List of UK top-ten singles in 2014
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. 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. From 6 July, streaming figures became incorporated into the singles chart which means that a song will count as a sale, if streamed 100 times. This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 2014, as well as singles which peaked in 2013 but were in the top 10 in 2014. The entry date is when the single appeared in the top 10 for the first time.
One-hundred and fifty-five singles were in the top ten in 2014. Seven singles from 2013 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year. "Happy" by Pharrell Williams" and "Trumpets" by Jason Derulo were the singles from 2013 to reach their peak in 2014. Fifty-eight artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2014. Ariana Grande, Clean Bandit, George Ezra, Jess Glynne, Meghan Trainor and Shawn Mendes were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 2014.
The first number-one single of the year was "Happy", which spent four weeks non-consecutive weeks on top of the chart. The song vacated number-one for a week on 11 January 2014, being replaced by "Timber" by Kesha and Pitbull before returning to the top spot. Overall, thirty-eight different singles peaked at number-one in 2014, with Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith having the joint most singles hit that position.
Background
Multiple entries
One-hundred and fifty-two singles charted in the top 10 in 2014, with one-hundred and forty-three singles reaching their peak this year.Fifty-eight artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2014. Sam Smith secured the record for most top 10 hits in 2014 with five hit singles.
Chart debuts
Ninety-four artists achieved their first top 10 single in 2014, either as a lead or featured artist. This includes the charity group Band Aid 30 and Gareth Malone's All Star Choir. Of these, ten went on to record another hit single that year: Ariana Grande, Ella Henderson, George Ezra, Gorgon City, Kiesza, Melissa Steel, Neon Jungle, Robin Schulz, Sam Martin and Tiësto. 5 Seconds of Summer and Clean Bandit achieved two more chart hits in 2014. Jess Glynne had three other entries in her breakthrough year.The following table 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 |
| Matrix & Futurebound | 1 | "Control" | 7 | — |
| Max Marshall | 1 | "Control" | 7 | — |
| Elyar Fox | 1 | "Do It All Over Again" | 5 | — |
| Clean Bandit | 3 | "Rather Be" | 1 | "Extraordinary", "Real Love" |
| Jess Glynne | 3 | "Rather Be" | 1 | "My Love", "Right Here", "Real Love" |
| Neon Jungle | 2 | "Braveheart" | 4 | "Welcome to the Jungle" |
| Vance Joy | 1 | "Riptide" | 10 | — |
| French Montana | 1 | "Feelin' Myself" | 2 | — |
| DJ Mustard | 1 | "Feelin' Myself" | 2 | — |
| Gorgon City | 2 | "Ready for Your Love" | 4 | "Here for You" |
| MNEK | 1 | "Ready for Your Love" | 4 | — |
| Jay Fay | 1 | "Dibby Dibby Sound" | 3 | — |
| Alesso | 1 | "If I Lose Myself" | 8 | — |
| Zedd | 1 | "Stay the Night" | 2 | — |
| Juicy J | 1 | "Dark Horse" | 4 | — |
| A Great Big World | 1 | "Say Something " | 4 | — |
| Tiësto | 2 | "Red Lights" | 6 | "Wasted" |
