Kendrick Lamar secured his first UK number-one single in February 2025 with "Not Like Us", which topped the charts nine months after its original release, following Lamar's performance of the song at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show. Lamar also re-entered the top-ten simultaneously with "Luther" and "All the Stars".

The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official 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 both physical singles and digital downloads, with airplay figures excluded from the official chart.[2][3] Since 2014, the singles chart has been based on both sales and streaming, with the ratio altered in 2017 to 150:1 streams and only three singles by the same artist eligible for the chart.[4][5] From July 2018, video streams from YouTube Music and Spotify among others began to be counted for the Official Charts. This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 2025, as well as singles which peaked in 2024 and 2026 but were in the top 10 in 2025. 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).

Thirty-eight singles have been in the top ten so far this year (as of 27 February 2025, week ending). Twenty-five singles from 2024 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year. "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar, "Luther" by Kendrick Lamar and SZA, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee, "Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helms, "It Can't Be Christmas" by Tom Grennan, "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl, "Santa Tell Me" by Ariana Grande, "Underneath the Tree" by Kelly Clarkson and "Messy" by Lola Young were the songs from 2024 to reach their peak in 2025. Alex Warren and Doechii were among the many artists who achieved their first top 10 single in 2025.

The 2024 Christmas number-one, "Last Christmas" by Wham!, originally released in 1984, remained at number-one for the first week of 2025, while in the second week of 2025, Gracie Abrams' "That's So True", which had spent five weeks at number-one in 2024, returned to the top spot for a further three weeks. The first new number-one single of the year was "Messy" by Lola Young. Overall, two different songs have peaked at number-one so far in 2025, with two unique artists hitting that position.

An asterisk (*) in the "Weeks in Top 10" column shows that the song is currently in the top 10.

Background

Multiple entries

Thirty-eight singles have charted in the top 10 so far in 2025 (as of 27 February 2025, week ending), with twenty-three singles reaching their peak so far this year (including the re-entries "All I Want for Christmas Is You", "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", "Jingle Bell Rock", "Fairytale of New York" and "Santa Tell Me", which charted in previous years but reached peaks on their latest chart run).

Kendrick Lamar secures first UK number-one single following Super Bowl LIX performance

On 14 February 2025 (20 February 2025, week ending), Kendrick Lamar re-entered the top-ten of the UK Singles Chart simultaneously with "Not Like Us" and "Luther" (a duet with SZA) following his performance at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show. The following week, Lamar secured his first UK number-one single when "Not Like Us" topped the charts, nine months after the song's original release, whilst his 2018 hit "All the Stars" (also a duet with SZA), re-entered the top-ten at its original peak of number 5.[6]

Chart debuts

Three artists achieved their first charting top ten single in 2025, either as a lead or featured artist.

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 ten solo single.

Artist Number of top 10s First entry Chart position Other entries
Chrystal 1 "The Days" 4
Alex Warren 1 "Ordinary" 7
Doechii 1 "Denial Is a River" 9

Songs from films

Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "All the Stars" (from Black Panther).

