Scottish Singles and Albums Charts
The Scottish Singles Chart and Scottish Albums Chart are charts compiled by the Official Charts Company, based on physical and digital sales in Scotland. The Scottish Singles Chart and Scottish Albums Chart are national listings that indicate how sales towards the UK Singles Chart and UK Albums Chart are faring in Scotland. Currently, these charts are based only on paid-for sales so, with the growth of streaming, they only reflect a minority of the music consumption in Scotland.
History
In the late 1970s and early 1980s Radio & Record News and Record Business magazines compiled Scottish charts which were broadcast on Independent Local Radio stations such as Radio Clyde and Radio Forth; these showed particular favour for hard rock, punk and new wave while soul and other "black" styles would fare less well; for example, on 23 June 1978, Radio & Record News placed Heatwave at number 15 UK-wide but number 40 in Scotland, The O'Jays at number 21 UK-wide but not in the Scottish Top 40 and Bob Marley at number 26 UK-wide but not in the Scottish Top 40, but AC/DC at number 38 UK-wide and number 20 in Scotland, The Clash at number 62 UK-wide and number 22 in Scotland, and The Vibrators at number 65 UK-wide but number 39 in Scotland.In the late 1980s, as frustration in Scotland at perceived isolation from the Thatcher government grew, pressure was applied for the creation of an official Scottish chart; Brian Guthri of the Scottish Record Industry Association claimed that the official UK charts did not pick up many sales by Scottish acts as they were not polling enough shops in Scotland, citing Win's "You've Got the Power" as an example and a month of research determined significant differences from the UK charts, with indie acts selling particularly well. That autumn, the SRIA voted to set up its own chart, suggesting that the balance of 75 chart return shops in Greater London to 45 in Scotland was unfair. Although a Scottish chart had been broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland beforehand, the first official Scottish Gallup charts were published on 17 March 1991; notably, they placed Scottish band The Silencers at number 6 in the album chart and The Simpsons' album higher than the Inspector Morse soundtrack, which was 11 places higher UK-wide. The launch of this chart was heralded by Neil Ross of the Scottish Record Industry Association, who again suggested that the UK charts were disproportionately slanted towards sales in London and the south of England, while music manager Bruce Findlay suggested that Scotland could potentially produce a music TV show with as much international appeal as the then-popular DEF II series Rapido. From 20 September 1991, a short weekly TV programme based around the Scottish chart was broadcast by BBC1 Scotland on Friday nights, hosted by Nicky Campbell, then of Radio 1 and the chart continued to be broadcast on Monday nights on BBC Radio Scotland. Frankie Miller's song "Caledonia", also included in McEwan's adverts which were only shown in Scotland and Northern Ireland, topped the Scottish chart while only being a minor UK-wide hit. An unofficial Scottish Network Chart was also taken by Scottish commercial stations, including Radio Tay, in the early 1990s.
Archives on the Official Charts Company website go back to February 1994, when Millward Brown took over as chart compilers and the number of retailers sampled throughout the UK increased. After this relaunch, Scottish Television launched a show based around the official Scottish chart, called Chart Bite. Until 2000, the Scottish album chart included albums eligible only for the compilation album chart at a UK-wide level.
The charts in the late 2000s did not reflect the majority of Scottish sales as they only counted physical sales.
