2014 in British music charts

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This is a summary of the year 2014 in British music charts.

The UK Singles Chart and UK Albums Chart are two of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC) that calculates the best-selling singles/albums of the week in the United Kingdom.[1] Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical singles/albums and digital downloads, with airplay figures excluded from the official chart. From 6 July (chart dated week ending 12 July covering the sales in the first week of July), audio streaming became incorporated into the singles chart which means that a song gets the equivalent of one 'chart sale' if it is streamed 100 times.[2][3] The OCC continues to compile a sales (only) chart and a streaming (only) chart. A total of 38 singles (the most since 2000)[4] and 32 albums have claimed the top spot in 2014.

Number one artists

In the singles chart, Pharrell Williams, Clean Bandit, Sam Smith, Route 94, DVBBS, Borgeous, 5 Seconds of Summer, Aloe Blacc, Sigma, Kiesza, Mr Probz, Secondcity, Ed Sheeran, Ella Henderson, Oliver Heldens, Ariana Grande, Rixton, Magic!, Nico & Vinz, Lilly Wood, Nicki Minaj, Meghan Trainor, Gareth Malone's All Star Choir, Band Aid 30, Mark Ronson and Ben Haenow have all claimed their first number 1 single as a lead artist. Williams (with "Get Lucky" and "Blurred Lines"), Smith (with "La La La"), and Blacc (not credited; with "Wake Me Up") had all reached number one as featured artists prior to 2014.

In the albums chart, Robbie Williams and Bastille returned to the top of the charts, having reached number 1 in 2013 with Swings Both Ways and Bad Blood. You Me at Six, Bombay Bicycle Club, Katy B, Pharrell Williams, Elbow, Sam Bailey, Sam Smith, Collabro, Royal Blood, alt-J, George Ezra, Ella Henderson and Ben Howard have all claimed their first number 1 album.

"Rather Be" by Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne, "Happy" by Pharrell Williams and "All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor have all spent the most weeks at number 1 in the singles chart with four and x by Ed Sheeran has spent the most weeks at number 1 in the albums chart with eleven.

Notable events and records

"Happy" by Pharrell Williams became the first song released in the 2010s to be certified triple platinum based on sales of more than 1.55 million and 25 million streams by July.[5] With "Happy", Williams is the only act apart from The Beatles to achieve three million-selling singles in a 12-month period.[6] "Happy" also became only the third single in chart history, and the first for over 50 years, to return to number 1 more than once.

Cheryl broke the record for the most number one singles for a British female solo artist on 2 November with the release of "I Don't Care". The single sold over 82,000 copies in its first week and gave Cheryl her fifth UK number one. The record was previously jointly held by Rita Ora and Geri Halliwell.

"All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor became the first single ever to reach the top 40 on streams alone.[7]

"Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran broke a record for the longest climb to number 1 within the top 40, having taken 19 weeks to reach the summit.[8] On its return to number 1 on 13 December, it became the first song ever to peak at number 1 due to streaming, having sold less than the number 2.

The top 10 best-selling albums of the year were all by British artists.[9]

Number ones

Number-one singles

The 'sales' figures since the chart week ending 12 July include a proportion for audio streams and cannot be compared to previous weeks. See separate 'Singles sales chart' below.

