A couple of weeks ago, the Official Charts Company released a list of the biggest selling singles in UK chart history that didn’t reach the number one slot, here is the top 20.
| Title | Artist | Original Year | Peak | |
| 20 | Love The Way You Lie | Eminem feat Rihanna | 2010 | 2 |
| 19 | Can’t Stop The Feeling | Justin Timberlake | 2016 | 2 |
| 18 | Cheap Thrills | Sia | 2015 | 2 |
| 17 | The A Team | Ed Sheeran | 2011 | 3 |
| 16 | Do I Wanna Know | Arctic Monkeys | 2013 | 11 |
| 15 | Shut Up & Dance | Walk The Moon | 2014 | 4 |
| 14 | Unforgettable | French Montana feat Swae Lee | 2017 | 2 |
| 13 | Iris | Goo Goo Dolls | 1998 | 3 |
| 12 | Don’t Stop Believin’ | Journey | 1982 | 6 |
| 11 | Chasing Cars | Snow Patrol | 2006 | 6 |
| 10 | Budapest | George Ezra | 2013 | 3 |
| 9 | Let Her Go | Passenger | 2012 | 2 |
| 8 | Pompeii | Bastille | 2013 | 2 |
| 7 | Riptide | Vance Joy | 2013 | 10 |
| 6 | Castle On The Hill | Ed Sheeran | 2017 | 2 |
| 5 | Fairytale Of New York | Pogues feat Kirsty Maccoll | 1987 | 2 |
| 4 | Take Me To Church | Hozier | 2013 | 2 |
| 3 | All Of Me | John Legend | 2014 | 2 |
| 2 | Wonderwall | Oasis | 1995 | 2 |
| 1 | Mr Brightside | Killers | 2004 | 10 |