George Ezra claims his first Irish No.1 single: 'I never thought this would happen'

The track lifts from 4 to Number 1 to dethrone last week’s chart-topper, Clean Bandit’s 'Solo' ft. Demi Lovato.

'Shotgun' has been a slow burner of a hit, taking the top spot in its 14th week inside the Top 50. Prior to 'Shotgun', George’s highest ranking hit in Ireland was 'Budapest', his worldwide breakthrough hit, which reached Number 4 in 2013.

Speaking to OfficialCharts.com/Ireland, George comments:

“I never thought that this would happen. The thing that’s most amazing about it is the fact that all of you out there are sharing the song and playing it loud and enjoying it with your summer, which is exactly what I wanted. I can’t thank you enough.”

As of next Friday 6 July, the Official Irish Singles Chart will be compiled and published under its new methodology, and will include video streaming data for the first time, amongst a string of other changes. More details can be found here. The chart is compiled for the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) by the Official Charts Company.

Elsewhere in this week’s Top 10, XXXTentacion’s 'Sad!' reaches a new peak of Number 8, climbing a further five places from last week following his death, and Jess Glynne’s 'I’ll Be There' rebounds from 11 to 9.

Meanwhile, Jonas Blue’s Rise ft. Jack & Jack edges closer to the Top 10, leaping ten places to 14, and Tiesto & Dzeko’s Jackie Chan ft. Preme & Post Malone reaches a new peak, up four to 17.

Further down, there are big climbers for M.O’s Bad Vibe ft. Lotto Boyzz & Mr Eazi, up 18 to 32, Kendrick Lamar & SZA’s All The Stars returns to the Top 40 at 34, up 25 spots, and production duo NOTD land their first Top 40 on the Irish Singles Chart with I Wanna Know ft. Bea Miller, up two to Number 40.