SHAPE OF YOU BECOMES JUST THE SEVENTH SONG TO SPEND A YEAR ON THE SINGLES CHART IN BOTH THE UK & US

It was a year ago yesterday that "Shape Of You" by Ed Sheeran debuted at the top of the US Hot 100, 4 years after doing the same on the UK Singles.  With the track still being on both charts this week, it becomes just the seventh track in UK & US chart history to spend at least a year on both charts (consecutive weeks).

In chronological order, here is the complete list.

I Gotta Feelin' - The Black Eyed Peas

US - 56 weeks - 27th June 2009 at Number 2 - 17th July 2010 at Number 49 - Number 1 for 14 weeks (11th July - 10th October 2009)

UK - 63 weeks - entered chart week ending 11th July 2009 at Number 39 - last week on chart week ending 18th September 2010 at Number 74 - Number 1 for 2 weeks (8th August 2009 & 22nd August 2009)

Wake Me Up - Avicii

US - 53 weeks - 13th July 2013 at Number 81 - 12th July 2014 at Number 48 - Number 4 for 6 weeks (5th October 2013, 19th October - 9th November 2013, 30th November 2013)

UK - 57 weeks - 27th July 2013 at Number 1 - 23rd August 2014 at Number 75 - Number 1 for 3 weeks (27th July - 11th August 2013)

Counting Stars - OneRepublic

US - 68 weeks - 6th July 2013 at Number 32 - 18th October 2014 at Number 50 - Number 2 for 2 weeks (18th January - 25th January 2014)

UK - 59 weeks - 17th August 2013 at Number 43 - 27th September 2014 at Number 74 - Number 1 for 2 weeks (12th October 2013 & 26th October 2013)

All Of Me - John Legend

US - 56 weeks - 16th November 2013 at Number 97 - 6th December 2014 at Number 43 - Number 1 for 3 weeks (17th May - 31st May 2014)

UK - 68 weeks - 15th February 2014 at Number 72 - 30th May 2015 at Number 75 - Number 2 for 1 week (12th April 2014)

Stay With Me - Sam Smith

US - 53 weeks - 3rd May 2014 at Number 93 - 2nd May 2015 at Number at Number 50 - Number 2 for 2 weeks (16th - 23rd August 2014)

UK - 58 weeks - 31st May 2014 at Number 1 - 4th July 2015 at Number 74 - Number 1 for 1 week (31st May 2014)

Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran

UK - 73 weeks - 5th July 2014 at Number 26 - 21st November 2015 at Number 58 - Number 1 for 2 weeks (8th November 2014 & 13th December 2014)

US - 58 weeks - 25th October 2014 at Number 69- 28th November 2015 at Number 45 - Number 2 for 8 weeks (31st January - 21st March 2015)

Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran

UK - 53 weeks - 21st January 2017 at Number 1 - 20th January 2018 at Number 35 - Number 1 for 14 weeks (21st January - 15th April 2017 & 29th April 2017)(still on chart)

US - 53 weeks - 28th January 2017 at Number 1 - 20th January 2018 at Number 22 - Number 1 for 12 weeks (28th January 2017 & 18th February - 29th April 2017)(still on chart)

Yet another achievement for Mr Sheeran - here he is with "Shape Of You".