Rate the UK #1 Singles of 2021

[VoR]

Not a golden year, with the latter half basically dominated by Ed Sheeran's cumulative 18 weeks on top. But the first half wasn't without its charms.

xx Wham - Last Christmas
xx Little Mix - Sweet Melody
xx Olivia Rodrigo - Driver's Licence
xx Nathan Evans, 220 Kid and Billen Ted - Wellerman
xx Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
xx Tion Wayne and Russ Millions - Body
xx Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U
xx Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
xx Ed Sheeran - Shivers
xx Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Mix)
xx Adele - Easy On Me
xx Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmaas
xx Ladbaby featuring Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Sausage Rolls For Everyone

 

[VoR]

10 Wham - Last Christmas
08 Little Mix - Sweet Melody
08 Olivia Rodrigo - Driver's Licence
07 Nathan Evans, 220 Kid and Billen Ted - Wellerman
08 Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
00 Tion Wayne and Russ Millions - Body
07 Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U
04 Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
02 Ed Sheeran - Shivers
07 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Mix)
08 Adele - Easy On Me
00 Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmaas
-1 Ladbaby featuring Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Sausage Rolls For Everyone

 

[COB]

That's all there was?

 

[GinAg (39)]

10 Wham - Last Christmas
09 Little Mix - Sweet Melody
08 Olivia Rodrigo - Driver's Licence
07 Nathan Evans, 220 Kid and Billen Ted - Wellerman
09 Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
?? Tion Wayne and Russ Millions - Body
06 Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U
00 Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
00 Ed Sheeran - Shivers
09 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Mix)
08 Adele - Easy On Me
00 Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmaas
-1 Ladbaby featuring Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Sausage Rolls For Everyone

 

[VoR]

That's all there was?

Sheeran was literally number one from the start of July until the end of October with Bad Habits/Shivers

Then Adele took over for 7 weeks and then it was Christmas.

Dreadful!

 

[COB]

08 Wham - Last Christmas
09 Little Mix - Sweet Melody
?? Olivia Rodrigo - Driver's Licence
?? Nathan Evans, 220 Kid and Billen Ted - Wellerman
08 Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
?? Tion Wayne and Russ Millions - Body
07 Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U
?? Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
?? Ed Sheeran - Shivers
?? Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Mix)
07 Adele - Easy On Me
?? Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmaas
?? Ladbaby featuring Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Sausage Rolls For Everyone

 

[COB]

That's probably not very useful I do feel blessed to have avoided some of them though.

 

[RJN]

11 Wham - Last Christmas
09 Little Mix - Sweet Melody
07 Olivia Rodrigo - Driver's Licence
04 Nathan Evans, 220 Kid and Billen Ted - Wellerman
08 Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
07 Tion Wayne and Russ Millions - Body
07 Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U
09 Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
10 Ed Sheeran - Shivers
10 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Mix)
07 Adele - Easy On Me
06 Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmaas
?? Ladbaby featuring Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Sausage Rolls For Everyone

I usually listen to everything that goes top 10, but I’ve never listened to a Ladbaby song

 

[VoR]

That's probably not very useful I do feel blessed to have avoided some of them though.

You don't know SCOTTISH ANTHEM Wellerman?



I quite like it. At least it was something a bit DIFF'RUNT. A proper one hit wonder too, his second single predictably did fuck all.

 

[COB]

Oh that! I knew there was a sea shanty meme, I didn't know it was a single (though I probably should've guessed )

 

[GinAg (39)]

Yes the Sea Shanty trend was a bit of WHITE TOWN one off fun.

FUN FOR FEBRUARY.

 

[POP!]

Sheeran was literally number one from the start of July until the end of October with Bad Habits/Shivers

Then Adele took over for 7 weeks and then it was Christmas.

Dreadful!

