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Harry Styles' debut single to miss number one spot due to Spotify glitch?

On Friday, we were all left suitably in awe of Harry Styles when he finally released his much-anticipated debut solo single, ‘Sign Of The Times’.

Reminiscent of music icons such as David Bowie and Freddie Mercury, the track was widely praised by fans and critics alike, but in spite of the huge success the One Direction star might miss out on the number one spot this Friday due to a huge Spotify glitch.

Harry Styles
Harry might miss out on the top spot.

‘Sign Of The Times’ has climbed to the top of the UK charts in terms of downloads and sales but the lack of streams means that it has dropped below Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape Of You’ after a technical error on Spotify left fans unable to find the song.

Speaking to The Sun, a source explained: “This is a nightmare start for Harry’s solo career and his record label won’t be happy.

“The Spotify malfunction meant many of his fans simply couldn’t find his song to listen to online when they searched for it.

“The potential ramifications are big and it’s likely he has missed out on hundreds of thousands of streams as a result. That could really affect his chart position come Friday (14.04.17).

Harry’s much-anticipated solo single dropped on Friday.
Harry’s much-anticipated solo single dropped on Friday.

“He is Number One at the moment but that’s only because his streaming stats haven’t been included yet, and they have more weight.

“Harry’s launch is one of the industry’s biggest this year and everyone expected him to hit the ground running by topping the charts.”

According to The Sun, as of last night ‘Sign Of The Times’ had sold 23,816 copies compared to 6,969 for ‘Shape Of You’, which is currently number one.

Ed Sheeran saying cheers for the streams [Flavio Lo Scalzo / AGF/REX/Shutterstock]
Will Ed steal the top spot from Harry?

However, Ed has dwarfed Harry when it comes to streams, with 548,052 compared to Harry’s 301,925.

Spotify have now rectified the issue and even tweeted a public apology to Harry Styles and his fans, but it is thought the loss of streams on the day of the single’s initial release will have had a huge impact on Harry’s chances of nabbing the number one spot this Friday.

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