Alex Warren goes straight to Number 1 with 'FEVER DREAM'
The singer alex warren has seen his new single 'FEVER DREAM' go straight to Number 1 on the Big Top 40 chart, ending a six-week run by Bruno Mars. The shift follows his BRIT Awards appearance at Manchester's Co-Op Live and comes amid competing midweek tallies from Official Charts and other chart outlets that show a lively reshuffle across the singles ranking.
Alex Warren’s BRIT Awards performance at Co-Op Live
Alex Warren performed 'Ordinary' at the BRIT Awards 2026 at Manchester’s Co-Op Live with surprise guest James Blunt, a set that helped lift his back catalogue and new material. His album You'll Be Alright, Kid preceded 'FEVER DREAM' as his most recent full release, and 'FEVER DREAM' is his first new material since that album. The BRITs appearance triggered an uplift: 'Ordinary' climbed four places to Number 15 on midweek Official Charts tallies and has seen a surge in streams following the ceremony.
FEVER DREAM's chart placement on Big Top 40 and Official Charts outlook
Big Top 40 published its chart listing on 1 March 2026 at 18: 57 (updated 19: 15), showing 'FEVER DREAM' at Number 1 and noting that this is Alex Warren's second time at the top of that listing; the outlet observed that both his Number 1 singles bookend this week's Top 10 at positions 1 and 10. Separately, the Official Charts midweek view had the track on course to be a UK Number 1 single, reflecting strong early-week sales and streams but using a different snapshot of data.
Bruno Mars, The Romantic and competing singles
Bruno Mars' long run at the summit ended when 'FEVER DREAM' rose to the top on Big Top 40. Mars had held the top spot for six weeks with 'I Just Might' and had released the new album The Romantic; on the Official Charts midweek list 'I Just Might' was up three places to Number 5, and another new single from the album, 'Risk It All', registered as a midweek new entry at Number 13. The bigger question for chart-watchers is whether Mars can reclaim the top spot or whether 'FEVER DREAM' will hold through the full week.
RAYE’s Nightingale Lane. and Olivia Dean’s BRIT boost
BRITs performances elsewhere altered several tracks' fortunes. Big Top 40 placed RAYE’s new entry 'Nightingale Lane. ' at Number 4, securing two spots in the top five for RAYE after she performed both 'WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!' and 'Nightingale Lane. ' on the BRITs stage. The Official Charts midweek snapshot, however, had 'Nightingale Lane. ' tracking toward a Number 12 debut and noted that a 7" vinyl release had helped boost the single's profile; that potential placement would mark RAYE's 20th UK Top 40 single if sustained.
Olivia Dean also benefitted from the BRITs: her solo 'It's So Easy (To Fall In Love)' rose three places while her Sam Fender collaboration 'Rein Me In' climbed 14 places and was named Song of The Year at the ceremony. Official Charts and other midweek lists showed 'Rein Me In' sitting at Number 2 after the awards night.
Bella Kay, Lola Young, Blackpink and other chart movers
Bella Kay continued a rapid ascent with 'iloveitiloveitiloveit', which lifted one spot to Number 3 on the midweek Official Charts list. Lola Young was named Breakthrough Artist at the BRITs, taking home her first BRIT, and her single 'Messy' rose two places this week. Kpop Demon Hunters Cast performed 'Golden' at both the BAFTAs and the BRITs and registered chart movement as well.
