List of UK top-ten singles in 2005
Introduction Tony Christie had the best-selling single of the year with "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo", re-released in aid of Comic Relief. The music video featured the comedian Peter Kay (who was credited on the release) and the single topped the chart for seven weeks. When it was initially released in 1971, the song peaked at number 18 in the UK.Elvis Presley had seventeen singles in the UK top 10 this year, setting a record, which still stands to this day, as the artist with the most UK top 10 entries in a single year. These entries were re-issues of all his UK number-one singles. The re-released singles were issued to mark what would have been Presley's 70th birthday. Three of these topped the chart: "Jailhouse Rock", "One Night"/"I Got Stung" (which became the 1000th number-one in the UK Singles Chart) and "It's Now or Never".Crazy Frog spent four weeks at number-one with its cover version of "Axel F", which became the third biggest-selling single of 2005.Crazy Frog scored a second top 10 hit later in the year with "Jingle Bells/U Can't Touch This", which peaked at number five in December.James Blunt's "You're Beautiful" was the fourth best selling single of this year, spending 13 consecutive weeks in the top 10, with five straight weeks at number-one.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 2005, as well as singles which peaked in 2004 and 2006 but were in the top 10 in 2005.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).Two hundred and twenty-eight singles were in the top ten in 2005.Ten singles from 2004 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "When I'm Gone" by Eminem was released in 2005 but did not reach its peak until 2006.Fifty-two artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2005.Akon, Arctic Monkeys, James Blunt, Kaiser Chiefs and The Pussycat Dolls were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 2005.To mark Elvis Presley's 70th birthday, all eighteen of his UK number-one singles were re-released. The first single, "All Shook Up", came with a collectors' box that made it ineligible to chart again; each of the other seventeen reissues hit the UK top 5.Two of the three re-released singles which topped the chart - "One Night"/"I Got Stung" and "It's Now or Never" - were also the first and second singles in chart history to spend their only week in the top 10 at number-one before dropping out.The 2004 Christmas number-one, "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid 20, remained at number-one for the first week of 2005.The first new number-one single of the year was "Against All Odds" by ''2004 X Factor'' winner Steve Brookstein. Overall, twenty-eight different singles peaked at number-one in 2005, with Elvis Presley (3) having the most singles hit that position.
Background ===Elvis Presley sets chart records===Elvis Presley set several chart records in 2005.With a selection of his back-catalogue (all his UK number-one singles) being reissued to mark what would have been the late singer's 70th birthday, his seventeen entries were the most by any artist in the same year. It remains a record as of 2018, with Ed Sheeran's 2017 haul of eleven top 10s in a calendar year the closest anyone has come since (Sheeran had seventeen singles in the top 20 that year).On 16 January 2005 (22 January 2005, week ending), the re-release of Presley's 1959 chart-topper "One Night"/"I Got Stung" became the 1000th number-one in the UK Singles Chart. "One Night"/"I Got Stung" also became one of the first singles to drop out of the top 10 entirely the week after topping the chart. The feat was repeated by another Presley classic, “It's Now or Never”, with its only week in the top ten spent on top of the chart. “Baby's Coming Back”/Transylvania” by McFly (2007) was the next single to join Presley on the list.