The

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is one of many music charts compiled by the

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that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom. Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical singles and digital downloads, with

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figures excluded from the official chart. Since 2014, the singles chart has been based on both sales and streaming, with the ratio altered in 2017 to 150:1 streams and only three singles by the same artist eligible for the chart. From July 2018, video streams from

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and

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among others began to be counted for the Official Charts. This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the

during

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, as well as singles which peaked in

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and

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but were in the top 10 in 2021. The entry date is when the song 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). One-hundred and five singles were in the top 10 this year. Fourteen singles from 2020 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "

Seventeen Going Under ''Seventeen Going Under'' is the second studio album by English musician Sam Fender. The album was released on 8 October 2021 through Polydor Records. The album explores Fender's upbringing and how it has impacted who he is today, exploring both ...

" by

Sam Fender Samuel Thomas Fender (born 25 April 1994) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. He is known for his high tenor voice and thick Geordie accent, layered over music characterised by a roots-orientated rock approach. Fender's sound relies ...

, "Coming for You" by SwitchOTR featuring

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, "Overseas" by

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featuring

Central Cee Oakley Neil H. T. Caesar-Su (born 4 June 1998), known professionally as Central Cee, is a British rapper and songwriter from Shepherd's Bush, London. He rose to prominence in 2020 with the release of the singles "Day in the Life" and "Loading". ...

, "

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" by

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, "

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958; it has since been recorded by numerous other music artists. By the song's 50th anniversary in 2008, Lee's original version had s ...

" by

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and " Come On Home for Christmas" by

George Ezra George Ezra Barnett (born 7 June 1993) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. After releasing two EPs, '' Did You Hear the Rain?'' (2013) and '' Cassy O (2014), Ezra rose to prominence with the release of his hit single, "Budapest", ...

were all released in 2021 but did not reach their peak until 2022. " Sweet Melody" by

Little Mix Little Mix are a British girl group, composed of group members Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall, and Perrie Edwards. Jesy Nelson was originally part of the group before she left in 2020. After becoming the first group to win the British ver ...

, "

34+35 "34+35" (pronounced "thirty-four thirty-five") is a song recorded by American singer Ariana Grande, included as the second track on her sixth studio album, '' Positions'' (2020). It was written by Grande, Albert Stanaj, Courageous Xavier Herrera, ...

" by

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, "

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" by

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, " This Christmas" by

Jess Glynne Jessica Hannah Glynne (born 20 October 1989) is an English singer and songwriter. After signing with Atlantic Records, she rose to prominence in 2014 as a featured artist on the singles "Rather Be" by Clean Bandit and " My Love" by Route 94, bot ...

, "

Whoopty "Whoopty" is the debut single by American rapper CJ. The song was initially self-released on July 30, 2020, before being re-released by Warner Records following his signing to the label. The song reached number 10 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot ...

" by CJ and "

" by

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were the singles from 2020 to reach their peak in 2021.

The Kid Laroi Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard (born 17 August 2003), known professionally as the Kid Laroi (stylised as the Kid LAROI), is an Australian rapper, singer and songwriter. He originally gained recognition from his association and friendship with A ...

Mimi Webb Amelia Webb (born 23 July 2000), known professionally as Mimi Webb, is a British singer-songwriter. She is known for her singles "Before I Go" and "Good Without", the latter of which peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart. In October 20 ...

Olivia Rodrigo Olivia Isabel Rodrigo (born February 20, 2003) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She gained recognition in the late 2010s with her lead roles on the Disney television programs ''Bizaardvark'' and '' High School Musical: The Music ...

and

Tom Grennan Thomas Grennan (born 8 June 1995) is an English singer and songwriter from Bedford and is based in London. Grennan found fame as the guest vocalist on Chase & Status's "All Goes Wrong" in 2016. His debut album, ''Lighting Matches'', was releas ...

were among the many artists who achieved their first top 10 single in 2021. "

Last Christmas "Last Christmas" is a song by British pop duo Wham!, originally released in December 1984 on CBS Records internationally and as a double A-side on Epic Records with "Everything She Wants" in the UK. Described as a "high watermark of mid-80s Br ...

" by

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, originally released in 1984, topped the chart for the first time in the first week of 2021. The first new number-one single of the year was " Sweet Melody" by

. Overall, thirteen different songs peaked at number-one in 2021, with

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(4) having the most songs hit that position.

Background

Multiple entries

One hundred and five singles charted in the top 10 in 2021, with ninety-two singles reaching their peak this year (including the re-entry "

").

