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Calvin Harris has claimed his sixth UK number one single.

The Scottish DJ tops this week’s countdown with latest single ‘Summer’, which serves as the lead single from his upcoming fourth studio album.

He beats last week’s chart topper, ‘Waves’ by Mr Probz, to the top spot by nearly 7,000 copies.

Kiesza’s ‘Hideaway’ slips from two to three, while Sigma’s ‘Nobody To Love’ is also down one to four. John Legend’s ‘All Of Me’ completes this week’s top five.

Cash Cash (featuring Bebe Rexha) falls one place to six with ‘Take Me Home’, above ‘Stay High’ by Tove Lo at seven and Shift K3Y’s ‘Touch’, which is a non-mover at eight.

Iggy Azalea’s ‘Fancy’ climbs two spots to nine, above ‘Loyal’ by Chris Brown, which is up five spots to ten.

Paloma Faith rises 30 places to number 20 with her Diane Warren-penned single ‘Only Love Can Hurt Like This’.

Michael Jackson’s posthumous single ‘Love Never Felt So Good’, the lead single from new album Xscape, debuts at number 27 after just 24 hours on sale.

Alicia Keys and Kendrick Lamar’s Amazing Spider-Man 2 track ‘It’s On Again’ makes its Top 40 debut at number 39, while ‘Marilyn Monroe’ Pharrell Williams climbs 54 places to number 40.

Source: Official Charts Company

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Mr Probz has topped the UK Singles Chart with his debut release ‘Waves’.

The track – which has been remixed by German DJ and producer Robin Schulz – has sold 127,000 copies in the last seven days, and has also gone Top 10 in Belgium, France and The Netherlands.

Kiesza’s ‘Hideaway’ slips to two on this week’s countdown, while Sigma’s ‘Nobody To Love’ drops one place to three.

John Legend’s ‘All Of Me’ is a non-mover at four, while Cash Cash complete this week’s top five with ‘Take Me Home’, featuring Bebe Rexha.

DJ Cassidy claims his first UK Top 10 hit at six with ‘Calling All Hearts’, which features Robin Thicke and Jessie J.

Meanwhile, Neon Jungle have landed their second Top 10 single with ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ at number seven.

Shift K3Y’s ‘Touch’ slips five places to number eight, while Tove Lo’s ‘Stay High’ is down three to nine and Pharrell Williams’s ‘Happy’ is at ten after 23 weeks on the chart.

Elsewhere, Indiana makes her Official Singles Chart debut with ‘Solo Dancing’ at 14, while London-based singer-songwriter Joel Compass scores his first Top 40 hit with ‘Forgive Me’ at 34.

Justin Timberlake’s latest 20/20 Experience single ‘Not A Bad Thing’ climbs 59 places to number 35, and Lana Del Rey’s 2012 track ‘Gods & Monsters’ is at 39 after being featured in a new EastEnders advert.

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Kiesza has topped the UK Singles Chart with her debut single ‘Hideaway’.

The Canadian singer-songwriter has knocked Sigma’s ‘Nobody To Love’ from number one, with ‘Hideaway’ becoming the third fastest-selling single of 2014 so far.

The track has sold 136,000 copies in the UK over the last seven days.

John Legend’s ‘All Of Me’ is a non-mover at four, while Aloe Blacc’s recent chart-topper, ‘The Man’, drops from number three to five.

Tove Lo’s ‘Stay High’ rises from 12 to six on this week’s countdown, while Pharrell Williams is a non-mover at seven with ‘Happy’, and Duke Dumont drops two places to eight with the Jax Jones-assisted ‘I Got U’.

Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX’s ‘Fancy’ slips four places to nine in its second week on the chart, with Route 94 and Jess Glynne’s ‘My Love’ completing the Top 10.

Elyar Fox’s second single ‘A Billion Girls’ narrowly misses out on the Top 10, debuting at 11. Meridian Dan is a new entry at number 13 with ‘German Whip’, featuring Big H and JME.

Meanwhile, Showtek, Justin Prime and Matthew Koma’s ‘Cannonball (Earthquake)’ debuts at number 29.

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Sigma have claimed their first UK number one single with ‘Nobody To Love’.

The track – from duo Joe Lenzie and Cameron Edwards – has sold 121,000 copies over the last seven days to beat The Vamps’ latest single ‘Last Night’ to the top spot.

‘Nobody To Love’ – a drum ‘n’ bass re-working of Kanye West’s ‘Bound 2’ – becomes the third biggest selling single of the year so far.

