Jess Glynne tops the Official Singles Chart and enters the history books: “This is the best feeling ever!”

Plus find out where new entries from Martin Solveig, Pia Mia and Maroon 5 landed in this week's Top 40.
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Congratulations to Jess Glynne, who not only tops this week’s Official Singles Chart, but enters the Official Charts history books!

Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself leaps a massive 77 places to Number 1 to give Jess her fifth Number 1 single; matching Cheryl Fernandez-Versini’s record for the most chart-toppers for a British solo female on the Official Singles Chart.

The singer has also achieved the feat quickly; in just 18 months, compared to five years for Cheryl. Jess' previous chart leaders are Rather Be (with Clean Bandit in Feb 2014), My Love (with Route 94 in March 2014), Hold My Hand (April 2015) and Not Letting Go (with Tinie Tempah in July 2015). Click here to view her full Official Chart history.

“I can’t even begin to explain how awesome it feels to have Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself go to Number 1!" Jess told us.

"The past few months have been one long, emotional journey so to come back to so much love and support is insanely amazing. I just want to say a massive THANK YOU. This is the best feeling ever!"

Meanwhile, last week’s Number 1 Marvin Gaye by Charlie Puth slips to 2, and Calvin Harris & Disciples’ How Deep Is Your Love is at 3. The song is this week’s most streamed track for a second week, with 2.36 million plays.

Rounding off the Top 5 are The Weeknd’s Can’t Feel My Face (4), and French producer Martin Solveig is this week’s highest climber, vaulting 103 places to Number 5 with his GTA collaboration Intoxicated.

New entries and high climbers

Outside the Top 10, rising star Pia Mia zooms 47 places to Number 20 with Do It Again ft. Chris Brown, and Swedish production duo Galantis score their second Top 40 with Peanut Butter Jelly, entering at 24 today.

Rounding off today’s chart are Maroon 5, who notch up their 17th UK Top 40 with This Summer’s Gonna Hurt Like A, which bows at 40.  

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

Click through every act to receive an Official Number 1 Single Award below: 

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joe9t

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Wikipedia states that she has had two No 1's as "lead artist" and three
more as "featured artist." No disrespect to Jess, as I do think she is a great singer, but No 1's with Clean Bandit, Route 94 and Tinie
Tempah, surely do not count, as she was only classed as a "featured
artist" on those three hits. How can she be classed as matching most
chart-toppers for a British solo female on the Official Singles Chart,
when three of the number one's were not solo?

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John Dunlop

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She wrote all them songs did Cheryl write her's I think not!

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Jinny

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No, she didn't idiot. She co-wrote them. In other words couldn't do it on her own.

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simplejohn

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Can Cheryl sing? No! her performance in the Royal Variety Performance keeps coming back to me. She was awful.

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JK

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This is comparing oranges to apples, Jess is great, but no way she's in the same league as Cheryl's "solo" singles, Jess is only a featured player in three of them... Official charts please don't be deceiving!

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Stuart Fraser

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Only two solo No 1s. Collaborations are similar to duets, and don't count as solo No 1s. In your haste to have some "history" to post about, you've ignored the truth. Very poor.

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Ecpg

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You don't see how stupid you sound saying that...

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Stuart Fraser

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I'd really need to go some to come over any more daft then you. Glynne's a decent singer, but she has only had two solo No 1 hit singles. It's not sour grapes; it is simply a fact.

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JK

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No facts just insult, sad Ecpg. An Stuart is actually really clever and no stupid at all to confirm that no way Jess is in the same league as Cheryl's "solo" singles, Jess is only a featured player in three of the five they are counting... Official charts please don't be deceiving!

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Lance

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I disagree with the statement that it does not count. She was the only vocalist on two of those tracks, so should her success be undermined because it's only published as a feature? Furthermore, she achieved it in 18 months, whilst it's taken Cheryl 5 years. Pretty impressive.
Don't worry, she'll break the record soon enough.

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Ecpg

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In rather be and real love she sings the whole song is the same as cheryl sorry but is still a hit too