Top-ten singles

Key
Symbol Meaning
Single peaked in 2024 but still in chart in 2025.
Single released in 2025 but peaked in 2026.
(#) Year-end top-ten single position and rank
Entered The date that the single first appeared in the chart.
Peak Highest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart.
Entered
(week ending)
Weeks
in
top
10
Single Artist Peak Peak
reached
(week ending)
Weeks
at
peak
Singles in 2024
15 February 2024 20* "Beautiful Things" ‡ [GG] Benson Boone 1 28 March 2024 2
16 May 2024 8* "Not Like Us" [A][B][FF] Kendrick Lamar 1 27 February 2025 2
20 June 2024 17 "Please Please Please" ‡ [C][JJ] Sabrina Carpenter 1 27 June 2024 5
1 August 2024 3 "Who" ‡ [AA][CC] Jimin 4 1 August 2024 1
29 August 2024 14 "Die with a Smile" ‡ [W] Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars 2 24 October 2024 1
13 September 2024 9 "Somedays" ‡ [X] Sonny Fodera, Jazzy & D.O.D. 5 24 October 2024 2
10 October 2024 2 "Timeless" ‡ [EE] The Weeknd & Playboi Carti 7 10 October 2024 2
17 October 2024 15 "Sailor Song" ‡ [T] Gigi Perez 1 7 November 2024 1
24 October 2024 6 "Bed Chem" ‡ [D][BB] Sabrina Carpenter 6 21 November 2024 1
31 October 2024 17* "Apt." ‡ [R][LL] Rosé & Bruno Mars 2 7 November 2024 7
7 November 2024 14 "That's So True" ‡ [Q] Gracie Abrams 1 14 November 2024 8
14 November 2024 10 "The Door" ‡ [Y] Teddy Swims 5 21 November 2024 2
21 November 2024 6 "Bad Dreams" ‡ [Z][DD] 6 28 November 2024 1
5 December 2024 4* "Luther" [HH] Kendrick Lamar & SZA 4 27 February 2025 1
4 "Defying Gravity" ‡ [Y] Cynthia Erivo featuring Ariana Grande 7 5 December 2024 2
5 "Last Christmas" ‡ [E] Wham! 1 19 December 2024 3
5 "All I Want for Christmas Is You" [F] Mariah Carey 2 2 January 2025 1
12 December 2024 4 "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" [H] Brenda Lee 4 2 January 2025 1
2 "Do They Know It's Christmas?" ‡ [I][O] Band Aid 8 12 December 2024 1
4 "Jingle Bell Rock" [J] Bobby Helms 5 2 January 2025 1
19 December 2024 3 "It Can't Be Christmas" Tom Grennan 3 2 January 2025 1
3 "Fairytale of New York" [K] The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl 6 2 January 2025 1
3 "Santa Tell Me" [L] Ariana Grande 8 2 January 2025 1
2 "Underneath the Tree" [M][N] Kelly Clarkson 7 2 January 2025 1
26 December 2024 10* "Messy" [S] Lola Young 1 30 January 2025 4
Singles in 2025
2 January 2025 1 "Step into Christmas" [P] Elton John 10 2 January 2025 1
9 January 2025 8 "The Days" Chrystal 4 30 January 2025 3
23 January 2025 2 "Nice to Meet You" Myles Smith 6 23 January 2025 1
30 January 2025 2 "GBP" Central Cee featuring 21 Savage 6 30 January 2025 1
6 February 2025 1 "CRG" Central Cee featuring Dave 6 6 February 2025 1
3* "Sports Car" [KK] Tate McRae 8 6 February 2025 1
13 February 2025 4* "Abracadabra" Lady Gaga 3 20 February 2025 1
1 "Cry for Me" The Weeknd 8 13 February 2025 1
20 February 2025 3* "Pink Pony Club" Chappell Roan 2 6 March 2025 1
1 "Ordinary" Alex Warren 7 20 February 2025 1
1 "Denial Is a River" Doechii 9 20 February 2025 1
27 February 2025 2* "All the Stars" [II] Kendrick Lamar & SZA 5 27 February 2025 1
1 "Busy Woman" Sabrina Carpenter 10 27 February 2025 1

Entries by artist

The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2025, including singles that reached their peak in 2024. 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 2025 is also shown.

Entries Artist Weeks Singles
3 Kendrick Lamar 3* "Not Like Us", "Luther", "All the Stars"
Sabrina Carpenter 2 "Please Please Please", "Bed Chem", "Busy Woman"
2 Bruno Mars 8* "Die with a Smile", "Apt."
Lady Gaga 7* "Die With a Smile", "Abracadabra"
Teddy Swims 6 "The Door", "Bad Dreams"
Ariana Grande [Z] 3 "Defying Gravity", "Santa Tell Me"
SZA 3* "Luther", "All the Stars"
Central Cee 2 "GBP", "CRG"
The Weeknd 1 "Timeless", "Cry for Me"
George Michael [G] 1 "Last Christmas", "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

