A remix of Leo Sayer's Thunder In My Heart has given the star his first number one in 29 years.
The dance reworking of the track by a DJ named Meck has pushed rap hit Nasty Girl down to number two in the UK singles' chart.
Sayer – whose version of the song only got to number 22 – has said the comeback was "a lovely miracle".
Celebrity Big Brother star Preston's Ordinary Boys have held on at number three with their Boys Will Be Boys re-release, and US R&B youngster Chris Brown's Run It is at four.
The Arctic Monkeys have remained at one in the albums chart, followed by James Blunt and Richard Ashcroft.
The top ten in full:
1. (-) Meck Ft Leo Sayer: 'Thunder In My Heart Again'
2. (1) Notorious BIG / P Diddy / Nelly: 'Nasty Girl'
3. (3) Ordinary Boys: 'Boys Will Be Boys'
4. (2) Chris Brown Ft Juelz Santana: 'Run It'
5. (5) Dead Or Alive: 'You Spin Me Round'
6. (4) Beyonce Ft Slim Thug: 'Check On It'
7. (-) Source Ft Candi Staton: 'You Got The Love'
8. (-) Fall Out Boy: 'Sugar We're Goin Down'
9. (6) Hi-Tack: 'Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)'
10. (7) Shayne Ward: 'That's My Goal'