| Foxes | 1 | "Let Go for Tonight" | 7 | — |
| Route 94 | 1 | "My Love" | 1 | — |
| DVBBS | 1 | "Tsunami " | 1 | — |
| Borgeous | 1 | "Tsunami " | 1 | — |
| Jax Jones | 1 | "I Got U" | 1 | — |
| 5 Seconds of Summer | 3 | "She Looks So Perfect" | 1 | "Don't Stop", "Amnesia" |
| Faul & Wad Ad | 1 | "Changes" | 3 | — |
| Pnau | 1 | "Changes" | 3 | — |
| Jay Hardway | 1 | "Wizard" | 7 | — |
| Sigma | 1 | "Nobody to Love" | 1 | "Changing" |
| Kiesza | 2 | "Hideaway" | 1 | "Giant in My Heart" |
| Shift K3Y | 1 | "Touch" | 3 | — |
| Tove Lo | 1 | "Stay High" | 6 | — |
| Hippie Sabotage | 1 | "Stay High" | 6 | — |
| Mr Probz | 1 | "Waves" | 1 | — |
| Cash Cash | 1 | "Take Me Home" | 5 | — |
| Bebe Rexha | 1 | "Take Me Home" | 5 | — |
| DJ Cassidy | 1 | "Calling All Hearts" | 6 | — |
| G.R.L. | 1 | "Wild Wild Love" | 6 | — |
| 1 | "Calm After the Storm" | 9 | — | |
| Sharna Bass | 1 | "Extraordinary" | 5 | — |
| SecondCity | 1 | "I Wanna Feel" | 1 | — |
| Klingande | 1 | "Jubel" | 3 | — |
| Ella Henderson | 1 | "Ghost" | 1 | "Glow" |
| Matthew Koma | 1 | "Wasted" | 3 | — |
| Rik Mayall | 1 | "Noble England" | 7 | — |
| George Ezra | 2 | "Budapest" | 3 | "Blame It on Me" |
| Laura Welsh | 1 | "Here for You" | 7 | — |
| Oliver Heldens | 1 | "Gecko " | 1 | — |
| Becky Hill | 1 | "Gecko " | 1 | — |
| Ariana Grande | 2 | "Problem" | 1 | "Bang Bang" |
| TC | 1 | "Make U Bounce" | 10 | — |
| Little Nikki | 1 | "Make U Bounce" | 10 | — |
| Cody Wise | 1 | "It's My Birthday" | 1 | — |
| Rixton | 1 | "Me and My Broken Heart" | 1 | — |
| Magic! | 1 | "Rude" | 1 | — |
| Zhu | 1 | "Faded" | 3 | — |
| Bars and Melody | 1 | "Hopeful" | 5 | — |
| Melissa Steel | 2 | "Kisses for Breakfast" | 10 | "I Loved You" |
| Popcaan | 1 | "Kisses for Breakfast" | 10 | — |
| Nico & Vinz | 1 | "Am I Wrong" | 1 | — |
| Sam Martin | 2 | "Lovers on the Sun" | 1 | "Dangerous" |
| Wankelmut | 1 | "My Head Is a Jungle" | 5 | — |
| Emma Louise | 1 | "My Head Is a Jungle" | 5 | — |
| Lilly Wood and the Prick | 1 | "Prayer in C" | 1 | — |
| Robin Schulz | 1 | "Prayer in C" | 1 | — |
| Ten Walls | 1 | "Walking with Elephants" | 6 | — |
| Rick Ross | 1 | "New Flame" | 10 | — |
| Tori Kelly | 1 | "Lullaby" | 4 | — |
| Meghan Trainor | 1 | "All About That Bass" | 1 | — |
| 1 | "Sunlight" | 7 | — | |
| Years & Years | 1 | "Sunlight" | 7 | — |
| Jeremih | 1 | "Don't Tell 'Em" | 5 | — |
| YG | 1 | "Don't Tell 'Em" | 5 | — |
| Shawn Mendes | 1 | "Oh Cecilia " | 9 | — |
| Waze & Odyssey | 1 | "Bump & Grind 2014" | 3 | — |
| Parra for Cuva | 1 | "Wicked Games" | 6 | — |
| Anna Naklab | 1 | "Wicked Games" | 6 | — |
| Gareth Malone's All Star Choir | 1 | "Wake Me Up" | 1 | — |
| Alice Levine | 1 | "Wake Me Up" | 1 | — |
| Alison Steadman | 1 | "Wake Me Up" | 1 | — |
| Craig Revel Horwood | 1 | "Wake Me Up" | 1 | — |
| Fabrice Muamba | 1 | "Wake Me Up" | 1 | — |
| Jo Brand | 1 | "Wake Me Up" | 1 | — |
| John Craven | 1 | "Wake Me Up" | 1 | — |
| Larry Lamb | 1 | "Wake Me Up" | 1 | — |
| Linda Robson | 1 | "Wake Me Up" | 1 | — |
| Margaret Alphonsi | 1 | "Wake Me Up" | 1 | — |
| Mel Giedroyc | 1 | "Wake Me Up" | 1 | — |
| Nitin Ganatra | 1 | "Wake Me Up" | 1 | — |
