39. RULE THE WORLD- Take That (31) 867,000
There was a time that Take That had no problem storming to #1; but since their comeback their singles haven't all had the same impact position wise - both this and the incredible The Flood had to settle for second place. I think there is something really magical about this track and seems to be the most loved track of their return to glory. Maybe one day it'll become the band's second million seller now they are Back For Good.
40. DON'T STOP BELIEVIN- Journey 853,000
41. FIREWORK- Katy Perry 847,000
42. STAN- Eminem (21) 832,000
43. HERO- X Factor Finalists 2008 (19) 824,000
44. ON THE FLOOR- Jennifer Lopez Ft Pitbull 820,000
45. MEET ME HALFWAY- Black Eyed Peas (62) 818,000
The Black Eyed Peas became the first act since the Spice Girls in 1996 to score three places in the top 10 best sellers of the year. The Spices did it with Wannabe, 2 Become 1 and Say You'll Be There, the BEPs made it with this track, Boom Boom Pow and I Gotta Feelin. They also became the first act since Will Young in 2002 to score 3 consecutive #1 singles within a calendar year! Aided by a performance on the X Factor I was pleasantly surprised to see this song enjoy such success as it is one of my favourite tracks off the E.N.D.
46. DILEMMA- Nelly Ft Kelly Rowland (23) 811,000
47. THE CLIMB- Joe McElderry (30) 805,000
48. JAR OF HEARTS- Christina Perri 804,000
49. MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE- Adele 802,000
50. IN FOR THE KILL- La Roux (35) 798,000
51. PASS OUT- Tinie Tempah Ft Labrinth 794,000
52. WHAT'S MY NAME?- Rihanna Ft Drake 791,000
53. UMBRELLA- Rihanna Ft Jay Z (34) 784,000
Many artists are very lucky if a track like this comes along once in a lifetime; but for Rihanna it was only just the start. Having won over a lot of fans with Pon De Replay, SOS and Unfaithful it was time for Rihanna to take the world by storm; literally! Her ten week reign atop the UK Singles Chart was accompanied by a summer of torrential downpours. Reportedly earning The Dream over $10,000,000 for writing it; with Jay-Z's help this track was going to people sit up and notice. As single sales were going through a bit of a lull at the time this track secured the #1 spot some weeks with sales as low as 30,000 hence why it mightn't be as high as you'd expect in this countdown. As you can see from the song above it that this is no longer Rihanna's biggest selling single (it's actually her 5th)!
54. HEY BABY (UUH AAH)- DJ Otzi (20)783,000
55. PARADISE- Coldplay 778,000
56. UPTOWN GIRL- Westlife (24) 770,000
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