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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)

Ninajirachi up to #12 on the latest album chart ?! 🥹 ❤️‍🔥

On 08/01/2026 at 11:10, Brer said:

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)

I suspect I'm going to be living on moment-to-moment best guesses based on the newest information. It's possible that the 10 year layoff is optional and to be discarded if something's made the top 30, or alternatively, they're only counting that for subsequent re-entries in an 'everyone gets one' kinda way. Maybe it's all just meaningless and labels can do what they want, because otherwise I have to pretend it's consistent when "Lush Life" isn't charting. Might nearly be top 10.

12/01/2026

Singles

01 01 21 01 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean

02 02 14 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift

03 03 29 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna

04 14 54 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo

05 06 16 05 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! Raye

06 04 48 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren

07 07 15 04 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean

08 05 30 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe

09 08 24 06 12 TO 12 sombr

10 09 31 08 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean

11 10 42 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr

12 11 06 09 I RUN Kaitlin Aragon, HVN.

13 12 14 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift

14 13 103 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

15 15 45 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae

16 19 14 13 A COUPLE MINUTES Olivia Dean

17 17 26 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber

18 NE 01 18 RAINDANCE Dave, Tems

19 21 41 02 UNDRESSED sombr

20 16 91 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

21 20 86 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

22 18 08 15 CHANEL Tyla

23 23 64 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams

24 25 29 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax

25 33 15 20 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean

26 22 64 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars

27 31 56 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal

28 36 08 28 4 RAWS EsDeeKid

29 30 87 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

30 24 31 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter

31 34 27 27 GABRIELA Katseye

32 35 58 01 MESSY Lola Young

33 27 91 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

34 32 10 21 PHANTOM EsDeeKid & Rico Ace

35 26 28 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast

36 44 50 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae

37 29 73 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars

38 28 15 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae

39 39 15 25 LET ALONE THE ONE YOU LOVE Olivia Dean

40 40 16 36 REIN ME IN Sam Fender, Olivia Dean

41 41 91 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE! Chappell Roan

42 38 23 38 FOLDED Kehlani

43 43 73 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez

44 49 32 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae

45 NE 01 45 INTERNET GIRL Katseye

46 60 06 46 CHOOSIN' TEXAS Ella Langley

47 37 15 28 DRACULA Tame Impala

48 42 28 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast

49 48 36 22 MYSTICAL MAGICAL Benson Boone

50 52 11 50 I'VE SEEN IT Olivia Dean

Bubbling Under

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

13 (11) CENTURY EsDeeKid

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

15 (16) DIE ON THIS HILL Sienna Spiro

16 (14) ELIZABETH TAYLOR Taylor Swift

17 (NE) ZOO Shakira

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

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

20 (19) NOBODY'S GIRL Tate McRae

Albums

01 01 15 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean

02 03 29 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack

03 02 14 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift

04 04 19 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter

05 06 46 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae

06 05 72 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter

07 11 56 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren

08 14 20 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr

09 13 34 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen

10 09 86 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

11 07 90 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

12 36 10 12 I LOVE MY COMPUTER Ninajirachi

13 12 81 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

14 RE 12 04 USB Fred Again..

15 16 43 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga

16 10 55 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator

17 15 83 01 BRAT Charli XCX

18 20 17 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran

19 19 95 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande

20 08 50 01 WISH YOU WERE HERE (50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) Pink Floyd

21 31 20 21 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model

22 27 22 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph

23 17 07 01 WICKED: FOR GOOD Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande

