Pharrell Williams and his song Happy reclaimed the number one spot in the British music singles chart on Sunday, knocking Timber by fellow Americans Pitbull and Ke$ha into second place, the Official Charts Company said.

Happy sold over 107,000 copies to occupy the top spot for a second non-consecutive week, having been dethroned by Timber the previous week. Pharrell Williams had scored the two biggest-selling singles of 2013.

Among the fastest climbers in the singles chart was Beyoncé, whose Drunk In Love, a collaboration with her husband Jay Z, jumped 17 places to take the number 10 spot. It was Beyoncé’s 16th top 10 hit in Britain.

British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding held on to the number one spot in the official albums chart for a second week with Halcyon, keeping Beyoncé’s self-titled album at bay in second place.

Goulding, who performed at the wedding reception of Prince William and Kate Middleton in 2011, was last week nominated for three Brit Awards, the top music honours in Britain.

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