This is how the Hot 100 is every year but with worse music, to be fair

 

[RJN]

There were actually more hot 100 number one hits this year

 

[lolly]

10 Wham - Last Christmas
09 Little Mix - Sweet Melody
07 Olivia Rodrigo - Driver's Licence
06 Nathan Evans, 220 Kid and Billen Ted - Wellerman
08 Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
04 Tion Wayne and Russ Millions - Body
06 Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U
05 Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
04 Ed Sheeran - Shivers
06 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Mix)
08 Adele - Easy On Me
06 Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmaas
01 Ladbaby featuring Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Sausage Rolls For Everyone

 

[lolly]

You don't know SCOTTISH ANTHEM Wellerman?



I quite like it. At least it was something a bit DIFF'RUNT. A proper one hit wonder too, his second single predictably did fuck all.

I was amazed when I saw year end recaps that this was 2021. It feels like much longer ago already. I thought it was much earlier in the pandemic.

 

[GinAg (39)]

I was amazed when I saw year end recaps that this was 2021. It feels like much longer ago already. I thought it was much earlier in the pandemic.

I recall so little of Jan-Apr of 2021. What a fucking waste of human time.

 

[VoR]

I was the same with Wellerman. Could have sworn it was a 2020 hit.

 

[RJN]

Everything before I got vaccinated feels like 2020 and everything after feels like 2021

 

[ButterTart]

The songs on this list I've actually heard:

xx Wham - Last Christmas
xx Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
xx Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
xx Adele - Easy On Me

 

[rhythmbandit]

08 Wham - Last Christmas
08 Little Mix - Sweet Melody
07 Olivia Rodrigo - Driver's Licence
07 Nathan Evans, 220 Kid and Billen Ted - Wellerman
09 Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
06 Tion Wayne and Russ Millions - Body
06 Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U
05 Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
05 Ed Sheeran - Shivers
07 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Mix)
06 Adele - Easy On Me
07 Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmaas
00 Ladbaby featuring Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Sausage Rolls For Everyone

Not a vintage year!

 

[POP!]

I guess I like everything I've heard (except Adele's) but I have a feeling I'd rate the ?? close to 00 if I heard them.

08 Wham - Last Christmas
09 Little Mix - Sweet Melody
09 Olivia Rodrigo - Driver's Licence
?? Nathan Evans, 220 Kid and Billen Ted - Wellerman
07 Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
?? Tion Wayne and Russ Millions - Body
08 Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U
07 Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
09 Ed Sheeran - Shivers
08 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Mix)
04 Adele - Easy On Me
?? Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmaas
?? Ladbaby featuring Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Sausage Rolls For Everyone

 

[OutSynk]

I think this one pops off even more.

 

[OutSynk]

The fact that Wellerman is possibly the best song out of those is a bit worrying though.

 

[Music]

10 Wham - Last Christmas
10 Little Mix - Sweet Melody
04 Olivia Rodrigo - Driver's Licence
08 Nathan Evans, 220 Kid and Billen Ted - Wellerman
09 Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
?? Tion Wayne and Russ Millions - Body
06 Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U
08 Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
06 Ed Sheeran - Shivers
10 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Mix)
05 Adele - Easy On Me
?? Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmaas
?? Ladbaby featuring Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Sausage Rolls For Everyone

Overall, much better than the US, though that isn't a hard feat

 

[Soldi]

09 Wham - Last Christmas
?? Little Mix - Sweet Melody
07 Olivia Rodrigo - Driver's Licence
?? Nathan Evans, 220 Kid and Billen Ted - Wellerman
10 Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
?? Tion Wayne and Russ Millions - Body
10 Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U
?? Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
?? Ed Sheeran - Shivers
?? Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Mix)
08 Adele - Easy On Me
?? Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmaas
-1 Ladbaby featuring Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Sausage Rolls For Everyone

 

[Indie]

02 Wham - Last Christmas
?? Little Mix - Sweet Melody
?? Olivia Rodrigo - Driver's Licence
?? Nathan Evans, 220 Kid and Billen Ted - Wellerman
?? Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
?? Tion Wayne and Russ Millions - Body
?? Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U
?? Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
?? Ed Sheeran - Shivers
?? Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Mix)
?? Adele - Easy On Me
?? Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmaas
?? Ladbaby featuring Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Sausage Rolls For Everyone

