From this week, the chart tracking rules have been amended.

As well as the standing purchased album track totals being converted into matching, additional streaming points, the same applies on purchased singles. This week, for example, Love Sensation has 2 additional streaming points based on the 2 tracks on the 7" single that was delivered this week. On this occasion, their addition has made no difference to its ranking at #2 again.

For the albums, the streaming points will be made up of streams for all singles, EPs and versions of albums, relating to a particular album. This week, for example, Confessions IIs streaming points are made up of play counts of tracks from the main album, the Afterhours Edition, and all the single packages.

Additional streaming equivalent points only apply during the week of their delivery, rather than the rolling 4-week period the rest of the streaming points are made up of.

Danceteria is at #1 for a 6th week, increasing the length of time tracks from Confessions II have been at #1 to 23 in a row! She's on course for 24 with Danceteria tracking to be on top next week. Expectations could peak higher over the coming weeks, as could tracks from Kim Petras' album, which has finally clicked for me.

Rubber Soul 2026 remains on top and should still be there next week, though I feel Confessions II is on the decline now. Ashe may get a few weeks on the chart as her album is pretty solid. The coming weeks should see high entries for Girls Aloud and Queen reissues.

Tracks

1(1) Madonna & Charli xcx Danceteria (12 weeks) (1-1-1-3-x-x-3-2-4-4-x-2-1-1-1-)

2(2) Madonna and Kylie Love Sensation (20 weeks) (1-1-1-1-1-3-3-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-)✓

3(RE) Olivia Rodrigo & Chappell Roan Expectations (10 weeks) (18-9-6-6-13-x-x-x-x-20-14-12-16-x-x-x-x-3-) ^^RE-ENTRY^^PEAK^^

4(4) The Beatles Norwegian Wood (2026 versions) (3 weeks) (7-4-4-)

5(5) The Beatles Wait (2026 versions) (3 weeks) (8-5-5-)

6(-) The Beatles I'm Looking Through You (2026 versions) HIGHEST NEW ENTRY

7(3) Troye Sivan Party (5 weeks) (8-5-5-3-7-)

8(7) Madonna and Feid Read My Lips (9 weeks) (3-3-5-6-3-4-4-7-8-)

9(9) Freemasons Sandcastle Disco (5 weeks) (14-6-6-9-9-)

10(10) Sugababes Ghost (4 weeks) (10-9-10-10-)

11(12) Rogue Traders and Dannii Minogue Dirty Dirty Disco (4 weeks) (12-14-12-11-) ^^PEAK^^

12(13) Freemasons and Sophie Ellis-Bextor Heartbreak (2026) (3 weeks) (19-x-x-13-12) ^^PEAK^^

13(14) KATSEYE Hootie Frutti (2 weeks) (14-13-) ^^PEAK^^

14(15) Freemasons When You Touch Me (2026) (2 weeks) (15-14-) ^^PEAK^^

15(20) Disco Bambino, Nile Rodgers & Sophie Ellis-Bextor Dancing Without You (4 weeks) (20-17-x-x-x-20-15-) ^^PEAK^^

16(RE) Ashe Stop The Wedding (7 weeks) (12-11-7-7-9-11-x-16-) ^^RE-ENTRY^^

17(-) Kim Petras Pop Sound NEW

18(-) Girls Aloud Miss You Bow Wow (Sarah's Version) NEW

19(11) Major Lazer, BEAM & Skillibeng Rotate (3 weeks) (15-11-19-)

20(18) Kane Brown and Shania Twain Boots (4 weeks) (18-20-18-20-)

OUT

The Beatles Run For Your Life (2026 versions) (2 weeks) 

Miley Cyrus Bass Persuades (6 weeks) (13-5-2-3-3-8)

Girls Aloud What's A Girl To Do (8 weeks) (9-6-3-3-5-7-12-16)

Ariana Grande Kiss Me (9 weeks) (7-8-6-10-x-x-11-16-15-18-17)

Soft Cell Elusive (2 weeks) (20-x-x-19)

✓ a purchased single delivered in the last week, whose total number of tracks are translated into additional streaming points

Albums

1(1) The Beatles Rubber Soul (2026) (3 weeks) (1-1-1-)

2(2) Madonna Confessions II (16 weeks) (1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-1-1-2-2-2-)

3(7) Kim Petras Detour (12 weeks) (10-4-2-2-5-7-8-9-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-9-8-7-3-)

4(-) Ashe Girl Of Your Dreams HIGHEST NEW ENTRY✓

5(6) Freemasons Greatest Hits (3 weeks) (10-6-5-) ^^PEAK POSITION^^

6(5) Soft Cell Danceteria (4 weeks) (3-4-5-6-)

7(4) Girls Aloud Tangled Up (2026 versions) (9 weeks) (1-1-1-1-2-2-3-4-7-)

8(8) Bronski Beat Truthdare Doubledare (40th Anniversary Editions) (15 weeks) (2-2-2-2-2-3-4-6-6-6-7-6-6-8-8-)

9(RE) Ariana Grande Petal (10 weeks) (5-4-3-3-4-3-4-6-8-x-x-9-) ^^RE-ENTRY^^

10(-) Troye Sivan She's The Best NEW ENTRY

✓ a purchased album delivered in the last week, whose total number of tracks are translated into additional streaming points

Hey Tim!

Amazing to see expectations re-enter so highly here. A great song from Olivia.

I'm glad stop the wedding has re-entered. It's really good and will be on my chart soon. I deleted it as soon as I added it to my playlist by accident lol.

Good stuff 🥳

Hey Tim!

Nice to See "Danceteria" at the top and the Returns for "Expectations" and "Stop The Wedding".

Great Chart!

Take Care.

5 hours ago, JSG said:

Hey Tim!

Amazing to see expectations re-enter so highly here. A great song from Olivia.

I'm glad stop the wedding has re-entered. It's really good and will be on my chart soon. I deleted it as soon as I added it to my playlist by accident lol.

Good stuff 🥳

Hey James

Thanks for your comment. If you get chance, listen to Ashe's album. It may take a couple of plays to click but it's a really solid collection. Shame it charted so badly yesterday in the UK, but I guess for now all the focus is on Stop The Wedding so nobody is too fussed by the tracks that would help the album's chart position here. Expectations is the first track anything with Chappell Roan on has made into my chart as well. Her addition is great.

4 hours ago, Sergej said:

Hey Tim!

Nice to See "Danceteria" at the top and the Returns for "Expectations" and "Stop The Wedding".

Great Chart!

Take Care.

Thanks as ever Sergej! You too.