Singer-songwriter Alex Warren has broken UK chart records as the US male artist with the longest-running number one single.

His hit song Ordinary has also reached new heights to be named the longest-running number one single of the 2020s, beating Ed Sheeran’s Bad Habits in 2021, according to the Official Charts Company.

The singer-songwriter scored his 12th week at the top of the leaderboard making him the US male solo artist with the most consecutive weeks at number one.

Alex Warren with his award from the Official Charts Company for Ordinary (Official Charts Company/PA) PA Media

He beats the late American country singer Slim Whitman who achieved 11 consecutive weeks in 1955 with Rose Marie.

According to the Official Charts Company, Californian Warren’s hit song Ordinary has had

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