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The UK Singles Chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. In the 2000s the chart week ran from Sunday to Saturday, and the top 40 singles were revealed each Sunday on BBC Radio 1. At the start of the decade, before the advent of legal music downloads, it was based entirely on sales of physical singles from retail outlets, but in 2005 permanent downloads began to be included in the chart compilation.[1][2]
During the 2000s, 275 singles reached the No. 1 position on the chart, the most of any decade so far. Over this period, Westlife were the most successful group and music act at reaching the top spot, with 11 No. 1 singles. Rihanna and Jay-Z's song "Umbrella" spent 10 weeks at No. 1 in 2007, the longest spell at the top of the charts since Wet Wet Wet's 1994 hit "Love Is All Around", which topped the charts for 15 weeks. The Internet allowed music to be heard by vast numbers of people on social networking sites such as YouTube and Myspace; it also increased piracy. This and the introduction of the UK Singles Downloads Chart in 2004[3] led to a decrease in record sales and a reduction in the number of copies sold of a No. 1 record on the singles chart.[4] Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" became the first song to reach the top of the charts based on downloads alone in 2006, remaining at No. 1 for nine consecutive weeks.[5]
Physical single sales had been falling for more than a decade but digital single sales finally turned the trend around in 2008 with combined physical and digital single sales growing 33% over the previous year.[6] Lily Allen made herself known on the Internet through her Myspace page, and following this exposure, her debut single "Smile" peaked at No. 1. Three years later, her single "The Fear" topped the chart for four consecutive weeks, being the longest running No. 1 single of 2009.
Reality television shows played an important and influential role on the charts during the decade. Hear'Say won the original series of Popstars in 2000 and topped the charts with their debut single "Pure and Simple". A trend developed as this feat was replicated by Pop Idol winners Will Young (2002) and Michelle McManus (2003), and runners-up Gareth Gates and Sam & Mark; 2002 Fame Academy winner David Sneddon, and the winner of the first series of The X Factor, Steve Brookstein, in 2005. Reality television winners did especially well during the Christmas season; every Christmas No. 1 from 2005 to 2008 came from an X Factor winner. Shayne Ward reached No. 1 in 2005 with "That's My Goal", and he was followed by Leona Lewis, Leon Jackson and Alexandra Burke. Girls Aloud, the Popstars: The Rivals winners, also had the Christmas No. 1 in 2002 with "Sound of the Underground." Kelly Clarkson, the winner of the first series of American Idol achieved her first UK No. 1 single, "My Life Would Suck Without You", in 2009.
The first No. 1 of the decade, the double-A side "I Have a Dream" / "Seasons in the Sun" by Westlife, was a holdover from the end of 1999. "Killing in the Name" by Rage Against the Machine was the final No. 1 of the decade. In January 2005, a landmark was reached as the re-release of Elvis Presley's "One Night" became the 1,000th single to reach No. 1 in the singles chart.[7]
Chart history
In 2000, 42 songs (not including Westlife's "I Have a Dream" / "Seasons in the Sun" which first reached number one at the end of 1999) hit the top spot, a UK charts record for most number ones in a calendar year. The year 2000 also holds the record for most consecutive weeks with a new number one, with a different single hitting the number-one spot every week from 24 June to 16 September.[8]
Six songs returned to the top of the charts for two separate spells. These were; "Don't Stop Movin'" by S Club 7 (2001), "Gotta Get thru This" by Daniel Bedingfield (2001–2002), "Call on Me" by Eric Prydz (2004), "Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean (2006) and "Boom Boom Pow" (2009) and "I Gotta Feeling" (2009) by the Black Eyed Peas. In addition, Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" was number one in December 2009 and climbed back to the top in January 2010.
Number-one singles
| No. | nth single to top the UK Singles Chart |
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| re | Return of a single to number one |
| Silver | Silver certification (200,000 units) |
| Gold | Gold certification (400,000 units) |
| Platinum | Platinum certification (600,000 units) |
| † | Best-selling single of the year[9] |
| ‡ | Best-selling single of the decade[9] |
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| No. | Artist[nb 1] | Single[nb 1] | Record label[nb 2] | Week ending date[nb 1] | Weeks at number one[nb 1] |
Certification[nb 3] |