===Multiple entries===Two hundred and twenty-eight singles charted in 2005, with two-hundred and seventeen singles reaching their peak this year (including the re-entry "Fairytale of New York" and a series of Elvis Presley re-releases which charted in previous years but reached a peak on their latest chart run). Cabin Crew and Sunset Strippers both reached the charts with a remixed version of "Waiting for a Star to Fall", under the title "Star to Fall" and "Falling Stars" respectively.Fifty-two artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2005.Elvis Presley had the most top ten singles in 2005 with seventeen in total. All the singles had been UK number-ones for Presley and they were re-released to mark what would have been his 70th birthday. Three of the singles peaked at number-one: "Jailhouse Rock" and "One Night"/"I Got Stung" in January (the 1000th number-one in the UK Singles Chart), and "It's Now or Never" in February. "A Fool Such As I"/"I Need Your Love Tonight", "Are You Lonesome Tonight? ", "Wooden Heart", "Surrender", "Good Luck Charm", "(You're the) Devil in Disguise", "Crying in the Chapel" and "Way Down" all reached a high of number two in 2005.Of his other entries, "His Latest Flame"/"Little Sister", "Rock-A-Hula Baby"/"Can't Help Falling in Love", "She's Not You" and "A Little Less Conversation" each charted at number three, while "The Wonder of You" (4) and "Return to Sender" (5) completed his haul.50 Cent and Girls Aloud both recorded five top ten hit singles this year. The former spent eleven weeks in the top 10 with his five entries, which included a collaboration on The Game's number four single "Hate It or Love It". "Candy Shop" peaked at the same position, while he had another feature on another song with The Game, "How We Do", which reached number five. "Outta Control Remix" landed at number seven and "Just a Lil Bit" squeezed into the top ten.Girls Aloud's "I'll Stand by You" originally charted at number-one at the end of 2004 in support of Children in Need and spent a couple more weeks near the top of the chart in January 2005. "Wake Me Up" was their next hit when it reached number four in March. "Long Hot Summer" took seventh spot in September, "Biology" was another number four entry and they finished the year with "See the Day" peaking at number ten.Chris Martin and Bono's four top ten hits include their vocals on Band Aid 20 at the end of 2004.Martin had three top tens with his band Coldplay in 2005 - "Speed of Sound" (2), "Fix You" (4) and "Talk" (10). Similarly, Bono's other successful singles were as part of U2, the best performing being the number-one single "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" in February. "City of Blinding Lights" (2) just missed the top spot in June and "All Because of You" in October peaked at number four.American rapper Eminem also had four top ten hits in the UK across 2005. "Like Toy Soldiers" became the sixth number-one single of his career in February, after "The Real Slim Shady", "Stan" (both 2000), "Without Me", "Lose Yourself" (both 2002) and "Just Lose It" (2004). "Ass Like That", "Mockingbird" and "When I'm Gone" all reached number four. The final act with four entries in 2005 were McFly. Charity single for Comic Relief, "All About You"/"You've Got a Friend", and "I'll Be OK" both topped the chart, while "I Wanna Hold You" made number three. They ended the year with number 9 hit "Ultraviolet"/"The Ballad of Paul K".Girl group Sugababes was one of a number of artists with three top-ten entries, including number one "Push the Button". Akon, Ciara, Kaiser Chiefs, Oasis, Robbie Williams and The White Stripes were among the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 2005.