13-01-2017, 22:29
UK songs/singles charts for week ending 13th January:
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Ed Sheeran has delivered the biggest comeback since Adele with a double record-breaking week on the Official Singles Chart, as his two new singles Shape of You and Castle on the Hill enter at Number 1 and 2, a first for any artist, and sets a new UK streaming record in the process.Shape of You becomes Sheeranâs third Number 1 single, following 2014âs Sing and Thinking Out Loud, while Castle on the Hill enters at 2. Look back at Ed Sheeranâs complete Official UK Chart history here.
The feat sets a new record on the Official Chart â no other artist has entered at positions 1 and 2 on the chart with new tracks.
MORE: Ed Sheeran's Official Top 10 biggest hits revealed
Commenting on the record-breaking success of both songs, Sheeran told OfficialCharts.com:âIâm incredibly chuffed that theyâve gone straight in at Number 1 and 2 today. Both tracks mean a huge amount to me so it really is amazing to see them go to the top of the chart together on the first week. I canât wait for everyone to hear the rest of the album in March!â
Ed has bagged the biggest opening week for any artist since Adeleâs record-breaking return in November 2015 when she shot straight to Number 1 with 332,000 combined sales of Hello, while Ed has racked up a staggering 421,000 across his two new releases over the past seven days.
Shape Of You and Castle on the Hill have both performed strongly on downloads and streaming, with both songs individually smashing the one-week streaming record previously held by Drakeâs One Dance, which racked up 8.9 million plays in one week last summer.
Shape Of You notched up 227,000 combined sales this week, made up of 137,000 downloads and 13.4 million streams, while Castle on the Hill managed 194,000 combined sales, split between 120,000 downloads and 11.07 million streams.
[h=4]New entries and high climbers[/h]Elsewhere on this weekâs Official Singles Chart, three songs soar into Top 10 for the first time: September Song by rising British star JP Cooper jumps nine places to 7, Call On Me by Australian singer-songwriter Starley shoots 18 spots to 8, and Jax Jones & Rayeâs You Donât Know Me vaults 24 to Number 9.
Further down, Sean Paulâs No Lie ft. Dua Lipa makes its Top 40 debut, up 16 places to 28, Shed A Light by Robin Schulz ft. David Guetta & Cheat Codes jumps from 48 to 32, and Snakehips enter at 33 with Donât Leave ft. MÃ, marking the duoâs third Top 40 single.
UK songs chart that counts all sales figures plus those from Streaming services: http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/ #1 Ed Sheeran
UK songs chart that counts actual sales be it cd, vinyl or digital sales: http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/sin...les-chart/ #1 Ed Sheeran
UK singles chart that only takes into consideration actual physical sales (cd vinyl): http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/phy...les-chart/ #1 Sherlocks
UK singles chart that only counts the sales of vinyl singles: http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/vin...les-chart/ #1 Sherlocks
Ed Sheeran has delivered the biggest comeback since Adele with a double record-breaking week on the Official Singles Chart, as his two new singles Shape of You and Castle on the Hill enter at Number 1 and 2, a first for any artist, and sets a new UK streaming record in the process.Shape of You becomes Sheeranâs third Number 1 single, following 2014âs Sing and Thinking Out Loud, while Castle on the Hill enters at 2. Look back at Ed Sheeranâs complete Official UK Chart history here.
The feat sets a new record on the Official Chart â no other artist has entered at positions 1 and 2 on the chart with new tracks.
MORE: Ed Sheeran's Official Top 10 biggest hits revealed
Commenting on the record-breaking success of both songs, Sheeran told OfficialCharts.com:âIâm incredibly chuffed that theyâve gone straight in at Number 1 and 2 today. Both tracks mean a huge amount to me so it really is amazing to see them go to the top of the chart together on the first week. I canât wait for everyone to hear the rest of the album in March!â
Ed has bagged the biggest opening week for any artist since Adeleâs record-breaking return in November 2015 when she shot straight to Number 1 with 332,000 combined sales of Hello, while Ed has racked up a staggering 421,000 across his two new releases over the past seven days.
Shape Of You and Castle on the Hill have both performed strongly on downloads and streaming, with both songs individually smashing the one-week streaming record previously held by Drakeâs One Dance, which racked up 8.9 million plays in one week last summer.
Shape Of You notched up 227,000 combined sales this week, made up of 137,000 downloads and 13.4 million streams, while Castle on the Hill managed 194,000 combined sales, split between 120,000 downloads and 11.07 million streams.
[h=4]New entries and high climbers[/h]Elsewhere on this weekâs Official Singles Chart, three songs soar into Top 10 for the first time: September Song by rising British star JP Cooper jumps nine places to 7, Call On Me by Australian singer-songwriter Starley shoots 18 spots to 8, and Jax Jones & Rayeâs You Donât Know Me vaults 24 to Number 9.
Further down, Sean Paulâs No Lie ft. Dua Lipa makes its Top 40 debut, up 16 places to 28, Shed A Light by Robin Schulz ft. David Guetta & Cheat Codes jumps from 48 to 32, and Snakehips enter at 33 with Donât Leave ft. MÃ, marking the duoâs third Top 40 single.
UK songs chart that counts all sales figures plus those from Streaming services: http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/ #1 Ed Sheeran
UK songs chart that counts actual sales be it cd, vinyl or digital sales: http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/sin...les-chart/ #1 Ed Sheeran
UK singles chart that only takes into consideration actual physical sales (cd vinyl): http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/phy...les-chart/ #1 Sherlocks
UK singles chart that only counts the sales of vinyl singles: http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/vin...les-chart/ #1 Sherlocks
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.