Justin Bieber breaks Official Charts record with his first UK Number 1 What Do You Mean

Plus there are new entries from Demi Lovato, Little Mix and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
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Justin Bieber makes a triumphant return to the Official Singles Chart today as What Do You Mean becomes his first UK Number 1 and sets a new streaming record!

The track lands straight in at the top and earns the highest first-week streams for a single ever in the UK, the Official Charts Company can confirm, racking up 3.2 million plays in its opening week across chart-reporting streaming services such as Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music and more.

The feat smashes the record set by One Direction last month, who tallied 2.03 million plays in the opening week of Drag Me Down’s release.

What Do You Mean is also Bieber’s fastest selling single in the UK with a combined sales total of 84,000, beating his previous best of 55,000 with 2012’s Number 2-peaking Boyfriend. Click here to view Justin Bieber’s full Official Chart history.

Meanwhile, last week’s Number 1 Fight Song by Rachel Platten slips to 2, The Weeknd’s Can’t Feel My Face returns to its chart peak at Number 3, Calvin Harris & Disciples’ How Deep Is Your Love holds at 4, and Jess Glynne’s Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself completes the Top 5.

New entries and high climbers

Demi Lovato earns her fourth Top 10 single and is this week’s biggest climber with Cool For The Summer, vaulting 105 places to Number 7, 5 Seconds Of Summer zoom 47 places to 14 with She’s Kinda Hot following the track’s physical release.

Labrinth’s Jealous re-enters at 25 following its outing on last week’s X Factor, Little Mix are new at 35 with Hair, and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis debut at Number 37 with their new single Downtown.

See this week's Official Top 100 Singles Chart (from 5.45pm)

Article image: Startraks Photo/Rex

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Jazmegan

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So proud of his accomplishments!

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Yes !!!! well done !!!!!!!
So proud for u Justin!!!!!!

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AnitaZinger

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Oh Goody he now joins the ranks of the Teletubbies and Mr. Blobby by getting a #1

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mildredfarts

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is it also a record for most top 40 singles before a number 1?

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KieranS

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Idiots

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Angelica

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Well done Justin. So proud!

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Congratulations Justin!

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Harry Styles

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congrats justin

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Danie

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OMG his look is horrible