• A new female artist who we do not know the name of yet has a massive breakthrough/debut year and become sone of the key names of 2026 - including the year's biggest hit

• Act III lead goes top 3 however does not have the same level of love that BMS and Texas got, the second single however is the defining hit of the album

• Ariana's tour leads to Into You re-entering the top 50

• Raye has multiple top 10 hits during 2026 from her album

• Most No.1 singles since 2020

• We're all shocked as Jade manages to bag a big hit from her 2nd album

• Drakes album comes out and underperforms compared to his previous albums

• Central Cee and Skye Newman collaboration becomes one of the biggest hits of the summer - top 2

• Harry Styles returns and is the biggest male artist of the year, a ballad in memory of Liam becomes a multiple week No.1

• Adele also returns with an album that is more successful than 30 but still lagging behind from 21 and 25

• Every single from Olivia's new album reaches the top 5 - including a No.1

• Western pop groups start to slowly return into fashion with Katseye surprisingly having a moderate hit and Simon Cowell's new boy band Decmeebr 10th getting a top 40 entry as the song goes viral on Tiktok due to everyoine hating on it

• BTS come back with a top 3 single, it falls off quickly

• Christmas No.1 - a campaign to get a 70s classic to No.1 becomes very successful

• Number 1s from: Harry, Olivia, Beyoncé, Adele, Central Cee, Calvin Harris

48 minutes ago, C.O. said:

• A new female artist who we do not know the name of yet has a massive breakthrough/debut year and become sone of the key names of 2026 - including the year's biggest hit

• Raye has multiple top 10 hits during 2026 from her album

• Most No.1 singles since 2020

• We're all shocked as Jade manages to bag a big hit from her 2nd album

• Central Cee and Skye Newman collaboration becomes one of the biggest hits of the summer - top 2

• Western pop groups start to slowly return into fashion with Katseye surprisingly having a moderate hit and Simon Cowell's new boy band Decmeebr 10th getting a top 40 entry as the song goes viral on Tiktok due to everyoine hating on it

I think these are very likely to happen. Especially Central Cee/Skye Newman.

Edited December 26, 2025Dec 26 by James.

On 26/12/2025 at 10:47, C.O. said:

• A new female artist who we do not know the name of yet has a massive breakthrough/debut year and become sone of the key names of 2026 - including the year's biggest hit

• Act III lead goes top 3 however does not have the same level of love that BMS and Texas got, the second single however is the defining hit of the album

• Ariana's tour leads to Into You re-entering the top 50

• Raye has multiple top 10 hits during 2026 from her album

• Most No.1 singles since 2020

• We're all shocked as Jade manages to bag a big hit from her 2nd album

• Drakes album comes out and underperforms compared to his previous albums

• Central Cee and Skye Newman collaboration becomes one of the biggest hits of the summer - top 2

• Harry Styles returns and is the biggest male artist of the year, a ballad in memory of Liam becomes a multiple week No.1

• Adele also returns with an album that is more successful than 30 but still lagging behind from 21 and 25

• Every single from Olivia's new album reaches the top 5 - including a No.1

• Western pop groups start to slowly return into fashion with Katseye surprisingly having a moderate hit and Simon Cowell's new boy band Decmeebr 10th getting a top 40 entry as the song goes viral on Tiktok due to everyoine hating on it

• BTS come back with a top 3 single, it falls off quickly

• Christmas No.1 - a campaign to get a 70s classic to No.1 becomes very successful

• Number 1s from: Harry, Olivia, Beyoncé, Adele, Central Cee, Calvin Harris

Olivia Dean or Rodrigo?

7 minutes ago, Johann said:

Olivia Dean or Rodrigo?

I’d assume Rodrigo.

1 minute ago, James. said:

I’d assume Rodrigo.

Could be both 🤷

Just now, 777666jason said:

Could be both 🤷

Could be but I don’t see Dean dropping another album next year, I think she’ll focus on touring and I think she’ll be announced for some festivals.

3 minutes ago, James. said:

Could be but I don’t see Dean dropping another album next year, I think she’ll focus on touring and I think she’ll be announced for some festivals.

True but then again sabrina did 6 months after a SNS deluxe whilst touring as well so not impossible

Edited December 27, 2025Dec 27 by 777666jason

Just now, 777666jason said:

True but then again sabrina did 6 months after a SNS deluxe

And she was touring! Maybe it is a possibility then. I reckon we’ll get TAOL deluxe in March after the BRITs, where she is likely to sweep like RAYE and Charli have done recently.

