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The Weeknd holds on to Number 1 for seventh week with Blinding Lights
Plus, Drake has a big first week with Toosie Slide and Matt Lucas makes his Top 40 debut with baked potato song.
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The Weeknd claims his biggest week so far with Blinding Lights as it earns a seventh week at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart.
Racking up 80,000 chart sales including 8.6 million streams over the last seven days, Blinding Lights has further flourished in popularity after a dance challenge to the song picked up steam on social media
The song’s closest challenger this week, Toosie Slide by fellow Canadian Drake, makes a strong debut at Number 2. The track is his 19th UK Top 10 single and highest charting hit since his 2018 Number 1 In My Feelings.
MORE: All the Official Singles Chart Number 1s
Meanwhile, Dua Lipa claims three Top 10 songs for a second week running with Physical (4), Don’t Start Now (5) and Break My Heart (7). She’s only the second English woman ever to land three simultaneous Top 10 songs, the other being Dame Vera Lynn on the first ever Official Singles Chart in 1952.
Death Bed by Powfu ft. Beabadoobee reaches the Top 10 for the first time after climbing six places to Number 8. The song first rose to popularity through TikTok and has been steadily climbing the Top 40 for six weeks.
Other notable climbs this week include Supalonely by New Zealand’s Benee, up five places to 18 to land her first Top 20 single; Savage by Megan Thee Stallion jumps six spots to 22; Flowers by Nathan Dawe ft. Jaykae zooms 11 places to 23; and Know Your Worth by Khalid & Disclosure rises five places to 28.
MORE: Famous Number 2 singles: Songs that just missed out on the Official UK Chart top spot
Matt Lucas’ charity single Thank You Baked Potato debuts at Number 34, with the highest digital download sales of the week. The track - clocking in at just 1 minute and 4 seconds - is a rework of a song he performed on comedy panel show Shooting Stars 20 years ago, with new lyrics encouraging hand washing and social distancing. All proceeds from the song go to FeedNHS, which is providing hot meals to NHS staff and critical care workers.
Finally, Australian newcomer Sam Fischer jumps seven places to 39 with This City, reaching the UK Top 40 for the first time.
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BleeUK
Data show in the True Pure Sales #1 & Downloads for UK from Official Charts Company is Matt Lucas with Thank You Baked Potato with 12K real sales, it also got #2 in Scotland Charts, but Weeknd was #1 UK single with added 69,000 Streaming Points with 10K Pure Sales to make it higher. the singles charts you hear on radio 1 is the one that adds ratios of ACR/SCR and Streaming points added with sales to make like a ultimate charts but alternative to the real unit or sales total ,
Piran
I do think 'Toosie Slide' will hit #1 eventually, but I love that 'Blinding Lights' managed to hold on! :D
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riley
I think it has a challenge and a half toosie slide tbh mate because blinding lights everyone still is loving! And now this tik tok dance has come out for it it’s had its biggest week yet?
Piran
Knowing Drake, 'Toosie Slide' will probably hold steady in streams, so I'm not sure if it's had its biggest week yet.
'Blinding Lights' is massive across the board right now. I'm also loving it! :D
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riley
Very true about drake holding in there for awhile! Lockdown has certainly made streaming even bigger for sure right now! But I Hope blinding lights can stay put it’s had it’s best week yet this week which I find very impressive
Piran
To be honest, 'Blinding Lights' getting seven weeks at #1 is amazing either way! I didn't think an 80's inspired would get this much support in 2020 to get even one week at #1. It also helps that Dua Lipa & Doja Cat are adding to that too! ;)
Alfred Lock
I don't think i can see The Weekend historically reclaiming a fourth consecutive run this time against Drake as his record of streaming is far stronger in the end but then who thought that George Ezra would reclaim the top spot from him 2 years earlier(You know Shotgun snapping at the heels of Just For What).? I never really knew that 7 acts did a three time consecutive run at the top so it's still an elite group
Piran
I think 'Blinding Lights' will hold on to the top spot until it goes back on ACR, then 'Toosie Slide' will easily get it. We'll have to see if your prediction comes true given how stable both of them are on Spotify, but I really hope you're right! :)
Molly sopertoh
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