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Sam Smith’s Too Good At Goodbyes celebrates a third week at Number 1 after an incredibly close race on this week’s Official Singles Chart.

The track, which heads up Sam’s second studio album, keeps its place at the top after finishing just 693 downloads and streaming equivalent sales ahead of Post Malone’s Rockstar ft. 21 Savage, which climbs from 5 to 2. It’s the US rapper’s breakthrough hit in the UK, having previously reached a high of 28 with his last single Congratulations earlier this year.

Elsewhere in this week’s Top 5, Dua Lipa’s New Rules slips a place to 3, Camila Cabello leaps from 7 to Number 4 with Havana, and CNCO & Little Mix are up a spot to 5 with Reggaeton Lenton (Remix) – a return to its previous peak.

New entries and high climbers

US rapper Logic jumps five places to a new high of 12 with 1-800-273-8255 ft. Alessia Cara and Khalid, while there are also new Top 40 peaks for Stefflon Don & French Montana’s Hurtin’ Me, up six places to 14, Maroon 5’s What Lovers Do ft. SZA leaps from 25 to 18, and Katy Perry’s Swish Swish ft. Nicki Minaj enters the Top 20 for the first time, up three places to 19.

Further down, four tracks make their Top 40 debut: rising London star Mabel zooms 23 places to Number 29 with Finders Keeps ft. Kojo Funds, and Mans Not Hot by London rapper Big Shaq debuts at 30.

Paloma Faith notches up her eighth Top 40 today with Crybaby, which vaults 26 places to 36, and US rapper Cardi B breaks the Top 40 with Bodak Yellow. The track, which recently became the first Number 1 in the US by a female rapper in 19 years, lifts nine places to 37.

Finally, Ed Sheeran’s Perfect returns to the Top 40 this week after it was announced as the fourth official single from his ÷ album. The song jumps from 79 to Number 34.

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He’s Too Good at Goodbyes but even better at holding on to the top spot – Sam Smith lands a second week at Number 1.

Too Good at Goodbyes is Sam’s sixth chart-topper in the UK, and debuted at the summit last week, kicking off the London star’s comeback campaign for his imminent second album.

Dua Lipa’s New Rules is at 2, Pink goes back up one to 3 with What About Us and Taylor Swift’s Look What You Made Me Do slides to 4.

American rappers Post Malone and 21 Savage are this week’s highest new entry with Rockstar, going straight in at Number 5.

New entries and high climbers

Camila Cabello and Young Thug’s Havana enjoys a new chart peak, rising to Number 7, while Avicii and Rita Ora’s collaboration Lonely Together makes the biggest gains this week. It zooms 11 slots to Number 10, giving the Swedish DJ/producer his ninth Top 10 in the UK and first in over two years, when Waiting For Love peaked at 6 in summer 2015. It’s a 10th Top 10 for Rita.

Stefflon Don and French Montana’s Hurtin’ Me hits a new peak, climbing eight slots to 20, and Niall Horan scores his third solo Top 40 since Once Direction went on hiatus, with Too Much To Ask going in at 24.

Craig David lands a 21st Top 40, as Heartline is new at 35, and American rapper XXXTentacion scores his first ever Top 40 single in the UK, with Jocelyn Flores making a climb to Number 39.

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Congratulations to Sam Smith who has gone straight in at Number 1 with Too Good at Goodbyes.

Released last Friday, the lead single from Sam’s as-yet-untitled second album rockets to the top with 4.4 million streams and 33,000 downloads sold. The song is the Londoner’s sixth UK Number 1 following La La La (with Naughty Boy), Money On My Mind, Stay With Me, Lay Me Down (with John Legend) and Writing’s On The Wall.

With six Number 1s now under his belt, Sam joins the likes of Sir Rod Stewart, Queen, Britney Spears and Justin Bieber, who each have six chart toppers. When it comes to British males, only six men have had more songs hit the top spot, they are Cliff Richard, Calvin Harris, George Michael, Elton John, Tinie Tempah and Robbie Williams.

Continuing with the theme of sixes, Too Good at Goodbyes is the sixth song to debut straight in at Number 1 in 2017, following Ed Sheeran’s Shape Of You, Harry Styles’ Sign of The Times, DJ Khaled’s I’m The One, Artists for Grenfell’s Bridge Over Troubled Water and Taylor Swift’s Look What You Made Me Do.

