<P> Ed Sheeran had the best - selling and streamed single of the year with `` Shape of You '' . The song spent twenty - two weeks in the top 10 ( including fourteen weeks at number one ) , sold over 787,000 copies as well as scoring 248 million streams ( 3.2 million combined sales ) and was certified 5x platinum by the BPI . `` Despacito '' by Luis Fonsi , Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber came in second place with more than 2.3 million combined sales . Ed Sheeran 's `` Castle on the Hill '' , `` Unforgettable '' from French Montana featuring Swae Lee and `` Galway Girl '' by Ed Sheeran made up the top five . Singles by Ed Sheeran ( `` Perfect '' ) , Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson , Rag'n'Bone Man , The Chainsmokers & Coldplay and Jax Jones featuring RAYE were also in the top ten best - selling singles of the year . </P>
<P> Ed Sheeran had the best - selling and streamed single of the year with `` Shape of You '' . The song spent twenty - two weeks in the top 10 ( including fourteen weeks at number one ) , sold over 787,000 copies as well as scoring 248 million streams ( 3.2 million combined sales ) and was certified 5x platinum by the BPI . `` Despacito '' by Luis Fonsi , Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber came in second place with more than 2.3 million combined sales . Ed Sheeran 's `` Castle on the Hill '' , `` Unforgettable '' from French Montana featuring Swae Lee and `` Galway Girl '' by Ed Sheeran made up the top five . Singles by Ed Sheeran ( `` Perfect '' ) , Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson , Rag'n'Bone Man , The Chainsmokers & Coldplay and Jax Jones featuring RAYE were also in the top ten best - selling singles of the year . </P>
who released the uk 's biggest selling single in 2017
who released the uk 's biggest selling single in 2017
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran