Version 2.0 - Non No 1 Singles selling more than 100k at week since 1993

 

2 Mr Blobby Mr Blobby (124,000) [18/12/1993]

 

2 Wet Wet Wet Love Is All Around (104,087) [17/09/1994]

2 Whigfield Saturday Night (120,000) [15/10/1994]

2 Mariah Carey All I Want For Christmas Is You (160,000) [31/12/1994]

3 Oasis Whatever (126,000) [31/12/1994]

 

2 Outhere Brothers Don’t Stop (Wiggle Wiggle) (100,000) [08/04/1995]

2 U2 Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me (117,000) [17/06/1995]

2 Oasis Roll With It (216,000) [26/08/1995]

2 Shaggy Boombastic (109,000) [30/09/1995]

2 Pulp Mis-shapes/Sorted For E's And Wizz (112,000) [07/10/1995]

2 Oasis Wonderwall (163,000) [11/11/1995]

3 Coolio Gangsta’s Paradise (163,000) [11/11/1995]

2 Coolio Gangsta’s Paradise (120,000) [18/11/1995]

2 Beatles Free As A Bird (120,000) [16/12/1995]

2 Mike Flowers Pops Wonderwall (200,000) [30/12/1995]

 

2 Oasis Don’t Look Back In Anger (115,000) [09/03/1996]

2 Fugees Killing Me Softly (130,000) [06/07/1996]

2 Robbie Williams Freedom (115,000) [10/08/1996]

2 East 17 Feat. Gabrielle If You Ever (120,000) [09/11/1996]

2 Dunblane Knocking On Heavens Door (166,000) [28/12/1996]

 

2 Sash! Encore Une Fois (100,000) [01/03/1997]

2 Boyzone Isn't It A Wonder (110,000) [22/03/1997]

2 Sarah Brightman And Andrea Bocelli Time To Say Goodbye (Con Te Partiro) (120,000)* [31/05/1997]

2 Sash! Ecuador (130,000) [05/07/1997]

2 Puff Daddy And Faith Evans Feat. 112 I’ll Be Missing You (153,000) [19/07/1997]

2 Oasis D’You Know What I Mean? (122,000) [26/07/1997]

2 Chumbawamba Tubthumping (113,000) [23/08/1997]

2 Oasis Stand By Me (137,000) [04/10/1997]

2 Sash! Feat. La Trec Stay (117,000) [18/10/1997]

2 Aqua Barbie Girl (183,000) [25/10/1997]

3 Elton John Something About The Way You Look/Candle In The Wind 97 (144,000) [25/10/1997]

2 Spice Girls Spice Up Your Life (162,000) [01/11/1997]

3 Elton John Something About The Way You Look/Candle In The Wind 97 (102,000) [01/11/1997]

2 Natalie Imbruglia Torn (135,000) [08/11/1997]

3 Spice Girls Spice Up Your Life (117,000) [08/11/1997]

2 Natalie Imbruglia Torn (121,000) [15/11/1997]

2 Natalie Imbruglia Torn (118,000) [22/11/1997]

3 All Saints Never Ever (104,000) [22/11/1997]

2 Aqua Barbie Girl (142,000) [29/11/1997]

3 Steven Houghton Wind Beneath My Wings (109,000) [29/11/1997]

2 Boyzone Baby Can I Hold You/Shooting Star (137,000) [06/12/1997]

3 Aqua Barbie Girl (121,000) [06/12/1997]

2 Various Artists Perfect Day (198,201) [13/12/1997]

3 Aqua Barbie Girl (101,000) [13/12/1997]

2 Various Artists Perfect Day (145,000) [20/12/1997]

2 Teletubbies Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh! (202,000) [27/12/1997]

3 Various Artists Perfect Day (132,000) [27/12/1997]

4 All Saints Never Ever (119,000)* [27/12/1997]

5 Janet Jackson Together Again (103,000)* [27/12/1997]

6 Aqua Barbie Girl (100,000)* [27/12/1997]

 

