List of UK top-ten singles in 2009
The UK Singles Chart, compiled by the Official Charts Company, ranks the best-selling singles in the United Kingdom. Since 2004 it has been based on physical sales and digital downloads, with airplay not counting toward the chart.
This article covers the singles that reached the Top 10 in 2009, including songs that peaked in 2008 or 2010 but were in the Top 10 during 2009. The entry date is the first week ending date the song appeared in the Top 10, six days after the chart is announced.
Key facts about 2009
- 129 singles spent time in the Top 10 during the year.
- 11 singles from 2008 stayed in the Top 10 at the start of 2009.
- Some songs released in 2009 didn’t reach their peak until 2010, such as TiK ToK (Kesha), Starstrukk (3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry), Don’t Stop Believing, Look for Me (Chipmunk featuring Talay Riley), The Climb (Joe McElderry), and 3 Words (Cheryl featuring will.i.am). Broken Strings (James Morrison featuring Nelly Furtado) was the only 2008 song to peak in 2009.
- 43 artists had multiple Top 10 entries in 2009.
First-time and notable debuts
- Several artists reached their first UK Top 10 in 2009, including Emeli Sandé, Lady Gaga, Jason Derulo, Michael Bublé, Pixie Lott, Taylor Swift, and Tinchy Stryder.
- Chipmunk achieved the most Top 10 hits in 2009, with five.
- 66 artists had their first Top 10 single in 2009; four of these—Joe McElderry, Kesha, La Roux, and Pitbull—went on to score another Top 10 that year.
- N-Dubz and Pixie Lott added more Top 10 singles in 2009. Lady Gaga and Tinchy Stryder each added several more Top 10 hits during the year; Chipmunk also added several additional entries.
Number-ones and year-end highlights
- The 2008 Christmas number-one, Hallelujah by Alexandra Burke, stayed at number one for the first week of 2009.
- The first new number-one of 2009 was Just Dance by Lady Gaga.
- Across the year, 31 different singles reached number one. Lady Gaga and the Black Eyed Peas each had three number-one singles in 2009.
- The Top 10 year featured many memorable songs, with Poker Face by Lady Gaga being the best-selling single of the year (about 882,000 copies; 13 weeks in the Top 10, including three weeks at number one). I Gotta Feeling by the Black Eyed Peas was a close second (more than 848,000 copies).
- Other big year-end Top 10 hits included Just Dance (Lady Gaga featuring Colby O’Donis), Fight for This Love (Cheryl Cole), and The Climb (Joe McElderry). La Roux, Boom Boom Pow by the Black Eyed Peas, Rage Against the Machine, Alexandra Burke featuring Flo Rida, and Meet Me Halfway by the Black Eyed Peas were also among the year’s Top 10 best-sellers.
Artists with multiple Top 10 hits
- The year saw a number of artists with two or more Top 10 entries, including some who also had peaks in 2008 or 2010. A list tracks these artists and lists how many weeks they spent in the Top 10 in 2009.
Notes on charity and special releases
- Several charity singles reached the Top 10 in 2009, including Comic Relief efforts and charity collaborations connected to television events. Other special tracks and group projects also made the Top 10 during the year.
This summary captures the main patterns of the UK Top 10 in 2009, highlighting breakout artists, going-year milestones, and the year’s most successful singles.
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 15:23 (CET).