First chart of 2026 and there is a brand new number 1 for Avalon Emerson. “Eden” (climbing 2-1) is the first single from an as-yet unnamed forthcoming second Avalon Emerson & The Charm project which follows the self-titled debut of Emerson's experimental indie/pop output in 2023 (& the Charm). “Eden” becomes Emerson's 2nd #1 hit on the Doctor Blind Chart following “Sandrail Silhouette” (from that aforementinoed project) which spent an impressive six weeks at the top in March and April 2023. This all means sadly that British duo The Itch, after three weeks in pole position with “Space In The Cab” (the 2025 Christmas Number One), are deposed 1-2. The Top 10 remains fairly static with just 1 new song entering, that is the latest single from Charli xcx - “Chains of Love” which rises from 12-9 - taken from the soundtrack to Emerald Fennell's adaptation of Wuthering Heights, due 13 February it becomes her 11th Top 10 hit and equals the biggest hit since “Von dutch” made #9 in April 2024.

Eight new entries arrive this week. Leading the charge is the return of Wesley Joseph, British songwriter, producer and filmmaker, originally from Walsall but now based in London. “If Time Could Talk” is the singer's latest single which comes with a self-directed music video shot in Paris. That comes in at 35. Jenny on Holiday (formerly of Norwich duo Let's Eat Grandma) returns with “Good Intentions” at 36, the latest single to be released from her forthcoming solo debut Quicksand Heart (due out this Friday, 9 January) following “Every Ounce of Me” which recently peaked at #2. Wolf Alice return with the 2nd single to make the chart from recent album The Clearing; 70s psychedelic influenced “White Horses” which has been picked up by 6Music recently on rotation and debuts at 39. We also see the return for Hercules & Love Affair (Andy Butler) with help from Icelandic singer/songwriter Elín Ey (aka Hips & Lips) on new single “Crossed Lines” which debuts at No.50. H&LA first appeared on my chart in 2008 collaborating with ANOHNI on the excellent “Blind” which went on to peak at #3.

There are also returns this week for TVAM, james K (who had the #1 of 2025 with “Play”), and Alewya. The only debutant this week is from Edva / Maddy Street - a French indie-pop duo based in Paris formed by Edouard and Valentina, originally from Russia, but now living and creating music in France, “Euphoria” is a 7 minute dance fused epic and enters the chart at No.46.

Full chart and a selection of music videos from the chart, after the jump ~

Doctor Blind Chart - 4th January 2026




TW - LW / Artist / “Song” / Chart Run (Wks on Chart)

01 - 02 Avalon Emerson & the Charm “Eden” ★ New #1 ★ 43-31-19-13-06-04-02-01 (8 weeks)


02 - 01 The Itch “Space In The Cab” 37-25-14-05-03-01-01-01-02 (9 weeks)

03 - 03 Lauren Auder “yes” 39-29-22-15-08-05-03-03-03 (9 weeks)


04 - 09 Man/Woman/Chainsaw “Only Girl” 40-32-25-20-16-09-04 (7 weeks)

05 - 06 FKA twigs “HARD” 37-24-18-13-09-06-05 (7 weeks)

06 - 08 Florence + The Machine “Sympathy Magic” 39-24-17-11-08-06 (6 weeks)

07 - 04 Jacob Alon “Don’t Fall Asleep” 39-26-14-08-03-02-02-02-04-07 (10 weeks)


08 - 05 Witch Post “Twin Fawn” 36-27-19-13-09-07-07-05-08 (9 weeks)


09 - 12 Charli XCX “Chains of Love” 48-36-27-22-17-12-09 (7 weeks)

10 - 07 Kelly Moran “Echo in the Field” 45-37-29-18-10-05-02-01-01-03-05-07-10 (13 weeks)

11 - 14 Overmono “Paradise Runner” 43-34-26-23-20-14-11 (7 weeks)

12 - 17 Grove “Break a Sweat” 39-30-23-21-22-17-12 (7 weeks)

13 - 16 Sudan Archives “A BUG'S LIFE” 38-29-25-16-13 (5 weeks)

14 - 18 TTSSFU “Upstairs” 44-34-26-18-14 (5 weeks)

15 - 10 Disiniblud “Blue Rags, Raging Wind [Kerry McCoy Remix] / Traces in the Window [Live]” 42-31-21-15-10-05-04-06-10-15 (10 weeks)

16 - 20 FAUZIA “The Way” 44-34-28-23-20-16 (6 weeks)

17 - 24 Wet Leg “mangetout” 42-35-30-24-17 (5 weeks)

18 - 26 Daniel Avery ft. Julie Dawson “The Ghost of Her Smile” 40-33-26-18 (4 weeks)


19 - 11 Sampha “Cumulus / Memory” 48-40-32-26-21-16-12-10-08-11-19 (11 weeks)

