Official Singles Chart Top 100

my top 20 (25.1.2026.)  

1. (5) HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR ft HIPS & LIPS – crossed lines

2. (1)  TEED – come tonight  (1 week at No.1)

3.(2) SAM FENDER – the  treadmill  (2weeks at No.1)

4.NEW – GROOVE ARMADA – do it right

5. (6) SUEDE – sweet kid

6. (3)  FRED AGAIN.. ft  SAMMY VIRJI & REGGIE – talk of the  town    

7. (7) HOT SINCE 82 & KONXIOUS – fast love

8. NEW– HARRY STYLES – aperture

9. (4) LEISURE – let it all out

10. (9) WILKINSON ft IIOLA – back up

11. (13) BRUNO MARS – I just might

12.(33) KUNGS ft THEOPHILUS LONDON – galaxy

13. (10) KINJI – romp

14.(15) MORRISSEY –make-up is a lie

15.(11) SURF MESA ft STACE CADET – the moment

16. (14) ARTEMAS – time alone W U

17.(12) TAME IMPALA – obsolete

18.(35)  JOVANOTTI – so solo che la vita

19. (21)  SWIMMING PAUL ft MALAKI – kisses and cigarettes

20.(19) JONATHAN JEREMIAH – lush

.............new songs at chart (top 45)...............

31. NEW– ALEXIS TAYLOR ft LOLA KIRKE – out ofphase

33.NEW – ARCTIC MONKEYS – opening night

34.NEW – DAPHNI –good night baby

35.NEW – GORILLAZ ft BIZARRAP, KARA JACKSON & ANOUSHKA SHANKAR – orange country

37.NEW – INCOGNITOft JOY ROSE – it's about time

38.NEW – A$APROCKY – punk rock

39. NEW– APPLETON – falling into you

40.NEW –FATHER JOHN MISTY – the old law

No.68 is the worst thing we've seen chart.. well, possibly ever. You don't get more petty then that cover.

Of the current Top 100, this is my Top 10:
Running Up That Hill
Heroes
Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Should I Stay Or Should I Go
The Chain
Messy
Boys Don't Cry
Dreams
Starry Eyed
Every Breath You Take

Worst:
Jogodo

No way we had three artists go number 1, two of them brits! Such a great start to this year. 

also worth noting how messed up it is that a song that references the artist's father being absent in his life due to him being killed in the Rwandan genocide is now being appropriated and exploited for cheap, inauthentic emotional payoff. to be honest if I was Stromae I think I'd feel a little nauseated (sorry to keep going on, sometimes I get a rush of inspiration to comment a lot)

it is too late to prevent that cover from charting now, so if I were the OCC I would simply replace the listing with Stromae's original in all future charts and treat it as a continuation of the original entry, since the original has never charted. it's damage limitation, but something to consider if any of them read these comments (they don't). might salvage their reputation a bit. hopefully this will be covered by British media outlets and they will be forced to answer for themselves

Actually I do have one more thing to add re #68

I recommend reading this article: https://vinylculture.substack.com/p/music-industry-2025-review-and-our

as quoted in a okayafrica article that also covered the 'song', which I will also link: https://www.okayafrica.com/generative-ai-is-changing-the-way-we-consume-music-by-african-artists/1421437

I think there are some misconceptions about the role major labels are playing in the AI 'music' landscape. they are certainly not here to champion the rights of their signed artists. here is an excerpt from the former article:

"The year’s defining narrative was watching major labels transform from litigators to collaborators in record time. In June 2024, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony Music Entertainment filed aggressive lawsuits against AI music generators Suno and Udio, accusing them of “massive copyright infringement” by training on artists’ catalogs without permission.

"By October 2025, Universal had settled with Udio and announced a partnership. Three weeks later, Warner followed suit with both Suno and Udio. The pattern was unmistakable:

"Sue for leverage, Negotiate for profit, Settle for partnership.

"Meanwhile, all three majors simultaneously signed deals with Klay Vision, a mysterious Los Angeles AI music startup most people have never heard of.

"The lawsuits were never about protecting artists from AI; they were about ensuring labels controlled the terms of AI’s access to those artists. As Warner CEO Robert Kyncl candidly admitted,

"“With Suno rapidly scaling, both in users and monetization, we have seized this opportunity to shape models that expand revenue.”

"Translation: If you can’t beat them, take a cut of their $200 million in annual revenue."

I can envision a future where musicians who sign a major-label contract are forced to abide by a clause that allows the label the full rights to their music catalogue for data mining purposes by generative AI algorithms and to their likeness for the purposes of impersonation by generative AI, so that the label can monopolise on the exploitation of the artist's likeness and litigate heavily against those who infringe on their contractual 'right' to do so, allowing them full control for maximum profit. I think the law would have something to say as there are laws that protect an artist's likeness, but the law always conforms to the pursuit of profit eventually, and the labels can present it as a consensual agreement bound in contract despite the massive power disparity between the two parties.

in other words, I am afraid AI 'music' is here to stay.

My Top 10 of the week!

04 01 PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson - Stateside 1 (x1) 26

01 02 Amma - If You Don’t Love Me 1 (x2) 09

02 03 RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! 1 (x11) 29

03 04 Zara Larsson & Muni Long - Midnight Sun 2 31

05 05 Zara Larsson - Lush Life 1 (x6) 85

16 06 Damiano David, Nile Rodgers & Tyla - Talk To Me 5 18

07 07 Zara Larsson - Hot & S*xy 5 16

NE 08 Madison Beer - bad enough 8 01

08 09 Dave ft. Tems - Raindance 8 13

25 10 Madison Beer - bittersweet 10 15

Full top 50, including first look in the replies: https://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/285092-macies-top-50-of-the-week-january-21st-2026/#comment-7883926

with #68 charting this is both a dark day and a significant turning point in the history of our charts. that's all I have to add

Such a chaotic week Jeff Buckley and The Cure charting for the first time in years. And OCC being spineless letting an AI song chart I hope Stromae or his label forces them to remove the song as its disturbing. Letting I Run re chart was bad enough now this? 2026 might be the year I stop being a chart watcher if this continues. 