===Chart debuts===Seventy artists achieved their first top 10 single in 2005, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, four went on to record another hit single that year: Bloc Party, Crazy Frog, Goldfrapp and The Pussycat Dolls. Akon, Ciara, The Game and Kaiser Chiefs all had two other entries in their 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 entriesSteve Brookstein1"Against All Odds"1—Uniting Nations1"Out of Touch"7—Dana Rayne1"Object of My Desire"7—Soul Central1"String of Life (Stronger on My Own)"6—Kathy BrownCiara3"Goodies"1"1, 2 Step" (3), "Oh" (4)Petey Pablo1—Athlete1"Wires"4—One World Project1"Grief Never Grows Old"4—Hank LindermanJeffrey FoskettMike ReadRandell KirschLovefreekz1"Shine"7—Freefaller1"Do This! Do That! "8—Xzibit1"Hey Now (Mean Muggin)"9—Bloc Party2"So Here We Are/Positive Tension"5"Two More Years" (7)T.I.1"Soldier"4—Lil WayneFrankey Maxx1"Angel Eyes"7—7 Aurelius1"Hush"3—3"How We Do"5"Dreams" (8), "Hate It or Love It" (3)Tim McGraw1"Over and Over"1—Akon3"Locked Up"5"Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (5), "Lonely" (1)Kaiser Chiefs3"Oh My God" 6"Everyday I Love You Less and Less" (10),"I Predict a Riot"/"Sink That Ship" (9)1"Hounds of Love"7—Cabin Crew1"Star to Fall"7—1"An Honest Mistake"7—Sunset Strippers1"Falling Stars"3—Phantom Planet1"California"9—Peter Kay1"(Is This the Way to) Amarillo"1—Jem1"They"6—G41"Bohemian Rhapsody"9—Mario1"Let Me Love You"2—Olivia1"Candy Shop"4—Freeloaders1"So Much Love to Give"9—Bodyrockers1"I Like the Way"3—Nine Inch Nails1"The Hand That Feeds"7—Caesars1"Jerk It Out"8—Charlie Wilson1"Signs"2—1"Refugees"9—Weezer1"Beverly Hills"9—Lil Jon1"Get Low"/"Lovers and Friends"10—Max Graham1"Owner of a Lonely Heart"8—Crazy Frog2"Axel F"1"Jingle Bells/U Can't Touch This" (5)Amerie1"1 Thing"4—Audio Bullys1"Shot You Down"3—James Blunt1"You're Beautiful"1—Fightstar1"Paint Your Target"9—Bobby Valentino1"Slow Down"4—MVP1"Roc Ya Body (Mic Check 1 2)"5—Hard-Fi1"Hard to Beat"9—Daddy Yankee1"Gasolina"5—Daniel Powter1"Bad Day"2—Goldfrapp2"Ooh La La"4"Number 1" (9)British Whale1"This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us"6—Rihanna1"Pon de Replay"2—2"Don't Cha"1"Stickwitu" (1)Mylo1"Doctor Pressure"3—Mobb Deep1"Outta Control (Remix)"7—Jamie Foxx1"Gold Digger"2—Friday Hill1"Baby Goodbye"5—Arctic Monkeys1"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"1—Son of Dork1"Ticket Outta Loserville"3—Bootie Brown1"Dirty Harry"6—Tom Novy1"Your Body"10—Michael MarshallDHT1"Listen to Your Heart"7—Nizlopi1"JCB Song"1—Shayne Ward1"That's My Goal"1—;NotesOne World Project featured several artists who had previously charted in their own right as solo artists, including Boy George, Cliff Richard, Robin Gibb and Russell Watson. Many other participants had only reached the top 10 in the line-up of their bands, namely Barry Gibb (Bee Gees), Bill Wyman (The Rolling Stones), Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys), Célena Cherry (Honeyz), Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley (both America), Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman (both Yes), Kenney Jones (Small Faces, Faces and The Who) and Steve Winwood (The Spencer Davis Group). The Tears was made up of ex-Suede members Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler, who had had a string of top 10 hits with their previous band but debuted with their new project in 2005.Fightstar included Charlie Simpson, formerly of Busted, whose previous top 10 singles included "Crashed the Wedding", "Year 3000" and "Who's David". Simpson's