Scottish Singles and Albums Charts
The Scottish Albums Chart is a chart compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC) which is based on how physical and digital sales towards the UK Albums Chart fare in Scotland. The official singles chart for Scotland, the Scottish Singles Chart, which was based on how physical and digital sales towards the UK Singles Chart were faring in Scotland, has not been published since 20 November 2020.
Since 20 November 2020, only the Scottish Albums Chart has been published by the OCC, and it has been based on physical sales only,[1] with the OCC only publishing the albums chart on their website since 11 December 2020.[2]
History
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Radio & Record News and Record Business magazines compiled Scottish charts which were broadcast on Independent Local Radio stations such as Radio Clyde and Radio Forth; these showed particular favour for hard rock, punk and new wave while soul and other "black" styles would fare less well; for example, on 23 June 1978, Radio & Record News placed Heatwave at number 15 UK-wide but number 40 in Scotland, the O'Jays at number 21 UK-wide but not in the Scottish Top 40 and Bob Marley at number 26 UK-wide but not in the Scottish Top 40, but AC/DC at number 38 UK-wide and number 20 in Scotland, the Clash at number 62 UK-wide and number 22 in Scotland, and the Vibrators at number 65 UK-wide but number 39 in Scotland.[3]
In the late 1980s, as frustration in Scotland at perceived isolation from the Thatcher government grew, pressure was applied for the creation of an official Scottish chart; Brian Guthri of the Scottish Record Industry Association claimed that the official UK charts did not pick up many sales by Scottish acts as they were not polling enough shops in Scotland, citing Win's "You've Got the Power" (the theme song from McEwan's Lager adverts) as an example[4] and a month of research determined significant differences from the UK charts, with indie acts selling particularly well.[5] That autumn, the SRIA voted to set up its own chart, suggesting that the balance of 75 chart return shops in Greater London to 45 in Scotland was unfair.[6] Although a Scottish chart had been broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland beforehand,[7] the first official Scottish Gallup charts were published on 17 March 1991; notably, they placed Scottish band the Silencers at number 6 in the album chart (only number 39 UK-wide) and the Simpsons' album higher than the Inspector Morse soundtrack, which was 11 places higher UK-wide.[8] The launch of this chart was heralded by Neil Ross of the Scottish Record Industry Association, who again suggested that the UK charts were disproportionately slanted towards sales in London and the south of England, while music manager Bruce Findlay suggested that Scotland could potentially produce a music TV show with as much international appeal as the then-popular DEF II series Rapido.[9] From 20 September 1991, a short weekly TV programme based around the Scottish chart was broadcast by BBC1 Scotland on Friday nights, hosted by Nicky Campbell, then of Radio 1[10] and the chart continued to be broadcast on Monday nights on BBC Radio Scotland[11] although it was dropped, along with other night-time music programmes on that station, during the last year of Gallup's contract.[12] Frankie Miller's song "Caledonia", also included in McEwan's adverts which were only shown in Scotland and Northern Ireland, topped the Scottish chart while only being a minor UK-wide hit.[13] An unofficial Scottish Network Chart was also taken by Scottish commercial stations, including Radio Tay, in the early 1990s.[14]
Archives on the Official Charts Company website go back to February 1994, when Millward Brown took over as chart compilers and the number of retailers sampled throughout the UK increased.[15] After this relaunch, Scottish Television launched a show based around the official Scottish chart, called Chart Bite.[16] Until 2000, the Scottish album chart included albums eligible only for the compilation album chart at a UK-wide level.[citation needed]
