "Anyone" | Justin Bieber | 4 | 14 January 2021 | 1 |
| 2 | "Holiday" | Lil Nas X | 23 | 14 January 2021 | 1 | |
| 6 | "No Time for Tears" | Nathan Dawe & Little Mix | 19 | 28 January 2021 | 1 | |
| 8 | "Good Days" | SZA | 13 | 4 February 2021 | 1 | |
| 9 | "Love Not War (The Tampa Beat)" | Jason Derulo | 26 | 28 January 2021 | 1 | |
| 22 | "The Business" | Tiësto | 3 | 18 March 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Forever Young" | Becky Hill | 35 | 14 January 2021 | 1 | |
| 14 | "Goosebumps (Remix)" | Travis Scott & HVME | 8 | 11 March 2021 | 1 | |
| 3 | "So Done" | The Kid Laroi | 38 | 21 January 2021 | 2 | |
| 21 January 2021 | 19 | "Drivers License" | Olivia Rodrigo | 1 | 21 January 2021 | 9 |
| 2 | "Notorious" | Bugzy Malone featuring Chip | 30 | 21 January 2021 | 1 | |
| 35 | "Save Your Tears" | The Weeknd | 2 | 17 June 2021 | 2 | |
| 5 | "Best Friend" | Saweetie featuring Doja Cat | 35 | 21 January 2021 | 1 | |
| 28 January 2021 | 16 | "Don't Play" | Anne-Marie, KSI & Digital Farm Animals | 2 | 28 January 2021 | 1 |
| 12 | "Streets" | Doja Cat | 12 | 11 February 2021 | 3 | |
| 1 | "Bad Boy" | Juice Wrld & Young Thug | 31 | 28 January 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "All I Want" | Olivia Rodrigo | 32 | 28 January 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Wellerman" | The Longest Johns | 37 | 28 January 2021 | 1 | |
| 4 February 2021 | 17 | "Wellerman" | Nathan Evans, 220 Kid & Billen Ted | 1 | 25 March 2021 | 2 |
| 1 | "Back to Basics" | Fredo | 20 | 4 February 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Skin" | Sabrina Carpenter | 28 | 4 February 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Lo Vas a Olvidar" | Billie Eilish & Rosalía | 35 | 4 February 2021 | 1 | |
| 22 | "Friday" | Riton & Nightcrawlers featuring Mufasa & Hypeman | 4 | 1 April 2021 | 1 | |
| 61 | "Heat Waves" | Glass Animals | 5 | 14 October 2021 | 3 | |
| 3 | "Regardless" | Raye & Rudimental | 37 | 11 February 2021 | 1 | |
| 11 February 2021 | 7 | "Money Talks" | Fredo featuring Dave | 3 | 11 February 2021 | 1 |
| 2 | "Burner on Deck" | Fredo featuring Pop Smoke & Young Adz | 18 | 11 February 2021 | 1 | |
| 3 | "Ready" | Fredo featuring Summer Walker | 21 | 11 February 2021 | 1 | |
| 18 February 2021 | 6 | "Bringing It Back" | Digga D & AJ Tracey | 5 | 18 February 2021 | 1 |
| 14 | "Latest Trends" | A1 x J1 | 2 | 25 March 2021 | 2 | |
| 12 | "Up" | Cardi B | 16 | 11 March 2021 | 2 | |
| 16 | "Your Love (9PM)" | ATB, Topic & A7S | 8 | 8 April 2021 | 2 | |
| 14 | "My Head & My Heart" | Ava Max | 18 | 1 April 2021 | 2 | |
| 7 | "Arcade" | Duncan Laurence | 29 | 4 March 2021 | 1 | |
| 25 February 2021 | 11 | "Calling My Phone" | Lil TJay & 6lack | 2 | 25 February 2021 | 2 |
| 1 | "Love Story (Taylor's Version)" | Taylor Swift | 12 | 25 February 2021 | 1 | |
| 10 | "Commitment Issues" | Central Cee | 9 | 25 March 2021 | 1 | |
| 12 | "We're Good" | Dua Lipa | 25 | 25 February 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "UK Hun?" | United Kingdolls | 27 | 25 February 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Siberia" | Headie One featuring Burna Boy | 35 | 25 February 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Cancelled" | Slowthai featuring Skepta | 39 | 25 February 2021 | 1 | |
| 4 March 2021 | 20 | "Let's Go Home Together" | Ella Henderson & Tom Grennan | 10 | 29 April 2021 | 1 |
