List of number-one singles

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This is a list of the number one hits in the UK Singles Chart, from its inception in 1952 to the present. The sources, in accordance with the official canon of The Official UK Charts Company, are the New Musical Express chart from 1952 to 1960; the Record Retailer chart from 1960 to 1969; and the Official UK Singles Chart from 1969 on.

• List of number-one singles from the 1950s (UK)
• List of number-one singles from the 1960s (UK)
• List of number-one singles from the 1970s (UK)
• List of number-one singles from the 1980s (UK)
• List of number-one singles from the 1990s (UK)
• List of number-one singles from the 2000s (UK)
• List of Christmas number one singles
• List of number-one singles (by radio airplay) from the 1990s (UK)
• List of number-one singles (by radio airplay) from the 2000s (UK)

See also

• UK Singles Chart
• List of number-one albums (UK)
• One-hit wonders in the UK
• US Number One Hits