Ranking of the most downloaded current and new singles on the iTunes digital platform from UK, compiled from daily rankings from 18 May 2026 to 22 May 2026
| TW | LW | Wks | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 95 | 2 | DARA | Bangaranga |
| 2 | 2 | 13 | ELLA LANGLEY | Choosin' Texas |
| 3 | 1 | 13 | ALEX WARREN | Fever Dream |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | RAYE | Where Is My Husband! |
| 5 | 3 | 13 | SAM FENDER & OLIVIA DEAN | Rein Me In |
| 6 | 5 | 13 | OLIVIA DEAN | Man I Need |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | JOSH FAWAZ | Like A Prayer |
| 8 | NEW | 1 | ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER & SAM RYDER | Gethsemane |
| 9 | 7 | 12 | BEBE REXHA | New Religion |
| 10 | 51 | 4 | DELTA GOODREM | Eclipse |
| 11 | 10 | 13 | TAYLOR SWIFT | The Fate Of Ophelia |
| 12 | 8 | 12 | TAME IMPALA | Dracula |
| 13 | 13 | 5 | OLIVIA RODRIGO | Drop Dead |
| 14 | 11 | 13 | BRUNO MARS | I Just Might |
| 15 | 97 | 3 | FELICIA | My System |
| 16 | 15 | 3 | THE ROLLING STONES | In The Stars |
| 17 | NEW | 1 | MUSE | Hexagons |
| 18 | 14 | 13 | TAYLOR SWIFT | Opalite |
| 19 | NEW | 1 | ALEXANDRA CĂPITĂNESCU | Choke Me |
| 20 | 24 | 6 | STELLA LEFTY | Boston |
| 21 | 37 | 2 | SIENNA SPIRO | Material Lover |
| 22 | NEW | 1 | PAROV STELAR | Black Lilies |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | CALVIN HARRIS & JAZZY | Satisfy |
| 24 | 83 | 5 | EVANESCENCE | Who Will You Follow |
| 25 | 9 | 7 | LADY GAGA & DOECHII | Runway |
| 26 | RE | 2 | SAL DA VINCI | Per sempre S? |
| 27 | 49 | 2 | NOAM BETTAN | Michelle |
| 28 | NEW | 1 | G FLIP | Bed On Fire |
| 29 | 58 | 5 | MADONNA | I Feel So Free |
| 30 | 90 | 2 | JONAS LOVV | Ya Ya Ya |
| 31 | 63 | 5 | LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER | Eins, Zwei, Drei |
| 32 | 22 | 12 | HARRY STYLES | American Girls |
| 33 | NEW | 1 | SARAH ENGELS | Fire |
| 34 | NEW | 1 | KYLIE MINOGUE | Light Up |
| 35 | 25 | 8 | CAMERON WHITCOMB | Kingdom Of Fear |
| 36 | 34 | 4 | LAUFEY | Madwoman |
| 37 | 19 | 13 | SOMBR | Homewrecker |
| 38 | NEW | 1 | DRAKE | Janice STFU |
| 39 | NEW | 1 | LINDA LAMPENIUS & PETE PARKKONEN | Liekinheitin |
| 40 | 96 | 2 | ANTIGONI | Jalla |
| 41 | 31 | 13 | SIENNA SPIRO | Die On This Hill |
| 42 | NEW | 1 | NOTHING BUT THIEVES | Evolution |
| 43 | 79 | 2 | MARTIN GARRIX & ED SHEERAN | Repeat It |
| 44 | 59 | 2 | GRACIE ABRAMS | Hit The Wall |
| 45 | 38 | 3 | MYLES SMITH | Hold Me In The Dark |
| 46 | RE | 12 | ZARA LARSSON | Midnight Sun |
| 47 | NEW | 1 | AIDAN | Bella |
| 48 | NEW | 1 | ESSYLA | Dancing On The Ice |
| 49 | NEW | 1 | SATOSHI | Viva, Moldova! |
| 50 | 36 | 11 | ANOTR feat. 54 ULTRA | Talk To You |
| 51 | NEW | 1 | LELEK | Andromeda |
