User:03md/List of UK top 40 singles in 2013

See also: Lists of UK top 10 singles and Lists of UK top 40 singles

The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom. Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical singles and digital downloads, with airplay figures excluded from the official chart.

This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart during 2013, as well as songs which peaked in 2012 and 2014 but were in the top 40 in 2013. The entry date is when the song appeared in the top 40 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

Three-hundred and seventy-one singles were in the top forty this year. One single from 2011 and fifty-five singles from 2012 remained in the top 40 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, or re-entered during the year. "A Thousand Years" by Christina Perri finally peaked in 2013, having first entered the top forty in 2011. "Clique" by Kanye West, Jay-Z & Jay Sean, "Clown" by Emeli Sandé, "Don't Stop the Party" by Pitbull featuring TJR, "Drinking from the Bottle" by Calvin Harris featuring Tinie Tempah, "Highway to Hell" by AC/DC, "I Knew You Were Trouble" by Taylor Swift, "Kiss You" by One Direction, "One Pound Fish" by One Pound Fish Man, "Only Love" by Ben Howard, "Play Hard" by David Guetta, Ne-Yo & Akon, "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons, "Scream & Shout" by will.i.am & Britney Spears and "Yeah Yeah" by Willy Moon all first charted in 2012 but reached their peak in 2013.

The list of singles that charted in 2013 but did not peak until 2014 include "Alive" by Chase & Status, "Clarity" by Zedd featuring Foxes, "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry featuring Juicy J, "Happy" by Pharrell Williams, "Little Me" by Little Mix, "Sail" by Awolnation, "Show Me" by Kid Ink featuring Chris Brown, "Trumpets" by Jason Derulo, "Turn Back Time" by Sub Focus and "What Now" by Rihanna.

One-hundred and four artists had multiple entries in the top forty in 2013, with Justin Bieber having the most entries (12). Artists featured on the charity single "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" by The Justice Collective get an individual credit for these singles. Singles that reached the top ten this year are featured here but also included in their own article.

Top-forty singles

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Entries by artist
The following table shows artists who achieved three or more top 40 entries in 2013, including songs that reached their peak in 2012 or 2014. The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist.

Re-entries
This table shows singles that started a new chart run in 2013 having previously reached the top 40. The total number of weeks in the top 40 and re-entry dates are correct as of 28 December 2013 and does not include any weeks a song returned to the chart in subsequent years. The number of weeks next to the re-entry date may not be at the same position (i.e. a song could have risen or fallen from this placing).