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Chart date | Song | Artist | Sales | References |
1 January | "When We Collide" | Matt Cardle | Progress | Take That |
8 January | "When We Collide" | Matt Cardle | Loud | Rihanna |
15 January | "What's My Name?" | Rihanna featuring Drake | Loud | Rihanna |
22 January | "Grenade" | Bruno Mars | Loud | Rihanna |
29 January | "Grenade" | Bruno Mars | Doo-Wops & Hooligans | Bruno Mars |
5 February | "We R Who We R" | Kesha | 21 | Adele |
12 February | "Price Tag" | Jessie J featuring B.o.B | 21 | Adele |
19 February | "Price Tag" | Jessie J featuring B.o.B | 21 | Adele |
26 February | "Born This Way" | Lady Gaga | 21 | Adele |
5 March | "Someone Like You" | Adele | 21 | Adele |
12 March | "Someone Like You" | Adele | 21 | Adele |
19 March | "Someone Like You" | Adele | 21 | Adele |
26 March | "Don't Hold Your Breath" | Nicole Scherzinger | 21 | Adele |
2 April | "Someone Like You" | Adele | 21 | Adele |
9 April | "On the Floor" | Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull | 21 | Adele |
16 April | "On the Floor" | Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull | 21 | Adele |
23 April | "Party Rock Anthem" | LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock | Wasting Light | Foo Fighters |
30 April | "Party Rock Anthem" | LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock | 21 | Adele |
7 May | "Party Rock Anthem" | LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock | 21 | Adele |
14 May | "Where Them Girls At" | David Guetta featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj | 21 | Adele |
21 May | "Where Them Girls At" | David Guetta featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj | 21 | Adele |
28 May | "Give Me Everything" | Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer | 21 | Adele |
4 June | "Give Me Everything" | Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer | Born This Way | Lady Gaga |
11 June | "Give Me Everything" | Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer | Born This Way | Lady Gaga |
18 June | "Changed the Way You Kiss Me" | Example | Suck It and See | Arctic Monkeys |
25 June | "Bounce" | Calvin Harris featuring Kelis | Progress | Take That |
2 July | "Don't Wanna Go Home" | Jason Derulo | Born This Way | Lady Gaga |
9 July | "Don't Wanna Go Home" | Jason Derulo | 4 | Beyoncé |
16 July | "Louder" | DJ Fresh featuring Sian Evans | 21 | Adele |
23 July | "Glad You Came" | The Wanted | 21 | Adele |
30 July | "Glad You Came" | The Wanted | 21 | Adele |
6 August | "She Makes Me Wanna" | JLS featuring Dev | 21 | Adele |
13 August | "Swagger Jagger" | Cher Lloyd | Back To Black | Amy Winehouse |
20 August | "Promises" | Nero | Back To Black | Amy Winehouse |
27 August | "Moves Like Jagger" | Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera | 21 | Adele |
3 September | "Feel So Close" | Calvin Harris | Echoes | Will Young |
10 September | "Moves Like Jagger" | Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera | Nothing but the Beat | David Guetta |
17 September | "All About Tonight" | Pixie Lott | 21 | Adele |
24 September | "What Makes You Beautiful" | One Direction | + | Ed Sheeran |
1 October | "No Regrets" | Dappy | Velociraptor! | Kasabian |
8 October | "Loca People" | Sak Noel | The Awakening | James Morrison |
15 October | "We Found Love" | Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris | The Awakening | James Morrison |
22 October | "We Found Love" | Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris | The Ultimate Collection | Steps |
29 October | "We Found Love" | Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds |
5 November | "Read All About It" | Professor Green featuring Emeli Sandé | Mylo Xyloto | Coldplay |
12 November | "Read All About It" | Professor Green featuring Emeli Sandé | Ceremonials | Florence and the Machine |
19 November | "We Found Love" | Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris | Someone to Watch Over Me | Susan Boyle |
26 November | "Good Feeling" | Flo Rida | Fallen Empires | Snow Patrol |
3 December | "Levels" | Avicii | Talk That Talk | Rihanna |
10 December | "Wishing on a Star" | X Factor Finalists 2011 featuring JLS and One Direction | Christmas | Michael Bublé |
17 December | "Dance with Me Tonight" | Olly Murs | Christmas | Michael Bublé |
24 December | "Cannonball" | Little Mix | Christmas | Michael Bublé |
31 December | "Wherever You Are" | Military Wives with Gareth Malone | Christmas | Michael Bublé |
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Date | Single | Artist | Album | Artist |
4 January | "Uptown Funk" | Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | x | Ed Sheeran |
