User:03md/List of UK top 40 singles in 2023

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. Since 2014, the singles chart has been based on both sales and streaming; in 2023 it uses the ratio of 150 streams equivalent to one sale (not 100:1 as previously).

Chart rules were altered again from 7 July 2018 to help new artists break through by limiting the number of tracks by the same artist allowed in the chart at the same time to 3. The streaming to sales ratio remained largely unchanged but for songs which have spent a high number of weeks in the chart the ratio is altered to 300:1. This list shows singles that have peaked in the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart during 2023, as well as songs which peaked in 2022 or 2024 but were in the top 40 in 2023. 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 forty-five singles were in the top forty this year. Seventy singles from 2022 remained in the top 40 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, or re-entered during the year. "Angel Numbers / Ten Toes" by Chris Brown, "DJ Play a Christmas Song" by Cher, "DNA (Loving You)" by Billy Gillies featuring Hannah Boleyn, "I Remember Everything" by Zach Bryan & Kacey Musgraves, "leavemealone" by Fred Again & Baby Keem, "Lil Boo Thang" by Paul Russell, "On My Love" by David Guetta & Zara Larsson, "Popular" by The Weeknd, Playboi Carti and Madonna, "Rich Baby Daddy"  by Drake featuring Sexyy Red & SZA, "Runaway" by Kanye West featuring Pusha T, "Stay Another Day" by Jorja Smith, "Stick Season" by Noah Kahan, "The Christmas Song" by Nat King Cole, "Winter Wonderland" by Laufey all first charted in 2023 but reached their peak in 2024.

The list of singles that charted in 2022 but did not peak until 2023 include "10:35" by Tiësto & Tate McRae, "Another Love", "Calm Down" by Rema, "Escapism" by Raye featuring 070 Shake, "Firebabe" by Stormzy, "Lionheart (Fearless)" by Joel Corry & Tom Grennan, "Mockingbird" by Eminem, "Out of Nowhere" by Bugzy Malone & TeeDee, "Pointless" by Lewis Capaldi and "Superhero (Heroes & Villains)" by Metro Boomin, Future and Chris Brown. A selection of Christmas songs which had charted in 2022 returned to the chart at the end of the year and reached a new peak for their latest run in 2023.

Eighty-nine artists had multiple entries in the top forty in 2023, with Taylor Swift having the most entries (13). Singles that reached the top ten this year are featured here but also included in their own article.

One song from 2022 remained in the top 40 until 27th July, "Calm Down" by Rema. "Anti-Hero" also returned for another extended run, exiting again on 14th September as the final 2022 single to leave the chart. "Calm Down" returned for several more weeks, as did Anti-Hero.

As of 18 July 2024 the following songs from 2023 remain in the top 40: "Cruel Summer", "Stick Season".

Top-forty singles

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Entries by artist
The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 40 entries in 2023, including songs that reached their peak in 2022 or 2024. The figures include both main artists and featured artists. Appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist.