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Jamie Miller’s ‘Babydoll’ Is U.K.’s No. 1 Single for a Third Straight Week
Jamie Miller’s “Babydoll” has held the top spot on the UK Official Singles Chart for a third consecutive week, extending a notable run for the Cardiff-born singer. Miller became the first Welsh act to reach No. 1 in 15 years and the first Welsh male solo artist to do so in 41 years.
“Babydoll” also climbed 25 places to a new peak of No. 47 on the Billboard Hot 100. Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s “Rein Me In” leads the year’s longest UK chart run, with 23 weeks at No. 1; Taylor Swift’s “Patient Zero” and Sienna Spiro’s “Great Expectation” each had three. Halloween helped lift older spooky songs: “Thriller” rose to a new high of No. 5, with streams up 74% week on week, while Tame Impala’s “Dracula” surged 158% to No. 15.
In short
- Jamie Miller’s “Babydoll” remains UK No. 1 for a third week.
- It is the first Welsh male solo No. 1 in 41 years.
- Halloween lifted “Thriller” to a chart high of No. 5.