Just now, ___∆___ said:

Or Shakira’s convenient 59p tactic and competition didn’t work

An dark day for the UK Charts.

Just now, Paramore said:

This is what Shakira gets for not naming Harry Kane in the song

David Beckham is mentioned by Burna tho!

Wow at Rein Me In breaking the record! Was hoping that would get there as I think that is more significant than Shakira making it who has already done extremely well for #2 spot! If there’s anyway Dai Dai could make it to #1 this week that would be ideal!

Rein Me In to fall for a third week next week and go to ACR now please!

2 minutes ago, rio309 said:

They made the result a bit obvious with Jack's hyping and the huge amount of time left at end of the show.

Pretty underwhelmed about our new record. RMI is more of a One Dance than it is an Everything I Do... or an I Believe in terms of recognition and memorability

Is 'I Believe' really that recognisable these days? (Not that it's any black mark against it if not, not a lot of songs from the 50s are still relevant - but I'd say even among Frankie Laine songs 'Rawhide' has stood the test of time better)

Never thought I'd see the day Frankie Laine's record was broken! Actually, I have for some years now, I just thought 'Last Christmas' would be the one to break it instead. Just a shame it had to push past what would have been another notable #1 story in 'Dai Dai' to get there, but well done 'Rein Me In'!

Chart stat nerd geek like me would absolutely be stoked!

Just now, Bror said:

Is 'I Believe' really that recognisable these days? (Not that it's any black mark against it if not, not a lot of songs from the 50s are still relevant)

Yeah, via the double A cover version in 1995 by Robson and Jerome (other side being Up on the Roof).

Just now, Bror said:

Is 'I Believe' really that recognisable these days? (Not that it's any black mark against it if not, not a lot of songs from the 50s are still relevant)

Not these days but pretty much every man and woman from my parents' generation knew it. (And then it had a million selling cover in the 90s by Robson and Jerome but we don't need to talk about that)

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You won, Sam. Enjoy the money, I hope it makes you happy. Dear lord, what a sad little life, Sam. You ruined my night completely so you could have the number one and I hope now you can spend it on lessons in grace and decorum. Because you have all the grace of a reversing dump truck without any tyres on. So Sam, take your money and get off my property.

4 minutes ago, adrianreavill83 said:

I never thought that Frankie Laine record would ever be broken

If the Wets hadn't deleted the single they may have done it. Was still selling strongly.

4 minutes ago, Dj Cheeky magpie said:

Official chart company fudge Thursday streams as that guess missing date I think it stage so can say rein me in long runny. I would put pass official cart fudge number rein me in fav

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Disappointed for Shakira as others have said, just because I didn’t think we’d see her anywhere near the top again and I’d assume it’s chances are slim going forwards but as I said in the Friday Chart Predictions, as much as I find Rein Me In to be just fine as a song, it’s cool to see records broken and for British artists at that, rather than just Drake or something.

I do think Rein Me In being #1 for such a long time has made me realise how much of a bubble of life I’m in though, more than ever. I genuinely don’t ever hear it in the wider world for it to be one of those unavoidable hits, but I guess I rarely ever go to straight pubs, I never listen to mainstream radio and my algorithm would never push Sam Fender on me. But I think that probably speaks to where music is currently and the fact there’s easy access to so much music out there rather than it not actually genuinely being a huge hit.

3 minutes ago, ___∆___ said:

Or Shakira’s convenient 59p tactic and competition didn’t work

Not celebrating then.

1 minute ago, Lee_J11 said:

You won, Sam. Enjoy the money, I hope it makes you happy. Dear lord, what a sad little life, Sam. You ruined my night completely so you could have the number one and I hope now you can spend it on lessons in grace and decorum. Because you have all the grace of a reversing dump truck without any tyres on. So Sam, take your money and get off my property.

You win today x

Just now, madollar said:

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Thursday stream are missing so official chart estimates missing date on Friday so fudge it so rein me in can have number 1

The top two have interviews preceding the records...

7 minutes ago, adrianreavill83 said:

I never thought that Frankie Laine record would ever be broken

I guess it's easy to do in the streaming era not so easy in the sales era

3 minutes ago, Stephen Emmett said:

Yeah, via the double A cover version in 1995 by Robson and Jerome (other side being Up on the Roof).

1995 is not really 'these days' x

6 minutes ago, Dj Cheeky magpie said:

Official chart company fudge Thursday streams as that guess missing date I think it stage so can say rein me in long runny. I would put pass official chart fudge number rein me in fav

You can be unhappy with the #1 without throwing baseless accusations out.

6 minutes ago, Jessie Where said:

I'm pretty sure one of Mariah Carey's had 16?

Think i saw mariah and Whitney were tied on 14 weeks for a single song on billboard