List of UK top-ten singles in 2009
Introduction Lady Gaga made her arrival into the UK charts in 2009, achieving four  top 10 hits, including three number-ones. "Poker Face" became the best-selling single of the year, topping the chart for three weeks.Black Eyed Peas also dominated the charts this year, scoring three top 10 entries. All of these reached number-one and finished in the top 10 of the year's best selling singles list. The most successful of these was "I Gotta Feeling", which spent two non-consecutive weeks at number-one and 17 weeks in the top 10 altogether. It ended up as the year's second best seller, and became the first single to sell over one million downloads in the UK.English synth-pop duo La Roux (lead singer Elly Jackson pictured) had two singles in the top 10 in 2009, including "Bulletproof", which reached number-one for one week.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. This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 2009, as well as singles which peaked in 2008 and 2010 but were in the top 10 in 2009.The entry date is when the song appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).One-hundred and twenty-nine singles were in the top ten in 2009.Eleven singles from 2008 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "TiK ToK" by Kesha, "Starstrukk" by 3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry, "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey, "Look for Me" by Chipmunk featuring Talay Riley, "The Climb" by Joe McElderry and "3 Words" by Cheryl featuring will.i.am were all released in 2009 but did not reach their peak until 2010. "Broken Strings" by James Morrison featuring Nelly Furtado was the only song from 2008 to reach its peak in 2009.Forty-three artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2009.Emeli Sandé, Lady Gaga, Michael Bublé, Pixie Lott, Taylor Swift and Tinchy Stryder were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 2009.The 2008 Christmas number-one, "Hallelujah" by ''X Factor'' series 5 winner Alexandra Burke, remained at number-one for the first week of 2009.The first new number-one single of the year was "Just Dance" by Lady Gaga. Overall, thirty-one different singles peaked at number-one in 2009, with Lady Gaga and Black Eyed Peas (3) both having the most singles hit that position.
Background One-hundred and twenty-nine singles charted in the top 10 in 2009, with one-hundred and twelve singles reaching their peak this year.Forty-three artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2009.Chipmunk secured the record for most top 10 hits in 2009 with five hit singles.===Chart debuts===Sixty-six artists achieved their first top 10 single in 2009, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, four went on to record another hit single that year: Joe McElderry, Kesha, La Roux and Pitbull. N-Dubz and Pixie Lott had two more singles reach the top ten. Lady Gaga and Tinchy Stryder both scored three more top 10 singles in 2009.Chipmunk had four other entries in his breakthrough year.The following table (collapsed on desktop site) 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 entriesLady Gaga4"Just Dance"1"Poker Face" (1), "Paparazzi" (4), "Bad Romance" (1)Colby O'Donis1—Kevin Rudolf1"Let It Rock"5—Kid Cudi1"Day 'n' Nite"2—CrookersTinchy Stryder4"Take Me Back"3"I Got Soul", "Number 1" (1), "Never Leave You" (1)Shontelle1"T-Shirt"6—Taylor Swift1"Love Story"2—Kesha2"Right Round"1"TiK ToK" (4) Vanessa Jenkins1"(Barry) Islands in the Stream"1—Bryn WestNoisettes1"Don't Upset the Rhythm (Go Baby Go)"2—A.R. Rahman1"Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)"3—Metro Station1"Shake It"6—La Roux2"In for the Kill"2"Bulletproof" (1)N-Dubz3"Number 1"1"I Got Soul", "I Need You" (5)Chipmunk5"Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)"3"Diamond Rings" (6), "I Got Soul" (10), "Oopsy Daisy" (1), "Look for Me" (7) Sammie1"Kiss Me thru the Phone"6—Alexander Rybak1"Fairytale"10—Agnes1"Release Me"3—1"Untouched"8—Pixie Lott3"Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)"1"Boys and Girls" (1), "I Got Soul" (10)Emeli Sandé1"Diamond Rings"6—Pitbull2"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)"4"Hotel Room Service" (9)Mr Hudson1"Supernova"2—1"Get Shaky"9—Little Boots1"Remedy"6—Esmée Denters1"Outta Here"7—Mini Viva1"Left My Heart in Tokyo"7—1"Sweet Disposition"6—Michael Bublé1"Haven't Met You Yet"5—Young Soul Rebels1"I Got Soul"—BashyDomino GoEgyptFrankmusikKid BritishLondon Community