| Radzi Chinyanganya | 1 | "Wake Me Up" | 1 | — |
| Band Aid 30 | 1 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" | 1 | — |
| Jessie Ware | 1 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" | 1 | — |
| Blonde | 1 | "I Loved You" | 7 | — |
| KStewart | 1 | "Last All Night " | 5 | — |
| Ben Haenow | 1 | "Something I Need" | 1 | — |
| 1 | "Got No Fans" | 5 | — |
;Notes
French Montana was featured on the East/West coast version of Chris Brown's "Loyal" but not credited on the UK release. Becky Hill previously sang uncredited vocals on the Wilkinson song "Afterglow" in 2013. Clean Bandit officially had three singles as a group this year, but their members Grace Chatto and Jack and Luke Patterson featured on the Band Aid 30 charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?".
Songs from films
Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "Happy", "Boom Clap", "Wasted" and "Beating Heart".Best-selling singles
had the best-selling single of the year with "Happy. The song spent 20 weeks in the top 10, sold around 1.85 million copies and was certified 4x platinum by the BPI. "Rather Be" by Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne came in second place, selling more than 1.52 million and losing out by around 330,000 sales. John Legend's "All of Me", "Waves" from Mr Probz and "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran made up the top five. Singles by Ella Henderson, Sam Smith, Meghan Trainor, Pitbull and George Ezra were also in the top 10 best-selling singles of 2014."Happy" also stands as the 9th biggest-selling single of all time in the UK.
Top-ten singles
;KeyEntries by artist
The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2014, including singles that reached their peak in 2013. 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 2014 is also shown.| Entries | Artist | Country of origin | Weeks | Singles |
| 5 | Sam Smith | 29 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "I'm Not the Only One", "Like I Can", "Money on My Mind", "Stay with Me" | |
| 4 | Ed Sheeran | 33 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Don't", "Sing", "Thinking Out Loud" | |
| 4 | Ellie Goulding | 21 | "Beating Heart", "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "How Long Will I Love You?", "Outside" | |
| 4 | Grace Chatto | 20 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Extraordinary", "Rather Be", "Real Love" | |
| 4 | Harry Styles | 22 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Night Changes", "Steal My Girl", "Story of My Life" | |
| 4 | Jack Patterson | 20 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Extraordinary", "Rather Be", "Real Love" | |
| 4 | Jess Glynne | 26 | "My Love", "Rather Be", "Real Love", "Right Here" | |
| 4 | Jack Patterson | 20 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Extraordinary", "Rather Be", "Real Love" | |
| 4 | Liam Payne | 22 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Night Changes", "Steal My Girl", "Story of My Life" | |
| 4 | Louis Tomlinson | 22 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Night Changes", "Steal My Girl", "Story of My Life" | |
