List of UK top-ten singles in 2015
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. From 6 July 2014, 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 2015, as well as singles which peaked in 2014 and 2016 but were in the top 10 in 2015. The entry date is when the song appeared in the top 10 for the first time.
One-hundred and fifteen singles were in the top ten in 2015. Eight singles from 2014 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "History" by One Direction was released in 2015 but did not reach its peak until 2016. Eighteen artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2015. Charlie Puth, Fifth Harmony, Kygo, The Weeknd and Zara Larsson were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 2015.
The Christmas number-one - "A Bridge Over You" by the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - set the record for the biggest drop from number-one, falling to number 29 on its second week on the chart, and only the fourth number-one single in history to leave the top 10 after one week.
"Uptown Funk" by British record producer Mark Ronson and American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars returned to number-one for the first six weeks of 2015, giving the song a total of seven weeks on top of the chart. The song had vacated the top spot for one week as the X Factor series 11 winner Ben Haenow secured the 2014 Christmas number-one with "Something I Need". The first new number-one single of the year was "Love Me Like You Do" by British singer Ellie Goulding, taken from the soundtrack of the film Fifty Shades of Grey. Overall, twenty-four different singles peaked at number-one in 2015, with Jess Glynne and Justin Bieber having the joint most singles hit that position.
Background
Multiple entries
One-hundred and fifteen singles charted in the top 10 in 2015, with one-hundred and four singles reaching their peak this year.Eighteen artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2009. Jess Glynne and Justin Bieber shared the record for most top 10 hits in 2015 with four hit singles each.
Sharpest fall from number-one
“A Bridge Over You” by Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - 2015's Christmas number-one - set an unwanted record as it suffered the steepest drop from the top spot in chart history. The week after topping the chart it fell to number 29, making way for Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself" to reclaim the number-one position. It remained a record until July 2018, when “Three Lions” by Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds fell 96 places from the number-one position.At the time it was only the fourth single in UK chart history to leave the top 10 after one week at the summit. The others were "One Night"/"I Got Stung" and "It's Now or Never", both Elvis Presley reissues in 2005, and "Baby's Coming Back"/"Transylvania" by McFly. As of May 2020, two other singles have joined the list, both Christmas number-one singles by LadBaby - "We Built This City falling from number-one to number 21, and the following year, "I Love Sausage Rolls" suffered a similar fate, dropping to number 57 after a week on top of the chart, becoming the seventh single to do this. "You'll Never Walk Alone" by Michael Ball, Captain Tom Moore and the NHS Voices of Care Choir - released during the COVID-19 pandemic - also joined the list in May 2020, falling to number 21 after one week at number-one.
Chart debuts
