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| Top 10 singles 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
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The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom.[1] Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical singles and digital downloads, with airplay figures excluded from the official chart.
This is a list of singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 2011 (see 2011 in British music). The date is when the song entered the top 10 for the first time. Songs that were still in the top 10 at the beginning of 2010 but peaked in 2010 are listed in List of top 10 singles in 2010 (UK) and songs that peaked in 2011 and stayed within the top 10 at the beginning of 2012 are listed in List of top 10 singles in 2012 (UK).
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| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Single peaked in 2010 but still in chart in 2011. | |
| Single released in 2011 but peaked in 2012. | |
| Entered | The date that the song first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the song reached in the UK Singles Chart. |
| Entered | Weeks in top 10 |
Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached |
Weeks at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 October | 4 | "Make You Feel My Love" [A] | Adele | 4 | 3 October | 1 |
| 24 October | 9 | "Firework" | Katy Perry | 3 | 14 November | 1 |
| 31 October | 11 | "Only Girl (In the World)" | Rihanna | 1 | 7 November | 2 |
| 14 November | 6 | "The Flood" | Take That | 2 | 14 November | 2 |
| 21 November | 8 | "Your Song" | Ellie Goulding | 2 | 28 November | 2 |
| 21 November | 8 | "Like a G6" | Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs & Dev | 5 | 5 December | 1 |
| 21 November | 8 | "The Time (Dirty Bit)" | The Black Eyed Peas | 1 | 21 November | 1 |
| 28 November | 4 | "Thinking of Me" [B] | Olly Murs | 4 | 28 November | 1 |
| 28 November | 10 | "What's My Name?" | Rihanna featuring Drake | 1 | 9 January | 1 |
| 5 December | 4 | "Who's That Chick?" [C] | David Guetta featuring Rihanna | 6 | 16 January | 1 |
| 12 December | 4 | "Whip My Hair | Willow Smith | 2 | 12 December | 1 |
| 19 December | 5 | "When We Collide" | Matt Cardle | 1 | 19 December | 3 |
| 26 December | 4 | "Lights On" [D] | Katy B featuring Ms. Dynamite | 4 | 26 December | 2 |
| 9 January | 6 | "Do It Like a Dude" [E] | Jessie J | 2 | 16 January | 1 |
| 16 January | 9 | "Grenade" | Bruno Mars | 1 | 16 January | 2 |
| 16 January | 3 | "Eyes Wide Shut" [F] | JLS featuring Tinie Tempah | 8 | 20 February | 1 |
| 23 January | 10 | "Rolling in the Deep" | Adele | 2 | 23 January | 1 |
| 23 January | 4 | "Coming Home" | Diddy-Dirty Money featuring Skylar Grey | 4 | 23 January | 2 |
| 23 January | 2 | "Traktor" | Wretch 32 featuring L | 5 | 23 January | 1 |
| 23 January | 2 | "Hold It Against Me" | Britney Spears | 6 | 23 January | 1 |
| 23 January | 1 | "Like U Like" | Aggro Santos featuring Kimberley Walsh | 8 | 23 January | |
| 30 January | 3 | "We R Who We R" | Kesha | 1 | 30 January | 1 |
| 30 January | 2 | "Blind Faith" | Chase & Status featuring Liam Bailey | 5 | 30 January | 1 |
