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15. (What's The Story) Morning Glory Oasis (21-24-25-22-22) 1,030,000 (T/S 5,616,000) 14 ÷ Ed Sheeran (13-12-10-14-12) 1,039,000 (T/S 4,489,000) 13. Midnights- Taylor Swift (20-10-10) 1,078,000 12. AM Arctic Monkeys (41-30-23-16-14) 1,079,000 (T/S 2,325,000) 11. Rumours Fleetwood Mac (15-16-16-17-16) 1,083,000 (T/S 5,317,000) A remarkable 10th album on the rundown for Swift and another million selling album though it falls out of the top 10 for the decade. Healthy moves nearer the big 10 for Oasis, Arctic Monkeys, and Fleetwood Mac who all had a solid 2025.

20. 30 Adele (2-3-8-18) 927,000 19. Harry’s House- Harry Styles (15-13-15) 928,000 18. Fine Line Harry Styles (2-4-4-9-13) 951,000 (T/S 1,021,000) 17. Folklore Taylor Swift (12-17-21-19-17) 984,000 16. The Tortured Poets Department- Taylor Swift (20) 991,000 Albums 8 and 9 for Swift who has done incredibly well on the album front this decade with both poised to move over the million mark shortly, but also double Harry Styles with “Fine Line” his first million seller. A third album from Adele but “30” is still far away from the million mark- maybe 2027?

186. TAKE A BOW- Rihanna (365,800) YEAR: 2008 PEAK POSITION: 1 WKS ON CHART:23 Written by Ne-Yo and Stargate, this was an additional track recorded by Rihanna for “Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded”. It became her second No 1 in the UK and her second appearance on this list.

187. I WISH I WAS A PUNKROCKER (WITH FLOWERS IN MY HAIR)- Sandi Thom (365,100) YEAR: 2006 PEAK POSITION: 1 WKS ON CHART: 23 Much was made at the time of Thom’s route to stardom which consisted of 21 “tour dates” which were actually webcasts from her basement, a PR stunt which brought her to the attention of the media. She was eventually signed to RCA after label boss Craig Logan (ex-Bros member) saw a webcast (indeed the record contract signing was itself a webcast), her debut single was released and bam- a chart topper! It was written after Thom had been mugged losing her phone and without a means of contacting her family so it’s nice that some good came from the experience!

188. THE BOY DOES NOTHING- Alesha Dixon (364,600) YEAR: 2008 PEAK POSITION: 5 WKS ON CHART:24 A tumultuous decade for Dixon who saw Mis-Teeq disband, a high profile divorce from So Solid Crew member Harvey after he had an affair with fellow popstar Javine, and a flop solo career which saw her dumped by the record label. Things changed however when she won “Strictly Come Dancing” in late 2007 and saw her snapped up by a new label to produce a new album from which this was the re-launch lead single. Co written by Xenomania, it was performed on “Strictly” and in an instant outsold not only her previous singles but also all of her Mis-Teeq hits.

25. The Essential- Michael Jackson (65-32) 808,000 (t/s 2,097,000) 24. Legend Bob Marley & The Wailers (14-19-22-21-23) 836,000 (T/S 5,416,000) 23. Lover Taylor Swift (37-48-41-24-21) 853,000 (T/S 1,008,000) 22. Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa (3-3-7-15-19) 887,000 21. Short N Sweet- Sabrina Carpenter (82) 892,000 Michael Jackson now over 2 million, good but nothing on the 5.4 million Bob Marley has build over the last 41 years though it does lose ground year on year on this countdown. 3 x platinum should be imminent for Dua Lipa this year and a great year for Sabrina who rockets 61 places to just outside the top 20, oh and more Taylor- “Lover” now over a million.

30. Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon Pop Smoke (6-9-12-20-24) 711,000 29. Singles Maroon 5 (69-44-39-35-27) 718,000 (T/S 990,000) 28. Stick Season- Noah Kahan (50) 720,000 27. SOS- SZA (84-44) 720,000 26. Definitely Maybe Oasis (67-67-66-54-29) 773,000 (T/S 3,018,000) Great improvements for Noah Kahan and SZA in this section who did well in 2025 and a first album from Oasis- two more of them to come for them.

189. HEY YA- Outkast (362,800) YEAR: 2003 PEAK POSITION: 3 WKS ON CHART: 21 For a song to spend 21 weeks in the chart back in 03/04 pre downloads was quite a feat, still more impressive that reached its peak some 12 weeks into that run! Apparently it was the first track to record 1 million downloads on i-Tunes way back in 2005 and caused a short lived revival in the sale of polaroid cameras in 2004 thanks to the namecheck in the song.