Key
† Best-selling single of the year
More information Chart date (week ending), Song ...
Chart date
(week ending)		SongArtist(s)Sales /
chart sales		References[a]
4 January"Happy" †Pharrell Williams106,904[10]
11 January"Timber"Pitbull featuring Kesha138,891[11]
18 January"Happy" †Pharrell Williams107,427[12]
25 January117,643[13]
1 February"Rather Be"Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne162,801[14]
8 February136,952[15]
15 February102,542[16]
22 February79,050[17]
1 March"Money on My Mind"Sam Smith108,013[18]
8 March"Happy" †Pharrell Williams83,982[19]
15 March"My Love"Route 94 featuring Jess Glynne120,770[20]
22 March"Tsunami (Jump)"DVBBS & Borgeous featuring Tinie Tempah80,476[21]
29 March"I Got U"Duke Dumont featuring Jax Jones112,082[22]
5 April"She Looks So Perfect"5 Seconds of Summer94,270[23]
12 April"The Man"Aloe Blacc88,369[24]
19 April"Nobody to Love"Sigma121,176[25]
26 April"Hideaway"Kiesza136,286[26]
3 May"Waves"Mr Probz126,702[27]
10 May"Summer"Calvin Harris100,168[28]
17 May"Waves"Mr Probz75,537[29]
24 May"I Will Never Let You Down"Rita Ora105,095[30]
31 May"Stay with Me"Sam Smith108,898[31]
7 June"I Wanna Feel"Secondcity82,050[32]
14 June"Sing"Ed Sheeran123,864[33]
21 June"Ghost"Ella Henderson132,360[34]
28 June83,022[35]
5 July"Gecko (Overdrive)"Oliver Heldens & Becky Hill76,517[36]
12 July"Problem"Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea112,903[37]
19 July"It's My Birthday"will.i.am & Cody Wise74,034[38]
26 July"Me and My Broken Heart"Rixton63,478[39]
2 August"Crazy Stupid Love"Cheryl featuring Tinie Tempah118,145[40]
9 August"Rude"Magic!85,169[41]
16 August"Am I Wrong"Nico & Vinz106,370[42]
23 August62,750[43]
30 August"Lovers on the Sun"David Guetta featuring Sam Martin71,165[44]
6 September"Prayer in C"Lilly Wood & Robin Schulz85,169[45]
13 September68,958[46][47]
20 September"Blame"Calvin Harris featuring John Newman70,312[48][49]
27 September"Changing"Sigma featuring Paloma Faith104,191[50]
4 October"Bang Bang"Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj99,837[51]
11 October"All About That Bass"Meghan Trainor143,750[52][53]
18 October100,942[54][55]
25 October108,857[56][57]
1 November82,163[58][59]
8 November"Thinking Out Loud"Ed Sheeran89,475[60][61]
15 November"I Don't Care"Cheryl82,346[62][63]
22 November"Wake Me Up"Gareth Malone's All Star Choir120,312[64][65]
29 November"Do They Know It's Christmas?"Band Aid 30312,928[66][67]
6 December"These Days"Take That63,998[68][69]
13 December"Thinking Out Loud"Ed Sheeran58,503[70][71]
20 December"Uptown Funk"Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars118,117[72][73]
27 December"Something I Need"Ben Haenow214,239[74][75]
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  1. [a]
    1st ref: chart position; 2nd: chart sales (sales + streams/100)

Number-one albums

Key
† Best-selling album of the year
More information Chart date (week ending), Album ...
Chart date
(week ending)		AlbumArtistSalesReferences[a]
4 JanuarySwings Both WaysRobbie Williams90,938[76]
11 JanuaryHalcyonEllie Goulding37,507[77]
18 January26,456[78]
25 JanuaryHigh HopesBruce Springsteen48,620[79]
1 FebruaryHalcyonEllie Goulding20,928[80]
8 FebruaryCavalier YouthYou Me at Six32,426[81]
15 FebruarySo Long, See You TomorrowBombay Bicycle Club19,646[82]
22 FebruaryLittle RedKaty B22,892[83]
1 MarchBad BloodBastille18,334[84]
8 March16,548[85]
15 MarchGirlPharrell Williams69,213[86]
22 MarchThe Take Off and Landing of EverythingElbow46,211[87]
29 MarchSymphonicaGeorge Michael49,989[88]
5 AprilThe Power Of LoveSam Bailey72,644[89]
12 AprilEducation, Education, Education & WarKaiser Chiefs23,767[90]
19 April16,086[91]
26 AprilCaustic LovePaolo Nutini109,011[92]
3 May52,651[93]
10 May36,859[94]
17 MaySheezusLily Allen35,414[95]
24 MayXscapeMichael Jackson47,764[96]
31 MayGhost StoriesColdplay168,048[97]
7 JuneIn the Lonely HourSam Smith101,752[98]
14 June48,538[99]
21 June48:13Kasabian70,339[100]
28 JuneUltraviolenceLana Del Rey48,028[101]
5 Julyx †Ed Sheeran182,427[102]
12 July93,270[103]
19 July52,152[104]
26 July39,375[105]
2 August33,283[106]
9 August31,229[107]
16 August29,741[108]
23 August27,208[109]
30 AugustStarsCollabro48,749[110]
6 SeptemberRoyal BloodRoyal Blood65,812[111]
13 SeptemberIn the Lonely HourSam Smith30,081[112][47]
20 September30,398[113][49]
27 SeptemberNo Sound Without SilenceThe Script42,546[114]
4 OctoberThis Is All Yoursalt-J30,947[115]
11 OctoberWanted on VoyageGeorge Ezra30,061[116][53]
18 October25,948[117]
25 OctoberChapter OneElla Henderson43,824[118][57]
1 NovemberI Forget Where We WereBen Howard44,993[119][59]
8 November1989Taylor Swift90,336[120][121]
15 Novemberx †Ed Sheeran45,431[122][123]
22 NovemberThe Endless RiverPink Floyd139,351[124][125]
29 NovemberFourOne Direction141,780[126][127]
6 DecemberNever Been BetterOlly Murs92,597[128][129]
13 DecemberIIITake That144,538[130][131]
20 Decemberx †Ed Sheeran152,262[132][133]
27 December214,451[134][135]
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  1. [a]
    1st ref: chart position; 2nd: sales

