Stormzy scores debut Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart with Vossi Bop: “Words don’t really do it justice. I’m genuinely, for once in my life, speechless!

Taylor Swift and the RSPB also make Top 40 debuts on this week's chart.
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Stormzy’s Vossi Bop has gone straight in at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart with massive streaming figures.

Clocking up 12.7 million listens, Stormzy claims the biggest week of streams ever for a rapper – smashing the previous figure set by Drake’s In My Feelings by over two million – and the fifth biggest streaming week of all time.

The Glastonbury headliner also claims the second biggest first-week combined sales of 2019 so far with 94,500 – second only to Ariana Grande’s 7 Rings which opened with 126,000 combined sales in January.

Speaking to OfficialCharts.com, Stormzy said, “Words don’t really do it justice. I’m genuinely, for once in my life, speechless!  My supporters have had my back like crazy – this is all you guys, thank you so much”

See Stormzy's full Official Charts History, including a Number 1 album with Gang Signs & Prayer.

Previous chart topper Old Town Road by Lil Nas X drops to Number 2 this week, ahead of Taylor Swift’s Me! ft. Brendon Urie which debuts at Number 3, becoming Taylor’s ninth Top 5 hit.

Meanwhile, Dave’s Location ft. Burna Boy (10) returns to the Top 10; Jax Jones, Martin Solveig and Madison Beer rise further with All Day And Night (12), and Pink moves up two with Walk Me Home (16), as she also scores her third Number 1 album in the UK with Hurts 2B Human.

Wildlife charity RSPB claim the week’s highest sales after shifting 23,500 CD singles and downloads of their birdsong track Let Nature Sing, which debuts at Number 18. Earlier this week Diplo remixed the track on BBC Radio 1.

Rapper Digga D climbs seven with No Diet (20); Lil Dicky is up three with his star-studded track Earth (21); and Rita Ora and Kygo’s Detective Pikachu single Carry On (30) rises nine places.

Finally Don’t Worry Bout Me by Zara Larsson enters the Top 40 for the first time, up thirteen to 34, and Ellie Goulding’s Sixteen climbs seven to Number 36.

See the full Official Singles Chart Top 100

Image credit: Kaylum Dennis

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Scott Harris

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Let's hope Taylor Swift has better luck in the US and can secure a week at #1 on the Hot 100.

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Piran

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... Taylor was so close!
I'm still really like Stormzy's new song though, so I'm fine with the result this week. :)

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Nu No

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#03 is good but even if there wasn't Stormzy's this week she would ended up at #02. I'm pretty sure it's the song peak as she played all the cards this week (digital song release, vinyl single, video, lyric video and BBMA live video).

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Nu No

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On the bright side. It's her 9th TOP 5 and 12th TOP 10 and also the first time she peaks at #03 in UK Single Charts.

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Scott Harris

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She came in at #3, which means even without Stormzy, Taylor wouldn't have been able to go #1 anyways. But at least she's #1 in Scotland.

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Piran

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Yeah, she always seems to do better up north. I remember at least 'Blank Space' & 'Bad Blood' have gone to #1 there too, among the songs that didn't hit the top down here, but there could still be more. I think that's mainly because the Scottish charts are entirely based on sales.

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Piran

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Yeah, that's still fantastic for her! :)
I think only four songs in her entire discography have peaked higher actually: 'Look What You Made Me Do' (#1), 'Love Story' (#2), 'I Knew You Were Trouble' (#2) & 'Shake It Off' (#2).

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Piran

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Yeah, but #3 is nothing to disappointed by!
She's #1 on YouTube & airplay though. :D