24 29 20 05 HICKEY Royel Otis

25 23 35 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token

26 24 28 02 ADDISON Addison Rae

27 25 56 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar

28 21 20 03 KARMA Stray Kids

29 18 12 02 DEADBEAT Tame Impala

30 77 06 30 THE CRUX Djo

31 44 16 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley

32 34 67 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone

33 33 26 02 SWAG Justin Bieber

34 26 13 17 PEOPLE WATCHING Sam Fender

35 32 02 32 THY WILL BE DONE $uicideBoy$

36 45 74 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris

37 30 40 01 HURRY UP TOMORROW The Weeknd

38 52 28 19 BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN Jelly Roll

39 38 44 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake

40 47 11 06 WEST END GIRL Lily Allen

41 61 44 41 RESTLESS MIND Sam Barber

42 76 15 38 THE HARD WAY Cameron Whitcomb

43 28 08 01 EVERYONE'S A STAR! 5 Seconds of Summer

44 46 28 02 IF THAT MAKES SENSE Spacey Jane

45 53 33 02 RUBY Jennie

46 71 38 03 THE GREAT AMERICAN BAR SCENE Zach Bryan

47 42 28 01 VIRGIN Lorde

48 57 22 48 TYLA Tyla

49 64 28 16 DEBI TIRAR MAS FOTOS Bad Bunny

50 40 31 04 CHARM Clairo

"Man I Need" is #1 for an 8th week. Again, it really could have been one for the record books if it got into gear a little sooner. Still absolutely blitzing the competition, though not with the sort of remarkable/unsustainable figures that suggest a collapse is on the way. Djo is attempting to validate the re-entry with a new peak though he'll have to overcome the reliably stopping all close-comers "The Fate of Ophelia". At the very least, we'll finally have a different song in the top 3 for the first time in 14 weeks. Speaking of new songs, we got them. It's a further feather in the cap of my theory that no attention seems to get paid until something makes the top 20 sometimes. After months of being ignored from the chart, Dave's "Raindance" finally arrives. It's actually only his 4th ever top 50 entry but that includes a #1 hit and another top 10 so he tends to seize his moment when he has it. He should climb further next week. Katseye have the exciting honour of having the first 2026 song on the chart thanks to "Internet Girl", and just behind them is Ella Langley scoring her first top 50 hit, though "you look like you love me" has hung around for so long it may as well have been one. Olivia Dean also re-enters with "I've Seen It". Perhaps she'll end You Am I's reign of obscure stats as "Mr. Milk" is the only song to ever peak at #50 for 3 weeks (because the chart was frozen for 2 weeks). Again I have to report that if you were hoping taking out Christmas music would provide new chart hits, you're now down to just EsDeeKid's "Century" as the only song that charted because of the omissions. Well, in about a month we're gonna see some of those 2024 songs start to retire from the chart, maybe that'll do it.

Olivia Dean has the #1 album for a 6th time. Our pattern of the top 3 singles & albums being identical is interrupted as #2 & #3 switch places. Of note this week, Ninajirachi & ROLE MODEL score new peaks, the former thanks to a vinyl release, and the latter just continuing the general momentum of the past 8 months. Djo re-enters the top 50 a little bit higher than he debuted, as does Sam Barber, while Tyla very belatedly makes her first entry here. Yes, that's her album that came out nearly 2 years ago, and it's so old that the deluxe version doesn't even have "CHANEL" on it. She's a beneficiary of the tremendously lowered bar for entry since she released it, so it's a bit of a fake new peak, but she's done it with a couple months left on the ticker. I believe Shaboozey & Lizzy McAlpine are also trying to do the same with their nearing 2 year old albums.

19/01/2026

Singles

01 01 22 01 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean

02 02 15 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift

03 04 55 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo

04 03 30 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna

05 07 16 04 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean

06 05 17 05 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! Raye

07 06 49 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren

08 08 31 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe

09 09 25 06 12 TO 12 sombr

10 18 02 10 RAINDANCE Dave, Tems

11 NE 01 11 I JUST MIGHT Bruno Mars

12 10 32 08 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean

13 11 43 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr

14 12 07 09 I RUN Kaitlin Aragon, HVN.