"Last Christmas" finally reaches number-one

On New Year's Day 2021 (7 January 2021, week ending),

's iconic festive classic "

", written by the group's lead singer

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, finally reached the coveted number-one spot in the UK chart. Upon its initial release in 1984, the single peaked at number two for five consecutive weeks. It returned to number two in 2017, one year after George Michael's death. The single finally reached the top spot more than 36 years after its initial release, the longest amount of time for a song to reach number-one, surpassing

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's almost 16 year-long record for the longest time a single has taken to top the UK Singles Chart after its initial release with " (Is This The Way To) Amarillo?" in March 2005, which had itself taken 33 years 4 months to top the chart (with

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, though credited, only actually appearing in the video). Prior to it reaching number one, "Last Christmas" had for many years held the record as the highest-selling single never to top the charts, with 1.9 million copies sold (not including streams).

Olivia Rodrigo becomes youngest solo artist to score UK chart double

On 28 May 2021 (3 June 2021, week ending), American singer

became the youngest solo artist to achieve the coveted UK chart double at 18 years and 3 months old. Her single "

Good 4 U "Good 4 U" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo, released on May 14, 2021, through Geffen and Interscope Records, as the third single from Rodrigo's debut studio album, ''Sour'' (2021). T ...

" climbed to number-one in the

after debuting at number two the previous week, while her debut album ''

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'' entered the

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at number-one. Rodrigo became the first artist since

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in 2015 to garner a UK chart double with a debut album.

Little Mix set a new chart record

On 29 July 2021, British girl group

became the first girl group to spend a 100 weeks inside the Top 10 of the Official UK Singles Chart.

Heartbreak Anthem "Heartbreak Anthem" is a song by Swedish electronic music duo Galantis, French DJ and music producer David Guetta and British girl group Little Mix. It was released on 20 May 2021 through Atlantic Records and appears on Little Mix's greatest ...

, the trio's collaboration with Swedish music duo

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, and French DJ

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, placed at number 7, marking their 100th week in the Top 10 across all of their releases.

Måneskin become first Italian act with two simultaneous UK top-ten singles

On 25 June 2021 (1 July 2021, week ending), rock group

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, winners of the

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, became the first act from Italy to have two singles in the top-ten of the

simultaneously with "

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" at number six and " Beggin'" (a cover of the 1967 song by

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) at number ten.

ABBA score first top-ten single in forty years

On 10 September 2021 (16 September 2021, week ending), Swedish pop music legends

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returned to the top-ten of the

for the first time in almost forty years when "

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" debuted at number nine, becoming their 20th top-ten single. The group's last single to reach the top-ten of the UK charts was " One of Us", which peaked at number three in December 1981.

Elton John's comeback year

2021 proved to be the comeback year for Elton John in the

, with the British music icon earning the eighth, ninth and tenth number-one singles of his career in less than three months. On 15 October 2021 (21 October 2021, week ending), he achieved his first UK number-one single in sixteen years when his collaboration with

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, "

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", rose to the top of the

during its fifth week in the top-ten. On 10 December 2021 (16 December 2021, week ending), his festive collaboration with

, " Merry Christmas", entered the chart at number-one. The song claimed 76,700 chart sales in its first week, including 22,100 pure sales (physical + digital downloads) and 7.6 million streams. It also earned the biggest week of CD single sales of 2021, with 8,100 copies sold on disc during its first week of release. On 24 December 2021 (30 December 2021, week ending), after two weeks at number-one, "Merry Christmas" was denied the

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by Sheeran and John's collaboration with

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, "

Sausage Rolls for Everyone "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" is a song by British blogger couple LadBaby, featuring vocals from British musicians Ed Sheeran and Elton John. It was released through Frtyfve as a single on 17 December 2021. "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" is a remi ...

Adele scores first UK number-one single in six years and sets new chart record

On 22 October 2021 (28 October 2021, week ending),

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returned to the

after a five-year absence when her single "

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" entered the chart at number-one. The song amassed 217,300 chart sales in its first week, the highest first week figure since

's "

Shape Of You "Shape of You" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released on 6 January 2017 as one of the double lead singles from his third studio album '' ÷'' (2017), along with "Castle on the Hill". The dancehall and R&B-infused ...

", which earned 226,800 in January 2017. Adele also set a new chart record with the single as "Easy On Me" racked up 24 million streams in the UK in its first week of release, the most streams for a song in one week – topping

's record of 16.9 million set back in January 2019 with "

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". "Easy On Me" also earned the biggest week of digital download sales of 2021 so far, with 23,500.

