Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s Rein Me In breaks 73-year record to become longest-running UK No 1 single

Duetting stars surpass record set in 1953, when crooner Frankie Laine hit the top with I Believe

Sam Fender and Olivia Dean have scored the longest running UK No 1 single in history with Rein Me In, beating a record that has stood since 1953.

Back then, the UK singles chart had been running for less than a year and contained just 12 songs when I Believe, a bombastic ballad by US crooner Frankie Laine, hit No 1 and spent a total of 18 weeks on the chart.