15 13 15 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift

16 16 15 13 A COUPLE MINUTES Olivia Dean

17 15 46 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae

18 14 104 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

19 NE 01 19 SLEEPLESS IN A HOTEL ROOM Luke Combs

20 17 27 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber

21 19 42 02 UNDRESSED sombr

22 28 09 22 4 RAWS EsDeeKid

23 21 87 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

24 20 92 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

25 25 16 20 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean

26 24 30 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax

27 22 09 15 CHANEL Tyla

28 23 65 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams

29 68 06 29 DIE ON THIS HILL Sienna Spiro

30 46 07 30 CHOOSIN' TEXAS Ella Langley

31 40 17 31 REIN ME IN Sam Fender, Olivia Dean

32 37 74 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars

33 27 57 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal

34 39 16 25 LET ALONE THE ONE YOU LOVE Olivia Dean

35 29 88 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

36 38 16 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae

37 31 28 27 GABRIELA Katseye

38 26 65 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars

39 34 11 21 PHANTOM EsDeeKid & Rico Ace

40 44 33 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae

41 42 24 38 FOLDED Kehlani

42 36 51 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae

43 30 32 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter

44 43 74 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez

45 33 92 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

46 35 29 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast

47 41 92 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE! Chappell Roan

48 52 05 48 THINK ABOUT US Sonny Fodera, D.O.D, Poppy Baskcomb

49 32 59 01 MESSY Lola Young

50 47 16 28 DRACULA Tame Impala

Bubbling Under

14 (NE) PLASTIC CIGARETTE Zach Bryan

15 (NE) RATHER BE The Kid Laroi feat. Lithe

16 (13) CENTURY EsDeeKid

17 (14) TALK OF THE TOWN Fred again.., Sammy Virji, Reggie

18 (9) INTERNET GIRL Katseye

19 (17) ZOO Shakira

20 (NE) STATESIDE PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson

Albums

01 01 16 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean

02 NE 01 02 BEFORE I FORGET The Kid Laroi

03 02 30 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack

04 NE 01 04 WITH HEAVEN ON TOP Zach Bryan

05 03 15 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift

06 05 47 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae

07 04 20 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter

08 06 73 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter

09 07 57 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren

10 08 21 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr

11 09 35 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen

12 69 10 04 IDOLS Yungblud

13 10 87 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

14 14 13 04 USB Fred Again..

15 11 91 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

16 13 82 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

17 NE 01 17 FEEL ALIVE Steph Strings

18 15 44 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga

19 17 84 01 BRAT Charli XCX

20 16 56 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator

21 18 18 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran

22 22 23 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph

23 30 07 23 THE CRUX Djo

24 21 21 21 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model

25 19 96 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande

26 25 36 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token

27 24 21 05 HICKEY Royel Otis

28 29 13 02 DEADBEAT Tame Impala

29 26 29 02 ADDISON Addison Rae

30 23 08 01 WICKED: FOR GOOD Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande

