List of UK Dance Chart number-one singles of 2011

UK Dance Chart

The UK Dance Chart is a chart compiled by The Official Charts Company from sales in record stores and digital downloads. Although the chart does not currently receive any airplay on the radio or television, the chart can be viewed on the BBC Radio 1 and The Official Charts Company website.Digital...

is a chart that ranks the biggest-selling singles

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

that are released in the United Kingdom. The chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company

The Official UK Charts Company

The Official Charts Company , previously called the Chart Information Network and then The Official UK Charts Company, compiles various "official" UK record charts, including the UK Singles Chart, the UK Albums Chart, and the UK Official Download Chart, as well as genre-specific and music video...

, and is based on both physical

CD single

A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...

and digital

Digital distribution

Online distribution, digital distribution, or electronic software distribution is the practice of delivering content without the use of physical media, typically by downloading via the internet directly to a consumer's device. Online distribution bypasses conventional physical distribution media,...

single sales.

Summary

The year 2011 began with The Black Eyed Peas

The Black Eyed Peas

The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...

continuing their reign at the top of the UK Dance Chart

UK Dance Chart

with the first single from The Beginning
The Beginning (The Black Eyed Peas album)
The Beginning received generally mixedreviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 47, based on 19 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews."Monica Herrera wrote for...

, "The Time (Dirty Bit)

The Time (Dirty Bit)

"The Time " is a song by American hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas from their sixth studio album, The Beginning. The song was released as the album's lead single on November 5, 2010. The chorus of the song samples " The Time of My Life" from the 1987 film Dirty Dancing...

". The single originally reached the top spot on 13 November 2010, spending seven consecutive weeks at the peak; with another two consecutive weeks in 2011.

The reign was ended when David Guetta

David Guetta

Pierre David Guetta , known professionally as David Guetta , is a French house music producer and DJ. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster and Pop Life...

and Rihanna

Rihanna

Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...

's collaborative single "Who's That Chick?

Who's That Chick?

"Who's That Chick?" is a song by French DJ David Guetta, featuring vocals from Barbadian recording artist Rihanna. It was released as a digital download on 22 November 2010, and serves as the first and only single from the deluxe edition of Guetta's album One Love, One More Love...

" climbed to the peak on 16 January 2011, having spent six consecutive weeks at the number two spot. The single spent two weeks at the peak, before being replaced by the fourth single from Chase & Status

Chase & Status

Chase & Status are an electronic music production duo from London consisting of Saul Milton and Will Kennard. MC Rage & Andy Gangadeen also make up the live band.-2003-2005:...

' second studio album No More Idols
No More Idols
No More Idols is the second album by British production duo Chase & Status, released on 28 January 2011. No More Idols marks the first major full-length release by Chase & Status since their debut album More Than Alot three years prior; a period in which the group signed a major management deal...

, "Blind Faith

Blind Faith (song)

"Blind Faith" is the third single from British drum and bass duo Chase & Status to be released from their second studio album No More Idols. The single features vocals from Liam Bailey and was released on 21 January 2011. The single reached number 5 in the United Kingdom...

" - which also featured soul singer Liam Bailey

Liam Bailey

Liam Bailey is an English musician who has released two EPs; So Down, Cold and 2am Rough Tracks; Bailey also appeared on the Chase & Status single "Blind Faith" which was released on 24 January 2011 in the United Kingdom, where it debuted at number five...

. Having spent three consecutive weeks at the top spot, "Blind Faith" was replaced by "Who's That Chick?"; which returned to the top spot for another two weeks. 6 March saw a fourth single reach the spot when Tiësto

Tiësto

Tijs Michiel Verwest, , known as Tiësto , is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto...

's collaboration with Diplo and Busta Rhymes

Busta Rhymes

Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes ,Smith is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes...

, "C'Mon (Catch 'Em By Surprise)

C'mon

- Songs :*"C'mon", a song on the Rustic Overtones album ¡Viva Nueva!*"C'mon", a song on Guster's Ganging Up on the Sun*"C'mon", a song on Mario's self titled album*"C'mon", a song by The Screaming Jets from their 1991 album All for One...