20 - 29 Water From Your Eyes “Born 4” 46-38-34-29-20 (5 weeks)

21 - 13 Lianne La Havas “Disarray” 50-33-24-20-17-15-12-10-13-21 (10 weeks)

22 - 35 Anna von Hausswolff “Struggle With the Beast” 49-35-22 (3 weeks)

23 - 15 Romy “Love Who You Love” 39-28-20-16-14-13-15-23 (8 weeks)

24 - 34 Sophia Stel “All My Friends Are Models” 44-34-24 (3 weeks)

25 - 19 Robyn “Dopamine” 46-38-31-21-15-15-19-25 (8 weeks)

26 - 30 Deki Alem “Stray Dog” 45-36-32-30-26 (5 weeks)

27 - 21 3l3d3p “>>> (FWD)” 39-26-17-09-03-01-01-02-04-08-12-21-27 (13 weeks)

28 - 39 Mount Palomar & Pip Blom “Little Fractures” 47-42-39-28 (4 weeks)

29 - 22 HORNET “leaving with Lisa” 39-29-19-14-10-06-04-03-04-06-09-14-22-29 (14 weeks)

30 - 44 Sharp Pins “Popafangout” ★ Fastest Climber ★ 50-44-30 (3 weeks)

31 - 42 Mandy, Indiana “Magazine” 45-42-31 (3 weeks)

32 - 41 The Twilight Sad “Waiting For The Phonecall” 47-41-32 (3 weeks)

33 - 46 sim0ne “freaky” 46-33 (2 weeks)

34 - 23 Kelly Lee Owens “ASCEND” 45-36-28-22-19-18-23-34 (8 weeks)

35 - NE Wesley Joseph “If Time Could Talk” ★Highest New Entry★

36 - NE Jenny on Holiday “Good Intentions” ★New Entry★

37 - 28 Austra “Siren Song” 46-35-29-18-12-09-07-11-19-28-37 (11 weeks)

38 - 47 Boyhood “A Grand Time” 47-38 (2 weeks)


39 - NE Wolf Alice “White Horses” ★New Entry★

40 - NE TVAM “The Words” ★New Entry★


41 - 33 Yawning Portal “In Iowa / My City” 47-33-20-12-09-07-07-11-18-28-33-41 (12 weeks)

42 - 38 Dean Blunt & Elias Rønnenfelt “tears on his rings and chains” 38-25-16-10-05-02-01-01-01-01-02-04-07-10-14-19-25-35-38-42 (20 weeks)

43 - NE james K “Days Go By” ★New Entry★

44 - 31 Art School Girlfriend “The Peaks” 43-36-32-29-31-44 (6 weeks)

45 - 25 Louis Brennan “Christmas Is The Hardest Time of Year” 50-39-27-25-45 (5 weeks)


46 - NE Edva ft. Maddy Street “Euphoria” ★New Entry★


47 - 36 Rochelle Jordan “Doing It Too” 36-23-11-04-02-01-01-02-04-06-10-16-24-36-47 (15 weeks)

48 - NE Alewya ft. Dagmawit Ameha “Night Drive” ★New Entry★

49 - 27 Home Counties “Better Last Year (Home Counties for Christmas)” 40-26-21-27-49 (5 weeks)


50 - NE Hercules & Love Affair ft. Hips & Lips “Crossed Lines” ★New Entry★

#01s of 2026

04.01.26 Avalon Emerson & the Charm “Eden”


★SELECTED NEW ENTRIES / VIDEOS★

35 Wesley Joseph “If Time Could Talk”

36 Jenny on Holiday “Good Intentions” // Last single: “Every Ounce of Me” (No2, November 2025)

43 james K “Days Go By” // Last single: “Doom Bikini” (No3, September 2025)

48 Alewya ft. Dagmawit Ameha “Night Drive” // Last single: “Play” (No25, January 2022)

50 Hercules & Love Affair ft. Hips & Lips “Crossed Lines” // Last single: “Grace” (No45, March 2022)

Thanks for reading - full chart histories available on request, I finally had time to fully update the Access Database!

Hi there!

Nice to see "Sympathy Magic" reach a new peak in the top 10 and "Chains Of Love" in the top 10.

Great chart!
Take care.

Well, hello stranger!

I'm really enjoying fka twigs output the last year and hard is no exception but it's a bit on the weak side for me compared to the other singles.

Dopamine is pretty decent of course. It's nice to see Robyn come back and hopefully there's more to come.

Good stuff 🥳

I've been going through people's personal charts today in desperate search of new music, and actually really like your #1! Happy to see HARD and Chains Of Love top 10, and looooving Freaky right now so glad to see that on the rise too.

The taste dripping from this chart, and so glad to see someone else loving 'Space in the Cab', I have been waiting for them to blow up for too long now