1. Gracie Abrams – ‘That’s so True’

The song off of Abrams’s deluxe version of ‘The Secret of Us‘ is currently on its seventh week charting. It debuted on UK charts at number nineteenth shortly after its release in October, and ever since it’s been a staple in the top five. It is Gracie’s first and only song to achieve this position. The artist will be beginning her UK tour in early March, performing at London’s O2 Arena for a sold out show.

2. Rosé and Bruno Mars – ‘Apt‘

On its 11th week in the top ten, ‘Apt’ has made numbers on radios and social media but has still to claim the number one position. It has charted at number two for three non-consecutive weeks, and its popularity has helped Rosé’s debut album ‘Rosie‘ peak at number four shortly after its release. Last week, Official Charts has revealed the song was close to dethroning Gracie’s number one hit: will next week bring a climb of charts for Rosé?

3. Lola Young – ‘Messy‘

The TikTok viral hit ‘Messy’ is on its ninth week on charts and is finally getting closer to becoming a certified chart-topper. It charted at number three last week and it is proving its longevity, challenging Gracie and Rosé. With three weeks spent in the top ten, it is Lola Young’s biggest hit to date and her only song to make it in the UK’s top 100.

4. Gigi Perez – ‘Sailor Song’

What started off as a viral song on social media has once again made its way back to the charts. It was Gigi Perez’s first song to chart in the UK, and it has now spent 24 weeks in the top 100. It has previously peaked at number one, and has spent 11 weeks in the top 10. It fell down the charts during the month of December but came back stronger than ever, and has spent the past two weeks at number four.

5. Jimin – ‘Who‘

Jimin’s ‘Who’ has made a big comeback on UK charts, climbing up from last week’s 64th position. It debuted on charts in August, peaking at number four in its debut week, but afterwards it failed to hold its position and fell out the charts. Last week, it made a comeback in the top 100 and quickly climbed back up; is it meant to stay this time?

After spending last week at number 21 and the previous two at number two, ‘That’s So True‘ by Gracie Abrams returned to number one, becoming the first number one song of 2025. ‘That’s So True’ became a hit after being released alongside the deluxe version of Abrams’s second full length album, ‘The Secret of Us‘, which also contains a song featuring Taylor Swift. It is Abrams’s first number one song, after ‘I Love You, I’m Sorry’ peaked at number four. The song is currently on its sixth week at number one and overall it has spent eleven weeks charting with a debut at number nineteen. In March, Abrams will embark on a completely sold out tour of the UK, where she’ll play the O2 Arena in London, which has a capacity of 20,000: a big step compared to the 2,000 people venues she played last year on her ‘Good Riddance Tour’.

At number two, Rosé and Bruno Mars are still going strong with their ‘Apt‘, originally released as the lead single for Rosé’s debut solo album ‘Rosie‘ which peaked at number one and spent two weeks in the UK top 100. The song, which has already become a radio classic, debuted at number four and eventually peaked at number two, always blocked by Abrams. Last week, the song was charting at number 28 but it made a comeback to the top spots of the charts big enough that it might even achieve that number one position in the upcoming weeks. In the meantime, Bruno Mars’s collaboration with Lady Gaga ‘Die With a Smile‘ was included in the biggest songs of 2024, claiming the 37th spot in the list.

At number three, London-based Lola Young peaks with TikTok viral ‘Messy‘. The song first appeared on charts at the end of November at number 87. Slowly but steadily, it climbed charts and finally reached the top ten! Young was nominated for a BRITs rising star award back in 2021, and was included in BBC’s Sound of 2022 poll where she arrived fourth. Despite already being recognised in the UK music industry, Young gains her breakthrough song with ‘Messy’, which is the only song by the artist to ever chart. Official Charts included Young’s an artist to watch in 2025, and her hit song is predicted to achieve an even higher position in the weeks to come.

At number four, a big comeback for ‘Sailor Song‘ by Gigi Perez that had previously fallen out of the top ten; Perez takes back the top spots and tries to climb back to number one which ‘Sailor Song’ had achieved at the beginning of November. Number five is a song that is new to the top spots of charts: ‘The Days‘ by Chrystal, like Young, also had a slow ascent towards the number one position but it is now getting there and did not let the festive slump stop it!