former bandmate James Bourne formed Son of Dork after the band split and charted at number 3 with "Ticket Outta Loserville". Lee Ryan made his solo debut outside Blue when "Army of Lovers" reached number 3 in the chart. Bandmate Simon Webbe had two top 10 singles in 2005, "Lay Your Hands" and "No Worries" both peaking at number four.British Whale was a solo project by Justin Hawkins of The Darkness who had debuted with "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" in 2003.Friday Hill was made up of three members of the successful collective Blazin' Squad: Flava, Kenzie and Strider. Edmée Daenen of the band DHT's was credited separately on the cover of "Listen to Your Heart".===Songs from films===Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "Jailhouse Rock" (from ''Jailhouse Rock''), "1 Thing (from ''Hitch'') and "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (''The Dukes of Hazzard''). "Long Hot Summer" was also recorded for ''Herbie: Fully Loaded'' but never made the soundtrack.===Charity singles===A number of singles recorded for charity reached the top 10 in the charts in 2005.The Comic Relief single was the double-A side "All About You"/"You've Got a Friend" by McFly, peaking at number-one on 19 March 2005.A second single was released in aid of Comic Relief, a re-release of Tony Christie's "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo", featuring comedian Peter Kay, who shot a music video featuring various celebrities and was credited on the release. It topped the charts on 26 March 2005 and spent eleven weeks in the top 10, including seven at number-one.Liberty X recorded the Children in Need single for 2005, "A Night to Remember". It was the eighth top 10 single of their career and reached number six on 26 November 2005.Band Aid 20's "Do They Know It's Christmas? ", first released in 2004, also spent several weeks in the top 10 at the beginning of the year, having peaked at number-one on 11 December 2004.===Best-selling singles===Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay had the best-selling single of the year with "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo". The song spent eleven weeks in the top 10 (including seven weeks at number one), sold over 1.1 million copies and was certified 2× platinum by the BPI (July 2013). "That's My Goal" by Shayne Ward came in second place, selling more than 874,000 copies and losing out by around 226,000 sales. Crazy Frog's "Axel F", "You're Beautiful" from James Blunt and "Don't Cha" by The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes made up the top five. Singles by McFly, Akon Madonna, Westlife and Sugababes were also in the top ten best-selling singles of the year. "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" (3) and "That's My Goal" (8) were both ranked in the top 10 best-selling singles of the decade.
Top-ten singles ;KeySymbolMeaning‡Single peaked in 2004 but still in chart in 2005.♦Single released in 2005 but peaked in 2006. (#)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)WeeksatpeakSingles in 20046"I'll Stand by You"‡Girls Aloud127"If There's Any Justice"‡Lemar323"Tilt Ya Head Back"‡ Nelly & Christina Aguilera516"Do They Know It's Christmas"‡  Band Aid 20145"You Can Do It"‡Ice Cube featuring Mack 10 & Ms. Toi216"Boulevard of Broken Dreams"‡Green Day514"Unwritten"‡Natasha Bedingfield644"I Believe in You"‡Kylie Minogue213"Father and Son"‡Ronan Keating featuring Yusuf Islam212"I Got You Babe"/"Soda Pop"‡Bo' Selecta!51Singles in 20054"Against All Odds"Steve Brookstein115"Out of Touch"Uniting Nations712"Jailhouse Rock" Elvis Presley112"The Number of the Beast"Iron Maiden311"Breathe"Erasure411"Filthy/Gorgeous"Scissor