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List of UK top-ten singles in 2025

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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 2025, as well as singles which peaked in 2024 and 2026 but were in the top 10 in 2025. 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).

Ten singles have been in the top ten so far this year (as of 2 January 2025, week ending). Nine singles from 2024 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee, "It Can't Be Christmas" by Tom Grennan and "Underneath the Tree" by Kelly Clarkson were the songs from 2024 to reach their peak in 2025.

The 2024 Christmas number-one, "Last Christmas" by Wham!, originally released in 1984, remained at number-one for the first week of 2025.

An asterisk (*) in the "Weeks in Top 10" column shows that the song is currently in the top 10.

Background

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Multiple entries

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Ten singles have charted in the top 10 so far in 2025 (as of 2 January 2025, week ending), with four singles reaching their peak so far this year (including the re-entries "All I Want for Christmas Is You" and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", which charted in previous years but reached peaks on their latest chart run).

Chart debuts

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One artist achieved their first charting top ten single in 2025, either as a lead or featured artist.

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 ten solo single.

Artist Number of top 10s First entry Chart position Other entries
Laufey 1 "Christmas Magic" TBA

Top-ten singles

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Key
Symbol Meaning
Single peaked in 2024 but still in chart in 2025.
Single released in 2025 but peaked in 2026.
(#) 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
Singles in 2024
7 November 2024 9* "That's So True" ‡ Gracie Abrams 1 14 November 2024 5
5 December 2024 5* "Last Christmas" ‡ [A] Wham! 1 19 December 2024 3
5* "All I Want for Christmas Is You" [B] Mariah Carey 2 2 January 2025 1
12 December 2024 4* "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" [C] Brenda Lee TBA 2 January 2025 1
4* "Jingle Bell Rock" ‡ [D] Bobby Helms 7 19 December 2024 1
19 December 2024 3* "It Can't Be Christmas" Tom Grennan TBA 2 January 2025 1
3* "Fairytale of New York" ‡ [E] The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl 8 19 December 2024 1
3* "Santa Tell Me" ‡ [F] Ariana Grande 9 19 December 2024 2
2* "Underneath the Tree" [G][H] Kelly Clarkson TBA 2 January 2025 1
Singles in 2025
2 January 2025 1* "Christmas Magic" Laufey TBA 2 January 2025 1

Entries by artist

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The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2025, including singles that reached their peak in 2024. 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 2025 is also shown.

Entries Artist Weeks Singles

Notes

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  • a "Last Christmas" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 5 December 2024 (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).
  • b "All I Want for Christmas Is You" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 5 December 2024 (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).
  • c "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 12 December 2024 (week ending). Having originally peaked at number 6 upon its original release in 1962, the song reached a new peak of number 4 on 5 January 2023 (week ending).
  • d "Jingle Bell Rock" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 12 December 2024 (week ending). The song entered the top 10 for the first time ever on 5 January 2023 (week ending), where it peaked at number 7.
  • e "Fairytale of New York" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 19 December 2024 (week ending). The song originally peaked at number 2 upon release in 1987.
  • f "Santa Tell Me" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 19 December 2024 (week ending). The song first charted at number 79 in 2014, and entered the top 10 for the first time at number 8 on 4 January 2024 (week ending).
  • g "Underneath the Tree" entered the top 10 for the first time at number 10 on 19 December 2024 (week ending). The song first charted at number 30 in 2014, and later peaked at number 12 in 2022.
  • h "Underneath the Tree" re-entered the top 10 at number TBA on 2 January 2025 (week ending).

References

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  1. ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th ed.). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
  3. ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Official Singles Chart rules are changing to help new bands break through". Newsbeat. British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  5. ^ Homewood, Ben (19 December 2016). "Official Charts Company changes conversion rate to reflect rise in streaming". Music Week. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
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