Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee's Despacito remix with Justin Bieber is this week's UK Number 1 single

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Plus, Niall Horan and Jonas Blue make waves as new entries in the Top 40

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee secure their first UK Number 1 single today with a little help from Justin Bieber.

Luis Fonsi told OfficialCharts.com: “It’s amazing, I’m honoured. It’s my first Number 1 in the UK so it’s definitely a special one. I released the original song earlier this year and it’s slowly found its way to the top of the charts around the world. I’m so happy this song has connected with people even if they don’t necessarily understand the lyrics - it’s great to see people enjoying the vibe and feel of it.

"Thank you to Daddy Yankee who is a great artist and a good friend, and now Justin Bieber for jumping on the song simply because he loved the record. Let me tell you, Latino girls are loving Bieber’s Spanish right now!”

Justin also features on I’m The One, last week’s Number 1 single which drops one place to the runner-up slot (2). The DJ Khaled track also includes Quavo, Chance The Rapper and Lil Wayne. This marks the second time that Justin has knocked himself from Number 1. In November 2015, Love Yourself toppled Sorry from the helm of the Official Singles Chart.

Shawn Mendes rises two spots with There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back to Number 5 this week, which becomes his second UK Top 5 hit in the process. French Montana and Swae Lee’s Unforgettable also makes strides, hopping four rungs to Number 8.

There are more climbs for J Hus’ Did You See which catapults five to Number 12, and Charlie Puth’s Attention, the highest climber within the Top 40 that has risen 15 positions to Number 16.

Finally, there are three new entries that impact the Top 40: Niall Horan’s Slow Hands massages the Number 25 position, Jonas Blue’s collab with William Singe named Mama debuts at Number 29, and Kyle & Lil Yachty's iSpy bounces one place to Number 40.

Check out this week's Top 100 Official Singles Chart in full