The Vamps have narrowly missed out on a number one single for the third time, with ‘Last Night’ becoming their second single to chart at number two.

Aloe Blacc – who topped the chart last weekend – drops to number three with ‘The Man’, while John Legend’s ‘All Of Me’ slips two places to four.

Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX are a new entry at number five on this week’s countdown with ‘Fancy’. The song becomes Azalea’s highest charting single to date as she prepares to release her debut album The New Classic tomorrow (April 14).

Meanwhile, Duke Dumont’s ‘I Got U’ drops to six, Pharrell Williams’s ‘Happy’ is down one to seven, and Route 94’s ‘My Love’ slips from four to eight.

Clean Bandit and Jess Glynne’s ‘Rather Be’ is down one place to nine, while Katy Perry re-enters the Top 10 this week with ‘Dark Horse’, rising from 11 to ten.

The Saturdays have scored their 17th UK Top 40 hit with ‘Not Giving Up’, which is a new entry at number 19.

Meanwhile, David Guetta and Showtek’s ‘Bad’, feauturing Vassy, debuts at number 22, while ‘Coming Home’ from Kaiser Chiefs make its Top 40 debut at 31.

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Aloe Blacc has claimed his first solo UK number one single with ‘The Man’.

The singer – real name Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III – knocks 5 Seconds of Summer from the top spot with his latest track.

He topped the charts as a guest vocalist on Avicii’s ‘Wake Me Up’ in 2013 and reached number two with his breakout hit ‘I Need Dollar’ in 2010.

John Legend climbs three places to number two with ‘All of Me’, which becomes his highest UK chart placing to date.

Duke Dumont and Jax Jones’s former chart-topper ‘I Got U’ is down one place to number three, while Route 94 and Jess Glynne’s ‘My Love’ is a non-mover at four.

Meanwhile, Faul & Wad Ad’s ‘Changes’ slips two places to complete this week’s top five.

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5 Seconds of Summer have claimed their first number one with their debut UK single ‘She Looks So Perfect’.

The boyband knock Duke Dumont – who scored his second UK number one single with ‘I Got U’ last Sunday – from the top spot.

The Sydney quartet rose to fame with YouTube covers of artists such as Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber, and supported One Direction on their recent world tour. They become the first Australian band to top the UK Official Singles Chart in almost 14 years.

Duke Dumont’s ‘I Got U’ slides just one place to number two, with Faul & Wad Ad’s ‘Changes’ a new entry at number three.

Route 94 and Jess Glynne’s ‘My Love’ drops two places to number four, with John Legend’s ‘All Of Me’ also dropping two places to round out the Top 5.

Martin Garrix has a new entry at number seven with ‘Wizard’ following his previous chart-topping success with ‘Animals’, while Chris Brown and Lil’Wayne enter the charts at number 15 with their collaboration ‘Loyal’.

Shakira’s duet with Rihanna ‘Can’t Remember to Forget You’ re-enters the top 40 this week, up three places to number 39.

Meanwhile, Haim’s ‘If I Could Change Your Mind’ follows suit, jumping 19 places to number 33 on the chart.

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Duke Dumont has scored his second UK number one single with ‘I Got U’.

The British DJ – real name Adam Dyment – has won his second chart-topper in the last 12 months with the Jax Jones-assisted track.

Last year, ‘Need U (100%)’ featuring A*M*E famously beat ‘Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead’ to number one following the death of Margaret Thatcher.

Route 94 and Jess Glynne’s ‘My Love’ is a non-mover at number two this week, while John Legend’s ballad ‘All Of Me’ climbs to a new peak at three.

Pharrell Williams is at four with ‘Happy’ and last week’s chart-topper ‘Tsunami (Jump)’ by DVBBS, Borgeous and Tinie Tempah falls to five.

Little Mix have scored this week’s second highest new entry with their cover of Cameo’s ‘Word Up’. The single – released to support Sport Relief – becomes the group’s fifth Top 10 hit to date.

Clean Bandit’s ‘Rather Be’ drops two places to seven, while Katy Perry slips one place to eight with ‘Dark Horse’.

Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull’s ‘I’m A Freak’ and Sam Smith’s ‘Money on My Mind’ complete this week’s top ten, at nine and ten respectively.

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DVBBS and Borgeous have topped the UK Singles Chart with their track ‘Tsunami (Jump)’.

