I would be shocked if she didn't release the vault tracks for the anniversary a missed opportunity

22 minutes ago, nikos said:

yeah i think we will but it will decline even faster than showgirl, which it did compared to her previous ones.

I do agree with you on that however the tortured poets department did have the tour crutch to help it

Her album showing most longevity seems to be folklore

1 hour ago, Paramore said:

There is clearly a bit of a country thing going on. Taylor might be minded to re-release the Debut with the vault tracks to capitalise on that.

Its the 20th anniversary in October all the theories seems to point towards that with an announcement of something coming 8/7 or 8/9 (american dates) a reference to 1 of the lyrics from debut i cant see it doing showgirl numbers though probably FearlessTV or Speak Now TV numbers at best

22 minutes ago, 777666jason said:

I do agree with you on that however the tortured poets department did have the tour crutch to help it

Her album showing most longevity seems to be folklore

Its the 20th anniversary in October all the theories seems to point towards that with an announcement of something coming 8/7 or 8/9 (american dates) a reference to 1 of the lyrics from debut i cant see it doing showgirl numbers though probably FearlessTV or Speak Now TV numbers at best

24 minutes ago, 777666jason said:

I do agree with you on that however the tortured poets department did have the tour crutch to help it

Her album showing most longevity seems to be folklore

Its the 20th anniversary in October all the theories seems to point towards that with an announcement of something coming 8/7 or 8/9 (american dates) a reference to 1 of the lyrics from debut i cant see it doing showgirl numbers though probably FearlessTV or Speak Now TV numbers at best

oh i can see that happening. Her fans would buy anything regardless.

So are we on for 23 weeks at #1 for Rein Me In?

I'm guessing that as it was in streaming decline before this week and would have probably gone to ACR after this week if it hadn't achieved the record and gone newsworthy, that it will go back into decline again after this week.

So 20 weeks at #1 with an increase, then 3 weeks to go to ACR?

15 minutes ago, ChrisJK said:

So are we on for 23 weeks at #1 for Rein Me In?

I'm guessing that as it was in streaming decline before this week and would have probably gone to ACR after this week if it hadn't achieved the record and gone newsworthy, that it will go back into decline again after this week.

So 20 weeks at #1 with an increase, then 3 weeks to go to ACR?

Unless something randomly explodes in the next 3 weeks thats looking like the most likely scenario

I'm not getting my hopes up for it to go to ACR until we actually get partway through a 3rd decline week and it's still declining. It's probably been about 4? times now that it's been on what would be its 3rd decline but then manages to gain again for some reason or other (at least there is a reasonable explanation for it doing so this week!)

The increases have tied in with various points (Press coverage when it was coming close to overtaking Wet Wet Wet & Bryan, Olivia’s tour when Sam joined her for 2 dates, when it initially reached the top a new video came out etc.,).

This is why ACR needs to be rid of consecutive declines and move towards something like "3 declines in the last 4 weeks" to prevent songs dodging ACR by posting minimal increases when DLC-2. Also for a decline to be counted against the market as someone suggested before such as increasing by 1% whilst the market increased by 5% counts as a decline.

On 02/08/2026 at 18:29, 777666jason said:

Because without the record and the press coverage it would actually be dropping this week 🤣 it wouldnt Be increasing if it didnt get the record

Even without that press Rein Me In would have returned to #1

Ariana's songs can't even pass Dai Dai almost 3 weeks after the World Cup

 

Where's Taylor Swift when you need her

2 minutes ago, joe2312 said:

Even without that press Rein Me In would have returned to #1

Ariana's songs can't even pass Dai Dai almost 3 weeks after the World Cup

Theres no guarantees it would have though, and it most certainly would be declining this week rather than boosting,

it would all depend on how fast Shakira would be declining after her first number 1 in years, theres nothing to say Shakira wouldnt have got a boost this week from hitting number 1 last week

17 hours ago, Kane M said:

Hoping Jamaican (Bam Bam) stays top 40 such a banger

hoping otherwise. awful song imo.

This from 2005 was better:

petal looking likely to beat eternal sunshine’s week one total then and possibly looking at being her second highest after thank u, next?! ❣️.

I think there could be another version perhaps or another push to come tomorrow being the last full day (not that it needs it as it’s pretty much set for the top spot unless something very major unfolds!).

Ariana becoming the third female to get six studio albums in a row to #1 after Madonna (from Ray of Light to MDNA) and Taylor (from Red onwards!) (and moving up the list of females with most #1 albums!!).

On it, apologies, have been preoccupied

Music Week Top 40 Sales Flash

Singles

01 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In (29,035)

02 Shakira & Burna Boy - Dai Dai (23,010)

03 Ariana Grande - petal (18,524)

04 Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas (16,430)

05 Olivia Rodrigo - stupid song (15,278)

06 HUGEL, Imael Angel & Ultra Naté - Movin' to the Sun

09 Olivia Dean - Man I Need

10 Silva Bumpa - On 2nite

11 Ariana Grande - kiss me

14 SIENNA SPIRO - Great Expectation

15 KATSEYE - Animal

19 Ariana Grande - hate that i made you love me

24 Calvin Harris & Clementine Douglas - Blessings

26 Temper City - Self Aware

27 sombr - Homewrecker

28 RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!

32 Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten

33 Robyn - Dancing on My Own

35 Audrey Hobert - Sue me

36 The Killers - Mr. Brightside

37 ADÉLA - Ain't in LA

38 Ella Langley - Be Her

39 HUGEL & SOLTO (FR) - Jamaican (Bam Bam)

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Albums (Top 100)

01 Ariana Grande - petal (34,650)

02 Michael Jackson - The Essential (8,153)

03 Olivia Rodrigo - you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love (7,655)

04 Davido - Oriadé (7,124)

05 Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving (5,418)

06 Fleetwood Mac - 50 Years: Don't Stop

08 The Weeknd - The Highlights

09 Katy Perry - The Ones That Got the Plays

10 Ed Sheeran - +-=÷× (Tour Collection)

11 Noah Kahan - The Great Divide

15 Luke Combs - The Way I Am

24 Calvin Harris - 96 Months

26 Olivia Dean - Growth

27 Harry Styles - Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.

33 Luke Combs - This One's for You

34 The Durutti Column - Renascent

ADELA!!! It’s happening!! 🥳🍾

Calvin's Scottish gigs at the weekend giving him a boost ❤️

How is hate that I made you love me at 19? Is that its acr position and has done enough on acr to be her third highest charting?

Just now, Henessy Lake said:

How is hate that I made you love me at 19? Is that its acr position and has done enough on acr to be her third highest charting?

It’ll be on acr but still doing enough to be her 3rd highes

So this week its gonna go 9-out-19-3