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Olivia Dean opens 2026 as befits a new pop centrality: “The Art of Loving” is the first Number 1 album of the year in the British Official Albums Chart.
A record that is anything but episodic: it is in fact the third time that the album has reached the top, confirming a trajectory that is now structural rather than a simple peak of consensus.
After a 2025 that marked the definitive consecration of the London singer, this result works as a litmus test for what her 2026 could be: a sophisticated pop, emotionally readable but never accommodating.
He positions himself behind Dean Sabrina Carpenter with Man's Best Friend, boosted by the publication of the Bonus Track Version, while Short n' Sweet returns to the Top 10 gaining five positions.
He resists Number 3 The Life of a Showgirlthe best-selling album of 2025, demonstrating a longevity that is now rare in streaming dynamics. The rest of the ranking paints an interesting panorama of returns, adjustments and intergenerational movements. Taylor Swift places three titles in the Top 40 (The Tortured Poet's Department, Midnights, Lover), while the Fleetwood Mac with 50 Years – Don't Stop they equaled their best historical position, rising to Number 4.
Billie Eilish returns to the Top 20 with HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, and Olivia Rodrigo recovers ground with GUTS and SOUR.
SINGLES
RAYE inaugurates 2026 with a super result, his WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! it is the first Number 1 single of the year in the British Official Singles Chart.
VINYLS
“The Art of Loving” by Olivia Dean it also dominates the Official Vinyl Albums Chart, being the most purchased title in physical format in the last week.
