{"id":428067,"date":"2026-02-16T03:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T03:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/428067\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T03:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T03:42:10","slug":"olivia-dean-in-pole-position-for-her-second-number-1-single-with-so-easy-to-fall-in-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/428067\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Dean in pole position for her second Number 1 single with So Easy (To Fall In Love)"},"content":{"rendered":"

So Easy (To Fall\u00a0In\u00a0Love)\u00a0has been a constant in the Top 40, peaking at Number 3 in December 2025. Can the song now go all the way and become the star\u2019s latest chart-topper?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

2026 has already seen\u00a0Olivia\u00a0attain\u00a0the accolade of longest running Number 1 album by a British female this decade with\u00a0The Art of Loving<\/a>, and\u00a0she\u00a0seems to be\u00a0going from strength to strength with each passing week.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

And it\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0stop there.\u00a0Sam Fender<\/a>\u00a0and Dean\u2019s team up\u00a0Rein Me In<\/a>\u00a0is also battling for top spot, currently up three places\u00a0(2).\u00a0After equalling its highest charting position last week, the acclaimed tune is eyeing a possible first Number 1 single for the Geordie star.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Swedish pop idol\u00a0Zara Larsson<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Lush Life<\/a>\u00a0is set to equal its personal best spot, on track to move four\u00a0(3). The song first\u00a0claimed this place\u00a0almost ten years ago,\u00a0with\u00a0a real full-circle\u00a0moment\u00a0possibly\u00a0on\u00a0the cards.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Moreover,\u00a0Stateside<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0PinkPantheress<\/a>\u00a0and Zara may move one to a new peak\u00a0following its debut entry inside the Top 10 last week (9).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

sombr<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0homewrecker<\/a>\u00a0is on track to rise six places,\u00a0possibly earning\u00a0the American his fourth Top 10 accomplishment (8).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Having freshly\u00a0acquired\u00a0a first Top 5 single with\u00a0DtMF<\/a>, Puerto Rican rapper\u00a0Bad Bunny<\/a>\u00a0may see movement for\u00a0NUEVAYoL<\/a>, up four places (11) as well as a potential highest new entry for\u00a02022\u2019s\u00a0Tit\u00ed\u00a0Me\u00a0Pregunt\u00f3<\/a>\u00a0(15).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Milky<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0Just\u00a0The\u00a0Way You Are<\/a>\u00a0is set to make more history, looking to elevate six places into the Top 20\u00a0as the remix courtesy of\u00a0Mall Grab<\/a>\u00a0continues to win further admirers (17).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Elsewhere,\u00a0Charli\u00a0xcx<\/a>\u00a0may find three tracks from the\u00a0Wuthering Heights\u00a0soundtrack in\u00a0Always Everywhere\u00a0(24),\u00a0Chains of Love<\/a>\u00a0(29) and\u00a0Dying\u00a0For\u00a0You\u00a0(32) make the Top 40.\u00a0Chains of Love\u00a0originally entered the charts in November at Number 26.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Following the surprise announcement of his upcoming album\u00a0ALL ROADS LEAD TO HOME\u00a0coming in March,\u00a0Central Cee<\/a>\u2019s latest single from the project\u00a0ICEMAN FREESTYLE is set\u00a0for another\u00a0main chart\u00a0entry (25).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Luke Combs<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Be\u00a0By\u00a0You\u00a0could be the American country sensation\u2019s third Top 40 (26).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fred\u00a0again<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0latest collaboration with\u00a0Jamie T<\/a>\u00a0Lights Burn Dimmer\u00a0is on\u00a0for a Top\u00a040\u00a0(30),\u00a0possibly Jamie\u2019s\u00a0first since 2014.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Finally, breakthrough artist\u00a0Bella Kay<\/a>\u00a0may find her banger\u00a0iloveitiloveitiloveit<\/a>\u00a0soar further up the standings,\u00a0following its Top 40 debut last week\u00a0(36).\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"So Easy (To Fall\u00a0In\u00a0Love)\u00a0has been a constant in the Top 40, peaking at Number 3 in December 2025.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":428068,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[5357,96,59,50,24275,37964,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-428067","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-charli-xcx","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-gb","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-olivia-dean","13":"tag-sam-fender","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=428067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428067\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/428068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=428067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=428067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=428067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}