Sisters511"Object of My Desire"Dana Rayne711"Cutt Off"Kasabian811"One Night"/"I Got Stung" Elvis Presley111"Empty Souls"Manic Street Preachers212"Somebody Told Me"312"Staring at the Sun"Rooster511"String of Life (Stronger on My Own)"Soul Central featuring Kathy Brown611"Live Twice"Darius714"Goodies"Ciara featuring Petey Pablo111"(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I"/"I Need Your Love Tonight" Elvis Presley214"Galvanize"312"Wires"Athlete411"Tumble and Fall"Feeder511"Breathe In"Lucie Silvas611"Take Me Away"StoneBridge featuring Therese911"It's Now or Never" Elvis Presley113"Only U"Ashanti212"Grief Never Grows Old" One World Project411"Shine"Lovefreekz611"Do This! Do That! "Freefaller811"Hey Now (Mean Muggin)"Xzibit911"Penny & Me"Hanson1013"Like Toy Soldiers"Eminem111"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" Elvis Presley213"Almost Here"Brian McFadden & Delta Goodrem311"So Here We Are"/"Positive Tension"Bloc Party511"I Just Wanna Live"Good Charlotte912"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own"U2111"Wooden Heart" Elvis Presley212"Soldier"Destiny's Child featuring T.I. and Lil Wayne411"Black and White Town"Doves611"Angel Eyes"Raghav featuring Frankey Maxx & Jucxi D714"Get Right"Jennifer Lopez111"Surrender" Elvis Presley213"Hush"LL Cool J featuring 7 Aurelius312"How We Do" featuring 50 Cent511"Sunrise"Angel City911"Cradle"Atomic Kitten1015"Over and Over"Nelly featuring Tim McGraw111"(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame"/"Little Sister" Elvis Presley312"Wake Me Up"Girls Aloud413"Locked Up"Akon511"Oh My God"Kaiser Chiefs611"Hounds of Love"811"Caught Up"Usher912"Dakota"Stereophonics111"Rock-A-Hula Baby"/"Can't Help Falling in Love" Elvis Presley312"Star to Fall"Cabin Crew411"Do Somethin'"Britney Spears611"An Honest Mistake"715"All About You"/"You've Got a Friend" (#6) McFly111"Good Luck Charm" Elvis Presley213"Falling Stars"Sunset Strippers311"Krafty"New Order811"California"Phantom Planet9111"(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" (#1) Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay171"She's Not You" Elvis Presley312"Rich Girl"Gwen Stefani featuring Eve411"They"Jem611"Oh My Gosh"Basement Jaxx811"Bohemian Rhapsody"G4911"Back to Basics"Shapeshifters1016"Let Me Love You"Mario215"Candy Shop"50 Cent featuring Olivia421"Return to Sender" Elvis Presley518"Switch"Will Smith411"Shiver"Natalie Imbruglia811"(You're the) Devil in Disguise" Elvis Presley213"It's Like That"Mariah Carey411"Giving You Up"Kylie Minogue612"Time to Grow"Lemar921"Negotiate with Love"Rachel Stevens1011"Crying in the Chapel" Elvis Presley211"Why Do You Love Me"Garbage711"Next Best Superstar"Melanie C1013"Somewhere Else"Razorlight214"1, 2 Step"Ciara featuring Missy Elliott311"The Wonder of You" Elvis Presley411"So Much Love to Give"Freeloaders featuring The Real Thing911"Way Down" Elvis Presley214"I Like the Way"BodyRockers311"The Hand That Feeds"Nine Inch Nails711"Jerk It Out"Caesars814"Signs"Snoop Dogg featuring Charlie Wilson & Justin Timberlake211"A Little Less Conversation" Elvis vs. JXL 312"Girl"Destiny's Child611"Refugees"917"Lonely" (#7)Akon122"Mockingbird"Eminem411"Beverly Hills"Weezer911"Get Low"/"Lovers and Friends"Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz1018"Feel Good Inc."Gorillaz212"Hate It or Love It" featuring 50 Cent411"In the Morning"611"One Word"Kelly Osbourne912"Lyla"Oasis114"Don't Phunk with My Heart"Black Eyed Peas311"Hold You Down"Jennifer Lopez featuring Fat Joe611"Owner of a Lonely Heart"Max Graham vs. Yes811"Everyday I Love You Less and Less"Kaiser Chiefs10110"Axel F" (#3)Crazy Frog142"Speed of Sound"Coldplay214"1 Thing"Amerie412"Hollaback Girl"Gwen Stefani828"Shot You Down"Audio Bullys