Justin Bieber scores another Official Chart first as he rules the Top 3
Justin Bieber’s phenomenal success shows no signs of slowing down yet as he sets yet another massive Official Chart record this week.
The Canadian star occupies the entire Top 3 with Love Yourself logging a fifth week at Number 1, followed by Sorry at 2 and What Do You Mean at 3. It’s the first time an artist has ever achieved the feat, having previously hit the incredibly rare milestone of holding spots 1 and 2 with Love Yourself and Sorry.
Bieber’s success on the Official Singles Chart in recent months has been nothing short of phenomenal. Since the release of What Do You Mean back in September, he has held at least one position in the Top 5. And following the release of his latest album Purpose in November, eight of his songs entered the Top 40 – the most ever for a living artist. See Justin’s full UK chart history here. And he's got even more reason to celebrate – album Purpose has just knocked Adele off the top and gone to Number 1 in Ireland!
MORE: Check out this week's Official Top 100 Singles Chart in full
Making up the rest of this week’s Top 5 are Shawn Mendes, who vaults from 12 to Number 4 with Stitches for its fourth week inside the Top 40, and Adele’s Hello is at 5.
New entries and high climbers
Elsewhere, production duo 99 Souls jump five places to enter this week’s Top 10 at 10 with their Brandy & Monica/Destiny’s Child house mash-up Girl Is Mine.
A campaign to send Motorhead’s signature hit Ace Of Spades into the Top 40 following the death of Lemmy Kilmister sees the track reach a new all-time peak on the chart, re-entering at Number 13 today. Ace Of Spades’ previous best was Number 15 when it was first released in 1980. The rock star’s funeral is set to be live streamed from Hollywood tomorrow (December 9) from 3pm - 4pm PST (11pm – 12.30am GMT).
Further down the tally, Major Lazer ft. Nyla’s Light It Up rebounds from 49 to Number 21, London producer Snakehips makes his Top 40 debut at 27 with All My Friends ft. Tinashe and Chance The Rapper, and David Guetta and Sia’s Bang My Head leaps 12 places to Number 30.
Finally, Robin Schulz’s Sugar lifts 18 spots to Number 33, and after hovering just outside for the last five weeks, Craig David scores his first Top 40 hit in eight years today with When The Bassline Drops. His last Top 40 entry was with 6 of 1 Thing in 2008 – check out his full UK chart history here.
Check out this week's Official Top 100 Singles Chart in full
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this is really awful
Mrs. Brooks
Justin is breaking so many records. He's going strong on UK and US single charts. 'Purpose' is definiely his best album so far, and I'm sure it will become his best-selling effort. Congrats, Biebs!
tarotworldtour.wordpress.com
I think the music of his is top notch but there should maybe be other ways of measuring the success of songs since downloads might skew what is going on. This is a youth oriented chart. https://tarotworldtour.wordpress.com/2014/03/20/1-record-or-1-single/
de Sascha
Wow...almost unBiebeberable!!!
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Roy Evans
Well done Bieber's marketing team! Bravo. Ed Sheeran sound is popular, hence 'Love yourself'. 'Sorry' is a way to win kids back over and 'What do you mean' sounds like a summer fruit juice drink commercial. Seriously though, those guys in management know that it's the artist that can make the song. So....make that artist release a trio of singles and just sit back and watch the kids buy buy buy. Nice! wonder how long it takes for others to follow suit. Still, JB did it first, cannot take that away from him. Not my music by a long chalk mind. It's not awful, the lad has a decent voice, but it's just not my cup of tea )))
I Am A Stegosaurus
I only just realised Ace of Spades got a new peak. Well I knew it was set to at 9 but after it 13 I just forgot.
Küll
This is really sad. The country were heavy metal was born, where bands like The Stones, Sabbath, Queen, Purple and The Beatles were born... This is really sad, music has died one day more.
AnitaZinger
The 12 -13 -14 year old set it is their time to influence music once again. But in all honesty the Brits always did have a thing for pre-teen music.....Little Jimmy Osmond would be proud :/
Marcothedonjuan
I am so proud of you Justin!!!!! Do it big in 2016!!!
sas318
Good for Justin on his career success. His image still though.
Alfred Lock
Wether you like Bieber or not he is now gone into chart immortality and has effectively wiped out a former elite group of legends who held 1 and 2 previously and they are Elvis Presley, The Beatles, John Lennon, Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Madonna. Bieber was briefly in this group.
Marcothedonjuan
It's phenomenal. He's just getting started on his new journey. People who never bought or listened to his music are buying it and enjoying it. He's bigger now than he ever was.
AnitaZinger
Yes my 12 -13 -14 year old nieces just worship and love him! As a fan of bubble-gummy type music I am happy to see it do so well with the preteen set. The tweeners once again leading the way!
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Inc.
It's ok, Justin would be into chart immortality, but i think it's not for sure, where is Frankie Goes to Hollywood?
Alfred Lock
They were 1 and 2 in July 1984 with their follow up Two Tribes and their first smash Relax which climbed back to 2 after originally hitting the top in January 1984 that year.
joe9t
I don't believe Elvis has ever occupied the top two slots simultaneously in the UK singles chart. The Beatles were the first to achieve the feat with I Want To Hold Your Hand and She Loves You, in Dec. 1963 - and then in 1967/8 with Hello Goodbye and Magical Mystery Tour (EP). John Travolta has also achieved this feat in Nov. 1978, with Summer Nights and Sandy (albeit Summer Nights was a duet with Olivia Newton John. John Lennon was next in January 1981 with Imagine and Happy Christmas (War Is Over) and then Frankie Goes To Hollywood in July 1984, with Two Tribes and Relax, followed a year later by Madonna in August 1985 with Into The Groove and Holiday. And then Bieber, more recently, of course. Correct me if i'm wrong with Elvis, Alfred Lock.
KieranS
Only thing is good on the songs are the beats by skrillex. Bieber always sound's whiny when he sings.
Andrew
How can it still be called the 'Official Singles Chart' when there are virtually no singles in it? Most are not available to buy as singles. It is officially a redundant chart now.
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Brian
Or you could just stop using your grandmother's definition of what a single is.
AnitaZinger
Ageist much? Ol' grannies are down with the new rules bubby
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RockGolf
Associated to this, it's the first time in UK history where the top 4 tracks are by Canadians, as Shawn Mendes is also a Canadian. I'm pretty sure only the UK and US held all top 4 tracks simultaneously before.
Zoltán Oskovits
Good catch! Also, in the Top 20 there are 7 (seven!!) songs by Canadian artists (incl. The Weeknd and Drake), the rest is as follows: 11 British,1 Australian and 1 British/Swedish. There are no US acts around.
I Am A Stegosaurus
Were/are Motorhead Australian?
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Roy Evans
English
I Am A Stegosaurus
Who is the Australian in the Top 20 then?
Zoltán Oskovits
Grace
I Am A Stegosaurus
Oh okay. She does look Australian to be fair. Same for G-Easy?
Zoltán Oskovits
Oh, forgot about him. He's the only American then in the entire Top 20 :)))
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Seb
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