Sam Fender & Olivia Dean Continue U.K. Chart Dominance as ‘Rein Me In’ Hits 5th Week at No. 1
sam fender and Olivia Dean’s collaboration “Rein Me In” reclaimed No. 1 on the U. K. Official Singles Chart on the tally dated March 27, 2026 (ET). The remix is now in its fifth non-consecutive week at the top, the longest-running No. 1 of 2026 so far, having first reached the summit in February and winning song of the year at the 2026 BRIT Awards in a fan-voted category. The track began life on sam fender’s Mercury Prize-winning album People Watching and was reworked with Dean following a live performance at London Stadium.
Sam Fender and Olivia Dean: the run
sam fender has reached a career milestone with his first U. K. chart-topper while Olivia Dean records her second, a pairing that pushed “Rein Me In” back to the summit on the Official Singles Chart dated March 27, 2026 (ET). The remix’s return underscores the commercial and fan momentum behind the track: it first ascended to No. 1 in February, later won the fan-voted Song of the Year at the 2026 BRIT Awards, and traces its origins to People Watching, released in February 2025 and recognized with the Mercury Prize. The London Stadium live performance tied the two artists together on stage and directly preceded Dean joining Fender on the released remix.
Chart movers and context
The chart week also saw BTS’s “Swim” land at No. 2, the group’s highest-charting U. K. single to date and a new peak above prior entries that reached No. 3. ARIRANG, BTS’s comeback album, took No. 1 on the Official Albums Chart while other singles shuffled through the top 40: Bella Kay’s breakthrough “Iloveitloveitiloveit” held a high position inside the top three, Harry Styles’ “American Girls” sat in the top five, and PinkPantheress’ “Stateside” appeared in the top five as well, with a remixed version of that track featuring Zara Larsson at No. 1 on the Global 200. Additional movements included Dominic Fike’s singles seeing week-on-week bumps, Tame Impala’s “Dracula” rising to a new peak, and RAYE’s collaboration with Hans Zimmer debuting inside the top 20.
What’s next for sam fender and the chart race
The Official Singles Chart next week will show whether sam fender and Olivia Dean can extend the run further; the track already stands as the longest-running No. 1 of 2026 and marks Fender’s first U. K. chart-topper and Dean’s second. Observers will watch how BTS’s surge and ARIRANG’s success on the Official Albums Chart influence streaming and single consumption patterns around “Rein Me In. ” With festival and stadium seasons approaching, and with the remix rooted in a high-profile live moment at London Stadium, the immediate weeks of chart tallies will determine if sam fender’s breakthrough No. 1 becomes a sustained era or a defining peak in the early part of 2026 (tally dated March 27, 2026 (ET)).
