List of UK top-ten singles in 2026

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The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom. [1] Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical singles and digital downloads, with airplay figures excluded from the official chart. [2] [3] Since 2014, the singles chart has been based on both sales and streaming, with the ratio altered in 2017 to 150:1 streams and only three singles by the same artist eligible for the chart. [4] [5] From July 2018, video streams from YouTube Music and Spotify among others began to be counted for the Official Charts. This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 2026, as well as singles which peaked in 2025 and 2027 but were in the top 10 in 2026. The entry date is when the song appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

Contents

Twenty singles have been in the top ten so far this year (as of 15 January 2026, week ending). Fifteen singles from 2025 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year. "Where Is My Husband!" by Raye, "Raindance" by Dave featuring Tems, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey, "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl, "Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helms and "Step into Christmas" by Elton John were the songs from 2025 to reach their peak in 2026.

"Last Christmas" by Wham!, originally released in 1984, returned to number-one in the first week of 2026. The first new number-one single of the year was "Where Is My Husband!" by Raye. Overall, two different songs have peaked at number-one so far in 2026, with two unique artists hitting that position.

An asterisk (*) in the "Weeks in Top 10" column shows that the song is currently in the top 10.

Background

Multiple entries

Twenty singles have charted in the top 10 so far in 2026 (as of 15 January 2026, week ending) with twelve singles reaching their peak this year (including the re-entries "All I Want for Christmas Is You", "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", "Jingle Bell Rock", "Fairytale of New York", "Step into Christmas" and "Merry Christmas Everyone", which charted in previous years but reached peaks on their latest chart run).

"End of Beginning" reaches number-one two years after first making the top-ten

On 9 January 2026 (15 January 2026, week ending), "End of Beginning", written and recorded by actor Joe Keery under his stage name of Djo, rose to number-one in the UK Singles Chart, one week after re-entering the top-ten following the premiere of the Stranger Things season 5 finale. Originally released in September 2022 as a track on Keery's album Decide , the song was issued as a single in 2024 after gaining popularity on TikTok, and it had originally peaked at number four in the UK in March of that year. When the song finally hit the top spot, it enjoyed its biggest week on streaming in the UK, racking up 5.4 million combined streams. [6]

Chart debuts

Two artists achieved their first charting top ten single in 2026, either as a lead or featured artist.

The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top ten solo single.

ArtistNumber of top 10sFirst entryChart positionOther entries
Haven1"I Run"9—
Kaitlyn Aragon

Top-ten singles

Key
SymbolMeaning
‡Single peaked in 2025 but still in chart in 2026.
♦Single released in 2026 but peaked in 2027.
(#)Year-end top-ten single [ broken anchor ] position and rank
EnteredThe date that the single first appeared in the chart.
PeakHighest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart.
Entered
(week ending)		Weeks
in
top
10		SingleArtistPeakPeak
reached
(week ending)		Weeks
at
peak
Singles in 2025
3 July 202512*"Rein Me In" ‡ [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [U] Sam Fender & Olivia Dean 54 December 20252
24 July 202522*"Golden" ‡ [X] Huntrix 17 August 202510
28 August 202519*"Man I Need" ‡ [V] Olivia Dean19 October 20251
2 October 202514*"Where Is My Husband!" [Q] Raye 18 January 20261
9 October 202512*"So Easy (To Fall in Love)" ‡ [D] [T] Olivia Dean34 December 20251
16 October 202511*"The Fate of Ophelia" ‡ [R] Taylor Swift 116 October 20257
6 November 20258*"Raindance" [M] [S] Dave featuring Tems 38 January 20261
4 December 20255"Last Christmas" ‡ [G] Wham! 118 December 20252
11 December 20254"All I Want for Christmas Is You" [H] Mariah Carey 21 January 20261
4"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" [I] Brenda Lee 31 January 20261
4"Underneath the Tree" ‡ [J] Kelly Clarkson 518 December 20251
18 December 20253"Fairytale of New York" [K] The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl 51 January 20261
3"Jingle Bell Rock" [L] Bobby Helms 81 January 20261
25 December 20252"XMAS" ‡ Kylie Minogue 125 December 20251
2"Step into Christmas" [N] Elton John 71 January 20261
Singles in 2026
1 January 20261"Merry Christmas Everyone" [O] Shakin' Stevens 91 January 20261
1"Driving Home for Christmas" [P] Chris Rea 101 January 20261
8 January 20262*"End of Beginning" [W] Djo 115 January 20261
2*"Lush Life" [Y] Zara Larsson 815 January 20261
2*"I Run"Haven featuring Kaitlin Aragon 915 January 20261

Entries by artist

The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2026, including singles that reached their peak in 2025. The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 2026 is also shown.

EntriesArtistWeeksSingles
3 Olivia Dean 2*"Rein Me In", "Man I Need", "So Easy (To Fall in Love)"

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th ed.). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN   1-904994-00-8.
  3. ↑ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News . 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Official Singles Chart rules are changing to help new bands break through". Newsbeat. British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Homewood, Ben (19 December 2016). "Official Charts Company changes conversion rate to reflect rise in streaming". Music Week. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  6. ↑ Smith, Carl (January 9, 2026). "The 'Djo burn' - End of Beginning finally claims UK's Official Number 1 single". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
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