Brit Award for British Single
Brit Award for British Single | |
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2022 winner Adele (pictured)
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Country | United Kingdom |
Presented by | British Phonographic Industry (BPI) |
First awarded | 1977 |
Currently held by | Adele – "Easy on Me" (2022) |
Most awards | Take That (5) |
Most nominations | Calvin Harris (8) |
Official website | www |
The Brit Award for British Single (previously Brit Award for Song of the Year)[1] is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom.[2] The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards, an annual celebration of British and international music.[3] The winners and nominees are determined by the Brit Awards voting academy with over one-thousand members, which comprise record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, and previous winners and nominees.[4] The award was first presented in 1977 as British Single of the Year. In 1983 and 1984 awarded as non-competitive highest-selling single.
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Achievements
Take That holds the record for most wins in this category at five. They are followed by Adele and Robbie Williams with three victories each. Calvin Harris lead all performers with eight nominations. Take That have the most nominations as a group with seven. Jess Glynne, Adele and Dua Lipa have the most nods amongst female artists with five each.
Take That was the first artist to win British Single in two consecutive years: for the 1993 ("Could It Be Magic") and 1994 ("Pray"); and they achieved this feat twice, in 2007 ("Patience") and 2008 ("Shine"). That record was overtaken by Robbie Williams, a former Take That's member himself, when he had three wins in a row; for the years 1999 ("Angels"), 2000 ("She's the One"), and 2001 ("Rock DJ").
The first women act to win the award was Spice Girls in 1997, for "Wannabe". Dido became the first female solo performer to win in 2004, for "White Flag". Adele is the first female artist to win the award twice and thrice, winning for "Skyfall", "Hello" and "Easy on Me".
The first and only tie in this category in Brits history happened at the inaugural ceremony in 1977, when both "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen and "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum win the award.
Only foreign artist to ever win this award is Bruno Mars; he won in 2015 as a featured artist on Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk".
In the history of the award, only four artists have won British Single twice: Queen (1977, 1992), with another two artists winning it three times: Robbie Williams (1999, 2000, 2001), Adele (2013, 2016, 2022), and one artist wins it five times: Take That (1993, 1994, 1996, 2007, 2008).
Recipients
1970s
Year | Single | Artist(s) |
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1977 (1st) |
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"Bohemian Rhapsody" | Queen | |
"A Whiter Shade of Pale" | Procol Harum | |
"I'm Not in Love" | 10cc | |
"She Loves You" | The Beatles |
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Artists with multiple wins
Awards | Artist |
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5 | Take That |
3 | Adele |
Robbie Williams | |
2 | Queen |
Artists with multiple nominations
- 8 nominations
- 7 nominations
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- 6 nominations
- 5 nominations
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- 220 Kid
- Adam and the Ants
- All Saints
- Lily Allen
- James Arthur
- Atomic Kitten
- Jonas Blue
- James Blunt
- Cheryl
- Joel Corry
- Taio Cruz
- Dave
- George Ezra
- Fatboy Slim
- Florence and the Machine
- Frankie Goes to Hollywood
- David Guetta
- Jamelia
- Jessie J
- JLS
- Elton John
- Jax Jones
- Tom Jones
- Labrinth
- Zara Larsson
- Pixie Lott
- Demi Lovato
- Moloko
- John Newman
- One Direction
- Headie One
- Rita Ora
- Pet Shop Boys
- Queen
- Radiohead
- Rag'n'Bone Man
- Rihanna
- Rizzle Kicks
- Mark Ronson
- Emeli Sande
- Tom Walker
Notes
- "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (1990, 2005) Double Nominated
- "Pray" (1994), "Parklife" (1995), "Never Ever" (1998), "She's the One" (2000), "Rock DJ" (2001) also won Brit Award for British Video of the Year
- "Angels" (2005) also won Brit Award for British Song of Twenty Five Year
- "Wannabe" (2010) also won Brit Award for Live Performance of Thirty Year