Released via Polydor Label Group, Rein Me In first entered the charts in June 2025 before conquering the summit in February 2026. Despite brief interruptions at the top spot from Harry Styles, Olivia Rodrigo, and Ariana Grande, the track repeatedly reclaimed the Number 1 position over an eight-month run.
To mark the historic milestone, the Official Charts Company presented Sam Fender with an Official Chart Record Breaker Award. “Completely lost for words, thank you so much to Olivia Dean and the fans for making this song the juggernaut that it is,” Sam Fender told Official Charts. “Can’t believe we broke the UK record!”
The achievement sees Fender and Dean eclipse previous British chart milestones set by Wet Wet Wet’s Love Is All Around and Bryan Adams’ (Everything I Do) I Do It For You, both of which logged 16 weeks at Number 1.
“Congratulations to Sam Fender and Olivia Dean on an extraordinary, history-making achievement,” said Becca Monahan and Chris Austin, interim Co-Managing Directors of Official Charts. “For Rein Me In to break a record that has stood for 73 years is remarkable in itself, but it feels especially significant to see two homegrown British artists write a new chapter in Official Chart history together.”
Dr Jo Twist OBE, BPI Chief Executive, added: “The British public have taken the song to their hearts, and we should all be proud and celebrate this special moment in our music heritage.”
Elsewhere on the chart, Shakira and Burna Boy’s Official FIFA World Cup 2026 single Dai Dai holds at Number 2, while Ella Langley climbs to Number 3 with Choosin’ Texas. French producer HUGEL enters the Top 10 with Movin’ To The Sun, and K-pop group KATSEYE secures the week’s highest new entry with Animal at Number 16.
