Posted February 13Feb 13 An open race for the singles #1 with the likes of Taylor Swift, Sam Fender and Bad Bunny in the mix. New tracks out this week include Fred again.. and Jamie T's collab "Lights Burn Dimmer", Luke Combs' latest "Be By You" and MUNA's comeback with "Dancing On The Wall", plus singles from Central Cee, James Blake, Bleachers, Ella Langley, Victoria Monét, Lykke Li and Damon AlbarnCharli xcx's "Wuthering Heights" soundtrack looks to land a high debut on the album chart, followed by new releases including Brent Faiyaz with "Icon", Jill Scott's "To Whom This May Concern", Converge's "Love Is Not Enough" and Danny L Harle's "Cerulean". There's also albums out from Cardinals, Hemlocke Springs, Femtanyl, Story Of The Year, Angel Du$t, Ásgeir, JP Cooper, Chet Faker, Feng, The Olympians and Belvedere KaneSunday 6:00pm - 7:00pm Official Chart: First Look on BBC Radio 1Monday from 5:45pm Official Chart Update on officialcharts.com *Wednesday from 5:45pm Top 40 update from Music Week, with top 5 sales information* updates are not compiled on bank holiday Mondays, so on those occasions, the Official Chart Update will arrive Tuesday during the afternoon.- As per the Friday chart thread, please do NOT post First Look spoilers before it airs on BBC Radio 1.- On any other days, information may come from outside sources but this is not regular. Anything we have will be posted, and anything that's posted must come with a source to prove its reliability.- Please do not demand a midweek update, one will be posted as and when we receive the information, and when a chart mod is available.- To keep everyone in the loop of all chart action, please refer to the iTunes and streaming threads.
February 13Feb 13 Author Official Chart First Look: Full Update 1 Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall in Love) 2 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In 3 Zara Larsson - Lush Life 4 Taylor Swift - Opalite 5 Bad Bunny - DtMF 6 Olivia Dean - Man I Need 7 Bruno Mars - I Just Might 8 sombr - Homewrecker 9 PinkPantheress - Stateside 10 Harry Styles - Aperture 11 Bad Bunny - NUEVAYoL 12 Noah Kahan - The Great Divide 13 Dave & Tems - Raindance 14 RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! 15 Bad Bunny - Tití Me Preguntó 16 Alex Warren - Ordinary 17 Milky - Just the Way You Are 18 Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia 19 HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden 20 Olivia Dean - A Couple Minutes 24 Charli xcx - Always Everywhere 25 Central Cee - ICEMAN FREESTYLE 26 Luke Combs - Be By You 29 Charli xcx - Chains of Love 30 Fred again.. & Jamie T - Lights Burn Dimmer 32 Charli xcx - Dying for You 36 Bella Kay - iloveitiloveitiloveitOfficial Charts ReportGrammy Award winning Olivia Dean is in pole position to secure her second Number 1 single with So Easy (To Fall In Love). With the BRITs on the horizon, in which the 26-year-old is nominated for awards in five categories, the well-loved hit could join her maiden Number 1 Man I Need which she earnt last October. So Easy (To Fall In Love) has been a constant in the Top 40, peaking at Number 3 in December 2025. Can the song now go all the way and become the star’s latest chart-topper? 2026 has already seen Olivia attain the accolade of longest running Number 1 album by a British female this decade with The Art of Loving, and she seems to be going from strength to strength with each passing week. And it doesn’t stop there. Sam Fender and Dean’s team up Rein Me In is also battling for top spot, currently up three places (2). After equalling its charting highest position last week, the acclaimed tune is eyeing a possible first Number 1 single for the Geordie star. Swedish pop idol Zara Larsson and Lush Life is set to equal its personal best spot, on track to move four (3). The song first claimed this place almost ten years ago, with a real full-circle moment possibly on the cards. Moreover, Stateside from PinkPantheress and Zara may move one to a new peak following its debut entry inside the Top 10 last week (9). sombr’s homewrecker is on track to rise six places, possibly earning the American his fourth Top 10 accomplishment (8). Having freshly acquired a first Top 5 single with DtMF, Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny may see movement for NUEVAYoL, up four places (11) as well as a potential highest new entry for 2022’s Tití Me Preguntó (15). Milky’s Just The Way You Are is set to make more history, looking to elevate six places into the Top 20 as the remix courtesy of Mall Grab continues to win further admirers (17). Elsewhere, Charli xcx may find three tracks from the Wuthering Heights soundtrack in Always Everywhere (24), Chains of Love (29) and Dying For You (32) make the Top 40. Chains of Love originally entered the charts in November at Number 26. Following the surprise announcement of his upcoming album ALL ROADS LEAD TO HOME coming in March, Central Cee’s latest single from the project ICEMAN FREESTYLE, is set for another main chart entry (25). Luke Combs and Be By You could be the American country sensation’s third Top 40 (26). Fred again’s latest collaboration with Jamie T Lights Burn Dimmer is on for a Top 40 (30), possibly Jamie’s first since 2014. Finally, breakthrough artist Bella Kay may find her banger iloveitiloveitiloveit soar further up the standings, following its Top 40 debut last week (36).
