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List of UK Albums Chart Christmas number ones

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Chart history

Irish boyband Westlife were the first act to top the UK Official Download Chart, with a live version of their single "Flying Without Wings".
Key
 ‡  – Most-downloaded single of the decade[1]
Contents
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# Artist[N 1] Single[N 1] Record label[N 1] Reached number one[N 1] Weeks at
number one[N 1]
re Shania Twain Come On Over Mercury Records 5 December 1999 5
re Travis The Man Who Independiente 9 January 2000 5
618 Gabrielle Rise Go! Beat 13 February 2000 3
619 Oasis Standing on the Shoulder of Giants Big Brother 5 March 2000 1
re Travis The Man Who Independiente 12 March 2000 2
620 Santana Supernatural Arista 26 March 2000 2
621 Moby Play Mute 9 April 2000 5
re Tom Jones Reload Gut 14 May 2000 1
622 Whitney Houston Whitney: The Greatest Hits Arista 21 May 2000 7
623 Bon Jovi Crush Mercury Records 4 June 2000 1
re Tom Jones Reload Gut 11 June 2000 1

Number-one singles by artist

Fifteen different artists spent seven or more weeks at the top of the UK Official Download Chart during the 2000s. The totals below include only credited performances, and do not include appearances on charity ensembles such as Band Aid 20 or The X Factor Finalists.

Artist Number-one singles[N 2] Weeks at number one[N 2]
Rihanna 5 13
Leona Lewis 3 11
Madonna 2 11
Gnarls Barkley 1 11
U2 2 10
Jay-Z 2 9
Shakira 2 8
Sugababes 2 8
Dizzee Rascal 4 7
The Black Eyed Peas 4 7
Kanye West 3 7
Lady Gaga 3 7
Peter Kay[N 3] 2 7
Take That 2 7
Scissor Sisters 1 7

Number-one singles by record label

Nine different record labels released chart-topping singles during the 2000s.

Record label Number-one singles[N 2] Weeks at number one[N 2]
Beggars Group 1 1
Dirtee Stank 3 7
EMI 13 33
FDM Records 1 3
Ministry of Sound 2 4
Sony BMG 31 65
Universal Music Group 39 109
V2 Records 1 2
Warner Music Group 19 53

Download sites

During the 2000s, the UK Official Download Chart was compiled by The Official Charts Company using data from the following music download websites:

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e The artist, single, record label, date of reaching number one and number of weeks at number one are those given in issues 158 to 436 of ChartsPlus.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
  2. ^ a b c d The totals count only singles that reached number one on or after 1 September 2004.
  3. ^ The totals for Peter Kay include a credit as Brian Potter.

References

  1. ^ "Lady Gaga crowned queen of the downloads". The Daily Telegraph. London: Telegraph Media. 7 September 2009. ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 6412514. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  2. ^ "The Official UK Download Chart". ChartsPlus (Issues 158 – 175). Milton Keynes: IQ Ware: 20. 2004. {{cite journal}}: |issue= has extra text (help)
  3. ^ "The Official UK Download Chart". ChartsPlus (Issues 176 – 227). Milton Keynes: IQ Ware: 20. 2005. {{cite journal}}: |issue= has extra text (help)
  4. ^ "The Official UK Download Chart". ChartsPlus (Issues 228 – 279). Milton Keynes: IQ Ware: 20. 2006. {{cite journal}}: |issue= has extra text (help)
  5. ^ "The Official UK Download Chart". ChartsPlus (Issues 280 – 331). Milton Keynes: IQ Ware: 20. 2007. {{cite journal}}: |issue= has extra text (help)
  6. ^ "The Official UK Download Chart". ChartsPlus (Issues 332 – 371). Milton Keynes: IQ Ware: 20. 2008. {{cite journal}}: |issue= has extra text (help)
  7. ^ "The Official UK Download Chart". ChartsPlus (Issues 372 – 384). Liverpool: UKChartsPlus: 11. 2008. {{cite journal}}: |issue= has extra text (help)
  8. ^ "The Official UK Download Chart". ChartsPlus (Issues 385 – 436). Liverpool: UKChartsPlus: 11. 2009. {{cite journal}}: |issue= has extra text (help)

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