Number-one compilation albums

Key
† Best-selling compilation of the year
More information Chart date (week ending), Album ...
Chart date
(week ending)		AlbumReferences
4 JanuaryNow 86[136]
11 January[137]
18 January[138]
25 JanuaryThe Trevor Nelson Collection 2[139]
1 February[140]
8 February[141]
15 FebruaryFrozen[142]
22 FebruaryI'm Every Woman[143]
1 MarchBrit Awards 2014[144]
8 MarchEat Sleep Rave Repeat[145]
15 MarchFrozen[146]
22 MarchNow Running 2014[147]
29 MarchNow Feel Good[148]
5 AprilYour Songs 2014[149]
12 AprilFrozen[150]
19 AprilNow 87[151]
26 April[152]
3 May[153]
10 May[154]
17 May[155]
24 May[156]
31 MayFrozen[157]
7 June[158]
14 June[159]
21 JuneEddie Stobart Trucking Songs - Trucking All Over The World[160]
28 JuneFrozen[161]
5 JulyNow Summer[162]
12 July[163]
19 JulyThe Nation's Favourite Motown Songs[164]
26 JulyFrozen[165]
2 AugustNow 88[166]
9 August[167]
16 August[168]
23 August[169]
30 August[170]
6 September[171]
13 September[172]
20 September[173]
27 SeptemberKeep Calm and Chillout[174]
4 October[175]
11 October[176]
18 October[177]
25 October[178]
1 November[179]
8 NovemberBBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2014[180]
15 November[181]
22 November[182]
29 November[183]
6 DecemberNow 89 †[184]
13 December[185]
20 December[186]
27 December[187]
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Year end charts

Biggest singles

This chart published by the Official Charts Company on 31 December 2014 is based on sales and streams for the whole of 2014.[188]

More information Position, Sales position ...
Position Sales position Title Artist Peak
position		 Sales Streams Combined sales[nb 1]
1 1 "Happy" Pharrell Williams 1 1,500,000[189] 35,000,000[190] 1,850,000
2 2 "Rather Be" Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne 1 1,130,000[189] 39,700,000[190] 1,527,000
3 3 "All of Me" John Legend 2 851,000 34,900,000[190] 1,200,000[191]
4 4 "Waves" Mr Probz 1 815,000[192] 32,100,000[190] 1,136,000
5 7 "Thinking Out Loud" Ed Sheeran 1 735,000 27,500,000[190] 1,010,000[191]
6 5 "Ghost" Ella Henderson 1 757,000[189]
7 8 "Stay with Me" Sam Smith 1 29,100,000[190]
8 9 "All About That Bass" Meghan Trainor 1 651,000[189]
9 6 "Timber" Pitbull featuring Kesha 1 744,000[189]
10 13 "Budapest" George Ezra 3
11 12 "Sing" Ed Sheeran 1
12 16 "Rude" Magic! 1
13 10 "Let It Go" Idina Menzel 11 636,000[189]
14 11 "Shake It Off" Taylor Swift 2 0[193]
15 17 "Hideaway" Kiesza 1
16 14 "My Love" Route 94 featuring Jess Glynne 1
17 15 "Nobody to Love" Sigma 1
18 19 "Money on My Mind" Sam Smith 1
19 22 "Summer" Calvin Harris 1 600,000[194]
20 18 "Dark Horse" Katy Perry featuring Juicy J 4
21 29 "Am I Wrong" Nico & Vinz 1
22 26 "Prayer in C" Lilly Wood & Robin Schulz 1
23 27 "Problem" Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea 1
24 30 "I'm Not the Only One" Sam Smith 3
25 25 "Bang Bang" Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj 1
26 21 "I Got U" Duke Dumont 1
27 "Don't" Ed Sheeran 8
28 37 "Blame" Calvin Harris featuring John Newman 1
29 20 "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Band Aid 30 1
30 23 "Uptown Funk" Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars 1 6,000,000[195]
31 33 "Fancy" Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX 5
32 "Chandelier" Sia 6
33 24 "Hey Brother" Avicii 3[a]
34 34 "Changing" Sigma featuring Paloma Faith 1
35 40 "Gecko (Overdrive)" Oliver Heldens & Becky Hill 1
36 28 "I Will Never Let You Down" Rita Ora 1
37 32 "Only Love Can Hurt Like This" Paloma Faith 6
38 "Blame It on Me" George Ezra 6
39 31 "Say Something" A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera 4
40 "A Sky Full of Stars" Coldplay 8
41 38 "Loyal" Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne & Tyga 10
42 "Riptide" Vance Joy 10
43 "Steal My Girl" One Direction 3
44 "Counting Stars" OneRepublic 10[b]
45 35 "How Long Will I Love You" Ellie Goulding 5[c]
46 "Crazy Stupid Love" Cheryl featuring Tinie Tempah 1
47 "Black Widow" Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora 4
48 "Wiggle" Jason Derulo featuring Snoop Dogg 8
49 36 "Feelin' Myself" will.i.am featuring French Montana, Wiz Khalifa & Miley Cyrus 2
50 "She Looks So Perfect" 5 Seconds of Summer 1
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Note: figures without a reference must always be deduced from the two others according to these operations: Sales + (Streams/100) = Chart sales / (Chart sales - Sales)*100 = Streams / Chart sales - (Streams/100) = Sales