 

[VoR]

09 Wham - Last Christmas
?? Little Mix - Sweet Melody
07 Olivia Rodrigo - Driver's Licence
?? Nathan Evans, 220 Kid and Billen Ted - Wellerman
10 Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
?? Tion Wayne and Russ Millions - Body
10 Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U
?? Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
?? Ed Sheeran - Shivers
?? Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Mix)
08 Adele - Easy On Me
?? Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmaas
-1 Ladbaby featuring Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Sausage Rolls For Everyone

You haven’t heard Sweet Melody?!

 

[Pipo]

10 Wham - Last Christmas - an indisputable xmas Classic
07 Little Mix - Sweet Melody - meh
10 Olivia Rodrigo - Driver's Licence
07 Nathan Evans, 220 Kid and Billen Ted - Wellerman - nice for the lols but, #1??
08 Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name) - weakest effort so far, he's capable of so much more and the album is full of more deserving hits
?? Tion Wayne and Russ Millions - Body
09 Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U
07 Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
06 Ed Sheeran - Shivers
10 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Mix)
07 Adele - Easy On Me
00 Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas
-1 Ladbaby featuring Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Sausage Rolls For Everyone

It's official, streaming killed the charts.

 

[Funky]

10 Wham - Last Christmas
05 Little Mix - Sweet Melody
05 Olivia Rodrigo - Driver's Licence
-1 Nathan Evans, 220 Kid and Billen Ted - Wellerman
00 Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
00 Tion Wayne and Russ Millions - Body
03 Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U
00 Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
00 Ed Sheeran - Shivers
07 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Mix)
07 Adele - Easy On Me
00 Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmaas
00 Ladbaby featuring Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Sausage Rolls For Everyone

Absolute shite.

 

[Tetris-Rock]

10 Wham - Last Christmas
09 Little Mix - Sweet Melody
06 Olivia Rodrigo - Driver's Licence
05 Nathan Evans, 220 Kid and Billen Ted - Wellerman
11 Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
02 Tion Wayne and Russ Millions - Body
10 Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U
05 Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
?? Ed Sheeran - Shivers
07 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Mix)
08 Adele - Easy On Me
06 Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmaas
-1 Ladbaby featuring Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Sausage Rolls For Everyone

 

[lolly]

It's official, streaming killed the charts.

Hmm... I may try to do a list of just sales #1s

 

[lolly]

The official chart website is giving errors at the moment if I try to go back more than one week. Bugger.

Perhaps someone on ukmix may have done the work already.

 

[ButterTart]

You haven’t heard Sweet Melody?!

I've not! Just had a listen now and it's sort of okay, I just think they should rerelease Black Magic and Secret Love Song on a loop.

 

[Soldi]

You haven’t heard Sweet Melody?!

No, but then I can’t STAND Little Mix tbh!

 

[lolly]

