The British music charts are compiled by the Official Charts Company to measure sales of recorded music on compact disc and digital download. From 6 July, video streaming was included into the charts.
The singles chart includes a proportion for streaming.
Best performing single of the year |
Chart date (week ending) | Song | Artist(s) | Chart sales | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 January | "Perfect" | 75,639 | [1] | ||
11 January | 57,035 | [2] | |||
18 January | 49,550 | [3] | |||
25 January | "River" | Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran | 44,677 | [4] | |
1 February | "God's Plan" | 54,513 | [5] | ||
8 February | 60,810 | [6] | |||
15 February | 56,554 | [7] | |||
22 February | 51,983 | [8] | |||
1 March | 60,313 | [9] | |||
8 March | 57,021 | [10] | |||
15 March | 55,254 | [11] | |||
22 March | 48,101 | [12] | |||
29 March | 45,581 | [13] | |||
5 April | "These Days" | 43,693 | [14] | ||
12 April | "Freaky Friday" | 41,068 | [15] | ||
19 April | "Nice for What" | Drake | 51,187 | [16] | |
26 April | bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="8" | "One Kiss" | 70,106 | [17] | |
3 May | 83,485 | [18] | |||
10 May | 69,742 | [19] | |||
17 May | 71,997 | [20] | |||
24 May | 62,000 | [21] | |||
31 May | 54,424 | [22] | |||
7 June | 53,252 | [23] | |||
14 June | 49,432 | [24] | |||
21 June | "I'll Be There" | Jess Glynne | 37,959 | [25] | |
28 June | "Solo" | 41,584 | [26] | ||
5 July | "Shotgun" | 53,696 | [27] | ||
12 July | 75,986 | [28] | |||
19 July | "Three Lions" | 79,779 | [29] | ||
26 July | "In My Feelings" | Drake | 90,887 | [30] | |
2 August | 94,787 | [31] | |||
9 August | 82,569 | [32] | |||
16 August | 83,085 | [33] | |||
23 August | "Shotgun" | George Ezra | 68,287 | [34] | |
30 August | 53,892 | [35] | |||
6 September | "Eastside" | 49,966 | [36] | ||
13 September | "Promises" | 61,813 | [37] | ||
20 September | 62,958 | [38] | |||
27 September | 59,398 | [39] | |||
4 October | 59,059 | [40] | |||
11 October | 56,888 | [41] | |||
18 October | "Funky Friday" | 54,421 | [42] | ||
25 October | "Promises" | Calvin Harris and Sam Smith | 52,187 | [43] | |
1 November | "Shallow" | 47,830 | [44] | ||
8 November | 48,704 | [45] | |||
15 November | "Thank U, Next" | 72,881 | [46] | ||
22 November | 95,439 | [47] | |||
29 November | 64,452 | [48] | |||
6 December | 55,405 | [49] | |||
13 December | 83,660 | [50] | |||
20 December | 58,450 | [51] | |||
27 December | "We Built This City" | 75,442 | [52] |
The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.
