Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Taste’ Sets New Record in the U.K.

Sabrina Carpenter is on hearth! The pop celebrity simply smashed the file for the most weeks spent at No. 1 in a single yr on the U.Ok. Official Singles Chart, proving that she’s really in a league of her personal.

Her hit single “Taste” has now spent seven consecutive weeks at the high in the U.Ok., and whenever you add that to the No. 1 runs of her earlier singles “Espresso” (seven non-consecutive weeks) and “Please Please Please” (5 non-consecutive weeks), the pint-sized pop star has formally racked up 19 weeks at No. 1 in 2024.

This makes her the feminine artist with the most weeks at No. 1 in the U.Ok. in a single yr—ever!

That’s not simply any file—Sabrina has now overtaken the legendary Olivia Newton-John, who held the file with 16 weeks at No. 1 again in 1978.

As if that weren’t sufficient, she’s additionally tied with Ed Sheeran for the most weeks at No. 1 in a single yr this century. Sheeran additionally hit 19 weeks in 2021 with tracks like “Bad Habits,” “Shivers,” and his Christmas collaborations with Elton John and LadBaby.

“Taste” is proving to be irresistible, pulling in over 6 million streams this week alone, making it the most-streamed music in the U.Ok. for the seventh straight week. It’s tied with Noah Kahan’s “Stick Season” for the longest-running No. 1 of 2024, and with no main competitors on the horizon, Sabrina’s reign might stretch even additional.

Elsewhere on the charts, issues are getting attention-grabbing. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ mid-career hit “Die With A Smile” is surging, climbing to a brand-new peak of No. 3. It’s their highest-charting music in the U.Ok. in years, proving they’ve nonetheless obtained it.

Meanwhile, Gigi Perez scores her first-ever Top 10 hit with “Sailor Song,” which leaps 5 spots to No. 6 this week, incomes a number of buzz in the course of.

Sonny Fodera, Jazzy, and D.O.D.’s summer season anthem “Somedays” continues to be heating up, leaping two locations to land at a brand new peak of No. 8, whereas Gracie Abrams is edging nearer to her first U.Ok. Top 10 with “I Love You, I’m Sorry,” which skyrockets eight spots to No. 11.

Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” can also be making a transfer, rising 4 locations to No. 13.

Not to be outdone, KSI and Trippie Redd make a giant splash with their newest single “Thick Of It,” which debuts at No. 14, marking KSI’s nineteenth Top 40 single and Trippie Redd’s second. Meanwhile, Addison Rae is continuous her rise in the pop world, as her monitor “Diet Pepsi” cruises up seven spots to No. 15, marking her first-ever U.Ok. Top 20 hit.

Rounding out the Top 20, Coldplay makes a powerful return with “FeelsLikeImFallingInLove” re-entering the charts at No. 18 after a 13-week absence, due to the launch of their new venture Moon Music. Their monitor “We Pray” additionally hits a brand new peak at No. 20.

With three large No. 1 hits and 19 record-breaking weeks at the high, Sabrina Carpenter is formally unstoppable. Her style for chart domination exhibits no indicators of slowing down, and it’s clear that 2024 is shaping as much as be her yr.

The query now’s, can anybody knock her off the high?