Notes

  • a "Not Like Us" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 18 July 2024 (week ending), following the release of its music video.
  • b "Not Like Us" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 1 August 2024 (week ending).
  • c "Please Please Please" re-entered the top 10 at number 2 on 5 September 2024 (week ending) following the release of the album Short n' Sweet.
  • d "Bed Chem" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 7 November 2024 (week ending).
  • e "Last Christmas" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 5 December 2024 (week ending). The song originally peaked at number 2 upon its initial release in 1984 and reached number-one for the first time ever on 7 January 2021 (week ending).
  • f "All I Want for Christmas Is You" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 5 December 2024 (week ending). The song originally peaked at number 2 upon its initial release in 1994 and reached number-one for the first time ever on 17 December 2020 (week ending).
  • g Figure includes an appearance on the "Do They Know It's Christmas?" charity single by Band Aid.
  • h "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 12 December 2024 (week ending). Having originally peaked at number 6 upon its original release in 1962, the song reached a new peak of number 4 on 5 January 2023 (week ending).
  • i "Do They Know It's Christmas" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 12 December 2024 (week ending) following the release of its 2024 Ultimate Mix. The song originally peaked at number-one upon release in 1984.
  • j "Jingle Bell Rock" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 12 December 2024 (week ending). The song entered the top 10 for the first time ever on 5 January 2023 (week ending), where it peaked at number 7. It reached a new peak of number 5 on 2 January 2025 (week ending).
  • k "Fairytale of New York" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 19 December 2024 (week ending). The song originally peaked at number 2 upon release in 1987.
  • l "Santa Tell Me" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 19 December 2024 (week ending). The song first charted at number 79 in 2014, and entered the top 10 for the first time at number 8 on 4 January 2024 (week ending).
  • m "Underneath the Tree" entered the top 10 for the first time at number 10 on 19 December 2024 (week ending). The song first charted at number 30 in 2014, and later peaked at number 12 in 2022.
  • n "Underneath the Tree" re-entered the top 10 at its new peak of number 7 on 2 January 2025 (week ending).
  • o "Do They Know It's Christmas" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 2 January 2025 (week ending).
  • p "Step into Christmas" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 2 January 2025 (week ending). Having originally peaked at number 24 upon its initial release in 1973, the song entered the top 10 for the first time on 3 January 2019 (week ending) at number 10. It reached its highest-ever chart peak of number 8 on 2 January 2020 (week ending).
  • q "That's So True" re-entered the top 10 at number-one on 9 January 2025 (week ending).
  • r "Apt." re-entered the top 10 at number 2 on 9 January 2025 (week ending).
  • s "Messy" re-entered the top 10 at number 3 on 9 January 2025 (week ending).
  • t "Sailor Song" re-entered the top 10 at number 4 on 9 January 2025 (week ending)..
  • u "The Door" re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 9 January 2025 (week ending).
  • v "Bad Dreams" re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 9 January 2025 (week ending).
  • w "Die with a Smile" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 9 January 2025 (week ending).
  • x "Somedays" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 9 January 2025 (week ending)
  • y "Defying Gravity" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 9 January 2025 (week ending).
  • z Figure includes feature on "Defying Gravity".
  • aa "Who" re-entered the top 10 at number 5 on 16 January 2025 (week ending).
  • bb "Bed Chem" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 23 January 2025 (week ending).
  • cc "Who" re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 30 January 2025 (week ending).
  • dd "Bad Dreams" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 6 February 2025 (week ending), following the release of the album I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2).
  • ee "Timeless" re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 13 February 2025 (week ending), following the release of the album Hurry Up Tomorrow.
  • ff "Not Like Us" re-entered the top 10 at number 2 on 20 February 2025 (week ending), following Kendrick Lamar's performance at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show.
  • gg "Beautiful Things" re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 20 February 2025 (week ending).
  • hh "Luther" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 20 February 2025 (week ending), following Kendrick Lamar's performance at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show.
  • ii "All the Stars" originally peaked at number 5 upon its initial release in 2018. It re-entered the top 10 at number 5 on 27 February 2025 (week ending), following Kendrick Lamar and SZA's performance at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show.
  • jj "Please Please Please" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 27 February 2025 (week ending), following the release of the subsequent remix featuring Dolly Parton and the deluxe edition of the album Short n' Sweet.
  • kk "Sports Car" re-entered the top 10 at number TBA on 6 March 2025 (week ending), following the release of the album So Close to What.
  • ll "Apt." re-entered the top 10 at number TBA on 6 March 2025 (week ending).

References

  1. ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th ed.). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
  3. ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Official Singles Chart rules are changing to help new bands break through". Newsbeat. British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  5. ^ Homewood, Ben (19 December 2016). "Official Charts Company changes conversion rate to reflect rise in streaming". Music Week. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  6. ^ Grifffiths, George (February 21, 2025). "Kendrick Lamar earns first UK Number 1 single with Not Like Us". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
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