Sam Fender and OIivia Dean’s “Rein Me In” is the U.K.’s No. 1 single for a 12th non-consecutive week on the Friday (May 22) chart.
Last week the track broke the Official Singles Chart record for the longest-running male/female duet, surpassing Rihanna and Jay-Z’s “Umbrella,” which earned 10 weeks at the top in 2007.
“Rein Me In,” which first appeared on Fender’s 2025 album People Watching, was remixed in June last year with a new verse from Dean. The song hit No. 1 in February 2026 and later won song of the year at the BRIT Awards.
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The song is now closing in on Alex Warren’s “Ordinary,” the longest-running U.K. No. 1 single of the 2020s so far with 13 non-consecutive weeks at the summit. The all-time record belongs to Frankie Laine, who earned 18 non-consecutive weeks with “I Believe” back in 1953.
Fender was among the celebrated artists at the 2026 Ivor Novello Awards on Thursday (May 21), collecting the songwriter of the year prize.
Drake’s “Janice STFU” lands at No. 2, while “National Treasures” slots in at No. 3. The Canadian has set a new U.K. chart record with three studio albums landing simultaneously in the top 10: Iceman (No. 1), Maid of Honour (No. 6) and Habibti (No. 7)
Following the box-office success of a recent biopic, Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” is up to No. 4 while Tame Impala’s “Dracula” falls from No. 2 to No. 5
Gracie Abrams’ “Hit the Wall,” the first song from her upcoming third LP Daughter From Hell, lands at No. 18; the full LP will be released on July 3.
This year’s Eurovision-winning song, “Bangaranga” from Bulgaria’s DARA, debuts at No. 21.
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