| 52 | NEW | 1 | MONROE | Regarde ! |
| 53 | 60 | 13 | BELLA KAY | Iloveitiloveitiloveit |
| 54 | NEW | 1 | INPATIENT, REN & CHRIS WEBBY | Caskets |
| 55 | 18 | 7 | TEDDY SWIMS | Mr. Know It All |
| 56 | NEW | 1 | PRESIDENT | Doom Loop |
| 57 | NEW | 1 | THE PRETTY RECKLESS | Dear God |
| 58 | 40 | 13 | ELLA LANGLEY | Be Her |
| 59 | NEW | 1 | S?REN TORPEGAARD LUND | F?r Vi G?r Hjem |
| 60 | NEW | 1 | THE FIZZ | A Crazy Shot In The Dark |
| 61 | NEW | 1 | THE SHIRES | Watching You Watching Me |
| 62 | 70 | 13 | MYLES SMITH & NIALL HORAN | Drive Safe |
| 63 | NEW | 1 | NIALL HORAN | End Of An Era |
| 64 | NEW | 1 | MOLLIE ELIZABETH | Run Rabbit |
| 65 | 16 | 4 | MADONNA & SABRINA CARPENTER | Bring Your Love |
| 66 | 80 | 12 | BRUNO MARS | Risk It All |
| 67 | 68 | 2 | FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH | Eye Of The Storm |
| 68 | NEW | 1 | LEL?KA | Ridnym |
| 69 | NEW | 1 | INSPIRAL CARPETS | Drag The Bag |
| 70 | NEW | 1 | AKYLAS | Ferto |
| 71 | 21 | 13 | DJO | End Of Beginning |
| 72 | NEW | 1 | OLIVIA RODRIGO | The Cure |
| 73 | 45 | 13 | DAVE & TEMS | Raindance |
| 74 | NEW | 1 | DANIEL ŽIŽKA | Crossroads |
| 75 | NEW | 1 | SHAKIRA & BURNA BOY | Dai Dai |
| 76 | 56 | 13 | HARRY STYLES | Aperture |
| 77 | 29 | 5 | LEWIS CAPALDI | Stay Love |
| 78 | RE | 2 | MICHAEL BALL | Glow |
| 79 | NEW | 1 | HUGEL, IMAEL ANGEL & ULTRA NAT? | Movin' To The Sun |
| 80 | NEW | 1 | JAMIE WEBSTER | Just Begun |
| 81 | NEW | 1 | THE SCRIPT | Man In The Arena |
| 82 | NEW | 1 | KYGO feat. DAN TYMINSKI | Heaven On Your Mind |
| 83 | NEW | 1 | LE SSERAFIM | Boompala |
| 84 | NEW | 1 | JOSH FAWAZ | Sexual Healing |
| 85 | NEW | 1 | SKERRYVORE | Never Stopped Dreaming |
| 86 | NEW | 1 | YES | Turnaround Situation |
| 87 | NEW | 1 | MICHAEL BALL | Vintage |
| 88 | NEW | 1 | HUDA MUSTAFA | Bad Girls |
| 89 | NEW | 1 | JAMES HYPE | Seratonin |
| 90 | NEW | 1 | COSM? | Tanzschein |
| 91 | 20 | 3 | PAUL McCARTNEY & RINGO STARR | Home To Us |
| 92 | NEW | 1 | ALICJA | Pray |
| 93 | 53 | 7 | KATSEYE | Pinky Up |
| 94 | 55 | 13 | SONNY FODERA, D.O.D & POPPY BASKCOMB | Think About Us |
| 95 | 35 | 6 | PROSPA & CLOONEE | Free Your Mind |
| 96 | 72 | 2 | FISHER & TONES AND I | Favour |
| 97 | NEW | 1 | REMEMBER MONDAY | Delusional |
| 98 | NEW | 1 | CHARLI XCX | SS26 |
| 99 | 26 | 7 | JUNGLE | Carry On |
| 100 | NEW | 1 | TAEMIN | Permission |
| LEAVING THIS WEEK | ||||
| ANDY'S ALLSTARS feat. SARAH MACKAY | Poopy Poo | |||
| CAMMY BARNES | Let Me Down | |||
| SHAKIRA | Zoo | |||
| THE STROKES | Falling Out Of Love | |||
| GENER8ION & YUNG LEAN | Storm II | |||
| ALEX WARREN | Fine Place To Die | |||
| DEEP PURPLE | Arrogant Boy | |||
| THE ROLLING STONES | Rough And Twisted | |||
| SHANIA TWAIN | Dirty Rosie | |||
