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Nathan Evans’ Wellerman hits Number 1 on Official Singles Chart: “We made it!”
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Nathan Evans’ Wellerman takes the Number 1 spot on this week’s Official Singles Chart, completing its journey from viral sensation to chart-topping smash.
The remix of the sea shanty with 220 Kid and Billen Ted climbs from 2 to 1 this week, after seven consecutive weeks in the Top 3. The track’s surge to the summit comes after Nathan’s first TV performance of the track on last week’s episode of Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. Wellerman claimed its biggest week of chart sales to date to hit the summit, including 5 million streams.
In the space of a few months Nathan has gone from unknown postman to major label-signed chart star, after his rendition of sea shanty Wellerman went viral on TikTok last year. We caught up with Nathan earlier this year to find out how he's handling his newfound fame.
Watch Nathan celebrate his Number 1 single below:
MORE: Every Official UK Number 1 single ever
“We’ve done it! Unbelievable, I’m speechless," Nathan said. Everybody’s support has been absolutely fantastic, thank you each and every one of you. We made it!"
Nathan holds off strong competition from newcomers A1 & J1, who leap ten places to Number 2 with their own viral hit Latest Trends, which climbs thanks to a new remix featuring Aitch.
220 Kid, who produced the Wellerman remix, with his Official Number 1 Single Award.
Meanwhile, KSI scores this week’s highest new entry with Patience ft. Yungblud and Polo G. The track becomes the rapper’s sixth Top 10 and first for Yungblud and Polo G.
Elsewhere in the Top 10, Joel Corry, RAYE & David Guetta’s Bed zooms nine spots to Number 8 to become Joel’s fourth consecutive Top 10, and Central Cee’s Commitment Issues vaults nine places into the Top 10 at 9. Following the release of the rapper’s Wild West mixtape, his track 6 For 6 is new at 19.
Meanwhile, ATB, Topic & A7S’s Your Love (9pm) lifts three to a new peak at Number 11, and Doja Cat’s The Streets rebounds seven places to return to its Number 12 peak. Tom Grennan’s Little Bit Of Love zooms 13 places to a new high at Number 13, while his Ella Henderson collaboration Let’s Go Home Together lifts 11 rungs to Number 21.
Further down, there are new peaks for Astronaut In The Ocean by Australian rapper Masked Wolf (24), and Rag’n’Bone Man’s All You Ever Wanted (29), while D-Block Europe and RAYE’s Ferrari Horses climbs 13 places to make its Top 40 debut (36).
Finally, Dua Lipa’s Levitating returns to this week’s Top 40 at 39 following her performance at last Sunday’s Grammy Awards, where she won Best Pop Vocal Album for Future Nostalgia.
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Boi Bean
Pretty bad, yes wellerman was a hit but patience really should have been first. Plus latest trends wasn't that big if a hit, patience should have been top.
CP
Christian Pierre
8 Weeks in the top 3 for Wellerman and ... yes, at last Number one. Is it a record after seven consecutive weeks at #2 or #3 ?
mildredfarts
'these days' by Rudimental/Jess Glynne/Macklemore spent 7 weeks consecutively at #2 before reaching the summit.
Alfred Lock
The all time record is still the Frank Chacksfield orchestra's Limelight way back in 1953 with 8 weeks at 2 even though it never made 1.
CP
Christian Pierre
Thank You !! big statistic, have a nice weekend :)
AG
Alison Green
The Smurf Song (1978) did 6 wks, Moves like Jagger Maroon 5
JS
John Smith
thought it was 8 weeks, I'm probably wrong tho
mildredfarts
Chart run (43 weeks / 01.02.2018 - 22.11.2018)
= Highest Position = This Week
33
11
2
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2
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2
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thierry henon
So pleased to see DOJA CAT, ELLA HENDERSON AND TOM BRENNAN climbing this week!! another week still that DOJA missed the Top 10 and ELLA the Top 20: both songs deserve to have more success!!
thierry henon
So glad to see him having so much success not only in the UK but everywhere else in Europe!! Just wish the song was not that short: less than 2 mns...So now let's see how long he will remain at number 1?
Piran
It’s honestly so refreshing to see a new song take over after two whole months of ‘Drivers License’, especially with a song that’s so unique! :D
Will
The top 5 is looking pretty good this week imo. Wellerman, Patience, AND Friday. The Business isn't too bad either.
Piran
I'd probably rate the Top 5 like this. :)
#1: Wellerman (9/10)
#2: Latest Trends (5/10)
#3: Patience (9/10)
#4: The Business (7/10)
#5: Friday (8/10)
BleeUK
I feel so sorry for Olivia Rodrigo with Drivers License this week being ACR! she would of stayed in the Top 5 (As of one version, defo would of not drop down to #18, as they cut half of her Units Down) also Wellerman +Latest Treads was so lucky to trail ahead this week up the charts as combined different version together to make one super performance, So with one version of drivers license would of stayed into Top 3, plus ahead of Wellerman would of indeed been KSI/Yungblud & Polo G with Patience with one single version.
Piran
I've never understood the point of ACR either sadly!
Sure, 'Drivers License' would've fallen from #1 regardless, but there's no way it goes from being the most popular song in the UK for the past nine weeks to dropping almost completely out of the Top 20 tonight. :/
AG
Alison Green
just proves its not correct data How a song goes from nine week stint to that position
JS
John Smith
yeah ACR makes the chart so meaningless, utter nonsense, it's just a list of songs not a chart in any order.
Piran
I'd rather have the same #1 for 17 weeks than ACR. :/
That might be incredibly boring, but at least it's accurate!
Piran
I completely agree! I don't think OCC are going to change it though sadly, even though we've seen time & time again that they should. :/
BleeUK
I agree wih you Piran I rather a song stayed at the top, if it true than ACR! lets Hope in the future they take away ACR Rules
BleeUK
I agree with you, never understood the point of ACR Systems, Drivers License' has done some Incredible Streaming data over the last 9-10 weeks in, The Charts on radio is still very important and still tuning in, it be great one day they ditch ACR
Piran
Hopefully they take the three songs rule away with it too! :P
Piran
Exactly! If 'Drivers License' is still one of the most streamed songs of the week, then it makes sense for it to also be one of the highest charting songs of the week too. :)