2005 in British music charts

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This is a summary of 2005 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts. Average sales for a number-one single were 80,437 per week.

Prominent music genres included girlgroup pop, with the success of Sugababes and Girls Aloud, as well as Rock, Indie Rock and Soul.

Elvis Presley broke the record for the most UK number-one singles. Arctic Monkeys helped a continued resurgence of Indie Rock music, as part of the post-punk revival scene scoring two UK No1 singles in 2005, including I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor.

Summary

The first number one of the year, displacing Band Aid 20's "Do They Know It's Christmas?",[1] was Steve Brookstein with his cover version of Phil Collins' "Against All Odds".

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of his birth, one of Elvis Presley's eighteen Number One singles were released each week from January until May. The first, "Jailhouse Rock", entered at Number One in early January. The second, "One Night", was the 1000th number-one single in the UK charts, and also set the record for being the lowest-selling weekly sale ever to reach the top spot. The run did not extend to a third week with "A Fool Such as I" only making number two, having been beaten by the debut release by Ciara. Elvis returned to the top spot in the fourth week, with "It's Now or Never".

The Scissor Sisters topped the album chart in the second week of 2005 having had a very successful 2004. Their eponymous album Scissor Sisters was released on 9 February 2004 and went on to sell 1,594,000 copies by the end of that year.

On 14 January pop band Busted announced that they were to split. The band had released two albums and topped the singles chart four times.

The Chemical Brothers topped the album and download charts with Push the Button and "Galvanize",[2] respectively, with the single reaching the top ten. Keane returned to the top of the chart in the second week of February due to their success at the BRIT Awards, while on 6 February, Eminem got his sixth number one with "Like Toy Soldiers", making him the most successful rap artist in the UK singles chart.

On 6 March, Stereophonics earned their first number-one single with "Dakota",[3] the first single to be taken from their new album, Language. Sex. Violence. Other?, which topped the album chart two weeks later.

The Comic Relief single of the year, the double A-side of "All About You" and "You've Got a Friend" by McFly, reached the top of the chart on 13 March. It was knocked off by a second Comic Relief single – a reissue of Tony Christie's "Is This the Way to Amarillo" with the associated video seeing comedian Peter Kay mime alongside various guest stars. Tony Christie topped the singles, album and download chart. The song spent seven weeks at the top of the singles charts, the longest stay at number 1 since Cher's "Believe" in 1998. On its original release in 1971, the song had charted no higher than No. 18.

On 29 May, Damon Albarn's Gorillaz topped the album charts with Demon Days. The following week, Gorillaz were knocked off the top by Albarn's former Britpop rivals Oasis who in turn were knocked off the top by Coldplay's eagerly awaited X&Y, which was met with mixed reviews itself. It was the second fastest album on first week sales only, behind Oasis' 1997 release, Be Here Now.

Headliners at the major festivals included: The Foo Fighters and Green Day at T in the Park;[4] Faithless, Morrissey and R.E.M. at the Isle of Wight Festival; Feeder, Black Sabbath and System of a Down at the Download Festival; Scissor Sisters and Oasis at V Festival; Basement Jaxx and Faithless at Creamfields; New Order, Basement Jaxx, Keane and Kasabian at the Wireless Festival; Foo Fighters, Pixies and Iron Maiden at the Carling Weekend, while Glastonbury seen White Stripes, Coldplay and Basement Jaxx headline.

On 17 July 2005 James Blunt's single "You're Beautiful" went to number one six weeks after its release, having been in the top 15 for all the previous weeks. His album Back To Bedlam had hit the top spot the week previous. After five weeks at the top, he was then replaced by McFly, who scored their fourth chart topper with "I'll Be OK", the second release from their second album Wonderland which was to also top the album chart, making them the youngest band ever to have scored two UK number-one albums.