How the UK and Scottish charts were compiled diverged several times from 1994. Whereas digital downloads were incorporated into the UK singles chart from April 2005 and albums from April 2006, the Scottish charts remained physical sales only until the week ending 10 October 2009 when digital sales were included. This brought how the two charts were compiled in line for almost five years until the week ending 6 July 2014, when streaming was included in the UK singles chart and later in the UK album chart for the week ending 1 March 2015. The Scottish charts remained compiled of digital and physical sales only until the week ending 20 November 2020, when the singles chart was discontinued and only physical sales are counted for the album chart.[17] The final number one single was Always by Scottish band the Snuts.[18]
Number ones
1994
| Date | Single | Artist | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 February | "Without You" | Mariah Carey | Music Box | Mariah Carey |
| 6 March | ||||
| 13 March | "Doop" | Doop | Hit the Highway | The Proclaimers |
| 20 March | Vauxhall and I | Morrissey | ||
| 27 March | Energy Rush: 7th Heaven | Various artists | ||
| 3 April | "Everything Changes" | Take That | Our Town – The Greatest Hits | Deacon Blue |
| 10 April[A] | ||||
| 17 April | "The Real Thing" | Tony Di Bart | ||
| 24 April | "Love Is All Around" | Wet Wet Wet | I Say I Say I Say | Erasure |
| 1 May[B] | ||||
| 8 May | ||||
| 15 May | ||||
| 22 May | ||||
| 29 May | Top Gear | Various artists | ||
| 5 June[C] | ||||
| 12 June | ||||
| 19 June | ||||
| 26 June | ||||
| 3 July | ||||
| 10 July | Dance Zone - Level Two | |||
| 17 July | End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits | Wet Wet Wet | ||
| 24 July | ||||
| 31 July | ||||
| 7 August | Now That's What I Call Music! 28 | Various artists | ||
| 14 August | ||||
| 21 August | ||||
| 28 August | ||||
| 4 September | Definitely Maybe | Oasis | ||
| 11 September | "Saturday Night" | Whigfield | The Best Rock Album in the World... Ever! | Various artists |
| 18 September | ||||
| 25 September | ||||
| 2 October | Monster | R.E.M. | ||
| 9 October | "Sure" | Take That | ||
| 16 October | Cross Road | Bon Jovi | ||
| 23 October | "Saturday Night" | Whigfield | ||
| 30 October | "Baby Come Back" | Pato Banton featuring Ali and Robin Campbell | ||
| 6 November | The Greatest Hits | INXS | ||
| 13 November | Cross Road | Bon Jovi | ||
| 20 November | "Another Night" | (MC Sar &) The Real McCoy | Now That's What I Call Music! 29 | Various artists |
| 27 November | "Love Spreads" | The Stone Roses | ||
| 4 December | "Stay Another Day" | East 17 | ||
| 11 December | ||||
| 18 December | Carry On up the Charts: The Best of The Beautiful South | The Beautiful South | ||
| 25 December |
1995
| Date | Single | Artist | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | "Cotton Eye Joe" | Rednex | Carry On up the Charts: The Best of The Beautiful South | The Beautiful South |
| 8 January | ||||
| 15 January | ||||
| 22 January | ||||
| 29 January | The Best Punk Album in the World...Ever! | Various artists | ||
| 5 February | "Think Twice" | Celine Dion | Good News from the Next World | Simple Minds |
| 12 February | The Colour of My Love | Celine Dion | ||
| 19 February | ||||
| 26 February | ||||
| 5 March | Greatest Hits | Bruce Springsteen | ||
| 12 March | Medusa | Annie Lennox | ||
| 19 March | "Love Can Build a Bridge" | Cher, Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry with Eric Clapton | Elastica | Elastica |
| 26 March | "Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle)" | The Outhere Brothers | The Colour of My Love | Celine Dion |
| 2 April | "Back for Good" | Take That | Greatest Hits | Bruce Springsteen |
| 9 April | ||||
| 16 April | Picture This | Wet Wet Wet | ||
| 23 April | Now That's What I Call Music! 30 | Various artists | ||
| 30 April | "Some Might Say" | Oasis | ||
| 7 May | Nobody Else | Take That | ||
| 14 May | "Unchained Melody" / "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" | Robson & Jerome | ||
| 21 May | Stanley Road | Paul Weller | ||
| 28 May | On a Dance Tip 2 | Various artists | ||
| 4 June | Pulse | Pink Floyd | ||
| 11 June | "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" | U2 | ||
| 18 June | "Unchained Melody" / "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" | Robson & Jerome | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | Michael Jackson |
| 25 June | These Days | Bon Jovi | ||
| 2 July | Pride: The Very Best of Scotland | Various artists | ||
