Captain Tom Moore, the 99-year-old war veteran who made global headlines by completing an inspiring fundraising walk for the National Health Service (NHS), is strolling to No.
1 on the U.K. singles chart.Moore teamed up with Michael Ball and the NHS Voices Of Care Choir on a cover of Gerry & The Pacemakers’ “Never Walk Alone” (Decca), a song which has taken an early lead in the race to the Official U.K.
Singles Chart.After 48 hours of sales and streaming activity, the fundraising track shifted almost 36,000 units, mostly on downloads, according to the Official Charts Company.
That’s a lead of 22,000 chart sales ahead of the reigning No. 1, The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights.”Moore last Thursday completed 100 laps of his 25 meter garden path in.