" climbed to the top spot, where it currently spends a second week.

On 20 March, The Black Eyed Peas returned to the top spot with second single from The Beginning
The Beginning (The Black Eyed Peas album)
The Beginning received generally mixedreviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 47, based on 19 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews."Monica Herrera wrote for...

, "Just Can't Get Enough

Just Can't Get Enough (The Black Eyed Peas song)

"Just Can't Get Enough" is a song by American hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas. The song was written by members William Adams, Allan Pineda, Jaime Gomez and Stacy Ferguson, along with Joshua Alvarez, Stephen Shadowen, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, and Julie Frost, for the group's sixth studio album,...

". The single spent two consecutive weeks at the peak, bringing the band's total of 2011 to four weeks. April 4 saw dance-duo LMFAO

LMFAO (group)

LMFAO is an American electro pop duo consisting of rappers, producers, dancers, and DJs Redfoo and SkyBlu . The group formed in 2006 in Los Angeles, California. Redfoo is SkyBlu's uncle. Redfoo is also the son of music mogul Berry Gordy, SkyBlu a grandson...

climb to the number-one spot with "Party Rock Anthem

Party Rock Anthem

"Party Rock Anthem" is a song performed by American electro recording duo LMFAO , featuring English singer Lauren Bennett and GoonRock. It was released as the first single from their second album Sorry for Party Rocking in 2011. It interpolates lyrics from Rick Ross' song "Hustlin"...

". The track, which also featured Lauren Bennet and GoonRock, marks the duo's second number-one dance hit after "(Let the Bass Kick) in Miami

I'm in Miami Bitch

"I'm in Miami Bitch" is the debut single of American hip hop/electronica band LMFAO. It was officially released to radio in 2008. It peaked at #51 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in July 2009...

" with Chuckie

Chuckie (DJ)

Chuckie, born Clyde Sergio Narain is a Dutch DJ and producer of Surinamese descent.-Biography:Chuckie grew up in Surinam and was influenced by the large number of musical genres of the country. When one of his friends started working as a DJ, his interest for DJing started at the age of thirteen...

topped the chart in January 2010. The single remained at the peak for nine consecutive weeks, also managing to climb to the peak on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

on April 17; where it remained for four weeks.

The nine-week reign of LMFAO was ended when Romanian artist Alexandra Stan

Alexandra Stan

Alexandra Stan is a Romanian singer-songwriter. She released her debut single in late 2009. The song impacted Romanian mainstream radios in early 2010, peaking at number-eighteen. Her sophomore release, "Mr...

topped the chart with debut single "Mr. Saxobeat

Mr. Saxobeat

"Mr. Saxobeat" is an eurodance —Hi-NRG song by Romanian recording artist Alexandra Stan taken off her debut studio album Saxobeats . "Mr. Saxobeat" is an up-tempo Eurodance song with house elements. The song contains a love message, where Stan speaks of a man she is attracted to and the way he...

" on 4 June. However, the single was pushed to number 2 the following week when British rapper Example scored his first dance number-one single with "Changed the Way You Kiss Me

Changed the Way You Kiss Me

"Changed the Way You Kiss Me" is a song by British recording artist Example from his third studio album, Playing in the Shadows. It was released on 5 June 2011 as the album's lead single, after it had premiered on BBC Radio 1 as Zane Lowe's 'Hottest Record In The World' on 24 March 2011. The trance...

" - which also topped the singles chart and independent chart

UK Indie Chart

The UK Independent Chart or Indie Chart is a chart of the best-selling independent record releases in the UK.- History :In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered...

. After four weeks at the peak, Example was replaced by producer DJ Fresh and the commercial breakthrough "Louder

Louder (DJ Fresh song)

"Louder" is a song by British Drum and bass producer DJ Fresh. It features vocals from Welsh singer songwriter Sian Evans. The song serves as the theme song for the Lucozade Sport Lite campaign. It was released on July 3, 2011 on Ministry of Sound...

". The single, which featured vocals from Sian Evans

Sian Evans

Siân Evans is a Welsh singer/songwriter from Caerphilly, United Kingdom, born October 9, 1973. She is also a member of the band Kosheen where she has found major success across Europe.-Career:...

topped the chart with impressive sales of 140,571 copies - also topping the UK chart.

