United Kingdom / UK Airplay Radios Chart 19.04.2026

Ranking of current and new singles played on UK radios for the period of 13 april 2026 to 16 april 2026. List of British stations studied this week : Absolute Radio, Affinity Radio, B Radio, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 1Xtra, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 6, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Wales, BFBS, Bridge FM, Capital FM, Capital Xtra, Channel 103, Clyde 1, Cool FM, Downtownradio, Dune Radio, Erewash Sound, Gaydio, Heart FM, Heat Radio, Hits Radio, In Demand Radio, Island FM, Kerrang! Radio, KISS, KISS Xtra, KMFM, Maritime Radio, North Derbyshire Radio, Original 106, Planet Rock, Q Radio, Radio Essex, Radio X, Rotherham Radio, Silk 106.9, Tay FM, Virgin Radio

To see the details of the radio stations broadcasting each track in this chart, please refer to the following table : UK-AIRPLAY-19.04.2026

TW	LW	Wks	Artist	Title
1	1	8	BRUNO MARS	I Just Might
2	4	7	ALEX WARREN	Fever Dream
3	3	8	SOMBR	Homewrecker
4	2	8	RAYE	Where Is My Husband!
5	11	6	BEBE REXHA	New Religion
6	9	8	TAME IMPALA	Dracula
7	10	8	ZARA LARSSON	Midnight Sun
8	16	6	TAYLOR SWIFT	Elizabeth Taylor
9	13	8	SONNY FODERA, D.O.D & POPPY BASKCOMB	Think About Us
10	5	8	TAYLOR SWIFT	The Fate Of Ophelia
11	8	8	DJO	End Of Beginning
12	12	8	DAVE & TEMS	Raindance
13	25	4	BTS	Swim
14	6	6	HARRY STYLES	American Girls
15	15	8	SAM FENDER & OLIVIA DEAN	Rein Me In
16	14	8	BELLA KAY	Iloveitiloveitiloveit
17	7	8	MILKY & MALL GRAB	Just The Way You Are
18	17	8	OLIVIA DEAN	Man I Need
19	18	8	MYLES SMITH & NIALL HORAN	Drive Safe
20	21	4	NIALL HORAN	Dinner Party
21	20	8	NOAH KAHAN	The Great Divide
22	24	5	SIENNA SPIRO	The Visitor
23	22	8	TAYLOR SWIFT	Opalite
24	23	8	CALVIN HARRIS & KASABIAN	Release The Pressure
25	19	8	HARRY STYLES	Aperture
26	28	8	SIENNA SPIRO	Die On This Hill
27	27	4	TAKE THAT	You're A Superstar
28	33	8	ELLA LANGLEY	Choosin' Texas
29	30	4	ANOTR feat. 54 ULTRA	Talk To You
30	35	7	SONNY FODERA & CHRYSTAL	My Loving
31	64	2	SEKOU	Dangerous Lover
32	32	6	EWAN MCVICAR	Share The House
33	40	4	HOLLY HUMBERSTONE	Cruel World
34	34	4	FLO	Leak It
35	29	8	SOMBR	12 To 12
36	NEW	1	LADY GAGA & DOECHII	Runway
37	36	3	MILEY CYRUS	Younger You
38	43	8	KEHLANI	Folded
39	51	8	ROBYN	Talk To Me
40	26	8	PINKPANTHERESS & ZARA LARSSON	Stateside
41	39	8	HAVEN. & KAITLIN ARAGON	I Run
42	44	8	OLIVIA DEAN	So Easy (To Fall In Love)
43	NEW	1	TEDDY SWIMS	Mr. Know It All
44	47	5	TINIE TEMPAH & DAECOLM	Living Life
45	41	8	TYLA	Chanel
46	46	3	RAYE feat. HANS ZIMMER	Click Clack Symphony.
47	37	8	FREYA SKYE	Silent Treatment
48	31	8	DISCO LINES & TINASHE	No Broke Boys
49	53	5	NOAH KAHAN	Porch Light