featuring Nancy Sinatra312"Best of You"Foo Fighters411"Blue Orchid"911"City of Blinding Lights"U22113"You're Beautiful" (#4)James Blunt151"Feels Just Like It Should"Jamiroquai811"'N' Dey Say"Nelly611"Why"DJ Sammy711"Wake Me Up When September Ends"Green Day811"Paint Your Target"Fightstar918"Ghetto Gospel"2Pac featuring Elton John132"Slow Down"Bobby Valentino416"Roc Ya Body (Mic Check 1 2)"MVP512"Lose Control"Missy Elliott711"Hard to Beat"Hard-Fi911"Just a Lil Bit"50 Cent1014"Crazy Chick"Charlotte Church211"Incomplete"Backstreet Boys816"We Belong Together"Mariah Carey227"Since U Been Gone"Kelly Clarkson521"Diamonds from Sierra Leone"Kanye West811"So Good"Rachel Stevens1011"Electricity"Elton John411"Nasty Girl"Inaya Day912"Army of Lovers"Lee Ryan313"Gasolina"Daddy Yankee511"From the Floorboards Up"Paul Weller6113"Bad Day"Daniel Powter233"Ass Like That"Eminem412"Oh"Ciara featuring Ludacris411"Getaway"Texas611"Dreams"812"All the Way"Craig David312"Ooh La La"Goldfrapp412"Belly Dancer (Bananza)"Akon512"I'll Be OK"McFly111"Fuck Forever"Babyshambles411"The Trooper (Live)"Iron Maiden511"This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us"British Whale613"The Importance of Being Idle"Oasis115"Pon de Replay"Rihanna223"Lay Your Hands"Simon Webbe412"Don't Lie"Black Eyed Peas611"Long Hot Summer"Girls Aloud711"I Predict a Riot"/"Sink That Ship"Kaiser Chiefs911"My Doorbell"1014"Dare"Gorillaz112"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"Jessica Simpson412"The One I Love"David Gray821"Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat)" Les Rhythmes Digitales9110"Don't Cha" (#5)The Pussycat Dolls  featuring Busta Rhymes 134"Doctor Pressure"Mylo vs. Miami Sound Machine312"Fix You"Coldplay416"We Be Burnin'"Sean Paul211"Have a Nice Day"Bon Jovi611"Outta Control (Remix)"50 Cent featuring Mobb Deep711"Wings of a Butterfly"HIM1016"Gold Digger"Kanye West  featuring Jamie Foxx 211"Do You Want To"Franz Ferdinand412"Nine Million Bicycles"Katie Melua511"Behind These Hazel Eyes"Kelly Clarkson917"Push the Button" (#10)Sugababes134"Song 4 Lovers"Liberty X511"All About Us"t.A.T.u.811"Call My Name"Charlotte Church1016"Tripping"Robbie Williams221"Precious"Depeche Mode411"Two More Years"Bloc Party712"Get Your Number"/"Shake It Off"Mariah Carey911"All Because of You"U2412"Baby Goodbye"Friday Hill516"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"Arctic Monkeys112"I Wanna Hold You"McFly318"You Raise Me Up" (#9)Westlife122"King of the Mountain"Kate Bush412"Wake Up"Hilary Duff711"Just Want You to Know"Backstreet Boys812"Can I Have It Like That"Pharrell featuring Gwen Stefani313"Don't Love You No More (I'm Sorry)"Craig David411"Number 1"Goldfrapp9110"Hung Up" (#8)Madonna133"Ticket Outta Loserville"Son of Dork315"No Worries"Simon Webbe428"My Humps"Black Eyed Peas323"Biology"Girls Aloud411"Switch It On"Will Young512"A Night to Remember" Liberty X611"One Way Ticket"811"The Denial Twist"1012"Dirty Harry"Gorillaz featuring Bootie Brown611"Your Body"Tom Novy featuring Michael Marshall1016"Stickwitu"The Pussycat Dolls122"Let There Be Love"Oasis212"Because of You"Kelly Clarkson711"Albion"Babyshambles814 "Ugly" Sugababes311"Juicebox"511"Listen to Your Heart"DHT featuring Edmée718"JCB Song"Nizlopi112"When You Tell Me That You Love Me"Westlife featuring Diana Ross212"Jingle Bells/U Can't Touch This"Crazy Frog511"Advertising Space"Robbie Williams811"Ultraviolet"/"The Ballad of Paul K"McFly918"That's My Goal" (#2)Shayne Ward142"Fairytale of New York"  featuring Kirsty MacColl314"When I'm Gone" ♦Eminem412"See the Day"Girls Aloud911"Talk"Coldplay101
