Sabrina Carpenter is on fire! The pop superstar just broke the record for most weeks spent at No. 1 in a single year on the UK Official Chart Singleproving that she is truly in a league of her own.
Her hit single 'Taste' has now spent seven consecutive weeks at the top in the UK, and if you add that to the No.1 runs of previous singles 'Espresso' (seven non-consecutive weeks) and 'Please Please Please' (five non-consecutive weeks (consecutive weeks), the pint-sized pop star officially clocked up 19 weeks at No. 1 in 2024.
This makes her the female artist with the most weeks at No.1 in the UK in one year—ever!
This isn't just any record – Sabrina has now surpassed the legendary Olivia Newton-John, who held the record with 16 weeks at No.1 in 1978.
As if that weren't enough, she's also tied with Ed Sheeran for the most weeks at No. 1 in a year this century. Sheeran also clocked 19 weeks in 2021 with tracks like 'Bad Habits', 'Shivers' and his Christmas collaborations with Elton John and LadBaby.
“Taste” is proving irresistible, with over 6 million streams this week alone, making it the most streamed song in the UK for the seventh week in a row. It's tied with Noah Kahan's 'Stick Season' for the longest-running No. 1 of 2024, and with no major competition on the horizon, Sabrina's reign could extend even further.
Elsewhere in the charts things get interesting. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' mid-career hit 'Die With A Smile' soars to a brand new peak of No.3. It's their highest-charting song in the UK for years, proving they have still.
Meanwhile, Gigi Perez scores her first Top 10 hit with “Sailor Song,” which jumps five spots to No. 6 this week, earning plenty of buzz in the process.
Sonny Fodera, Jazzy and DOD's summer anthem 'Somedays' continues to heat up, jumping two places to reach a new peak of No.8, while Gracie Abrams closes in on her first UK Top 10 with 'I Love You, I Sorry, which shoots eight places to No. 11.
Chappell Roan's 'Pink Pony Club' also makes a move, climbing four places to No.13.
Not to be outdone, KSI and Trippie Redd are making waves with their latest single “Thick Of It,” which debuts at No. 14, marking KSI's 19th Top 40 single and Trippie Redd's second . Meanwhile, Addison Rae continues her rise in the pop world as her track 'Diet Pepsi' climbs seven places to No.15, marking her first UK Top 20 hit.
Rounding out the Top 20, Coldplay return strongly with 'FeelsLikeImFallingInLove' re-entering the charts at No.18 after a 13-week absence thanks to the release of their new album Music of the Moon. Their track “We Pray” also hits a new peak at No.20.
With three major number 1 hits and a record 19 weeks at the top, Sabrina Carpenter is officially unstoppable. Her taste because chart dominance shows no signs of slowing down and it's clear that 2024 is shaping up to be her year.
The question now is, can anyone knock her off the top?
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