Oasis then followed up their May chart topper "Lyla" with a second, "The Importance of Being Idle", which would be their final number one before their break up in 2009. Gorillaz then scored their first (and to date only) number 1 when "Dare", featuring the vocals of Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder topped the chart for a week. Pussycat Dolls reached number 1 on 11 September with "Don't Cha", becoming the first American girl band to top the charts since Destiny's Child in 2001. Their next release, "Stickwitu", would also top the chart for two weeks in early December.

After a year's break, Sugababes returned to the top of the charts for the fourth time with the release of "Push the Button", and their fourth studio LP Taller in More Ways. These releases along with the album's second single "Ugly" would prove to be their last with Mutya Buena, who departed from the band that December to be replaced by Amelle Berrabah. The Arctic Monkeys entered the UK mainstream when their debut single, "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor", went in at Number One on 23 October, beating the new single by Robbie Williams and knocking the Sugababes off the top.

Robbie Williams' new album Intensive Care set a new record when it topped the UK album chart on 30 October, with British acts occupying the number-one spot in the album chart for 25 consecutive weeks. The previous record, set in March 1990, was 24 weeks.[5]

Kate Bush returned to the music world after a 12-year absence[6] with the single "King of the Mountain", which became her biggest UK hit in 20 years by reaching No. 4, and was followed on 7 November by the acclaimed double album Aerial, which reached No. 3 and was certified platinum.

In the latter part of the year, the album chart was dominated by the usual range of 'greatest hits' packages, the most successful being Eminem's Curtain Call: The Hits, which topped the chart for four weeks in December and sold around nearly a million copies by early 2006. Mariah Carey also had success with her Greatest Hits album. Madonna also launched another successful comeback, spending three weeks at number one with her single "Hung Up". The coveted Christmas number one spot was taken by The X Factor winner Shayne Ward, who comfortably beat surprise contenders Nizlopi and the charity re-release of "Fairytale of New York". His single, "That's My Goal", became one of the quickest selling songs ever, with over 742,180 copies sold in just four days. Eminem continues to dominate in the albums chart with Curtain Call: The Hits reaching #1 for 5 weeks and selling around a million in the UK.

Chart calculation change

On 17 April, the first combined physical and downloaded singles sales chart was published, in an attempt by the record industry to boost flagging singles sales. It was suggested that this might make a significant impact on the demographics of chart as 96% of people downloading from the Internet at the time were male.[7]

Charts

Number-one singles

Chart date
(week ending)
Song Artist(s) Sales
1 January "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Band Aid 20 231,929
8 January "Against All Odds" Steve Brookstein 26,400
15 January "Jailhouse Rock" Elvis Presley 21,262
22 January "One Night/I Got Stung" 20,463
29 January "Goodies" Ciara featuring Petey Pablo 21,128
5 February "It's Now or Never" Elvis Presley 21,887
12 February "Like Toy Soldiers" Eminem 30,496
19 February "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" U2 30,359
26 February "Get Right" Jennifer Lopez 49,928
5 March "Over and Over" Nelly featuring Tim McGraw 41,528
12 March "Dakota" Stereophonics 40,378
19 March "All About You/You've Got a Friend" McFly 158,000
26 March "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay 266,844
2 April 261,031
9 April 130,700
16 April 99,636
23 April 69,000
30 April 57,810
7 May 47,945
14 May "Lonely" Akon 87,695
21 May 59,772
28 May "Lyla" Oasis 75,124
4 June "Axel F" Crazy Frog 149,466
11 June 120,246
18 June 72,281
25 June 52,084
2 July "Ghetto Gospel" 2Pac featuring Elton John 56,016
9 July 54,820
16 July 39,627
23 July "You're Beautiful" James Blunt 38,951
30 July 46,443
6 August 51,671
13 August 44,875
20 August 35,671
27 August "I'll Be OK" McFly 45,814
3 September "The Importance of Being Idle" Oasis 47,235
10 September "Dare" Gorillaz featuring Shaun Ryder 26,661
17 September "Don't Cha" Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes 85,021
24 September 65,120
1 October 44,897
8 October "Push the Button" Sugababes 78,282
15 October 64,489
22 October 46,783
29 October "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" Arctic Monkeys 38,962
5 November "You Raise Me Up" Westlife 97,288
12 November 58,175
19 November "Hung Up" Madonna 105,128
26 November 59,969
3 December 40,254
10 December "Stickwitu" Pussycat Dolls 43,989
17 December 31,311
24 December "JCB" Nizlopi 81,660
31 December "That's My Goal" Shayne Ward 742,180

