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[2] [3] This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 2002, as well as singles which peaked in 2001 and 2003 but were in the top 10 in 2002. The entry date is when the single appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart ...
Alex Newell was an uncredited vocalist on Clean Bandit's "Stronger" (charted 2 May 2015). Nick Jonas relaunched his solo career in 2014 and had his first top 10 charting single, "Jealous", outside Jonas Brothers in 2015. The group had never reached the top 10; the closest they came was with "S.O.S" in 2008 which peaked at number 13.
The estimated nominal GDP of the UK for 2024 is £2.765 trillion. [278] This value is 23% higher than the 2019 figure of £2.255 trillion [279] before leaving the EU (at similar US and EU exchange rates to 2019). [280] [t] Inflation in the UK rose by 2% in the year to May 2024 which was the governments target. [282] [283]
[2] [3] This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 1989, as well as singles which peaked in 1988 but were in the top 10 in 1989. The entry date is when the single appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
Jennifer Rush had the best selling single of 1985, "The Power of Love", which spent five weeks at number-one and lasted 10 weeks in the top 10. Madonna (pictured in 1993) had a total of eight top 10 singles this year, more than any other artist. The highest charting of these entries was "Into the Groove", which became her first UK number-one ...
Billy Connolly (pictured in 2013) secured his only UK top 10 single in November of this year with "D.I.V.O.R.C.E.", a parody of the Tammy Wynette song "D-I-V-O-R-C-E", which spent one week at number-one. American actor and singer Telly Savalas reached number-one in the UK in March 1975 with his spoken word cover of Bread's "If
The eleven-plus was once used throughout the UK, but is now only used in counties and boroughs in England that offer selective schools instead of comprehensive schools. Also known as the transfer test , it is especially associated with the Tripartite System which was in use from 1944 until it was phased out across most of the UK by 1976.
John Lennon had four UK top 10 singles in 1969, the most of any artist this year. Three of these were as part of The Beatles, of which two topped the chart: "Get Back" and "The Ballad of John and Yoko". Marvin Gaye achieved his first UK top 10 single this year with "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", which spent three weeks at number-one. He ...