American rapper Wiz Khalifa has scored the fastest selling single of the year, as his tribute to actor Paul Walker, See You Again, climbed 21 places to top the British chart, the Official Charts Company said.

The song featuring Charlie Puth is on the soundtrack to the movie Furious 7, and it pays tribute to cast member Walker who died during filming in November 2013.

A remix of OMI’s 2012 reggae song Cheerleader climbed 25 places to number two in the rundown, while last week’s chart-topper, Hold My Hand by Jess Glynne, slipped to number three.

Singer-songwriter Paul Simon scored his first number-one album in 25 years after a string of British tour dates with Sting helped propel his The Ultimate Collection to the top, ahead of James Bay’s Chaos and the Calm.

Meanwhile, Furious 7 has already hurtled past the $1 billion mark in box office takings globally.

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