Taylor Swift is still sitting at the top of Britain. The final UK singles chart for the week ending October 15, 2026 was announced on Friday, October 9, and Swift's latest single "Patient Zero" holds No. 1 for a second consecutive week, surviving a tight midweek race against Sienna Spiro's "Great Expectation".
It is a win earned across the weekend, after the midweek lead narrowed to a few hundred sales. The result keeps the Showgirl-Encore era firmly on top — "Patient Zero" first reached No. 1 last week (Taylor Swift's 'Patient Zero' debuts at UK No. 1) and has now held the summit for a second straight week.
Image: iHeartRadioCA via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 3.0 — Taylor Swift at the Golden Globe Awards, January 2024
Final Top 10
No. 1 — Taylor Swift "Patient Zero" — second week at No. 1.
No. 2 — Sienna Spiro "Great Expectation" — close runner-up in the midweek race.
No. 3 — Jamie Miller "Babydoll" (+3 — first UK Top 5; Jamie Miller's 'Babydoll' battles Taylor Swift & Sienna Spiro for UK No. 1).
No. 4 — Ashe "Stop The Wedding!" (+6 — first UK Top 5).
No. 5 — Ella Langley "Choosin' Texas".
No. 6 — Stella Lefty "Boston" — per officialcharts.com's song page (single-source), her UK peak remains No. 3; Stella Lefty's 'Boston' slips to No. 7 as Taylor Swift debuts at UK No. 1.
The Race Behind the Numbers
Wednesday's update showed just how tight this battle was: "Patient Zero" led "Great Expectation" by only 600 chart sales, per the BuzzJack chart-news desk. Friday's final count confirmed that Swift had kept enough of a cushion to claim a second consecutive week at the top.
The other Showgirl-Encore tracks could not stay with it. "Babylon" crashed 24 places to No. 28, "Cleveland!" dropped out of the chart entirely, while "The Fate Of Ophelia" returned at No. 17 — all per the BuzzJack chart-news desk.
The result also underlines Swift's dominance in 2026. "Patient Zero" is her third different UK No. 1 single of the year, after "Opalite" and "I Knew It I Knew You" — making her the only artist in 2026 to top the UK chart with three different songs, per playback.gr.
Biggest Movers and New Entries
The highest new entry of the week belongs to Noah Kahan. "Draw You Out" lands at No. 16 — the first taste of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping soundtrack and his 11th UK Top 40 hit, per BuzzJack.
"Willing And Able" reaches a new peak of No. 20, while UK rapper Morrisson makes a Top 40 debut at No. 40 with "COS OF YOU" — all per BuzzJack.
Watch the Official Video
Watch the official music video for "Patient Zero" below:
Frequently Asked Questions
How many weeks has "Patient Zero" been UK No. 1?
Two consecutive weeks. The single debuted at No. 1 last week and has now held the top spot for a second week on the final w/e Oct 15 chart.
Who got their first Top 5 this week?
Two artists reached the Top 5 for the first time — Jamie Miller with "Babydoll" at No. 3 and Ashe with "Stop The Wedding!" at No. 4.
What happened to Stella Lefty's "Boston"?
"Boston" finishes at No. 6 on the final w/e Oct 15 chart, per officialcharts.com's song page; her UK peak remains No. 3. Read more in our Stella Lefty biography and see how Stella Lefty eyes first UK No. 1.
What was the highest new entry?
Noah Kahan's "Draw You Out" at No. 16, the first song from the The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping soundtrack.
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