| 18 | "Little Bit of Love" | Tom Grennan | 7 | 29 April 2021 | 1 | |
| 18 | "Believe Me" | Navos | 23 | 6 May 2021 | 1 | |
| 18 | "Astronaut in the Ocean" | Masked Wolf | 12 | 10 June 2021 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Toxic" | Digga D | 35 | 11 March 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Test Drive" | Ariana Grande | 38 | 4 March 2021 | 1 | |
| 11 March 2021 | 22 | "Bed" | Joel Corry, Raye & David Guetta | 3 | 29 April 2021 | 2 |
| 1 | "Bluuwuu" | Digga D | 23 | 11 March 2021 | 2 | |
| 6 | "All You Ever Wanted" | Rag'n'Bone Man | 29 | 25 March 2021 | 1 | |
| 18 March 2021 | 4 | "What's Next" | Drake | 4 | 18 March 2021 | 1 |
| 3 | "Lemon Pepper Freestyle" | Drake featuring Rick Ross | 6 | 18 March 2021 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Wants and Needs" | Drake featuring Lil Baby | 10 | 18 March 2021 | 1 | |
| 12 | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) | 20 | 18 March 2021 | 2 | |
| 9 | "Hold On" | Justin Bieber | 10 | 1 April 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Anxious" | AJ Tracey | 34 | 18 March 2021 | 1 | |
| 25 March 2021 | 8 | "Patience" | KSI featuring Yungblud & Polo G | 3 | 25 March 2021 | 1 |
| 4 | "6 for 6" | Central Cee | 16 | 25 March 2021 | 1 | |
| 10 | "Ferrari Horses" | D-Block Europe & Raye | 14 | 6 May 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 April 2021 | 13 | "Peaches" | Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon | 2 | 15 April 2021 | 4 |
| 1 | "As I Am" | Justin Bieber featuring Khalid | 24 | 1 April 2021 | 1 | |
| 10 | "Black Hole" | Griff | 18 | 3 June 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Headshot" | Lil Tjay, Polo G & Fivio Foreign | 40 | 1 April 2021 | 1 | |
| 8 April 2021 | 25 | "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" | Lil Nas X | 1 | 8 April 2021 | 5 |
| 18 | "Good Without" | Mimi Webb | 8 | 1 July 2021 | 1 | |
| 17 | "Body" | Russ Millions & Tion Wayne | 1 | 13 May 2021 | 3 | |
| 16 | "Rasputin" | Majestic & Boney M | 11 | 10 June 2021 | 2 | |
| 6 | "Heartbreak Anniversary" | Giveon | 35 | 6 May 2021 | 1 | |
| 15 April 2021 | 11 | "Deja Vu" | Olivia Rodrigo | 4 | 3 June 2021 | 2 |
| 19 | "Didn't Know" | Tom Zanetti | 14 | 24 June 2021 | 1 | |
| 22 April 2021 | 9 | "Rapstar" | Polo G | 3 | 22 April 2021 | 1 |
| 7 | "Titanium" | Dave | 9 | 22 April 2021 | 1 | |
| 19 | "Kiss Me More" | Doja Cat featuring SZA | 3 | 13 May 2021 | 6 | |
| 1 | "Mr. Perfectly Fine (Taylor's Version)" | Taylor Swift | 30 | 22 April 2021 | 1 | |
| 8 | "Anywhere Away from Here" | Rag'n'Bone Man & Pink | 9 | 20 May 2021 | 2 | |
| 1 | "Mercury" | Dave & Kamal | 33 | 22 April 2021 | 1 | |
| 5 | "Nice to Meet Ya" | Wes Nelson featuring Yxng Bane | 33 | 13 May 2021 | 1 | |
| 29 April 2021 | 6 | "Little More Love" | AJ Tracey | 21 | 3 June 2021 | 1 |
| 6 | "Runaway" | Aurora | 25 | 13 May 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Solid" | Young Thug, Gunna and Drake | 36 | 29 April 2021 | 1 | |
| 6 May 2021 | 5 | "Starstruck" | Years & Years | 31 | 3 June 2021 | 1 |
| 1 | "Last Time" | Becky Hill | 39 | 6 May 2021 | 1 | |
| 13 May 2021 | 5 | "Your Power" | Billie Eilish | 5 | 13 May 2021 | 1 |
| 8 | "Don't You Worry About Me" | Bad Boy Chiller Crew | 31 | 10 June 2021 | 1 | |
| 5 | "Way Too Long" | Nathan Dawe, Anne-Marie & MoStack | 37 | 10 June 2021 | 1 | |