11 January | "Uptown Funk" | Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | Wanted on Voyage | George Ezra |
18 January | "Uptown Funk" | Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | Wanted on Voyage | George Ezra |
25 January | "Uptown Funk" | Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | American Beauty/American Psycho | Fall Out Boy |
1 February | "Uptown Funk" | Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars | Title | Meghan Trainor |
8 February | "Love Me Like You Do" | Ellie Goulding | Shadows in the Night | Bob Dylan |
15 February | "Love Me Like You Do" | Ellie Goulding | In the Lonely Hour | Sam Smith |
22 February | "Love Me Like You Do" | Ellie Goulding | Smoke + Mirrors | Imagine Dragons |
1 March | "Love Me Like You Do" | Ellie Goulding | In the Lonely Hour | Sam Smith |
8 March | "King" | Years & Years | Chasing Yesterday | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds |
15 March | "Lay Me Down" | Sam Smith featuring John Legend | In the Lonely Hour | Sam Smith |
22 March | "Lay Me Down" | Sam Smith featuring John Legend | In the Lonely Hour | Sam Smith |
29 March | "Hold My Hand" | Jess Glynne | Chaos and the Calm | James Bay |
5 April | "Hold My Hand" | Jess Glynne | The Day Is My Enemy | The Prodigy |
12 April | "Lost Stars" | Stevie McCrorie | Future Hearts | All Time Low |
19 April | "See You Again" | Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth | The Ultimate Collection | Paul Simon |
26 April | "See You Again" | Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth | Stages | Josh Groban |
3 May | "I Really Like You" | Carly Rae Jepsen | The Magic Whip | Blur |
10 May | "Cheerleader" | OMI | Wilder Mind | Mumford & Sons |
17 May | "Bills" | LunchMoney Lewis | Wilder Mind | Mumford & Sons |
24 May | "Bad Blood" | Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar | The Desired Effect | Brandon Flowers |
31 May | "Want to Want Me" | Jason Derulo | 1989 | Taylor Swift |
7 June | "Want to Want Me" | Jason Derulo | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | Florence and the Machine |
14 June | "Want to Want Me" | Jason Derulo | Drones | Muse |
21 June | "Five More Hours" | Deorro & Chris Brown | Drones | Muse |
28 June | "Are You with Me" | Lost Frequencies | 1989 | Taylor Swift |
5 July | "Are You with Me" | Lost Frequencies | The Definitive Collection | Lionel Richie |
10 July | "Shine" | Years & Years | x | Ed Sheeran |
17 July | "Black Magic" | Little Mix | Communion | Years & Years |
24 July | "Black Magic" | Little Mix | Communion | Years & Years |
31 July | "Glitterball" | Sigma featuring Ella Henderson | Born in the Echoes | The Chemical Brothers |
7 August | "Drag Me Down" | One Direction | Marks to Prove It | The Maccabees |
14 August | "Marvin Gaye" | Charlie Puth featuring Meghan Trainor | Compton | Dr. Dre |
21 August | "Don't Be So Hard on Yourself" | Jess Glynne | Chaos and the Calm | James Bay |
28 August | "Fight Song" | Rachel Platten | I Cry When I Laugh | Jess Glynne |
4 September | "What Do You Mean?" | Justin Bieber | I Cry When I Laugh | Jess Glynne |
11 September | "Easy Love" | Sigala | The Book of Souls | Iron Maiden |
18 September | "Easy Love" | Sigala | Keep the Village Alive | Stereophonics |
25 September | "Easy Love" | Sigala | Rattle That Lock | David Gilmour |
2 October | "Writing's on the Wall" | Sam Smith | Every Open Eye | Chvrches |
9 October | "Alone No More" | Philip George & Anton Powers | We the Generation | Rudimental |
16 October | "Runnin' " | Naughty Boy featuring Beyoncé & Arrow Benjamin | Faithless 2.0 | Faithless |
23 October | "Perfect" | One Direction | Jamie Lawson | Jamie Lawson |
30 October | "Hello" | Adele | Sounds Good Feels Good | 5 Seconds of Summer |
6 November | "Hello" | Adele | If I Can Dream | Elvis Presley |
13 November | "Hello" | Adele | If I Can Dream | Elvis Presley |
20 November | "Hello" | Adele | Made in the A.M. | One Direction |
27 November | "Sorry" | Justin Bieber | 25 | Adele |
4 December | "Love Yourself" | Justin Bieber | 25 | Adele |
11 December | "Sweet Lovin'" | Sigala featuring Bryn Christopher | 25 | Adele |
18 December | "Love Yourself" | Justin Bieber | 25 | Adele |
25 December | "A Bridge over You" | Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir | 25 | Adele |
2016
Date | Single | Artist | Album | Artist |
1 January | "Love Yourself" | Justin Bieber | If I Can Dream | Elvis Presley |
8 January | "Love Yourself" | Justin Bieber | If I Can Dream | Elvis Presley |
15 January | "Stitches" | Shawn Mendes | Blackstar | David Bowie |
22 January | "Stitches" | Shawn Mendes | Blackstar | David Bowie |
29 January | "Fast Car" | Jonas Blue featuring Dakota | Blackstar | David Bowie |
