This is a list of the
best-selling singles on the
UK Singles Chart for each year. Note that the
Number sold section denotes the amount sold within the year, not in total, as very often the single continues to sell more in later years (and sometimes other singles released within a particular year will go on to outsell the year-end winner (e.g.
Kylie Minogue and
Jason Donovan's "
Especially for You" (from 1988) ultimately outsold "Mistletoe and Wine").