{"id":12456,"date":"2026-10-25T13:18:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T13:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/?p=12456"},"modified":"2026-10-25T13:18:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T13:18:57","slug":"charts-23-october-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/?p=12456","title":{"rendered":"Charts &#8211; 23 October 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For once, a genuinely busy week on the singles chart. And if it&#8217;s largely the result of two album releases, at least they&#8217;re not obvious candidates to have that sort of impact.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Jamie Miller &#8211; &#8220;Babydoll&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8g25GeJgxgs\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This wasn&#8217;t in the script. This was supposed to be Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan&#8217;s week, with the single version of &#8220;Expectations&#8221; coming out, and a bunch of pre-ordered physical singles giving it a first-week boost. In the event, the top three turns out to be an unusually tight race and, even with the benefit of those physical singles, &#8220;Expectations&#8221; winds up third.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Babydoll&#8221; is the first hit single for Jamie Miller, who was previously best known in this country for coming third in <em>The Voice UK<\/em> in 2017. That show has a rather dismal track record for discovering actual stars &#8211; Miller now becomes only the second\u00a0<em>Voice<\/em> contestant to have a number 1 single. The first was Becky Hill, who was the featured singer on Oliver Heldens&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f1IDFqzk1XA\">&#8220;Gecko (Overdrive)&#8221;<\/a> in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently &#8220;Babydoll&#8221; got some attention on TikTok, and it also benefits from the version with Antonio Cipriano on vocals. I don&#8217;t much care for it &#8211; it seems that Miller has spotted a gap in the market for Ronan Keating. Mind you, there probably\u00a0<em>is<\/em> a space for that, but it&#8217;s still a record that makes Alex Warren look edgy. It takes the top spot by the equivalent of just over 500 sales &#8211; and somehow racked up download sales this week of nearly 6,000.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Tate McRae &#8211; &#8220;Housewife&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DPEodkHzH-s\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This is the lead single from her next album. There aren&#8217;t many acts who can still debut a single this high up the chart, and to be honest it&#8217;s a little surprising to find Tate McRae among them &#8211; I don&#8217;t think this is a particularly great song, but she does have consistent hits, and evidently her name value means something. Number 2 is her highest ever chart position, but only marginally &#8211; she made number 3 with &#8220;You Broke Me First&#8221; (2020), &#8220;Greedy&#8221; (2023) and &#8220;Sports Car&#8221; (2025).<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Zach Bryan featuring Lana Del Rey &#8211; &#8220;Lies&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Kdn-TOF4z0I\">33. Zach Bryan &#8211; &#8220;Lodi When&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nhR-Ka-aKUs\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>These are both tracks from <strong>&#8220;Young Manhood and Other Disposable Organs&#8221;<\/strong>, a 30 minute collection which is officially billed as an EP, but nonetheless enters the album chart at number 11. His full album &#8220;With Heaven on Top&#8221; reached number 3 earlier in the year.\u00a0A third track from the album, &#8220;Robot Killed the Working Man&#8221;, is just outside the top 40. Given that it isn&#8217;t an official single and massively outperforms the other tracks, &#8220;Lies&#8221; seems to be something of an organic hit, and it&#8217;s a good ballad. Lana Del Rey obviously has name recognition, but she&#8217;s not someone who regularly charts this high &#8211; though she\u00a0<em>can<\/em> on a good day, with &#8220;Say Yes To Heaven&#8221; making the top 10 in 2023.\u00a0&#8220;Lodi When&#8221; is a\u00a0 straightforward Americana folk track which you wouldn&#8217;t expect to find anywhere near the UK singles top 40, making it all the more welcome.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lWNxWy012Ro\">12. Fontaines DC &#8211; &#8220;Marianne&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\n14. Fontaines DC &#8211; &#8220;Japan&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ucBwsAgimY0\">18. Fontaines DC &#8211; &#8220;Demolition&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GPNbnromGgk\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The maximum three tracks from their album\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Dopamine<\/strong> <strong>Chamber&#8221;<\/strong>, which enters at number 1. It&#8217;s their second number 1, following 2022&#8217;s &#8220;Skinty FIA&#8221; &#8211; the 2024 album only got to number 2 because they had the misfortune to release it against Sabrina Carpenter&#8217;s &#8220;Short n&#8217;Sweet&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Marianne&#8221; is a re-entry, and previously got to number 19. The other two are new tracks. Until they started promoting this album, Fontaines DC had never placed a single above number 39, so their sudden ability to get multiple hit singles into the chart is something of a breakthrough. In fact, &#8220;Dopamine Chamber&#8221; has the third biggest release week of the year, after Harry Styles and Olivia Rodrigo.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Japan&#8221; is the official release week single, but the presence of &#8220;Demolition&#8221; as the third track is something of a surprise, as they also promoted &#8220;Where Is Gone?