2 Teletubbies Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh! (150,000) [03/01/1998]

3 Various Artists Perfect Day (137,000) [03/01/1998]

4 All Saints Never Ever (102,000) [03/01/1998]

2 Backstreet Boys All I Have To Give (103,000) [14/02/1998]

2 Aqua Doctor Jones (112,000) [21/02/1998]

2 Céline Dion My Heart Will Go On (176,000) [28/02/1998]

2 Céline Dion My Heart Will Go On (140,000) [07/03/1998]

3 Cornershop Brimful Of Asha (106,000) [07/03/1998]

2 Spice Girls Stop (115,000) [21/03/1998]

3 Céline Dion My Heart Will Go On (102,000) [21/03/1998]

2 Céline Dion My Heart Will Go On (120,000) [28/03/1998]

2 Busta Rhymes Turn It Up/Fire It Up (123,000) [18/04/1998]

2 Fat Les Vindaloo (186,537) [20/06/1998]

3 Five Got The Feelin’ (114,000) [20/06/1998]

4 B*witched C’est La Vie (102,300) [20/06/1998]

2 Fat Les Vindaloo (106,000) [27/06/1998]

2 Stardust Music Sounds Better With You (171,000) [22/08/1998]

2 Stardust Music Sounds Better With You (128,000) [29/08/1998]

2 Steps One For Sorrow (140,000) [05/09/1998]

3 Boyzone No Matter What (129,000) [05/09/1998]

2 George Michael Outside (116,000) [31/10/1998]

3 U2 Sweetest Thing (111,000) [31/10/1998]

2 Boyzone I Love The Way You Love Me (119,000) [05/12/1998]

2 Jay-Z Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (107,000) [12/12/1998]

2 Cher Believe (114,452) [19/12/1998]

2 Chef Chocolate Salty Balls (PS I Love You) (372,890) [26/12/1998]

3 Denise And Johnny Especially For You (150,000) [26/12/1998]

4 Cher Believe (123,699) [26/12/1998]

5 B*witched To You I Belong (120,000)* [26/12/1998]

6 Steps Heartbeat/Tragedy (105,000)* [26/12/1998]

 

2 Spice Girls Goodbye (208,229) [02/01/1999]

3 Cher Believe (120,292) [02/01/1999]

4 Steps Heartbeat/Tragedy (105,000) [02/01/1999]

2 Blondie Maria (110,000) [13/02/1999]

2 Blur Tender (176,000) [06/03/1999]

3 Whitney Houston It’s Not Right But It’s Okay (161,000) [06/03/1999]

2 Britney Spears ...Baby One More Time (170,000) [13/03/1999]

3 Vengaboys We Like To Party! (The Vengabus) (135,000) [13/03/1999]

2 Steps Better Best Forgotten (139,000) [20/03/1999]

3 Britney Spears ...Baby One More Time (122,000) [20/03/1999]

2 Cartoons Witch Doctor (156,000) [03/04/1999]

2 Eminem My Name Is (143,000) [10/04/1999]

3 Phats & Small Turn Around (116,000) [10/04/1999]

2 Geri Halliwell Look At Me (142,153) [22/05/1999]

2 Shanks & Bigfoot Sweet Like Chocolate (103,000) [12/06/1999]

2 Madonna Beautiful Stranger (136,000) [19/06/1999]

2 S Club 7 Bring It All Back (119,000) [26/06/1999]

2 Whitney Houston My Love Is Your Love (130,000) [03/07/1999]

3 Vengaboys Boom Boom Boom Boom (111,000) [03/07/1999]

2 Steps Love's Got A Hold On My Heart (102,000) [24/07/1999]

2 Ricky Martin Livin’ La Vida Loca (103,000) [07/08/1999]

2 Shaft (Mucho Mambo) Sway (115,000) [04/09/1999]

2 DJ Jean The Launch (113,000) [11/09/1999]

2 Lou Bega Mambo No 5 (A Little Bit Of...) (126,000) [18/09/1999]

2 Ann Lee 2 Times (152,500) [16/10/1999]

3 Eiffel 65 Blue (Da Ba Dee) (124,000) [16/10/1999]

2 Ann Lee 2 Times (110,000) [23/10/1999]

2 Tin Tin Out Feat. Emma Bunton What I Am (106,000) [13/11/1999]

2 Wamdue Project King Of My Castle (123,000) [04/12/1999]

2 Artful Dodger Feat. Craig David Re-Rewind The Crowd Say Bo Selecta (107,000) [11/12/1999]

2 Cliff Richard The Millennium Prayer (170,256) [25/12/1999]

3 John Lennon Imagine (148,000) [25/12/1999]

4 Cuban Boys Cognoscenti Vs Intelligentsia (104,000) [25/12/1999]

 

