The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom. Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical singles and digital downloads, with airplay figures excluded from the official chart. Since 2014, the singles chart has been based on both sales and streaming, with the ratio altered in 2017 to 150:1 streams and only three singles by the same artist eligible for the chart. From July 2018, video streams from YouTube Music and Spotify among others began to be counted for the Official Charts. This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 2026, as well as singles which peaked in 2025 and 2027 but were in the top 10 in 2026. The entry date is when the song appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced). Sixty-three singles have been in the top ten so far this year (as of 20 August 2026, week ending). Eighteen singles from 2025 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year. "Rein Me In" by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean, "Where Is My Husband!" by Raye, "So Easy (To Fall in Love)" by Olivia Dean, "Opalite" by Taylor Swift, "Raindance" by Dave featuring Tems, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey, "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl, "Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helms and "Step into Christmas" by Elton John were the songs from 2025 to reach their peak in 2026. Bella Kay, Tame Impala and Ella Langley are among the many artists who have achieved their first top 10 single so far in 2026. "Last Christmas" by Wham!, originally released in 1984, returned to number-one in the first week of 2026. The first new number-one single of the year was "Where Is My Husband!" by Raye. Overall, ten different songs have peaked at number-one so far in 2026, with Harry Styles and Taylor Swift (2) having the joint most songs hit that position. An asterisk (*) in the "Weeks in Top 10" column shows that the song is currently in the top 10.