| 20 May 2021 | 16 | "Higher Power" | Coldplay | 12 | 20 May 2021 | 1 |
| 1 | "Interlude" | J. Cole | 25 | 20 May 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Miss the Rage" | Trippie Redd featuring Playboi Carti | 32 | 20 May 2021 | 1 | |
| 10 | "Summer 91 (Looking Back)" | Noizu | 27 | 24 June 2021 | 1 | |
| 27 May 2021 | 26 | "Good 4 U" | Olivia Rodrigo | 1 | 3 June 2021 | 5 |
| 2 | "My Life" | J. Cole, 21 Savage & Morray | 13 | 27 May 2021 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Pride Is The Devil" | J. Cole & Lil Baby | 15 | 27 May 2021 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Amari" | J. Cole | 16 | 27 May 2021 | 1 | |
| 7 | "Build a Bitch" | Bella Poarch | 30 | 10 June 2021 | 1 | |
| 3 June 2021 | 9 | "Butter" | BTS | 3 | 3 June 2021 | 1 |
| 13 | "Traitor" | Olivia Rodrigo | 5 | 17 June 2021 | 1 | |
| 17 | "Heartbreak Anthem" | Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix | 3 | 15 July 2021 | 2 | |
| 2 | "Zitti e buoni" | Måneskin | 17 | 3 June 2021 | 1 | |
| 13 | "Our Song" | Anne-Marie & Niall Horan | 13 | 1 July 2021 | 2 | |
| 1 | "Mask" | Dream | 38 | 3 June 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "All I Know So Far" | Pink | 39 | 3 June 2021 | 1 | |
| 10 June 2021 | 2 | "Meant to Be" | Stay Flee Get Lizzy, Fredo & Central Cee | 17 | 10 June 2021 | 1 |
| 14 | "I Wanna Be Your Slave" | Måneskin | 5 | 8 July 2021 | 3 | |
| 1 | "Marea (We've Lost Dancing)" | Fred Again & The Blessed Madonna | 36 | 10 June 2021 | 1 | |
| 17 June 2021 | 9 | "Oliver Twist" | ArrDee | 6 | 24 June 2021 | 1 |
| 2 | "Lost Cause" | Billie Eilish | 14 | 17 June 2021 | 1 | |
| 12 | "By Your Side" | Calvin Harris & Tom Grennan | 9 | 15 July 2021 | 1 | |
| 3 | "Wow" | Tion Wayne | 21 | 17 June 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Late at Night" | Roddy Ricch | 40 | 17 June 2021 | 1 | |
| 24 June 2021 | 9 | "Dumb Love" | Mimi Webb | 12 | 24 June 2021 | 1 |
| 1 | "Solar Power" | Lorde | 17 | 24 June 2021 | 1 | |
| 5 | "Three Lions" | Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds | 4 | 15 July 2021 | 2 | |
| 4 | "Transparent Soul" | Willow featuring Travis Barker | 28 | 1 July 2021 | 1 | |
| 9 | "Need to Know" | Doja Cat | 11 | 2 September 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 July 2021 | 11 | "Holiday" | KSI | 2 | 1 July 2021 | 1 |
| 10 | "Beggin'" | Måneskin | 6 | 29 July 2021 | 1 | |
| 7 | "Favorite Crime" | Olivia Rodrigo | 17 | 1 July 2021 | 1 | |
| 27 | "Remember" | Becky Hill & David Guetta | 3 | 26 August 2021 | 3 | |
| 10 | "Let Them Know" | Mabel | 19 | 26 August 2021 | 1 | |
| 8 July 2021 | 52 | "Bad Habits" | Ed Sheeran | 1 | 8 July 2021 | 11 |
| 4 | "You Right" | Doja Cat & The Weeknd | 9 | 8 July 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "WusYaName" | Tyler the Creator, YoungBoy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $ign | 25 | 8 July 2021 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Learning Curve" | Aitch | 27 | 8 July 2021 | 1 | |
| 7 | "Ain't Shit" | Doja Cat | 26 | 5 August 2021 | 1 | |
| 18 | "Black Magic" | Jonasu | 3 | 12 August 2021 | 2 | |
| 11 | "Fly Away" | Tones and I | 11 | 26 August 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Talk of the Town" | Fredo | 34 | 8 July 2021 | 1 | |
| 13 | "Leave Before You Love Me" | Jonas Brothers | 24 | 12 August 2021 | 1 | |
| 15 July 2021 | 1 | "Wasting Time" | Brent Faiyaz featuring Drake | 34 | 15 July 2021 | 1 |
