Number Ones |
| Week Ending | ACT + Links | TITLE | Weeks | TALLY | COMMENT | 2 Jan 2010 | Joe McElderry | The Climb | 1 | Only No 1 | The winner of the "X-Factor" 2009 entered the charts at No 2 in the previous week, but did indeed make "The Climb" to the summit to claim the first hit single for the new decade - the twenty tens. |
| 9 Jan 2010 | Lady Gaga | Bad Romance |
2 (Including the 1 week ending 19 Dec 2009) |
3rd No 1 | Having been disposed at the top by no less than two other recordings, Lady Gaga swept back to the No 1 spot for a further week. |
| 16 Jan 2010 | Iyaz | Reply | 2 | Only No 1 | Iyaz, real name Keidran Jones, comes from the Virgin Islands in the Carribean. Signed to a US label, this track made No 2 in the US Top 100 in December 2009. |
| 30 Jan 2010 | Owl City | Fireflies | 3 | Only No 1 | Owl City is American Adam Young. Young started out making music in his parents' basement in Minnesota, USA, and developed a fan base through his MySpace web page. He now has a recording deal with Universal Republic. |
| 20 Feb 2010 | Helping Haiti | Everybody Hurts | 2 | Only No 1 | Charity recording organised by Simon Cowell, raising funds for the earthquake victims of Haiti. Voices on the record include those of Rod Stewart, Jon Bon Jovi, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams and Take That. It is an REM song which made No 7 in 1993. |
| 6 Mar 2010 | Jason Derulo | In My Head | 1 | Only No 1 | This 20-year-old performer from Florida stormed to the top of the charts with his second single; a follow-up to the Top 3 single 'Whatcha Say' in 2009. |
| 13 Mar 2010 | Tinie Tempah | Pass Out | 2 | Only No 1 | Tinie, real name Patrick Junior C. Okogwu, born in 1988, is a rapper and MC from Plumstead, South London. This was his debut single. |
| 27 Mar 2010 | Lady Gaga feat Beyonce | Telephone | 2 | 4th No 1 | Teaming up with superstar Beyonce, Lady Gaga graced the top of the UK chart for a fourth time. |
| 10 Apr 2010 | Scouting For Girls | This Ain't A Love Song | 2 | Only No 1 | The band formed in West London in 2005, and hit the Top 10 singles chart in 2007. Their debut album reached No 1 in the UK Album Chart in 2008. |
| 24 Apr 2010 |
Usher
feat Will I Am |
OMG | 1 | 4th
No 1 (Usher) Only No 1 (Will I Am) |
American R&B star, Usher first hit the top way back in 1998, but this was his first UK No 1 since July 2004. Will I Am is an American, Grammy-award-winning rapper and producer, and member of the Black Eyed Peas. |
| 1 May 2010 | Diana Vickers | Once | 1 | Only No 1 | Diana is from the X-Factor stable, having come fourth in 2008. In between she has been performing in a West End stage musical. This is her debut solo single, but she was at No 1 in November 2008 as part of the X-Factor Finalists charity recording of "Hero". |
| 8 May 2010 | Roll Deep | Good Times | 3 | Only No 1 | Roll Deep are a collective from east London who had chart success in 2005. The line up has fluctuated over time, but has included Dizzee Rascal and Tinchy Stryder, both of whom have had solo No 1s. This dance/rap track is their first entry into the Top 10. |
| 29 May 2010 |
B.o.B.
feat Bruno Mars |
Nothin' On You | 1 | Only No 1 | B.o.B.
(real name Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr) was born 1988 in North Carolina,
USA. He is a singer-songwriter, rapper, guitarist, pianist,
trumpeter and producer. This is his debut single. Mars was born in Hawaii in 1985 and has written a number of hit songs for other artists. |
| 5 Jun 2010 | Dizzee Rascal | Dirtee Disco | 1 | 4th No 1 | Back at the top once more for the rapper from the east end of London. |
| 12 Jun 2010 | David Guetta feat Chris Willis | Gettin' Over You | 1 | 3rd
No 1 (Guetta). Only No 1 (Willis) |
Frenchman Guetta makes it a hat-trick of number ones. Chris Willis is an American singer-songwriter. He was originally a gospel singer, but later moved into pop. |
| 19 Jun 2010 | Shout feat Dizzee & James Corden | Shout | 2 | 5th No 1 (Dizzie Rascal) | A World Cup 2010 tie-in staring rapper Dizzee Rascal and comic actor James Corden. Given a football-anthem treatment, it is based on the Tears For Fears song from 1984. |
| 3 Jul 2010 | Katy Perry feat Snoop Dogg | California Gurls | 2 | 2nd
No 1 (Perry) Only No 1 (Dogg) |
Californian Katy was last at the top in the summer of 2008. Back again with a summer-lyric track, the rap is by Snoop Dog - US rapper and Hip Hop artist. |
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