Zayn Malik debuts at number one in the US

Pillowtalk becomes only the 25th song to debut at No 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the first since fellow Brit Adele shot to the top with Hello in November.

To call One Direction a success story is a massive understatement.

Since then, Zayn has started dating American model Gigi Hadid and has relocated to NY in order to spend more time with her.

Bowie has dominated the British album charts since his death last month and claimed top spot for the fourth week as the Best Of Bowie compilation – originally released in 2002 – replaced his final album Blackstar. It was speculated that he was going to pursue a career as a solo artist, and Malik himself confirmed this when he took to his Twitter account last June to tell his fans that he has signed up with RCA.

Zayn Malik has made U.S. chart history by eclipsing his former One Direction bandmates on the Billboard Hot 100.

The song has been streamed online 22 million times and downloaded 267,000 times in the US.

Zayn Malik will be making his debut as a solo artist in an upcoming episode of “The Tonight Show”.

Zayn Malik has reason to celebrate!

Malik has pulled out of a number of interviews to promote the single, which is the first from his debut album which is released in March.

It is the first of Rihanna’s albums not to debut at number one since 2009, when Rated R entered the charts at number nine, but Anti is likely to climb in the coming weeks.