Alex Warren goes straight to Number 1 with 'FEVER DREAM' after BRITs surge
alex warren has landed a Number 1 single with FEVER DREAM following a BRIT Awards performance that helped send the track straight to the top of this week's chart update on 1 March 2026. The shift ends a six-week run by Bruno Mars and underlines the immediate impact of high-profile live appearances on streaming and sales activity.
Alex Warren's BRITs performance and chart breakthrough
Alex Warren took to the stage at Manchester's Co-Op Live at The BRIT Awards 2026 to perform Ordinary, joined by surprise guest James Blunt. The day after that appearance, his newly released track Fever Dream was released on Friday and rose to Number 1 in the week-ending chart update dated 1 March 2026. This marks Alex Warren's second time at the top of the weekly Top 40 chart; both of his Number 1 singles now appear at opposite ends of this week's Top 10, occupying positions 1 and 10.
FEVER DREAM, the release pattern and social reaction
Fever Dream was teased on social channels in the lead-up to its release, with fans urging for the full track. The single's first-week performance followed that build-up: it debuted at Number 1 after its Friday release, with midweek tallies described as very strong. Alex has acknowledged listening to fans and noted unprecedented streaming days around the launch. The BRITs exposure amplified that momentum.
Bruno Mars: six-week streak snapped and album context
A six-week run at Number 1 by Bruno Mars was ended by Alex Warren's new entry, preventing what would have been a seventh week at the summit. Bruno Mars had recently released the album The Romantic; its lead single I Just Might moved back up the chart midweek to a higher position, and another new single from the album, Risk It All, appeared as a midweek new entry further down the list.
Other BRITs-driven movers: Olivia Dean, Sam Fender & RAYE
The BRIT Awards produced broad chart movement. Olivia Dean climbed three places with It's So Easy (To Fall In Love) and rose a further 14 places with Rein Me In, the Sam Fender collaboration that was named Song of the Year with Mastercard supported by Capital. Rein Me In was sitting close to the top positions in the update.
RAYE delivered two stage performances at the Manchester show — WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! and Nightingale Lane. — and the new entry Nightingale Lane. debuted high in the Top 5, securing RAYE two entries inside the top five this week. That track is also being highlighted among the best-selling singles in the running tally.
Catalog and newcomer shifts: Ordinary, Lola Young, Bella Kay and Blackpink
Ordinary, Alex Warren's earlier hit that spent 13 weeks at Number 1 in 2025 and was the biggest song of that year in the UK, saw a resurgence after the BRITs performance and moved back up the chart to a mid-table position. This left open the possibility of Alex having multiple high-ranking entries when final charts publish later in the week.
Lola Young was named Breakthrough Artist at the BRITs and her track Messy rose two places this week. Bella Kay continued a rapid ascent with iloveitiloveitiloveit, moving into the upper third of the Top 10. Blackpink entered the chart outside the Top 20 with Go, the second single from their EP Deadline; that song was credited as written by all four members alongside Chris Martin and produced by Cirkut.
What to watch next week
- Whether Alex Warren can hold Number 1 for a second week or if Bruno Mars will reclaim the summit with I Just Might.
- Further uplifts for BRITs winners and performers as more sales and streaming data are compiled over the week.
- RAYE's Nightingale Lane. trajectory as it continues to earn sales, including a 7" vinyl release that has been noted as boosting the track's profile and potential chart placement.
The chart landscape after the BRIT Awards shows significant volatility: high-profile live performances and physical releases continue to drive rapid movement, with artists from pop veterans to emerging breakouts all registering notable shifts in the same cycle.