190. FREESTYLER- Bomfunk MC’s (362,000) YEAR: 2000 PEAK POSITION: 2 WKS ON CHART: 12 The third release in their native Finland from their debut album, this was the first song released here in the UK and remains their biggest. It was denied the top spot by Craig David but did make No 1 on 10 European charts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n867LKnGgc&list=RD9n867LKnGgc&start_radio=1

191. SOMETHING STUPID- Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman (361,900) YEAR: 2001 PEAK POSITION: 1 WKS IN CHART: 12 The festive chart topper for the year was quite a rouse for Robbie Williams who secured the services of a Hollywood A-Lister in Nicole Kidman. The song was written by C Carlson Parks and initially performed by he and his wife Gaile for their album in 1966, of course it reached a far greater level of fame when covered by Frank and daughter Nancy Sinatra a year later as it became a chart topper on both sides of the Atlantic. Fast forward 24 years and Williams recorded it for his big band album “Swing When You’re Winning” enticing Kidman who had recently shown she could sing thanks to “Moulin Rouge”.

35. Legacy David Bowie (35-34-32-29-30) 673,000 (T/S 1,150,000) 34. Twenty Five George Michael (50-40-40-36-35) 676,000 (T/S 1,890,000) 33. Reputation- Taylor Swift (42-28) 694,000 (t/s 1,079,000) 32. Guts- Olivia Rodrigo (41-41) 696,000 31. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Billie Eilish (4-13-17-23-25) 708,000 (T/S 1,169,000) 4th and final appearance for Billie, a 6th for Swift with “Reputation” now over a million. George Michael continues to improve slowly with 2 million likely to happen in 2026, and a first appearance for Olivia Rodrigo- she’ll be back later.

40. The Life Of A Showgirl- Taylor Swift (NEW) 642,400 39. 1989 (Taylor’s Version)- Taylor Swift (77-34) 644,000 38. Dua Lipa Dua Lipa (25-27-29-32-33) 657,000 (T/S 1,221,000) 37. Between Us- Little Mix (38-31-31) 663,000 36. 1989 Taylor Swift (97-71-47-26-26) 670,000 (T/S 1,946,000) Triple Swift and one of them was 2025’s biggest seller and highest new entry on this list. “Showgirl’s” opening tally of 423k was the 12th biggest weekly tally ever and put her into the top 100 on this countdown on that sale alone! In other news Dua Lipa now goes 4 times platinum.

192. I TURN TO YOU- Melanie C (361,400) YEAR: 2000 PEAK POSITION: 1 WKS ON CHART: 12 With the help of heavyweight hit writers Rick Nowels and Billy Steinberg and a remix courtesy of Hex Hector which turned it into an Ibiza standard that summer, Mel C’s fourth release from her debut solo album had No 1 written all over it. So it proved that August thanks to a first week sale of 121,000 allowing her to become one of only 3 female acts to score multiple chart toppers in 2000.

193. RELEASE ME- Agnes (360,500) YEAR: 2009 PEAK POSITION: 3 WKS ON CHART: 17 To prove how reality TV crazy we were in the decade, here’s the winner of the 2005 Swedish version of “Idol”. After two successful albums in Sweden she changed label and ventured into dance pop which yielded her first international release with this track which found fans in the UK though it was her only top 30 hit here.

194. RED- Daniel Merriweather (360,280) YEAR: 2009 PEAK POSITION: 5 WKS ON CHART: 26 First appearing as a vocalist on Mark Ronson’s debut album in 2003, some solo releases didn’t do much outside his native Australia but it was his work on Ronson’s 2nd album “Version” and specifically the rework of The Smiths “Stop Me” which propelled him into the UK charts in some style. His debut album followed with this his most successful solo track which Ronson produced.

45. Greatest Hits Red Hot Chili Peppers (73-69-62-47-46) 613,000 (T/S 2,311,000) 44. Born To Die- Lana Del Rey (97-51-42) 624,000 (T/S 1,815,000) 43. Greatest Hits- Pitbull (49-51) 625,000 42. Best Of- 50 Cent (57-47) 628,000 (t/s 765,000) 41. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Arctic Monkeys (51-42-37-34-36) 641,000 (T/S 2,528,000) 2.5 million copies of Arctic Monkeys debut have now been sold, meanwhile Red Hot Chili Peppers continue that slow ascent up the rundown. 50 Cent and Pitbull continue to improve and both are now double platinum, and Lana Del Rey’s debut continues to inch toward the 2 million mark…

50. No 6 Collaborations Project Ed Sheeran (7-14-24-30-40) 592,000 (T/S 1,100,000) 49. Hit Me Hard And Soft- Billie Eilish (90) 595,000 48. Greatest Hits- God's Favourite Band Green Day (85-83-70-62-52) 595,000 (T/S 744,000) 47. Piano Man- The Very Best Of Billy Joel (95-76-66-55) 601,000 (T/S 1,703,000) 46. Teenage Dream Katy Perry (88-77-60-49) 610,000 (T/S 2,033,000) 3rd Billie Eilish album here and a second for Ed Sheeran as his album reaches 1.1 million. Two continual sellers in Billy Joel who is now on 1.7 million and Katy Perry who moves over the 2 million mark.

