Sam Fender & Olivia Dean’s ‘Rein Me In’ Notches 10th Week as U.K. No. 1, Closes in on History
The milestone comes in the week that the pair gave a rare live performance together.
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Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s duet “Rein Me In” has notched an impressive 10th non-consecutive week at No. 1 on the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart dated May 8 as they close in on a number of chart records.
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The song, which first appeared on Fender’s 2025 album People Watching, was remixed in June last year with a new verse from Dean. The song hit No. 1 in February 2026 and later won song of the year at the BRIT Awards.
Dean on May 1 invited Fender to two of her sold-out shows at London’s 20,000-capacity O2 Arena to perform the song live. Prior to his surprise slot, the pair had only performed the song once together at Fender’s London Stadium show in June last year.
The song is now tied with Rihanna and Jay-Z’s “Umbrella” for the joint longest running U.K. No. 1 single by a male and female duo, which also landed 10 weeks in 2007. Dean also surpasses Olivia Newton-John for the longest running U.K. No. 1 single for a British female artist. Newton-John, who was born in England and raised in Australia, scored nine weeks in 1978 with Grease soundtrack smash “You’re the One That I Want.”
The track also matches the 10-week runs for HUNTR/X’s “Golden” (2025); Dave and Central Cee‘s “Sprinter” (2023); Miley Cyrus‘ “Flowers” (2023); and Harry Styles‘ “As It Was” (2022). Alex Warren‘s 2025 track “Ordinary,” which earned 13 weeks at the summit, is the longest running No. 1 single of the 2020s.
As its global tour hits the U.K., Tame Impala’s “Dracula” rises two spots to No. 2, matching the song’s previous peak.
Olivia Rodrigo’s “Man I Need” slips one place to No. 3, while Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” lifts nine spots to No. 4. Alex Warren’s “Fever Dream” holds its position to end the week at No. 5.
The Chemical Brothers 2015 single “Go” earns its first-ever appearance in the top 40, landing at No. 22 following a synch in Charlize Theron-starring flick Apex.
Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter’s “Bring Your Love,” the second taste of the former’s upcoming Confessions II album, debuts at No. 29.