Gospel ChoirMcLeanMphoVV BrownChase & Status1"End Credits"9—Plan B1"You Are Not Alone"1—Danyl JohnsonJamie ArcherJedwardJoe McElderry2"The Climb" (1) Kandy Rain1—Lloyd DanielsLucie JonesMiss FrankOlly MursRachel AdedejiRikki LoneyStacey SolomonJason Derulo1"Whatcha Say"3—Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band1"The Official BBC Children in Need Medley"1—Susan Boyle1"Wild Horses"9—Chuckie1"Let the Bass Kick in Miami Bitch"9—LMFAOTalay Riley1"Look for Me" 7—3OH!31"Starstrukk" 3—Journey1"Don't Stop Believin'" 6—;NotesAmelle from Sugababes (who joined the group in 2005) had a solo hit with Tinchy Stryder on "Never Leave You". "Fight for This Love" was Cheryl Cole's debut single as a solo artist independent of Girls Aloud. The song reached number-one.Young Soul Rebels was a charity super-group that recorded the song "I Got Soul" to raise money for War Child UK. Among the participants were Pixie Lott, VV Brown, N-Dubz, Tinchy Stryder, Frankmusik, Kid British, Ironik, Chip, McLean, MPHO, Bashy and the London Community Gospel Choir. Comedian Peter Kay had previous chart entries on "Is This the Way to Amarillo", "(I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles" and as Geraldine McQueen but the Animated All Star Band was a new act to the chart.Joe McElderry sang on "You Are Not Alone" with his fellow ''X Factor'' series six contestants prior to his debut solo hit "The Climb". Jedward and Olly Murs would both go on to record top 10 singles in later years. Although "Beat Again" was the first solo chart entry for JLS, they sang on "Hero" during their time on series 5 of ''The X Factor'', which peaked at number-one in 2008.===Songs from films===Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" (from ''Slumdog Millionaire'') and "Sweet Disposition" (''500 Days of Summer''). "The Climb" from ''Hannah Montana: The Movie'' was also covered by Joe McElderry as his winning song on ''The X Factor''.===Charity singles===A number of singles recorded for charity reached the top 10 in the charts in 2009.The Comic Relief single was a cover version of Depeche Mode's "Just Can't Get Enough" by The Saturdays, peaking at number two on 14 March 2009 (week ending) after a performance on the telethon. A second single was released for Comic Relief, "(Barry) Islands in the Stream", a parody of "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, and reached number-one for a single week. It was performed by Ruth Jones and Rob Brydon, as their characters from the British sitcom ''Gavin & Stacey'', Vanessa Jenkins and Bryn West, and also featured Welsh singer Tom Jones and Robin Gibb from the Bee Gees.A charity supergroup known as Young Soul Rebels, which included acts such as Pixie Lott, N-Dubz and Tinchy Stryder, peaked at number ten on 31 October 2009 (week ending) with "I Got Soul", an adapted version of "All These Things That I've Done" by The Killers. The song was raising money for War Child UK.The finalists from the sixth series of ''The X Factor'' (which included winner Joe McElderry, Olly Murs and Jedward) got together for a single, "You Are Not Alone", which had been a hit for Michael Jackson. It reached number one on 28 November 2009 (week ending) with profits going to benefit Great Ormond Street Hospital.The Children in Need single for 2009 was created by comedian Peter Kay. His 'All Star Animated Band' featured British children's cartoon characters including Bob the Builder, Fireman Sam and Postman Pat. The song, "The Official BBC Children in Need Medley", comprised a mashup of covers of seven popular songs: in order, "Can You Feel It", "Don't Stop", "Jai Ho! ", "Tubthumping", "Never Forget", "Hey Jude" and "One Day Like This". It reached number one on 5 December 2009 (week ending).===Best-selling singles===Lady Gaga had the best-selling single of the year with "Poker Face". The song spent thirteen weeks in the top 10 (including three weeks at number one), sold over 882,000 copies and was certified platinum by the BPI. "I Gotta Feeling" by Black Eyed Peas came in second place, selling more than 848,000 copies and losing out by around 24,000 sales. Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis's "Just Dance, "Fight for This Love" from Cheryl Cole and "The Climb" by Joe McElderry made up the top five. Singles by La Roux, Black Eyed Peas ("Boom Boom Pow"), Rage Against the Machine, Alexandra Burke featuring Flo Rida and Black Eyed Peas ("Meet Me Halfway") were also in the top ten best-selling singles of the year.
