It'll be interesting to see if Bad Habits going on ACR on its 12th week will be the cause of it dropping from #1, or if it would've dropped anyway due to his new track (or, very unlikely, if it manages to stay at #1 even while on ACR)

Random bump for this to note that ACR hasn't affected the #1 spot at all so far this year (drivers license would have fallen off #1 anyway in week 10) - this is the furthest we've got into a calendar year without an ACR-induced swap since the rule was introduced.

 

I have noticed the number ones are being replaced by a new big hit a lot this year!

Unsurprisingly, we've now got our first "fake" #1 from Shivers, which is already the second longest-running fake #1 and could match Ed's own record of 3 fake weeks for Own It this week :lol: will be interesting to see whether it becomes a real #1 at some point or not!

Unsurprisingly, we've now got our first "fake" #1 from Shivers, which is already the second longest-running fake #1 and could match Ed's own record of 3 fake weeks for Own It this week :lol: will be interesting to see whether it becomes a real #1 at some point or not!

I'm thinking Shivers will become a real #1 this coming week, what with the 2nd run of the physicals and him doing the rounds on TV supporting the song.

So Bad Habits would have been a “true #1” for 13 weeks now - dangerously close to Bryan Adams territory!

Can confirm Shivers is officially a "real" #1 this week!

Updated as Merry Christmas by Ed & Elton would only have been #3 if Wham! and Mariah weren't on ACR!

Updated for the last few weeks - Merry Christmas gained all three of its weeks at #1 due to ACR, matching Own It's record (both songs involving Ed). Speaking of Ed, Shivers is the first song to both gain and lose weeks at the top - it gained 2 and lost 1, putting it at a net gain of 1 week thanks to ACR.

Weeks at #1 gained because of ACR

Weeks at #1 lost because of ACR

1 Wham! - Last Christmas

 

You forgot to add 2 of the 3 weeks that Last Christmas 'lost' at no.1 while "Merry Christmas" was there officially.

Edited January 8, 20223 yr by braindeadpj

Ahh yes as I posted in the sales thread I was thinking it was quite unusual to have a song both gaining and losing #1 weeks because of ACR, quite a unique set of circumstances leading to that so I wonder if that may remain the only one for some time.

Update

 

Weeks at #1 lost because of ACR

 

4 Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas Is You

4 Tones and I - Dance Monkey

3 Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber - Despacito

3 The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

3 Wham! - Last Christmas

2 Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits

1 24kGoldn feat. iann dior - Mood

1 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss

1 Drake - God's Plan

1 Ed Sheeran - Shivers

1 Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care

1 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill *

 

Really hope Kate does actually make #1 somehow, I didn't realise she's currently the only song to have been the 'true' number one without ever actually making it on the 'official' chart

I know there's a purpose to ACR but surely there's gotta be a way they can skirt round Kate as an exception when she was #1 without it. It's just as history making as going to a new peak of #2. OCC must be taking real notice on the comments section under their article :kink:

If they didn't change the rules when Mariah was denied a #1 peak (obviously before she got there regardless) then I don't see why this would make them change their minds...!

Afraid to Feel has become the fourth song to gain more than one extra week at #1, and third that hasn't actually been the "real" #1 (yet, anyway). Kate's lost 3 weeks, which would've been half of her total run at #1 in the "old rules" (aka Top 200 Combined) chart.

So we're still awaiting the first ever song to be denied any weeks at all at #1 because of ACR, that surprises me.

 

Edit: Although presumably this would have been Kate Bush if she weren't reset.

Edited July 18, 20222 yr by Dobbo.

Bumping this as it seems inevitable that unless Dua sells a load of CD's we're gonna get an ACR induced #1 this week.

 

Also unsure if ACR affected #1 around Christmas last year as it doesn't seem to have been updated, can anyone confirm?

Bumping this as it seems inevitable that unless Dua sells a load of CD's we're gonna get an ACR induced #1 this week.

 

Also unsure if ACR affected #1 around Christmas last year as it doesn't seem to have been updated, can anyone confirm?

 

 

Ladbaby were the Christmas number 1 due to the ACR rule

 

1 - Ladbaby on SCR with 65,335 sales

 

2 - Wham! on ACR with 54,559 sales.

Edited August 12, 20231 yr by mrpopquiz

Another one to add to the list on tonight's chart

 

1 - What Was I Made For - Billie Eilish - SCR sales of 45,488

 

Sprinter - Dave / Central Cee down 1 - 10 on ACR figure of 23,017 but would still be number 1 if on SCR with total of 45,762.

I'll give this thread an update over the weekend!