| 9 July | "Boom Boom Boom" | The Outhere Brothers | ||
| 16 July | ||||
| 23 July | ||||
| 30 July | "Never Forget" | Take That | ||
| 6 August | Now That's What I Call Music! 31 | |||
| 13 August | ||||
| 20 August | "Roll with It" | Oasis | ||
| 27 August | "Country House" | Blur | ||
| 3 September | "I'll Be There for You" | The Rembrandts | The Charlatans | The Charlatans |
| 10 September | "Stayin' Alive" | N-Trance featuring Ricardo da Force | Help | Various artists |
| 17 September | The Great Escape | Blur | ||
| 24 September | "Fairground" | Simply Red | ||
| 1 October | Heartbeat: Forever Yours | Various artists | ||
| 8 October | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Oasis | ||
| 15 October | Life | Simply Red | ||
| 22 October | "I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)" | Meat Loaf | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Oasis |
| 29 October | "Gangsta's Paradise" | Coolio featuring L.V. | ||
| 5 November | "I Believe" / "Up on the Roof" | Robson & Jerome | Different Class | Pulp |
| 12 November | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Oasis | ||
| 19 November | Robson & Jerome | Robson & Jerome | ||
| 26 November | ||||
| 3 December | ||||
| 10 December | "Free as a Bird" | The Beatles | ||
| 17 December | "Earth Song" | Michael Jackson | ||
| 24 December | "Wonderwall" | The Mike Flowers Pops | ||
| 31 December | "Earth Song" | Michael Jackson | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Oasis |
1996
| Date | Single | Artist | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January | "Earth Song" | Michael Jackson | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Oasis |
| 14 January | "Jesus to a Child" | George Michael | ||
| 21 January | "Spaceman" | Babylon Zoo | ||
| 28 January | ||||
| 4 February | ||||
| 11 February | ||||
| 18 February | "Children" | Robert Miles | Expecting to Fly | The Bluetones |
| 25 February | "Don't Look Back in Anger" | Oasis | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Oasis |
| 3 March | "How Deep Is Your Love" | Take That | ||
| 10 March | ||||
| 17 March | "Children" | Robert Miles | Falling into You | Celine Dion |
| 24 March | Now That's What I Call Music! 33 | Various artists | ||
| 31 March | "The X-Files" | Mark Snow | Greatest Hits | Take That |
| 7 April | "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" | Gina G | ||
| 14 April | ||||
| 21 April | ||||
| 28 April | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette | ||
| 5 May | ||||
| 12 May | Older | George Michael | ||
| 19 May[D] | ||||
| 26 May | ||||
| 2 June | "Killing Me Softly" | Fugees | ||
| 9 June | Load | Metallica | ||
| 16 June | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette | ||
| 23 June | ||||
| 30 June | Recurring Dream: The Very Best of Crowded House | Crowded House | ||
| 7 July | ||||
| 14 July | ||||
| 21 July | "Wannabe" | Spice Girls | ||
| 28 July | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette | ||
| 4 August | "Freedom" | Robbie Williams | ||
| 11 August | "Wannabe" | Spice Girls | ||
| 18 August | Now That's What I Call Music! 34 | Various artists | ||
| 25 August | ||||
| 1 September | "One to Another" | The Charlatans | ||
| 8 September | "Flava" | Peter Andre | ||
| 15 September | "Breakfast at Tiffany's" | Deep Blue Something | New Adventures in Hi-Fi | R.E.M. |
| 22 September | K | Kula Shaker | ||
| 29 September | ||||
| 6 October | ||||
| 13 October | "Words" | Boyzone | Long Distance | Runrig |
| 20 October | "Say You'll Be There" | Spice Girls | ||
| 27 October | Blue Is the Colour | The Beautiful South | ||
| 3 November | "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" / "Saturday Night at the Movies" / "You'll Never Walk Alone" | Robson & Jerome | A Different Beat | Boyzone |
| 10 November | Spice | Spice Girls | ||
| 17 November | "Breathe" | The Prodigy | Take Two | Robson & Jerome |
| 24 November | ||||
| 1 December | "One and One" | Robert Miles featuring Maria Nayler | Now That's What I Call Music! 35 | Various artists |
| 8 December | "A Different Beat" | Boyzone | Spice | Spice Girls |
| 15 December | "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" / "Throw These Guns Away" | Dunblane | ||
| 22 December | "2 Become 1" | Spice Girls | ||
| 29 December |
1997