Number-one downloads

Chart date
(week ending)
Song Artist(s)
1 January "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Band Aid 20
8 January "Vertigo" U2
15 January "What You Waiting For?" Gwen Stefani
22 January
29 January "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" Green Day
5 February "Galvanize" The Chemical Brothers
12 February
19 February
26 February
5 March "Dakota" Stereophonics
12 March
19 March "All About You/You've Got a Friend" McFly
26 March
2 April "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay
9 April
16 April
23 April
30 April "Speed of Sound" Coldplay
7 May
14 May
21 May "Don't Phunk with My Heart" The Black Eyed Peas
28 May
4 June "Feel Good Inc." Gorillaz featuring De La Soul
11 June
18 June
25 June "You're Beautiful" James Blunt
2 July
9 July
16 July "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" Paul McCartney & U2
23 July "Electricity" Elton John
30 July "You're Beautiful" James Blunt
6 August
13 August "Bad Day" Daniel Powter
20 August
27 August
3 September
10 September
17 September "Don't Cha" The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes
24 September
1 October
8 October "Push the Button" Sugababes
15 October
22 October
29 October
5 November "Hung Up" Madonna
12 November
19 November
26 November
3 December
10 December
17 December
24 December "JCB Song" Nizlopi
31 December "That's My Goal" Shayne Ward

Number-one albums

Chart date
(week ending)
Album Artist
1 January Greatest Hits Robbie Williams
8 January American Idiot Green Day
15 January Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters
22 January Hot Fuss The Killers
29 January
5 February Push the Button The Chemical Brothers
12 February Tourist Athlete
19 February Hopes and Fears Keane
26 February Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters
5 March Some Cities Doves
12 March G4 G4
19 March The Massacre 50 Cent
26 March Language. Sex. Violence. Other? Stereophonics
2 April Definitive Collection Tony Christie
9 April
16 April Counting Down the Days Natalie Imbruglia
23 April The Singles Basement Jaxx
30 April Trouble Akon
7 May Devils and Dust Bruce Springsteen
14 May Trouble Akon
21 May Heart and Soul Steve Brookstein
28 May Forever Faithless – The Greatest Hits Faithless
4 June Demon Days Gorillaz
11 June Don't Believe the Truth Oasis
18 June X&Y Coldplay
25 June
2 July
9 July
16 July Back to Bedlam James Blunt
23 July
30 July
6 August
13 August
20 August
27 August
3 September
10 September Wonderland McFly
17 September Back to Bedlam James Blunt
24 September Life in Slow Motion David Gray
1 October
8 October Piece by Piece Katie Melua
15 October You Could Have It So Much Better Franz Ferdinand
22 October Taller in More Ways Sugababes
29 October Their Law: The Singles 1990–2005 The Prodigy
5 November Intensive Care Robbie Williams
12 November Face to Face Westlife
19 November Ancora Il Divo
26 November Confessions on a Dancefloor Madonna
3 December
10 December Curtain Call: The Hits Eminem
17 December
24 December
31 December

Number-one compilation albums

Chart date
(week ending)
Album
1 January Now 59
8 January
15 January R&B Anthems 2005
2 April Now 60
7 May Happy Songs
14 May Clubland X-Treme Hardcore
21 May Happy Songs
28 May Massive R&B
4 June
11 June Driving Rock Ballads
18 June Dad Rocks
25 June
2 July Hairbrush Divas Presents Sing-A-Long Summer
9 July Clubland 7
16 July Gatecrasher Classics
23 July
30 July
6 August Now 61
13 August
20 August
27 August
3 September
15 October Acoustic Love
22 October
29 October
5 November Pop Party 3
12 November
19 November
26 November
3 December Now 62
10 December
17 December
24 December
31 December

Year-end charts

Between 2 January and 31 December 2005.

