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OLIVIA DEAN FIRST FEMALE SOLO ARTIST TO SPEND 9 WEEKS AT #1 SINCE DOJA
The last female solo artist to spend nine weeks at #1 on the Singles Chart was Doja Cat back in October 2023. This week Olivia Dean matches her with ‘Man I Need’.
OLIVIA'S RUN CONTINUES, TRIGGAR HAPPY PUTS COUNTRY HIP HOP BACK ON TOP
Olivia Dean has been on a roll in the charts worldwide over the last few months, but nowhere has the reception to her new album been quite like in Aotearoa.
Olivia Delivers Again, Beastwars Arrive By Sea
Olivia Dean’s breakout hit ‘Man I Need’ claims a 7th week at #1 on the Top 40, while The Art Of Loving also holds firm at the top of the Albums Chart. It's the third week Olivia has held both #1s simultaneously.
OLIVIA DEAN BECOMES THIRD-EVER UK ACT TO SPEND 10 WEEKS AT #1 ON SINGLES TOP 40
Olivia Dean becomes the third-ever UK artist to have a single spend 10 weeks at #1, as ‘Man I Need’ catches up to Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape Of You’ and UB40’s ‘(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You’. Dean’s The Art Of Loving also ticks off a milestone – only the KPop Demon Hunters OST has spent 5 or more consecutive weeks at #1 on the Top 40 Albums Chart in 2025.
Proving that Christmas is definitely nigh, this week sees the return of 13 festive favourites to the Top 40 – led, of course, by the queen of festive tunes, Mariah Carey. She and Wham! return to the Top 10 this week, years on from the release of ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ (1994) and ‘Last Christmas’ (1984).
