
PERFECT
by ED SHEERAN
Ed Sheeran capped off a pretty impressive 2017 with his fourth UK Number 1 single, Perfect, taken from the singer/songwriter's third studio album ÷.
Following the chart-topping success of Sing and Thinking Out Loud in 2014, and Shape Of You in 2017, Ed went one better with Perfect. While Perfect initially entered the Official Singles Chart at Number 4 in its first week in March, the track proved to have staying power and eventually climbed to Number 1 where it stayed for six weeks, securing the coveted UK Christmas Number 1 2017.
Perfect was helped on its journey to the festive top spot with a buzzy remix, reconstituting Perfect as a duet with Beyoncé (!) and also another version featuring Andrea Bocelli for any classical music fans out there.
Music video

Chart history of PERFECT
Official Singles Chart
Chart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelASYLUM
- Catalogue numberGBAHS1700024
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 6No1
- 17Top 10
- 24Top 20
- 46Top 40
- 130Top 75
- 191Top 100
Chart run
67 weeks - 21/09/2017 to 27/12/2018
43 weeks - 06/02/2020 to 26/11/2020
1 week - 23/02/2023
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Official Singles Chart Update
Chart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelASYLUM
- Catalogue numberGBAHS1700024
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 5No1
- 16Top 10
- 23Top 20
- 52Top 40
- 139Top 75
- 191Top 100
Chart run
63 weeks - 17/09/2017 to 02/12/2018
1 week - 16/12/2018
40 weeks - 02/02/2020 to 01/11/2020
36 weeks - 10/01/2021 to 12/09/2021
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Official Streaming Chart
Chart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelASYLUM
- Catalogue numberGBAHS1700024
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 5No1
- 24Top 10
- 35Top 20
- 81Top 40
- 288Top 75
- 342Top 100
Chart run
143 weeks - 16/03/2017 to 05/12/2019
49 weeks - 09/01/2020 to 10/12/2020
101 weeks - 07/01/2021 to 08/12/2022
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Official Video Streaming Chart
Chart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelASYLUM
- Catalogue numberGBAHS1700024
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 5No1
- 27Top 10
- 54Top 20
- 244Top 40
- 364Top 75
- 370Top 100
Chart run
341 weeks - 12/10/2017 to 18/04/2024
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Official Singles Sales Chart
Chart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelASYLUM
- Catalogue numberGBAHS1700024
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 6No1
- 19Top 10
- 27Top 20
- 67Top 40
- 192Top 75
- 306Top 100
Chart run