User:FraDany/List of my number-one singles of the 2000s

The Singles Chart is a weekly record chart based on single sales from Sunday to Saturday; during the 2000s, a total of 88 singles reached number one. The most successful artist of the 2000s was American singer-songwriter Madonna, who topped the Singles Chart for 39 weeks with seven different singles. "Umbrella" (2007) by Barbadian singer Rihanna and American rapper Jay-Z was the biggest-selling single of the decade; it spent 13 consecutive weeks at the top of the chart during the 2000s. The first number-one single of the decade was "Dov'è l'amore" by American singer and actress Cher. The final number one of the decade was "Meet Me Halfway" by American music group The Black Eyed Peas.

Number-one singles

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American singer-songwriter Madonna spent 39 weeks at the top of the Singles Chart with seven different releases during the 2000s, more than any other act. Her 2005 single "Hung Up" is also the sixth best-selling single of the decade.
 
"Umbrella" (2007) by Barbadian singer Rihanna and American rapper Jay-Z was the biggest-selling single of the decade; it spent 13 consecutive weeks at the top of the chart during the 2000s, longer than any other single and the longest spell at the top since 1999. "Umbrella" becoming and currently remains, the longest-running number one single of the 21st century to date. Rihanna also spent 25 weeks at the top spot with three releases, the second most.
 
American singer Lady Gaga scored the second best-selling single of the decade with "Poker Face" (2008), having spent 12 consecutive weeks at number one.
 
"All the Things She Said" (2002) by Russian music duo t.A.T.u. is the fourth biggest-selling single of the decade and the best-selling released by a group.
 
American musical group The Black Eyed Peas spent 22 weeks at the top of the Singles Chart during the 2000s, and also reached number one with four different releases, the most for a group and the second overall. Their 2009 single "I Gotta Feeling" is also the 20th best-selling single of the decade.
 
American singer Beyoncé spent 20 weeks at the top during the decade, and also reached number one with four different releases, the second most.
 