Best performing album of the year |
Chart date (week ending) | Album | Artist(s) | Chart sales | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 January | ÷ | 74,158 | [53] | ||
11 January | 32,034 | [54] | |||
18 January | bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="11" | The Greatest Showman | Various artists | 26,445 | [55] |
25 January | 40,048 | [56] | |||
1 February | 38,572 | [57] | |||
8 February | 40,824 | [58] | |||
15 February | 41,433 | [59] | |||
22 February | 51,462 | [60] | |||
1 March | 42,604 | [61] | |||
8 March | 36,312 | [62] | |||
15 March | 41,547 | [63] | |||
22 March | 45,963 | [64] | |||
29 March | 35,256 | [65] | |||
5 April | Staying at Tamara's | 62,564 | [66] | ||
12 April | The Greatest Showman | Various artists | 43,378 | [67] | |
19 April | Golden | 48,032 | [68] | ||
26 April | bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="2" | The Greatest Showman | Various artists | 30,080 | [69] |
3 May | 24,978 | [70] | |||
10 May | Beerbongs & Bentleys | 43,190 | [71] | ||
17 May | The Greatest Showman | Various artists | 28,180 | [72] | |
24 May | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | 86,359 | [73] | ||
31 May | bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="6" | The Greatest Showman | Various artists | 35,900 | [74] |
7 June | 40,064 | [75] | |||
14 June | 30,063 | [76] | |||
21 June | 34,378 | [77] | |||
28 June | 32,466 | [78] | |||
5 July | 26,771 | [79] | |||
12 July | Scorpion | 63,690 | [80] | ||
19 July | 29,630 | [81] | |||
26 July | 29,393 | [82] | |||
2 August | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again | Various artists | 35,000 | [83] | |
9 August | 40,708 | [84] | |||
16 August | 35,488 | [85] | |||
23 August | 30,129 | [86] | |||
30 August | Sweetener | 44,755 | [87] | ||
6 September | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again | Various artists | 21,099 | [88] | |
13 September | Kamikaze | 55,115 | [89] | ||
20 September | 35,761 | [90] | |||
27 September | 29,402 | [91] | |||
4 October | 18,339 | [92] | |||
11 October | Blood Red Roses | 41,186 | [93] | ||
18 October | A Star Is Born | 31,816 | [94] | ||
25 October | Always In Between | 36,449 | [95] | ||
1 November | A Star Is Born | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper | 24,982 | [96] | |
8 November | Sì | 25,829 | [97] | ||
15 November | No Tourists | 23,952 | [98] | ||
22 November | Simulation Theory | 44,320 | [99] | ||
29 November | Love | 66,794 | [100] | ||
6 December | Odyssey | 105,721 | [101] | ||
13 December | A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships | 50,209 | [102] | ||
20 December | bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="2" | The Greatest Showman | Various artists | 56,694 | [103] |
27 December | 68,606 | [104] |
Best performing compilation of the year |
Chart date (week ending) | Album | Chart sales | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 January | Now 98 | 68,334 | [105] | |
11 January | 21,486 | [106] | ||
18 January | 13,039 | [107] | ||
25 January | 11,006 | [108] | ||
1 February | MTV Rocks | 15,555 | [109] | |
8 February | 12,777 | [110] | ||
15 February | 11,830 | [111] | ||
22 February | 11,791 | [112] | ||
1 March | 7,560 | [113] | ||
8 March | Magic 80s | 10,227 | [114] | |
15 March | Now Mum | 9,978 | [115] | |
22 March | 10,584 | [116] | ||
29 March | Andrew Lloyd Webber – Unmasked | 9,067 | [117] | |
5 April | Now 99 | 114,571 | [118] | |
12 April | 60,163 | [119] | ||
19 April | 33,768 | [120] | ||
26 April | 24,030 | [121] | ||
3 May | 19,774 | [122] | ||
10 May | 16,793 | [123] | ||
17 May | 80s Soul Jams | 16,803 | [124] | |
24 May | 13,816 | [125] | ||
31 May | Now 99 | 11,095 | [126] | |
7 June | 11,751 | [127] | ||
14 June | Throwback Reggae Dancehall | 13,629 | [128] | |
21 June | 16,301 | [129] | ||
28 June | I Love Ibiza | 12,659 | [130] | |
5 July | Now Summer Party 18 | [131] | ||
12 July | 11,847 | [132] | ||
19 July | Love Island – The Pool Party | 18,284 | [133] | |
26 July | 10,561 | [134] | ||
2 August | bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="6" | Now 100 | 176,282 | [135] |
9 August | 75,657 | [136] | ||
16 August | 43,908 | [137] | ||
23 August | 27,550 | [138] | ||
30 August | 20,260 | [139] | ||
6 September | 16,642 | [140] | ||
13 September | I Love 80s | 16,025 | [141] | |
20 September | bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="6" | Now 100 | 11,004 | [142] |
27 September | 9,447 | [143] | ||
4 October | 8,494 | [144] | ||
11 October | 8,303 | [145] | ||
18 October | 7,186 | [146] | ||
25 October | 6,465 | [147] | ||
1 November | Sing Your Heart Out Disney | 7,551 | [148] | |
8 November | Soul Legends | 6,458 | [149] | |
15 November | Dreamboats & Petticoats – Golden Years | 17,102 | [150] | |
22 November | 13,630 | [151] | ||
29 November | The Greatest Showman: Reimagined | 25,911 | [152] | |
6 December | Now 101 | 82,507 | [153] | |
13 December | 59,806 | [154] | ||
20 December | 48,642 | [155] | ||
27 December | 51,773 | [156] |
This chart was published by the Official Charts Company in January 2019
