Extraordinary! Alex Warren celebrates first-ever Number 1 single

Alex Warren performs a surprise coup today, claiming his first UK Number 1 single with Ordinary. 

The breakout US singer-songwriter – who came to fame on social media – lifts one spot this week, denying Chappel Roan the chance to replace herself at Number 1.  

Ordinary – a booming chamber-pop song influenced by Hozier and Florence + The Machine – had previously reached a peak of Number 2 and is the first of Alex’s tracks to reach the UK Top 10. It ends the week as the most-streamed track in the country (5.6 million streams).  

Alex also sees his first Top 40 single Carry You Home lift four to a new peak of Number 20, and Burning Down up five to a new high of Number 28.

Speaking exclusively to Official Charts, Alex Warren says:

“Thank you to the UK for the Number 1 single of the week, I promise I won't let you down – I’ll make you proud!” 

PIc: Alex Warren with his Official Number 1 Singles Chart Award for Ordinary (Credit: Official Charts)

Despite being denied Number 1, Chappell Roan nonetheless secures this week’s highest new entry with The Giver (2). The sapphic country-bop banger becomes her fourth UK Top 10 single, and her first to debut inside the Top 10, too. 

Doechii’s viral hit Anxiety clambers up to a brand-new peak of Number 3. It extends its own record as the rising superstar’s highest-charting single in the UK, now her first Top 3 single here to boot.  

As Sabrina Carpenter continues to hustle on her UK & European tour, Busy Woman struts up two a brand-new best (6). 

Playboi Carti debuts two new tracks from MUSIC in the Top 10; EVIL J0RDAN (7) and RATHER LIE with The Weeknd (10), taking Carti’s all-time Top 10 tally to four. A third MUSIC track, TOXIC, earns a Top 40 debut (21). 

Rising English alt-metal group Sleep Token celebrate their first-ever entry into the Official Singles Chart today, as Emergence debuts at Number 17. 

Get out of her face! JADE’s high-octane banger FUFN (F**k You For Now) makes a suitably dramatic entrance today at Number 25, earning the BRIT-winning pop star her second UK Top 40 entry as a solo act. 

Ravyn Lenae’s breakout hit Love Me Not rises one to a new peak (26), while Lil Tecca earns his second UK Top 40 hit with new entry Dark Thoughts (30).  

Superstar Adele makes a surprise re-entry today with her debut single Hometown Glory at Number 31. The emotional ballad was originally released in 2007 and reached a peak of Number 19. Week-on-week, Hometown Glory sees an increase of 42%, earning it its first appearance inside the Top 40 since 2008. It comes as the song sparks a trend on TikTok, with users posting vintage photos of their parents to the track. 

South African-German rapper WizTheMc celebrates his first UK Top 40 hit with Show Me Love with Bees & Honey, lifting 15 to Number 38, while Austrian dance producer Ely Oaks also makes his Top 40 debut with Running Around up seven to Number 40. 

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