Five weeks later saw the dethroning of "Louder" - with dubstep group Nero

Nero (band)

Nero are an electronic music act from London, England consisting of Daniel Stephens and Joe Ray. Alana Watson provides vocals on many of the duo's songs, though she is not officially a band member. On 6 December 2010, Nero were announced as nominees for the BBC's Sound of 2011 poll.-History:Nero...

taking its place atop the chart. The group also topped the UK chart with third single "Promises

Promises (Nero song)

"Promises" is a song by English electronic duo Nero from their debut album, Welcome Reality. It was released as the fourth single from the album on August 5, 2011. The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart on August 14, becoming the group's first number-one single...

" despite selling an underwhelming 46,700 copies. A string on one-week number-ones followed Nero, with Emeli Sandé

Emeli Sandé

Adele Emeli Sandé , known by her stage name Emeli Sande, is a Scottish R&B and Soul recording artist and songwriter, from Aberdeen, Scotland...

and Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris is a Scottish singer-songwriter, record producer and DJ. His gold-selling debut album, I Created Disco, was released in 2007 and contained the top ten singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls"...

each spending a week at the summit with "Heaven

Heaven (Emeli Sandé song)

"Heaven" is the debut single from Scottish recording artist Emeli Sandé. It was released by Virgin Records after she signed a record deal with the label after the success of single "Never Be Your Woman" which Sandé was featured as a guest artists. It will also be the first release from Sandé's...

" and "Feel So Close

Feel So Close

"Feel So Close" is a song by Scottish recording artist Calvin Harris from his upcoming third studio album. It was released as the album's second single on 19 August 2011. Harris returns to singing on this song, after previously stating he had quit singing in concerts. The song debuted at number two...

" on 21 August and 28 August respectively. 4 September saw Example claim a second number-one single of the year, with single "Stay Awake

Stay Awake (song)

"Stay Awake" is a song by British recording artist Example from his upcoming third studio album, Playing in the Shadows. It was released on 28 August 2011 as the album's second single. The song was written by Example and produced by Nero. The song was added to BBC Radio 1 playlist. The song...

".

Having spent three weeks at the summit of the chart, "Stay Awake" was dethroned on 25 September - when Calvin Harris reclaimed the number-one with single "Feel So Close". The following week saw Spanish DJ Sak Noel

Sak Noel

Sak Noel is a Catalan DJ, music producer and music video director. He is also founder and co-owner of Moguda production house . Since 2009, Moguda also runs the annual Moguda Dance Festival....

claim his first number-one with the chart-topping "Loca People

Loca People

"Loca People" "Loca People" "Loca People" (also known as "Loca People (La Gente Está Muy Loca)" or "Loca People (What the Fuck!)" is a song by Spanish disc jockey and producer Sak Noel. Dutch singer Esthera Sarita performed the female vocals in the song. It was released in most countries on June...

". Following a midweek release from Rihanna

Rihanna

, the lead single from the sixth studio album Talk That Talk
Talk That Talk
Talk That Talk is the sixth studio album by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna and was released on November 18, 2011, through Def Jam Recordings. The lead single from the album, "We Found Love" featuring Calvin Harris, premiered on Capital FM radio on September 22, 2011, and was released on iTunes...

, "We Found Love

We Found Love

"We Found Love" is a song by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, from her sixth studio album Talk That Talk . The song features Scottish singer-songwriter Calvin Harris. "We Found Love" was released as the lead single from the album and premiered on September 22, 2011, in the United Kingdom on the...

" debuted at number-one on both the singles and dance chart. The track, which features production from Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris

sold 87,573 copies in just under four days.