Biggest-selling albums

[196]

More information Position, Title ...
Position Title Artist Peak
position		 Sales
1 x Ed Sheeran 1 1,689,000
2 In the Lonely Hour Sam Smith 1 1,248,000
3 Wanted on Voyage George Ezra 1 678,000
4 Caustic Love Paolo Nutini 1 545,000
5 Ghost Stories Coldplay 1 544,000
6 A Perfect Contradiction Paloma Faith 2
7 Four One Direction 1
8 Never Been Better Olly Murs 1
9 The Endless River Pink Floyd 1
10 III Take That 1
11 1989 Taylor Swift 1
12 Halcyon/Halcyon Days Ellie Goulding 1
13 Blue Smoke Dolly Parton 2
14 Partners Barbra Streisand 2
15 GIRL Pharrell Williams 1
16 Love in the Future John Legend 2
17 If You Wait London Grammar 3[d]
18 AM Arctic Monkeys 2[e]
19 Chapter One Ella Henderson 1
20 Bad Blood Bastille 1
21 No Sound Without Silence The Script 1
22 Royal Blood Royal Blood 1
23 Meet the Vamps The Vamps 2
24 Beyoncé Beyoncé 2
25 Rock or Bust AC/DC 3
26 Sonic Highways Foo Fighters 2
27 48:13 Kasabian 1
28 Since I Saw You Last Gary Barlow 2
29 5 Seconds of Summer 5 Seconds of Summer 2
30 Christmas Michael Bublé 1
31 True Avicii 2
32 The Take Off and Landing of Everything Elbow 1
33 The 1975 The 1975 1
34 Love in Venice André Rieu 4
35 Symphonica George Michael 1
36 Stars Collabro 1
37 It's the Girls! Bette Midler 4
38 Night Visions Imagine Dragons 9[f]
39 Midnight Memories One Direction 3[g]
40 Melody Road Neil Diamond 4
41 The Power of Love Sam Bailey 1
42 Motion Calvin Harris 2
43 Home Rudimental 5[h]
44 Xscape Michael Jackson 1
45 Tribute John Newman 4[i]
46 Native OneRepublic 9
47 Moon Landing James Blunt 6[j]
48 Pure Heroine Lorde 8[k]
49 Going Back Home Wilko Johnson and Roger Daltrey 3
50 Queen Forever Queen 5
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Notes:

  1. [a]
    Reached number 2 in 2013
  2. [b]
    Reached number 1 in 2013
  3. [c]
    Reached number 3 in 2013
  4. [d]
    Reached number 2 in 2013
  5. [e]
    Reached number 1 in 2013
  6. [f]
    Reached number 2 in 2013
  7. [g]
    Reached number 1 in 2013
  8. [h]
    Reached number 1 in 2013
  9. [i]
    Reached number 1 in 2013
  10. [j]
    Reached number 2 in 2013
  11. [k]
    Reached number 4 in 2013

Biggest-selling compilation albums

[197]

More information Position, Title ...
Position Title Peak
position		 Sales
1 Now 89 1 954,000
2 Frozen 1 937,000
3 Now 88 1 701,000
4 Now 87 1 645,000
5 Disney Sing Along - Frozen 2 405,000
6 BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2014 1
7 Now Christmas 2
8 Keep Calm and Chillout 1
9 Now Disney 4
10 Now 21st Century 2
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Notes:

See also

Footnotes

  1. [1]
    Sales plus (streams divided by 100)

References

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