New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde has debuted at No. 1 on the British singles chart, making her the youngest artist to do so since 1998.
The Official Charts Company said on Sunday the 16-year-old's debut single Royals beat former television talent show winner James Arthur to the top of the charts, pushing last week's No. 1 Counting Stars by OneRepublic into third place.
Only 15-year-old British pop artist Billie has entered the chart top spot at a younger age, when in 1998 she scored a number one with Because We Want To, Reuters reports.
American Katy Perry racked up her second album chart number one with Prism, selling 12,000 more copies than Briton James Blunt's new album Moon Landing. Last week's No.1, Tribute by John Newman, fell to third place.
Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli's new album Love in Portofino entered the charts at No. 5.
The teenager from Auckland's North Shore, whose real name is Ella Yelich-O'Connor, has already topped US Billboard music chart.
