UK Eurovision Song Contest entries discography
This is a discography of the United Kingdom entries for the Eurovision Song Contest, featuring the highest chart placing attained on the UK Singles Chart.
1957–1969
Year | Single | Artist | UK Chart peak[1] | Year End Chart | Label | Album |
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1957 | "All" | Patricia Bredin | NR[a] | — | Non-album single | |
1959 | "Sing Little Birdie" | Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson | 12 | 87[2] | Columbia | |
1960 | "Looking High, High, High" | Bryan Johnson | 20 | — | Decca | |
1961 | "Are You Sure?" | The Allisons | 2 | 8[3] | Fontana | |
1962 | "Ring-A-Ding Girl" | Ronnie Carroll | 46 | — | Philips | |
1963 | "Say Wonderful Things" | Ronnie Carroll | 6 | 65[4] | Philips | |
1964 | "I Love the Little Things" | Matt Monro | — | — | Parlophone | |
1965 | "I Belong" | Kathy Kirby | 36 | — | Decca | |
1966 | "A Man Without Love" | Kenneth McKellar | 30 | — | Decca | |
1967 | "Puppet on a String" | Sandie Shaw | 1 | 6[5] | Pye | |
1968 | "Congratulations" | Cliff Richard | 1 | 19[6] | Columbia | |
1969 | "Boom Bang-a-Bang" | Lulu | 2 | 44[7] | Columbia | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |
1970–1989
Year | Single | Artist | UK Chart peak[1] | Year End Chart | Label | Album |
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1970 | "Knock, Knock Who's There?" | Mary Hopkin | 2 | 36[8] | Apple | Non-album single |
1971 | "Jack in the Box" | Clodagh Rodgers | 4 | 73[9] | RCA | Rodgers & Heart |
1972 | "Beg, Steal or Borrow" | The New Seekers | 2 | 14[10] | Polydor | We'd Like to Teach the World to Sing |
1973 | "Power to All Our Friends" | Cliff Richard | 4 | 46[11] | EMI | Non-album single |
1974 | "Long Live Love" | Olivia Newton-John | 11 | — | Pye International | Long Live Love |
1975 | "Let Me Be the One" | The Shadows | 12 | — | EMI | Specs Appeal |
1976 | "Save Your Kisses for Me" | Brotherhood of Man | 1 | 1[12] | Pye | Love and Kisses |
1977 | "Rock Bottom" | Lynsey de Paul & Mike Moran | 19 | — | Polydor | Non-album single |
1978 | "The Bad Old Days" | Co-Co | 13 | — | Ariola / Hansa | Bad Old Days |
1979 | "Mary Ann" | Black Lace | 42 | — | EMI | Non-album single |
1980 | "Love Enough for Two" | Prima Donna | 48 | — | Ariola | |
1981 | "Making Your Mind Up" | Bucks Fizz | 1 | 7[13] | RCA | Bucks Fizz |
1982 | "One Step Further" | Bardo | 2 | 79[14] | Epic | Non-album single |
1983 | "I'm Never Giving Up" | Sweet Dreams | 21 | — | Ariola | |
1984 | "Love Games" | Belle and the Devotions | 11 | — | CBS | |
1985 | "Love Is" | Vikki | 49 | — | PRT | |
1986 | "Runner in the Night" | Ryder | 98 | — | 10 | |
1987 | "Only the Light" | Rikki | 96 | — | OK | Only the Light |
1988 | "Go" | Scott Fitzgerald | 52 | — | PRT | Non-album single |
1989 | "Why Do I Always Get it Wrong?" | Live Report | 73 | — | Brouhaha | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |
1990–2009
Year | Single | Artist | UK Chart peak[1] | Year End Chart | Label | Album |
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1990 | "Give a Little Love Back to the World" | Emma | 33 | — | Big Wave | Non-album single |