February 13Feb 13 Author Official Chart UpdateSingles (Top 100) 01 Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love) 14,171 02 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In 13,729 03 Zara Larsson - Lush Life 11,312 04 Bad Bunny - DtMF 10,587 05 Olivia Dean - Man I Need 9,908 07 Bruno Mars - I Just Might 08 Sombr - Homewrecker 09 PinkPantheress - Stateside 10 Harry Styles - Aperture 11 Bad Bunny - NUEVAYoL 14 Bad Bunny - Titi Me Pregunto 18 Milky - Just The Way You Are 24 Dominic Fike - Babydoll 26 Charli xcx - Chains of Love 4,345 27 Central Cee - ICEMAN FREESTYLE 4,083 31 Charli xcx - Always Everywhere 3,943 32 Bella Kay - iloveitiloveitiloveit 33 Luke Combs - Be By You 3,791 34 Charli xcx - Dying For You 3,769 39 Fred again.. & Jamie T - Lights Burn Dimmer 40 Sean Paul feat. Keyshia Cole - (When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Albums (Top 100) 01 Charli xcx - Wuthering Heights 9,651 [6,763 physicals, 287 downloads, 2,601 streams] 02 Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving 6,028 03 Kylie Minogue - Tension Live 3,656 [3,682 physicals] 04 Bad Bunny - Debi Tirar Mas Fotos 2,867 05 Fleetwood Mac - 50 Years: Don’t Stop 2,775 07 Michael Jackson - The Essential 08 Ed Sheeran - +-=÷× (TOUR COLLECTION) 11 Sabrina Carpenter - Short N Sweet 13 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 15 Oasis - Time Flies: 1994-2009 17 ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits 19 Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory? 20 Brent Faiyaz - Icon 21 Elton John - Diamonds 22 Arctic Monkeys - AM 25 Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits 27 Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans 28 Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR 30 Fred again... - USB 31 Queen - Greatest Hits 33 Oasis - Definitely Maybe 38 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream 39 Charli XCX - brat 40 Sam Fender - People Watching
February 13Feb 13 Author Music Week Top 40 Sales FlashSingles 01 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In (25,687) 02 Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall in Love) (24,182) 03 Zara Larsson - Lush Life (21,496) 04 Olivia Dean - Man I Need (18,002) 05 Bad Bunny - DtMF (17,955) 06 Bruno Mars - I Just Might 08 sombr - Homewrecker 09 PinkPantheress - Stateside 10 Harry Styles - Aperture 14 Alex Warren - Ordinary 16 Bad Bunny - Titi Me Pregunto 17 Milky - Just The Way You Are 18 HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden 21 Charli xcx - Chains of Love (9,472) 24 Dominic Fike - Babydoll 26 Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die with a Smile 27 Bella Kay - iloveitiloveitiloveit 31 Charli xcx - Dying For You (7,226) 33 Charli xcx - Always Everywhere (6,758) 34 Central Cee - ICEMAN FREESTYLE (6,704) 38 Sean Paul feat. Keyshia Cole - (When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me 40 Luke Combs - Be By You (5,808)++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Albums 01 Charli xcx - Wuthering Heights (13,046) [7,866 physicals, 399 downloads, 4,781 streams] 02 Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving (10,894) 03 Fleetwood Mac - 50 Years: Don't Stop (5,041) 04 Bad Bunny - DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (4,650) 05 The Weeknd - The Highlights (4,294) 06 Michael Jackson - The Essential 07 Ed Sheeran - +-=÷× (Tour Collection) 08 Kylie Minogue - Tension Live (3,933) [3,894 physicals, 17 downloads, 22 streaming] 11 Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet 