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The Latest Breaking News from the Official Charts Company

Sam Fender and Olivia Dean break 73-year-old chart record for longest-running number one

It has surpassed Frankie Laine’s ‘I Believe’, which experienced an 18-week run at the top of the charts in 1953

The Independent UK

Olivia Dean and Sam Fender break 1950s record after 19 weeks at number one

The track has made history after 19 non-consecutive weeks at the summit.

Evening Standard

“Its scale and influence remain extraordinary - a defining British record that continues to unite generations, fill stadiums and soundtrack lives”: As the UK album chart turns 70, the biggest seller of all time has been confirmed

Only Queen and Abba's greatest hits packages have sold more

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Gracie Abrams secures second number one album with Daughter From Hell

The 16-track record follows on from her chart-topping 2024 album The Secret Of Us.

Evening Standard

Wonderwall vs Three Lions: Who will win the World Cup anthems battle for Number 1?

Wonderwall and Three Lions in epic battle for Official Singles Chart crown as country swept by wave of World Cup euphoria

Evening Standard

‘Take that, Marti Pellow!’ Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s Rein Me In beats Wet Wet Wet’s UK chart record

Duetting pair spend 16th week at No 1, a record for a British artist – but they’ll need 19 weeks to beat Frankie Laine’s all-time record from 1953

The Guardian - UK

Drake smashes UK chart record with three new albums in top ten

The records are Drake’s first releases since his headline-making feud with US rapper Kendrick Lamar

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Drake lands seventh number one record and three simultaneous Top 10 albums

The Canadian musician released his three new albums – Iceman, Maid Of Honour and Habibti – all at once last Friday.

Evening Standard

US singer Noah Kahan achieves second UK number one album

The Foo Fighters are at number two with Your Favorite Toy, marking their 14th UK top 10 album, according to the Official Charts Company.

Evening Standard

Dermot Kennedy becomes first Irish soloist to top charts with first three albums

The Weight Of The Woods has also topped the UK vinyl albums chart for the most physical records sold.

Evening Standard

BTS bags another UK number one album following comeback

Arirang marks BTS’s third number one album after four years away

The Independent UK

BTS score hat-trick of number ones as Jane McDonald tops independent album chart

It comes after BTS went on hiatus in 2022, during which they completed mandatory military service in their home country.

Evening Standard

Harry Styles jokes about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in Saturday Night Live monologue

Harry Styles returned for his second stint as guest host on Saturday Night Live

The Independent UK

Harry Styles aims joke at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor during SNL monologue

The 32-year-old quipped that he is ‘tremendously boring’ during his appearance as Saturday Night Live guest host.

Evening Standard

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Harry Styles scores second UK singles and album chart double of his career

The 32-year-old’s new album ‘Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally’, shot straight to the top of the album chart upon its release on Friday.

Evening Standard

Harry Styles bags UK number one single and album in second chart double

The singer’s last album, Harry’s House, and single As It Was also bagged him a chart double in 2022.

Evening Standard

Gorillaz land their third number one album with The Mountain

The group has topped the UK albums chart with its ninth studio album, titled The Mountain.

Evening Standard

Taylor Swift lands sixth UK number one single with Opalite

The US singer’s return to the summit follows the release of her Opalite music video, featuring stars including Cillian Murphy and Graham Norton.

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The Independent UK

Robbie Williams breaks The Beatles’ record to make UK music history

The former Take That star admitted he ‘desperately’ wanted to beat The Beatles’ record

Evening Standard

Victoria Beckham tops sales charts with 2001 single after fallout with Brooklyn

According to the Official Charts Company, her song, Not Such An Innocent Girl, has become the best-selling and most downloaded song of the week.

Evening Standard

Robbie Williams overtakes The Beatles with album record

Britpop has become his 16th number one album as a solo artist after previously being tied with The Beatles.

Evening Standard

Robbie Williams on track to break The Beatles’ record for number one albums

The 51-year-old’s latest record, Britpop, is his first release in seven years.

The Independent UK

Djo’s three-year-old song soars to number one on UK singles chart

The song broke another impressive record earlier this week, dethroning a mega star

Evening Standard

Joe Keery single tops UK chart following Stranger Things finale

A number of songs that featured in the final series have also re-entered the UK singles chart.

Evening Standard

Kylie Minogue’s pop tune Xmas is Christmas number one

It is the Australian star’s first Christmas chart-topper in the UK.

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