2 Cliff Richard The Millennium Prayer (112,956) [01/01/2000]

2 Artful Dodger And Romina Johnson Movin' Too Fast (126,000) [04/03/2000]

2 S Club 7 Reach (123,500) [03/06/2000]

2 Robbie Williams Rock DJ (102,000) [19/08/2000]

2 True Steppers & Dane Bowers Feat. Victoria Beckham Out Of Your Mind (180,500) [26/08/2000]

2 Spiller Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) (113,919) [02/09/2000]

2 Bob The Builder Can We Fix It? (188,305) [16/12/2000]

2 Westlife What Makes A Man (230,747) [30/12/2000]

 

2 Atomic Kitten Whole Again (109,500) [10/03/2001]

2 Shaggy Feat. Ricardo 'Rikrok' Ducent It Wasn't Me (214,370) [17/03/2001]

2 Westlife Uptown Girl (195,481) [24/03/2001]

3 Shaggy Feat. Ricardo 'Rikrok' Ducent It Wasn't Me (147,000) [24/03/2001]

2 Shaggy Feat. Ricardo 'Rikrok' Ducent It Wasn't Me (104,000) [31/03/2001]

3 Westlife Uptown Girl (101,000) [31/03/2001]

2 S Club 7 Don’t Stop Movin’ (120,000) [12/05/2001]

2 DJ Pied Piper And The Masters Of Ceremonies Do You Really Like It? (115,000) [09/06/2001]

2 DJ Otzi Hey Baby (125,000) [29/09/2001]

2 Steps Chain Reaction/One For Sorrow (108,000) [06/10/2001]

3 DJ Otzi Hey Baby (106,500) [06/10/2001]

 

2 Shakira Whenever Wherever (109,348) [09/03/2002]

2 One True Voice One True Voice Sacred Trust/After You're Gone (147,773) [28/12/2002]

 

2 Shane Richie I’m Your Man (112,436) [06/12/2003]

2 The Darkness Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End!) (222,561) [27/12/2003]

3 Ozzy And Kelly Osbourne Changes (144,802) [27/12/2003]

 

2 Steve Brookstein Against All Odds (127,370) [01/01/2005]

2 Nizlopi JCB Song (159,815) [31/12/2005]

 

2 Alexandra Burke Feat. Flo Rida Bad Boys (121,744) [31/10/2009]

2 Joe McElderry The Climb (450,838) [26/12/2009]

 

2 Rihanna Only Girl (In The World) (126,612) [06/11/2010]

2 Rihanna Feat. Drake What's My Name? (104,487) [25/12/2010]

 

2 Labrinth Feat. Tinie Tempah Earthquake (115,530) [05/11/2011]

2 Little Mix Cannonball (116,578) [31/12/2011]

 

2 Emeli Sandé Next To Me (103,438) [25/02/2012]

2 Calvin Harris Feat. Example We’ll Be Coming Back (102,320) [11/08/2012]

2 Labrinth Feat. Emeli Sandé Beneath Your Beautiful (102,786) [10/11/2012]

2 James Arthur Impossible (223,770) [29/12/2012]

 

2 will.i.am & Britney Spears Scream & Shout (115,896) [05/01/2013]

3 PSY Gangnam Style (111,744) [05/01/2013]

2 Daft Punk Feat. Pharrell Williams Get Lucky (105,438) [01/06/2013]

2 Naughty Boy Feat. Sam Smith La La La (105,251) [08/06/2013]

2 Naughty Boy Feat. Sam Smith La La La (100,827) [15/06/2013]

2 Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. & Pharrell Blurred Lines (110,540) [06/07/2013]

 