50	48	8	GUNNA feat. BURNA BOY	WGFT
51	45	8	JASON DERULO	Sexy For Me
52	RE	2	NE-YO	Up Out & Gone
53	50	7	FISHER	Rain
54	NEW	1	CHARLIE PUTH, MICHAEL McDONALD & KENNY LOGGINS	Love In Exile
55	56	4	JESSIE J	California
56	RE	2	PARIS PALOMA	Miyazaki
57	NEW	1	THE STROKES	Going Shopping
58	NEW	1	KACEY MUSGRAVES	Dry Spell
59	72	4	ARLO PARKS	Get Go
60	60	3	JESSIE WARE	Automatic
61	66	6	MUNA	Dancing On The Wall
62	78	3	CHRIS STUSSY & TOM DID IT	Wide Awake
63	67	5	ELLA LANGLEY	Be Her
64	55	2	JIM LEGXACY	Idk Idk
65	94	2	BRUNO MARS	Risk It All
66	79	8	ODEAL & WIZKID	Nights In The Sun
67	70	2	DERMOT KENNEDY	Turnstile
68	49	5	DOMINIC FIKE	White Keys
69	63	3	PAUL McCARTNEY	Days We Left Behind
70	58	6	AYRA STARR	Where Do We Go
71	59	6	SKYE NEWMAN	Walk
72	54	3	LIZZO	Don't Make Me Love U
73	61	2	JORJA SMITH	Price Of It All
74	65	8	CALLUM BEATTIE	Pins And Needles
75	69	7	CAMMY BARNES	Highland Runaway
76	81	6	PICTURE THIS & MICHAEL SCHULTE	Giants
77	77	4	SCOUTING FOR GIRLS	Get What You Give
78	NEW	1	TOM MISCH	Sisters With Me
79	NEW	1	U2	In A Life
80	82	4	MUSE	Be With You
81	NEW	1	CMAT	The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station
82	99	3	JUNGLE	Carry On
83	52	2	MELANIE C	Undefeated Champion
84	RE	7	MK & CHRYSTAL	Dior
85	91	7	NATHAN DAWE, JOEL CORRY & ELLA HENDERSON	0800 Heaven
86	NEW	1	CENTRAL CEE	Wagwan
87	NEW	1	JESSIE REYEZ & STORMZY	Palo $anto
88	97	6	JORDAN ADETUNJI feat. KEHLANI	Kehlani
89	76	2	PETER ANDRE feat. MONTELL JORDAN	All About Us 2.0
90	86	3	FRENCH MONTANA & MAX B	Ever Since U Left Me (I Went Deaf)
91	98	2	KASABIAN	Great Pretender
92	88	8	FREDO, BURNA BOY & STEEL BANGLEZ	Birthday
93	62	8	KWN	Hopeless Romantic
94	NEW	1	DOMINIQUE UNA & PETE WALLACE	The Dress
95	42	6	JENNIFER LOPEZ & DAVID GUETTA	Save Me Tonight
96	96	6	KINGFISHR	Hold Me Down
97	90	2	FOO FIGHTERS	Caught In The Echo
98	NEW	1	MUNA	Wannabeher
99	NEW	1	TOM A. SMITH	SFX
100	NEW	1	BLEACHERS	The Van
			LEAVING THIS WEEK
			THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS	Club Song
			ELMIENE	Reclusive
			MAISIE PETERS	My Regards
			DERMOT KENNEDY	Funeral
			GORILLAZ feat. BIZARRAP, KARA JACKSON & ANOUSHKA SHANKAR	Orange County
			DISCLOSURE	The Sun Comes Up Tremendous
			RAYE	Nightingale Lane.
			JALEN NGONDA	Doctrine Of Love
			BENSON BOONE	Mr Electric Blue
			JACK SAVORETTI	I Hear You Calling
			FCUKERS	If You Wanna Party, Come Over To My House
			J. COLE	Two Six
			SEAFRET & JAMES MORRISON	Driftwood
			SASHA KEABLE	Tai Chi
			ED SHEERAN	Camera
			CENTRAL CEE & J HUS	Slaughter
			LOVESHY	Blackout

This week’s UK airplay chart is defined by controlled shifts rather than upheaval, with radio continuing to reward consistency, gradual climbs, and late surges rather than abrupt turnover.

