News: Ed Sheeran lands slowest sleeper No.1 single of all time

Ed Sheerand and Taylor Swift find themselves at the top of this week's UK charts, with Sheeran bagging the slowest sleeper hit of all time. 
Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud' first entered the top 40 19 weeks ago, but has only this week found itself at the No.1 spot - marking the longest time a track has spent to climb the charts since the official singles chart began.
'Thinking Out Loud' has sold more than 365,000 copies since July, with almost a quarter of which the last week.
The Official Charts Company say that its the longest a track has taken to climb to the top of the top 40, follwed by Celine Dion’s 'Think Twice', which spent 13 weeks ascending the charts.
Meanwhile, Meghan Trainor finds herself at No.2 with 'All About That Bass', Taylor Swift comes in at No.3 with 'Shake It Off' while Jessie J ft Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande are in at No.4 with 'Bang Bang'. Jeremih ft YG complete the top five with 'Don’t Tell ‘Em'.

Watch Ed Sheeran's video for 'Thinking Out Loud' below

Meanwhile, Taylor Swift finds herself with a No.1 of the albums chart with her hugely critically-acclaimed 1989, while Sheeran is at No.2 with X, Sam Smith at No.3 with In The Lonely Hour, Ben Howard at No.4 with 'I Forget Where We Were' and George Ezra in at No.5 with Wanted On Voyage.

Below: 12 exclusive, stunning photos of Ed Sheeran at Leeds Arena