Dave and Central Cee: Sprinter scores a record-breaking number one
BBC By Mark Savage
BBC Music Correspondent
Dave and Central Cee have topped the UK charts with their new single, Sprinter, setting a streaming record in the process.
The collaborative track racked up 13.4 million streams last week - the highest number ever for a rap single.
It is also the highest number of first week streams since Adele's Easy On Me was played 24 million times in 2021.
The duo's smash is a playful, knowing track that indulges in rap clichs while acknowledging their absurdity.
It's lifted from a surprise EP, Split Decision, which saw the two old friends team up for the first time since 2016, when they traded lines on a remix of AJ Tracey's Spirit Bomb.
Two more tracks from the EP also made this week's top 20, with Trojan Horse at 14 and UK Rap at 17.
