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Alex Warren Named US Male Artist with Longest-Running UK Number One Single

  • Alex Warren, a 24-year-old American singer-songwriter, set a new UK chart record in 2025 when his song "Ordinary" became the longest-running chart-topper of the decade, surpassing previous hits including Ed Sheeran's "Bad Habits."
  • Ordinary broke records previously held by Ed Sheeran's 2021 hit Bad Habits and Slim Whitman's 1955 song Rose Marie, which topped charts for 11 weeks.
  • Alex Warren's song "Ordinary," which first entered the UK charts in February 2025, has amassed 107 million streams and 920,000 sales, as reported by the UK's official chart authority.
  • Martin Talbot from the Official Charts Company emphasized that Alex Warren’s influence on the music scene in 2025 is extraordinary, noting his impressive achievement in breaking long-standing chart records.
  • Warren's new record suggests shifting music trends and streaming habits have enabled US artists like him to surpass longstanding UK chart milestones.
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Alex Warren named US male artist with longest-running UK number one single

His hit song Ordinary has also reached new heights in the UK charts to become the longest-running number one single of the 2020s.

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The Bulrushes broke the news in on Friday, June 6, 2025.
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