January No.1s

Singles which reached No.1 in the UK during the month of **January** (up to 2005 incl.). Artists should be hyperlinked once only, where appropriate.

### 1960s

* The Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand (1964)
* The Dave Clarke Five - Glad All Over (1964)
* The Searchers - Needles & Pins (1964)
* Georgie Fame - Yeh Yeh (1965)
* Overlanders - Michelle (1966)
* The Monkees - I'm A Believer (1967)
* Georgie Fame - Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde (1968)
* Love Affair - Everlasting Love (1968)
* Fleetwood Mac - Albatross (1969)

### 1970s

* Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) (1970)
* Clive Dunn - Grandad (1971)
* George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (1971 - see also 2002)
* The New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) (1972)
* T. Rex - Telegram Sam (1972)
* The Sweet - Blockbuster (1973)
* The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me (1974)
* Mud - Tiger Feet (1974)
* Status Quo - Down Down (1975)
* The Tymes - Ms Grace (1975)
* Pilot - January (1975)
* ABBA - Mamma Mia (1976)
* David Soul - Don't Give Up On Us (1977)
* Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking (1978)
* Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (1979)
* Blondie - Heart of Glass (1979)

### 1980s

* The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket (1980)
* The Specials - Too Much Too Young (The Special AKA Live! EP) (1980)
* John Lennon - Imagine (1981)
* Bucks Fizz - The Land of Make Believe (1982)
* Shakin' Stevens - Oh Julie (1982)
* Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love (1983)
* Men At Work - Down Under (1983)
* Paul McCartney - Pipes of Peace (1984)
* Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax (1984)
* Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is (1985)
* Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (1986)
* A-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV (1986)
* Steve Silk Hurley - Jack Your Body (1987)
* Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth (1988)
* Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now (1988)
* Kylie & Jason - Especially For You (1989)

### 1990s

* NKOTB - Hangin' Tough (1990)
* Kylie Minogue - Tears On My Pillow (1990)
* Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (1990)
* Enigma - Sadeness Pt.1 (1991)
* KLF ft. The Children of The Revolution - 3AM Eternal (1991)
* Wet Wet Wet - Goodnight Girl (1992)

*in 1993 Whitney Houston continued her 10 week stay at No.1 with I Will Always Love You.*

* Chaka Demus - Twist & Shout (1994)
* D:Ream - Things Can Only Get Better (1994)
* Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe (1995)
* Celine Dion - Think Twice (1995)
* George Michael - Jesus To A Child (1996)
* Babylon Zoo - Spaceman (1996)
* Tori Amos - Professional Widow (It's Got To Be) (1997)
* White Town - Your Woman (1997)
* Blur - Beetlebum (1997)
* VV AA - Perfect Day (1998) (*had previously been N1 for 2 weeks in 1997*)
* Oasis - All Around the World (1998) (*at 9:38, longest song to reach number one in the UK*)
* All Saints - Never Ever (1998)
* Usher - You Make Me Wanna ... (1998)
* Steps - Heartbeat/Tragedy (1999)
* Fatboy Slim - Praise You (1999)
* Offspring - Pretty Fly (1999)
* Armand Van Helden - You Don't Know Me (1999)

### 2000-2005

* Manic Street Preachers - The Masses Against The Classes (2000)
* Britney Spears - Born To Make You Happy (2000)
* Gabrielle - Rise (2000)
* Rui da Silva ft Cassandra - Touch Me (2001)
* Jennifer Lopez - Love Don't Cost a Thing (2001)
* Limp Bizkit - Rollin' (2001)
* Aaliyah - More Than A Woman (2002)
* George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (2002 - second time at no.1)
* David Sneddon - Stop Living The Lie (2003)
* Michelle - All this Time (2004)
* Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock (2005)
* Elvis Presley - One Night/I Got Stung (2005)
* Ciara - Goodies (2005)
* Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never (2005)

### >2005 notables

* Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (2017, 14 weeks)
* Wham! - Last Christmas (2021, 1 week - first time at no.1)
* Mylie Cyrus - Flowers (2023, ten consecutive weeks)