2014

04 Jan 106,904 Pharrell Williams – Happy

11 Jan 138,891 Pitbull feat. Ke$ha – Timber

11 Jan 108,317 Pharrell Williams – Happy (#2)

18 Jan 107,427 Pharrell Williams – Happy

25 Jan 118,000 Pharrell Williams – Happy

01 Feb 162,801 Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne – Rather Be

08 Feb 136,952 Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne – Rather Be

15 Feb 102,542 Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne – Rather Be

01 Mar 108,013 Sam Smith – Money On My Mind

15 Mar 120,770 Route 94 feat. Jess Glynne – My Love

29 Mar 112,082 Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones – I Got U

19 Apr 121,176 Sigma – Nobody To Love

26 Apr 136,286 Kiesza – Hideaway

03 May 126,702 Mr. Probz – Waves (Robin Schulz Remix)

10 May 100,168 Calvin Harris – Summer

24 May 105,095 Rita Ora – I Will Never Let You Down

31 May 108,013 Sam Smith – Stay With Me

14 Jun 123,864 Ed Sheeran – Sing

21 Jun 132,360 Ella Henderson – Ghost

12 Jul 112,903 Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea – Problem

02 Aug 118,145 Cheryl Cole feat. Tinie Temapah – Crazy Stupid Love

02 Aug 107,845 MAGIC! – Rude (#2)

09 Aug 106,370 Nico & Vinz – Am I Wrong

27 Sep 104,191 Sigma feat. Paloma Faith – Changing

14 Oct 143,750 Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass

21 Oct 100,942 Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass

28 Oct 108,857 Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass

29 Nov 312,928 Band Aid 30 – Do They Know It’s Christmas? (2014)

20 Dec 118,117 Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk!

27 Dec 214,239 Ben Haenow – Something I Need

27 Dec 181,545 Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk! (#2)

 

 

2015

03 Jan 186,655 Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk

03 Jan 112,335 Ben Haenow – Something I Need (#2)

10 Jan 156,335 Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk

17 Jan 129,871 Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk

24 Jan 125,948 Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk

31 Jan 120,443 Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk

07 Feb 101,962 Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk

14 Feb 172,368 Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do

21 Feb 118,225 Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do

28 Feb 118,343 Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do

14 Mar 101,955 Years & Years – King

21 Mar 105,070 Sam Smith feat. John Legend – Lay Me Down

25 Apr 193,018 Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth – See You Again

25 Apr 129,257 Omi – Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix) (#2)

02 May 141,671 Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth – See You Again

02 May 117,515 Omi – Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix) (#2)

09 May 112,626 Omi – Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)

09 May 111,542 Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth – See You Again (#2)

06 Jun 127,113 Jason Derulo – Want To Want Me

04 Jul 110,001 Tinie Tempah feat. Jess Glynne – Not Letting Go

23 Jul 112,684 Little Mix – Black Magic

05 Nov 332.599 Adele – Hello

05 Nov 101,561 Justin Bieber – Sorry (#2)

12 Nov 179,406 Adele – Hello

19 Nov 127,075 Adele – Sorry

26 Nov 104,472 Justin Bieber – Sorry

03 Dec 111,655 Justin Bieber – Sorry

10 Dec 115,821 Justin Bieber – Love Yourself

17 Dec 113,709 Justin Bieber – Love Yourself

24 Dec 102,084 Justin Bieber – Love Yourself

31 Dec 127,490 The Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir – A Bridge Over You

 

 

2016

07 Jan 122,997 Justin Bieber – Love Yourself

07 Jan 100,617 Justin Bieber – Sorry (#2)

11 Feb 112,497 ZAYN – PILLOWTALK

18 Feb 104,881 Lukas Graham – 7 Weeks

25 Feb 133,758 Lukas Graham – 7 Weeks

03 Mar 131,488 Lukas Graham – 7 Weeks

10 Mar 106,494 Lukas Graham – 7 Weeks

28 Apr 115,078 Drake feat. Wizkid & Kyla – One Dance

05 May 128,535 Drake feat. Wizkid & Kyla – One Dance

12 May 140,731 Drake feat. Wizkid & Kyla – One Dance

12 May 107,466 Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna – This Is What You Came For (#2)

19 May 123,519 Drake feat. Wizkid & Kyla – One Dance

19 May 109,942 Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna – This Is What You Came For (#2)

25 May 104,998 Drake feat. Wizkid & Kyla – One Dance

04 Aug 102,489 Major Lazer feat. Justin Bieber & MØ – Cold Water

11 Aug 104,446 Major Lazer feat. Justin Bieber & MØ – Cold Water

20 Oct 105,603 James Arthur – Say You Won’t Let Go

03 Nov 111,430 Little Mix – Shout Out To My Ex

 