| Date | Single | Artist | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January | "2 Become 1" | Spice Girls | Spice | Spice Girls |
| 12 January | "Freedom 2" | QFX | ||
| 19 January | "Say What You Want" | Texas | ||
| 26 January | "Beetlebum" | Blur | Evita | Original Cast Recording |
| 2 February | "Where Do You Go" | No Mercy | Glow | Reef |
| 9 February | "Discothèque" | U2 | White on Blonde | Texas |
| 16 February | "Don't Speak" | No Doubt | ||
| 23 February | ||||
| 2 March | The Journey | 911 | ||
| 9 March | "Mama/Who Do You Think You Are" | Spice Girls | Pop | U2 |
| 16 March | Spice | Spice Girls | ||
| 23 March | ||||
| 30 March | "North Country Boy" | The Charlatans | Now That's What I Call Music! 36 | Various artists |
| 6 April | "Bellissima" | DJ Quicksilver | ||
| 13 April | "Song 2" | Blur | ||
| 20 April | "Old Before I Die" | Robbie Williams | Mother Nature Calls | Cast |
| 27 April | "Bodyshakin'" | 911 | Tellin' Stories | The Charlatans |
| 4 May | "Love Is the Law" | The Seahorses | White on Blonde | Texas |
| 11 May | "Lovefool" | The Cardigans | ||
| 18 May | "You're Not Alone" | Olive | ||
| 25 May | "I Wanna Be the Only One" | Eternal featuring BeBe Winans | ||
| 1 June | "MMMBop" | Hanson | Do It Yourself | The Seahorses |
| 8 June | The Best of Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | ||
| 15 June | Best Scottish Album in the World...Ever! | Various artists | ||
| 22 June | "Bitter Sweet Symphony" | The Verve | OK Computer | Radiohead |
| 29 June | "Ecuador" | Sash! featuring Rodriguez | Best Scottish Album in the World...Ever! | Various artists |
| 6 July | "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112 | The Fat of the Land | The Prodigy |
| 13 July | "D'You Know What I Mean?" | Oasis | ||
| 20 July | Now That's What I Call Music! 37 | Various artists | ||
| 27 July | "Picture of You" | Boyzone | ||
| 3 August | "I'll Be Missing You" | Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112 | ||
| 10 August | "Men in Black" | Will Smith | White on Blonde | Texas |
| 17 August | ||||
| 24 August | "Tubthumping" | Chumbawamba | Be Here Now | Oasis |
| 31 August | ||||
| 7 September | "The Drugs Don't Work" | The Verve | ||
| 14 September | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997" | Elton John | ||
| 21 September | Marchin' Already | Ocean Colour Scene | ||
| 28 September | Be Here Now | Oasis | ||
| 5 October | Urban Hymns | The Verve | ||
| 12 October | ||||
| 19 October | "Spice Up Your Life" | Spice Girls | ||
| 26 October | "Barbie Girl" | Aqua | ||
| 2 November | ||||
| 9 November | Spiceworld | Spice Girls | ||
| 16 November | ||||
| 23 November | "Perfect Day" | Various artists | Now That's What I Call Music! 38 | Various artists |
| 30 November | ||||
| 7 December | "Teletubbies say 'Eh-oh!'" | Teletubbies | ||
| 14 December | ||||
| 21 December | Urban Hymns | The Verve | ||
| 28 December | "Too Much" | Spice Girls |
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
| Date | Single | Artist | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January | "Perfect" | Ed Sheeran | ÷ | Ed Sheeran |
| 12 January | ||||
| 19 January | "River" | Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various artists |
| 26 January | "Strangers" | Sigrid | Ruins | First Aid Kit |
| 2 February | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various artists | ||
| 9 February | "These Days" | Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen | ||
| 16 February | ||||
| 23 February | ||||
| 2 March | ||||
| 9 March | ||||
| 16 March | ||||
| 23 March | "Paradise" | George Ezra | ||
| 30 March | Staying at Tamara's | George Ezra | ||
| 6 April | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various artists | ||
| 13 April | "One Kiss" | Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa | Golden | Kylie Minogue |
| 20 April | Resistance Is Futile | Manic Street Preachers | ||
| 27 April | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various artists | ||
| 4 May | ||||
| 11 May | ||||
| 18 May | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Arctic Monkeys | ||
| 25 May | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various artists | ||
| 1 June | "I'll Be There" | Jess Glynne | Wildness | Snow Patrol |
| 8 June | "Shotgun" | George Ezra | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various artists |