5 February | "Pillowtalk" | Zayn | Best of Bowie | David Bowie |
12 February | "7 Years" | Lukas Graham | A Head Full of Dreams | Coldplay |
19 February | "7 Years" | Lukas Graham | 25 | Adele |
26 February | "7 Years" | Lukas Graham | 25 | Adele |
4 March | "7 Years" | Lukas Graham | I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It | The 1975 |
11 March | "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" | Mike Posner | 25 | Adele |
18 March | "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" | Mike Posner | 25 | Adele |
25 March | "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" | Mike Posner | Girl at the End of the World | James |
2 April | "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" | Mike Posner | 25 | Adele |
9 April | "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" | Mike Posner | Everything You've Come to Expect | The Last Shadow Puppets |
16 April | "Cheap Thrills" | Sia feat. Sean Paul | Painting of a Panic Attack | Frightened Rabbit |
23 April | "Cheap Thrills" | Sia feat. Sean Paul | The Hope Six Demolition Project | PJ Harvey |
30 April | "Purple Rain" | Prince & The Revolution | Lemonade | Beyoncé |
7 May | "This Is What You Came For" | Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna | Lemonade | Beyoncé |
14 May | "This Is What You Came For" | Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna | A Moon Shaped Pool | Radiohead |
21 May | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" | Justin Timberlake | Lemonade | Beyoncé |
28 May | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" | Justin Timberlake | These People | Richard Ashcroft |
4 June | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" | Justin Timberlake | The Ride | Catfish and the Bottlemen |
11 June | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" | Justin Timberlake | Stranger to Stranger | Paul Simon |
18 June | "This Girl" | Kungs vs. Cookin' on 3 Burners | 50 | Rick Astley |
25 June | "Give Me Your Love" | Sigala feat. John Newman and Nile Rodgers | A Moon Shaped Pool | Radiohead |
2 July | "This Girl" | Kungs vs. Cookin' on 3 Burners | 25 | Adele |
9 July | "This Girl" | Kungs vs. Cookin' on 3 Burners | California | Blink-182 |
16 July | "Dancing on My Own" | Calum Scott | Ellipsis | Biffy Clyro |
23 July | "Dancing on My Own" | Calum Scott | Ellipsis | Biffy Clyro |
30 July | "Dancing on My Own" | Calum Scott | ' | Electric Light Orchestra |
6 August | "Dancing on My Own" | Calum Scott | Viola Beach | Viola Beach |
13 August | "Let Me Love You" | DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber | Blossoms | Blosoms |
20 August | "Dancing on My Own" | Calum Scott | All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra | Electric Light Orchestra |
27 August | "Dancing on My Own" | Calum Scott | Blonde | Frank Ocean |
3 September | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey | ' | Barbra Streisand |
10 September | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey | Cartwheels | Ward Thomas |
17 September | "Closer" | The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey | Wild World | Bastille |
24 September | "My Way" | Calvin Harris | The Lost Songs of St Kilda | Trevor Morrison, Scottish Festival Orchestra and James MacMillan |
1 October | "Say You Won't Let Go" | James Arthur | Chapter and Verse | Bruce Springsteen |
8 October | "Say You Won't Let Go" | James Arthur | 22, A Million | Bon Iver |
15 October | "Say You Won't Let Go" | James Arthur | Revolution Radio | Green Day |
22 October | "Shout Out to My Ex" | Little Mix | Walls | Kings of Leon |
29 October | "Shout Out to My Ex" | Little Mix | Nobody but Me | Michael Bublé |
5 November | "Shout Out to My Ex" | Little Mix | Mapping the Rendezvous | The Courteeners |
12 November | "Rockabye" | Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie | The Heavy Entertainment Show | Robbie Williams |
19 November | "Rockabye" | Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie | Long Live the Angels | Emeli Sandé |
26 November | "Rockabye" | Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie | Glory Days | Little Mix |
3 December | "Rockabye" | Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie | Glory Days | Little Mix |
10 December | "Rockabye" | Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie | Blue & Lonesome | The Rolling Stones |
17 December | "Just Hold On" | Steve Aoki and Louis Tomlinson | Together | Michael Ball and Alfie Boe |
24 December | "Glad All Over" | The Dave Clark Five | Together | Michael Ball and Alfie Boe |
31 December | "Rockabye" | Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie | Glory Days | Little Mix |
2017
Date | Single | Artist | Album | Artist |