2017

19 Jan 226,808 Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You

19 Jan 193,744 Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill (#2)

26 Jan 139,595 Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You

26 Jan 100,947 Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill (#2)

02 Feb 119,658 Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You

09 Feb 105,456 Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You

09 Mar 144,385 Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You

15 Mar 140,647 Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You

23 Mar 106,286 Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You

01 Jun 113,192 Luis Fonzi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber - Despacito (Remix)

08 Jun 129,256 Luis Fonzi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber - Despacito (Remix)

15 Jun 101,761 Luis Fonzi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber - Despacito (Remix)

29 Jun 170,360 Artists For Grenfell – Bridge Over Troubled Water

29 Jun 101,347 Luis Fonzi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber - Despacito (Remix) (#2)

 

2019

31 Jan 126,240 Ariana Grande – 7 rings

23 May 123,825 Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – I Don’t Care

 

2020

31 Dec 157,733 LadBaby – Don’t Stop Me Eatin'’

 

2021

28 Jan 116,748 Olivia Rodrigo – drivers license

lot's of them are x-factor or x-factor related (performed on the show etc)

 

 

Cheryl's song is called 'Promise This' not 'Promise Me'!

 

This is an interesting read, nice to see so many more in 2009 and 2010 than the years previously.

Wow Big increase from 2008.xfactor winners have sold less since alexandra won!

Interesting how sales increasing the last few years thanks to download system!

 

2009 - 15

2010 - 17

2011 - already 4 and will probably pass 17

Does "The Climb" hold the record for selling the most in a week for #2 position?

Rihanna had a week over 100k on 7th nov 2010 with only girl too I think. Week she was no1! 137k from memory. Nice list. When's the last time someone managed 100k 4 weeks in a row? Not even leona did by the looks

When's the last time someone managed 100k 4 weeks in a row? Not even leona did by the looks

 

The last track to sell over 100k for 4 consecutive weeks was Band Aid 20.

 

05.12.04 Band Aid 20 Do They Know It's Christmas? 292,594

12.12.04 Band Aid 20 Do They Know It's Christmas? 287,849

19.12.04 Band Aid 20 Do They Know It's Christmas? 231,492

26.12.04 Band Aid 20 Do They Know It's Christmas? 231,929

Rihanna had a week over 100k on 7th nov 2010 with only girl too I think. Week she was no1! 137k from memory. Nice list.

 

Yep 134+

 

Had to re-jiggle the dates a bit, as they are week beginning instead of week ending.

The last track to sell over 100k for 4 consecutive weeks was Band Aid 20.

 

05.12.04 Band Aid 20 Do They Know It's Christmas? 292,594

12.12.04 Band Aid 20 Do They Know It's Christmas? 287,849

19.12.04 Band Aid 20 Do They Know It's Christmas? 231,492

26.12.04 Band Aid 20 Do They Know It's Christmas? 231,929

And in fact over 200k all those weeks. Impressive considering the drop in physicals then and they werent counting downloads yet.

 

Thanks :D

There might not've been downloads then but it was probably the only track all decade to be available in all the big four supermarket chains and Smiths, Woolies and many other department stores. I work for Sainsburys. and the only other ones we've stocked since the millennium are the comic relief ones (as we are the official comic relief supermarket) and for some bizarre reason hundreds of copies of reggae reggae sauce. Plus x factor winners unfortunately.

What about Tinie Tempah ft Labrinith/ Frisky. I'm sure that it sold more than 100,000 sales in a week.

What about Tinie Tempah ft Labrinith/ Frisky. I'm sure that it sold more than 100,000 sales in a week.

Nope - here is the highest weekly sell of Frisky:

 

19 Jun 87,209 Tinie Tempah feat. Labrinth Frisky

Nope - here is the highest weekly sell of Frisky:

 

19 Jun 87,209 Tinie Tempah feat. Labrinth Frisky

oh sorry thanks for telling me that

Not a single non x-factor based person sold 100,000 copies in a week in 2008.

at least dizzee rascal broke the stranglehold in 2009.

Does "The Climb" hold the record for selling the most in a week for #2 position?

Last Christmas by Wham sold about 500,000 when entering the chart at #2 in the chart dated 15 December 1984 behind Do They Know It's Christmas by Band Aid which sold 850,000 to enter at #1. Sales figures weren't as precise in those days with total sales being more of an estimate than a totally accurate figure. Certainly it's the only sale for a record at #2 which is higher than The Climb.

 

Updated...

Not one Take That? Patience? Rule the World? The Flood? If not, shame on us!

Take that "Just" missed the list with Rule The world in 2007 i think they did 99k or thereabouts (though some sales had leaked the week before and if they hadn't they would be over 100k)

Better get ready to update with Example next week :D