Meanwhile, Dua Lipa’s New Rules holds firm at Number 2, Taylor Swift’s Look What You Made Me Do ends its two-week residency at Number 1 (3), and P!nk drops a slot with What About Us at Number 4.

Rounding out this week’s Top 5 is Zayn with his new single Dusk Till Dawn (5). Featuring Sia, the song becomes Zayn’s third UK Top 5 as a soloist, and Sia’s fourth.

New entries and high climbers

Camila Cabello celebrates her first UK Top 10 single as a solo artist with Havana (10), while Chris Brown’s latest offering Questions rises for the fourth straight week, up three to 13.

Logic’s suicide prevention single 1-800-273-8255 breaks into the Top 40 for the first time; featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid, the song is Logic’s first UK Top 40 entry, Alessia’s third and Khalid’s second at Number 16 this week. Further down, Avicii and Rita Ora claim the highest climber within the Top 40 as Lonely Together is boosted 14 levels to Number 21.

There’s a re-entry and new chart peak for Kelly Clarkson’s Piece by Piece at Number 27 following Rebecca Grace’s performance of the song in her X Factor audition last Saturday, and one place behind is Stefflon Don’s Hurtin’ Me featuring French Montana. Propelling 22 positions to Number 28, the song is Stefflon’s first UK Top 40 as a lead artist.

Finally, Jason Derulo’s If I’m Lucky is up two placings to Number 30, and there’s an upward move of four spots for Marshmello’s Silence with Khalid at Number 34.

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Taylor Swift’s settling scores and scoring chart feats, as she celebrates two weeks at Number 1 with the vengeful Look What You Made Me Do, her very first UK chart-topper.

Not content with holding onto the kingdom keys of the Official Singles Chart, Taylor also scores this week’s highest new entry, with …Ready For It? going straight in at 7.

Set to be the opening track on Taylor’s forthcoming album Reputation, …Ready For It? makes its Top 10 debut after only 5 days on sale, premiering Sunday after appearing in a US TV commercial.

Chart highlights

J Balvin and Willy William’s Mi Gente hits a new peak this week, rising four places to 5, and Demi Lovato’s Sorry Not Sorry also hits a new personal best, going Top 10 for the first time, after moving up three slots to 9.

Camila Cabello and Young Thug score the highest climber inside the Top 40 for a second week running, as Havana zooms 13 places to 11, and Katy Perry’s Swish Swish hits a new peak, advancing seven slots to 22.

Maroon 5 celebrate a 20th Top 40 hit with What Lovers Do, feat SZA, going in at 23, and Charli XCX sees Boys find a new peak, climbing five to 31.

Jason Derulo lands his 17th Top 40 hit with If I’m Lucky, going in at 32, and Marshmello’s Silence feat Khalid is making a noise, making a chart entry at 38.

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Over eight years since she made her UK chart debut back in 2009, Taylor Swift has finally scored her very first Number 1 single on this week’s Official Singles Chart.

The singer’s huge comeback single Look What You Made Me Do – which has smashed global Spotify and YouTube records – has charged straight in at the top in the UK, accumulating 30,000 downloads and 5.3 million streams in its opening week.

LWYMMD is Taylor’s eighth UK Top 5 single, three of which had previously peaked at Number 2 (Love Story, I Knew You Were Trouble and Shake it Off).

Dua Lipa’s two week reign at Number 1 with New Rules has come to an end, slipping to 2, while P!nk’s What About Us climbs one spot to Number 3. This marks the first all-female Top 3 on the Official Singles Chart since October 2014, when Meghan Trainor’s All About That Bass was at the helm, followed by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj’s Bang Bang at Number 2 and Taylor’s Shake It Off at Number 3.

Rounding out this week’s Top 5 are Feels by Calvin Harris, Pharrell, Katy Perry and Big Sean at Number 4, and Justin Bieber and BloodPop®’s Friends falls three to this week’s Number 5.

New entries and high climbers

James Hype and Kelli Leigh’s More Than Friends jumps two rungs to a new peak of Number 8, while Demi Lovato’s Sorry Not Sorry also advances a couple of slots to reach Number 12, a new high for the track.

Macklemore’s Glorious ft. Skylar Grey and Camila Cabello’s Havana with Young Thug made their Top 40 debuts last week, and both leap 13 spots to Number 23 and 24 respectively. Lil Uzi Vert’s XO TOUR Llif3 also makes gains following the release of his debut album, hopping five to Number 25.

Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj’s Swish Swish rockets 29 places to reach new heights at Number 29 following the release of its music video and their MTV VMAs performance, and Avicii and Rita Ora’s Lonely Together makes its Top 40 debut at Number 37. The song is Avicii’s 12^th and Rita’s 15^th Top 40 hit.

Finally, J Hus’ Spirit springs into the Top 40 for the first time, rising six to Number 39.

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Dua Lipa fends off some strong competition to claim a second week at Number 1 on this week’s Official Singles Chart.

New Rules, which is the first chart-topper from a solo female artist since Adele’s Hello in October 2015, denies Justin Bieber & BloodPop’s brand new track Friends a Number 1 debut, with the pair settling for second place. The entry gives Bieber his 15^th UK Top 10 and producer BloodPop his first as a credited artist.

Meanwhile, Calvin Harris drops a place to Number 3 with Feels ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean, while P!nk climbs a spot to 4 with her latest single What About Us.

Rounding off this week’s Top 5 is a new entry from CNCO and Little Mix. The Latin American boyband have teamed up with Jesy, Perrie, Leigh-Anne and Jade for a remix of their song Reggaeton Lento, which has already been a massive hit across South America. Their combined star power earns CNCO their first UK Top 10 and Little Mix their 12^th.

New entries and high climbers

Two singles climb inside the Top 10 for the first time this week: Mi Gente by J Balvin and Willy William moves four places to Number 8, and James Hype’s More Than Friends – a dance re-work of En Vogue’s ‘90s hit Don’t Let Go (Love) featuring Kelli-Leigh – leaps six spots to 10. The original version peaked at 5 in 1997.

Further down, rising UK rapper Yungen cracks the Top 20 with Bestie ft. Yxng Bane, up three to 18, and Chris Brown debuts at 21 with Questions, notching up his 28^th Top 40 hit.

Finally, two tracks make their Top 40 debut this week. Rapper Macklemore jumps nine places to 36 with Glorious ft. Skylar Grey, marking his first Top 40 entry in nearly two years, and Camila Cabello’s Havana vaults 20 spots to 37.

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Congratulations to Dua Lipa, who climbs to Number 1 on this week’s Official Singles Chart and in doing so, ends a long drought of chart-toppers from female solo artists.

Dua’s latest single New Rules leaps from 5 to 1 to become the first Number 1 by a female solo artist in almost two years, since Adele’s Hello claimed the top spot in October 2015.

New Rules is Dua’s first Number 1 and follows two previous Top 10s by the star this year: No Lie (with Sean Paul, Number 10) and Be The One (9). Her self-titled debut album, released back in June, holds in the Top 10 this week at Number 7.

Dua told OfficialCharts.com: “Thank you so much for supporting New Rules – we are officially Number 1! Thank you for sharing it with all your friends, for streaming it, for downloading it. I love you, this means a lot to me.”

New Rules dethrones last week’s chart-topper, Feels by Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean, down to 2 after one week at the top.

Meanwhile, P!nk is at Number 5 with her new single What About Us. The track, which debuted at 83 on last week’s chart after less than 24 hours on sale, earns the US superstar her 19^th Top 10 single in the UK.

New entries and high climbers

J Balvin and Willy William’s Mi Gente edges closer to the Top 10, leaping seven places to Number 12, and James Hype’s dance cover of En Vogue’s Don’t Let Go (Love), called More Than Friends, makes its Top 40 debut, vaulting 31 places to 16.

Kesha’s Praying rebounds 11 places to Number 27 following the release of her new album Rainbow, and Real Life by Duke Dumont and Gorgon City continues to scale the Official Chart, rising five spots to Number 31.

Finally, Swedish DJ/producer Avicii makes his return after a two-year hiatus with Without You ft. Sandro Cavazza, new at Number 32, and Axwell & Ingrosso’s More Than You Know makes its Top 40 debut, climbing three places to Number 38.

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Calvin Harris and his latest all-star troupe of collaborators have secured this week’s Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart.

Feels, the Scottish DJ’s latest track featuring guest vocals from Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean, becomes Calvin’s eighth UK Number 1 hit, putting him level with The Rolling Stones, Oasis and Eminem, who each have the same number of chart-toppers.

Harris now has the second most Number 1s of any British male soloist, behind Cliff Richard, who has notched up an incredible 14 Number 1 hits.

The producer’s previous Number 1s are: Dance Wiv Me (with Dizzee Rascal, 2008), I’m Not Alone (2009), We Found Love (with Rihanna, 2011), Sweet Nothing (2012), Under Control (2013), Summer (2014) and Blame (2014).