Entries by artist Eminem was a four-time entrant to the UK top 10 in 2005.The highest charting of these entries was "Like Toy Soldiers", which was a number-one hit in February.McFly recorded this year's Comic Relief single, "All About You"/"You've Got a Friend". The song stayed at number one for a single week in March. The group had a total of four top 10 hits this year, with "I'll Be OK" also topping the chart.Country music singer Tim McGraw provided guest vocals on Nelly's 2005 number-one hit "Over and Over". As of 2021, it remains McGraw's only top 40 single in the UK.Welsh singer Charlotte Church appeared in the top 10 with two singles this year. The most successful of these was "Crazy Chick", which reached number two in July.Busted singer James Bourne hit the top 10 in November 2005 with his new band Son of Dork, their debut single "Ticket Outta Loserville" reaching number three. He also featured on the Band Aid 20 single.Jessica Simpson recorded a cover of "These Boots Are Made for Walking" for the ''Dukes of Hazzard'' film soundtrack. It reached number four in the UK in September of this year.The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2005, including singles that reached their peak in 2004 or 2006.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 2005 is also shown. Entries Artist Weeks Singles 17 Elvis Presley 18"(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I"/"I Need Your Love Tonight", "A Little Less Conversation", "Are You Lonesome Tonight? ", "Crying in the Chapel", "Good Luck Charm" "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame"/"Little Sister", "It's Now or Never", "Jailhouse Rock, "One Night"/"I Got Stung", "Return to Sender", "Rock-A-Hula Baby"/"Can't Help Falling in Love", "She's Not You", "Surrender", "Way Down", "The Wonder of You", "Wooden Heart", "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" 5 50 Cent 11"Candy Shop", "Hate It or Love It", "How We Do", "Just a Lil Bit", "Outta Control (Remix)" Girls Aloud 7"Biology", "I'll Stand by You", "Long Hot Summer", "Wake Me Up" 4 Bono 7"All Because of You", "City of Blinding Lights", "Do They Know It's Christmas? ", "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" Eminem9"Ass Like That", "Like Toy Soldiers", "Mockingbird", "When I'm Gone" Chris Martin 8"Do They Know It's Christmas? ", "Fix You", "Speed of Sound", "Talk" McFly 10"All About You"/"You've Got a Friend", "I'll Be OK", "I Wanna Hold You", ""Ultraviolet"/"The Ballad of Paul K" 3 Akon 12"Belly Dancer (Bananza)", "Locked Up", "Lonely" Black Eyed Peas12"Don't Lie", "Don't Phunk with My Heart","My Humps" Ciara 10"1, 2 Step", "Goodies", "Oh" Coldplay 5"Fix You", "Speed of Sound", "Talk" 5"Dreams", "Hate It or Love It", "How We Do" Gorillaz 14"Dare", "Dirty Harry", "Feel Good Inc." Gwen Stefani 6"Can I Have It Like That", "Hollaback Girl", "Rich Girl" Justin Hawkins 5"Do They Know It's Christmas? ", "One Way Ticket", "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" Kaiser Chiefs 3"Everyday I Love You Less and Less", "I Predict a Riot"/"Sink That Ship", "Oh My God" Kelly Clarkson 10"Because of You", "Behind These Hazel Eyes", "Since U Been Gone"  Lemar 7"Do They Know It's Christmas? ", "If There's Any Justice", "Time to Grow" Mariah Carey 11"Get Your Number"/"Shake It Off", "It's Like That", "We Belong Together" Nelly 7"'N' Dey Say", "Over and Over", "Tilt Ya Head Back" Oasis 7"The Importance of Being Idle", "Let There Be Love", "Lyla" Rachel Stevens 5"Do They Know It's Christmas? ", "Negotiate with Love", "So Good" Robbie Williams 10"Advertising Space", "Do They Know It's Christmas? ", "Tripping" Sugababes 13"Do They Know It's Christmas? ", "Push the Button", "Ugly"  U2 4"All Because of You", "City of Blinding Lights", "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" 3"Black and White Town", "The Denial Twist", "My