| 2 | "Vindaloo" | Fat Les | 28 | 22 July 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Kevin McCallister" | D-Block Europe & Lil Pino | 40 | 15 July 2021 | 1 | |
| 22 July 2021 | 13 | "Clash" | Dave featuring Stormzy | 2 | 5 August 2021 | 1 |
| 26 | "Stay" | The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber | 2 | 29 July 2021 | 6 | |
| 1 | "Southgate You're the One (Football's Coming Home Again)" | Atomic Kitten | 14 | 22 July 2021 | 1 | |
| 3 | "Permission to Dance" | BTS | 16 | 22 July 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Sweet Caroline" | Neil Diamond | 20 | 22 July 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "NDA" | Billie Eilish | 23 | 22 July 2021 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Motley Crew" | Post Malone | 33 | 29 July 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Wandsworth to Bullingdon" | Fredo featuring Headie One | 36 | 22 July 2021 | 1 | |
| 10 | "Talk About" | Rain Radio & DJ Craig Gorman | 9 | 26 August 2021 | 3 | |
| 29 July 2021 | 1 | "Demeanor" | Pop Smoke featuring Dua Lipa | 14 | 29 July 2021 | 1 |
| 3 | "No Time" | KSI featuring Lil Durk | 24 | 29 July 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Little Bit of This" | Central Cee | 34 | 29 July 2021 | 1 | |
| 10 | "You for Me" | Sigala & Rita Ora | 23 | 26 August 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Gang Gang" | KSI featuring Jay1 & Deno | 40 | 29 July 2021 | 1 | |
| 5 August 2021 | 9 | "Verdansk" | Dave | 4 | 5 August 2021 | 1 |
| 5 | "In the Fire" | 6 | 5 August 2021 | 1 | ||
| 18 | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow | 3 | 30 September 2021 | 1 | |
| 15 | "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" | Anne-Marie & Little Mix | 10 | 9 September 2021 | 1 | |
| 4 | "Don't Go Yet" | Camila Cabello | 37 | 5 August 2021 | 1 | |
| 12 August 2021 | 17 | "Happier Than Ever" | Billie Eilish | 4 | 19 August 2021 | 1 |
| 1 | "Getting Older" | 28 | 12 August 2021 | 1 | ||
| 1 | "Oxytocin" | 32 | 12 August 2021 | 1 | ||
| 4 | "Pain" | PinkPantheress | 35 | 12 August 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Nirvana" | Skepta featuring J Balvin | 38 | 12 August 2021 | 1 | |
| 14 | "2055" | Sleepy Hallow | 21 | 26 August 2021 | 1 | |
| 19 August 2021 | 17 | "Take My Breath" | The Weekend | 13 | 19 August 2021 | 1 |
| 2 | "Lose" | KSI & Lil Wayne | 18 | 19 August 2021 | 1 | |
| 5 | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Tems | 16 | 2 September 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Jealousy, Jealousy" | Olivia Rodrigo | 36 | 19 August 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Flowers and the Snow" | Fredo | 40 | 19 August 2021 | 1 | |
| 26 August 2021 | 9 | "Wasted" | Digga D featuring ArrDee | 6 | 26 August 2021 | 1 |
| 14 | "Out Out" | Joel Corry & Jax Jones featuring Charli XCX & Saweetie | 6 | 9 September 2021 | 1 | |
| 3 | "Rumors" | Lizzo featuring Cardi B | 20 | 26 August 2021 | 1 | |
| 14 | "Woman" | Doja Cat | 13 | 28 October 2021 | 1 | |
| 35 | "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" | Elton John & Dua Lipa | 1 | 21 October 2021 | 1 | |
| 3 | "Just for Me" | PinkPantheress | 27 | 2 September 2021 | 1 | |
| 17 | "Drive" | Clean Bandit, Topic featuring Wes Nelson | 17 | 18 November 2021 | 1 | |
| 2 September 2021 | 9 | "Visiting Hours" | Ed Sheeran | 5 | 2 September 2021 | 1 |