---

🥇 A Locked-In No.1, But Pressure Is Building

Bruno Mars remains at No.1 for a second consecutive week with “I Just Might”, reinforcing a key radio pattern: once a track reaches peak rotation, it tends to hold firmly unless a clear successor emerges.

However, the gap is tightening:

• Alex Warren climbs 4→2, now the strongest immediate challenger
• Bebe Rexha surges 11→5, marking the fastest Top 10 ascent this week

👉 The takeaway: the leadership is stable, but not secure—a change at No.1 is likely imminent if upward momentum continues.

---

📈 The Real Story: Aggressive Climbers

This week is driven by high-impact upward moves, especially from mid-chart:

• Taylor Swift – “Elizabeth Taylor” (16→8)
  → The biggest Top 10 jump, signaling a rapid increase in rotation across multiple formats
• BTS – “Swim” (25→13)
  → One of the strongest gains overall; now entering heavy daytime play territory
• Sekou – “Dangerous Lover” (64→31)
  → The standout surge of the week, typically indicating a major playlist upgrade
• Holly Humberstone – “Cruel World” (40→33)
  → A steady but meaningful rise, suggesting growing cross-station support

👉 These moves reflect a classic radio pattern:
songs don’t explode—they accelerate once they reach a tipping point.

---

📉 Notable Declines: Rotation Fatigue Setting In

Several former contenders are now clearly losing momentum:

• Taylor Swift – “The Fate Of Ophelia” (5→10)
• Harry Styles – “American Girls” (6→14)
• Milky & Mall Grab – (7→17)

These drops are not collapses, but controlled step-downs, typical of songs:

• nearing the end of their peak cycle
• gradually being replaced in high-frequency slots

👉 In radio terms: decline is managed, not abrupt.

---

🔁 Recurrence vs Renewal: The Mid-Chart Battle

Positions 15–30 show a clear tension between:

• established recurrents (holding steady with minor shifts)
• emerging climbers pushing upward

Examples:

• Olivia Dean and Sam Fender remain stable → strong but plateauing
• Niall Horan (21→20) → gradual upward creep
• Sienna Spiro (24→22, 28→26) → dual-track progression

👉 This zone is where future Top 10 contenders are formed.

---

🆕 New Entries: Immediate vs Slow-Burn Potential

This week’s debuts fall into two distinct categories:

Instant impact (higher debuts)

• Lady Gaga & Doechii – No.36
• Teddy Swims – No.43

➡️ These tracks enter at mid/high positions, suggesting strong first-week support.

Lower debuts (development phase)

• Central Cee – No.86
• U2 – No.79
• Tom Misch – No.78

➡️ These are likely in early testing rotation, with potential to climb over multiple weeks.

---

🔄 Re-Entries: Renewed Airplay Interest

A few tracks return to the chart, indicating reactivated rotation:

• Ne-Yo – No.52 (RE)
• Paris Paloma – No.56 (RE)
• MK & Chrystal – No.84 (RE)

👉 Re-entries often reflect:

• renewed programmer interest
• or songs finding a second life across formats

---

🎯 Key Chart Dynamics This Week

1. Stability at the top, but rising pressure
No.1 is holding—but challengers are closing in fast.

2. Strong upward acceleration in the Top 40
Multiple tracks are making double-digit gains, signaling rotation shifts.

3. Gradual decline of former peaks
Falling tracks are stepping down in a controlled, predictable pattern.

4. Mid-chart = future Top 10 pipeline
The most important action is happening between No.15 and No.30.

---

🏁 Final Insight

This week’s chart perfectly illustrates how radio evolves:

👉 Not through sudden change—but through layered movement.

• Leaders stabilize
• challengers build momentum
• and rotation shifts happen in waves

All signs point to a potential shake-up at the top in the coming weeks, driven by the current wave of fast climbers.