The shortest No.1 in the UK since 1963, at just 112 seconds long, Lil Nas X’s viral victor, Old Town Road, spends its second week at the summit with consumption up a further 5.40% week-on-week at 84,648 units, including 78,493 from sales-equivalent streams.

The track, which also remains at No.1 in America for the 20 year old from Atlanta, is indebted to audio streaming, where it is far ahead of the field, although it trails at No.8 on video streams ...