Ed Sheeran claims a third week at Number 1 and 2 on the Official Singles Chart

Plus there are new entries and big climbers from The Chainsmokers, Dua Lipa and Tinie Tempah.

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Ed Sheeran dominates the Official Singles Chart for a third week at Number 1 with Shape Of You, while Castle On The Hill holds at 2.

Shape Of You logged impressive sales to keep its place at the top, split between 56,000 downloads and 9.57 million streams. Meanwhile, Castle on the Hill managed 46,000 downloads and was streamed 6.6 million times.

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New entries and high climbers

Following the unveiling of Little Mix’s Touch music video last week, the song climbs two places to return to the Top 5 at Number 4, and last week’s highest new entry Paris by The Chainsmokers ascends three spots today to Number 7.

Outside the Top 10, Sean Paul’s No Lie ft. Dua Lipa hits a new peak at Number 11, leaping ten places since last week, while Dua’s Be The One makes its Top 40 debut at 21, up a massive 33 places. The track was originally released in October 2015 but has recently been pushed again with a new music video.

This week’s highest new entry goes to Tinie Tempah, whose latest track Text From Your Ex starts at Number 35 on the Official Chart. The track, which will appear on his upcoming album Youth, marks Tinie’s 23rd Top 40 hit.

Finally, Snakehips return to the Top 40 at 40 with Don't Leave ft. MO, up 11 places from last week. The duo's latest single has so far peaked at 33. 

See this week's Top 100 Official Singles Chart in full 

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I Am A Stegosaurus

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Wow TT's had 23 top 40s???