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American singers Gracie Abrams and Gigi Perez hold their positions tight, and the latter is once again at number two with the viral hit “Sailor Song” which first begun getting recognition over tiktok. This is the first of Perez’s songs which achieves such popularity and success, being at its 18th week charting and having already achieved the first position. Currently, Perez counts almost 28 million listeners on spotify and a million followers on TikTok.

Rosè and Bruno Mars’s “Apt” is also firm on their number three position, on their sixth week charting. This is one of Rosè’s first releases as a solo artist, and its success is really a testament to the singer’s talent. It is also Bruno Mars’s second hit song this year, as he had previously peaked at number two with his collaboration with Lady Gaga titled “Die With a Smile”. 

British singer Sam Fender, who last week was peaking at number four with his song “People Watching” is now charting at number 11, at its second week charting. “The Door” by Teddy Swims, which we saw last week peaking at number 5, has now gone down to number 9 at its 32rd week charting. 

Instead, positions number four, five and six are now taken by Kendrick Lamar who has recently released his sixth studio album “GNX”. The first single off the album, titled “Luther”, a collaboration with SZA, is currently peaking at number five. The song “Squabble Up” holds number four and “TV off”, featuring Lefty Gunplay, holds number six. Lamar’s new album is expected to take over more sosta in the top ten chart in the upcoming weeks and is already gaining popularity and success at its first week on charts. The album is currently at number one on UK album charts. 

Number seven is, to no surprise, held by Wicked’s “Defying Gravity”: the iconic song originally performed by Idina Menzel, now in the movie version sung by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.

Only a few days before December, positions 8 and 10 are taken by two of the most iconic modern Christmas hits: “Last Christmas” by WHAM and “All I want for Christmas is you” by Mariah Carey. Both songs have previously peaked at number one and have spent countless weeks in charts. Both songs are expected to rise as the Christmas excitement grows and are surely going to be some of the most played songs on radio for the upcoming month. 

“That’s So True” is Gracie Abrams’s first song to be peaking at number one in the UK; her album “The Secret of Us”, released in June, peaked at number one but only held on to the title for a week. Abrams had previously teased the song at various concerts, where it had become a fan favorite.

The second spot on the UK top five goes to Gigi Perez’s “Sailor Song”. It is Perez’s first song to achieve the top ten and to peak at number one. The American artist had first teased a snippet of the song on TikTok, where it went viral with over 5 million views; Perez had previously released a few singles and EPs, but they had failed to gain her the recognition and popularity that she is achieving thanks to “Sailor Song”: the song is, in fact, on its 17^th week on the top 75 and will likely continue to top charts.

@gigi4perezFinally put verses on sailor song

♬ original sound – Gigi Perez

Rosé and Bruno Mars with their duet “Apt” (the title refers to the Korean pronunciation of “apartment” and a drinking game Rosé often plays) have achieved the third position on UK charts. It’s the song’s fifth week in the top 75 UK charts: first released in mid-October, it’s the first single off of Rosé’s debut studio album “Rosie”. The song’s current peak is number three, but it is expected to reach higher positions in the upcoming weeks. Earlier this year, Bruno Mars’s collaboration with Lady Gaga titled “Die with a Smile” had peaked at number 2 and stayed on charts for 14 weeks.

Sam Fender’s “People Watching” is peaking at number four, after being released only ten days ago. The British singer has announced that a new record will follow the release of this single and has already announced tour dates for 2025. “People Watching” is Fender’s third single to achieve the UK’s top ten, following “Seventeen Going Under” and a duet of the song “Homesick” with Noah Kahan. With many upcoming (and past!) sold out shows, Sam Fender is the voice of a generation, and will surely become one of the UK’s greatest stars.

Lastly, the fifth spot on UK’s charts sees Teddy Swim’s “The Door”. It is the singer’s second song to reach the top five, previously “Lose Control”, off the same album as “The Door”, had peaked at number two. His debut album “I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy – Part 1”, released last year, peaked at number 21 but stayed on the charts for 45 weeks.

Have a look at UK charts here.