Doorbell" 2 Babyshambles 2"Albion", "Fuck Forever" Backstreet Boys 2"Incomplete", "Just Want You to Know" Bloc Party 2"So Here We Are"/"Positive Tension", "Two More Years" Charlie Simpson 4"Do They Know It's Christmas? ", "Paint Your Target" Charlotte Church 5"Call My Name", "Crazy Chick" Craig David 5"All the Way", "Don't Love You No More (I'm Sorry)" Crazy Frog 12"Axel F", "Jingle Bells/U Can't Touch This"/"U Can't Touch This" Destiny's Child 4"Girl", "Soldier" Elton John 9"Electricity", "Ghetto Gospel" Feeder 4"Do They Know It's Christmas? ", "Tumble and Fall" Goldfrapp 3"Number 1", "Ooh La La" Green Day 9"Boulevard of Broken Dreams", "Wake Me Up When September Ends" Iron Maiden 3"The Number of the Beast", "The Trooper (Live)" James Bourne 6"Do They Know It's Christmas? ", "Ticket Outta Loserville" Jennifer Lopez 5"Get Right", "Hold You Down" Kanye West 7"Diamonds from Sierra Leone", "Gold Digger" Katie Melua 5"Do They Know It's Christmas? ", "Nine Million Bicycles" Kylie Minogue 3"Giving You Up", "I Believe in You"  Liberty X6"A Night to Remember", "Song 4 Lovers" Missy Elliott 6"1, 2 Step", "Lose Control" Natasha Bedingfield 4"Do They Know It's Christmas? ", "Unwritten" The Pussycat Dolls 14"Don't Cha", "Stickwitu" Simon Webbe8"Lay Your Hands", "No Worries" Usher  2"Caught Up", "Lovers and Friends" Westlife 10"You Raise Me Up", "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" Will Young 4"Do They Know It's Christmas? ", "Switch It On"
Notes * "Tilt Ya Head Back" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 8 January 2005 (week ending). * Released as a charity single by Band Aid 20 to aid the Darfur region in Sudan. * Elvis Presley's 18 UK number-one singles were re-released each week, some as double A-sides, throughout 2005.17 of them entered the UK Singles Chart, all making the top five, with three of them reaching number-one. * Released in support of victims of the 2004 Asian tsunami. * Released as an official single for Comic Relief. * The JXL remix originally reached number-one in 2002. * Ying Yang Twins are credited as featured artist on "Get Low". Usher and Ludacris are credited for "Lovers and Friends". * "Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat)" was originally released in 1997 and then again in 1999.It was used in an advert for Citroën C4 in 2005 and subsequently released as a single. * Released as the official single for Children in Need. * "Ugly" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 7 January 2006 (week ending), rising to number 7 the following week. * Figure includes appearances on The Game's "Hate It or Love It" and "How We Do". * Figure includes song that peaked in 2004. * Figure includes an appearance on the "Do They Know It's Christmas?" charity single by Band Aid 20. * Figure includes three top 10 singles with the group U2. * Figure includes song that peaked in 2006. * Figure includes three top 10 hits with the group Coldplay. * Figure includes appearance on Pharrell's "Can I Have It Like That". * Figure includes one top 10 hit with the group British Whale and one top 10 hit with the group The Darkness. * Figure includes appearance on 2Pac's "Ghetto Gospel". * Figure includes appearance on Ciara's "1, 2 Step". * Figure includes credit for featuring on Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz's "Lovers and Friends". * "Fairytale of New York" first charted at its original peak of number 2 for two weeks in 1987.It re-entered the Top 10 on 31 December 2005 (week ending) at number 3.
See also *2005 in British music*List of number-one singles from the 2000s (UK)
References '''General'''**'''Specific'''
External links * 2005 singles chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)