1991 | "A Message to Your Heart" | Samantha Janus | 30 | — | Hollywood | |
1992 | "One Step Out of Time" | Michael Ball | 20 | — | Polydor | Michael Ball |
1993 | "Better the Devil You Know" | Sonia | 15 | — | Arista | Better the Devil You Know |
1994 | "Lonely Symphony (We Will Be Free)" | Frances Ruffelle | 25 | — | Virgin | Fragile |
1995 | "Love City Groove" | Love City Groove | 7 | 78[15] | Planet 3 | Hard Times |
1996 | "Ooh Aah...Just a Little Bit" | Gina G | 1 | 4[16] | Warner Music | Fresh! |
1997 | "Love Shine a Light" | Katrina and the Waves | 3 | 64[17] | Warner Music | Walk on Water |
1998 | "Where Are You?" | Imaani | 15 | — | EMI | Non-album single |
1999 | "Say It Again" | Precious | 6 | — | EMI | Precious |
2000 | "Don't Play That Song Again" | Nicki French | 34 | — | RCA | Non-album single |
2001 | "No Dream Impossible" | Lindsay Dracass | 32 | — | Universal | |
2002 | "Come Back" | Jessica Garlick | 13 | — | Columbia | |
2003 | "Cry Baby" | Jemini | 15 | — | Integral | |
2004 | "Hold On to Our Love" | James Fox | 13 | — | Sony Music | |
2005 | "Touch My Fire" | Javine | 18 | — | Island | |
2006 | "Teenage Life" | Daz Sampson | 8 | — | Sony / BMG | |
2007 | "Flying the Flag (For You)" | Scooch | 5 | — | Warner Music | |
2008 | "Even If" | Andy Abraham | 67 | — | B-Line | Even If |
2009 | "It's My Time" | Jade Ewen | 27 | — | Polydor | Non-album single |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |
2010–present
Year | Single | Artist | UK Chart peak[1] | Year End Chart | Label | Album |
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2010 | "That Sounds Good to Me" | Josh Dubovie | 179 | — | Saw Productions | Non-album single |
2011 | "I Can" | Blue | 16 | — | Blueworld | Roulette |
2012 | "Love Will Set You Free" | Engelbert Humperdinck | 60 | — | Conehead UK | Release Me - The Best Of Engelbert Humperdinck |
2013 | "Believe in Me" | Bonnie Tyler | 93 | — | ZYX Music | Rocks and Honey |
2014 | "Children of the Universe" | Molly | 23 | — | East West | Non-album single |
2015 | "Still in Love with You" | Electro Velvet | 114 | — | Right Track Records | |
2016 | "You're Not Alone" | Joe and Jake | 81 | — | Sony Music | |
2017 | "Never Give Up on You" | Lucie Jones | 73 | — | ArtPeople | |
2018 | "Storm" | SuRie | 50 | — | MMP | |
2019 | "Bigger than Us" | Michael Rice | –[b] | — | Spinnup | |
2020 | "My Last Breath" | James Newman | –[c] | — | BMG | The Things We Do (EP) |
2021 | "Embers" | James Newman | 47 | — | BMG | Non-album single |
2022 | "Space Man" | Sam Ryder | 2 | 66[18] | Parlophone | There's Nothing but Space, Man! |
2023 | "I Wrote a Song" | Mae Muller | 9 | — | Universal/Capitol/EMI | Sorry I'm Late |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |
See also
- UK national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest
- List of contestants from the UK national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest
Notes and references
Notes
- ^ Not released as a single or on an album (barring compilation albums)
- ^ "Bigger than Us" charted at 35 in the Scottish Singles Chart and at 27 in the UK Singles Downloads Chart.
- ^ "My Last Breath" charted at 23 in the Scottish Singles Chart and in the UK Singles Downloads Chart.
References
- ^ a b c d "The UK's highest charting Eurovision entries". www.officialcharts.com. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 1959 - UK Music Charts". www.uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 1961 - UK Music Charts". www.uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 1963 - UK Music Charts". www.uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 1967 - UK Music Charts". www.uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 1968 - UK Music Charts". www.uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 1969 - UK Music Charts". www.uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 1970 - UK Music Charts". www.uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 1971 - UK Music Charts". www.uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 1972 - UK Music Charts". www.uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 1973 - UK Music Charts". www.uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 1976 - UK Music Charts". www.uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 1981 - UK Music Charts". www.uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 1982 - UK Music Charts". www.uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 1995 - UK Music Charts". www.uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 1996 - UK Music Charts". www.uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 1997 - UK Music Charts". www.uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 - 2022". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
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- National selection (Contestants)
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- 2012
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- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
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- 2018
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2020- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- Andy Abraham
- Olly Alexander
- The Allisons
- Michael Ball
- Bardo
- Belle and the Devotions
- Black Lace
- Blue
- Patricia Bredin
- Brotherhood of Man
- Bucks Fizz
- Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson
- Ronnie Carroll
- Co-Co
- Josh Dubovie
- Electro Velvet
- Emma
- Jade Ewen
- Scott Fitzgerald
- James Fox
- Nicki French
- Jessica Garlick
- Gina G
- Mary Hopkin
- Engelbert Humperdinck
- Imaani
- Samantha Janus
- Javine
- Jemini
- Joe and Jake
- Bryan Johnson
- Lucie Jones
- Katrina and the Waves
- Kathy Kirby
- Lindsay
- Live Report
- Love City Groove
- Lulu
- Kenneth McKellar
- Molly
- Matt Monro
- Mike Moran
- Mae Muller
- The New Seekers
- James Newman
- Olivia Newton-John
- Lynsey de Paul
- Precious
- Prima Donna
- Michael Rice
- Cliff Richard
- Rikki
- Clodagh Rodgers
- Frances Ruffelle
- Ryder
- Sam Ryder
- Daz Sampson
- Scooch
- The Shadows
- Sandie Shaw
- Sonia
- SuRie
- Sweet Dreams
- Bonnie Tyler
- Vikki
- "All"
- "Are You Sure?"
- "The Bad Old Days"
- "Beg, Steal or Borrow"
- "Believe in Me"
- "Better the Devil You Know"
- "Bigger than Us"
- "Boom Bang-a-Bang"
- "Children of the Universe"
- "Come Back"
- "Congratulations"
- "Cry Baby"
- "Dizzy"
- "Don't Play That Song Again"
- "Embers"
- "Even If"
- "Flying the Flag (For You)"
- "Give a Little Love Back to the World"
- "Go"
- "Hold On to Our Love"
- "I Belong"
- "I Can"
- "I Love the Little Things"
- "I Wrote a Song"
- "I'm Never Giving Up"
- "It's My Time"
- "Jack in the Box"
- "Knock, Knock Who's There?"
- "Let Me Be the One"
- "Long Live Love"
- "Looking High, High, High"
- "Love City Groove"
- "Love Enough for Two"
- "Love Games"
- "Love Is..."
- "Love Shine a Light"
- "Love Will Set You Free"
- "Making Your Mind Up"
- "A Man Without Love"
- "Mary Ann"
- "A Message to Your Heart"
"My Last Breath"- "Never Give Up on You"
- "No Dream Impossible"
- "One Step Further"
- "One Step Out of Time"
- "Only the Light"
- "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit"
- "Power to All Our Friends"
- "Puppet on a String"
- "Ring-A-Ding Girl"
- "Rock Bottom"
- "Runner in the Night"
- "Save Your Kisses for Me"
- "Say It Again"
- "Say Wonderful Things"
- "Sing, Little Birdie"
- "Space Man"
- "Still in Love with You"
- "Storm"
- "Teenage Life"
- "That Sounds Good to Me"
- "Touch My Fire"
- "We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)"
- "Where Are You?"
- "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong"
- "You're Not Alone"
- Note: Entries scored out signify where the United Kingdom did not compete