Search "top 100 sweets in the UK" and you'll find a lot of listicles padding out a round number with names nobody's actually asked for. We'd rather give you a shorter, honest list of sweets with genuine, lasting popularity.
The UK's most enduringly popular sweets
- Haribo Starmix — the default answer to "what's your favourite pick 'n' mix sweet", and for good reason: it's a genuinely balanced mix of shapes and flavours in one bag.
- Cola Bottles — the single most-picked sweet on any pick 'n' mix counter, in classic, giant, fizzy and filled versions.
- Wine Gums — a firmer, more grown-up gum than most gummy sweets, and a genuine British institution.
- Jelly Babies — one of the oldest continuously-sold British sweets, dating back over a century.
- Rhubarb & Custard — the boiled-sweet pairing that's stayed a sweet-shop staple for generations.
- Fizzy Cola Bottles — the sour-sugar-coated version of the classic, and arguably more popular than the plain original with younger buyers.
- Pear Drops — a genuinely old-fashioned boiled sweet that's never really gone away.
- Foam Bananas — divisive, but consistently one of the most-picked shapes on any pick 'n' mix tray.
- Millions — the tiny, firm, gelatine-free sweet built entirely around volume for your money.
- Sherbet Lemons — the classic fizzy-centred boiled sweet, still a jar-shop favourite.
Why we're not doing a "top 100"
Plenty of sites will give you a "top 100 UK sweets" list — almost none of them cite any actual sales or survey data behind the ranking past about position 15. We'd rather be straight about that than pad this guide out to hit a round number. The ten above are the sweets that show up, again and again, as genuinely enduring UK favourites across pick 'n' mix counters, sweet shops and searches — a shorter list you can actually trust.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the top 10 best sweets?
Haribo Starmix, Cola Bottles, Wine Gums, Jelly Babies, Rhubarb & Custard, Fizzy Cola Bottles, Pear Drops, Foam Bananas, Millions, and Sherbet Lemons.
Can you give me a list of sweets?
See the ranked list above, or browse the full pick 'n' mix collection.
What are the top 100 sweets in the UK?
No reliably-sourced ranking exists past the real top tier, which we've covered honestly above rather than pad out.