My Top 20:

1) Dave ft. Tems - 'Raindance' (=) [4th consecutive week at #1]
2) Kendrick Lamar ft. AzChike - 'peekaboo' (+1)
3) Dave ft. Jim Legxacy - 'No Weapons' (-1) [6-week #1]
4) Dave - 'My 27th Birthday' (=) [3-week #1]
5) Travis Scott ft. Playboi Carti - 'FE!N' (+1)
6) Dave ft. James Blake - 'History' (-1)
7) 6LACK - 'Switch' (+2)
8) Dave ft. James Blake - 'Selfish' (-1)
9) Travis Scott - 'MAFIA' (-1)
10) Bruno Mars - 'Locked out of Heaven' (+11)
11) Dave ft. Kano - 'Chapter 16' (-1)
12) Travis Scott - 'ESCAPE PLAN' (-1)
13) 21 Savage, Drake - 'MR RECOUP' (+15)
14) Dave - 'Marvellous' (-1)
15) The Weeknd - 'Baptized In Fear / Open Hearts' (-1) [8-week #1]
16) Nafe Smallz - 'SAVE ME' (-1)
17) Nafe Smallz ft. NorthSideBenji - 'STRUGGLE LOOK EASY' (-5)
18) Nafe Smallz - 'ALONE' (-1)
19) Jim Legxacy, Dave - '3x' (-3) [3-week #1]
20) Dave - 'The Boy Who Played the Harp' (-2)

Albums:

1) Dave - 'The Boy Who Played the Harp' (=) [13th consecutive week at #1]
2) The Weeknd - 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' (=) [22-week #1]
3) JACKBOYS, Travis Scott - 'JACKBOYS 2' (=) [11-week #1]
4) JID - 'God Does Like Ugly' (=) [3-week #1]
5) Travis Scott - 'UTOPIA' (=) [18-week #1]

https://www.crownnote.com/charts/foxes/16th-january-2026-22nd-january-2026

Yall think Victora Beckham will chart next week?

I’m hoping stateside will reach top 10 but realistically it might fall

That Papaoutai cover is ai, and it charted pretty high. This is actually extremely disappointing, along with I run being in the top 15 as both originated from AI

Looking forward to the new releases from RAYE, Harry, Bruno, Loreen etc. in the coming weeks because the charts are becoming stagnant, so much so that for the first time I struggled to compile my personal 40 this week. 

Curious to know thoughts on BRITs Nominations. I am shocked and quite disappointed on the whole. I thought on the whole JADE was pretty underappreciated, the effort she put into the era is unlike what we get from most nowadays and I feel it deserved an AOTY nom and if I am honest when you consider 'Blessings' by Calvin Harris/Clementine Douglas got a SOTY nom, I honestly feel that 'Plastic Box' deserved some appreciation also.

I would love to see Olivia Dean have a RAYE/Charli moment at this years BRITs, she is clearly one of the most exciting Brits (excuse the pun) right now. Very much deserves AOTY out of all the nominations. 

Letting a fully AI song chart, gross!!

My Top 10 Songs Of The Week:

#1: Ninajirachi - iPod Touch (+1)   [New No.1!] 🇦🇺

#2: Taylor Acorn - Home Videos (-1) 🇺🇸

#3: Taylor Acorn - Goodbye, Good Riddance (+2) 🇺🇸

#4: Madison Beer - You’re Still Everything (debut) 🇺🇸

#5: Freya Skye - Silent Treatment (-2) 🇬🇧 (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

#6: Jessica Baio - El Roy St. (+9) 🇺🇸

#7: Bruno Mars - I Just Might (+1) 🇺🇸

#8: ISOLABELLA - Ghosts (-4) 🇬🇧 (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

#9: Aleksiah - Faker (-3) 🇦🇺

#10: Connor Darlington - Although I Haven’t Held You Yet (+8) 🇬🇧 (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

Full chart on Crown Note: https://www.crownnote.com/charts/piran/pirans-top-50-310

Full chart on BuzzJack: https://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/285066-pirans-personal-chart-28012026

It’s a shame that Madison Beer barely made any impact considering she’s at #3 on the albums chart.

For me, it got the mix of bangers and ballads just right. Her vocals also remind me of Ariana a lot and I mean that as a massive compliment. If you’ve not heard ‘Locket’ and you’re a fan of pop, I highly recommend it.

Favourite tracks were ‘You’re Still Everything’, ‘Bittersweet’ and ‘Yes Baby’.

Sigh. I was hoping that the entry at #68 would either fail to chart or be disqualified by OCC, but sadly not.

For context, it’s an entirely AI-generated remix. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… it’s not real music. It’s utterly lazy and puts creative artists who have original ideas at a disadvantage. There’s absolutely no place for it in the industry. I doubt this’ll be the last time we have to deal with these kinds of situations, but for as long as songs like this continue to show up here, I’ll continue to call them out.

The most frustrating part about it? The original version of ‘Papaoutai’ by Stromae never charted in the UK despite being one of the most iconic foreign language songs of all-time. :(

‘Stateside’ is now the highest charting track from PinkPantheress’ mixtape.

With the streaming momentum it has, I could see it entering the Top 10 next week and I really hope it does.

With Dave at #1, we’ve already had multiple British acts top the chart in 2026. We had to wait until July to reach this stage last year. Definitely a promising sign for homegrown talent, and we'll likely see Harry Styles at the top spot next week.