Drake beats Rihanna to claim the UK chart record for longest-running number one single of digital age

Record: Drake has the longest-running number one single of the digital age
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Jennifer Ruby24 June 2016
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Drake has broken a UK chart record as One Dance tops the singles chart for an eleventh week.

The Canadian singer now has the longest-running number one of the digital age, since downloads have been counted towards chart positions.

The superstar has now overtaken collaborator Rihanna, who racked up 10 weeks at the top spot back in 2004 with hit single Umbrella.

One Dance, which features Wizkid and Kyla, nearly slipped from the top spot this week when it faced a challenge from French producers Kungs.

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Kungs vs Cookin’ On 3 Burners song This Girl nearly overtook One Dance in the midweek charts and finished just 3000 units behind.

Drake now joins just a handful of artists who have managed to get into double figures over the years.

Whitney Houston’s I Will always Love You made it to 10 week at the end of 1992 and the beginning of 1993.

Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody was number one for 14 weeks when it was released while Wet Wet Wet’s Love is All Around made it to 15.

Bryan Adams’ Everything I Do was at the top spot for 16 weeks in 1991 but the longest-running chart-topper is still Frankie Laine’s I believe, which clocked up 18 weeks back in 1953.

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