31 27 57 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar

32 31 17 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley

33 32 68 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone

34 NE 01 34 SECRET LOVE Dry Cleaning

35 33 27 02 SWAG Justin Bieber

36 34 14 17 PEOPLE WATCHING Sam Fender

37 40 12 06 WEST END GIRL Lily Allen

38 41 45 41 RESTLESS MIND Sam Barber

39 36 75 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris

40 39 45 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake

41 38 29 19 BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN Jelly Roll

42 37 41 01 HURRY UP TOMORROW The Weeknd

43 45 34 02 RUBY Jennie

44 28 21 03 KARMA Stray Kids

45 49 29 16 DEBI TIRAR MAS FOTOS Bad Bunny

46 RE 05 07 FROM THE PYRE The Last Dinner Party

47 57 11 22 GETTING KILLED Geese

48 42 16 38 THE HARD WAY Cameron Whitcomb

49 46 39 03 THE GREAT AMERICAN BAR SCENE Zach Bryan

50 NE 01 50 ALTER BRIDGE Alter Bridge

"Man I Need" is #1 for a 9th week. I am once again reporting that nothing is getting close, and even though we saw some notable declines on Spotify yesterday, I'm going to pre-emptively declare that "Man I Need" probably has triple j's Hottest 100 on lock. At a bare minimum it's gonna be top 3 and its closest competition I don't think are troubling the pointy end of the ARIA Chart, so she's got another couple weeks of free equilibrium at this stage. Only a big new entry could stop her I think. Djo has climbed back to his original 2024 peak of #3, giving us the first change in the top 3 in over 3 months, though technically we haven't had a new top 3 hit since Taylor Swift's album dropped. I wouldn't put it past RAYE to have a strong Hottest 100 performance to get her over the line. Maybe not as strong a factor in that (not impossible though), we've got a fast rising Dave and "Raindance" reaching the top 10. It's his 3rd top 10 hit from 4 top 50 entries (the other one is "Clash") which are pretty good innings, while it's also Tems' first ever top 10 hit as "WAIT FOR U" peaked at #12. Arriving just behind Dave is Bruno Mars who might be considered the king of second week climbs. Before "Die With A Smile" and "APT.", he'd never had a top 10 debut in his career, which includes an unfortunate coincidence when "Uptown Funk" debuted at #11 on the same week streaming was added to the charts (it would have been top 10 otherwise). So he's still never done it as a lead artist and has been denied it once more, though in fairness I still must note that "Lush Life" should probably be in the top 10. Pretty good on the debut front though he's never done it in the top 10 either, Luke Combs notches up yet another top 20 hit, instantly matching the peak of his very big hit "Ain't No Love In Oklahoma", though it'll be a tough time matching it for longevity. Our first Australian top 50 entry of 2026 has arrived courtesy of Sonny Fodera, who might be priming to have the biggest Australian hit of 2026 given that he managed it last year with "Somedays" despite a pretty unremarkable chart run on the surface (it peaked at #26 and spent 6 weeks in the top 50). Maybe triple j's Hottest 100 could net us some more soon as Playlunch & Keli Holiday discourse gets a shot in the arm. At the very least I'll have a rant to make if my blog doesn't get to it first. Our discourse is so bad.

Olivia Dean makes it 7 weeks at #1 on the album chart. She's entered the world of party spoiling as she blocks The Kid LAROI from the top spot. It is at least a slight improvement on his previous album's peak of #2, and I suppose I should note that he does have a #1 album via "F*CK LOVE", but then that's not a studio album is it? Cake and the eating of it situation right here. Less in contention, Zach Bryan arrives at #4, his 3rd album to make the top 5, though he's never had a #1. YUNGBLUD has been in the country lately and getting a lot of publicity I assume from people who haven't been keeping up with new music but might discovery that this is their guy. Last week Fred again.. had a big re-entry I couldn't really explain, and now that he's at #14 for a second week, I have to conclude that he's had a track list update on the database that's propelling his incidental streams through the roof. I'll confess I hadn't heard of Steph Strings until her debut album appeared on my new album release schedules, but that lack of publicity has not stopped her from entering the top 20. Dry Cleaning chart in the top 50 for the first time ever. The Last Dinner Party also re-enter thanks to their local tour, and Alter Bridge appear incredibly low down the chart given their last album hit the top 10. I am not 100% certain their physicals were all distributed properly otherwise that's just a colossal drop off.

26/01/2026

Singles

01 01 23 01 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean

02 02 16 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift

03 06 18 03 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! Raye

04 03 56 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo

05 04 31 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna

06 05 17 04 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean

07 07 50 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren

08 10 03 08 RAINDANCE Dave, Tems

09 08 32 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe

10 11 02 10 I JUST MIGHT Bruno Mars

11 09 26 06 12 TO 12 sombr

12 12 33 08 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean

13 13 44 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr

14 14 08 09 I RUN Kaitlin Aragon, HVN.