Sixty-seven artists achieved their first top 10 single in 2015, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, five went on to record another hit single that year: Charlie Puth, Galantis, James Bay, Philip George and Sigala. The Weeknd had two other entries in his 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 |
| Philip George | 2 | "Wish You Were Mine" | 2 | "Alone No More" |
| Hozier | 1 | "Take Me to Church" | 2 | — |
| Tchami | 1 | "Promesses" | 7 | — |
| Kaleem Taylor | 1 | "Promesses" | 7 | — |
| Karen Harding | 1 | "Say Something" | 7 | — |
| Mike Mago | 1 | "Outlines" | 8 | — |
| Dragonette | 1 | "Outlines" | 8 | — |
| 3 | "Earned It" | 4 | "Can't Feel My Face", "The Hills" | |
| James Bay | 2 | "Hold Back the River" | 2 | "Let It Go" |
| Marlon Roudette | 1 | "When the Beat Drops Out" | 7 | — |
| Sage the Gemini | 1 | "G.D.F.R." | 3 | — |
| Lookas | 1 | "G.D.F.R." | 3 | — |
| Nick Jonas | 1 | "Jealous" | 2 | — |
| Stevie McCrorie | 1 | "Lost Stars" | 6 | — |
| Charlie Puth | 2 | "See You Again" | 1 | "Marvin Gaye" |
| OMI | 1 | "Cheerleader" | 1 | — |
| Dr. Kucho! | 1 | "Can't Stop Playing " | 4 | — |
| Gregor Salto | 1 | "Can't Stop Playing " | 4 | — |
| Ane Brun | 1 | "Can't Stop Playing " | 4 | — |
| Kygo | 1 | "Firestone" | 8 | — |
| Conrad Sewell | 1 | "Firestone" | 8 | — |
| Major Lazer | 1 | "Lean On" | 2 | — |
| DJ Snake | 1 | "Lean On" | 2 | — |
| MØ | 1 | "Lean On" | 2 | — |
| Jennifer Hudson | 1 | "Trouble" | 7 | — |
| Roy English | 1 | "Cool" | 10 | — |
| Jack Ü | 1 | "Where Are Ü Now" | 3 | — |
| Alex Newell | 1 | "All Cried Out" | 4 | — |
| LunchMoney Lewis | 1 | "Bills" | 2 | — |
| Galantis | 2 | "Runaway " | 4 | "Peanut Butter Jelly" |
| Kendrick Lamar | 1 | "Bad Blood" | 4 | — |
| Natalie La Rose | 1 | "Somebody" | 2 | — |
| Walk the Moon | 1 | "Shut Up and Dance" | 4 | — |
| Deorro | 1 | "Five More Hours" | 4 | — |
| Fetty Wap | 1 | "Trap Queen" | 8 | — |
| Lost Frequencies | 1 | "Are You with Me" | 1 | — |
| Krept and Konan | 1 | "Freak of the Week" | 9 | — |
| David Zowie | 1 | "House Every Weekend" | 1 | — |
| Fifth Harmony | 1 | "Worth It" | 3 | — |
| Kid Ink | 1 | "Worth It" | 3 | — |
| Birdy | 1 | "Wings" | 8 | — |
| Sam Feldt | 1 | "Show Me Love" | 4 | — |
| Kimberly Anne | 1 | "Show Me Love" | 4 | — |
| Disciples | 1 | "How Deep Is Your Love" | 2 | — |
| Martin Solveig | 1 | "Intoxicated" | 5 | — |
| GTA | 1 | "Intoxicated" | 5 | — |
| Rachel Platten | 1 | "Fight Song" | 1 | — |
| Felix Jaehn | 1 | "Ain't Nobody " | 2 | — |
| Jasmine Thompson | 1 | "Ain't Nobody " | 2 | — |
| Sigala | 2 | "Easy Love" | 1 | "Sweet Lovin'" |
| R. City | 1 | "Locked Away" | 2 | — |
| Pia Mia | 1 | "Do It Again" | 8 | — |
| Arrow Benjamin | 1 | "Runnin' " | 4 | — |
| Anton Powers | 1 | "Alone No More" | 4 | — |
| Jamie Lawson | 1 | "Wasn't Expecting That" | 6 | — |
| KDA | 1 | "Turn the Music Louder " | 1 | — |
| Sleepy Tom | 1 | "Be Right There" | 8 | — |
| Zara Larsson | 1 | "Never Forget You" | 5 | — |
| Fleur East | 1 | "Sax" | 3 | — |
| WSTRN | 1 | "In2" | 4 | — |
| Grace | 1 | "You Don't Own Me" | 4 | — |
| G-Eazy | 1 | "You Don't Own Me" | 4 | — |
| Bryn Christopher | 1 | "Sweet Lovin'" | 3 | — |
| Stormzy | 1 | "Shut Up" | 8 | — |
| Louisa Johnson | 1 | "Forever Young" | 9 | — |
| NHS Choir | 1 | "A Bridge over You" | 1 | — |
;Notes
Jack Ü is made up of Skrillex and Diplo. Skrillex had not recorded a top 10 single before but Diplo was featured on "Earthquake" by DJ Fresh. Alex Newell was an uncredited vocalist on Clean Bandit's "Stronger". Nick Jonas relaunched his solo career in 2014 and had his first top 10 charting single, "Jealous", outside Jonas Brothers in 2015. The group had never reached the top 10; the closest they came was with "S.O.S" in 2008 which peaked at number 13.
