BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge’s charity single has replaced Captain Tom Moore at number one. Musicians including Dua Lipa, Chris Martin, Ellie Goulding, Anne-Marie and Rita Ora lent their voices to the cover of Foo Fighters’ 2003 track, Times Like These.
According to the Official Charts Company, it rose from number five with 66,000 chart sales this week, 78% of which were downloads.
The track was locked in a close battle with The Weeknd’s Blinding Lights, which finished at number two, 3,000 chart sales behind.
Times Like These debuted on BBC Radio 1 and the star-studded music video aired during BBC One’s The Big Night In. Net profits from the single in the UK will be split between Comic Relief and BBC Children In Need.
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