"The Ketchup Song (Asereje)" by Spanish girl group Las Ketchup is the fifth best-selling and the best-selling non-English language song of the decade.
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Runner-up single of the year
Best-selling single of the decade
Runner-up single of the decade
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Artist Song Weeks at
number one
Issue date
2000
Santana / Rob Thomas "Smooth" 8 9 January
Madonna "American Pie" 4 5 March
French Affair "My Heart Goes Boom (La Di Da Da)" ‡ 8 2 April
Santana / The Product G&B "Maria Maria" 7 28 May
Bomfunk MC's "Freestyler" 7 16 July
Madonna "Music" 3 3 September
Modjo "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" † 9 24 September
Madonna "Don't Tell Me" 5 26 November
Shivaree "Goodnight Moon" 7 31 December
2001
Shaggy / RikRok "It Wasn't Me" 5 18 February
Sonique "Sky" 7 25 March
Geri Halliwell "It's Raining Men" 3 13 May
Christina Aguilera / Lil' Kim / Mýa / Pink "Lady Marmalade" 5 3 June
Alcazar "Crying at the Discoteque" ‡ 8 8 July
Mary J. Blige "Family Affair" 3 2 September
Kylie Minogue "Can't Get You Out of My Head" † 10 23 September
Cher "The Music's No Good Without You" 4 2 December
Nickelback "How You Remind Me" 4 30 December
2002
Shakira "Whenever, Wherever" 8 27 January
Céline Dion "A New Day Has Come" 2 24 March
Sophie Ellis-Bextor "Murder on the Dancefloor" 4 7 April
Alizée "Moi... Lolita" 4 5 May
Eminem "Without Me" 3 2 June
Elvis Presley / JXL "A Little Less Conversation" 5 23 June
Las Ketchup "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" ‡ 9 28 July
t.A.T.u. "All the Things She Said" † 10 29 September
Eminem "Lose Yourself" 4 8 December
2003
Missy Elliott "Work It" ‡ 7 5 January
Christina Aguilera "Beautiful" 4 23 February
t.A.T.u. "Not Gonna Get Us" 7 23 March
Sean Paul "Get Busy" 5 11 May
Evanescence "Bring Me to Life" 5 15 June
Beyoncé / Jay-Z "Crazy in Love" 7 20 July
The Black Eyed Peas "Where Is the Love?" 4 7 September
Aventura "Obsesión" † 8 5 October
OutKast "Hey Ya!" 5 30 November
2004
Evanescence "My Immortal" 3 4 January
Haiducii "Dragostea din tei" † 8 25 January
Usher / Lil Jon / Ludacris "Yeah!" 7 21 March
The Black Eyed Peas "Hey Mama" 6 9 May
Eamon "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)" 5 20 June
George Michael "Flawless (Go to the City)" ‡ 8 25 July
Michael Bublé "Spider-Man Theme (Junkie XL Remix)" 8 19 September
Eminem "Just Lose It" 3 14 November
Gwen Stefani "What You Waiting For?" 4 5 December
2005
Green Day "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" † 10 2 January
50 Cent / Olivia "Candy Shop" 6 13 March
Gwen Stefani "Hollaback Girl" 7 24 April
Mariah Carey "We Belong Together" 6 12 June
U2 "City of Blinding Lights" 7 24 July
The Pussycat Dolls / Busta Rhymes "Don't Cha" 7 11 September
Madonna "Hung Up" ‡ 8 30 October
The Black Eyed Peas "My Humps" 8 25 December
2006
Madonna "Sorry" 7 19 February
Gnarls Barkley "Crazy" ‡ 7 9 April
Rihanna "SOS" 6 28 May
Shakira / Wyclef Jean "Hips Don't Lie" 7 9 July
Justin Timberlake "SexyBack" 3 27 August
Scissor Sisters "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" † 9 17 September
Madonna "Jump" 4 19 November
Beyoncé "Irreplaceable" 7 17 December
2007
Mika "Grace Kelly" 4 4 February
Justin Timberlake "What Goes Around... Comes Around" 4 4 March
Nelly Furtado "Say It Right" ‡ 8 1 April
Rihanna / Jay-Z "Umbrella" † 13 27 May
Sean Kingston "Beautiful Girls" 6 26 August
Britney Spears "Gimme More" 5 7 October
Leona Lewis "Bleeding Love" 7 11 November
Timbaland / OneRepublic "Apologize" ‡ (2008) 9 30 December
2008
Rihanna "Don't Stop the Music" 8 2 March
Madonna / Justin Timberlake / Timbaland "4 Minutes" 8 27 April
Coldplay "Viva la Vida" 4 22 June
Katy Perry "I Kissed a Girl" 7 20 July
Pink "So What" 4 7 September
Guru Josh Project "Infinity 2008" † 9 5 October
Katy Perry "Hot n Cold" 3 7 December
Beyoncé "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" 8 28 December
2009
Lady Gaga "Poker Face" † 12 22 February
A. R. Rahman / The Pussycat Dolls "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" 6 17 May
David Guetta / Kelly Rowland "When Love Takes Over" 5 28 June
The Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling" ‡ 10 2 August
Jay-Z / Alicia Keys "Empire State of Mind" 3 11 October
Lady Gaga "Bad Romance" 8 1 November
Kesha "Tik Tok" 8 27 December

Singles with the most weeks at number one

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The following singles spent at least ten weeks at number one during the 2000s.

Artist Single Weeks at
number one
Rihanna / Jay-Z "Umbrella" 13
Lady Gaga "Poker Face" 12
Kylie Minogue "Can't Get You Out of My Head" 10
t.A.T.u. "All the Things She Said"

By artist

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The following artists spent at least twenty weeks at number one during the 2000s.

Artist Number-one singles Weeks at number one
Madonna 7 39
Rihanna 3 25
The Black Eyed Peas 4 22
Beyoncé 4 20

Best-selling singles

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No. Single Artist Year Weeks at number one
1 "Umbrella" Rihanna / Jay-Z 2007 13
2 "Poker Face" Lady Gaga 2008 12
3 "Can't Get You Out of My Head" Kylie Minogue 2001 10
4 "All the Things She Said" t.A.T.u. 2002 10
5 "The Ketchup Song (Asereje)" Las Ketchup 8
6 "Hung Up" Madonna 2005 9
7 "Crying at the Discoteque" Alcazar 2001 8
8 "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" Shania Twain 1999 9
9 "Whenever, Wherever" Shakira 2001 8
10 "Work It" Missy Elliott 2002 7
11 "Lady Marmalade" Christina Aguilera / Lil' Kim / Mýa / Pink 2001 5
12 "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" Green Day 2004 9
13 "Dragostea din tei" Haiducii 9
14 "Infinity 2008" Guru Josh Project 2008 9
15 "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" Scissor Sisters 2006 9
16 "It's Raining Men" Geri Halliwell 2001 6
17 "Say It Right" Nelly Furtado 2006 7
18 "Crazy" Gnarls Barkley 8
19 "Flawless (Go to the City)" George Michael 2004 8
20 "I Gotta Feeling" The Black Eyed Peas 2009 9