1 hour ago, Lukuzz said:

Fingers crossed!

What’s the highest country song in recent years?

Shaboozey and Post Malone would take that title.

Female would depend on the definition of country because Dasha and to a degree Bebe Rexha (Meant to be featuring Florida Georgia Line) could be classed in the genre but both lean very heavy on the pop aspect within those songs.

Up until the last couple weeks I actually haven't found the charts too stagnant this year! Sure Olivia Dean's stuff is not going away any time soon and there are lots of old songs getting reset but at least most of them are reaching new peaks! And even if Rein Me In staying at the top is annoying at least Bella Kay and BTS provided at least some kind of competition at one point during its reign. Would be good if we had more new entries but if things are reaching their peak popularity currently I don't mind long-runners/old songs in the chart.

Edited Wednesday at 18:345 days by gasman449

The fast turnover was nice whilst it lasted but hyperthetically Bella and RMI were both ACR last week we would of been looking at a number 1 with potentially only 31k , those 2 songs are head and shoulders above the rest in sales so they deserve the longevity

Heck if MIN wasnt on ACR that could of had well into double digits weeks at number1

It's the last couple of weeks I've found particularly stagnant too, but it does feel like we've had fewer hits that have actually been released in 2026 - we've only had 9 top 10 hits released this year (I Just Might, Harry x3, Homewrecker, The Great Divide, iloveitiloveitiloveit, SWIM, FEVER DREAM), and the two Harry songs are the only #1s released in 2026.

By comparison, this time last year, we'd had 14 top 10 hits released in 2025 (Ordinary, Anxiety*, twilight zone, Sports car, Revolving door, Busy Woman*, The Giver, NOKIA, Abracadabra, Playboi Carti x2, Cry for Me, Central Cee x2). Of these, though, only one was a #1 hit (obviously Ordinary) but the top 10 had seem some more turnover.

*slight asterisk to these ones as they existed before 2025 but weren't widely released until then

23 minutes ago, Viper* said:

Shaboozey and Post Malone would take that title.

Female would depend on the definition of country because Dasha and to a degree Bebe Rexha (Meant to be featuring Florida Georgia Line) could be classed in the genre but both lean very heavy on the pop aspect within those songs.

Texas Hold 'Em is the highest in the 2020s - both men and women. Lil Nas X hit #1 in 2019 though.

Post Malone & Chappell Roan (The Giver) both got to #2.

I track all recent country songs in the UK charts here - https://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/265408-country-songs-in-the-uk-charts-2010-present/

11 minutes ago, WhoOdyssey said:

Texas Hold 'Em is the highest in the 2020s - both men and women. Lil Nas X hit #1 in 2019 though.

Post Malone & Chappell Roan (The Giver) both got to #2.

I track all recent country songs in the UK charts here - https://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/265408-country-songs-in-the-uk-charts-2010-present/

I didn’t know that link existed, thank you! 🥰

I forget about Beyoncé’s “dabble” into country.

38 minutes ago, T Boy said:

How was 2013 stagnant? There were 29 different no.1s that year!

I'd say look at who said it and give zero credence.

2 hours ago, Henessy Lake said:

Is Rein Me In decreasing with these numbers I hope so

Rein Me In is on one week of decline.

Looking at this week, tonight's figure of 35,145 is 531 down on Wednesday last week so could be heading for 2 weeks of decline on Friday.

#3-#5 look to be very close. It could go any way by Friday’s chart.

12 hours ago, ___∆___ said:

Here for Ella smashing - the video for ‘Choosin Texas’ is amazing.

I love the little detail of the poster of herself on the wall of the ladies' restroom.

2013 was not stagnant, though? The charts really only became this stagnant in the last 2-3 years.

9 hours ago, mrpopquiz said:

Rein Me In is on one week of decline.

Looking at this week, tonight's figure of 35,145 is 531 down on Wednesday last week so could be heading for 2 weeks of decline on Friday.

However, its Tuesday Spotify figure is up on last week - so it might rally by the end of the week and end up being back on DCL-0 / SCR

To think there was a point a few months ago where we thought 'Rein Me In' had already peaked at #5!

20 minutes ago, Jessie Where said:

To think there was a point a few months ago where we thought 'Rein Me In' had already peaked at #5!

Ah, those were the days.

Rein Me In sounds like the type of song that’ll keep selling consistently and take ages to hit acr

13 minutes ago, Steve201 said:

Rein Me In sounds like the type of song that’ll keep selling consistently and take ages to hit acr

Agree, even when it hits ACR I think it’ll still be quite high up like we’ve seen with ‘Man I Need’ - it’s also the type of song I can see responding instantly to any TV coverage etc

Yes it took longer to peak but its definitely this years MIN and ordinary by the looks of things

Speaking as a Sam Fender fan (who still very much loves Rein Me In)...

Wouldn't the song just have disappeared months ago if he hadn't chucked Olivia Dean on it?

Its hard to tell with the Olivia version but his solo version has never done any spectacular kinds of numbers so it could be possible

5 minutes ago, ChrisJK said:

Speaking as a Sam Fender fan (who still very much loves Rein Me In)...

Wouldn't the song just have disappeared months ago if he hadn't chucked Olivia Dean on it?

Or I dare say, it wouldn't have really gotten anywhere in the first place.