&#8221; as a single, and that features Rosal\u00eda.<\/p>\n<p><strong>25. Kettama &amp; Prospa &#8211; &#8220;Think Of You&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d2iWMT9lBb4\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A third hit single for Prospa, this time without Cloonee. Their previous single &#8220;Good Girl&#8221; is still on the chart at number 30. Kettama is a DJ from Ireland, and this is his first hit &#8211; though his previous single <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pVXGDY7vIOM\">&#8220;Comes and Goes&#8221;<\/a> has been hanging around the lower reaches of the top 100 for months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>31. Justice featuring Tame Impala, SZA and King Gizzard &amp; The Lizard Wizard &#8211; &#8220;Flower in a Hurricane&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5dPwBWvmcbQ\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This is from Justice&#8217;s soundtrack to <em>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/em>, and brings us quite the unlikely parade of contributors. Justice themselves are a French duo whose only previous UK hit single was &#8220;We Are Your Friends, which reached number 20 in 2006. Tame Impala has obviously had a breakthrough year, and SZA is also a fairly regular presence in the singles chart. It&#8217;s the first UK hit for King Gizzard &amp; The Lizard Wizard, an Australian rock band who have been around for ages and released their 28th album in August.<\/p>\n<p><strong>39. Michael Jackson &#8211; &#8220;Thriller&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4V90AmXnguw\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Well, it&#8217;s Hallowe&#8217;en next week. Some people are getting in early.<\/p>\n<p>The greatest hits album is at number 3, which is nothing to do with Hallowe&#8217;en.<\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s climbers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Expectations&#8221; by Olivia Rodrigo &amp; Chappell Roan<\/strong> &#8211; as the credit now reads &#8211; climbs from 35 to 3.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ah, that was easy. The nine tracks leaving the top 40 are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Self Aware&#8221; by Temper<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>City<\/strong>, which never got above number 23 but hung around on the top 40 for 24 weeks before being hit by the ACR rule.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Pure&#8221; by Sienna Spiro<\/strong>, with an eight-week run that peaked at number 28. She still has &#8220;Great Expectation&#8221; at number 5 and &#8220;Die on This Hill&#8221; (which is over a year old now) at number 16.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Training Season&#8221; by Dua Lipa<\/strong>, with a seven-week run that peaked at number 5.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Don&#8217;t Look Back in Anger&#8221; by Oasis<\/strong>, after a five-week run which peaked at number 29.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Draw You Out&#8221; by Noah Kahan<\/strong>, which entered at 16 two weeks ago.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Cos of You&#8221; by Morrisson<\/strong>, which peaked at 36 and had two weeks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Dancing on My Own&#8221; by Robyn<\/strong>, which re-entered at number 36 last week.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Mr Brightside&#8221; by The Killers<\/strong>, which re-entered at number 39 last week.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Unwritten&#8221; by Natasha Bedingfield<\/strong>, which re-entered at number 40 last week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the album chart:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Fontaines DC &#8211; &#8220;Dopamine Chamber&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See above.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Rachel Chinouriri &#8211; &#8220;I Think I Spoke Too Soon&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ewf11NeIMIQ\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Her second album &#8211; the first one got to number 17.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11. Zach Bryan &#8211; &#8220;Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Again, see above.<\/p>\n<p><strong>19. Tears for Fears &#8211; &#8220;The Seeds of Love&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VAtGOESO7W8\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>An expanded re-release, for any Tears for Fears completists who weren&#8217;t already satisfied by the 30th anniversary reissue a few years back. This reached number 1 on release in 1989.<\/p>\n<p><strong>26. Ash &#8211; &#8220;1977&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dWqY8qrBBSI\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>25th anniversary re-issue for Ash&#8217;s first album, which reached number 1 in 1996.<\/p>\n<p><strong>31. Nieve Ella &#8211; &#8220;How Long Will It Take&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c3t5NxBc47E\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Debut album. She&#8217;s a singer-songwriter from Shropshire.<\/p>\n<p><strong>40. Richard Thompson &#8211; &#8220;Hippies Thugs &amp; Heroes&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sZraHbGa3sE\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>20th solo album by the co-founder of Fairport Convention, who is now 77 years old. He was last in the album top 40 in 2018, though he&#8217;s only released one other album since then.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For once, a genuinely busy week on the singles chart. And if it&#8217;s largely the result of two album releases, at least they&#8217;re not obvious candidates to have that sort of impact. 1. 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