195. BREAK YOUR HEART- Taio Cruz (360,270) YEAR: 2009 PEAK POSITION: 1 WKS ON CHART: 16 Originally penned for Cheryl Cole’s debut solo album, it got rejected which resulted in Cruz re-writing it from a male perspective and scoring himself a 3 week No 1. The US release featured rapper Ludacris and became a chart topper there too lifting 53-1 creating a record climb for a debut single at the time.

196. LIVE YOUR LIFE- T.I Featuring Rihanna (358,700) YEAR: 2008 PEAK POSITION: 2 WKS ON CHART: 20 Two acts share the honour of most entries on this list and the first of those acts pops up here- spoiler: it isn’t T.I. The song created history in the US at the time by moving 71-1, the biggest jump to the top spot recorded, it almost did something spectacular here too by leaping 39-2 but the top spot was beyond it. It features a sample of another 00s classic, O-Zone’s “Dragostea Din Tei”

197. TOXIC- Britney Spears (355,800) YEAR: 2004 PEAK POSITION: 1 WKS ON CHART: 14 Surely this one can’t be this low? Well blame the sales nadir that was 2004! Not much to add to this one that you don’t already know- co-written by Cathy Dennis and with an 80s Bollywood sample running through it, it became Spears’ first chart topper in 4 years and 4th overall. It was famously offered to Kylie Minogue who turned it down and written with Janet Jackson in mind, it ended the noughties as Spears’ 3rd biggest hit!

55. Doo Wops & Hooligans Bruno Mars (75-65-52-54) 558,000 (T/S 2,429,000) 54. 25 Adele (94-39-42-38-48) 560,000 (T/S 4,143,000) 53. The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess- Chappell Roan (NEW) 560,000 52. Hollywood's Bleeding Post Malone (16-26-35-28-37) 568,000 (T/S 677,000) 51. Evermore Taylor Swift (49-52-39-39) 580,000 More Adele, Post Malone, and Taylor Swift along with the ever present Bruno Mars classic album. Highlight is naturally the entry of Chappell Roan who will hopefully rise into the top 50 in 12 months’ time.

60. BRAT- Charli XCX (NEW) 530,000 59. In The Lonely Hour Sam Smith (70-61-54-53-60) 532,000 (T/S 3,125,000) 58. The Fame- Lady Gaga (91-78-66) 544,000 (T/S 3,591,000) 57. Back To Black Amy Winehouse (66-51-57-67-53) 548,000 (T/S 4,571,000) 56. Voyage ABBA (7-14-25-38) 550,000 It may have been a BRAT summer in 2024 but it’s continued to sell well (combined with the remix album naturally) to enter the top 60. Consistency is key for Sam Smith and Amy Winehouse who are both still shifting the back catalogue as is Gaga who is almost at 3.6 million of “The Fame”.

198. INFINITY 2008- Guru Josh Project (355,700) YEAR: 2008 PEAK POSITION: 3 WKS ON CHART: 24 The original “Infinity” made No 5 back in 1990 after it was picked up by DJ Mike Pickering (pre M-People days) who started playing it at the Hacienda nightclub. It proved to be his only top 20 single and he pretty much disappeared from public eye until this track got a noughties overall and propelled even higher into the top 3 when remixed by DJ Klaas.

199. GHETTO GOSPEL- 2Pac Featuring Elton John (354,600) YEAR: 2005 PEAK POSITION: 1 WKS ON CHART: 22 Shocking no-one, almost 75% of the entries on this list are chart toppers including this “duet” between Elton and the late 2Pac. To be more exact it should really have a credit for Eminem as he produced it and welded John’s “Indian Summer” to 2Pac’s vocals from a unreleased track in 1992, impressing Elton enough to allow its release. It became Elton’s third and biggest selling No 1 of the decade, but a first for 2Pac, 9 years after his death.

200. CASTLES IN THE SKY- Ian Van Dahl (354,300) YEAR: 2001 PEAK POSITION: 3 WKS ON CHART: 16 Shall we start off with some Belgian trance? Why not. Another act fronted by a female who didn’t provide the vocals and often mistaken for the name of a DJ, the trio were actually a production team who struck trance gold with this track. More hits followed but each peaked lower than the previous release as the law of diminishing returns kicked in. Anyway glo-sticks at the ready!