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"HUNTR/X's "Golden" Breaks UK Record for Longest-Running No. 1 by Animated Act
31 Oct
Summary
- "Golden" by HUNTR/X tops UK Singles Chart for 9 weeks, longest for animated act
- Taylor Swift's "The Fate of Ophelia" is her longest-running UK No. 1 since "Anti-Hero"
- RAYE's "Where Is My Husband!" reaches new peak on UK Singles Chart
As of October 31st, 2025, the song "Golden" by the animated group HUNTR/X has made a remarkable achievement, becoming the longest-running No. 1 single for an animated act on the UK Official Singles Chart. The track, which features vocals from EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami, has spent 9 non-consecutive weeks at the top, surpassing the previous record held by The Archies' "Sugar Sugar" in 1969, which spent 8 weeks at No. 1.
In other chart news, Taylor Swift's "The Fate of Ophelia," from her album The Life of a Showgirl, has secured 3 weeks at the summit of the UK Singles Chart, making it her longest-running No. 1 single since "Anti-Hero" from her 2022 album Midnights, which spent 6 weeks at the top. Meanwhile, RAYE's "Where Is My Husband!" continues to rise, hitting a new peak at No. 3 on the chart. The singer-songwriter previously reached the top spot in 2022 with her collaboration with 070 Shake, "Escapism."
Despite these chart-topping successes, Swift's The Life of a Showgirl album has fallen to No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart, behind Dave's The Boy Who Played The Harp at No. 1 and Bon Jovi's Forever: Legendary Edition at No. 2.
