Photo: Press
Avicii is celebrating after scoring his third week at No.1 of the UK singles chart, after selling over half-a-million copies of his smash hit 'Wake Me Up'.
The Swedish DJ had already secured the fastest-selling single of 2013 after shiftin nearly 267,000 sales during its week of release, and has since gone on to sell 120,000 copies per week until going on to smash through 545,000 copies overall this week.
Speaking to the Official Chart Show on BBC Radio One, Avicii said the success of 'Wake Me Up' was 'insane'.
“Being the fastest selling record [of 2013] is obviously a huge deal to me,” he said. “I never thought being on the Official Chart was an option. Dance music has its own things - we have our own charts and lists. So just being Number 1 is insane."
Watch the video for 'Wake Me Up' by Avicii below:
Elsewhere in the charts, 'Love Me Again' by John Newman has climbed back up to claim the No.2 spot, while former chart-topper 'Blurred Lines' by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrel stands at No.3 and Lana Del Rey's 'Summertime Sadness' has shot up 28 places to No.4 thanks to a recent remix by Cedric Gervais.
The Top 5 is completed by 'Best Song Ever' by One Direction.
Over in the UK albums chart, Richard and Adam have scored a No.1 with The Impossible Dream, pushing Love Never Fails by Jahmene Douglas down to No.2. All The Little Lights by Passenger is at No.3 while Jay Z finds himself at No.4 with Magna Carta Holy Grail and Rod Stewart hangs on in the top 5 with Love.
Below: The best albums of 2013...so far