Top-ten singles ;KeySymbolMeaning‡Single peaked in 2008 but still in chart in 2009.♦Single released in 2009 but peaked in 2010. (#)Year-end top ten single position and rankEnteredThe date that the single first appeared in the chart.PeakHighest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart. Entered (week ending)Weeksintop10 Single ArtistPeak Peakreached (week ending)Weeksatpeak Singles in 20089"Sex on Fire" ‡ Kings of Leon1311"Hot n Cold" ‡Katy Perry4110"If I Were a Boy" ‡Beyoncé118"Womanizer" ‡Britney Spears317"Human" ‡316"Greatest Day" ‡Take That117"Run" ‡Leona Lewis1213"Use Somebody" ‡Kings of Leon215"Hallelujah" ‡Alexandra Burke132"Hallelujah" ‡Jeff Buckley212"Once Upon a Christmas Song" ‡Geraldine McQueen5110"Broken Strings"James Morrison featuring Nelly Furtado21 Singles in 200910"Just Dance" (#3)Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis134"Issues"413"Let It Rock"Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne517"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"Beyoncé735"Day 'n' Nite"Kid Cudi vs. Crookers221"The Loving Kind"Girls Aloud1014"Take Me Back"Tinchy Stryder featuring Taio Cruz321"Sober"Pink911"Heartless"Kanye West1016"The Fear"Lily Allen145"Breathe Slow"Alesha Dixon313"Crack a Bottle"Eminem featuring Dr. Dre & 50 Cent421"Change"Daniel Merriweather812"Omen"414"T-Shirt"Shontelle613"Whatcha Think About That" featuring Missy Elliott915"My Life Would Suck Without You"Kelly Clarkson117"Love Story"Taylor Swift2113"Poker Face" (#1)Lady Gaga136"Dead and Gone"T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake416"Right Round"Flo Rida featuring Kesha113"Just Can't Get Enough" 212"(Barry) Islands in the Stream" Vanessa Jenkins & Bryn West featuring Tom Jones & Robin Gibb114"Beautiful"Akon821"Falling Down"Oasis1018"Halo"Beyoncé415"Don't Upset the Rhythm (Go Baby Go)"Noisettes227"Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)"A.R. Rahman & The Pussycat Dolls 324"Shake It"Metro Station6110"In for the Kill" (#6)La Roux246"I'm Not Alone"Calvin Harris126"Love Sex Magic"Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake517"We Made You"Eminem427"Not Fair"Lily Allen517"Number 1"Tinchy Stryder featuring N-Dubz133"Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)"Ironik featuring Chipmunk & Elton John329"Boom Boom Pow" (#7)Black Eyed Peas121"Warrior's Dance"916"Bonkers"Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden126"Red"Daniel Merriweather544"Kiss Me thru the Phone"Soulja Boy Tell'em featuring Sammie611"Fairytale"Alexander Rybak1017"Release Me"Agnes325"Untouched"812"Fire"Kasabian316"Knock You Down"Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo524"Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)"Pixie Lott118"When Love Takes Over"David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland118"Paparazzi"Lady Gaga421"Said It All"Take That917"Bulletproof"La Roux116"Evacuate the Dancefloor"Cascada123"Man in the Mirror" Michael Jackson211"Billie Jean" 1012"Diamond Rings"Chipmunk featuring Emeli Sandé6117"I Gotta Feeling" (#2)Black Eyed Peas125"Beat Again"JLS123"Poppiholla"Chicane715"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)"Pitbull416"Supernova"Mr Hudson featuring Kanye West217"Sweet Dreams"Beyoncé535"Never Leave You"Tinchy Stryder featuring Amelle113"Get Shaky"913"Ready for the Weekend"Calvin Harris312"Behind Closed Doors"Peter Andre415"Remedy"Little Boots629"Sexy Chick"David Guetta featuring Akon113"Outta Here"Esmée Denters715"Holiday"Dizzee Rascal111"That Golden Rule"Biffy Clyro1016"Run This Town"Jay-Z featuring Rihanna & Kanye West113"Get Sexy"Sugababes214"Boys and Girls"Pixie Lott111"We Are Golden"Mika413"Left My Heart In Tokyo"Mini Viva711"Uprising"Muse916"Break Your Heart"Taio Cruz132"Celebration"Madonna315"She Wolf"Shakira425"Empire State of Mind"Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys212"Sweet