1957–2026
United Kingdom
Every year, at a glance
1956–2027- 1956: Did not take part
- 1957: Finished 7 of 10
- 1958: Did not take part
- 1959: Finished 2
- 1960: Finished 2
- 1961: Finished 2
- 1962: Finished 4 of 16
- 1963: Finished 4 of 16
- 1964: Finished 2
- 1965: Finished 2
- 1966: Finished 9 of 18
- 1967: Won
- 1968: Finished 2
- 1969: Won
- 1970: Finished 2
- 1971: Finished 4 of 18
- 1972: Finished 2
- 1973: Finished 3
- 1974: Finished 4 of 17
- 1975: Finished 2
- 1976: Won
- 1977: Finished 2
- 1978: Finished 11 of 20
- 1979: Finished 7 of 19
- 1980: Finished 3
- 1981: Won
- 1982: Finished 7 of 18
- 1983: Finished 6 of 20
- 1984: Finished 7 of 19
- 1985: Finished 4 of 19
- 1986: Finished 7 of 20
- 1987: Finished 13 of 22
- 1988: Finished 2
- 1989: Finished 2
- 1990: Finished 6 of 22
- 1991: Finished 10 of 22
- 1992: Finished 2
- 1993: Finished 2
- 1994: Finished 10 of 25
- 1995: Finished 10 of 23
- 1996: Finished 8 of 23
- 1997: Won
- 1998: Finished 2
- 1999: Finished 12 of 23
- 2000: Finished 16 of 24
- 2001: Finished 15 of 23
- 2002: Finished 3
- 2003: Finished last
- 2004: Finished 16 of 24
- 2005: Finished 22 of 24
- 2006: Finished 19 of 24
- 2007: Finished 22 of 24
- 2008: Finished last
- 2009: Finished 5 of 25
- 2010: Finished last
- 2011: Finished 11 of 25
- 2012: Finished 25 of 26
- 2013: Finished 19 of 26
- 2014: Finished 17 of 26
- 2015: Finished 24 of 27
- 2016: Finished 24 of 26
- 2017: Finished 15 of 26
- 2018: Finished 24 of 26
- 2019: Finished last
- 2020: Selected a song; contest cancelled
- 2021: Finished last
- 2022: Finished 2
- 2023: Finished 25 of 26
- 2024: Finished 18 of 26
- 2025: Finished 19 of 26
- 2026: Finished last
- 2027: Did not take part
- Won
- Top three
- Final
- Last
- Didn't qualify
- Absent
Friends & rivals
All shows with published votesShare of the top possible score, over every set of votes where both countries were in the same show (at least 8 of them). Comparable across scoring systems: 100% means a 12 every single time.
Biggest fans of United Kingdom
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 44%
- 🇲🇨 Monaco 40%
- 🌍 Yugoslavia 38%
- 🇮🇪 Ireland 37%
- 🇹🇷 Turkey 33%
United Kingdom’s favourites
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 54%
- 🇮🇪 Ireland 52%
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania 50%
- 🇦🇺 Australia 45%
- 🇸🇪 Sweden 36%
Least impressed
- 🇧🇾 Belarus 3%
- 🇲🇪 Montenegro 3%
- 🇷🇸 Serbia 4%
- 🇦🇲 Armenia 5%
- 🇲🇩 Moldova 5%