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