| 4 | Niall Horan | 22 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Night Changes", "Steal My Girl", "Story of My Life" | |
| 4 | Paloma Faith | 15 | "Can't Rely on You", "Changing", "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Only Love Can Hurt Like This" | |
| 4 | 4 | "Last Night", "Oh Cecilia ", "Somebody to You", "Wild Heart" | ||
| 4 | Zayn Malik | 22 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Night Changes", "Steal My Girl", "Story of My Life" | |
| 3 | 5 Seconds of Summer | 4 | "Amnesia", "Don't Stop, "She Looks So Perfect" | |
| 3 | Calvin Harris | 19 | "Blame", "Outside", "Summer" | |
| 3 | Chris Martin | 5 | "A Sky Full of Stars", "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Magic" | |
| 3 | Clean Bandit | 17 | "Extraordinary", "Rather Be", "Real Love" | |
| 3 | David Guetta | 8 | "Dangerous", "Lovers on the Sun", "Shot Me Down" | |
| 3 | Fuse ODG | 7 | "Dangerous Love", "Million Pound Girl ", "T.I.N.A." | |
| 3 | Iggy Azalea | 17 | "Black Widow", "Fancy", "Problem" | |
| 3 | Olly Murs | 15 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "Up", "Wrapped Up" | |
| 3 | OneRepublic | 6 | "Counting Stars", "If I Lose Myself", "Love Runs Out" | |
| 3 | Pitbull | 12 | "I'm a Freak", "Timber", "Wild Wild Love" | |
| 3 | Rita Ora | 12 | "Black Widow", "Do They Know It's Christmas?", "I Will Never Let You Down" | |
| 2 | Ariana Grande | 14 | "Bang Bang", "Problem" | |
| 2 | Charli XCX | 9 | "Boom Clap", "Fancy" | |
| 2 | Cheryl | 6 | "Crazy Stupid Love", "I Don't Care" | |
| 2 | Chris Brown | 2 | "Loyal", "New Flame" | |
| 2 | Coldplay | 2 | "A Sky Full of Stars", "Magic" | |
| 2 | Demi Lovato | 8 | "Somebody to You", "Up" | |
| 2 | DJ Fresh | 4 | "Dibby Dibby Sound", "Make U Bounce" | |
| 2 | Duke Dumont | 6 | "I Got U", "Won't Look Back" | |
| 2 | Ella Henderson | 12 | "Ghost", "Glow" | |
| 2 | Eminem | 5 | "Guts Over Fear", "The Monster" | |
| 2 | George Ezra | 15 | "Blame It on Me", "Budapest" | |
| 2 | Gorgon City | 4 | "Here for You", "Ready for Your Love" | |
| 2 | Jason Derulo | 12 | "Trumpets", "Wiggle" | |
| 2 | Jessie J | 8 | "Bang Bang", "Calling All Hearts" | |
| 2 | Katy Perry | 9 | "Dark Horse", "Roar" | |
| 2 | Kiesza | 7 | "Giant in My Heart", "Hideaway" | |
| 2 | Lily Allen | 2 | "Air Balloon", "Somewhere Only We Know" | |
| 2 | Little Mix | 2 | "Salute", "Word Up!" | |
| 2 | Martin Garrix | 3 | "Animals", "Wizard" | |
| 2 | Melissa Steel | 2 | "I Loved You", "Kisses for Breakfast" | |
| 2 | Neon Jungle | 4 | "Braveheart", "Welcome to the Jungle" | |
| 2 | Nicki Minaj | 8 | "Anaconda", "Bang Bang" | |
| 2 | Oliver Heldens | 5 | "Gecko ", "Last All Night " | |
| 2 | One Direction | / | 19 | "Night Changes", "Steal My Girl", "Story of My Life" |
| 2 | Sam Martin | 6 | "Dangerous", "Lovers on the Sun" | |
| 2 | Sia | 3 | "Chandelier", "Guts Over Fear" | |
| 2 | Sigma | 12 | "Changing", "Nobody to Love" | |
| 2 | Taylor Swift | 17 | "Blank Space", "Shake It Off" | |
| 2 | Tiësto | 4 | "Red Lights", "Wasted" | |
| 2 | Tinie Tempah | 7 | "Crazy Stupid Love", "Tsunami " | |
| 2 | Union J | 2 | "Tonight ", "You Got It All" | |
| 2 | Usher | 2 | "Good Kisser", "New Flame" | |
| 2 | will.i.am | 8 | "Feelin' Myself", "It's My Birthday" |