List of number one hits in the UK charts (2005)

This is a list of the number one hits on the UK charts in 2005. It is based on the Official Singles Chart Top 100 and Albums Chart Top 100 as determined by the Official Charts Company . There were 29 number-one singles and 33 number-one albums that year.

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Singles

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Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) December 5, 2004 - January 1, 2005 4 weeks 4th Band Aid 20 Do They Know It's Christmas? Bob Geldof , Midge Ure - January 2, 2005 - January 8, 2005 1 week 1 Steve Brookstein Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) Phil Collins - January 9, 2005 - January 15, 2005 1 week 1 Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller - January 16, 2005 - January 22, 2005 1 week 1 Elvis Presley One Night / I Got Stung Dave Bartholomew , Pearl King, Anita Steiman / Aaron H. Schroeder , David Hess, David Hill - January 23, 2005 - January 29, 2005 1 week 1 Ciara feat. Petey Pablo Goodies LaMarquis Jefferson, Jonathan H. Smith , Sean Garrett , Ciara Princess Harris , Zachary Anson Wallace, Craig D. Love, Moses Barrett III - January 30, 2005 - February 5, 2005 1 week 1 Elvis Presley It's Now or Never Music: Eduardo Di Capua ; Text: Wally Gold, Aaron H. Schroeder - February 6, 2005 - February 12, 2005 1 week 1 Eminem Like Toy Soldiers Marshall B. Mathers III , Luis Edgardo Resto , Marta Marrero , Michael Jay - February 13, 2005 - February 19, 2005 1 week 1 U2 Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own Adam Clayton , Laurence Mullen , David Evans , Paul David Hewson - February 20, 2005 - February 26, 2005 1 week 1 Jennifer Lopez Get Right Usher Raymond , Rich Harrison , James Brown - February 27, 2005 - March 5, 2005 1 week 1 Nelly feat. Tim McGraw Over and Over James Darrell Hargrove II, Jayson Riley Bridges, Cornell Haynes - March 6, 2005 - March 12, 2005 1 week 1 Stereophonics Dakota Kelly Jones - March 13, 2005 - March 19, 2005 1 week 1 McFly All About You / You've Got a Friend Thomas Michael Fletcher / Carole King For the second time since 1997 a band recorded two songs for the charity project Comic Relief , one of their own and one cover song. It is the sixth comic relief number-one in a row. March 20, 2005 - May 7, 2005 7 weeks 7th Tony Christie & Peter Kay (Is This the Way To) Amarillo? Howard Greenfield , Neil Sedaka Actually, the song was just a parody of comedian Peter Kay, he unofficially dedicated it to Comic Relief, which was the first time that two singles entered the charts for the benefit of the project. May 8, 2005 - May 21, 2005 2 weeks 2 Akon Lonely Gene Allen, Bobby Vinton - May 22, 2005 - May 28, 2005 1 week 1 Oasis Lyla Noel Thomas Gallagher - May 29, 2005 - June 25, 2005 4 weeks 4th Crazy Frog Axel F. Harold Faltermeier ; Editor: Sven Greiner - June 26, 2005 - July 16, 2005 3 weeks 3 2Pac feat. Elton John Ghetto Gospel Tupac Amaru Shakur , Deon Evans, Marshall B. Mathers III , Luis Edgardo Resto , Elton John, Bernie Taupin - July 17, 2005 - August 20, 2005 5 weeks 5 James Blunt You're Beautiful James Blunt, Sacha Skarbek, Amanda Ghost - August 21, 2005 - August 27, 2005 1 week 1 McFly I'll Be OK Thomas Michael Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Lee Poynter - August 28, 2005 - September 3, 2005 1 week 1 Oasis The Importance of Being Idle Noel Thomas Gallagher - September 4, 2005 - September 10, 2005 1 week 1 Gorillaz feat. Shaun Ryder Dare Damon Albarn , Jamie Christopher Hewlett , Brian Joseph Burton , Shaun William Ryder - September 11, 2005 - October 1, 2005 3 weeks 3 The Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes Don't Cha Thomas DeCarlo Callaway , Ray Anthony - October 2, 2005 - October 22, 2005 3 weeks 3 Sugababes Push the Button Dallas L. Austin , Heidi Range , Mutya Buena , Keisha Kerreece Fayeanne Buchanan - October 23, 2005 - October 29, 2005 1 week 1 Arctic Monkeys I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor Alexander David Turner - October 30, 2005 - November 12, 2005 2 weeks 2 Westlife You Raise Me Up Rolf Lovland, Brendan Joseph Graham - November 13, 2005 - December 3, 2005 3 weeks 3 Madonna Hung Up Björn K. Ulvaeus , Benny Goran Bror Andersson , Stuart David Price, Madonna L. Ciccone - December 4, 2005 - December 17, 2005 2 weeks 2 The Pussycat Dolls Stickwitu Robert D. Palmer, Kasia Livingston, Frannie Golde - December 18, 2005 - December 24, 2005 1 week 1 Nizlopi JCB song Luke Richard Concannon, John James Parker - December 25, 2005 - January 21, 2006 4 weeks 4th Shayne Ward That's My Goal Bill Padley, Jeremy Peter Godfrey, Jörgen Kjell Aake Elofsson -
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Albums