Feels also earns Pharrell his fourth UK Number 1 and first since Happy climbed to the top in December 2013, while it’s Katy’s fifth and Big Sean’s first time at the top.

Rounding out this week’s Top 5 with a climb of four places is Dua Lipa’s New Rules. The song is officially Dua’s highest ever chart placing at Number 5.

New entries and high climbers

Rudimental and James Arthur reach new heights this week with Sun Comes Up, up two to Number 6, while Enrique Iglesias, Sean Paul and Matt Terry’s Subeme La Radio also scales two places to hit Number 10.

Jax Jones, Demi Lovato and Stefflon Don’s Instruction hits a new high of Number 16, a leap of six slots, and just behind them, The Script’s Rain lifts 14 positions to Number 17, becoming the group’s seventh Top 20 hit.

Also climbing into the Top 20 for the first time is J Balvin and Willy William, with Mi Gente, a two place riser to 19. Further down the chart, Yungen and Yxng Bane’s Bestie continues to make strides, floating six to Number 24.

Finally, three songs impact the Top 40 for the first time this week: Charli XCX’s Boys becomes her seventh Top 40 entry at Number 35, Duke Dumont and Gorgon City’s Real Life bows at 36, and Martin Garrix and Troye Sivan’s There For You reaches Number 40 after 10 weeks just outside the Top 40, earning Troye his first UK Top 40 hit.

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It seems there’s no stopping Despacito – the track has fought off some strong competition to claim another week at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart.

The Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber track logs a 11th week in pole position and is now one of the UK’s longest-reigning chart toppers of all time.

Only six songs in the Official Charts’s 65-year history have spent longer at Number 1, while the only other songs to manage 11 weeks at the summit is Rose Marie by US country singer Slim Whitman in 1955.

Finishing less than 2,500 combined sales behind Despacito is former Number 1 Wild Thoughts, by DJ Khaled, Rihanna and Bryson Tiller, while Calvin Harris’ Feels ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean is at 3.

New entries and high climbers

Elsewhere in the Top 10, Rudimental’s Sun Comes Up ft. James Arthur continues to climb, moving two spots to 8, and Dua Lipa’s New Rules zooms ten places to crack into the Top 10 to Number 9. It’s the star’s third single to reach the top tier of the Official Chart: 2016’s No Lie with Sean Paul topped out at 10 and Be The One peaked at 9 in February this year.

Further down, Demi Lovato’s Sorry Not Sorry moves 11 places to a new peak this week at 16, and Finnish newcomer Alma breaks into the Top 20 with Chasing Highs, up six to Number 18.

Making its Top 40 debut this week is Mi Gente, the latin-pop track by Columbian star J Balvin and French producer Willy William. The song, which has already been a massive hit across South America and Europe, bounds 25 places to Number 21 this week.

Finally, two songs rebound back into this week’s Top 40: Yungen’s Bestie ft. Yxng Bane is up 11 spots to 30, and The Script’s Rain leaps 13 to Number 31.

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Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber have returned to Number 1 with Despacito, entering the history books in the process.

The Spanglish track has now topped the Official Singles Chart for ten (non-consecutive) weeks, and today becomes one of only five tracks to have reigned at Number 1 on three different occasions.

Frankie Laine’s I Believe (1953), Guy Mitchell’s Singing The Blues (1957), Pharrell Williams’ Happy (2014) and Justin Bieber’s What Do You Mean (2015) are the only other songs to achieve this feat, making Justin Bieber the only artist to have managed it twice.

New entries and high climbers

Power by Little Mix and Stormzy continues to climb to new heights, up two places to a new peak of Number 6 this week, while Rudimental and James Arthur’s collaboration Sun Comes Up rises another six places to Number 10, earning Rudimental their third Top 10 and James his fourth.

This week’s highest new entry comes courtesy of Louis Tomlinson, who opens at Number 13 with Back To You, his collaboration with Bebe Rexha and Digital Farm Animals. There’s another brand new release at Number 16 too, as the remix of Enrique Iglesias and Sean Paul’s Súbeme La Radio featuring X Factor 2016 winner Matt Terry makes its chart debut.

Finally, two songs reach new peaks inside this week’s Top 20; Major Lazer, Travis Scott, Camila Cabello and Quavo’s Know No Better jumps two to Number 15, and Dua Lipa’s New Rules is the highest climber of the week, zooming 17 slots to Number 19.

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