TheUK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by theOfficial 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 bothphysical singles anddigital downloads, withairplay figures excluded from the official chart.^[2][3] From 6 July 2014, streaming figures became incorporated into the singles chart which means that a song will count as a sale, if streamed 100 times.^[4] This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of theUK Singles Chart during2015, as well as singles which peaked in2014 and2016 but were in the top 10 in 2015. The entry date is when the song appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

One-hundred and fifteen singles were in the top ten in 2015. Eight singles from 2014 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "History" byOne Direction was released in 2015 but did not reach its peak until 2016. Eighteen artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2015.Charlie Puth,Fifth Harmony,Hozier,Kygo,Lost Frequencies,The Weeknd andZara Larsson were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 2015.

TheChristmas number one – "A Bridge Over You" by theLewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir – set the record for the biggest drop from number-one, falling to number 29 on its second week on the chart, and only the fourth number-one single in history to leave the top 10 after one week.

"Uptown Funk" by British record producerMark Ronson and American singer-songwriterBruno Mars returned to number-one for the first six weeks of 2015, giving the song a total of seven weeks on top of the chart. The song had vacated the top spot for one week as theX Factorseries 11 winnerBen Haenow secured the 2014 Christmas number one with "Something I Need". The first new number-one single of the year was "Love Me like You Do" by British singerEllie Goulding, taken from the soundtrack of the filmFifty Shades of Grey. Overall, twenty-four different singles peaked at number-one in 2015, with Jess Glynne and Justin Bieber (3) having the joint most singles hit that position.

One-hundred and fifteen singles charted in the top 10 in 2015, with one-hundred and four singles reaching their peak this year.

Eighteen artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2009.Jess Glynne andJustin Bieber shared the record for most top 10 hits in 2015 with four hit singles each.

“A Bridge Over You” byLewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - 2015'sChristmas number-one - set an unwanted record as it suffered the steepest drop from the top spot in chart history. The week after topping the chart it fell to number 29, making way forJustin Bieber's "Love Yourself" to reclaim the number-one position. It remained a record until July 2018, when “Three Lions” byBaddiel,Skinner &The Lightning Seeds fell 96 places from the number-one position. It was also the first single to suffer this fate since "Baby's Coming Back"/"Transylvania" byMcFly in 2007.

Sixty-seven artists achieved their first top 10 single in 2015, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, five went on to record another hit single that year:Charlie Puth,Galantis,James Bay,Philip George andSigala.The Weeknd had two other entries in his breakthrough year.

The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single.

Notes

Jack Ü is made up ofSkrillex andDiplo. Skrillex had not recorded a top 10 single before but Diplo was featured on "Earthquake" byDJ Fresh. Alex Newell was an uncredited vocalist onClean Bandit's "Stronger" (charted 2 May 2015).Nick Jonas relaunched his solo career in 2014 and had his first top 10 charting single, "Jealous", outsideJonas Brothers in 2015. The group had never reached the top 10; the closest they came was with "S.O.S" in 2008 which peaked at number 13.

Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "Earned It" and "Love Me Like You Do" (fromFifty Shades of Grey), "See You Again" (Furious 7), "Elastic Heart" (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire), "Lost Stars" (Begin Again, covered byStevie McCrorie) and "Writing's on the Wall" (Spectre).

Mark Ronson &Bruno Mars had the best-selling single of the year with "Uptown Funk". The song spent 18 weeks in the top 10 (including seven weeks at number 1), sold around 1.76 million copies (including streams) and was certified 4× platinum by theBPI. "Cheerleader" byOmi came in second place, selling more than 1.52 million and losing out by around 240,000 sales.Hozier's "Take Me to Church", "Love Me Like You Do fromEllie Goulding and "See You Again" byWiz Khalifa featuringCharlie Puth made up the top five. Singles byAdele,Major Lazer &DJ Snake featuringMØ,James Bay andJustin Bieber ("What Do You Mean?" and "Sorry") were also in the top 10best-selling singles of 2015.

Key

The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2015, including singles that reached their peak in 2014 or 2016. The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 2015 is also shown.

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