14 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 16 Oasis - Time Flies: 1994-2009 17 ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits 20 Arctic Monkeys - AM 21 Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory? 22 Elton John - Diamonds 25 Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits 26 Brent Faiyaz - Icon 27 Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR 28 Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans 30 Pitbull - Greatest Hits 31 Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS 32 Fred again.. - USB 33 Queen - Greatest Hits 37 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream 38 Oasis - Definitely Maybe 39 Charli xcx - BRAT
February 13Feb 13 Very interesting week as I honestly can’t call who will get number 1 in the singles with Raindance & Where is my husband off to ACR, would honestly put bad bunny as the favorite unless he continues to drop quite a bit as the week goes on, if he does I’d probably say Rein Me In?
February 14Feb 14 Hope Charli can nab a #1 album this week, I noticed her team added signed art cards to her store earlier. The accompanying film looks set to be massive too. Not that it always means anything... see the Avatar franchise being allergic to hit making. But still, Charli's tracks seem to be off to a good start on Apple at least.^ Bad Bunny and Charli at #1 in the singles and albums would be exquisite taste from the public but I won't get too ahead of myself there as I imagine the momentum for the former will continue to drop off, but we'll see. Cassettes to be deployed now por favor
February 14Feb 14 With RAYE and Dave both going ACR next week, I hope Bad Bunny can stop Rein Me In from going to number 1
February 14Feb 14 I think at this point it is Sam and Olivia's to lose, the track seems to be going semi-viral right now I've noticed (I've seen it dotted across quite a few edits on TikTok) but I certainly would not be opposed to see it at the top (I would take anything over 'Opalite' at this point 😭 ).Bad Bunny at least in the top 3 would be lovely and I'm sure Charli has the #1 album in the bag, pls 🙏
February 14Feb 14 All versions of RMI are 59p on itunes , and bad bunny has been steadily declining no guarantees
February 14Feb 14 The physicals for Kylie’s Tension Live album are out this week, only from her official site but I imagine it’ll still make quite an impact in the charts.
February 14Feb 14 Rein Me In has been steadily growing on Spotify this week, reaching a new peak of number 5 on Thursday.
February 14Feb 14 Correct me if I’m wrong but I noticed a weird anomaly today. Now that both ‘Opalite’ and ‘…Husband’ have reached number 1 it means the last song to peak at #2 on the charts was ‘No Broke Boys’ back in August last year and before that ‘Love Me Not’ in May 25. Apart from those two I think there are pretty much no other number 2 peaks in the last 12 months (since APT last left number 2)?Through chart history I’ve been quite fond of a ‘close but not quite’ #2 peak so I’m sorry to see it disappear if that’s the case, I’m sure we’ve all got our favourites!So is it just a transient situation or likely to continue in the future? I’ve not yet checked but maybe it applies to the other higher chart peaks 3,4,5 etc?What’s the likely cause, maybe just a symptom of the charts being more stagnant? Or perhaps once a song has managed to reach the difficult #2 placing, the momentum is such that #1 has become almost inevitable? I’d value your thoughts.
