Ellie Goulding ‘Higher Than Heaven’ As She Secures First-Ever Chart Double
This week, the singer tops the UK’s Official Albums Chart with ‘Higher Than Heaven’ and the Official Singles chart with Calvin Harris collab ‘Miracle.’
Ellie Goulding scored the coveted Official Chart Double for the first time in her career today. The singer tops both the Official Singles and the Official Albums Chart this week, securing a second week at Number 1 with Calvin Harris collaboration “Miracle,” while her fifth album, dance opus Higher Than Heaven becomes her fourth chart-topping LP.
Higher Than Heaven joins Ellie’s other Number 1 records, debut Lights (2010), dark pop delight Halcyon (2012) and the introspective Brightest Blue (2020). Her album Delirum also reached Number 3 in 2015.
With this newest chart-topper, Ellie now joins Adele as the British female solo artists with the most Number 1 albums to their name, with four titles apiece. Higher Than Heaven also ends the week as the biggest seller across independent record shops in the UK, topping the Official Record Store Chart.
And joining in on the fun is trance banger “Miracle,” Ellie’s high-octane trilogy-completing track with frequent collaborator Calvin Harris retains Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart for a second week, once more the most-streamed track in the country of the last 7 days.
Speaking exclusively to Official Charts while accepting her Number 1 Awards for the Official Chart Double, Ellie Goulding says: “Guys, I am so, so happy to be holding these two awards for Number 1 album and Number 1 single. I’m speechless. This has made me so happy.
“Thank you so much to everyone for supporting my album, buying it and streaming it, and for supporting “Miracle.” It’s such a lovely surprise. It’s been such a good day. Thank you so much, everybody!”
Martin Talbot, Chief Executive, Official Charts Company says: “Congratulations to Ellie Goulding. It is a superb achievement to score a fourth Number 1 single and album, and reaching greater chart heights with a Number 1 Official Chart Double.”