Best-selling singles

[8]

No. Title Artist Peak
position
Sales[9]
1 "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay 1 1,100,233
2 "That's My Goal" Shayne Ward 1 874,444
3 "Axel F" Crazy Frog 1 525,123
4 "You're Beautiful" James Blunt 1 474,455
5 "Don't Cha" Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes 1 380,936
6 "All About You"/"You've Got a Friend" McFly 1 338,553
7 "Lonely" Akon 1 334,413
8 "Hung Up" Madonna 1 327,504
9 "You Raise Me Up" Westlife 1 323,466
10 "Push the Button" Sugababes 1 306,695
11 "Bad Day" Daniel Powter 2
12 "JCB Song" Nizlopi 1
13 "Ghetto Gospel" 2Pac featuring Elton John 1
14 "Feel Good Inc." Gorillaz 2
15 "Switch" Will Smith 4
16 "I Like the Way" BodyRockers 3
17 "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" Arctic Monkeys 1
18 "Let Me Love You" Mario 2
19 "Tripping" Robbie Williams 2
20 "We Belong Together" Mariah Carey 2
21 "Signs" Snoop Dogg featuring Justin Timberlake & Charlie Wilson 2
22 "Shot You Down" Audio Bullys featuring Nancy Sinatra 3
23 "Get Right" Jennifer Lopez 1
24 "Don't Phunk with My Heart" The Black Eyed Peas 3
25 "Over and Over" Nelly featuring Tim McGraw 1
26 "Dare" Gorillaz featuring Shaun Ryder 1
27 "We Be Burnin'" Sean Paul 2
28 "Stickwitu" Pussycat Dolls 1
29 "Candy Shop" 50 Cent featuring Olivia 4
30 "Since U Been Gone" Kelly Clarkson 5
31 "Lyla" Oasis 1
32 "My Humps" The Black Eyed Peas 3
33 "Pon de Replay" Rihanna 2
34 "Crazy Chick" Charlotte Church 2
35 "Gold Digger" Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx 2
36 "Roc Ya Body (Mic Check 1 2)" MVP 5
37 "The Importance of Being Idle" Oasis 1
38 "1 Thing" Amerie 4
39 "Doctor Pressure" Mylo vs Miami Sound Machine 3
40 "Dakota" Stereophonics 1
41 "Speed of Sound" Coldplay 2
42 "Somewhere Else" Razorlight 2
43 "No Worries" Simon Webbe 4
44 "1, 2 Step" Ciara featuring Missy Elliott 3
45 "Like Toy Soldiers" Eminem 1
46 "Falling Stars" Sunset Strippers 3
47 "Hollaback Girl" Gwen Stefani 8
48 "Rich Girl" Gwen Stefani featuring Eve 4
49 "Hate It or Love It" The Game featuring 50 Cent 4
50 "Lay Your Hands" Simon Webbe 4

Best-selling singles downloads

No. Title Artist
1 "You're Beautiful" James Blunt
2 "Hung Up" Madonna
3 "Bad Day" Daniel Powter
4 "Push the Button" Sugababes
5 "Feel Good Inc" Gorillaz
6 "Don't Cha" Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes
7 "That's My Goal" Shayne Ward
8 "Is This the Way to Amarillo" Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay
9 "Gold Digger" Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx
10 "I Like the Way" BodyRockers

Best-selling albums

[10]