| MGK & WIZ KHALIFA | Girl Next Door | |||
| KACEY MUSGRAVES | Dry Spell | |||
| CAT BURNS | How To Be Human | |||
| BRIAN FALLON | Not Bad For New Jersey | |||
| AESPA feat. G-DRAGON | WDA (Whole Different Animal) | |||
| TOVE LO | I'm Your Girl Right? | |||
| LADY GAGA | Shape Of A Woman | |||
| BREAKING BENJAMIN | Something Wicked | |||
| HARRY STYLES | Dance No More | |||
| SENHIT feat. BOY GEORGE | Superstar | |||
| SIENNA SPIRO | The Visitor | |||
| MIZMO | Hello (The Sun Is Up Where Are You) | |||
| ADAM LAMBERT | Eat U Alive | |||
| BLOC PARTY | Coming On Strong | |||
| CHARLI XCX | Rock Music | |||
| CHARLIE PUTH, MICHAEL McDONALD & KENNY LOGGINS | Love In Exile | |||
| ZARA LARSSON & PINKPANTHERESS | Midnight Sun (Girls Trip) | |||
| KEITH URBAN | Steal Away | |||
| BTS | Swim | |||
| ROMANTIK. | Always You | |||
| CHARLIE JEER | My Madonna | |||
| HUGEL & SOLTO | Jamaican (Bam Bam) | |||
| MEEK | Fabulous | |||
| CODY JOHNSON & BROTHERS OSBORNE | Fool Proof | |||
| ELLA LANGLEY & MORGAN WALLEN | I Can't Love You Anymore | |||
| AMH | End Of Beginning | |||
| INPATIENT, REN & CHRIS WEBBY | Neurodivergent | |||
| SCORCHER & K-TRAP | Comfy | |||
| JORJA SMITH | What's Done Is Done | |||
| JEFF GOLDBLUM & THE MILDRED SNITZER ORCHESTRA | Over The Rainbow | |||
| MASON JAXX & OLA | Fade | |||
| SWITCHFOOT | Absolution | |||
| EVA MARIJA | Mother Nature | |||
| TIGGS DA AUTHOR, TURNO, BEENIE MAN & IDRIS ELBA feat. NQ | Rise Again | |||
| JJ | Unknown | |||
| BROOKE COMBE | Tears Won't Lie | |||
| BEARTOOTH | Pure Ecstasy | |||
| LAUREN SANDERSON feat. FRED DURST | Come Say Sum | |||
| PAPA ROACH & HANUMANKIND | See U In Hell |
🎵 UK iTunes Singles Chart: Eurovision Fever Takes Over the Download Rankings
This week’s UK iTunes Singles Chart has been completely shaken up by the aftershock of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, with viral performances, televote favourites and surprise international entries dominating digital downloads across Britain. Eurovision winner DARA storms straight to Number 1 with the explosive “Bangaranga”, while dozens of Eurovision-related tracks flood the Top 100 following the Vienna grand final. Recent reports confirm that “Bangaranga” has become one of the breakout Eurovision hits of the decade, topping charts across Europe after Bulgaria’s historic first victory.
🔥 DARA Scores A Massive Breakthrough With “Bangaranga”
After debuting at No.95 last week, DARA rockets all the way to Number 1 with “Bangaranga”, delivering one of the biggest climbs of the year. The song has rapidly become a pan-European phenomenon following Bulgaria’s Eurovision triumph in Vienna. Media outlets across Europe have highlighted the track’s viral momentum and huge public support after the contest.
