List of best-selling singles of the 2000s (decade) in the United Kingdom
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The UK Singles Chart is a music chart compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom.[1] Since 2005, the chart has been based on the sales of both physical and digital singles, originally on the condition that the single was available in both formats. In 2007, the rules were changed so that legal downloads of all songs, irrespective of whether a physical copy was available, were eligible to chart.[2]
Between 2000 and 2009, ten singles that reached the top of the singles chart sold more than 1 million copies in the United Kingdom.[3] At the end of the decade, a retrospective chart was compiled by the Official Charts Company to determine the best-selling single of this ten-year period. The title was won by Will Young, the winner of the televised talent competition Pop Idol in 2001, with his double A-side single "Evergreen"/"Anything Is Possible", released in 2002.[4] The single sold just under 1.8 million copies and saw Young finish ahead of fellow Pop Idol finalist Gareth Gates, whose debut single "Unchained Melody" sold 1.34 million copies.[5] Young's single included sales of 1,108,269 copies in its first week, at the time a first-week total that had been bettered only by Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997".[6]The X Factor winners Alexandra Burke (5th), and Shayne Ward (8th) and the band formed on Popstars in 2001, Hear'Say (9th), also reached the top ten.[7]Kylie Minogue, Shaggy and Tony Christie were the other solo artists who made the top ten of best-selling singles; Christie's best-seller was a charity single recorded for Comic Relief in 2005. Children's television character Bob the Builder's "Can We Fix It?", voiced by Neil Morrissey, and Band Aid 20's cover of "Do They Know It's Christmas" made up the rest of the top ten singles.[3][8]
The chart is significantly skewed towards singles released at the beginning (2000–2002) and end (2007–2009) of the decade. Digital downloads were included in the charts for the first time in 2005, but it took several years before the download figures made up for the loss of physical single sales.[9] Only six songs released in 2003 and two released in 2004 (including Band Aid 20's million-seller "Do They Know It's Christmas?") made the top 100 best-selling singles, compared with twelve in 2000 and thirteen in 2009. Following changes to the chart ruling in 2007, Rage Against the Machine's 1993 single "Killing in the Name" was declared the Christmas number-one on the strength of an Internet campaign on the Facebook website, even though it did not have a contemporary physical release.[10][11] The song eventually reached number 35 on the best-sellers list.
One other notable omission from the chart is "Toca's Miracle" by Fragma. According to the OCC, then known as the Chart Information Network (CIN), the single was the seventh best-selling single of 2000, selling 530,742 copies.[14] However, it was not included in the chart of the best-selling singles of the 2000s, despite the inclusion of several of the singles immediately below it in the 2000 best-sellers list, and it is also missing from the official list of the 150 best-selling singles of the 21st century to date that was announced in 2012.[15]
Most appearances in the chart goes to the Black Eyed Peas and Eminem with four entries, followed by S Club 7, Gareth Gates and Leona Lewis with three entries each.
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^ ab"Radio 1 to reveal best-selling singles and albums of the Noughties". Press Office. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
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^ abcdJones, Alan (16 January 2010). "The Lady Is the Champ". Music Week. p. 14.