Number-ones

Key

– Best-selling dance single of the year

Date	Song	Artist	Sales	References
2 January	"The Time (Dirty Bit) The Time (Dirty Bit) "The Time " is a song by American hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas from their sixth studio album, The Beginning. The song was released as the album's lead single on November 5, 2010. The chorus of the song samples " The Time of My Life" from the 1987 film Dirty Dancing... "	The Black Eyed Peas The Black Eyed Peas The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...	76,972
9 January			36,106
16 January	"Who's That Chick? Who's That Chick? "Who's That Chick?" is a song by French DJ David Guetta, featuring vocals from Barbadian recording artist Rihanna. It was released as a digital download on 22 November 2010, and serves as the first and only single from the deluxe edition of Guetta's album One Love, One More Love... "	David Guetta David Guetta Pierre David Guetta , known professionally as David Guetta , is a French house music producer and DJ. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster and Pop Life... featuring Rihanna Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...	28,628
23 January
30 January	"Blind Faith Blind Faith (song) "Blind Faith" is the third single from British drum and bass duo Chase & Status to be released from their second studio album No More Idols. The single features vocals from Liam Bailey and was released on 21 January 2011. The single reached number 5 in the United Kingdom... "	Chase & Status Chase & Status Chase & Status are an electronic music production duo from London consisting of Saul Milton and Will Kennard. MC Rage & Andy Gangadeen also make up the live band.-2003-2005:... featuring Liam Bailey Liam Bailey Liam Bailey is an English musician who has released two EPs; So Down, Cold and 2am Rough Tracks; Bailey also appeared on the Chase & Status single "Blind Faith" which was released on 24 January 2011 in the United Kingdom, where it debuted at number five...	52,853
6 February
13 February
20 February	"Who's That Chick?"	David Guetta featuring Rihanna
27 February	"Who's That Chick?"	David Guetta featuring Rihanna
6 March	"C'Mon (Catch 'Em By Surprise) C'mon - Songs :"C'mon", a song on the Rustic Overtones album ¡Viva Nueva!"C'mon", a song on Guster's Ganging Up on the Sun"C'mon", a song on Mario's self titled album"C'mon", a song by The Screaming Jets from their 1991 album All for One... "	Tiësto Tiësto Tijs Michiel Verwest, , known as Tiësto , is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto... vs. Diplo featuring Busta Rhymes Busta Rhymes Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes ,Smith is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes...	19,689
13 March
20 March	"Just Can't Get Enough Just Can't Get Enough (The Black Eyed Peas song) "Just Can't Get Enough" is a song by American hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas. The song was written by members William Adams, Allan Pineda, Jaime Gomez and Stacy Ferguson, along with Joshua Alvarez, Stephen Shadowen, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, and Julie Frost, for the group's sixth studio album,... "	The Black Eyed Peas	20,058
27 March		The Black Eyed Peas	45,451
3 April	"Party Rock Anthem Party Rock Anthem "Party Rock Anthem" is a song performed by American electro recording duo LMFAO , featuring English singer Lauren Bennett and GoonRock. It was released as the first single from their second album Sorry for Party Rocking in 2011. It interpolates lyrics from Rick Ross' song "Hustlin"... "	LMFAO LMFAO (group) LMFAO is an American electro pop duo consisting of rappers, producers, dancers, and DJs Redfoo and SkyBlu . The group formed in 2006 in Los Angeles, California. Redfoo is SkyBlu's uncle. Redfoo is also the son of music mogul Berry Gordy, SkyBlu a grandson... featuring Lauren Bennett Lauren Bennett Lauren Bennett is a British singer, dancer, painter, photographer, and model. She is best known for her involvement with girl groups the Paradiso Girls and Pussycat Dolls and her work with Cee Lo Green and LMFAO.-Early life:... & GoonRock	53,657

