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From the OCC

Harry Styles claimed the UK's Official biggest song of 2022 with As It Was, the Official Charts Company can confirm today.

The lead single from Harry's third solo album Harry's House shifted 1.57 million chart units since its release in April 2022 to the year-end. As It Was also holds the distinction of being the UK's longest-running Number 1 of 2022, managing an epic 10 weeks at the top of the Official Singles Chart. The synth-pop track became Harry's second UK chart-topper, following 2017's debut single Sign Of The Times.

As It Was also leads the pack as the most-streamed song of the year, totalling over 180.9 million audio and video streams, and best-selling across combined physical and digital sales with 65,000.

Harry leads an all-British takeover of the Top 10 biggest tracks of the year in the UK, marking the first time ever that all ten of the year's most successful singles were released by, or featured, British artists - including Harry, Cat Burns, Scottish DJs LF SYSTEM, Sam Fender, Glass Animals and Kate Bush. It's the first time such a clean sweep for British music has happened since the music industry began publishing year-end sales charts more than 50 years ago.

Official End of Year Chart 2022
1 As It Was
32 Late Night Talking
71 Watermelon Sugar
79 Music for a Sushi Restaurant

Official Most Streamed Songs of 2022
1 As It Was
39 Late Night Talking

Official Best Selling Songs of 2022
1 As It Was
31 Late Night Talking

Harry Styles' Harry's House was officially the biggest album of 2022 in the UK, the Official Charts Company can confirm today.

The One Direction star's third studio LP, it saw Harry achieve the rare Official Chart Double upon its release in May; with the record reaching Number 1 as lead single As It Was simultaneously topped the Official Singles Chart.

Harry's House boasts 2022's most impressive figures overall, having shifted a total of 460,000 UK chart units across the year. Of those, 160,000 were pure sales (150,000 physical, 10,000 downloads).

The record also spent the most weeks at Number 1 in 2022, managing six non-consecutive weeks atop the Official Albums Chart last year.

Official End of Year Album Chart 2022
1 Harry's House
16 Fine Line
64 Harry Styles