| 7 | "Wid It" | Tion Wayne & ArrDee | 19 | 2 September 2021 | 1 | |
| 7 | "I Guess I'm in Love" | Clinton Kane | 22 | 2 September 2021 | 1 | |
| 9 September 2021 | 6 | "Hurricane" | Kanye West | 7 | 9 September 2021 | 1 |
| 2 | "Jail" | 11 | 9 September 2021 | 1 | ||
| 2 | "Off the Grid" | 15 | 9 September 2021 | 1 | ||
| 14 | "My Heart Goes (La Di Da)" | Becky Hill & Topic | 11 | 28 October 2021 | 4 | |
| 10 | "If You Really Love Me (How Will I Know)" | David Guetta, Mistajam & John Newman | 27 | 7 October 2021 | 1 | |
| 16 September 2021 | 9 | "Girls Want Girls" | Drake featuring Lil Baby | 2 | 16 September 2021 | 2 |
| 9 | "Fair Trade" | Drake featuring Travis Scott | 3 | 16 September 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Champagne Poetry" | Drake | 5 | 16 September 2021 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Don't Shut Me Down" | ABBA | 9 | 16 September 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "I Still Have Faith in You" | 14 | 16 September 2021 | 1 | ||
| 1 | "Love (Sweet Love)" | Little Mix | 33 | 16 September 2021 | 1 | |
| 23 September 2021 | 40 | "Shivers" | Ed Sheeran | 1 | 23 September 2021 | 4 |
| 11 | "Obsessed With You" | Central Cee | 4 | 30 September 2021 | 2 | |
| 7 | "Way 2 Sexy" | Drake featuring Young Thug & Future | 11 | 30 September 2021 | 1 | |
| 11 | "Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)" | CKay featuring Joeboy & Kuami Eugene | 3 | 14 October 2021 | 2 | |
| 9 | "24/5" | Mimi Webb | 25 | 23 September 2021 | 2 | |
| 3 | "2K17" | Digga D | 26 | 23 September 2021 | 1 | |
| 15 | "Meet Me at Our Spot" | The Anxiety (Willow Smith & Tyler Cole) | 10 | 11 November 2021 | 2 | |
| 15 | "Better Days" | Dermot Kennedy | 16 | 28 October 2021 | 1 | |
| 30 September 2021 | 9 | "Thats What I Want" | Lil Nas X | 10 | 30 September 2021 | 3 |
| 2 | "Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version)" | Taylor Swift | 25 | 30 September 2021 | 1 | |
| 4 | "Bad Day" | Justus Bennetts | 35 | 14 October 2021 | 1 | |
| 7 October 2021 | 15 | "My Universe" | Coldplay & BTS | 3 | 7 October 2021 | 1 |
| 7 | "Love Tonight" | Shouse | 18 | 21 October 2021 | 1 | |
| 14 October 2021 | 4 | "Life Goes On" | Oliver Tree | 33 | 4 November 2021 | 1 |
| 15 | "Alone with You" | Arz | 25 | 18 November 2021 | 1 | |
| 21 October 2021 | 5 | "Boyz" | Jesy Nelson featuring Nicki Minaj | 4 | 21 October 2021 | 1 |
| 36 | "Seventeen Going Under" ♦ | Sam Fender | 3 | 13 January 2022 | 1 | |
| 13 | "Tell Me Something Good" | Ewan McVicar | 15 | 11 November 2021 | 3 | |
| 28 October 2021 | 21 | "Easy on Me" | Adele | 1 | 28 October 2021 | 8 |
| 2 | "Let Somebody Go" | Coldplay & Selena Gomez | 24 | 28 October 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "When We Were Young" | Adele | 25 | 28 October 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Someone like You" | 34 | 28 October 2021 | 1 | ||
| 4 November 2021 | 5 | "Moth to a Flame" | Swedish House Mafia & The Weeknd | 15 | 4 November 2021 | 1 |
| 3 | "Red Light Green Light" | Digga D | 17 | 4 November 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Who You Are" | Craig David & MNEK | 39 | 4 November 2021 | 1 | |
| 11 November 2021 | 15 | "Overpass Graffiti" | Ed Sheeran | 4 | 11 November 2021 | 1 |
| 4 | "No Competition" | D-Block Europe | 18 | 11 November 2021 | 1 | |
| 15 | "Coming for You" ♦ | SwitchOTR featuring A1 x J1 | 5 | 13 January 2022 | 1 | |