February 14Feb 14 I guess there are just a lot of #1s that go on to have extended runs at #2 after dropping from the top of late?On the topic of weird anomalies, I do also notice that aside from 'Aperture' all of this year's #1s so far have been songs that had an initial run in the top 10 then dropped out before climbing back in to make #1 for the first time (and ofc if 'Rein Me In' is the next #1 that is that trope on steroids)!
February 14Feb 14 Interesting week. My prediction is that the bad bunny songs will drop like a stone as the superbowl hype dissipates. Interesting too how the Harry Styles song has underperformed. Yes it debuted at number 1 but it sank rapidly since then and is being out sold/streamed by older songs which are on ACR. His team must be very worried. Maybe he's been away too long and his fans have moved on?
February 14Feb 14 I think if a bunch of us on a random music forum knew from day one that 'Aperture' is clearly not a very commercial song and was never going to be that big of a hit beyond the initial hype, the label are not stupid enough to think otherwise either. They must have a good amount of faith in him to even let him release it as the lead single.
February 14Feb 14 11 minutes ago, Corkfella0 said:Interesting week. My prediction is that the bad bunny songs will drop like a stone as the superbowl hype dissipates. Interesting too how the Harry Styles song has underperformed. Yes it debuted at number 1 but it sank rapidly since then and is being out sold/streamed by older songs which are on ACR. His team must be very worried. Maybe he's been away too long and his fans have moved on?He's playing a record-breaking 12 shows in one go at Wembley Stadium this summer, I don't think he's in any trouble...! Aperture just isn't that commercial a song. I expect the album will still do very well.
February 14Feb 14 Tbf Coldplay only had mid to low top 40s during their record breaking Wembley run , not that I dont expect harry to debut very high with his next 🤣
February 14Feb 14 50 minutes ago, 777666jason said:Tbf Coldplay only had mid to low top 40s during their record breaking Wembley run , not that I dont expect harry to debut very high with his next 🤣I mean, they're both at totally different points in their career, but that also wasn't a concern for Coldplay
February 14Feb 14 1 hour ago, Corkfella0 said:Interesting week. My prediction is that the bad bunny songs will drop like a stone as the superbowl hype dissipates. Interesting too how the Harry Styles song has underperformed. Yes it debuted at number 1 but it sank rapidly since then and is being out sold/streamed by older songs which are on ACR. His team must be very worried. Maybe he's been away too long and his fans have moved on?I doubt they're worried, he's made a conscious decision to release a completely uncommercially-friendly song that's 5 minutes long. I doubt it'll affect his career or the campaign even slightly.
February 14Feb 14 8 hours ago, Jaz13music said:Correct me if I’m wrong but I noticed a weird anomaly today. Now that both ‘Opalite’ and ‘…Husband’ have reached number 1 it means the last song to peak at #2 on the charts was ‘No Broke Boys’ back in August last year and before that ‘Love Me Not’ in May 25. Apart from those two I think there are pretty much no other number 2 peaks in the last 12 months (since APT last left number 2)?Through chart history I’ve been quite fond of a ‘close but not quite’ #2 peak so I’m sorry to see it disappear if that’s the case, I’m sure we’ve all got our favourites!So is it just a transient situation or likely to continue in the future? I’ve not yet checked but maybe it applies to the other higher chart peaks 3,4,5 etc?What’s the likely cause, maybe just a symptom of the charts being more stagnant? Or perhaps once a song has managed to reach the difficult #2 placing, the momentum is such that #1 has become almost inevitable?I’d value your thoughts.The Giver also peaked at #2 in March. While the final peak of songs like Rein Me In, So Easy (To Fall In Love) and DTMF remain to be seen#3 peaks include Elizabeth Taylor, Something In The Heavens, Tears, Eternity and Soda Pop just since summer. #4 peaks include Which One?, Victory Lap and Nice To Each Other.#5 peaks include Lullaby, Underneath The Tree, Your Idol and Sapphire.So I'd say it's just a statistical anomaly where more songs have ended up with reaching #1 or just #3.Among top 10 peaks, Pussy Palace has the only #8 peak since summer.
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