10 April			69,893

17 April			91,421

24 April			85,744

1 May			73,076
8 May	64,508
15 May	57,229
22 May	49,300
29 May	44,703
4 June	"Mr. Saxobeat Mr. Saxobeat "Mr. Saxobeat" is an eurodance —Hi-NRG song by Romanian recording artist Alexandra Stan taken off her debut studio album Saxobeats . "Mr. Saxobeat" is an up-tempo Eurodance song with house elements. The song contains a love message, where Stan speaks of a man she is attracted to and the way he... "	Alexandra Stan Alexandra Stan Alexandra Stan is a Romanian singer-songwriter. She released her debut single in late 2009. The song impacted Romanian mainstream radios in early 2010, peaking at number-eighteen. Her sophomore release, "Mr...	47,765
11 June	"Changed the Way You Kiss Me Changed the Way You Kiss Me "Changed the Way You Kiss Me" is a song by British recording artist Example from his third studio album, Playing in the Shadows. It was released on 5 June 2011 as the album's lead single, after it had premiered on BBC Radio 1 as Zane Lowe's 'Hottest Record In The World' on 24 March 2011. The trance... "	Example	115,046
19 June			75,252
26 June			59,443
3 July			54,030
10 July	"Louder Louder (DJ Fresh song) "Louder" is a song by British Drum and bass producer DJ Fresh. It features vocals from Welsh singer songwriter Sian Evans. The song serves as the theme song for the Lucozade Sport Lite campaign. It was released on July 3, 2011 on Ministry of Sound... "	DJ Fresh featuring Sian Evans Sian Evans Siân Evans is a Welsh singer/songwriter from Caerphilly, United Kingdom, born October 9, 1973. She is also a member of the band Kosheen where she has found major success across Europe.-Career:...	140,571
17 July			79,083
24 July			57,212
31 July
7 August			34,622
14 August	"Promises Promises (Nero song) "Promises" is a song by English electronic duo Nero from their debut album, Welcome Reality. It was released as the fourth single from the album on August 5, 2011. The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart on August 14, becoming the group's first number-one single... "	Nero Nero (band) Nero are an electronic music act from London, England consisting of Daniel Stephens and Joe Ray. Alana Watson provides vocals on many of the duo's songs, though she is not officially a band member. On 6 December 2010, Nero were announced as nominees for the BBC's Sound of 2011 poll.-History:Nero...	46,700
21 August	"Heaven Heaven (Emeli Sandé song) "Heaven" is the debut single from Scottish recording artist Emeli Sandé. It was released by Virgin Records after she signed a record deal with the label after the success of single "Never Be Your Woman" which Sandé was featured as a guest artists. It will also be the first release from Sandé's... "	Emeli Sandé Emeli Sandé Adele Emeli Sandé , known by her stage name Emeli Sande, is a Scottish R&B and Soul recording artist and songwriter, from Aberdeen, Scotland...	63,659
28 August	"Feel So Close Feel So Close "Feel So Close" is a song by Scottish recording artist Calvin Harris from his upcoming third studio album. It was released as the album's second single on 19 August 2011. Harris returns to singing on this song, after previously stating he had quit singing in concerts. The song debuted at number two... "	Calvin Harris Calvin Harris Calvin Harris is a Scottish singer-songwriter, record producer and DJ. His gold-selling debut album, I Created Disco, was released in 2007 and contained the top ten singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls"...	87,845
4 September	"Stay Awake Stay Awake (song) "Stay Awake" is a song by British recording artist Example from his upcoming third studio album, Playing in the Shadows. It was released on 28 August 2011 as the album's second single. The song was written by Example and produced by Nero. The song was added to BBC Radio 1 playlist. The song... "	Example	73,402
11 September			48,854
18 September
25 September	"Feel So Close"	Calvin Harris
2 October	"Loca People Loca People "Loca People" "Loca People" "Loca People" (also known as "Loca People (La Gente Está Muy Loca)" or "Loca People (What the Fuck!)" is a song by Spanish disc jockey and producer Sak Noel. Dutch singer Esthera Sarita performed the female vocals in the song. It was released in most countries on June... "	Sak Noel Sak Noel Sak Noel is a Catalan DJ, music producer and music video director. He is also founder and co-owner of Moguda production house . Since 2009, Moguda also runs the annual Moguda Dance Festival....	75,161
9 October	"We Found Love We Found Love "We Found Love" is a song by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, from her sixth studio album Talk That Talk . The song features Scottish singer-songwriter Calvin Harris. "We Found Love" was released as the lead single from the album and premiered on September 22, 2011, in the United Kingdom on the... "	Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris	87,573
16 October			106,553
23 October			92,689
30 October			85,453
6 November			82,089
13 November			79,834
20 November			66,941
27 November

Summary

Number-ones

See also