The track – which features vocals from Tinie Tempah – has knocked Route 94 and Jess Glynne’s ‘My Love’ from the number one spot.

The original instrumental version of the track – titled ‘Tsunami’ – topped the charts in Belgium and the Netherlands last year, as well as reaching the Top 10 across Europe.

Speaking about reaching number one in the UK, Canadian duo DVBBS told BBC Radio 1’s Official Chart show host Jameela Jamil: “It’s amazing!

“It’s just been a huge rollercoaster for the last six months, and now to finally have a UK Number one with Tinie Tempah is a dream come true.

“We’ve always wanted to work with Tinie after listening to some of the songs he’s done with Swedish House Mafia and Calvin Harris; he adds such a special vocal over the top of dance records. We can’t wait to perform it with him live!”

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Route 94 has won his first UK number one single with ‘My Love’.

The 20-year-old DJ and producer has knocked Pharrell Williams’s ‘Happy’ from the top of the charts with the Jess Glynne-assisted track.

The song becomes Glynne’s second chart-topper of 2014, following the success of Clean Bandit’s ‘Rather Be’.

Route 94 told OfficialCharts.com: “I didn’t see it coming. I’m absolutely over the moon! I never thought ‘I’m gonna write a massive Number 1’ or a pop hit, or whatever, I just wrote it, and what happened just happened.

“I’ll be celebrating by going out for some food with my girlfriend and then throwing a MASSIVE party, so everyone come and get involved!”

‘Happy’ falls to number two on this week’s chart, while Clean Bandit’s ‘Rather Be’ and Katy Perry’s ‘Dark Horse’ are non-movers at three and four respectively.

Sam Smith completes this week’s top five with his debut solo single and former chart-topper ‘Money on My Mind’.

A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera are down one place to six with their collaboration ‘Say Something’.

Lily Allen has scored a new entry at seven with ‘Air Balloon’, which follows her two Top 10 singles (‘Somewhere Only We Know’ and ‘Hard Out Here’) in December.

John Legend is up one place to number eight with ‘All Of Me’, while Tiësto drops three places to nine with ‘Red Light’.

Meanwhile, Coldplay’s ‘Magic’ – the first single from their upcoming sixth album Ghost Stories – is at number ten.

Nick Mulvey makes his Top 40 debut with ‘Cucurucu’, which is a new entry at 26.

Avicii has scored this week’s highest climber with ‘Addicted To You’, which soars 28 places to number 36 this week.

Source: Official Charts Company

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Pharrell Williams has returned to number one on the UK Top 40 with ‘Happy’.

The track – which is nominated for Best Original Song at the Oscars – begins a fourth non-consecutive week at the top of the chart, after hitting number one on three separate occasions this year.

‘Happy’ also becomes the star’s third million seller in the last 12 months, following on from the successes of Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ and Robin Thicke’s ‘Blurred Lines’.

Speaking to OfficialCharts.com, Williams said: “I am beyond grateful for the amount of love and support I’ve received in response to ‘Happy’ – it is overwhelming.

“I’ve always respected the great taste of the UK, and I’m honoured to have my music embraced in such a positive way. I am so thankful.”

Sam Smith’s ‘Money on My Mind’ slips to number two on this week’s countdown, while former chart-topper ‘Rather Be’ from Clean Bandit and Jess Glynne is a non-mover at three.

Katy Perry enters the top five for the first time with ‘Dark Horse’, which is this week’s number four. A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera’s ‘Say Something’ is at five.

Tiësto scores this week’s highest new entry with ‘Red Lights’ at six, while Foxes has won her first Top 10 hit with ‘Let Go For Tonight’ at seven.

Zedd and Hayley Williams are down three places to number eight with their collaboration ‘Stay The Night’.

John Legend leaps 20 places to number nine with ‘All Of Me’, which is taken from his fourth studio album Love in the Future.

Paloma Faith’s new single ‘Can’t Rely On You’ is a new entry at ten. The singer scores her second Top 10 hit, despite claiming that the single has received little support from the major radio stations.

American Authors climb 20 places on this week’s chart to number 17 with ‘Best Day of My Life’, while Ellie Goulding’s ‘Goodness Gracious’ becomes her eighth Top 20 hit, climbing ten places to 16.

Meanwhile, Kid Ink and Chris Brown are up 40 places to number 35 with ‘Show Me’, and Goulding’s ‘Burn’ is down three to 38.

Source: Official Charts Company

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