{"id":436795,"date":"2026-02-20T21:47:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/436795\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T21:47:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:47:08","slug":"sam-fender-celebrates-first-ever-number-1-single-as-olivia-dean-link-up-rein-me-in-tops-the-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/436795\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Fender celebrates first-ever Number 1 single as Olivia Dean link-up Rein Me In tops the chart"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now, its Chart coronation comes after an incredible 35 weeks,\u00a0finally taking top spot and setting a brand-new record. It beats that previously held by\u00a0Ed Sheeran<\/a>\u2019s Thinking Out Loud<\/a>\u00a0which spent 19 consecutive weeks in the Top 40 before eventually claiming Number 1 in 2014.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Sam<\/p>\n

Pic: Sam Fender celebrates his chart-topping Olivia Dean collaboration Rein Me In with an Official Number 1 Award from Official Charts\u00a0(credit: Official Charts)\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a momentous moment for Fender, with the result marking his first-ever Official Number 1 single, beating his previous best secured with\u00a0Seventeen Going Under<\/a>, which peaked at Number 3 back in 2021. Olivia simultaneously takes home her second Singles crown, after\u00a0Man I Need<\/a>\u00a0hit the summit last October.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s the \u201c1, 2\u201d for Olivia Dean, as\u00a0So Easy (To Fall In Love)<\/a>\u00a0narrowly misses out on pole position, but claims a new Number 2 peak. Former Number 1\u00a0Man I Need\u00a0also climbs four this week (4).\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also a moment of celebration for\u00a0Zara Larsson<\/a>, as\u00a0Lush Life<\/a>\u00a0completes its full circle resurgence, equalling its Number 3 peak almost a decade later. Thanks in part to the 2016 trend engulfing social media, and its viral choreography, can the track continue to\u00a0climb even further up the chart?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Zara\u2019s feature also helps\u00a0PinkPantheress<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0Stateside<\/a>\u00a0break new ground after it broke the Top 10 last week (9).\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a fourth Top 10 single in less than a year for superstar\u00a0sombr<\/a>, whose latest cut\u00a0Homewrecker<\/a>\u00a0jumps a strong seven places (7). See the New York native\u00a0perform\u00a0at the BRIT Awards next Saturday, February 28.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Milky<\/a>\u00a0revival is real, people! Nostalgic 2000s hit\u00a0Just The Way You Are<\/a>\u00a0ascends nine places to Number 14, breaking the Top 20 for the first time in 24 years the process. As the\u00a0Mall Grab<\/a>\u00a0remix continues its chokehold online, can it usurp its 2022 Number 8\u00a0peak?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Following the release of\u00a0Wuthering Heights,\u00a0Charli xcx<\/a>\u00a0finds three tracks from her chart-topping companion album pierce the Top 40:\u00a0Chains of Love<\/a>\u00a0(17) which secures a new\u00a0best,\u00a0Dying for You<\/a>\u00a0(27) and\u00a0Always Everywhere<\/a>\u00a0(33).\u00a0<\/p>\n

This week’s highest new entry comes courtesy of the man of the moment,\u00a0Bad Bunny<\/a>. 2022 release\u00a0Tit\u00ed Me Pregunt\u00f3<\/a>\u00a0lands at Number 18, a seventh Top 40 for the Puerto Rican superstar.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After rebounding into the Top 40 last week,\u00a0Dominic Fike<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0Babydoll<\/a>\u00a0keeps scaling the chart, up seven (23).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rising British singer-songwriter\u00a0Bella Kay<\/a>\u00a0is making waves, as\u00a0iloveitiloveitiloveit<\/a>\u00a0skyrockets 13 places, your highest climber this week (26). A big 2026 is on the cards for Bella!\u00a0<\/p>\n

West London rapper\u00a0Central Cee<\/a>\u00a0secures an impressive 34th\u00a0Top 40 with\u00a0ICEMAN FREESTYLE<\/a>\u00a0(37).\u00a0<\/p>\n

And finally,\u00a0Sean Paul<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0(When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me<\/a>\u00a0featuring Keyshia Cole re-enters the Top 40, 20 years on from its last appearance, with the song experiencing a sudden spike on social media (38).\u00a0<\/p>\n

See the full Official Singles Chart Top 100 here from 5.45pm<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Now, its Chart coronation comes after an incredible 35 weeks,\u00a0finally taking top spot and setting a brand-new record.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":436796,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[96,128,43995,24275,37964,56,54,55,73508],"class_list":{"0":"post-436795","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-music","10":"tag-number-1-award","11":"tag-olivia-dean","12":"tag-sam-fender","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom","16":"tag-zara-larsson"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436795","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=436795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}