| 30 January | 7 | "Yeah 3x" | Chris Brown | 6 | 13 February | 2 |
| 6 February | 10 | "Price Tag" | Jessie J featuring B.o.B | 1 | 6 February | 2 |
| 6 February | 2 | "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" | Enrique Iglesias featuring Ludacris & DJ Frank E | 5 | 6 February | 1 |
| 6 February | 3 | "Higher" | Taio Cruz featuring Kylie Minogue & Travie McCoy | 8 | 6 February | 2 |
| 13 February | 5 | "Champion" | Chipmunk featuring Chris Brown | 2 | 13 February | 1 |
| 13 February | 7 | "Born This Way" | Lady Gaga | 3 | 13 February | 2 |
| 20 February | 9 | "Someone Like You" | Adele | 1 | 20 February | 5 |
| 20 February | 8 | "S&M (Come On)" [G] | Rihanna | 3 | 27 February | 3 |
| 27 February | 3 | "Good Girl" | Alexis Jordan | 6 | 27 February | 1 |
| 27 February | 1 | "F**kin' Perfect (Perfect)" | P!nk | 10 | 27 February | 1 |
| 11 March | 5 | "Black and Yellow" | Wiz Khalifa | 5 | 13 March | 1 |
| 20 March | 5 | "Don't Hold Your Breath" | Nicole Scherzinger | 1 | 20 March | 1 |
| 20 March | 2 | "Gold Forever" | The Wanted | 3 | 20 March | 1 |
| 20 March | 3 | "I Need a Doctor" | Dr. Dre featuring Eminem & Skylar Grey | 8 | 20 March | 1 |
| 20 March | 1 | "Louder" | Parade | 10 | 20 March | 1 |
| 27 March | 5 | "Just Can't Get Enough" | The Black Eyed Peas | 3 | 27 March | 1 |
| 3 April | 8 | "On the Floor" | Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull | 1 | 3 April | 2 |
| 3 April | 12 | "Party Rock Anthem" | LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennet & GoonRock | 1 | 17 April | 4 |
| 3 April | 1 | "Broken Record" | Katy B | 8 | 3 April | 1 |
| 10 April | 5 | "E.T." | Katy Perry featuring Kanye West | 3 | 17 April | 1 |
| 10 April | 4 | "Buzzin'" | Mann featuring 50 Cent | 6 | 10 April | 1 |
| 10 April | 9 | "Sweat" | Snoop Dogg vs. David Guetta | 4 | 16 April | 1 |
| 16 April | 8 | "Beautiful People" | Chris Brown featuring Benny Benassi | 4 | 1 May | 2 |
| 24 April | 3 | "Unorthodox" | Wretch 32 featuring Example | 2 | 24 April | 1 |
| 24 April | 2 | "Fast Car" [H] | Tracy Chapman | 4 | 24 April | 1 |
| 24 April | 3 | "Judas" [I] | Lady Gaga | 8 | 22 May | 1 |
| 1 May | 8 | "The Lazy Song" | Bruno Mars | 1 | 15 May | 1 |
| 1 May | 1 | "Guilt" | Nero | 8 | 1 May | 1 |
| 8 May | 3 | "Where Them Girls At" | David Guetta featuring Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj | 3 | 8 May | 2 |
| 8 May | 2 | "Nobody's Perfect" | Jessie J | 9 | 8 May | 1 |
| 8 May | 8 | "I Need a Dollar" | Aloe Blacc | 2 | 4 June | 1 |
| 15 May | 12 | "Give Me Everything" | Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer | 1 | 22 May | 3 |
| 15 May | 4 | "The Edge of Glory" [J] | Lady Gaga | 6 | 15 May | 2 |
| 29 May | 7 | "Mr. Saxobeat" | Alexandra Stan | 3 | 4 June | 1 |
| 29 May | 1 | "Notorious" | The Saturdays | 8 | 29 May | 1 |
| 29 May | 1 | "Save the World" | Swedish House Mafia | 10 | 29 May | 1 |
| 4 June | 1 | "What a Feeling" | Alex Gaudino featuring Kelly Rowland | 6 | 4 June | 1 |
| 4 June | 1 | "California King Bed" | Rihanna | 8 | 4 June | 1 |
| 4 June | 3 | "I'm Into You" | Jennifer Lopez featuring Lil Wayne | 9 | 11 June | 1 |