Songs from films
Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "Earned It" and "Love Me Like You Do", "See You Again", "Elastic Heart", "Lost Stars" and "Writing's on the Wall".Best-selling singles
& Bruno Mars had the best-selling single of the year with "Uptown Funk". The song spent 18 weeks in the top 10, sold around 1.76 million copies and was certified 4x platinum by the BPI. "Cheerleader" by OMI came in second place, selling more than 1.52 million and losing out by around 240,000 sales. Hozier's "Take Me To Church", "Love Me Like You Do from Ellie Goulding and "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth made up the top five. Singles by Adele, Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring MØ, James Bay and Justin Bieber were also in the top 10 best-selling singles of 2015.Top-ten singles
;KeyEntries by artist
The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2015, including singles that reached their peak in 2014 or 2016. 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 2015 is also shown.| Entries | Artist | Country of origin | Weeks | Singles |
| 4 | Jess Glynne | 24 | "Don't Be So Hard on Yourself", "Hold My Hand", "Not Letting Go", "Take Me Home" | |
| 4 | Justin Bieber | 50 | "Love Yourself", "Sorry", "What Do You Mean?", "Where Are Ü Now" | |
| 3 | Chris Brown | 8 | "Ayo", "Do It Again", "Five More Hours" | |
| 3 | Diplo | 21 | "Be Right There", "Lean On", "Where Are Ü Now" | |
| 3 | Ellie Goulding | 15 | "Love Me Like You Do", "On My Mind", "Outside" | |
| 3 | Meghan Trainor | 12 | "All About That Bass", "Lips Are Movin", "Marvin Gaye" | |
| 3 | One Direction | / | 7 | "Drag Me Down", "History", "Perfect" |
| 3 | Sam Smith | 10 | "Lay Me Down", "Like I Can", "Writing's on the Wall" | |
| 3 | 24 | "Can't Feel My Face", "Earned It", "The Hills" | ||
| 2 | Adam Levine | 16 | "Locked Away", "Sugar" | |
| 2 | Alesso | 6 | "Cool", "Heroes " | |
| 2 | Avicii | 7 | "The Nights", "Waiting for Love" | |
| 2 | Calvin Harris | 13 | "How Deep Is Your Love", "Outside" | |
| 2 | Charlie Puth | 16 | "Marvin Gaye", "See You Again" | |
| 2 | David Guetta | 6 | "Hey Mama", "What I Did for Love" | |
| 2 | Demi Lovato | 8 | "Cool for the Summer", "Up" | |
| 2 | Ed Sheeran | 12 | "Bloodstream", "Thinking Out Loud" | |
| 2 | Flo Rida | 4 | "G.D.F.R.", "I Don't Like It, I Love It" | |
| 2 | Galantis | 10 | "Peanut Butter Jelly", "Runaway " | |
| 2 | James Bay | 9 | "Hold Back the River", "Let It Go" | |
| 2 | Jeremih | 4 | "Freak of the Week", "Somebody" | |
| 2 | Olly Murs | 7 | "Up", "Wrapped Up" | |
| 2 | Philip George | 7 | "Alone No More", "Wish You Were Mine" | |
| 2 | Rita Ora | 4 | "Doing It", "Poison" | |
| 2 | Sigala | 10 | "Easy Love", "Sweet Lovin'" | |
| 2 | Taylor Swift | 8 | "Bad Blood", "Blank Space" | |
| 2 | Tinie Tempah | 8 | "Not Letting Go", "Turn the Music Louder " | |
| 2 | Tyga | 6 | "Ayo", "Do It Again" | |
| 2 | Usher | 2 | "Don't Look Down", "I Don't Mind" | |
| 2 | Years & Years | 15 | "King", "Shine" |