6 January | "Human" | Rag'n'Bone Man | Glory Days | Little Mix |
13 January | "Castle on the Hill" | Ed Sheeran | Glory Days | Little Mix |
20 January | "Castle on the Hill" | Ed Sheeran | I See You | The xx |
27 January | "Castle on the Hill" | Ed Sheeran | Classic House | Pete Tong, Heritage Orchestra and Jules Buckley |
4 February | "Castle on the Hill" | Ed Sheeran | La La Land: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Original Soundtrack |
11 February | "Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | Little Fictions | Elbow |
18 February | "Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | Human | Rag'n'Bone Man |
25 February | "How Would You Feel " | Ed Sheeran | Human | Rag'n'Bone Man |
4 March | "Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | Human | Rag'n'Bone Man |
11 March | "Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | ÷ | Ed Sheeran |
18 March | "Galway Girl" | Ed Sheeran | ÷ | Ed Sheeran |
25 March | "Galway Girl" | Ed Sheeran | ÷ | Ed Sheeran |
1 April | "Galway Girl" | Ed Sheeran | ÷ | Ed Sheeran |
8 April | "Symphony" | Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson | ÷ | Ed Sheeran |
15 April | "Sign of the Times" | Harry Styles | ÷ | Ed Sheeran |
22 April | "Sign of the Times" | Harry Styles | ÷ | Ed Sheeran |
29 April | "Symphony" | Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson | Tears on the Dancefloor | Steps |
6 May | "I'm the One" | DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne | Humanz | Gorillaz |
13 May | "Despacito " | Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber | For Crying Out Loud | Kasabian |
20 May | "Despacito " | Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber | Harry Styles | Harry Styles |
27 May | "Despacito " | Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber | ÷ | Ed Sheeran |
3 June | "Despacito " | Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | The Beatles |
10 June | "One Last Time" | Ariana Grande | Is This the Life We Really Want? | Roger Waters |
17 June | "Despacito " | Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber | Truth Is a Beautiful Thing | London Grammar |
24 June | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Artists for Grenfell | How Did We Get So Dark? | Royal Blood |
1 July | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Artists for Grenfell | OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017 | Radiohead |
8 July | "Despacito " | Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber | ÷ | Ed Sheeran |
15 July | "Despacito " | Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber | ÷ | Ed Sheeran |
22 July | "Despacito " | Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber | Night & Day | The Vamps |
29 July | "Despacito " | Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber | Lust for Life | Lana Del Rey |
5 August | "Despacito " | Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber | Everything Now | Arcade Fire |
12 August | "Despacito " | Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber | Adiós | Glen Campbell |
19 August | "What About Us" | Pink | The 50 Greatest Hits | Elvis Presley |
26 August | "What About Us" | Pink | The 50 Greatest Hits | Elvis Presley |
2 September | "Look What You Made Me Do" | Taylor Swift | Villains | Queens of the Stone Age |
9 September | "What About Us" | Pink | Freedom Child | The Script |
16 September | "Too Good at Goodbyes" | Sam Smith | Sleep Well Beast | The National |
23 September | "What About Us" | Pink | Concrete and Gold | Foo Fighters |
30 September | "What About Us" | Pink | Wonderful Wonderful | The Killers |
7 October | "Lonely Together" | Avicii featuring Rita Ora | Now | Shania Twain |
14 October | "Lonely Together" | Avicii featuring Rita Ora | As You Were | Liam Gallagher |
21 October | "Havana" | Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug | Beautiful Trauma | Pink |
28 October | "Perfect" | Ed Sheeran | Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 / MTV Unplugged | George Michael |
4 November | "Havana" | Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug | Scream Above the Sounds | Stereophonics |
11 November | "Anywhere" | Rita Ora | The Thrill of It All | Sam Smith |
18 November | "Anywhere" | Rita Ora | Reputation | Taylor Swift |
25 November | "Anywhere" | Rita Ora | The Architect | Paloma Faith |
2 December | "Anywhere" | Rita Ora | Who Built the Moon? | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds |
9 December | "Perfect" | Ed Sheeran | ÷ | Ed Sheeran |
16 December | "Perfect" | Ed Sheeran | ÷ | Ed Sheeran |
23 December | "Perfect" | Ed Sheeran | ÷ | Ed Sheeran |
30 December | "Perfect" | Ed Sheeran | ÷ | Ed Sheeran |