scope=col | Combined | scope=col | Title | scope=col | Artist(s) | scope=col | Peak position | scope=col | Combined |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1 | "One Kiss" | Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa | 1 | 1,570,000 | ||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 2 | "God's Plan" | 1 | 1,560,000 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 3 | "Shotgun" | George Ezra | 1 | 1,490,000 | ||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 4 | "This Is Me" | Keala Settle and The Greatest Showman Ensemble | 3 | 1,400,000 | ||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 5 | "These Days" | Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen | 1 | 1,390,000 | ||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 6 | "Perfect" | Ed Sheeran | 1 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 7 | "Nice for What" | 1 | ||||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 8 | "Paradise" | George Ezra | 2 | 1,110,000 | ||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 9 | "No Tears Left to Cry" | 2 | ||||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 10 | "Feel It Still" | Portugal. The Man | 3 | 1,020,000 | ||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 11 | "IDGAF" | Dua Lipa | 3 | 1,010,000 | ||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 12 | "2002" | 3 | ||||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 13 | "Friends" | 4 | ||||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 14 | "Freaky Friday" | Lil Dicky featuring Chris Brown | 1 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 15 | "In My Feelings" | Drake | 1 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 16 | "Solo" | Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato | 1 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 17 | "Havana" | Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug | 5 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 18 | "The Greatest Show" | Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Zac Efron and Zendaya | 20 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 19 | "Eastside" | Benny Blanco, Halsey and Khalid | 1 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 20 | "New Rules" | Dua Lipa | 13 | 837,000 | ||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 21 | "Better Now" | Post Malone | 6 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 22 | "Psycho" | Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign | 4 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 23 | "I Like It" | Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin | 8 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 24 | "Rockstar" | Post Malone featuring 21 Savage | 12 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 25 | "Promises" | Calvin Harris & Sam Smith | 1 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 26 | "Girls Like You" | Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B | 7 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 27 | "Lullaby" | Sigala and Paloma Faith | 6 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 28 | "Youngblood" | 5 Seconds of Summer | 4 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 29 | "Barking" | Ramz | 2 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 30 | "River" | Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran | 1 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 31 | "Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | 21 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 32 | "Rewrite the Stars" | Zac Efron and Zendaya | 16 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 33 | "Body" | Loud Luxury featuring Brando | 4 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 34 | "I'll Be There" | Jess Glynne | 1 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 35 | "The Middle" | Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey | 7 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 36 | "Leave a Light On" | 7 | ||||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 37 | "A Million Dreams" | Ziv Zaifman, Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams | 22 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 38 | "All the Stars" | Kendrick Lamar & SZA | 5 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 39 | "Breathe" | Jax Jones featuring Ina Wroldsen | 7 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 40 | "Taste" | Tyga featuring Offset | 5 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 41 | "Rise" | Jonas Blue featuring Jack & Jack | 3 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 42 | "Jumanji" | B Young | 13 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 43 | "Tip Toe" | Jason Derulo featuring French Montana | 5 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 44 | "Never Enough" | Loren Allred | 24 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 45 | "If You're Over Me" | 6 | ||||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 46 | "Sad" | XXXTentacion | 5 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 47 | "Meant to Be" | Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line | 11 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 48 | "I Miss You" | Clean Bandit featuring Julia Michaels | 4 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 49 | "Anywhere" | 3 | ||||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 50 | "Flames" | David Guetta featuring Sia | 7 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 51 | "Answerphone" | Banx & Ranx & Ella Eyre featuring Yxng Bane | 5 |
Notes:
scope=col | scope=col | Title | scope=col | Artist | scope=col | Peak position | scope=col | Sales | |
