Golden makes Huntr/X part of UK chart history as longest-running animated Number 1

They keep rising higher and higher. KPop Demon Hunters’ HUNTR/X have made history on the UK Official Chart, with Golden now standing as the joint-longest-running Number 1 single by an animated act.

The animated girl group HUNTR/X, featuring real-life K-pop artists EJAE, AUDREY NUNA and REI AMI, celebrate an eighth non-consecutive week at the top of the Official Singles Chart. This achievement places them alongside The Archies, whose Sugar, Sugar claimed the same record back in 1969.

Disney’s We Don’t Talk About Bruno from Encanto previously held the modern benchmark, spending seven weeks at Number 1 in 2022.

Olivia Dean holds firm at Number 2 for a fifth straight week with Man I Need, arriving alongside the release of her second studio album The Art Of Loving.

The KPop Demon Hunters craze continues as Saja Boys remain strong in the Top 10 with Soda Pop (5) and Your Idol (6).

Lewis Capaldi secures the week’s highest new entry, with Something In The Heavens debuting at Number 3. This marks his 10th UK Top 10 single overall.

British talent continues to shine as RAYE scores a Top 5 debut with WHERE IS MY HUBAND! (4). At the same time, her 2022 chart-topper Escapism. with 070 Shake re-enters the Top 40, climbing back to 37.

Rihanna enjoys a new peak for her 2007 track Breakin’ Dishes, which has surged thanks to renewed popularity on social media. The single climbs two spots and breaks into the Top 20 for the first time at Number 19.

Tyler, The Creator’s newest release Sugar On My Tongue jumps eight places to Number 29, while Lola Young’s d£aler makes a similar move upward to Number 35.