Lewis Capaldi has rocketed 14 places up the charts to land his fourth UK No. 1 with Pointless.
The singer-songwriter triumphed in a closely-fought race to the top with Raye and 070 Shake’s Escapism, finishing up 1,200 chart sales ahead of the pair.
The second single from his upcoming second album ‘Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent’ marks Lewis’ fourth No. 1 single, following Someone You Loved (2019), Before You Go (2020), and Forget Me (2022).
4 uk number 1’s!!!! over the moon to finally have as many number 1’s as a do STI’s 🏆x pic.twitter.com/LLT78Oh0fG
— Lewis Capaldi (@LewisCapaldi) January 13, 2023
“Thank you so much if you streamed, downloaded or listened to Pointless in any way,” he told the Official Charts Company. “The support has been incredible. It really means a lot.
“This is my fourth UK Number 1, I know have the same amount of Number 1’s as B*Witched… so, pretty fucking good if you ask me!”
SZA’s Kill Bill rises one place to No. 3, with Taylor Swift’s Anti-Hero at No. 4 and Messy In Heaven by Venbee & Goddard at No. 5.
Over on the Albums Chart, Taylor Swift secures a fifth week atop the rundown with her 2022 LP ‘Midnights’, holding SZA’s ‘SOS’ off the summit.
The Weeknd’s ‘The Highlights’ holds strong at No. 3, while Ed Sheeran’s ‘=’ is at No. 4 and Harry Styles’ ‘Harry’s House’ rounds out the Top 5.
