Official Charts Analysis: Zayn hits No.1 with solo debut

Ten months after leaving One Direction, Zayn Malik sprints to a No.1 debut with first solo single Pillowtalk on sales of 112,497 copies, including a best-ever 49,719 from streams.

Credited simply to Zayn, Pillowtalk received a late boost from the release of an acoustic, 'living room session' version, which displays his falsetto range, and at, 2m 25s, is nearly a minute shorter than the full studio version of Pillowtalk.  23 year old Malik was a member of One Direction for ...

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