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| 844 | Westlife | "I Have a Dream" / "Seasons in the Sun" | RCA | 25 December 1999 | 4 | Platinum |
| 845 | Manic Street Preachers | "The Masses Against the Classes" | Epic | 22 January 2000 | 1 | |
| 846 | Britney Spears | "Born to Make You Happy" | Jive | 29 January 2000 | 1 | Gold |
| 847 | Gabrielle | "Rise" | Go! Beat | 5 February 2000 | 2 | Platinum |
| 848 | Oasis | "Go Let It Out" | Big Brother | 19 February 2000 | 1 | Gold |
| 849 | All Saints | "Pure Shores" | London | 26 February 2000 | 2 | 2x Platinum |
| 850 | Madonna | "American Pie" | Maverick | 11 March 2000 | 1 | Gold |
| 851 | Chicane featuring Bryan Adams | "Don't Give Up" | Xtravaganza | 18 March 2000 | 1 | Silver |
| 852 | Geri Halliwell | "Bag It Up" | EMI | 25 March 2000 | 1 | Silver |
| 853 | Melanie C featuring Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes | "Never Be the Same Again" | Virgin | 1 April 2000 | 1 | Gold |
| 854 | Westlife | "Fool Again" | RCA | 8 April 2000 | 1 | Silver |
| 855 | Craig David | "Fill Me In" | Wildstar | 15 April 2000 | 1 | Platinum |
| 856 | Fragma | "Toca's Miracle" | Positiva | 22 April 2000 | 2 | Platinum |
| 857 | Oxide & Neutrino | "Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty)" | East West | 6 May 2000 | 1 | |
| 858 | Britney Spears | "Oops!... I Did It Again" | Jive | 13 May 2000 | 1 | Platinum |
| 859 | Madison Avenue | "Don't Call Me Baby" | VC Recordings | 20 May 2000 | 1 | Platinum |
| 860 | Billie Piper | "Day & Night" | Innocent | 27 May 2000 | 1 | Silver |
| 861 | Sonique | "It Feels So Good" | Universal | 3 June 2000 | 3 | Platinum |
| 862 | Black Legend | "You See the Trouble with Me" | Eternal | 24 June 2000 | 1 | Silver |
| 863 | Kylie Minogue | "Spinning Around" | Parlophone | 1 July 2000 | 1 | Gold |
| 864 | Eminem | "The Real Slim Shady" | Interscope | 8 July 2000 | 1 | 4x Platinum |
| 865 | The Corrs | "Breathless" | Atlantic | 15 July 2000 | 1 | Platinum |
| 866 | Ronan Keating | "Life Is a Rollercoaster" | Polydor | 22 July 2000 | 1 | Platinum |
| 867 | Five and Queen | "We Will Rock You" | RCA | 29 July 2000 | 1 | 2x Platinum |
| 868 | Craig David | "7 Days" | Wildstar | 5 August 2000 | 1 | 2x Platinum |
| 869 | Robbie Williams | "Rock DJ" | Chrysalis | 12 August 2000 | 1 | 2x Platinum |
| 870 | Melanie C | "I Turn to You" | Virgin | 19 August 2000 | 1 | Gold |
| 871 | Spiller | "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" | Positiva | 26 August 2000 | 1 | Platinum |
| 872 | Madonna | "Music" | Maverick | 2 September 2000 | 1 | Gold |
| 873 | A1 | "Take on Me" | Columbia | 9 September 2000 | 1 | Silver |
| 874 | Modjo | "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" | Polydor | 16 September 2000 | 2 | Platinum |
| 875 | Mariah Carey featuring Westlife | "Against All Odds" | Columbia | 30 September 2000 | 2 | Gold |
| 876 | All Saints | "Black Coffee" | London | 14 October 2000 | 1 | Silver |
| 877 | U2 | "Beautiful Day" | Island | 21 October 2000 | 1 | Platinum |
| 878 | Steps | "Stomp" | Jive | 28 October 2000 | 1 | Silver |
| 879 | Spice Girls | "Holler" / "Let Love Lead the Way" | Virgin | 4 November 2000 | 1 | Silver |
| 880 | Westlife | "My Love" | RCA | 11 November 2000 | 1 | Gold |
| 881 | A1 | "Same Old Brand New You" | Columbia | 18 November 2000 | 1 | Silver |
| 882 | LeAnn Rimes | "Can't Fight the Moonlight" | Curb/London | 25 November 2000 | 1 | Platinum |
| 883 | Destiny's Child | "Independent Women Part I" | Columbia | 2 December 2000 | 1 | Platinum |
| 884 | S Club 7 | "Never Had a Dream Come True" | Polydor | 9 December 2000 | 1 | Platinum |
| 885 | Eminem | "Stan" | Interscope | 16 December 2000 | 1 | 4x Platinum |
| 886 | Bob the Builder | "Can We Fix It?" † | BBC Music | 23 December 2000 | 3 | Platinum |
| 2001 | ||||||
| 887 | Rui da Silva featuring Cassandra | "Touch Me" | Arista | 13 January 2001 | 1 | Platinum |
| 888 | Jennifer Lopez | "Love Don't Cost a Thing" | Epic | 20 January 2001 | 1 | Gold |
| 889 | Limp Bizkit | "Rollin'" | Interscope | 27 January 2001 | 2 | Platinum |
| 890 | Atomic Kitten | "Whole Again" | Innocent | 10 February 2001 | 4 | 2x Platinum |
| 891 | Shaggy featuring RikRok | "It Wasn't Me" † | MCA | 10 March 2001 | 1 | 4x Platinum |
| 892 | Westlife | "Uptown Girl" | RCA | 17 March 2001 | 1 | 2x Platinum |
| 893 | Hear'Say | "Pure and Simple" | Polydor | 24 March 2001 | 3 | 2x Platinum |
| 894 | Emma Bunton | "What Took You So Long?" | Virgin | 14 April 2001 | 2 | Silver |
| 895 | Destiny's Child | "Survivor" | Columbia | 28 April 2001 | 1 | Platinum |
| 896 | S Club 7 | "Don't Stop Movin'" | Polydor | 5 May 2001 | 1 | 2x Platinum |
| 897 | Geri Halliwell | "It's Raining Men" | EMI | 12 May 2001 | 2 | Gold |
| re | S Club 7 | "Don't Stop Movin'" | Polydor | 26 May 2001 | 1 | 2x Platinum |