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Zayn Malik shoots straight to No.1 on US singles chart

Zayn Malik has done something One Direction never managed to do - bag a US No.1 single.

The singer recently released 'Pillowtalk' as his first piece of music since leaving the boyband last year.

The track sold 267,000 downloads in its first week on sale in the US, with the tune bagging 22.3 million streams too.

Malik is the first UK artist to debut at No.1 on the US singles chart.

His former band One Direction never managed to top the Billboard Hot 100, with their highest peak coming in the form of 2013's 'Best Song Ever', which reached No.2.

Incidentally, the singer is also the first artist with a name starting with 'Z' to top the chart.

The song has already reached No.1 in the UK and Australia.

'Pillowtalk' meanwhile will feature on Malik's upcoming debut album 'Mind of Mine', which is set to land on March 25.

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