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scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 1 | The Greatest Showman | Various artists | 1 | 1,600,000 | ||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 2 | Staying at Tamara's | George Ezra | 1 | 691,000 | ||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 3 | ÷ | Ed Sheeran | 1 | 510,000 | ||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 4 | Various artists | 1 | 374,000 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 5 | Scorpion | Drake | 1 | 300,000 | ||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 6 | Beerbongs & Bentleys | Post Malone | 1 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 7 | A Star Is Born | Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper | 1 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 8 | Love | Michael Bublé | 1 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 9 | Dua Lipa | Dua Lipa | 3 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 10 | Kamikaze | Eminem | 1 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 11 | Odyssey | Take That | 1 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 12 | Sì | Andrea Bocelli | 1 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 13 | Queen | 3 | ||||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 14 | Always In Between | Jess Glynne | 1 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 15 | Blood Red Roses | Rod Stewart | 1 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 16 | Sweetener | Ariana Grande | 1 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 17 | The Architect | Paloma Faith | 7 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 18 | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Arctic Monkeys | 1 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 19 | Human | Rag'n'Bone Man | 3 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 20 | ABBA | 6 | ||||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 21 | The Thrill of It All | Sam Smith | 2 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 22 | × | Ed Sheeran | 10 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 23 | Unchained Melodies | Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | 4 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 24 | The Platinum Collection | Queen | 5 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 25 | LM5 | Little Mix | 3 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 26 | Speak Your Mind | Anne-Marie | 3 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 27 | Christmas | Michael Bublé | 7 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 28 | You Know I Know | Olly Murs | 2 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 29 | Eminem | 13 | ||||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 30 | Glory Days | Little Mix | 9 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 31 | ? | XXXTentacion | 3 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 32 | Revival | Eminem | 3 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 33 | Golden | Kylie Minogue | 1 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 34 | Beautiful Trauma | Pink | 5 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 35 | Time Flies... 1994–2009 | Oasis | 14 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 36 | Diamonds | Elton John | 10 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 37 | Reputation | Taylor Swift | 7 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 38 | Legend | Bob Marley and the Wailers | 16 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 39 | The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac | Fleetwood Mac | 11 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 40 | Greatest Hits | Queen | 23 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 41 | Legacy | David Bowie | 25 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 42 | Stoney | Post Malone | 14 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 43 | Camila | Camila Cabello | 2 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 44 | Mamma Mia! | Various artists | 5 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 45 | 50 Years – Don't Stop | Fleetwood Mac | 8 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 46 | Wanted on Voyage | George Ezra | 10 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 47 | Delta | Mumford & Sons | 2 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 48 | Rumours | Fleetwood Mac | 31 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 49 | True Love Ways | Buddy Holly with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | 10 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 50 | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Oasis | 31 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 51 | In the Lonely Hour | Sam Smith | 19 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 52 | AM | Arctic Monkeys | 11 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 53 | I Cry When I Laugh | Jess Glynne | 23 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 54 | Rise Up | Cliff Richard | 4 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 55 | Invasion of Privacy | Cardi B | 5 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 56 | High as Hope | Florence and the Machine | 2 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 57 | + | Ed Sheeran | 26 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 58 | Wildness | Snow Patrol | 2 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 59 | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes | 3 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 60 | As You Were | Liam Gallagher | 16 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 61 | More Life | Drake | 25 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 62 | 17 | XXXTentacion | 11 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 63 | Number Ones | Michael Jackson | 29 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 64 | Pray for the Wicked | Panic! at the Disco | 2 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 65 | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | Arctic Monkeys | 18 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 66 | Common Sense | J Hus | 21 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 67 | The Last King of Pop | Paul Heaton | 10 | |||||
scope=row style="text-align:center;" | 68 | Astroworld | Travis Scott | 3 |
Notes: