James Arthur holds on to Number 1 as 1D’s Niall Horan claims highest new entry
James Arthur is taking the title of his latest hit Say You Won't Let Go literally this week – he's refusing to budge from the top of the Official Singles Chart.
Say You Won't Let Go logs a second week at Number 1, over 27,000 combined chart sales of nearest rival The Weeknd's Starboy feat. Daft Punk who rises one place to 2.
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Say You Won't let Go is also the most streamed track of the week, racking up 5.03 million listens over the last seven days.
Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj's Side To Side goes up one place to break the Top 5 for the first time.
New entries and high climbers
It's a big week for former One Direction star Niall Horan, as he scores his very first solo Top 10 with debut single This Town. The track rockets 91 places to land at Number 9, following its surprise release late last Thursday. And Niall had another reason to celebrate today – his debut single with One Direction, What Makes You Beautiful, is now a million-seller.
Zara Larsson lands a fifth Top 20 as Ain't My Fault advances seven places to 16, while Craig David & Sigala leap 16 spots to 23 with Ain't Giving Up.
Chainsmokers score another Top 40 with All We Know, featuring Phoebe Ryan, and Hailee Steinfeld, Grey and Zedd jump nine places to 28 with Starving.
Dua Lipa's Blow Your Mind (Mwah) hits a new chart peak, rising seven slots to 31, while Neikid's Sexual breaks the Top 40 for the first time, up seven to 34.
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Ali
He does deserve success. Despite past mistakes, he is incredibly talented and merits recognition. It's sacrilege that he's still relegated to the B-list on BBC Radio. So wrong! It's an enduring number 1 and they always try to make the charts fit their agenda - if they don't like an artist, they'll try to stamp them out. They did the same with Alexandra Burke. Disgraceful.
Well done James...looking forward to the album!
Alfred Lock
Correction! Bruno Mars won't end James Arthurs' reign this Friday as he has not gone straight into 1 but 4 on Radio 1's arch enemy chart The Big Top 40 on Capital and Heart. That's indication enough that even he cannot outload and outstream James Arthur despite his enduring popularity.
Alfred Lock
I STILL SAY BRUNO MARS TO MAKE A TRIUMPHANT RETURN THIS FRIDAY