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Sam Fender & Olivia Dean’s “Rein Me In” Logs 10th Week at U.K. No. 1, Closes in on Chart History
Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s "Rein Me In" spends a 10th week at U.K. No. 1, tying records and marking a major moment for both artists.
Sam Fender and Olivia Dean‘s “Rein Me In” has just notched a 10th non-consecutive week at No. 1 on the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart dated May 8, a run that pushes the duet toward several familiar record books.
Sam Fender at Terminal 5 on Sept. 19, 2025, in New York, New York. Sacha Lecca/Rolling Stone
The track first appeared on Fender’s 2025 record People Watching, but it wasn’t until a June remix last year — which added a new verse from Olivia Dean — that the song found this particular kind of traction. It reached No. 1 in February 2026 and went on to win song of the year at the BRIT Awards, cementing a mainstream momentum that shows no signs of letting up.
Fans got a reminder of the chemistry onstage on May 1, when Dean invited Fender on for surprise spots across two sold-out nights at London’s 20,000-capacity O2 Arena. The appearance was only their second time performing the duet together in public; their first shared slot was at Fender’s London Stadium show in June last year, making the O2 reunion a notable moment for fans who have watched the collaboration grow from remix to arena anthem.
Where it sits in the record books
That 10-week stretch ties the song with Rihanna and Jay-Z’s 2007 smash “Umbrella” for the joint longest run at No. 1 by a male-female duo in the U.K. It also hands Dean a milestone of her own: she has now eclipsed Olivia Newton-John’s long-standing mark for the longest-running U.K. No. 1 by a British female artist. Newton-John, born in England and raised in Australia, spent nine weeks atop the chart in 1978 with the Grease soundtrack hit “You’re the One That I Want.”
“Rein Me In” also joins a short list of 10-week runs this decade, matching HUNTR/X’s “Golden” (2025), Dave and Central Cee’s “Sprinter” (2023), Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” (2023) and Harry Styles’ “As It Was” (2022). Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” remains the decade’s peak stay so far, with 13 weeks at No. 1.
All of which is to say: the song is doing more than linger. It’s stacking up alongside era-defining pop moments, and the live chemistry between Fender and Dean is giving the numbers a narrative fans can latch onto.
This week on the chart
As the Official Chart updates, a few notable moves reshuffle the top spots. Tame Impala’s “Dracula,” buoyed by the band’s U.K. tour, climbs two places to No. 2, matching its previous peak. Olivia Rodrigo’s “Man I Need” slips one to No. 3. Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” vaults nine spots to No. 4, while Alex Warren’s “Fever Dream” holds steady at No. 5.
Elsewhere, The Chemical Brothers’ 2015 single “Go” makes its first ever appearance in the top 40 at No. 22 after a sync placement in the Charlize Theron film Apex. And Madonna’s collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter, “Bring Your Love,” arrives at No. 29 as the second preview of the veteran pop star’s upcoming Confessions II album.
For fans who have followed this song from a remix to awards season to packed-arena surprise performances, the chart stats are confirmation: “Rein Me In” has become one of those cross-generational hits that finds new life live and on the charts at the same time. Whether it keeps climbing or settles into the history books, this run has already reshaped how both artists are talked about in U.K. pop this year.
