Sam Fender and Olivia Dean's Rein Me In spends 23 weeks at number one

Sam Fender and Olivia Dean's duet Rein Me In spent a record-breaking 23 non-consecutive weeks at number one. As of October 25, 2026, the song is number 6 on the Apple Music UK songs chart, while Olivia Dean's Man I Need is number 4 on the same chart.

Eighteen of the year's top 20 bestselling UK songs were released 12 months ago or earlier. In the first half of 2026, about 60% of music played was released five or more years ago, and in the US about 60% of R&B and Hip-Hop streams are old-school catalogue hits.

Spotify says it has removed 75 million spammy tracks from its catalogue and has rolled out platform-wide policies against impersonation. Deezer says AI accounts for just 0.5% of streams on its platform.

Apple Music's Head says the service works to champion tomorrow's artists in its curation. Chiminyo believes auto-generated playlists mislead listeners into thinking they hear hand-picked tunes from real artists.