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The UK Singles Chart is a music chart compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom 1 Since 2005 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical and digital singles originally on the condition that the single was available in both formats In 2007 the rules were changed so that legal downloads of all songs irrespective of whether a physical copy was available were eligible to chart 2 Will Young had the best selling single of the 2000s in the UK Evergreen Anything Is Possible Between 2000 and 2009 ten singles that reached the top of the singles chart sold more than 1 million copies in the United Kingdom 3 At the end of the decade a retrospective chart was compiled by the Official Charts Company to determine the best selling single of this ten year period The title was won by Will Young the winner of the televised talent competition Pop Idol in 2001 with his double A side single Evergreen Anything Is Possible released in 2002 4 The single sold just under 1 8 million copies and saw Young finish ahead of fellow Pop Idol finalist Gareth Gates whose debut single Unchained Melody sold 1 34 million copies 5 Young s single included sales of 1 108 269 copies in its first week at the time a first week total that had been bettered only by Elton John s Candle in the Wind 1997 6 The X Factor winners Alexandra Burke 5th and Shayne Ward 8th and the band formed on Popstars in 2001 Hear Say 9th also reached the top ten 7 Kylie Minogue Shaggy and Tony Christie were the other solo artists who made the top ten of best selling singles Christie s best seller was a charity single recorded for Comic Relief in 2005 Children s television character Bob the Builder s Can We Fix It voiced by Neil Morrissey and Band Aid 20 s cover of Do They Know It s Christmas made up the rest of the top ten singles 3 8 The chart is significantly skewed towards singles released at the beginning 2000 2002 and end 2007 2009 of the decade Digital downloads were included in the charts for the first time in 2005 but it took several years before the download figures made up for the loss of physical single sales 9 Only six songs released in 2003 and two released in 2004 including Band Aid 20 s million seller Do They Know It s Christmas made the top 100 best selling singles compared with twelve in 2000 and thirteen in 2009 Following changes to the chart ruling in 2007 Rage Against the Machine s 1993 single Killing in the Name was declared the Christmas number one on the strength of an Internet campaign on the Facebook website even though it did not have a contemporary physical release 10 11 The song eventually reached number 35 on the best sellers list BBC Radio 1 announced the chart across three programmes presented by DJ Nihal between 29 December and 31 December 2009 12 The list of best selling albums of the decade in the UK was also announced in a show on 28 December 2009 12 As it was broadcast during the last week of December the chart did not include sales from the final week of the year An updated chart including sales up to 31 December 2009 was published in the UK trade magazine Music Week in the issue dated 30 January 2010 13 Apart from some unsurprising rises in the positions of songs from 2009 this updated chart included some major changes to the one broadcast on Radio 1 Gotta Get Thru This by Daniel Bedingfield dropped from 61 to 71 Anyone of Us Stupid Mistake by Gareth Gates fell from 57 to 61 Angel by Shaggy fell from 44 to 54 A Little Less Conversation by Elvis vs JXL was moved from 31 to 38 and most notably the Black Eyed Peas Where Is the Love dropped from 25 to 42 How You Remind Me by Nickelback and Do You Really Like It by DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies dropped out of the top 100 altogether One other notable omission from the chart is Toca s Miracle by Fragma According to the OCC then known as the Chart Information Network CIN the single was the seventh best selling single of 2000 selling 530 742 copies 14 However it was not included in the chart of the best selling singles of the 2000s despite the inclusion of several of the singles immediately below it in the 2000 best sellers list and it is also missing from the official list of the 150 best selling singles of the 21st century to date that was announced in 2012 15 Most appearances in the chart goes to the Black Eyed Peas and Eminem with four entries followed by S Club 7 Gareth Gates and Leona Lewis with three entries each Chart edit nbsp Kylie Minogue had the seventh best selling single of the decade with Can t Get You Out of My Head in 2001 nbsp The Black