A tightly fought chart race between two American women ensured the destination of this week's No.1 single was up in the air until the very end. The reigning champion won the fight, Positions by Ariana Grande remaining at the summit for a fourth week with a chart sale of 44,581 (just 1,117 of them paid downloads). Five singles have now spent at least four weeks in total at No.1 in 2020.

Commiserations then to Billie Eilish, denied her second ...