{"id":508552,"date":"2026-06-19T21:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T21:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/508552\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T21:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T21:16:12","slug":"taylor-swifts-bags-2026s-biggest-sales-week-en-route-to-u-k-no-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/508552\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift\u2019s Bags 2026\u2019s Biggest Sales Week En Route to U.K. No. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tTaylor Swift<\/a>\u2019s \u201cI Knew It, I Knew You\u201d has earned 2026\u2019s biggest sales week in the U.K. as it enjoys a second week at the summit (June 19).<\/p>\n

\n\tThe song debuted<\/a> at No. 1 in its opening week last Friday (June 12) to give Swift her seventh chart-topper on the Official Singles Chart<\/a>. Now following the release of limited-edition CD and vinyl editions, the song has surpassed that debut to 71,000 chart units and is now the biggest sales week of 2026, overtaking overtakes Harry Styles<\/a>\u2019 \u201cAperture\u201d which scored 70,000 back in January.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Official Charts Company reports that the song is the biggest week in pure sales (excluding streams) since November 2023 when the Beatles released their final song \u201cNow and Then.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tAs she earns a career-best opening week<\/a> on the Albums Chart, Olivia Rodrigo<\/a> occupies three of the top five positions on the U.K.\u2019s Official Singles Charts with You Seem Pretty Sad For a Girl So in Love highlights. \u201cStupid Song\u201d debuts at No. 2, while \u201cThe Cure\u201d and \u201cDrop Dead\u201d place at No. 3 and No. 5, respectively. The latter hit No. 1 earlier this year to give Rodrigo her fourth U.K. chart-topper.<\/p>\n

\n\tSam Fender and Olivia Dean\u2019s \u201cRein Me In\u201d is down two places to No. 4, having previously enjoyed a 13-week stay at the summit this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tAs the FIFA World Cup kicks off, Shakira and Burna Boy\u2019s \u201cDai Dai\u201d breaks the top 40 for the first time (No. 28) and the former\u2019s 2010 track \u201cWaka Waka (This Time for Africa)\u201d also sees a boost (No. 35).<\/p>\n

\n\tFollowing the start of his 12-night run at London\u2019s Wembley Stadium<\/a>, Harry Styles sees Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally tracks \u201cAmerican Girls\u201d (No. 12) and \u201cAperture\u201d (No. 25) enjoy lifts.<\/p>\n


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