George Ezra, Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars claim first number ones of 2015

Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars retain number one while George Ezra reclaims the top spot in the albums chart
Number one: Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' track Uptown Funk retains number one
Emma Powell5 January 2015
The Weekender

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George Ezra, Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars have secured the first number ones of 2015.

Mark Ronson’s Uptown Funk, featuring singer Bruno Mars, claimed the number one spot on the Official UK Singles Chart.

The track beat its own previous record of 2.49 million audio streams after it was streamed nearly 2.56 million times this week with 156,000 copies sold.

Philip George took number two with Wish You Were Mine while Ed Sheeran took number three with Thinking Out Loud.

George Ezra claimed number one in the Official UK Albums Chart with Wanted on Voyage knocking Ed Sheeran’s X off of the top spot and into number two while Sam Smith’s In The Lonely Hour dropped to number three.

It’s the third time that the album has taken the top spot after first claiming the post in October 2014.

Kanye West's new release Only One, which features Paul McCartney, was a new entry to the chart at number 35.

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