Stats: Calvin Harris scores 7th #1 in UK with "Blame"

Starkboy

Calvin Harris scores his fifth Official Singles Chart Number 1 as a lead artist (and seventh in total) with Blame FT John Newman.

After its long-awaited premiere last weekend, Blame has shot straight to the top of the Official Singles Chart today. The feat sees Scottish DJ Calvin Harris score his fifth UK Number 1 having previously reached the summit with; I’m Not Alone (2009), Sweet Nothing (2012), Under Control (2013) and Summer (2014). Calvin also featured on two other chart toppers; Dizzee Rascal’s Dance Wiv Me (2008) and Rihanna’s We Found Love (2011).

Just over 13% of Blame’s combined chart sales figure comes from audio streaming from services such as Spotify, Deezer and O2 Tracks.

Former chart topper, Lilly Wood & Robin Schulz’s Prayer In C slides to the Number 2 position today, but claims the title of the most streamed track of the week, having racked up nearly 1.4m audio streams. Magic!’s Rude (Number 9) and Sam Smith’s Stay With Me (15) have also hit the million mark this week, being streamed 1.1 and 1 million times, respectively.

Sam Smith’s I’m Not The Only One is at 3 today, followed by Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off, which spends a fourth consecutive week in the Top 10 at 4, and Iggy Azalea’s Black Widow FT Rita Ora at 5.

Club banger Walking With Elephants (Number 6) by house producer Ten Walls climbs 178 places to enter the Top 40 today, after its full download release this week.

Elsewhere, Chris Brown scores his 12th UK Top 10 with New Flame FT Usher & Rick Ross (Number 10), while US rockers Fall Out Boy are new at 22 with Centuries, the lead single from their as yet untitled upcoming sixth studio album.

Starkboy

Artist with most #1 hits in UK

21 - Elvis Presley
17 - The Beatles
14 - Westlife, Cliff Richard
13 - Madonna
12 - The Shadows
11 - Take That
9 - ABBA, Spice Girls
8 - The Rolling Stones, Oasis, Rihanna, Eminem
7 - George Michael, Michael Jackson, Kylie Minogue, Elton John, U2, McFly, Robbie Williams, Calvin Harris
6 - Slade, Rod Stewart, Blondie, Boyzone, Queen, Sugababes, JLS, Britney Spears, David Guetta

Reaper

3 #1 singles in a row

Amazing.

RomanNavy

8th will be WFL 2.0 when R8 lead single is released

omrimayo

With an OA/OS single + streaming! LOVE HIM!

Truth Teller

Black Widow still top 5

Auris

YESS Calvin

♚ PRiNCE HiGH ♚

YAS. Congrats bae

YR.

HOLY ****! I can't believe he got a #1 with OA/OS. That's HUGE. His ****ing power!

Ger-55

This is huge for him, the song came from nowhere with like no BIG airplay or something. He's an undeniable Monster

H-I-M

The second Calvin song that I like after Under Control

Poe Dameron

Absolutely incredible, slay em Calvin

Sam Smith slaying the top of the album charts as well

materialboy

I love the song.I'm glad it's part of his #1's

Green

I’m Not The Only One top 3

DevonDreams

The UK has terrible taste in music.

prézli

omfg. Who are listening to his songs?

M i x

Quote:

Originally posted by YR.

HOLY ****! I can't believe he got a #1 with OA/OS. That's HUGE. His ****ing power!

He and Rihanna!

Ger-55

Quote:

Originally posted by DevonRoars

The UK has terrible taste in music.

You need to stop now.

juancsantoyo

Congrats Calvin!

Anyway, it could be considered his 11th UK #1 if his produced tracks for other artists, such as Dizzee Rascal's "Holiday", Cheryl's "Call My Name" and Rita Ora's "I Will Never Let You Down", plus his remix for Florence + the Machine's "Spectrum (Say My Name)", are included too.

Phil

Well deserved. Blame is amazing