The dominance of Eurovision on download platforms once again proves how strongly the competition still influences purchasing behaviour in the UK, especially on iTunes where fanbases mobilise immediately after the live final.
🇪🇺 Eurovision Entries Flood The UK Download Chart
The chart is packed with Eurovision-related titles this week, including several brand-new entries and dramatic rebounds:
- SARAH ENGELS debuts at No.33 with “Fire”
- FELICIA rebounds massively with “My System” at No.15
- ANTIGONI enters at No.40 with “Jalla”
- LELÉKA arrives at No.68 with “Ridnym”
- AKYLAS lands at No.70 with “Ferto”
- COSMÓ debuts at No.90 with “Tanzschein”
- ALICJA enters at No.92 with “Pray”
- SATOSHI appears at No.49 with “Viva, Moldova!”
The UK’s own Eurovision representative, LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER, also benefits from post-contest curiosity as “Eins, Zwei, Drei” rebounds strongly to No.31. Despite another disappointing Eurovision result for Britain, the eccentric electro-pop track has developed a cult following online.
Industry analysts continue to note that Eurovision’s influence on digital sales remains disproportionately strong compared to streaming platforms, where trends tend to move more slowly.
⭐ Strong Holdovers Continue Their Chart Run
Away from Eurovision mania, several established hits continue to show impressive consistency:
- ELLA LANGLEY stays strong at No.2 with “Choosin’ Texas”
- ALEX WARREN slips slightly to No.3 with “Fever Dream”
- RAYE remains stable at No.4 with “Where Is My Husband!”
- SAM FENDER & OLIVIA DEAN keep “Rein Me In” inside the Top 5
- OLIVIA DEAN continues her breakout year with “Man I Need”
Meanwhile, TAYLOR SWIFT places two songs inside the Top 20 again, confirming her continued dominance of digital audiences.
🚀 Biggest Climbers Of The Week
Several tracks make spectacular gains thanks to fan-driven purchases and renewed exposure:
| Artist | Title | Last Week | This Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| DARA | Bangaranga | 95 | 1 |
| FELICIA | My System | 97 | 15 |
| ANTIGONI | Jalla | 96 | 40 |
| DELTA GOODREM | Eclipse | 51 | 10 |
| LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER | Eins, Zwei, Drei | 80 | 31 |
Australian superstar DELTA GOODREM especially benefits from Eurovision exposure, with “Eclipse” becoming one of the contest’s strongest commercial performers internationally.
🎸 Rock Legends And Pop Icons Return
This week’s chart also features a fascinating mix of legacy acts and contemporary stars:
- THE ROLLING STONES remain in the Top 20
- MUSE debut with “Hexagons”
- KYLIE MINOGUE returns at No.34
- MADONNA charts twice this week
- YES reappear with “Turnaround Situation”
- THE SCRIPT enter with “Man In The Arena”
Elsewhere, DRAKE, CHARLI XCX, SHANIA & BURNA BOY, and LE SSERAFIM all score fresh debuts, underlining the diversity of this week’s download landscape.
📈 Why Eurovision Still Dominates iTunes
Although streaming now defines most modern music consumption, Eurovision continues to thrive specifically on download platforms like iTunes because of highly engaged fan communities who purchase tracks immediately after performances. Analysts have noted that Eurovision’s cultural footprint remains enormous across Europe despite fluctuating streaming figures.
The 2026 edition generated massive online conversation, record-breaking televote moments and strong chart activity throughout Europe. Bulgaria’s victory with DARA has quickly become one of the contest’s defining modern success stories.
🎤 Final Thoughts
This week’s UK iTunes chart perfectly captures the unique power of Eurovision season: explosive fan mobilisation, surprise international crossovers, and instant download surges that streaming charts rarely replicate. While mainstream global stars remain stable, the real story this week belongs to Eurovision’s new generation of breakout acts — led emphatically by DARA and the unstoppable “Bangaranga”.