LadBaby makes chart history with fourth consecutive Christmas number-one single

made chart history this year when his song "

", a sausage roll-themed parody of

and

's number-one single " Merry Christmas", and also featuring Sheeran and John, debuted at number-one in the

on 24 December 2021 (30 December 2021, week ending), giving the Nottingham-born

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r and musician his fourth consecutive

. LadBaby became only the second act in history, after

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, to secure four Christmas number-one singles, but was the very first to achieve four consecutive Christmas chart-toppers, surpassing the records of both The Beatles and

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. "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" also became the 70th Christmas number-one single in the history of the UK Singles Chart since its introduction in 1952.

Chart debuts

Thirty-one artists achieved their first charting top 10 single in 2021, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, five artists went on to record another hit single that year:

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and

Polo G Taurus Tremani Bartlett (born January 6, 1999), known professionally as Polo G, is an American rapper. He rose to prominence with his singles "Finer Things (Polo G song), Finer Things" and "Pop Out" (featuring Lil Tjay). His debut album ''Die a ...

and

both scored two more chart hits this year.

achieved three more chart hits in her breakthrough year. The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single. Whilst

Saweetie Diamonté Quiava Valentin Harper (born July 2, 1993), known professionally as Saweetie (), is an American rapper. After the release of her debut single "Icy Grl" in 2017, she was signed to her then-manager Max Gousse's record label Artistry Wo ...

is a featured artist on the single version of "

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", the Official Charts does not recognise her as a featured artist for this particular entry. ;Notes

Jesy Nelson Jessica Louise Nelson (born 14 June 1991) is an English singer who rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Little Mix from 2011 to 2020, one of the world's best-selling girl groups. With Little Mix, she released six studio albums and ...

earned her first UK top ten debut in October 2021 with " Boyz". This also became her first top 10 since her departure from UK girl band

in December 2020.

Best-selling singles

had the best-selling single of the year with " Bad Habits". The song spent 22 weeks in the top 10 (including eleven weeks at number-one), sold over 1,700,000 copies and was certified 2× platinum by the BPI. "

" by

came in second place, while Olivia Rodrigo's "

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", "

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" by

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and "

Montero (Call Me By Your Name) "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" is a song by American rapper and singer Lil Nas X. First previewed in a Super Bowl LV commercial in February 2021, the song was released on March 26, 2021, through Columbia Records as the lead single and title ...

" by

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made up the top five. Songs by

and

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, The Weeknd ("

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") and

Russ Millions Shylo Batchelor Ashby Milwood (born 20 March 1996), known professionally as Russ Millions (formerly Russ, Russ Splash or RussMB), is a British rapper. In December 2018 he released his single "Gun Lean" on Virgin Records. The track peaked at num ...

and

Tion Wayne Dennis Junior Odunwo (born 1 September 1993), known professionally as Tion Wayne, is a British rapper and DJ from Edmonton, North London. He appeared on three top-10 singles on UK Singles Chart as a guest – NSG's " Options", "Keisha & Becky" ...

were also in the top ten best-selling singles of the year.

Top-ten singles

;Key

Entries by artist

The following table shows artists who have achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2021, including singles that reached their peak in 2020. The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 2021 is also shown.

Notes

* "Sweet Melody" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 7 January 2021 (week ending). * "34+35" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 10 December 2020 (week ending). * "All I Want fot Christmas Is You" re-entered the top 10 at number 2 on 10 December 2020 (week ending), and peaked at number-one for the first time ever on 17 December 2020 (week ending). * "Last Christmas" re-entered the top 10 at number 3 on 10 December 2020 (week ending). Having originally peaked at number 2 in 1984, the song reached number-one for the first time ever on 7 January 2021 (week ending). * "Fairytale of New York" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 10 December 2020 (week ending), having originally peaked at number 2 upon release in 1987. * "Merry Christmas Everyone" re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 17 December 2020 (week ending), having originally peaked at number 1 upon release in 1985. * Released as a charity single by Band Aid in 1984 to aid famine relief in

