This Weeks UK Top 40 - 16 October 2026

Pink is back! "Just Give Me A Reason" returns to the UK Top 40 for the first time in 13 years, riding a wave of social media virality. Season 25's "Shotta's." makes its first ever Top 40 appearance, while Olivia Rodrigo's "Expectations" has its maiden week in the Top 40 as the Chappell Roan remix arrives. Rodrigo, Noah Kahan and Sienna Spiro all have three songs on the chart, and Kahan's "Willing And Able" climbs to a new peak. Ashe and Jamie Miller both reach new peaks too, with Ashe's new album The Girl Of Your Dreams out today. Elsewhere, Harry Styles' "Sign Of The Times" and TLC's "No Scrubs" both climb, Dua Lipa's "Training Season" takes a tumble, Alex Warren's "Ordinary" is still going strong in its 88th week and The Killers' "Mr Brightside" notches up an incredible 527 weeks on the chart. Who's sitting at Number 1? You'll have to keep watching to find out. Full Countdown #40 – Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten #39 – Killers - Mr Brightside #38 – Season 25 - Shotta's. NEW ENTRY #37 – Dua Lipa - Training Season #36 – Robyn - Dancing On My Own #35 – Olivia Rodrigo - Expectations #34 – Morrisson - Cos Of You #33 – Noah Kahan - Draw You Out #32 – Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger #31 – Kolter - Hey Everybody (Back In The Dance) #30 – Miguel - Sure Thing #29 – Temper City - Self Aware #28 – Sienna Spiro - Pure #27 – Alex Warren - Ordinary #26 – Hugel/Imael Angel/Ultra Nate - Movin' To The Sun #25 – DJ Goja/Jason Derulo/Melody - Mi Chico #24 – TLC - No Scrubs #23 – Harry Styles - Sign Of The Times #22 – Cloonee & Prospa ft Tristan - Good Girl #21 – Noah Kahan - Orbiter #20 – Tame Impala - Loser #19 – Taylor Swift - The Fate Of Ophelia #18 – Olivia Rodrigo - Stupid Song #17 – Noah Kahan - Willing And Able #16 – Malcolm Todd - Earrings #15 – Pink ft Nate Ruess - Just Give Me A Reason #14 – Alyssa Grace - Bloodstream #13 – Adéla - Ain't In LA #12 – Olivia Dean - Man I Need #11 – Sienna Spiro - Die On This Hill #10 – sombr - My Body Isn't Ready #9 – Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In #8 – Olivia Rodrigo - The Cure #7 – Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas #6 – Stella Lefty - Boston #5 – Adéla - Nicole Kidman #4 – Sienna Spiro - Great Expectation #3 – Ashe - Stop The Wedding #2 – Jamie Miller - Babydoll #1 – Taylor Swift - Patient Zero Ones To Watch (New Music Friday, 16 October) Today's release day has plenty to catch in the video: KATSEYE - "Unloveu": the first KATSEYE song written by a member of the group, Lara Raj, and a quiet breakup ballad that shows a softer side Elderbrook - "Lost In The View": a fresh single from the British singer-songwriter and dance producer James Marriott - "Lovestruck": new music from the Brighton singer-songwriter, following his first Top 40 single "California Rain" XO - "Tell Me How It Feels": a new track from their debut EP and made it BBC Radio 1 Rising Star The Smashing Pumpkins - "Black Stars": the alt-rock legends contribute to the Hunger Games soundtrack, the same soundtrack as Noah Kahan's "Draw You Out" Olivia Rodrigo ft Chappell Roan - "Expectations (Remix)": the Top 40 breakthrough gets a remix featuring Chappell Roan U2 - "The Greatest Show On Earth": the third single from the Irish rock giants' upcoming album Blondie - "Spectral Eyes": the first song from the new wave icons' upcoming album Kygo & Ava Max - "Before You Know It": a new team-up between the Norwegian DJ and the pop star Take That - "Higher": fresh music from the Manchester pop favourites Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0wM... Disclaimer This video is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Official Charts Company. All chart data used for commentary purposes. Additionally, all music videos shown here used to illustrate the chart. Hashtags #UKTop40 #OfficialCharts #NewMusic #Pink #OliviaRodrigo #ChappellRoan #NoahKahan #Ashe #KATSEYE #U2 #Blondie #music #charts #chart #lilysdad #musicchannel #musicchart #musiccharts #newmusic #charts #taylorswift #xo #jamiemiller #ashe #sienna #stella #top40hits #top40songs #music #musicvideo #countdown -- Contents of this Video 00:00 Intro Credits 00:08 #40 - #31 01:26 #30 - #21 02:43 #20 - #11 04:02 #10 - #4 04:58 #3 - #1 05:21 New Music Alert 06:15 Outro