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. 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. This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 2013, as well as singles which peaked in 2012 and 2014 but were in the top 10 in 2013. The entry date is when the single 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 fifty-two singles were in the top ten in 2013. Ten singles from 2012 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, "Happy" by Pharrell Williams and "Trumpets" by Jason Derulo were released in 2013 but did not reach their peak until 2014. "Scream & Shout" by Britney Spears & will.i.am and "I Knew You Were Trouble" by Taylor Swift were the singles from 2012 to reach their peak in 2013. Forty-seven artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2013. Bastille, John Newman, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Union J and The Vamps were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 2013.
"Impossible" by British singer-songwriter and X Factor series 9 winner James Arthur returned to number-one for the first two weeks of 2013, giving the single a total of three weeks on top of the chart. It had vacated the top spot for one week as The Justice Collective secured the 2012 Christmas number-one with "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", a charity single in aid of the Hillsborough Disaster. The first new number-one single of the year was "Scream & Shout" by American singers Britney Spears & will.i.am. Overall, thirty different singles peaked at number-one in 2013, with Avicii, Miley Cyrus and Pharrell Williams (2) having the joint most singles hit that position.
Background Multiple entries One-hundred and fifty-two singles charted in the top 10 in 2013, with one-hundred and forty singles reaching their peak this year.
Forty-seven artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2013. Scottish DJ and producer Calvin Harris had the most top ten singles in 2013 with five. "Under Control" featuring Alesso and Hurts was at number-one for a week and remained in the top ten for one more week. Other entries included "Thinking About You" featuring Ayah Marar (number 8), "I Need Your Love" featuring Ellie Goulding (4), "Drinking from the Bottle" featuring Tinie Tempah (5) and a remix of Fatboy Slim's "Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat which reached number 3. Boyband One Direction, Swedish DJ Avicii, rappers Dizzee Rascal and Eminem and will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas all had four top ten singles in 2013.
Chart debuts Sixty-five artists achieved their first top 10 single in 2013, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, five went on to record another hit single that year: Bastille, Breach, Demi Lovato, Disclosure and Union J. 2 Chainz and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis had two other entries in their 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. Artist Number of top 10s First entry Chart position Other entriesTJR1"Don't Stop the Party"7—Bingo Players1"Get Up (Rattle)"1—Macklemore & Ryan Lewis3"Thrift Shop"1"Can't Hold Us" (3), "Same Love" (6)Wanz1—Diane Birch1"Rewind"10—Disclosure2"White Noise"2"You & Me" (10)AlunaGeorge1—Baauer1"Harlem Shake"3—Ben Howard1"Only Love"9—Bastille2"Pompeii"2"Of the Night" (2)Bridgit Mendler1"Ready or Not"7—Charlie Brown1"On My Way"7—Duke Dumont1"Need U (100%)"1—A*M*EThe Wizard of Oz film cast1"Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead"2—Ella Eyre1"Waiting All Night"1—Ray Dalton1"Can't Hold Us"3—Loveable Rogues1"What a Night"9—Passenger1"Let Her Go"2—Chris Malinchak1"So Good to Me"2—Armin van Buuren1"This Is What It Feels Like"6—Trevor GuthrieDemi Lovato2"Heart Attack"3"Skyscraper" (7)Sub Focus1"Endorphins"7—Sam Smith1"La La La" 1—2 Chainz3"We Own It (Fast & Furious)"6"Trampoline" (3), "Talk Dirty" (1)Robin Thicke1"Blurred Lines"1—Big Sean1"Wild"5—Union J2"Carry You"6"Beautiful Life" (8)Fuse ODG1"Antenna"7—Leah McFall1"I Will Survive"8—Tom Odell1"Another Love"10—Icona Pop1"I Love It"1—Charli XCXGabz1"Lighters (The One)"6—Louis M^ttrs1"Lost & Not Found"9—Tommy Trash1"Reload"7—Breach2"Jack"7"Everything You Never Had (We Had It All)" (9)Cedric Gervais1"Summertime Sadness"4—Ayah Marar1"Thinking About You"8—Klangkarussell1"Sonnentanz (Sun Don't Shine)"3—Will HeardDiplo1"Earthquake"4—Dominique Young UniqueMajid Jordan1"Hold On, We're Going Home"4—Mary Lambert1"Same Love"6—Ben Pearce1"What I Might Do"7—1"Can We Dance"2—Moko1"Count on Me"5—Wilkinson1"Afterglow"8—Iggy Azalea1"Change Your Life"10—Lorde1"Royals"1—Showtek1"Booyah"3—We Are Loud!Sonny WilsonRiva Star1"Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat"3—BeardymanStorm Queen1"Look Right Through (MK Remix)"1—MKMartin Garrix1"Animals"1—Alesso1"Under Control"1—HurtsAndreya Triana1"Everything You Never Had (We Had It All)"9—Sam Bailey1"Skyscraper"1—AC/DC1"Highway to Hell"4—
Notes Nate Ruess made his chart debut with his band Fun in 2012 with the song "We Are Young" but he had his first individual credit in 2013 featuring on Pink's "Just Give Me a Reason. Sebastian Ingrosso had previous hit singles in the supergroup Swedish House Mafia ("One (Your Name)", "Miami 2 Ibiza", "Save the World", "Antidote" and "Don't You Worry Child") but "Reload" was his first top 10 in his own right.
Selena Gomez made her chart debut with her band Selena Gomez & the Scene in 2010 with the song "Naturally" but "Come & Get It" was her first solo top 10 single. Although "We Can't Stop" was Miley Cyrus's first official top 10 single, she was part of the Helping Haiti charity single "Everybody Hurts" in 2010, which reached number-one.
Songs from films Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "We Own It (Fast & Furious) (from Fast & Furious 6), "Bang Bang" (The Great Gatsby), "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" (The Wizard of Oz), "Carry You" & "Earthquake" (both from Kick Ass 2), "Best Song Ever" (One Direction: This Is Us), "We Own the Night" (The Wolverine) and "Happy" (Despicable Me 2).
Charity singles A number of singles recorded for charity reached the top 10 in the charts in 2013.
Best-selling singles Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams had the best-selling single of the year with "Blurred Lines". The song spent fourteen weeks in the top 10 (including five weeks at number one), sold over 1.472 million copies and was certified 3× platinum by the BPI (December 2015). "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers came in second place, selling more than 1.308 million copies and losing out by around 164,000 sales. Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc's "Wake Me Up", "Let Her Go" from Passenger, and "La La La" by Naughty Boy featuring Sam Smith made up the top five. Singles by Katy Perry, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz, Pink featuring Nate Ruess, OneRepublic and Justin Timberlake were also in the top ten best-selling singles of the year.
Top-ten singles Key SymbolMeaning‡Single peaked in 2012 but still in chart in 2013.♦Single released in 2013 but peaked in 2014.(#)Year-end top ten single position and rankEnteredThe date that the single first appeared in the chart.PeakHighest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart.