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05/01/2026

Singles

01 01 20 01 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean

02 02 13 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift

03 03 28 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna

04 04 47 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren

05 07 29 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe

06 06 15 05 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! Raye

07 05 14 04 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean

08 08 23 06 12 TO 12 sombr

09 09 30 08 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean

10 11 41 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr

11 10 05 09 I RUN Kaitlin Aragon, HVN.

12 12 13 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift

13 13 102 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

14 RE 53 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo

15 17 44 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae

16 19 90 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

17 18 25 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber

18 15 07 15 CHANEL Tyla

19 14 13 13 A COUPLE MINUTES Olivia Dean

20 20 85 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

21 16 40 02 UNDRESSED sombr

22 32 63 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars

23 26 63 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams

24 35 30 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter

25 22 28 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax

26 23 27 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast

27 43 90 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

28 24 14 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae

29 27 72 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars

30 30 86 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

31 33 55 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal

32 21 09 21 PHANTOM EsDeeKid & Rico Ace

33 25 14 20 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean

34 37 26 27 GABRIELA Katseye

35 34 57 01 MESSY Lola Young

36 28 07 28 4 RAWS EsDeeKid

37 41 14 28 DRACULA Tame Impala

38 44 22 38 FOLDED Kehlani

39 31 14 25 LET ALONE THE ONE YOU LOVE Olivia Dean

40 36 15 36 REIN ME IN Sam Fender, Olivia Dean

41 42 90 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE! Chappell Roan

42 38 27 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast

43 39 72 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez

44 48 49 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae

45 40 27 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast

46 46 64 23 BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims

47 47 93 01 TOO SWEET Hozier

48 59 35 22 MYSTICAL MAGICAL Benson Boone

49 49 31 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae

50 51 27 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast

Bubbling Under

11 (11) CENTURY EsDeeKid

12 (12) CHOOSIN' TEXAS Ella Langley

13 (15) TALK OF THE TOWN Fred again.., Sammy Virji, Reggie

14 (13) ELIZABETH TAYLOR Taylor Swift

15 (18) THINK ABOUT US Sonny Fodera, D.O.D, Poppy Baskcomb

16 (16) DIE ON THIS HILL Sienna Spiro

17 (17) THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift feat. Sabrina Carpenter

18 (NE) GONE GONE GONE David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones And I

19 (20) NOBODY'S GIRL Tate McRae

20 (19) WHITE KEYS Dominic Fike

Albums

01 01 14 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean

02 02 13 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift

03 03 28 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack

04 04 18 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter

05 05 71 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter

06 06 45 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae

07 09 89 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

08 07 49 01 WISH YOU WERE HERE (50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) Pink Floyd

09 10 85 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

10 08 54 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator

11 13 55 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren

12 14 80 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

13 16 33 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen

14 12 19 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr

15 18 82 01 BRAT Charli XCX

16 15 42 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga

17 11 06 01 WICKED: FOR GOOD Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande

18 19 11 02 DEADBEAT Tame Impala

19 22 94 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande

20 17 16 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran

21 31 19 03 KARMA Stray Kids

22 20 04 11 LIVE FROM GLASTONBURY (A BBC RECORDING) Olivia Rodrigo

23 21 34 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token

24 26 27 02 ADDISON Addison Rae

25 24 55 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar

26 27 12 17 PEOPLE WATCHING Sam Fender

27 35 21 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph

28 30 07 01 EVERYONE'S A STAR! 5 Seconds of Summer

29 32 19 05 HICKEY Royel Otis

30 40 39 01 HURRY UP TOMORROW The Weeknd

31 36 19 27 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model

32 NE 01 32 THY WILL BE DONE $uicideBoy$

33 34 25 02 SWAG Justin Bieber

34 45 66 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone

35 49 28 01 FROM ZERO Linkin Park

36 28 09 18 I LOVE MY COMPUTER Ninajirachi

37 37 19 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey

38 50 43 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake

39 39 22 01 FALL FROM THE LIGHT Hilltop Hoods

40 33 30 04 CHARM Clairo

41 29 61 01 50 YEARS - THE BEST OF Cold Chisel

42 42 27 01 VIRGIN Lorde

43 25 09 22 GETTING KILLED Geese

44 46 15 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley

45 61 73 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris

46 48 27 02 IF THAT MAKES SENSE Spacey Jane

47 54 10 06 WEST END GIRL Lily Allen

48 43 09 04 EVERYBODY SCREAM Florence + the Machine

49 56 14 06 VIE Doja Cat

50 62 23 01 AMERICAN HEART Benson Boone

Welcome to a new year of assorted ramblings!

"Man I Need" is #1 for a 7th week. Not only is there no threat to this on the horizon, but we must consider the looming Hottest 100 which I suspect can only help Olivia Dean when it comes down to it. The race for #2 is at least interesting though. I expect Taylor Swift to retain it, but Olivia Dean's second entry is making headway, as is the surprise re-entry for Djo. ARIA's initial briefing of the new rules suggested this was only allowed if a song has gone 10 years without charting, but in our first possible chance to witness it, they've allowed a song that last appeared on the chart about 6 months ago. Ironically, The Police's "Every Breath You Take" which hasn't charted in 40 years and would very likely be in the top 30 is also missing, as is Dave's "Raindance" which has finally propelled itself into the top 50 except it hasn't. I also think The Killers might have reached a new peak for "Mr. Brightside" which would have made it the highest charting song on "Hot Fuss", but I guess they'll have to wait until 2036. If you're one of those people glad to (almost) not have any Christmas songs on the chart because they might be blocking other entries, you might have an actual leg to stand on! On the other hand, if you were looking for gaining top 50 hits that aren't an EsDeeKid single and an Olivia Dean album track, I'm sorry because they're the only songs that hit the top 50 because of it, and there's every chance they might re-enter later and take that away too. Kehlani scores the only new peak across both charts this week.

Olivia Dean is also #1 on the album chart for a 5th week. I'd have more to say here if there were debuts by artists who don't have awful, awful names that preclude me from ever wanting to acknowledge them.

So I see those new rules are going well!

(Not that I think the Djo song should be excluded, but just interesting that they seem to have already decided to ignore the new rule to allow that back unless I misunderstood)