15 15 16 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift

16 18 105 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

17 17 47 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae

18 16 16 13 A COUPLE MINUTES Olivia Dean

19 29 07 19 DIE ON THIS HILL Sienna Spiro

20 71 02 20 STATESIDE PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson

21 22 10 21 4 RAWS EsDeeKid

22 21 43 02 UNDRESSED sombr

23 20 28 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber

24 30 08 24 CHOOSIN' TEXAS Ella Langley

25 24 93 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

26 23 88 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

27 26 31 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax

28 25 17 20 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean

29 31 18 29 REIN ME IN Sam Fender, Olivia Dean

30 28 66 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams

31 19 02 19 SLEEPLESS IN A HOTEL ROOM Luke Combs

32 32 75 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars

33 33 58 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal

34 27 10 15 CHANEL Tyla

35 42 52 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae

36 34 17 25 LET ALONE THE ONE YOU LOVE Olivia Dean

37 40 34 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae

38 35 89 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

39 38 66 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars

40 39 12 21 PHANTOM EsDeeKid & Rico Ace

41 44 75 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez

42 41 25 38 FOLDED Kehlani

43 51 02 43 PLASTIC CIGARETTE Zach Bryan

44 36 17 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae

45 37 29 27 GABRIELA Katseye

46 43 33 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter

47 45 93 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

48 46 30 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast

49 47 93 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE! Chappell Roan

50 49 60 01 MESSY Lola Young

Bubbling Under

10 (13) THINK ABOUT US Sonny Fodera, D.O.D, Poppy Baskcomb

11 (NE) HELICOPTER A$AP Rocky

12 (19) ZOO Shakira

13 (16) CENTURY EsDeeKid

14 (17) TALK OF THE TOWN Fred again.., Sammy Virji, Reggie

15 (NE) STAY HERE 4 LIFE A$AP Rocky

16 (18) INTERNET GIRL Katseye

17 (NE) STOLE YA FLOW A$AP Rocky

18 (15) RATHER BE The Kid Laroi feat. Lithe

19 (RE) GONE GONE GONE David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones And I

20 (RE) ELIZABETH TAYLOR Taylor Swift

Albums

01 12 11 01 IDOLS Yungblud

02 01 17 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean

03 NE 01 03 LOCKET Madison Beer

04 03 31 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack

05 NE 01 05 DON'T BE DUMB A$AP Rocky

06 05 16 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift

07 06 48 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae

08 08 74 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter

09 07 21 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter

10 09 58 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren

11 04 02 04 WITH HEAVEN ON TOP Zach Bryan

12 02 02 02 BEFORE I FORGET The Kid Laroi

13 10 22 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr

14 11 36 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen

15 NE 01 15 THE SIN: VANISH Enhypen

16 13 88 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

17 15 92 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

18 14 14 04 USB Fred Again..

19 16 83 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

20 21 19 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran

21 19 85 01 BRAT Charli XCX

22 NE 01 22 BRITPOP Robbie Williams

23 22 24 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph

24 20 57 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator

25 18 45 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga

26 58 16 26 OLDER Lizzy McAlpine

27 24 22 21 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model

28 RE 02 18 WHO IS THE SKY? David Byrne

29 25 97 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande

30 26 37 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token

31 29 30 02 ADDISON Addison Rae

32 27 22 05 HICKEY Royel Otis

33 28 14 02 DEADBEAT Tame Impala

34 32 18 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley

35 33 69 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone

36 NE 01 36 THE DEMISE OF PLANET X Sleaford Mods

37 31 58 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar

38 23 08 23 THE CRUX Djo

39 39 76 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris

40 45 30 16 DEBI TIRAR MAS FOTOS Bad Bunny

41 38 46 41 RESTLESS MIND Sam Barber

42 47 12 22 GETTING KILLED Geese

43 35 28 02 SWAG Justin Bieber

44 NE 01 44 EASING OUT OF CONTROL DZ Deathrays

45 64 03 12 FANCY THAT PinkPantheress

46 30 09 01 WICKED: FOR GOOD Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande

47 36 15 17 PEOPLE WATCHING Sam Fender

48 40 46 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake

49 52 12 12 I LOVE MY COMPUTER Ninajirachi

50 41 30 19 BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN Jelly Roll

"Man I Need" is #1 for a 10th week. We arrive at the big question for the week, which is whether or not she can make it to 11 next week. I'll talk more on it next week but suffice to say, Harry Styles may have chosen a bad week to release his new single here. He had a highly impressive first day, the 8th highest Spotify count for any non-Christmas or Taylor Swift songs. He's receded considerably behind the pack in the days since, not helped by Australians being distracted by triple j's Hottest 100, Australia Day and the awful weather. As expected, Olivia Dean did come in at #1 for the Hottest 100 and that's gonna probably lock her for #1 this week, while possibly adding some curiosities to the chart next week. Given there are no Australian songs in the top 50, we could probably use the help. RAYE takes "WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!" to #3 this week, which means she's hit this peak position 3 times now, with "Escapism." & "Prada" previously. "Lush Life" continues to not be on the chart so Bruno Mars scores a probably fake top 10 hit. "Beautiful Things" hits 105 weeks on the chart so I believe it will be ousted next week. I forgot to mention Sienna Spiro debuting last week, but now she's into the top 20. Also making that move though from a little further back is PinkPantheress with the remix of "Stateside". I must admit as a massive fan of the original version, I don't like this one anywhere near as much, and it couldn't even pull the song into the Hottest 100 so I have no use for this. We get to witness the funny experience of delayed gratification on the upper UTC parts of the world, because while Zach Bryan's "Plastic Cigarettes" peaked on week 1 in most places, here it actually had a slightly improved second week and gets to climb into the top 50. Always keep these stunted debuts in mind when you find yourself wondering why Australia's charts don't have as many new entries as others do.

I don't know what it's like around the rest of the world but the boomers seem to love YUNGBLUD. The token 'I don't listen to new music very often, but this guy gets it' demographic that can be very lucrative for word of mouth. He's managed to belatedly hit #1 with his latest album, which gives him two career #1's to date, his self-titled album managing to debut there back in 2022. Madison Beer fares a little better than her boyfriend did this month and scores her highest charting album by far at #3, previously only getting as high as #36 and also crowning her as the definitive Madison of the album chart (Madison Avenue got to #4). Don't trust anyone who doesn't acknowledged the poorly timed streaming & radio peaks for "Make You Mine" when they mock it for never making the Hot 100, imagine paying dust to an absolute banger because of chart eccentricities. In a similar vein to RAYE, A$AP Rocky also meets his peak position for the 3rd time, as "AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP" and "TESTING" both peaked at #5. Rihanna's last album also peaked at #5 but it would be unfair to pretend that I'm not selling it short with that description. ENHYPEN score their first ever album chart entry with their latest EP that has a lot of tracks per minute. Robbie Williams arrives at a modest #22 while we wait for the physical versions to come through. An album whose physical versions did come through this week was Lizzy McAlpine's re-packaged "Older (and Wiser)" set, which means that after several near misses and hovering around below the chart for nearly 2 years at this point, she's finally gotten her first ever top 50 album. I'm starting to think "Staying" won't be the smash hit of 2026 but you've gotta hand it to a song that with little promotion is just casually getting about 700,000 streams a day on Spotify. A hit without the chart credentials. Sleaford Mods are helped by the new chart rules to score their highest ever peak, they'd only ever had one top 50 album before this. Lastly we have what I believe to be a serious muck up, as the latest album by Brisbane's DZ Deathrays enters at #44. For context, this is a band who usually debut in the top 10, and this week they have a big vinyl & catalogue re-entry for their previous album, "R.I.F.F.". I'm positive that ARIA have attributed all their vinyl sales to the wrong album. They probably should have made the top 30 if not top 20. Mind you, EsDeeKid's album has just been missing from both Australia and NZ's charts and nothing looks to be done about this. What's worse, a missing position or one that's just wrong? There's (dis)advantages to both.