| 11 June | 7 | "Changed the Way You Kiss Me" | Example | 1 | 11 June | 2 |
| 11 June | 3 | "Right There" | Nicole Scherzinger featuring 50 Cent | 3 | 11 June | 1 |
| 11 June | 2 | "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" [K] | Coldplay | 6 | 11 June | 1 |
| 11 June | 1 | "Bass Down Low" | Dev featuring The Cataracs | 10 | 11 June | 1 |
| 19 June | 6 | "Bounce" | Calvin Harris featuring Kelis | 2 | 19 June | 1 |
| 19 June | 13 | "The A Team" [N] | Ed Sheeran | 3 | 19 June | 4 |
| 19 June | 1 | "Spaceship" | Tinchy Stryder featuring Dappy | 5 | 19 June | 1 |
| 26 June | 5 | "Don't Wanna Go Home" | Jason Derülo | 1 | 26 June | 2 |
| 26 June | 1 | "Badman Riddim (Jump)" | Vato Gonzalez featuring Foreign Beggars | 7 | 26 June | 1 |
| 3 July | 7 | "Best Thing I Never Had" | Beyoncé | 3 | 3 July | 1 |
| 3 July | 5 | "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" | Katy Perry | 9 | 24 July | 3 |
| 10 July | 6 | "Louder" | DJ Fresh featuring Sian Evans | 1 | 10 July | 1 |
| 10 July | 5 | "How We Roll" | Loick Essien featuring Tanya Lacey | 2 | 10 July | 1 |
| 17 July | 6 | "Glad You Came" | The Wanted | 1 | 17 July | 2 |
| 31 July | 4 | "She Makes Me Wanna" | JLS featuring Dev | 1 | 31 July | 1 |
| 31 July | 1 | "Back to Black" [L] | Amy Winehouse | 8 | 31 July | 1 |
| 31 July | 2 | "Super Bass" | Nicki Minaj | 8 | 31 July | 1 |
| 7 August | 2 | "Swagger Jagger" | Cher Lloyd | 1 | 7 August | 1 |
| 7 August | 4 | "Little Bad Girl" | David Guetta featuring Taio Cruz & Ludacris | 4 | 14 August | 1 |
| 7 August | 4 | "Down with the Trumpets" | Rizzle Kicks | 8 | 14 August | 3 |
| 14 August | 2 | "Promises" | Nero | 1 | 14 August | 1 |
| 14 August | 9 | "Jar of Hearts" [Q] | Christina Perri | 4 | 21 August | 2 |
| 21 August | 3 | "Don't Go" | Wretch 32 featuring Josh Kumra | 1 | 21 August | 1 |
| 21 August | 2 | "Heaven" | Emeli Sandé | 2 | 21 August | 1 |
| 21 August | 16 | "Moves Like Jagger" | Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera | 2 | 4 September | 7 |
| 28 August | 6 | "Heart Skips a Beat" | Olly Murs featuring Rizzle Kicks | 1 | 28 August | 1 |
| 28 August | 4 | "Feel So Close" | Calvin Harris | 2 | 28 August | 1 |
| 28 August | 4 | "Jealousy" [M] | Will Young | 5 | 28 August | 1 |
| 4 September | 3 | "Stay Awake" | Example | 1 | 4 September | 1 |
| 4 September | 2 | "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" | Ed Sheeran | 4 | 4 September | 1 |
| 4 September | 1 | "Lick Ya Down" | Cover Drive | 9 | 4 September | 1 |
| 4 September | 2 | "Party All Night (Sleep All Day)" | Sean Kingston | 9 | 11 September | 1 |
| 11 September | 4 | "All About Tonight" | Pixie Lott | 1 | 11 September | 1 |
| 11 September | 2 | "All Fired Up" | The Saturdays | 3 | 11 September | 1 |
| 11 September | 2 | "Collide" | Leona Lewis & Avicii | 4 | 11 September | 1 |
| 18 September | 5 | "What Makes You Beautiful" | One Direction | 1 | 18 September | 1 |
| 25 September | 3 | "No Regrets" | Dappy | 1 | 25 September | 1 |
| 25 September | 3 | "It Girl" | Jason Derülo | 4 | 25 September | 1 |
| 25 September | 3 | "I Won't Let You Go" | James Morrison | 5 | 25 September | 1 |
| 25 September | 1 | "Cannonball" [O] | Damien Rice | 9 | 25 September | 1 |