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. * "Do They Know It's Christmas?" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 17 December 2020 (week ending), having originally peaked at number 1 upon release in 1984. * "It's Beginning to Look A lot Like Christmas" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 7 January 2021 (week ending). * "Step Into Christmas" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 17 December 2020 (week ending). * "This Christmas" entered the top 10 at number 9 on 24 December 2020 (week ending). * "Whoopty" re-entered the top 10 at number 3 on 14 January 2021 (week ending). * "Levitating" re-entered the top 10 at number 5 on 14 January 2021 (week ending). * "34+35" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 14 January 2021 (week ending). * "You Broke Me First" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 14 January 2021 (week ending). * Figure includes a top-ten hit as a member of the group Wham! * Figure includes an appearance on the "Do They Know It's Christmas?" charity single by Band Aid. * "34+35" re-entered the top 10 at number 3 on 28 January 2021 (week ending), following the subsequent remix featuring

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and

Megan Thee Stallion Megan Jovon Ruth Pete (born February 15, 1995), known professionally as Megan Thee Stallion (pronounced "Megan the Stallion"), is an American rapper and songwriter. Originally from Houston, Texas, she first garnered attention when videos of her ...

. * "Get Out My Head" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 11 February 2021 (week ending). * "Latest Trends" entered the top 10 at number 2 on 25 March (week ending), following the subsequent remix featuring

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. * "Goosebumps (Remix)" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 25 March 2021 (week ending). * Figure includes a feature on "Money Talks". * Figure includes a feature on "Patience". * "Body" entered the top 10 at number 4 on 6 May 2021 (week ending), following the subsequent remix featuring

Bugzy Malone Aaron Davies (born 20 December 1990), better known by his stage name Bugzy Malone, is a British rapper and actor from Manchester, England. Malone has been described as one of the key artists instigating a "grime revival" moving the UK urban sc ...

Fivio Foreign Maxie Lee Ryles III (born March 29, 1990), known by his stage name Fivio Foreign, is an American rapper from New York. He rose to fame in 2019 with his single "Big Drip", which spawned a remix with rappers Lil Baby and Quavo. He is signed to fel ...

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, Buni,

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, E1 and ZT. * "Save Your Tears" entered the top 10 at number 8 on 13 May 2021 (week ending), following the subsequent remix featuring

. * "Drivers License" re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 10 June 2021 (week ending). * "Traitor" re-entered the top 10 at number 5 on 17 June 2021 (week ending). * "Three Lions" re-entered the top 10 at number 4 on 15 July 2021 (week ending), following England's success in the

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. * "Traitor" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 15 July 2021 (week ending). * "Save Your Tears" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 12 August 2021 (week ending). * "Holiday" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 26 August 2021 (week ending). * "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" entered the top 10 at number 10 on 9 September (week ending), following the subsequent ''Girl Power'' remix featuring

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. * Figure includes a feature on "Wants and Needs". * Figure includes a feature on "Girls Want Girls". * "Happier Than Ever" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 14 October 2021 (week ending). * Figure includes a feature on top-ten hit "Sweet Melody" as a then member of Little Mix. * "My Universe" re-entered the top 10 at number 5 on 28 October 2021 (week ending) following the release of the album ''

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''. * "That's What I Want" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 28 October 2021 (week ending). * Figure includes a feature on "Coming for You". * Figure includes a feature on "Overseas". * "All I Want fot Christmas Is You" re-entered the top 10 at number 3 on 9 December 2021 (week ending). * "Last Christmas" re-entered the top 10 at number 4 on 9 December 2021 (week ending). * "Merry Christmas Everyone" re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 16 December 2021 (week ending). * "Fairytale of New York" re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 16 December 2021 (week ending). * "It's Beginning to Look A lot Like Christmas" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 16 December 2021 (week ending). * "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 16 December 2021 (week ending), having originally peaked at number 6 upon release in 1962. It reached a new peak of number 5 on 6 January 2022 (week ending). * "Seventeen Going Under" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 23 December 2021 (week ending). * "It's Beginning to Look A lot Like Christmas" re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 6 January 2022 (week ending). * "Easy on Me" re-entered the top 10 at number-one on 13 January 2022 (week ending). * "ABCDEFU" re-entered the top 10 at number 2 on 13 January 2022 (week ending). * "Seventeen Going Under" re-entered the top 10 at number 3 on 13 January 2022 (week ending). * "Coming for You" re-entered the top 10 at number 5 on 13 January 2022 (week ending). * "Flowers (Say My Name)" re-entered the top 10 at number 7 on 13 January 2022 (week ending). * "Overseas" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 13 January 2022 (week ending). * "Shivers" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 13 January 2022 (week ending). * "Flowers (Say My Name)" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 27 January 2022 (week ending).

References

External links

2021 singles chart archive
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