| 15 | "I Wish" ♦ | Joel Corry featuring Mabel | 17 | 13 January 2022 | 1 | |
| 4 | "Better Days" | Neiked, Mae Muller & Polo G | 32 | 18 November 2021 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Ghostbusters" ♦ | Ray Parker Jr | 32 | 10 November 2022 | 1 | |
| 12 | "Ghost" ♦ | Justin Bieber | 19 | 7 February 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Thriller" | Michael Jackson | 40 | 11 November 2021 | 1 | |
| 18 November 2021 | 13 | "Flowers (Say My Name)" | ArrDee | 5 | 18 November 2021 | 2 |
| 3 | "One Right Now" | Post Malone & The Weeknd | 20 | 18 November 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Escape Plan" | Travis Scott | 23 | 18 November 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "No Love" | Summer Walker & SZA | 24 | 18 November 2021 | 1 | |
| 4 | "Smokin Out the Window" | Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) | 12 | 25 November 2021 | 1 | |
| 3 | "Sad Girlz Luv Money" | Amaarae featuring Moliy | 29 | 18 November 2021 | 1 | |
| 21 | "Do It To It" ♦ | Acraze featuring Cherish | 9 | 13 January 2022 | 1 | |
| 25 November 2021 | 8 | "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)" | Taylor Swift | 3 | 25 November 2021 | 1 |
| 1 | "State of Grace (Taylor's Version)" | 18 | 25 November 2021 | 1 | ||
| 1 | "Red (Taylor's Version)" | 22 | 25 November 2021 | 1 | ||
| 1 | "Already Dead" | Juice Wrld | 25 | 25 November 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "No" | Little Mix | 35 | 25 November 2021 | 1 | |
| 20 | "ABCDEFU" ♦ | Gayle | 1 | 20 January 2022 | 1 | |
| 2 December 2021 | 16 | "Oh My God" | Adele | 2 | 2 December 2021 | 1 |
| 11 | "I Drink Wine" | 4 | 2 December 2021 | 1 | ||
| 18 | "Overseas" ♦ | D-Block Europe featuring Central Cee | 6 | 10 February 2022 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Everywhere (BBC Children in Need)" | Niall Horan & Anne-Marie | 23 | 2 December 2021 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Funny Bunny Nails" | D-Block Europe | 35 | 2 December 2021 | 1 | |
| 27 | "Where Are You Now" ♦ | Lost Frequencies & Calum Scott | 3 | 10 March 2022 | 2 | |
| 10 | "Enemy" ♦ | Imagine Dragons & JID | 17 | 17 February 2022 | 1 | |
| 9 December 2021 | 5 | "Come On Home for Christmas" ♦ | George Ezra | 8 | 6 January 2022 | 1 |
| 16 December 2021 | 4 | "Merry Christmas" | Ed Sheeran & Elton John | 1 | 16 December 2021 | 3 |
| 2 | "I Hate U" | SZA | 38 | 16 December 2021 | 1 | |
| 4 | "The Christmas Song" ♦ | Olivia Dean | 19 | 6 January 2022 | 1 | |
| 23 December 2021 | 10 | "Make You Smile" ♦ | D-Block Europe featuring AJ Tracey | 15 | 13 January 2022 | 1 |
| 30 December 2021 | 2 | "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" | LadBaby featuring Ed Sheeran & Elton John | 1 | 30 December 2021 | 1 |
| 1 | "Boris Johnson Is Still a Fucking Cunt" | The Kunts | 5 | 30 December 2021 | 1 | |
| 2 | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" ♦ | Camila Cabello | 24 | 6 January 2022 | 1 | |
| 2 | "Santa, Can't You Hear Me" ♦ | Kelly Clarkson & Ariana Grande | 37 | 6 January 2022 | 1 | |
Entries by artist
editThe following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 40 entries in 2021, including songs that reached their peak in 2020 or 2022. The figures include both main artists and featured artists. Appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist.
