Ed Sheeran’s Eyes Closed debuts at Number 1 on Official Singles Chart, secures landmark 14th Number 1

The track gives Ed his 14th UK chart-topper as well as ending the 10 week reign of Miley Cyrus.
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He’s done it! Ed Sheeran debuts at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart with his brand-new single, Eyes Closed. 

In one fell swoop, the pop superstar claims a landmark 14th chart-topper in the UK and ends Miley Cyrus’s 10- week reign at the top with Flowers 

Now with 14 Number 1 singles under his belt, Ed Sheeran draws level with Cliff Richard and Westlife as the act with third-most chart-toppers in UK chart history. As it stands, only Elvis (21) and The Beatles (17) have more Number 1s. 

Ed today also claims his 41st Official Top 10 single, meaning he has the fifth-most Top 10 entries of any artist in Official Charts history.

Watch Ed Sheeran accept his Official Number 1 Award for Eyes Closed

 

(Image: Mushroom Creative House/Liam Pethick))

MORE: Discover Ed Sheeran’s Official Charts history in full here

After dominating the Official Singles Chart through the first quarter, Miley Cyrus’s mega-hit Flowers gracefully decants to Number 2 today after an impressive 10 weeks at the summit – though it retains its title as the UK’s most-streamed song of the week. 

Afrobeats rising star Libianca is on the rise once again, with People now up to a brand-new peak (4).  

BTS member Jimin also marks a historic first today, as he becomes the first artist from the K-Pop supergroup to enter the Top 10 with a solo single. Like Crazy debuts at Number 8, just a week after he set the record for highest solo chart peak by a BTS member with Set Me Free Pt. 2. Previously, j-hope secured BTS's first-ever solo UK Top 40 entry with J. Cole collaboration on the street peaking at Number 37. 

More on Jimin's achievement here.

Outside the Top 10, Mae Stephens’ If We Ever Broke Up continues to grow (16), while Jax Jones & Calum Scott lift three with rave banger Whistle (22), and Switch Disco’s team-up with Ella Henderson, React (26) rises six. 

Big congratulations also go out to 22-year-old, UK-based musician Paris Paloma, who makes her Official Chart debut today with labour (29). The folk ballad has gone viral on social media, with its impactful message helping women to share their experiences of misogyny. 

Further down, British indie-rock singer Bakar’s 2019 track Hell N Back jumps into the Top 40 for the first time (35), while Zara Larsson’s Can’t Tame Her (36) and Tom Grennan’s emotional Here (37) both scale up to new peaks.  

Finally, after scooping a BRIT Award and the prestigious BBC Sound of 2023 prize (the first girl band to achieve both accolades), FLO make their Top 40 debut on the Official Singles Chart today with Fly Girl featuring Missy Elliott. Debuting at Number 38, it becomes Renée, Stella and Jorja’s first single to hit the Top 40, and the 25th overall (and first in 10 years) for Missy Elliott.  

Fun chart fact: Missy’s last single to make the UK Top 40 was as the featured artist to another UK girl group; none other than Little Mix and their early career anthem How Ya Doin’? (16), only adding fuel to the fire that FLO will be the act to fill Perrie, Jade and Leigh-Anne’s vacated spot at the top of British pop. 