| 15 June | Staying at Tamara's | George Ezra | ||
| 22 June | ||||
| 29 June | ||||
| 6 July | High as Hope | Florence and the Machine | ||
| 13 July | Staying at Tamara's | George Ezra | ||
| 20 July | Night & Day | The Vamps | ||
| 27 July | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack | Various artists | ||
| 3 August | ||||
| 10 August | ||||
| 17 August | ||||
| 24 August | "Promises" | Calvin Harris and Sam Smith | Sweetener | Ariana Grande |
| 31 August | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Movie Soundtrack | Various artists | ||
| 7 September | Kamikaze | Eminem | ||
| 14 September | Egypt Station | Paul McCartney | ||
| 21 September | True Meanings | Paul Weller | ||
| 28 September | Living the Dream | Slash | ||
| 5 October | Blood Red Roses | Rod Stewart | ||
| 12 October | "Shallow" | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper | A Star Is Born | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper |
| 19 October | ||||
| 26 October | ||||
| 2 November | Sì | Andrea Bocelli | ||
| 9 November | A Star Is Born | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper | ||
| 16 November | Simulation Theory | Muse | ||
| 23 November | "Thursday" | Jess Glynne | Love | Michael Bublé |
| 30 November | "Sweet but Psycho" | Ava Max | Odyssey | Take That |
| 7 December | "The Power of Love" | Dalton Harris featuring James Arthur | A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships | The 1975 |
| 14 December | "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" | Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus | Staying at Tamara's | George Ezra |
| 21 December | "We Built This City" | LadBaby | ||
| 28 December | "Sweet but Psycho" | Ava Max | The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various artists |
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
| Date | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 6 January | Midnights | Taylor Swift |
| 13 January | ||
| 20 January | St. Jude | Courteeners |
| 27 January | What's Rock and Roll? | The Reytons |
| 3 February | Gloria | Sam Smith |
| 10 February | Queen of Me | Shania Twain |
Notes
- ^ Scottish charts were not published on 10 April 1994, therefore a week's gap is inferred.[19]
- ^ Scottish charts were not published again until 29 May 1994, therefore a four-week gap is inferred.[20]
- ^ Scottish charts were not published again until 3 July 1994, therefore a four-week gap is inferred.[21]
- ^ Scottish charts were not published on 19 May 1996, therefore a week's gap is inferred.[22]
- ^ Scottish charts were not published on 14 November 1999, therefore a week's gap is inferred.[23]
References
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
- ^ Radio & Record News UK-wide and Scottish charts for 23 June 1978.
- ^ "Scots plan break away music chart", The Stage and Television Today, 23 March 1989
- ^ "Scotland gets own hit parade" (sic), The Stage and Television Today, 11 May 1989
- ^ "SRIA hits back at 'English bias'", The Stage and Television Today, 19 October 1989
- ^ See for example listings in the Newcastle Journal, 4 May 1990
- ^ "Record Mirror - UK charts for 23 March 1991" (PDF).[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Putting Scotland on the map", The Stage and Television Today, 18 April 1991
- ^ "New Series", The Stage and Television Today, 19 September 1991
- ^ See many listings in the Perthshire Advertiser up to May 1993
- ^ "Newsfile", Music Week, 29 May 1993
- ^ Perthshire Advertiser, 10 April 1992
- ^ See many listings in the Perthshire Advertiser from 18 January 1991 to 14 October 1994, with two further listings in November 1996.
- ^ Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100: 27 February 1994 – 5 March 1994 Official Charts Company
- ^ "Television News: It'll be an even later night for the South Bank Show in Scotland", The Stage and Television Today, 10 February 1994
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100 - Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100 - Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100 - Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100 - Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100 - Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
External links
- Top 40 Scottish Singles on OCC website
- Top 40 Scottish Albums on OCC website