List of UK top-ten singles in 2022
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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 2022, as well as singles which peaked in 2021 and 2023 but were in the top 10 in 2022. 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-six singles have been in the top 10 so far this year (as of 31 March 2022, week ending). Fifteen singles from 2021 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year. "Seventeen Going Under" by Sam Fender, "Coming for You" by SwitchOTR featuring A1 x J1, "Overseas" by D-Block Europe featuring Central Cee, "ABCDEFU" by Gayle, Last Christmas" by Wham!, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee, "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" by Michael Bublé and "Come On Home for Christmas" by George Ezra were the songs from 2021 to reach their peak in 2022. Acraze, Fireboy DML, Lauren Spencer-Smith, Jessica Darrow and Luude are among the many artists who have achieved their first top 10 single in 2022.
"Merry Christmas" by Ed Sheeran and Elton John returned to number-one for a third non-consecutive week during the first week of 2022, while Adele's "Easy on Me" clinched an eighth non-consecutive week at the top spot during the second week of 2022. The first new number-one single of the year was "ABCDEFU" by Gayle. Overall, three different songs peaked have peaked at number-one so far in 2022, with three 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[]
Encanto dominates the charts and sets records[]
The Disney film Encanto dominated the UK Singles Chart in early 2022 and also set records in the process. Three songs from the film charted within the top 10; "We Don't Talk About Bruno", "Surface Pressure" and "The Family Madrigal".
On 21 January 2022 (27 January 2022, week ending), "We Don't Talk About Bruno" rose to number-one in the UK Singles Chart and became the first-ever original song from a Disney film to do so in the chart's 70-year history.[6]
On 4 February 2022 (10 February 2022, week ending), after "The Family Madrigal" rose to number seven in the charts, Encanto set another record by becoming the first Disney film to see three songs from its soundtrack reach the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart.[7]
Chart debuts[]
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 entries |
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| Stephanie Beatriz | 2 | "We Don't Talk About Bruno" | 1 | "The Family Madrigal" (7) |
| Cast of Encanto | ||||
| Carolina Gaitán | 1 | — | ||
| Mauro Castillo | ||||
| Adassa | ||||
| Rhenzy Feliz | ||||
| Diane Guerrero | ||||
| Fireboy DML | 1 | "Peru" | 2 | — |
| Acraze | 1 | "Do It to It" | 9 | — |
| Cherish | ||||
| Lauren Spencer-Smith | 1 | "Fingers Crossed" | 4 | — |
| Jessica Darrow | 1 | "Surface Pressure" | 3 | — |
| StillBrickin | 1 | "Pump 101" | 9 | — |
| Olga Merediz | 1 | "The Family Madrigal" | 7 | — |
| Belters Only | 1 | "Make Me Feel Good" | 4 | — |
| Jazzy | ||||
| Luude | 1 | "Down Under" | 5 | — |
| Dove Cameron | 1 | "Boyfriend" | 9 | — |
| Cat Burns | 1 | "Go" | 8 | — |
| Bad Boy Chiller Crew | 1 | "BMW" | 9 | — |
- Notes
Colin Hay earned his first UK top ten debut as a featured artist in February 2022 with "Down Under", although he was a former member of Men at Work.
Songs from films[]
Original songs from films charted in the top-ten throughout the year. These include "We Don't Talk About Bruno", "Surface Pressure" and "The Family Madrigal" (from Encanto).
Top-ten singles[]
- Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
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| ‡ | Single peaked in 2021 but still in chart in 2022. |
| ♦ | Single released in 2022 but peaked in 2023. |
| (#) | 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 | |
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| Singles in 2021 | |||||||
| 23 September 2021 | 12 | "Shivers" ‡ [P] | Ed Sheeran | 1 | 23 September 2021 | 4 | |
| 28 October 2021 | 13 | "Easy on Me" ‡ [J] | Adele | 1 | 28 October 2021 | 8 | |
| 18 November 2021 | 7 | "Flowers (Say My Name)" ‡ [N][Q] | ArrDee | 5 | 18 November 2021 | 2 | |
| 25 November 2021 | 14 | "Seventeen Going Under" [F][L] | Sam Fender | 3 | 13 January 2022 | 1 | |
| 4 | "Coming for You" [M] | SwitchOTR featuring A1 x J1 | 5 | 13 January 2022 | 1 | ||
| 2 December 2021 | 12 | "Overseas" [O] | D-Block Europe featuring Central Cee | 6 | 10 February 2022 | 1 | |
| 9 December 2021 | 10 | "ABCDEFU" [K] | Gayle | 1 | 20 January 2022 | 1 | |
| 5 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" ‡ [A] | Mariah Carey | 3 | 9 December 2021 | 2 | ||
| 5 | "Last Christmas" [B] | Wham! | 2 | 6 January 2022 | 1 | ||
| 16 December 2021 | 4 | "Merry Christmas" ‡ | Ed Sheeran & Elton John | 1 | 16 December 2021 | 3 | |
| 4 | "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" [C] | Brenda Lee | 5 | 6 January 2022 | 1 | ||
| 4 | "Merry Christmas Everyone" ‡ [D] | Shakin' Stevens | 6 | 16 December 2021 | 3 | ||
| 4 | "Fairytale of New York" ‡ [E] | The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl | 4 | 6 January 2022 | 1 | ||
| 3 | "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" [G] | Michael Bublé | 7 | 6 January 2022 | 1 | ||
| 30 December 2021 | 2 | "Come On Home for Christmas" | George Ezra | 8 | 6 January 2022 | 1 | |
| Singles in 2022 | |||||||
| 6 January 2022 | 1 | "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" [H] | Andy Williams | 9 | 6 January 2022 | 1 | |
| 1 | "Driving Home for Christmas" [I] | Chris Rea | 10 | 6 January 2022 | 1 | ||
| 13 January 2022 | 10 | "We Don't Talk About Bruno" | Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & cast of Encanto | 1 | 27 January 2022 | 7 | |