Official Singles Chart Top 40 - 31/03/2023

LW POSITION POSITION TITLE ARTIST
NE 1 EYES CLOSED ED SHEERAN
1 2 FLOWERS MILEY CYRUS
2 3 MIRACLE CALVIN HARRIS/ELLIE GOULDING
5 4 PEOPLE LIBIANCA
3 5 DIE FOR YOU WEEKND
4 6 CALM DOWN REMA
6 7 CEILINGS LIZZY MCALPINE
NE 8 LIKE CRAZY JIMIN
8 9 AS IT WAS HARRY STYLES
7 10 BOY'S A LIAR PINKPANTHERESS
10 11 CREEPIN' METRO BOOMIN/WEEKND/21 SAVAGE
9 12 US AGAINST THE WORLD STRANDZ
12 13 RED FLAGS MIMI WEBB
13 14 GREEN GREEN GRASS GEORGE EZRA
11 15 ALL OF THE GIRLS YOU LOVED BEFORE TAYLOR SWIFT
17 16 IF WE EVER BROKE UP MAE STEPHENS
16 17 KILL BILL SZA
14 18 ESCAPISM RAYE FT 070 SHAKE
20 19 HEAVEN NIALL HORAN
18 20 ANTI-HERO TAYLOR SWIFT
19 21 TRUSTFALL PINK
25 22 WHISTLE JAX JONES/CALUM SCOTT
21 23 SURE THING MIGUEL
15 24 ENERGY DIGGA D
22 25 EAT YOUR YOUNG HOZIER
32 26 REACT SWITCH DISCO & ELLA HENDERSON
27 27 MOTHER MEGHAN TRAINOR
26 28 RUSH AYRA STARR
NE 29 LABOUR PARIS PALOMA
36 30 PRETTY BOYS CAITY BASER
29 31 PLAYERS COI LERAY
31 32 I'M GOOD (BLUE) DAVID GUETTA & BEBE REXHA
24 33 HOW I'M FEELING NOW LEWIS CAPALDI
33 34 MESSY IN HEAVEN VENBEE & GODDARD
41 35 HELL N BACK BAKAR
38 36 CAN'T TAME HER ZARA LARSSON
39 37 HERE TOM GRENNAN
NE 38 FLY GIRL FLO FT MISSY ELLIOTT
28 39 RIVER MILEY CYRUS
37 40 10:35 TIESTO & TATE MCRAE

© Official Charts Company 2023

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Alfred Lock

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Hate to say i told you so about Ed ending Miley's reign but I told you so even if he couldn't outstream her but she lost on downloads by quite a marginal difference then. Be interesting to see how FLO do from here onwards..That BBC Sound of 2023 prize has became a chart curse in recent years for past winners who didn't live up to expectations

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JT

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Ed Sheeran is massively overrated and this single is mediocre at best. How much has payola contributed to his success?

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Christian Martin

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Ed Sheeran doesn't need to be No. 1 again! He's already got enough No. 1 singles under his belt! Give someone else a chance but him! https://media2.giphy.com/media/IUxFvKwD3jXisqR5w7/giphy.gif

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Joshua Sombra

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Probably time for Ed Sheeran to retire from making No.1s.

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Joshua Sombra

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I had enough of him being No.1. His time at No.1 will be coming to an end. I am assuming that after his upcoming studio album, he will be taking a break from music. I am not very sure though.

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Bengy

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Charts now updated at 8pm.

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Anthony Rogers

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I wonder how many of those 41 singles were actually singles. It's as joke.

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mildredfarts

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grrrr...i'm ok with the 14 #1 singles but 41 top 10 singles and yawn-amount of weeks on the chart in the 'digital era',really makes me want to throttle whoever governs the charts now.i think it's entirely possible now for a song to climb no higher than #47 but spend longer on the charts than a chart-topping, million selling song from the 60's

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Piran

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Hmm, this is far from Ed's best song, but at least I like it a lot more than 'Bad Habits' & 'Shivers'.

Hoping either 'Miracle' or 'People' is next to hit #1! 🤞

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HazDaSprinter

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where is this week's chart?

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Piran

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They’ve been delayed by just over an hour throughout the past week, but no reason was given. 🤔

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HazDaSprinter

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aah, ok.

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Bengy

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The OCC forgot to put their computer clock forward by one hour due to British Summer Time.

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Piran

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They’d still be late even with that! 😭

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Nu No

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I actually liked "Bad Habits" and "Shivers" a lot more.

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Nu No

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Even if that was it should be out already...
It's 18h30 (old time) and 19h30 now... still no charts...

They certainly have other reason that we do not know.

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Bengy

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True! Just a thought. Maybe they are on US time!!

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thierry henon

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Both singles are indeed much better than EYES CLOSED.... are you Nu No? have a wonderful week end...