| 2 October | 3 | "Loca People" | Sak Noel | 1 | 2 October | 1 |
| 2 October | 2 | "Iris" [P] | Goo Goo Dolls | 3 | 2 October | 1 |
| 2 October | 2 | "Lighters" | Bad Meets Evil featuring Bruno Mars | 10 | 2 October | 2 |
| 16 October | 13* | "We Found Love" | Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris | 1 | 9 October | 6 |
| 9 October | 7* | "Sexy and I Know It" | LMFAO | 5 | 9 October | 1 |
| 16 October | 3 | "Stereo Hearts" | Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine | 3 | 16 October | 1 |
| 16 October | 1 | "Run For Your Life" | Matt Cardle | 6 | 16 October | 1 |
| 16 October | 4 | "Wherever You Will Go" | Charlene Soraia | 3 | 23 October | 1 |
| 23 October | 2 | "Lightning" | The Wanted | 2 | 23 October | 1 |
| 23 October | 3 | "Mr. Know It All" | Kelly Clarkson | 4 | 30 October | 1 |
| 23 October | 1 | "Video Games" | Lana Del Rey | 9 | 23 October | 1 |
| 23 October | 4 | "Without You" [R] | David Guetta featuring Usher | 6 | 20 November | 1 |
| 30 October | 4 | "Read All About It" | Professor Green featuring Emeli Sandé | 1 | 30 October | 2 |
| 30 October | 7* | "Earthquake" | Labrinth featuring Tinie Tempah | 2 | 30 October | 1 |
| 30 October | 1 | "When I Was a Youngster" | Rizzle Kicks | 8 | 30 October | 1 |
| 6 November | 2 | "With Ur Love" | Cher Lloyd featuring Mike Posner | 3 | 6 November | 1 |
| 6 November | 8* | "Lego House" | Ed Sheeran | 5 | 13 November | 2 |
| 13 November | 2 | "Take a Chance On Me" | JLS | 2 | 13 November | 1 |
| 13 November | 1 | "What Do You Take Me For?" | Pixie Lott featuring Pusha T | 10 | 13 November | 1 |
| 20 November | 7* | "Good Feeling" | Flo Rida | 2 | 20 November | 1 |
| 20 November | 1 | "Gotta Be You" | One Direction | 3 | 20 November | 1 |
| 27 November | 6* | "Dance with Me Tonight" | Olly Murs | 1 | 27 November | 1 |
| 27 November | 5 | "Levels" | Avicii | 4 | 27 November | 1 |
| 27 November | 2 | "Down for Whatever" | Kelly Rowland featuring The WAV.s | 6 | 27 November | 1 |
| 27 November | 1 | "Take Care" | Drake featuring Rihanna | 9 | 27 November | 1 |
| 27 November | 1 | "Nothing's Real But Love" | Rebecca Ferguson | 10 | 27 November | 1 |
| 4 December | 2 | "Wishing on a Star" | The X Factor Finalists 2011 featuring JLS & One Direction | 1 | 4 December | 1 |
| 4 December | 2 | "Who You Are" | Jessie J | 7 | 4 December | 1 |
| 11 December | 3 | "Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)" | Lloyd featuring André 3000 & Lil Wayne | 3 | 11 December | 1 |
| 11 December | 2 | "5 O'clock" | T-Pain featuring Lily Allen & Wiz Khalifa | 6 | 11 December | 1 |
| 11 December | 4* | "Paradise" | Coldplay | 1 | 1 January | 1 |
| 18 December | 3* | "Cannonball" | Little Mix | 1 | 18 December | 1 |
| 18 December | 1 | "Hurt" | Leona Lewis | 8 | 18 December | 1 |
| 25 December | 2* | "Wherever You Are" | The Military Wives Choir featuring Gareth Malone | 1 | 25 December | 1 |
| 25 December | 1 | "Dominick the Donkey" | Lou Monte | 3 | 25 December | 1 |
| 25 December | 1 | "Forever Yours" | Alex Day | 4 | 25 December | 1 |
| Artist | Total |
|---|---|
| Rihanna | 7 |
| David Guetta | 5 |
| Jessie J | 4 |
| JLS | 4 |
| One Direction | 3 |
| The Wanted | 3 |