No. Title Artist Peak
position
Sales[9]
1 Back to Bedlam James Blunt 1 2,367,758
2 X&Y Coldplay 1 1,999,260
3 Intensive Care Robbie Williams 1 1,434,315
4 Employment Kaiser Chiefs 3[a] 1,312,122
5 Demon Days Gorillaz 1 1,198,202
6 Face to Face Westlife 1 1,142,563
7 Eye to the Telescope KT Tunstall 3 1,023,650
8 Breakaway Kelly Clarkson 3 952,225
9 Curtain Call: The Hits Eminem 1 926,012
10 Forever Faithless – The Greatest Hits Faithless 1 912,887
11 Piece by Piece Katie Melua 1
12 Hot Fuss The Killers 1
13 Don't Believe the Truth Oasis 1
14 Ancora Il Divo 1
15 Confessions on a Dancefloor Madonna 1
16 American Idiot Green Day 1
17 Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters 1
18 Hopes and Fears Keane 1
19 Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection Take That 2
20 Love. Angel. Music. Baby. Gwen Stefani 4
21 Monkey Business The Black Eyed Peas 4
22 Taller in More Ways Sugababes 1
23 Life in Slow Motion David Gray 1
24 The Singles Basement Jaxx 1
25 PCD Pussycat Dolls 8
26 G4 G4 1
27 In Your Honour Foo Fighters 2
28 Definitive Collection Tony Christie 1
29 The Massacre 50 Cent 1
30 In Between Dreams Jack Johnson 10[b]
31 The Emancipation of Mimi Mariah Carey 7
32 Tourist Athlete 1
33 Trouble Akon 1
34 Keep On Will Young 2
35 Their Law: The Singles 1990–2005 The Prodigy 1
36 Ultimate Collection Eurythmics 5
37 Language. Sex. Violence. Other? Stereophonics 1
38 Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds Jeff Wayne 5
39 The Magic Numbers The Magic Numbers 7
40 Greatest Hits Mariah Carey 7
41 Retrospectacle – The Supertramp Anthology Supertramp 9
42 It's Time Michael Bublé 4
43 Late Registration Kanye West 2
44 Kasabian Kasabian 4
45 Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand 5[c]
46 Guilty Too Barbra Streisand 3
47 Living a Dream Katherine Jenkins 4
48 Il Divo Il Divo 2[d]
49 Mind Body & Soul Joss Stone 9[e]
50 You Could Have It So Much Better Franz Ferdinand 1

Best-selling compilation albums

[11]

No. Title Peak
position
1 Now 62 1
2 Now 61 1
3 Now 60 1
4 Pop Party 3 1
5 Dance Party 1
6 Pop Jr 2
7 Happy Songs 1
8 The Annual 2006 2
9 Housework Songs 3
10 Gatecrasher Classics 1

Notes:

  1. ^ Reached number 2 in 2006
  2. ^ Reached number 1 in 2006
  3. ^ Reached number 3 in 2004
  4. ^ Reached number 1 in 2004
  5. ^ Reached number 1 in 2004

See also

References

  1. ^ "X Factor star ends Band Aid reign". 2 January 2005. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Galvanise is still top download". 16 February 2005. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Stereophonics score download hit". 7 April 2005. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Green Day headline T in the Park". 11 February 2005. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  5. ^ IOL | Robbie Williams to set UK chart record Archived 25 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Kate Bush returns after 12 years". 1 September 2005. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  7. ^ Sherwin, Adam (8 April 2005). "Move over girls The boys are back in town to buy up the charts". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 5 January 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  8. ^ "2005 Singles Top 100". Music Week. London, England: UBM. 14 January 2006. p. 13.
  9. ^ a b Roberts, David, ed. (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London, England: Guinness World Records. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-90499-410-7.
  10. ^ "2005 Albums Top 100". Music Week. London, England: UBM. 14 January 2006. p. 15.
  11. ^ "Compilations". Music Week. London, England: UBM. 14 January 2006. p. 16.