Bad Habits become Ed Sheeran’s longest-reigning Official Irish Singles Chart Number 1 in four years

Ed Sheeran’s Bad Habits claims an eighth week at Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart – becoming his longest-reigning chart topper in four years.

Surpassing the seven weeks on top that Perfect enjoyed in December 2017/January 2018, Bad Habits is now the Ed track with the second-most weeks at Number 1 in Ireland, behind the 14 non-consecutive weeks logged by 2017’s Shape Of You.

Bad Habits holds firm at the top in part thanks to its new drill remix featuring Tion Wayne & Central Cee and produced by Fumez The Engineer. Bad Habits is taken from Ed’s just-announced fifth studio album = which will be released on October 29.

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Becky Hill & David Guetta’s Remember rises four places to a new peak of Number 3 - now Becky’s highest-charting song to date in Ireland, and David’s third Top 5 hit this year. 2021 is the DJ’s most successful year on the Irish Charts since he scored three Top 10 singles in 2014.

Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow climb one spot with Industry Baby (7), while three songs enter the Official Irish Singles Chart Top 10 for the first time: Doja Cat’s Need To Know, up six places (8); Talk About by Rain Radio & Craig Gorman scales nine slots (8); and Tones and I vaults three places to claim her second Top 10 hit with Fly Away (10).

Producers Joel Corry and Jax Jones score this week’s highest new entry at Number 13 with OUT OUT ft. Charli XCX & Saweetie, US rappers Lizzo & Cardi B start out strong at Number 16 with Rumors, and Doja Cat collects her eighth Top 20 hit with Woman at Number 18.

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Hitting new heights in the Top 20 are The Weeknd’s Take My Breath (11), Kiss My (Uh Oh) from Anne-Marie & Little Mix (15) and Mabel’s Let Them Know (19). More new peaks are recorded by Jamaican-American rapper Sleepy Hallow with 2055 (21), You For Me – this week’s highest climber – by Sigala & Rita Ora (23), and Camila Cabello’s Don’t Go Yet (24).

British rappers Digga D & ArrDee are new at 26 with Wasted, Elton John & Dua Lipa team up for Cold Heart (Pnau Remix) new at 29, and Olivia Rodrigo secures her seventh Top 50 hit with Jealousy Jealousy at 32.

Nigerian artist Wizkid claims his third Irish Chart hit at Number 41 with Essence ft. Tems off the back of a new remix of the song including Justin Bieber, and finally, TikTok rising star Pinkpantheress makes her first Top 50 appearance with Just For Me at Number 49.

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