Ed Sheeran’s Bad Habits scores ninth week at Official Singles Chart Number 1
Ed Sheeran lands a ninth consecutive week at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart with Bad Habits, while his latest release Visiting Hours is the highest new entry of the week.
Continuing to comfortably lead on both digital downloads and streaming figures, Bad Habits shows little sign of slowing down yet as it becomes his longest-reigning Number 1 single since 2017’s Shape Of You, which spent a total of 14 weeks at the top, 13 of which were consecutive.
Ed’s chart domination continues as Visiting Hours debuts at Number 5, a landmark 30th UK Top 10 single for the singer-songwriter – matching Rihanna and placing him in joint-tenth place for most Top 10s in UK chart history.
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Meanwhile, Joel Corry & Jax Jones’ hit collaboration Out Out ft. Charli XCX and Saweetie climbs eight places to Number 10 - Joel and Charli XCX’s fifth Top 10 hit, Jax Jones’ seventh, and Saweetie’s first.
Doja Cat moves up one to Number 11 with Need To Know, and Wizkid’s Essence ft. Tems also climbs one to Number 16. Further down, Tion Wayne & ArrDee debut at Number 19 with Wid It, landing just ahead of Doja Cat’s Woman which rises six to Number 20.
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YouTube sensation Clinton Kane earns his first UK Top 40 single with I Guess I’m In Love at Number 22, and fast-rising producer and singer Pinkpantheress leaps nine places to 27 with Just For Me, her highest chart placement to date.
Finally, Drive by Clean Bandit & Topic ft. Wes Nelson rises seven places to a new peak at Number 33.
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RyanT
its good, but Bad Habits sounds so generic, like peanut butter jelly sandwich.
thierry henon
Don't like much this week single chart as so many of my favourite artists are dropping again this week!! But happy to see some still climbing: DOJA CAT with her latest 2 singles: my queen is getting bigger in Europe for the last 2 years: so happy to see that....CLEAN BANDIT is having another great week..same goes for JOEL CORRY who just claimed another Top 10 single ( so well deserved!)...
thierry henon
As much as i disliked ( and i really did!) ED Sheeran's previous singles released over the last couple of years, i am really enjoying BAD HABITS and i really like his new single VISITING HOURS! I can't believe that i am saying this but i do hope his 5th album will be as good as his first 2..."no16" whatever the title was, was just AWFUL!!
Piran
Not surprised about another week at #1 for 'Bad Habits' at all, but I really didn't expect 'Out Out' to go Top 10 after just a couple of weeks of being in the charts! :O
BleeUK
Me neither surprised about #1 song especially they add on all of the remixes versions of Bad Habits and combined to one huge units to stay at the top, these remixes of Bad Habits has been going for a few weeks now, not sure why there add on remixes to Single version, dont agree and not fair on other who only recorded one single edit it makes it not really accurate for UK Singles Charts for Radio 1, so Maybe Stay may of been number one by The Kid Laroi/Justin Bieber.
Will Tiley
The drill remix is nothing like the original so it should be considered a separate single.
BleeUK
i know right, but Radio 1 and occ agree to add all remixes together to make one big unit, Ed Sheeran is no stranger to getting top with other versions before, like Perfect, all versions, from Single, Beyonce feat , and Andrea Bocelli? edit there combined so called for Christmas #1. also may i also note that the christmas charts is not really accurate for christmas, even if sometimes there broadcast on christmas day on tv or radio the sales are either 24 hours behind/before christmas Day to up to week behind, it bascally a run up to christmas charts.
Will
The only time a remix should be lumped in with a single is when it's just got a new feature (e.g. Save Your Tears ft. Ariana Grande)
BleeUK
No defo not, any remixes like that should not be combined to the normal or one single version only, because which artist are you getting it for Ariana Fans or Weeknd fans of Save Your Tears, just keep to one single as it called Singles Charts, maybe it should be called Technolgy Combined Track Charts, I think Radio 1 and occ singles should not keep adding because it not fair on artists that only got one single only! than remxies add on! but that just me.
Will
So you'd combine them if it's a remix released by the same artist, but presumably not if it's produced many years afterwards and/or by a different person?
Piran
I think there are only two significant versions of 'Bad Habits' anyway (the original & the Fumez The Engineer drill remix), but I don't think 'Stay' will be able to reach #1 either because it's set to be placed on ACR very soon. :/
BleeUK
no there quite a few remixes of bad habits by the 4 weeks Joel Corry had a remix as well and then Meduza as well down the line,, i know Stay would of been number one, adding remixes is a higher boast as well it not like it 100K differents between 1 or 2, it crazy radio 1 adds versions together it should just be one version only that why it called a Singles Charts
Piran
I still don’t think the Joel Corry or MEDUZA remixes would’ve made much of a difference in streaming at all, but either way, we all know who’s coming for #1 next week! :O
Piran
Or they could just change the name of it to “The Official Songs Chart”! :P