Sabrina Carpenter Spends Her 20th Week at No. 1 on U.K. Singles Charts

Records continue to tumble for Sabrina Carpenter as she lands another week at No. 1 on the U.K.’s Official Singles Charts. The singer is the first artist in 71 years to spend 20 weeks at No. 1 on the charts in a single calendar year. Carpenter’s “Taste” spends an eighth consecutive week at the top of the charts and becomes the longest-running No. 1 single of the year, toppling Noah Kahan’s “Stick Season.” Between “Espresso” (seven weeks) and “Please Please Please” (five weeks), Carpenter becomes only the second artist in chart history to spend that long at No. 1. The only other artist to achieve a similar feat was Frankie Laine‘s 28-week reign back in 1953. The American crooner spent 18 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 with “I Believe,” which remains the U.K.’s longest-running No. 1 single ever, two weeks with “Hey Joe” and a further eight with “Answer Me.” There’ll be happy faces all around for Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars as their collaborative single “Die With a Smile” rises to a new peak of No. 2, and could soon become a challenger for the top spot in coming weeks. Elsewhere, Gracie Abrams lands her first top 10 single with “I Love You, I’m Sorry” at No. 4, and Sonny Fodera, Jazzy and D.O.D complete the top five with “Somedays.” Chappell Roan’s “Hot to Go!” hits a new peak at No. 6, while Charli XCX and Ariana Grande’s “Sympathy Is a Knife” remix ends the week at No. 7. KSI and Trippie Redd’s “Thick of It” rises six spots to No. 8, and becomes KSI’s ninth and Trippie Redd’s first top 10 single.

Carpenter has made history by spending her 20th week at No. 1 on the U.K. Singles Chart with her hit song “Taste.” This achievement ties her with Ed Sheeran for the most weeks at No. 1 in a single calendar year this century, a record Sheeran set in 2021. Carpenter’s dominance on the charts continues to grow, with “Taste” remaining the most-streamed song in the U.K., pulling in millions of streams weekly.

Her reign at the top of the charts has also set a new record for the most weeks at No. 1 by a female artist in the U.K., surpassing the previous mark held by Olivia Newton-John. Carpenter’s success underscores her increasing influence in the music industry, making her one of the biggest names on the international music scene​.