| 12* | "Peru" | Fireboy DML & Ed Sheeran | 2 | 3 February 2022 | 6 | ||
| 1 | "Do It to It" | Acraze featuring Cherish | 9 | 13 January 2022 | 1 | ||
| 20 January 2022 | 3 | "Fingers Crossed" | Lauren Spencer-Smith | 4 | 20 January 2022 | 1 | |
| 8 | "Surface Pressure" | Jessica Darrow | 3 | 17 February 2022 | 2 | ||
| 1 | "Sacrifice" | The Weeknd | 10 | 20 January 2022 | 1 | ||
| 3 February 2022 | 9* | "Where Are You Now" | Lost Frequencies featuring Calum Scott | 3 | 10 March 2022 | 2 | |
| 1 | "Pump 101" | Digga D & StillBrickin | 9 | 3 February 2022 | 1 | ||
| 10 February 2022 | 5 | "The Family Madrigal" | Stephanie Beatriz, Olga Merediz & cast of Encanto | 7 | 10 February 2022 | 1 | |
| 8* | "Make Me Feel Good" | Belters Only featuring Jazzy | 4 | 10 March 2022 | 2 | ||
| 7* | "Down Under" [S] | Luude featuring Colin Hay | 5 | 17 March 2022 | 1 | ||
| 17 February 2022 | 1 | "War" | ArrDee & Aitch | 6 | 17 February 2022 | 1 | |
| 24 February 2022 | 1 | "The Joker and the Queen" [R] | Ed Sheeran | 2 | 24 February 2022 | 1 | |
| 3 March 2022 | 4* | "House on Fire" [U] | Mimi Webb | 6 | 3 March 2022 | 1 | |
| 17 March 2022 | 3* | "Starlight" | Dave | 1 | 17 March 2022 | 3 | |
| 3* | "Where Did You Go?" | Jax Jones & MNEK | 7 | 24 March 2022 | 2 | ||
| 24 March 2022 | 2* | "Baby" | Aitch featuring Ashanti | 2 | 24 March 2022 | 2 | |
| 1 | "Boyfriend" | Dove Cameron | 9 | 24 March 2022 | 1 | ||
| 2* | "Go" | Cat Burns | 8 | 31 March 2022 | 1 | ||
| 31 March 2022 | 1* | "BMW" [T] | Bad Boy Chiller Crew | 9 | 31 March 2022 | 1 | |
Entries by artist[]
The following table shows artists who have achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2022, including singles that reached their peak in 2021. 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 2022 is also shown.
| Entries | Artist | Country of origin | Weeks | Singles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ed Sheeran |  United Kingdom
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13* | "Shivers", "Merry Christmas", "Peru", "The Joker and the Queen" |
| 2 | Aitch | 3* | "War", "Baby" | |
| ArrDee | 3 | "Flowers (Say My Name)", "War" | ||
| Stephanie Beatriz |  United States
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10 | "We Don't Talk About Bruno", "The Family Madrigal" | |
| Cast of Encanto |
Notes[]
- a "All I Want fot Christmas Is You" re-entered the top 10 at number 3 on 9 December 2021 (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).
- b "Last Christmas" re-entered the top 10 at number 4 on 9 December 2021 (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).
- c "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 16 December 2021 (week ending), having originally peaked at number 6 upon release in 1962. It reached a brand new peak of number 5 on 6 January 2022 (week ending).
- d "Merry Christmas Everyone" re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 16 December 2021 (week ending), having originally peaked at number 1 upon release in 1985.
- e "Fairytale of New York" re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 16 December 2021 (week ending), having originally peaked at number 2 upon release in 1987.
- f "Seventeen Going Under" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 23 December 2021 (week ending).
- g "It's Beginning to Look A lot Like Christmas" re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 6 January 2022 (week ending).
- h "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" first charted at number 21 in 2007.
- i "Driving Home for Christmas" first charted at number 53 upon release in 1988.
- j "Easy on Me" re-entered the top 10 at number-one on 13 January 2022 (week ending).
- k "ABCDEFU" re-entered the top 10 at number 2 on 13 January 2022 (week ending).
- l "Seventeen Going Under" re-entered the top 10 at number 3 on 13 January 2022 (week ending).
- m "Coming for You" re-entered the top 10 at number 5 on 13 January 2022 (week ending).
- n "Flowers (Say My Name)" re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 13 January 2022 (week ending).
- o "Overseas" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 13 January 2022 (week ending).
- p "Shivers" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 13 January 2022 (week ending).
- q "Flowers (Say My Name)" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 27 January 2022 (week ending).
- r "The Joker and the Queen" debuted at number 2 in the UK Singles Chart on 24 February 2022 (week ending) following the release of the remix featuring Taylor Swift.
- s "Down Under" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 24 February 2022 (week ending).
- t "BMW" entered the top 10 at number 9 on 31 March 2022 (week ending) following the release of the remix featuring French the Kid, Mist and Bugzy Malone.
- u "House on Fire" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 31 March 2022 (week ending).
References[]
- ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
- ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart rules are changing to help new bands break through". Newsbeat. British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ Homewood, Ben (19 December 2016). "Official Charts Company changes conversion rate to reflect rise in streaming". Music Week. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "We Don't Talk About Bruno from Disney's Encanto becomes the first ever original Disney song to land the UK Official Chart Number 1". Official Charts Company. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
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External links[]
- 2022 singles chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)
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