
The Vodafone Big Top 40 is like the British equivalent of American Top 40 hosted by Marvin Humes of This Morning fame, broadcast every Sunday at 4pm-7pm GMTnote . It is the biggest radio programme in the UK, broadcast on at least 140 British radio channels. including Heart and Capital. The first show was broadcast on June 14, 2009 and has data taken from live iTunes downloads.
The first number one single to appear on the chart was "When Love Takes Over" by David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland. The song to achieve the most weeks on the chart is "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee (remixed by Justin Bieber) at eleven weeks, held on July 23, 2017. The runners-up are "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, "Love Yourself" by Justin Bieber and "Rockabye" by Clean Bandit featuring Anne-Marie and Sean Paul, which were all number one for seven weeks.
The show starts with shortened versions of the ten most downloaded songs of the week. Then there is a countdown of the 40-11 songs until 6pm, where the live iTunes top 10 is locked and said songs play out in full, with the number 1 song announced just before the end of the show.
The official website can be found here.
- "What About Us" by P!nk
- "New Rules" by Dua Lipa
- "Feels" by Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean
- "Rain" by The Script
- "Back To You" by Louis Tomlinson ft. Bebe Rexha and Digital Farm Animals
- "Despacito (Remix)" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber
- "More Than Friends" by James Hype ft. Kelli-Leigh
- "Sun Comes Up" by Rudimental ft. James Arthur
- "Instruction" by Jax Jones ft. Demi Lovato and Stefflon Don
- "Your Song" by Rita Ora
- "Súbeme La Radio (Remix)" by Enrique Iglesias ft. Sean Paul and Matt Terry
- "Came Here For Love" by Sigala ft. Ella Eyre
- "Pretty Girl (Cheat Codes x Cade Remix)" by Maggie Lindemann
- "Wild Thoughts" by DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller
- "Mama" by Jonas Blue ft. William Singe
- "Unforgettable" by French Montana ft. Swae Lee
- "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" by Shawn Mendes
- "Slow Hands" by Niall Horan
- "Attention" by Charlie Puth
- "One Last Time" by Ariana Grandenote
- "Symphony" by Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson
- "Miracles (Someone Special)" by Coldplay and Big Sean
- "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran
- "Galway Girl" by Ed Sheeran
- "Castle on the Hill" by Ed Sheeran
- "Power" by Little Mix ft. Stormzy
- "Strip That Down" by Liam Payne ft. Quavo
- "Crying In the Club" by Camila Cabello
- "2U" by David Guetta ft. Justin Bieber
- "Malibu" by Miley Cyrus
- "Rockabye" by Clean Bandit ft. Anne-Marie and Sean Paulnote
- "No More Sad Songs" by Little Mix ft. Machine Gun Kelly
- "Real Life" by Duke Dumont and Gorgon City ft. Nations
- "Something Just Like This" by The Chainsmokers ft. Coldplay
- "Boys" by Charli XCX
- "Know No Better" by Major Lazer ft. Travis Scott, Camila Cabello and Quavo
- "Get Low" by Zedd and Liam Payne
- "Mi Gente" by J Balvin ft. Willy William
- "Versace on the Floor" by Bruno Mars vs. David Guetta
- "I'm the One" by DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne
Tropes relating to the chart show:
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: In 2017, Capital FM host The Bassman temporarily replaced Marvin Humes as host due to Humes' paternity leave.