| Entries | Artist | Country of origin | Songs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Justin Bieber |  Canada
|
Anyone, As I Am, Ghost, Hold On, Holy, Lonely, Mistletoe, Monster, Peaches, Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree, Stay |
| 9 | Billie Eilish |  United States
|
Getting Older, Happier Than Ever, Lost Cause, Lo Vas a Olvidar, NDA, No Time to Die, Oxytocin, Therefore I Am, Your Power |
| Drake | Canada
|
Champagne Poetry, Fair Trade, Girls Want Girls, Lemon Pepper Freestyle, Solid, Wants and Needs, Wasting Time, Way 2 Sexy, What’s Next | |
| 8 | Fredo |  United Kingdom
|
Back to Basics, Burner on Deck, Flowers and the Snow, Meant to Be, Money Talks, Ready, Talk of the Town, Wandsworth to Bullingdon |
| 7 | Central Cee | 6 for 6, Commitment Issues, Little Bit of This, Meant to Be, Loading, Obsessed with You, Overseas | |
| Doja Cat | United States
|
Ain’t Shit, Best Friend, Kiss Me More, Need to Know, Streets, Woman, You Right | |
| Ed Sheeran | United Kingdom
|
Afterglow, Bad Habits, Merry Christmas, Overpass Graffiti, Sausage Rolls for Everyone, Shivers, Visiting Hours | |
| KSI | Don’t Play, Gang Gang, Holiday, Lose, No Time, Patience, Really Love | ||
| Little Mix | Confetti, Heartbreak Anthem, Kiss My (Uh-Oh), Love (Sweet Love), No, No Time for Tears, Sweet Melody | ||
| Olivia Rodrigo | United States
|
All I Want, Déjà vu, Drivers License, Favorite Crime, Good 4 U, Jealousy Jealousy, Traitor | |
| Young Adz | United Kingdom
|
Burner on Deck, Ferrari Horses, Funny Bunny Nails, Kevin McCallister, Make You Smile, No Competition, Overseas | |
| 6 | D-Block Europe | Ferrari Horses, Funny Bunny Nails, Kevin McCallister, Make You Smile, No Competition, Overseas | |
| Dave | Clash, In the Fire, Mercury, Money Talks, Titanium, Verdansk | ||
| Digga D | 2K17, Bluuwuu, Bringing It Back, Red Light Green Light, Toxic, Wasted | ||
| Lil Pino | Ferrari Horses, Funny Bunny Nails, Kevin McCallister, Make You Smile, No Competition, Overseas | ||
| Taylor Swift | United States
|
All Too Well (Taylor’s Version), Love Story (Taylor’s Version), Mr. Perfectly Fine (Taylor’s Version), Red (Taylor’s Version), State of Grace (Taylor’s Version), Wildest Dreams (Taylor’s Version) | |
| The Weeknd | Canada
|
Blinding Lights, Moth to a Flame, One Right Now, Save Your Tears, Take My Breath, You Right | |
| 5 | Adele | United Kingdom
|
Easy on Me, I Drink Wine, Oh My God, Someone Like You, When We Were Young |
| Anne-Marie | Don’t Play, Everywhere (BBC Children in Need), Kiss My (Uh-Oh), Our Song, Way Too Long | ||
| Ariana Grande | United States
|
34+35, Positions, Santa Can’t You Hear Me, Santa Tell Me, Test Drive | |
| Dua Lipa | United Kingdom
|
Cold Heart (Pnau remix), Demeanor, Levitating, Prisoner, We’re Good | |
| 4 | AJ Tracey | Anxious, Bringing It Back, Little More Love, Make You Smile | |
| ArrDee | Flowers (Say My Name), Oliver Twist, Wasted, Wid It | ||
| Becky Hill | Forever Young, Last Time, My Heart Goes (La Di Da), Remember | ||
| BTS |  South Korea
|
Butter, Dynamite, My Universe, Permission to Dance | |
| Coldplay | United Kingdom
|
Christmas Lights, Higher Power, Let Somebody Go, My Universe | |
| David Guetta |  France
|
Bed, Heartbreak Anthem, If You Really Love Me (How Will I Know), Remember | |
| J. Cole | United States
|
Amari, Interlude, My Life, Pride is the Devil | |
| Jesy Nelson | United Kingdom
|
Boyz, Confetti, No Time for Tears, Sweet Melody | |
| Joel Corry | Bed, Head & Heart, I Wish, Out Out | ||
| Lil Nas X | United States
|
Holiday, Industry Baby, Montero (Call Me By Your Name), That’s What I Want | |
| Polo G | Better Days, Headshot, Patience, Rapstar | ||
| SZA | Good Days, I Hate U, Kiss Me More, No Love | ||
| 3 | Elton John | United Kingdom
|
Cold Heart (Pnau remix), Merry Christmas, Sausage Rolls for Everyone, Step Into Christmas |
| Kanye West | United States
|
Hurricane, Jail, Off the Grid | |
| The Kid Laroi |  Australia
|
So Done, Stay, Without You | |
| Lil Baby | United States
|
Girls Want Girls, Pride is the Devil, Wants and Needs | |
| Maneskin |  Italy
|
Beggin, I Wanna Be Your Slave, Zitti e Buoni | |
| Mimi Webb | United Kingdom
|
24/5, Dumb Love, Good Without | |
| Pop Smoke | United States
|
Burner on Deck, Demeanor, What You Know Bout Love | |
| Raye | United Kingdom
|
Bed, Ferrari Horses, Regardless | |
| Tion Wayne | United Kingdom
|
Body, Wid It, Wow | |
| Tom Grennan | United Kingdom
|
By Your Side, Let’s Go Home Together, Little Bit of Love | |
| Topic |  Germany
|
Drive, My Heart Goes (La Di Da) Your Love (9PM) | |
| Travis Scott | United States
|
Escape Plan, Fair Trade, Goosebumps (Remix) | |
| Wes Nelson | United Kingdom
|
Drive, Nice to Meet Ya, See Nobody | |
| Young Thug | United States
|
Bad Boy, Solid, Way 2 Sexy | |
| 2 | A1 x J1 | United Kingdom
|
Coming for You, Latest Trends |
| ABBA |  Sweden
|
Don’t Shut Me Down, I Still Have Faith in You | |
| Anderson .Paak | United States
|
Leave the Door Open, Smokin’ Out the Window | |
| Bruno Mars | Leave the Door Open, Smokin’ Out the Window | ||
| Camila Cabello | Don’t Go Yet, I’ll Be Home for Christmas | ||
| Cardi B | Rumors, Up | ||
| Craig David | United Kingdom
|
Really Love, Who You Are | |
| Dermot Kennedy |  Ireland
|
Better Days, Paradise | |
| Digital Farm Animals | United Kingdom
|
Don’t Play, Rally Love | |
| George Michael | Do They Know It’s Christmas, Last Christmas | ||
| Giveon | United States
|
Heartbreak Anniversary, Peaches | |
| Gunna | Lemonade, Solid | ||
| Harry Styles | United Kingdom
|
Golden, Watermelon Sugar | |
| Headie One | Siberia, Wandsworth to Bullingdon | ||
| Jax Jones | I Miss U, Out Out | ||
| Juice Wrld | United States
|
Already Dead, Bad Boy | |
| Kelly Clarkson | Santa Can’t You Hear Me, Underneath the Tree | ||
| Lil Tjay | Calling My Phone, Headshot | ||
| Mabel | United Kingdom
|
I Wish, Let Them Know | |
| Michael Buble | Canada
|
Holly Jolly Christmas, It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas | |
| Miley Cyrus | United States
|
Midnight Sky, Prisoner | |
| MNEK | United Kingdom
|
Head & Heart, Who You Are | |
| Nathan Dawe | No Time for Tears, Way Too Long | ||
| Niall Horan | Ireland
|
Everywhere (BBC Children in Need), Our Song | |
| Paul McCartney | United Kingdom
|
Do They Know It’s Christmas, Wonderful Christmastime | |
| Pink | United States
|
All I Know So Far, Anywhere Away from Here | |
| Post Malone | Motley Crew, One Right Now | ||
| Rag'n'Bone Man | United Kingdom
|
All You Ever Wanted, Anywhere Away from Here | |
| Saweetie | United States
|
Best Friend, Out Out | |
| Silk Sonic | Leave the Door Open, Smokin Out the Window | ||
| Skepta | United Kingdom
|
Cancelled, Nirvana | |
| Summer Walker | United States
|
No Love, Ready | |
| Tones and I | Australia
|
Dance Monkey, Fly Away | |
| Willow Smith | United States
|
Meet Me at Our Spot, Transparent Soul |
See also
editReferences
editGeneral
- "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
Specific
- ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). 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.
- ^ Homewood, Ben (19 December 2016). "Official Charts Company changes conversion rate to reflect rise in streaming". Music Week. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart rules are changing to help new bands break through". Newsbeat. British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
External links
edit- 2021 singles chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)
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