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    This Week's Chart By Numbers (19th July 2015)

    A look at the best highlights from this Sunday's chart including a new member of the double digit club and 6 non-movers.

    1. 5 Seconds Of Summer Rehearsing

      1. 4: Incredible new entries.

      5 Seconds Of Summer, John Newman, The Score AND Calvin Harris all had new songs in the chart this weekend with Newman scoring the highest place at No.2 Picture: Instagram

    2. Years & Years Shine

      2. 1: Single re-entry

      There was just one lonely re-entry in this weekend's countdown and it came from former No.1 single 'King' by Years & Years. The trio's album was released on Friday which no doubt helped the song climb back into the top 40.

    3. Hold Back The River James Bay

      3. 3: Highest amount of places climbed by a single song.

      James Bay's 'Hold Back The River' moved from No.34 to No.31 in a countdown where new entries reigned supreme in the top 10.

    4. Ed Sheeran Taxi Capital

      4. 6: Number of songs who didn't budge from their position.

      Usually in a countdown there'll be a song or two that just refuses to move...but never as many as six! Ed Sheeran's 'Photograph' spent its second consecutive week at No.19.

    5. Little Mix Big Top 40 Web Chat

      5. 2: Number of weeks Little Mix have been No.1.

      #Mixers can give themselves a pat on the back for this one, the girls have now defended their title for a week and will be looking ahead to next weekend too.

    6. Taylor Swift & Kendrick Lamar - Bad Blood

      6. 16: Hot collaborations.

      Okay...you guys are SO into your collaborations it's unreal. Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar's 'Bad Blood' made its 9th appearance on Sunday.

    7. Fetty Wap

      7. 1: New member of the 'double-digit' club.

      Fetty Wap made it TEN weeks in the chart during yesterday's countdown.

    8. Bruno Mars Mark Ronson Uptown Funk

      8. 32: Most appearances in the Vodafone Big Top 40.

      Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' record breaking smash has now made it a MAMMOTH 32 weeks in the chart.

    9. Kygo

      9. 2: Sweet Kygo tunes.

      Kygo now has two singles in the Vodafone Big Top 40; 'Stole The Show' at No.36 and 'Firestone' at No.37.

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