Noah Kahan Extends UK Chart Reign With 'Stick Season'

Noah Kahan reaches UK chart for six as 'Stick Season' (via Republic Records) extends his reign.

The Vermont American singer-songwriter's revolutionary folky number amasses a market-leading 8.3 million streams, the Official Charts Company reports, as it notches its sixth straight week at No. 1.

This is the longest consecutive run at the top of the Official UK Singles Chart since Dave & Central Cee's 'Sprinter' was released in the summer of 2023.

'Stick Season' leads the top three unchanged, ahead of Sophie Ellis-Bextor's 'Murder on the Dancefloor' (Polydor) and Teddy Swims' 'Lose Control' (Atlantic) respectively.

However, there is change for Benson Boone's “Beautiful Things” (Warner Records), which climbs 11-5 for the US artist's first career UK top 10 appearance.

Another artist on the rise is YG Marley, grandson of the late, great Bob Marley, and son of Ms. Lauryn Hill, whose independently released “Praise Jah In The Moonlight” improves 20-9. This is Marley's first UK top 10 appearance.

Ella Henderson and Rudimental's “Alibi” (Atlantic) hits a new high, climbing 24-16 in its fourth week. “Alibi” samples the late Coolio's hit “Gangsta's Paradise” (which in turn sampled Stevie Wonder's 1976 single “Pastime Paradise”), a 1995 hit that spent two weeks at No. 1 and completed the year as the second biggest selling single in the UK.

It's a great week for The Last Dinner Party, the critically acclaimed London band whose debut LP Prelude to Ecstasy (via Island) reach No.1 on the UK Official Albums Chart. The lead single from it, “Nothing Matters”, gains 22-19 on the Official UK Singles Chart, published on Friday, February 9, for the five-piece's first UK top 20 appearance.

Also up are Justin Timberlake's “Selfish” (up 37-29 via RCA) and Michael Marcagi's TikTok “Scared To Start” (Warner Records), up 38-31 – a new career high for the singer-songwriter and Cincinnati. native.

Finally, it's a good week for Good Neighbors, the South London-based English indie-rock duo of Oli Fox and Scott Verrill, whose debut single 'Home' (Some Action) breaks into the top 40 for the first time. “Home” runs 81-40.