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Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 19, 2004 - January 1, 2005 2 weeks (4 in total) 4th Robbie Williams Greatest hits - January 2, 2005 - January 8, 2005 1 week (total 2) 2 Green Day American idiot - January 9, 2005 - January 15, 2005 1 week (4 in total) 4th Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters - January 16, 2005 - January 29, 2005 2 weeks 2 The killers Hot foot - January 30, 2005 - February 5, 2005 1 week 1 The Chemical Brothers Push the button - February 6, 2005 - February 12, 2005 1 week 1 Athlete tourist - February 13, 2005 - February 19, 2005 1 week (total 5) 5 Keane Hopes and Fears - February 20, 2005 - February 26, 2005 1 week (4 in total) 4th Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters - February 27, 2005 - March 5, 2005 1 week 1 Doves Some cities - March 6, 2005 - March 12, 2005 1 week 1 G4 G4 - March 13, 2005 - March 19, 2005 1 week 1 50 cents The massacre - March 20, 2005 - March 26, 2005 1 week 1 Stereophonics Language. Sex Violence. Other? - March 27, 2005 - April 9, 2005 2 weeks 2 Tony Christie The Definitive Collection - April 10, 2005 - April 16, 2005 1 week 1 Natalie Imbruglia Counting down the days - April 17, 2005 - April 23, 2005 1 week 1 Basement Jaxx The Singles - April 24, 2005 - April 30, 2005 1 week (total 2) 2 Akon Trouble - May 1, 2005 - May 7, 2005 1 week 1 Bruce Springsteen Devils & Dust - May 8, 2005 - May 14, 2005 1 week (total 2) 2 Akon Trouble - May 15, 2005 - May 21, 2005 1 week 1 Steve Brookstein Heart and Soul - May 22, 2005 - May 28, 2005 1 week 1 Faithless Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits - May 29, 2005 - June 4, 2005 1 week 1 Gorillaz Demon Days - June 5, 2005 - June 11, 2005 1 week 1 Oasis Don't believe the truth - June 12, 2005 - July 9, 2005 4 weeks 4th Coldplay X&Y - July 10, 2005 - September 3, 2005 8 weeks (total 10) 10 James Blunt Back to Bedlam - September 4, 2005 - September 10, 2005 1 week 1 McFly Wonderland - September 11, 2005 - September 17, 2005 1 week (total 10) 10 James Blunt Back to Bedlam - September 18, 2005 - October 1, 2005 2 weeks 2 David Gray Life in slow motion - October 2, 2005 - October 8, 2005 1 week 1 Katie Melua Piece by piece - October 9, 2005 - October 15, 2005 1 week 1 Franz Ferdinand You Could Have It So Much Better - October 16, 2005 - October 22, 2005 1 week 1 Sugababes Taller in More Ways - October 23, 2005 - October 29, 2005 1 week 1 The Prodigy Their Law - The Singles 1990-2005 - October 30, 2005 - November 5, 2005 1 week 1 Robbie Williams Intensive care - November 6, 2005 - November 12, 2005 1 week 1 Westlife Face to face - November 13, 2005 - November 19, 2005 1 week 1 Il Divo Ancora - November 20, 2005 - December 3, 2005 2 weeks 2 Madonna Confessions on a dance floor - December 4, 2005 - January 7, 2006 5 weeks 5 Eminem Curtain Call: The Hits -
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The figures are based on the official UK Charts Company sales hit parades for the United Kingdom. The dates refer to the validity date of the charts, i.e. the week following the sales week.

Annual hit parades

← 2004 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			2006 →
Singles position# Albums (Is This the Way To) Amarillo? Tony Christie & Peter Kay Howard Greenfield , Neil Sedaka 1 Back to Bedlam James Blunt That's My Goal Shayne Ward Bill Padley, Jeremy Peter Godfrey, Jörgen Kjell Aake Elofsson 2 X&Y Coldplay Axel F. Crazy Frog Harold Faltermeier ; Editor: Sven Greiner 3 Intensive Care Robbie Williams You're Beautiful James Blunt James Blunt, Sacha Skarbek, Amanda Ghost 4th Employment Kaiser Chiefs Don't Cha The Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes Thomas DeCarlo Callaway , Ray Anthony 5 Demon Days Gorillaz All About You / You've Got a Friend McFly Thomas Michael Fletcher / Carole King 6th Face to Face Westlife Lonely Akon Gene Allen, Bobby Vinton 7th Eye to the Telescope KT Tunstall Hung Up Madonna Björn K. Ulvaeus , Benny Goran Bror Andersson , Stuart David Price, Madonna L. Ciccone 8th Breakaway Kelly Clarkson You Raise Me Up Westlife Rolf Lovland, Brendan Joseph Graham 9 Curtain Call: The Hits Eminem Push the Button Sugababes Dallas L. Austin , Heidi Range , Mutya Buena , Keisha Kerreece Fayeanne Buchanan 10 Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits Faithless
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Web links

• The Official UK Charts Company
• Annual hits: singles / albums

See also: Number one hits 2005 in Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Finland , France , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Canada , Mexico , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Sweden , the Switzerland , Spain , Hungary and the United States .