X becomes the joint longest number one album for a British male solo artist, equalling James Blunt's Back to Bedlam, which claimed the number one spot for eight weeks in 2005.
Longest ever male #1. Wow, maybe i'll give it a listen.
The UK chart is a mess. The fact that Ariana can't chart with Break Free because it's an instant grad track is ridiculous.
Not really. The rules maintain the authenticity of the charts. Otherwise, a big popstar could just release all but 1 song from their album in one week, and then dominate the entire top 10 due to the large amounts of sales from the album pre-order. Anyway, it's Ariana's labels fault for putting Problem as an instant grat.