Eyed Peas have four entries in the best sellers chart Their highest placed song is 2009 s I Gotta Feeling at number 17 nbsp Leona Lewis the winner of The X Factor in 2006 has three songs in the top 100 Bleeding Love 11 A Moment Like This 16 and Run 44 nbsp Rage Against the Machine s song Killing in the Name originally released in 1993 was the Christmas number one in 2009 and also became the 35th best seller of the decade nbsp Robbie Williams only entry of this list is his 2000 number one Rock DJ at number 40 These are the top 40 biggest selling songs of the 2000s according to the Official Charts Company 13 No Title Artist Peakposition Year Sales 1 Evergreen Anything Is Possible Will Young 1 2002 1 790 000 13 2 Unchained Melody Gareth Gates 1 2002 1 340 000 13 3 It Wasn t Me Shaggy featuring Rikrok 1 2001 4 Is This the Way to Amarillo Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay 1 2005 5 Hallelujah Alexandra Burke 1 2008 6 Do They Know It s Christmas Band Aid 20 1 2004 7 Can t Get You Out of My Head Kylie Minogue 1 2001 8 That s My Goal Shayne Ward 1 2005 9 Pure and Simple Hear Say 1 2001 10 Can We Fix It Bob the Builder 1 2000 11 Bleeding Love Leona Lewis 1 2007 12 Crazy Gnarls Barkley 1 2006 970 000 13 13 Whole Again Atomic Kitten 1 2001 14 Sex on Fire Kings of Leon 1 2008 15 Poker Face Lady Gaga 1 2009 882 059 16 16 A Moment Like This Leona Lewis 1 2006 17 I Gotta Feeling The Black Eyed Peas 1 2009 848 648 16 18 Hero Enrique Iglesias 1 2002 19 Hero The X Factor finalists 2008 1 2008 20 Stan Eminem 1 2000 21 Just Dance Lady Gaga 1 2009 767 558 16 22 Dilemma Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland 1 2002 23 Hey Baby Uhh Ahh DJ Otzi 1 2001 24 Uptown Girl Westlife 1 2001 25 Where Is the Love The Black Eyed Peas 1 2003 26 Don t Stop Movin S Club 7 1 2001 27 Fight for This Love Cheryl Cole 1 2009 28 A Little Less Conversation Elvis vs JXL 1 2002 29 Pure Shores All Saints 1 2000 30 Who Let the Dogs Out Baha Men 2 2000 31 The Climb Joe McElderry 1 2009 32 Rule the World Take That 2 2007 33 Use Somebody Kings of Leon 2 2008 34 Umbrella Rihanna featuring Jay Z 1 2007 677 600 13 35 In for the Kill La Roux 2 2009 670 390 16 36 It Feels So Good remix Sonique 1 2000 37 Killing in the Name Rage Against the Machine 1 2009 a 38 Whenever Wherever Shakira 2 2002 39 You re Beautiful James Blunt 1 2005 40 Sound of the Underground Girls Aloud 1 2002 A Killing in the Name was originally released in 1993 but it reached the Christmas number one position in the United Kingdom in 2009 References edit The Official Charts Company Official Charts Company Retrieved 2 January 2010 Swash Rosie 8 January 2007 Old songs return to brave new singles chart The Guardian Retrieved 2 January 2010 a b Sexton Paul 31 December 2009 Will Young tops U K singles of decade The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved 4 January 2010 dead link Parker Sam 1 January 2010 Revealed the top ten tracks of the noughties America Online AOL Retrieved 2 January 2010 Will Young and James Blunt win biggest selling single and album of the Noughties NME 31 December 2009 Retrieved 2 January 2010 Roberts David ed 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London England Guinness World Records Ltd p 616 ISBN 978 1 90499 410 7 Will Young has decade s biggest selling single Newsround British Broadcasting Corporation 1 January 2010 Retrieved 2 January 2010 Reality TV stars top decade chart Daily Mirror 31 December 2009 Retrieved 6 February 2010 Press Release Chart Rules The Official Charts Company Archived from the original on December 30 2009 Retrieved 2 January 2010 New Digital Rules Shake Up U K Charts Billboard Retrieved 2 January 2010 Rage Against the Machine beat X Factor winner in charts British Broadcasting Corporation 20 December 2009 Retrieved 2 January 2010 a b Radio 1 to reveal best selling singles and albums of the Noughties Press Office British Broadcasting Corporation 14 December 2009 Retrieved 2 January 2010 a b c d e f Myers Justin 24 September 2019 Official Charts announces The Noughties definitive chart books Official Charts Company Retrieved 24 September 2019 Roberts David ed 2001 British Hit Singles 14th ed London England Guinness World Records p 9 ISBN 978 0 8511 2156 7 Lane Dan 8 May 2012 The Official Top 150 Biggest Selling Singles Of the 21st Century revealed Official Charts Company Retrieved 21 January 2015 a b c d Jones Alan 16 January 2010 The Lady Is the Champ Music Week p 14 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of best selling singles of the 2000s decade in the United Kingdom amp oldid 1188016231, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