Edited December 27, 2025Dec 27 by James.

Just now, James. said:

And she was touring! Maybe it is a possibility then.

Exactly 💯

Madonna comes back and surprises with a top 10 hit, and an album that's surprisingly fairly successful.

Jack Black's third solo Top 40 via Super Mario Galaxy Movie x

I feel like Taylor and Sabrina will be still setting the tone in 2026 - they know exactly how to keep the interest alive.😊

And country music will be storming the world as well, Lainey Wilson, Ella Langley, Morgan Wallen, Mat Kearney and the others. ✌

Rodrigo is almost guaranteed to come out with an album in 2026 and she gets a number 1 every album. Dont know yet if Dean has staying power until her next project does as well as TAOL so couldn't say if new material would nab her a num1 again

Olivia Dean has consistently built her profile between album 1 and 2, she's currently so huge that I think it's likely that she'd do incredibly well with the lead of her next album (but I don't think that'll be something to think about next year somehow)

EsDeeKid gets a number one single, ideally with the 4 Raws remix if it gets released. His rise helps underground UK hip hop secure multiple top 40 entries across the year

Fred Again finally gets a top 3 single

A rock song hits the top 5, whether that be something new or a posthumous tribute to a fallen legend

A song completely made with AI vocals unfortunately goes top 10 and isn't banned from the charts at any point like I Run

Taylor Swift releases yet another album which is the biggest seller of the year, Arctic Monkeys return on the same week and miss out on another number one album as a result

Bruno Mars gets round to releasing his female duets album, it goes number one and spawns another top 10 hit

A bassline song is the song of the summer

Bad Bunny gets his first solo top 10 hit after the Super Bowl

David Guetta or Kygo assaults our ears with a long-running top 40 hit that samples What's Up by 4 Non Blondes

Drake releases Iceman and it becomes his most successful album since Scorpion because f**k me

Charlotte Church makes a music comeback of sorts.

RAYE releases a monster success of an album.

Charli will have another #1 single.

Chappell doesn’t release an album.

JADE gets her first US Hot 100 entry.

Christina Aguilera will have a renaissance.

1 hour ago, Jessie Where said:

Madonna comes back and surprises with a top 10 hit, and an album that's surprisingly fairly successful.

Definitely wishful thinking but we can pray!!

My Predictions:

☆1 Run goes number 1, top 5 at minimum.

☆Beyonce drops her act 3 Rock project and its better received then act 2. Will have Rock legends on it. Will be a moment.

☆ Olivia Rodrigo releases a pop punk album achieves chart double. (Less sure about genre as deluxe was more Country but thinking of her collab with Robert Smith + direction she seemed to be going in)

☆Chappell releases a song, reaches no.1 with no mention of an album.

☆Sabrina drops a new song near end of 2026 to start teasing for a 2027 album release.

☆Taylor announces the release of the vault tracks for Reputations 10th year anniversary. Or chooses to celebrate 20y anniversary of debut and therefore puts out music this year.

☆Billie Eilish drops lead single of her 4th studio album near end of year.

☆Ariana Grande breaks the record for having all her albums chart simultaneously in 1 week during tour in August. (If hasn't been broken but I couldn't find somebody who charted all at once in the uk) She also has another top 10 hit.

☆Olivia Dean sweeps at the Brits.

☆Raye achieves another number 1 but with a new single, not WIMH!

☆Michael Jackson The Essential album returns to number 1 alongside his movie.

☆Zara Larsson will have a big year.

☆Jade will break into the US.

☆Halsey drops her label, goes independent and releases lead single.

☆Katy Perry new album continues to flop commercially but becomes beloved by fans.

☆And lastly more artists who will drop albums who havent confirmed yet: Gracie Abrams. Lana Del Rey. Dove Cameron. Carly Rae Jepsen. Tyla.

14 minutes ago, Henessy Lake said:

My Predictions:

☆1 Run goes number 1, top 5 at minimum.

I would also add that HAVEN. will never release another song!

16 minutes ago, No Sleeep said:

Definitely wishful thinking but we can pray!!

In my mind I feel like she certainly could achieve that if Kylie can, comes back with an undeniable banger, and properly applies herself with the kind of drive she's been known for in the past. But I suppose the one thing she has going against her is public perception of her generally not exactly being favourable.

I'm willing it to happen either way! 🙏