Disposition"612"Hotel Room Service"Pitbull921"Dirtee Cash"Dizzee Rascal1014"Oopsy Daisy"Chipmunk112"Forever Is Over"215"Bad Boys" (#9)Alexandra Burke featuring Flo Rida113"Bodies"Robbie Williams214"Haven't Met You Yet"Michael Bublé517"Fight for This Love" (#4)Cheryl Cole122"Million Dollar Bill"Whitney Houston511"I Got Soul"Young Soul Rebels1012"What About Now"Westlife213"Down"Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne3111"Meet Me Halfway" (#10)Black Eyed Peas113"Everybody in Love"JLS119"TiK ToK" ♦Kesha 411"End Credits"Chase & Status featuring Plan B9111"Bad Romance" Lady Gaga123"Happy"Leona Lewis212"I Need You"N-Dubz512"3"Britney Spears711"About a Girl"Sugababes813"You Are Not Alone"''''114"Whatcha Say"Jason Derulo314"The Official BBC Children in Need Medley" Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band126"Russian Roulette"Rihanna211"Wild Horses"Susan Boyle912"Doesn't Mean Anything"Alicia Keys822"Morning After Dark"Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado611"Let the Bass Kick in Miami Girl"Chuckie & LMFAO913"Look for Me" ♦Chipmunk featuring Talay Riley712"Killing in the Name" (#8)Rage Against the Machine113"The Climb" ♦ (#5)Joe McElderry1110"Starstrukk" ♦3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry313"You Know Me"Robbie Williams613"3 Words" ♦Cheryl Cole featuring will.i.am418"Don't Stop Believin'" ♦Journey62
Entries by artist The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2009, including singles that reached their peak in 2008 or 2010.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 2009 is also shown.Chipmunk had five top 10 singles this year, the most of any artist. The highest-charting of these was "Oopsy Daisy", which debuted at number-one in October.Kanye West had four top 10 hits during 2009, the most successful of which was his feature on Jay-Z's "Run This Town", which topped the chart for one week in September.German dance group Cascada (lead singer Natalie Horler pictured) scored their highest-charting UK single this year with "Evacuate the Dancefloor", which reached number-one for two weeks in July.JLS, who finished as runners-up in ''the fifth series of The X Factor'', reached number-one in July 2009 with their debut single "Beat Again". The follow-up, "Everybody in Love", also topped the chart in November. Entries Artist Weeks Singles 5 Chipmunk  12 "Diamond Rings", "I Got Soul", "Look for Me", "Oopsy Daisy", "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" 4 Beyoncé  23 "Halo", "If I Were a Boy",  "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", "Sweet Dreams" Kanye West  19 "Heartless", "Knock You Down",  "Run This Town", "Supernova" Lady Gaga  38 "Just Dance", "Paparazzi",  "Poker Face", "Bad Romance" Tinchy Stryder  17 "I Got Soul", "Never Leave You", "Number 1",  "Take Me Back" will.i.am  38 "3 Words", "Boom Boom Pow", "I Gotta Feeling",  "Meet Me Halfway" 3 Amelle Berrabah  9 "About a Girl", "Never Leave You", "Get Sexy" Black Eyed Peas 37 "Boom Boom Pow", "I Gotta Feeling",  "Meet Me Halfway" Cheryl Cole  9 "3 Words", "Fight for This Love", "The Loving Kind" Dizzee Rascal 12 "Bonkers", "Dirtee Cash", "Holiday" N-Dubz  10 "I Got Soul", "I Need You", "Number 1" Pixie Lott  9 "Boys and Girls", "I Got Soul", "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)"  9 "Forever Is Over", "Issues",  "Just Can't Get Enough" 2 Akon  13 "Beautiful", "Sexy Chick" Alexandra Burke  9 "Bad Boys", "Hallelujah" Alicia Keys  7 "Doesn't Mean Anything", "Empire State of Mind" Britney Spears  3 "3", "Womanizer" Calvin Harris 9 "I'm Not Alone", "Ready for the Weekend" Daniel Merriweather 7 "Change", "Red" David Guetta 17 "Sexy Chick", "When Love Takes Over" Eminem 10 "Crack a Bottle", "We Made You" Flo Rida  11 "Bad Boys", "Right Round" Ironik  4 "I Got Soul", "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" Jay-Z 