Sam Smith and Kim Petras leapfrog midweek leader to debut at Number 1 with Unholy following close Official Singles Chart race

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Sam Smith and Kim Petras make a divine debut at the top of the Official Singles Chart with Unholy. Despite trailing in second place midweek behind David Guetta and Bebe Rexha, the juddering club track materialises at Number 1, racking up 5.9 million streams and gifting Sam Smith their eighth Number 1 single - putting them in line with Oasis and The Rolling Stones - and Kim Petras her first-ever UK chart topper.

Sam’s previous Number 1s are; La La La with Naughty Boy (2013), Money On My Mind (2014), Stay With Me (2014), Lay Me Down feat.

John Legend (2015), Writing’s On The Wall (2015), Too Good At Goodbyes (2017) and Promises with Calvin Harris (2018). See all of Sam's hit songs and albums on their Official Chart history.

Speaking exclusively to Kim Petras said: "I just want to say thank you Sam and thank you everyone for listening to the song!" David Guetta and Bebe Rexha’s dance bop I’m Good (Blue) - the most downloaded song of the week - slides down to Number 2, with just 1,400 chart units between the two singles.