Stormzy's Vossi Bop beats Taylor Swift's Me! to UK number one
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Stormzy has beaten Taylor Swift to the UK's number one spot - giving him his first chart-topping single. The grime artist's comeback track Vossi Bop amassed 94,500 first-week combined sales to clinch victory over Swift's Me!, which ultimately entered third behind Lil Nas X's Old Town Road.The star said he was"speechless" at the chart result.
Vossi Bop's sales are the second highest of the year so far, behind Ariana Grande's 7 Rings, which opened with 126,000 combined sales in January. Stormzy, who is set to headline Glastonbury this summer, told the Official Charts Company:"Words don't really do it justice. My supporters have had my back like crazy - this is all you guys, thank you so much."
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