Scottish star Lewis Capaldi is celebrating more song writing success, as he knocks Ed Sheeran off the most streamed top spot.
Lewis' track, Someone You Loved, has leapfrogged Ed's track, Shape Of You, as the UK's most streamed song of all time, which was announced by the Official Charts Company.
The West Lothian born star secured the nummber one spot in a list that has been compiled to celebrate 70 years of the Official Singles Chart.
The local singer received a specially-made matte black Number One plaque, and an inflatable crown to mark the monumental occasion. The song has amassed 562 million audio and video streams combined, making it the most streamed song of all time to this day.
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Lewis has said: "I’m the streaming king in the UK on this particular song! I feel huge, I feel massive, I feel my loins expanding as I become more and more aware of the reality of my coronation as the king of music.
“Thank you. A very large accolade that I will now shoulder for the rest of my life, or until Ed Sheeran releases his next album.”
However, it's not all battles between Capaldi and Sheeran, as the 31-year-old has co-written a new song for Lewis' sophomore album, Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent. The song, called Pointless, will be released alongside the rest of the album on May 19, 2023.
When discussing his leapfrog of Sheeran to the number one spot, Lewis said: "Ed’s a man who is like a brother to me, he’s been a mentor, he’s put his arm round me and said don’t worry everything’s going to be OK.
“He gave us the honour of supporting him on the closing shows of the Divide tour, he’s been nothing but kind and gracious and beautiful, a good friend in an ever-changing industry.
“So to Ed I say ‘EAT MY SH*T’! That’s what happens, nice guys finish last. You snooze you lose, kiddo. Keep up!”
Shape Of You and Perfect by Sheeran and Capaldi’s Someone You Loved are the only tracks to have topped 500m lifetime streams, with only seven tracks topping 400m lifetime streams in total, the Official Charts Company said.
Capaldi’s critically acclaimed 2019 debut album, Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, emerged as the biggest-selling UK album of both 2019 and 2020.
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