Paul Simon has topped this week’s Official Albums Chart with his greatest hits album The Ultimate Collection.
Wiz Khalifa has scored the fastest-selling single of 2015 so far with See You Again.
The Charlie Puth-assisted track climbs 21 places this week with combined chart sales of 193,000, overtaking previous fastest-seller Love Me Like You Do by Ellie Goulding (172,000 chart sales). The song marks Khalifa’s second appearance at the top of the Official Singles Chart after reaching the summit back in 2012 guesting on Maroon 5’s Payphone.
See You Again also sets a new streaming record, racking up 3.68 million streams in seven days. The figure smashes past Goulding’s Love Me Like You Do, which previously held the record with 2.58 million streams.
Climbing 25 places to Number 2 this week is OMI’s Cheerleader. The Felix Jaehn remix of the song was rush-released due to popular demand and also claims massive streaming numbers this week, totalling 2.63 million.
Meanwhile, last week’s Number 1 Hold My Hand by Jess Glynne slips to 3, Spanish house DJ Dr Kucho!’s Gregor Salto collaboration Can’t Stop Playing FT Ane Brun is this week’s highest new entry and Number 4, and Years & Years’ King completes the Top 5.
See You Again also sets a new streaming record, racking up 3.68 million streams in seven days. The figure smashes past Goulding’s Love Me Like You Do, which previously held the record with 2.58 million streams.
This song is smashing hard everywhere and I totally fail to see why. Well, I assume its the Paul walker/F&F7 association as it cant be on the strength of the song itself.