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SHOCKING: Official charts | Mind Blowing Facts

Taylor Swift Short Hair 2026: Curly Bob Appears as 'Patient Zero' Debuted UK No. 1 Single This Week

Taylor Swift unveiled a shorter-looking curly bob as 'Patient Zero' debuted at UK No. 1 and The Life of a Showgirl returned to the top of the albums chart.

International Business Times UK · Oct 3

Kylie Minogue gets her – and Amazon’s – first Christmas No 1, with Xmas

Exclusive song for online retailer prevents a hat trick of Christmas No 1s for Wham!, as Kylie becomes first woman to secure UK No 1 singles in four different decades

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2025

KPop Demon Hunters song reaches number one in singles chart

The KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack also spends a sixth consecutive week on top of the Official Compilations Chart, the Official Charts Company said.

Evening Standard · Aug 1, 2025

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Bob Geldof receives special Official Charts award for Just For One Day - the Live Aid Musical album

Bob Geldof has been recognised for the chart achievements of the artists that contributed to the Live Aid musical.

BANG Premier · Jul 11, 2025

Sabrina Carpenter breaks album chart record knocking Ed Sheeran off top perch

Ed Sheeran held the record for the longest consecutive streak in the top five UK chart for his 2021 album =

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2025

Christmas number one contenders revealed: Will Wicked or Band Aid take top spot?

Last year Wham! claimed the top spot with Last Christmas.

Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2024

Still Shady: how did Eminem’s 2005 greatest hits become last year’s biggest rap album?

Released in 2005, Curtain Call: The Hits has spent 552 weeks in the UK album charts. Are young fans thrilling to his outrageous lyrics – or is the truth more prosaic?

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2023

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Wham! finishes 2022 on top of Official Charts with Last Christmas

The iconic Christmas song, performed by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, was first released in 1984 and once held the record as the best-selling single never to have hit number one in the UK

Daily Mirror · Dec 31, 2022

UK's most streamed Christmas number one named - and it's not Mariah

Queen and Whitney were in the running for the title

Wales Online · Dec 1, 2022

Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’ named UK’s song of the summer

1985 track was streamed 86.6 million times between June and August this year

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022

Scots take over the charts as Paolo Nutini and LF SYSTEM both hit number one

IT’S a “banner week” for Scottish musical talent as Paolo Nutini scored his third number one album and rising DJ duo LF SYSTEM saw their first…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 8, 2022

Paolo Nutini's album hits number one in charts knocking Harry Styles off top spot

Paolo Nutini is due to perform on the TRNSMT stage in Glasgow tonight and he'll be celebrating after discovering new album Last Night In The Bittersweet is top of the charts.

Glasgow Live · Jul 8, 2022

Paolo Nutini scores chart success with his first album in eight years

Scottish artists secured both the number one album and single of the week.

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022

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