List of best-selling singles of the 2010s in the United Kingdom


For the purposes of calculating sales, a single is currently defined by the Official Charts Company as either a 'single bundle' having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes or one digital audio track not longer than 15 minutes with a minimum sale price of 40 pence. The rules have changed many times as technology has developed, the most notable being the inclusion of digital downloads in 2004 and of digital audio streaming in 2014. During the 2010s, sales of singles have been monitored by the OCC and compiled weekly as the UK Singles Chart.
Since July 2014, the UK Singles Chart has been based on streaming figures as well as physical/digital purchases, however the OCC still compiles a 'sales' .

Best-selling singles based on paid-for sales

As of September 2017, the biggest selling single in the UK since January 2010 based on paid-for sales is "Happy" by Pharrell Williams, which has sold over 1,920,000 copies. As of September 2017, 37 singles released in the 2010s have sold over 1 million copies—the highest number to achieve this within the decade of their release.
Sales figures are derived from the OCC list published on 19 September 2017.
SingleArtistYearCopies
sold		Chart
peak
1"Happy"Pharrell Williams20131,921,8051
2"Blurred Lines"Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams20131,667,6151
3"Uptown Funk"Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars20141,647,3101
4"Someone like You"Adele20111,644,5971
5"Moves Like Jagger"Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera20111,536,0412
6"Somebody That I Used to Know"Gotye featuring Kimbra20121,515,5271
7"Wake Me Up!"Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc20131,483,3461
8"Get Lucky"Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams20131,471,3561
9"We Found Love"Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris20111,415,4161
10"Call Me Maybe"Carly Rae Jepsen20121,358,6311
11"Just the Way You Are "Bruno Mars20101,331,6841
12"Impossible"James Arthur20121,310,1691
13"Gangnam Style"Psy20121,304,4371
14"Titanium"David Guetta featuring Sia20121,300,5661
15"Party Rock Anthem"LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock20111,284,3351
16"Rather Be"Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne20141,283,1221
17"All of Me"John Legend20131,259,7082
18"Love the Way You Lie"Eminem featuring Rihanna20101,258,7632
19"Let Her Go"Passenger20131,243,3362
20"Price Tag"Jessie J featuring B.o.B20111,228,3711
21"Thinking Out Loud"Ed Sheeran20141,219,1841
22"Only Girl "Rihanna20101,162,4601
23"Starships"Nicki Minaj20121,162,0652
24"We Are Young"fun. featuring Janelle Monáe20121,145,1951
25"Counting Stars"OneRepublic20131,132,5261
26""Ed Sheeran20111,118,8253
27"Roar"Katy Perry20131,112,7871
28"Diamonds"Rihanna20121,098,9591
29"Firework"Katy Perry20101,091,7433
30"Rolling in the Deep"Adele20101,086,3472
31"La La La"Naughty Boy featuring Sam Smith20131,070,1991
32"Give Me Everything"Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer20111,050,4571
33"Don't You Worry Child"Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin20121,018,8741
34"When We Collide"Matt Cardle20101,017,1491
35"Jar of Hearts"Christina Perri20111,018,8744
36"What Makes You Beautiful"One Direction20111,010,0421
37"Forget You"CeeLo Green20101,002,5041
38"Sexy and I Know It"LMFAO2011999,0805
39"Grenade"Bruno Mars2010997,8621
40"Paradise"Coldplay2011995,8081

Best-selling songs of the 2010s based on combined sales

From 2014 streaming has counted towards sales at the rate of 100 streams equal to one download or physical purchase, although the singles chart no longer uses this ratio. These are the biggest selling songs released in the 2010s based on combined physical, download and streaming sales.
As of September 2017, there were 146 songs released in the 2010s with over a million combined sales, nine of these with over 2 million. In October 2017, "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran became the first song from the decade to reach 3 million combined sales.
PositionSongArtistPeakYearSalesStreaming equivalentCombined sales
1"Shape of You"Ed Sheeran12017754,7542,121,7064,200,000
2"Uptown Funk"Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars120141,647,3101,076,1602,723,470
3"Happy"Pharrell Williams120131,921,805707,8512,629,657
4"Thinking Out Loud"Ed Sheeran120141,219,1841,302,1192,521,302
5"One Dance"Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla12016553,9731,791,0072,344,981
6"Rather Be"Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne120141,283,122935,5752,218,697
7"Sorry"Justin Bieber12015724,1881,443,7192,167,907
8"All of Me"John Legend220141,259,708896,4182,156,126
9"Love Yourself"Justin Bieber12015718,5491,340,6662,059,215
10"Someone Like You"Adele120111,644,597351,7721,996,369
11"Wake Me Up!"Avicii120131,483,346484,0351,967,381
12"Take Me to Church"Hozier22013934,4661,017,8511,952,317
13"Blurred Lines"Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams120131,667,615284,0041,951,619
14"Cheerleader "Omi12014861,0861,057,4391,918,526
15"Despacito "Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber12017566,4251,334,1741,900,599
16"Hello"Adele12015948,618906,4311,855,050
17"What Do You Mean?"Justin Bieber12015533,5811,320,2561,853,837
18"Let Her Go"Passenger220121,243,336589,0191,832,354
19"Get Lucky"Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams120131,471,356349,9891,821,344
20"Cheap Thrills"Sia22015517,0821,247,6401,764,721
21"Moves Like Jagger"Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera220111,536,041207,8131,743,854
22"Somebody That I Used to Know"Gotye featuring Kimbra120111,515,527212,1921,727,719
23"Pompeii"Bastille22013959,693749,0111,708,704
24"7 Years"Lukas Graham12015653,6571,054,2111,707,868
25"We Found Love"Rihanna120111,415,416288,5331,703,948
26"Waves"Mr Probz12013933,555757,4021,690,957
27"Castle on the Hill"Ed Sheeran22017478,7161,192,6071,671,322
28"Stay with Me"Sam Smith12014834,622832,6371,667,260
29"Titanium"David Guetta ft. Sia120111,300,566351,6321,652,198
30"Counting Stars"OneRepublic120131,132,526507,9821,640,508