Mark Ronson’s Uptown Funk beats record to continue number one reign in singles chart

Mark Ronson’s Uptown Funk featuring Bruno Mars has taken the title for the longest serving non-consecutive number one.

The current record was held by Robin Thicke for his single Blurred Lines in 2013.

Uptown Funk – which was released five weeks early after Fleur East performed the hit during the X Factor live shows – has maintained the top spot on the Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 for the fifth week.

Ronson’s hit also scooped two BRIT Award nominations for Best Song and Video of the Year last week and broke the streaming record for the most streams in a single week. The record now stands at 2.56 million listens in seven days.

The song has also stormed the US Billboard Hot 100 where it is currently occupying the top spot.

Philip George's hit Wish You Were Here took number two while Hozier’s Take Me to Church took third place having spent 25 weeks in the charts.

In the album charts George Ezra’s Wanted on Voyage knocked Ed Sheeran’s X off the top spot and in to second while Sam Smith clung to a spot in the top three.