11 "Empire State of Mind", "Run This Town" JLS 8 "Beat Again", "Everybody in Love" Joe McElderry  4 "The Climb", "You Are Not Alone" Justin Timberlake  13 "Dead and Gone", "Love Sex Magic" Katy Perry  4 "Hot n Cold", "Starstrukk" Kesha  13 "Right Round", "TiK ToK" Kings of Leon  11 "Sex on Fire", "Use Somebody" La Roux 17 "Bulletproof", "In for the Kill" Leona Lewis  7 "Happy", "Run" Lil Wayne  6 "Down", "Let It Rock" Lily Allen 13 "The Fear", "Not Fair" Michael Jackson  4 "Billie Jean", "Man in the Mirror" Nelly Furtado  11 "Broken Strings", "Morning After Dark" Nicole Scherzinger  10 "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)", "Whatcha Think About That" Pitbull 7 "Hotel Room Service", "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)"  3 "Omen", "Warrior's Dance"  10 "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)", "Whatcha Think About That" Rihanna  10 "Run This Town", "Russian Roulette" Robbie Williams 4 "Bodies", "You Know Me" Sugababes 4 "About a Girl", "Get Sexy" Taio Cruz  10 "Break Your Heart", "Take Me Back" Take That  3 "Greatest Day", "Said It All"
Notes * "Sex on Fire" re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 12 September 2009 (week ending) after a performance of the song by Jamie Archer on ''The X Factor''. *  Released as the official single for Comic Relief. *  Originally peaked at number 21 in 1988 but peaked at number 2 following the death of Michael Jackson. *  Originally peaked at number 1 in February 1983 but returned to the Top 10 at number 10 following the death of Michael Jackson. *  "Bad Romance" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 28 November 2009. *  Released as the official single for Children in Need. *  Figure includes an appearance on the charity single "I Got Soul" by the collective known as ''The Young Soul Rebels''. *  Figure includes appearance on Ironik's "Hold Me Closer". *  Figure includes appearances on Keri Hilson's "Knock You Down", Mr Hudson's "Supernova" and Jay-Z's "Run This Town". *  Figure includes appearance on Tinchy Stryder's "Number 1". *  Figure includes song that peaked in 2008. *  Figure includes song that peaked in 2010. *  Figure includes single as part of Girls Aloud. *  Figure includes three singles with the group The Black Eyed Peas. *  Figure includes single with the group Pussycat Dolls. *  Figure includes appearance on "You Are Not Alone" as part of The X Factor UK 2009 finalists. *  Figure includes appearance on Cheryl Cole's "3 Words". *  Figure includes appearance on Tinchy Stryder's "Never Leave You". *  Figure includes appearance on David Guetta's "Sexy Chick". *  Figure includes appearance on Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind". *  Figure includes appearance on Alexandra Burke's "Bad Boys". *  Figure includes appearances on T.I. 's "Dead and Gone" and Ciara's "Love Sex Magic". *  Figure includes appearance on 3OH!3's "Starstrukk". *  Figure includes appearance on Flo Rida's "Right Round". *  Figure includes appearances on Jay Sean's "Down" and Kevin Rudolf's "Let It Rock". *  Figure includes appearance on A.R. Rahman & The Pussycat Dolls' "Jai Ho! (You are My Destiny)". *  Figure includes appearance on Jay-Z's "Run This Town". *  Figure includes appearance on Tinchy Stryder's "Take Me Back". *  "TiK ToK" reached its peak of number four on 9 January 2010 (week ending). *  "The Climb" reached its peak of number one on 2 January 2010 (week ending). *  "Look for Me" reached its peak of number seven on 16 January 2010 (week ending). *  "Starstrukk" reached its peak of number three on 16 January 2010 (week ending). *  "Don't Stop Believin'" reached its peak of number six on 16 January 2010 (week ending).
See also *2009 in British music
References '''General'''**'''Specific'''
External links * 2009 singles chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)