Here we go. Singles sales chart #1s of 2021

Asian Dub Foundation/Lee - Comin' Over Here (1 week)
Little Mix - Sweet Melody (1 week)
Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License (1 week)
Anne Marie/KSI/Digital Farm - Don't Play (1 week)
Nathan Evans/220Kid/Billen Ted - Wellerman (4 weeks)
Ella Henderson & Tom Grennan - Let's Go Home Together (1 week)
Rag n'Bone Man - All You Ever Wanted (1 week)
Nathan Evans/220Kid/Billen Ted - Wellerman (2 weeks)
KSI ft Yungblud & Polo G - Patience (1 week)
Ella Henderson & Tom Grennan - Let's Go Home Together (1 week)
Joel Corry/Raye/David Guetta - Bed (1 week)
Rag n'Bone Man & Pink - Anywhere Away From Here (1 week)
Riton/Nightcrawlers/Mufasa - Friday (1 week)
Rag n'Bone Man & Pink - Anywhere Away From Here (1 week)
Kylie Minogue & Dua Lipa - Real Groove (1 week)
Rag n'Bone Man & Pink - Anywhere Away From Here (2 weeks)
BTS - Butter (2 weeks)
Specials - Ghost Town (1 week)
Woody & Kleiny/Hoosiers - Route 66 (1 week)
KSI - Holiday (1 week)
Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits (10 weeks)
Abba - I Still Have Faith In You (1 week)
Ed Sheeran - Shivers (1 week)
Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (1 week)
Coldplay & BTS - My Universe (1 week)
Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (2 weeks)
Adele - Easy On Me (2 weeks)
Ed Sheeran - Overpass Graffiti (1 week)
Ed Sheeran - Shivers (1 week)
Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (1 week)
Anne-Marie & Niall Horan - Everywhere (1 week)
Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (1 week)
Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas (2 weeks)
LadBaby ft Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Sausage Rolls For Everyone (1 week)

 

[Indie]

Here we go. Singles sales chart #1s of 2021


Specials - Ghost Town (1 week)

what

 

[Funky]

Was that Record Store day/week... EIther way their #1 must be based on vinyl sales

 

[lolly]

I think it was a reissue for the 40th anniversary.

Kylie's Real Groove was #1 due to the vinyl release as well.

And to an extent Abba's I Still Have Faith In You. That was on CD and did reasonably well on download as well, but it was the fact that it was released on vinyl (and that Don't Shut Me Down wasn't) which gave it the #1.

 

[Pipo]

?? Asian Dub Foundation/Lee - Comin' Over Here (1 week)
07 Little Mix - Sweet Melody (1 week)
10 Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License (1 week)
?? Anne Marie/KSI/Digital Farm - Don't Play (1 week)
07 Nathan Evans/220Kid/Billen Ted - Wellerman (4 weeks)
07 Ella Henderson & Tom Grennan - Let's Go Home Together (1 week)
08 Rag n'Bone Man - All You Ever Wanted (1 week)
07 Nathan Evans/220Kid/Billen Ted - Wellerman (2 weeks)
04 KSI ft Yungblud & Polo G - Patience (1 week)
07 Ella Henderson & Tom Grennan - Let's Go Home Together (1 week)
10 Joel Corry/Raye/David Guetta - Bed (1 week) - WHAT A BOP
02 Rag n'Bone Man & Pink - Anywhere Away From Here (1 week)
00 Riton/Nightcrawlers/Mufasa - Friday (1 week) - fucking hated this, poor Nightcrawlers
02 Rag n'Bone Man & Pink - Anywhere Away From Here (1 week)
10 Kylie Minogue & Dua Lipa - Real Groove (1 week)
02 Rag n'Bone Man & Pink - Anywhere Away From Here (2 weeks)
09 BTS - Butter (2 weeks)
?? Specials - Ghost Town (1 week)
?? Woody & Kleiny/Hoosiers - Route 66 (1 week)
?? KSI - Holiday (1 week)
06 Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits (10 weeks)
08 Abba - I Still Have Faith In You (1 week)
05 Ed Sheeran - Shivers (1 week)
10 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (1 week)
08 Coldplay & BTS - My Universe (1 week)
10 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (2 weeks)
07 Adele - Easy On Me (2 weeks)
07 Ed Sheeran - Overpass Graffiti (1 week) - just cause it rips off Boys Of Summer
06 Ed Sheeran - Shivers (1 week)
10 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (1 week)
?? Anne-Marie & Niall Horan - Everywhere (1 week)
10 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (1 week)
-1 Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas (2 weeks)
-1000 LadBaby ft Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Sausage Rolls For Everyone (1 week)

well, that wasn't any better was it

 

[lolly]

No, just more CHAOTIC

I think I'll do the streaming chart #1s later and we can compare the full set.