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TIKTOK'S U.K. TOP 10
12/14/21

Tion Wayne and Russ Millions' “Body” (Atlantic) is TikTok’s most popular U.K. song used in videos on the platform in 2021. Tracks by Sam Smith and PinkPantheress also make the Top 10.

All in all, the Top 10 racked up over 219b video views on 131m creations. Over 40 trending TikTok songs took the top spot on the U.K. Official Chart this year, up from 10 in 2020.

Warner fares excellently in the list: Besides claiming the #1 spot, the label has five more tracks by PinkPantheress, Charli XCX, Ed Sheeran, Dua Lipa and Central Cee, who is distributed by ADA.

UMG counts four entries with releases from Sam Smith, Nathan Evans, ArrDee and Wes Nelson.

Top TikTok tracks by U.K. artists

  1. "Body (Remix) [feat. ArrDee, E1 (3x3), ZT (3x3),Bugzy Malone, Buni, Fivio Foreign and Darkoo]" Tion Wayne and Russ Millions (Atlantic)
  2. "Like I Can" Sam Smith(Capitol)
  3. "Just for me" PinkPantheress(Parlophone)
  4. "Unlock it (Lock It) [Jeff Prior Mix]" Charli XCX(Atlantic)
  5. "Levitating" Dua Lipa(Warner Records)
  6. "Obsessed With You" Central Cee(ADA)
  7. "Wellerman - Sea Shanty / 220 KID x Billen Ted Remix" Nathan Evans, 220 KIDand Billen Ted (Polydor)
  8. "Bad Habits" Ed Sheeran(Atlantic)
  9. "Oliver Twist" ArrDee(Island)
  10. "Nice To Meet Ya" Wes Nelson(EMI)
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