Sam Fender and Olivia Dean team-up Rein Me In moves back into the Top 10 and secures its highest position since July (8).
And that’s not all for Olivia. A Couple Minutes, which has received an incredible reaction following its live COLORS studio session performance, also blasts up the rankings (15).
Alex Warren sees his record-breaking former Number 1 track Ordinary on the up once again, jumping three (11).
A cluster of personal bests for British artists incoming!
It’s big news for rising star Sienna Spiro, who sees Die On This Hill shoot 11 places back into the Top 20 (13).
Next, Skye Newman finds FU & UF hitting new heights, moving to Number 16.
And finally, EsDeeKid’s Phantom featuring Rico Ace continues to blow up as it elevates 11 spots to make its Top 20 debut (17). The scouse sensation also sees his latest release Century soar 19 this week (21). A fantastic showing from the Brits all round!
Elsewhere, Kehlani finds her irresistible hit Folded piercing the Top 20 for the first time (20).
Our highest new entry this week comes courtesy of Fred again.., who teams up with Sammy Virji and Reggie on Talk of the Town (22). sombr’s enduring back to friends moves up seven (30) and a new entry for Digga D with DPMO, as the UK rapper claims his 14th Top 40 single (31).
As it goes viral on social media, Sonny Fodera finds Think About Us with D.O.D and Poppy Baskcomb finally breaking the Top 40, rocketing ten places (33).
With her album LUX becoming the highest charting album by a Spanish female artist in Official Chart history, the good news continues for ROSALÍA, as lead single Berghain featuring Björk and Yves Tumor makes an incredible leap into the Top 40; 15 places to be exact giving the singer the highest charting single of her career in the UK as a lead artist (36).
And rounding off the week, breakout US singer-songwriter Ravyn Lenae’s Love Me Not sits at Number 40 after scaling four places.
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Albums
Taylor Swift takes The Life Of A Showgirl to a fourth non-consecutive week at the Official Albums Chart summit today. Upon its release, Taylor’s 14th chart-topper broke records as it secured the biggest opening week of 2025, with no other international artist boasting more UK Number 1 albums, leaving The Beatles and Robbie Williams as the only artists in history with more, having banked 15 apiece.
Following her GRAMMYS 2026 Best New Artist nomination, Olivia Dean’s former chart-topper The Art Of Loving is on the up, lifting two (2), as 2026 Mighty Hoopla headliner Lily Allen’s West End Girl holds strong with a third consecutive week in the Top 5 (3).
It’s a second solo Top 10 album for Hayley Williams, whose third studio project Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party makes its Official Chart debut (10). Hayley previously saw Top 10 success with 2020 release Petals For Armor (4), boasting a further four Top 10 LPs as a member of Paramore.
Available on vinyl for the first time, sombr’s debut I Barely Know Her jumps 18 (11).
Paul McCartney & Wings net a fifth Top 40 album with WINGS, the group’s ultimate self-titled anthology personally overseen by Paul himself (12).
The release of new vinyl variants sees Lady Gaga’s GRAMMY-nominated MAYHEM rocket 51 spots (14). MAYHEM also claims the top spot on this week’s Official Vinyl Albums Chart and Official Record Store Chart in the process.
Breakout Liverpool rapper EsDeeKid’s debut record Rebel reaches new heights, up six as it breaks the Top 20 for the first time (19).
London-formed rock outfit White Lies land a seventh Top 40 album with latest collection Night Light (29), as a deluxe reissue of Jake Bugg’s 2024 record A Modern Day Distraction sees it return to the Top 40 (37).
