{"id":218557,"date":"2025-12-06T12:59:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T12:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/218557\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T12:59:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T12:59:14","slug":"the-fate-of-ophelia-is-taylor-swifts-longest-running-u-k-no-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/218557\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Fate of Ophelia\u2019 Is Taylor Swift’s Longest-Running U.K. No. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d is now Taylor Swift<\/a>\u2019s longest-running U.K. No. 1 single after notching a seventh non-consecutive week at the summit of the Official Singles Chart <\/a>(Dec. 5).<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe song, which features on The Life of a Showgirl, first hit the top spot back in October for three consecutive weeks. It was knocked off the top spot by Kpop Demon Hunters\u2019 \u201cGolden\u201d for two weeks and has since returned to score a further four consecutive weeks.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d now surpasses 2022 track \u201cAnti-Hero\u201d as her longest-running U.K. No. 1 single. The latter held the top spot for six consecutive weeks upon release. Swift has five U.K. chart-toppers in total: 2017\u2019s \u201cLook What You Made Me Do\u201d (two weeks at No. 1); 2023\u2019s \u201cIs It Over Now? (Taylor\u2019s Version)\u201d (one week at No. 1); and 2024\u2019s \u201cFortnight\u201d (one week at No. 1).<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Life of a Showgirl is Swift\u2019s 14th U.K. No. 1 album. Swift boasts the most No. 1s on the U.K. Albums Charts<\/a> for an international artist, and ties for second overall with The Rolling Stones (14). The top spot is also currently a tie between The Beatles and Robbie Williams, who both have 15 apiece.<\/p>\n

\n\tElsewhere, RAYE\u2019s \u201cWhere Is My Husband!\u201d holds steady at No. 2, while festive classics such as WHAM!\u2019s \u201cLast Christmas\u201d and Mariah Carey\u2019s \u201cAll I Want For Christmas Is You\u201d make moves into the top 5 at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively.<\/p>\n

\n\tHAVEN\u2019s \u201cI Run\u201d charts at No. 16 despite ongoing controversy on the song\u2019s use of artificial intelligence. The song first came to attention on TikTok with fans noting a similarity to British singer Jorja Smith\u2019s vocals, and the singer herself questioning who the vocals were provided by. Speaking to Billboard<\/a> HAVEN, a new artist project from British producers Harrison Walker and Jacob Donaghue, did not deny that AI-assisted programs had been used in the making of the track, but said that Smith\u2019s vocals were not used in the model\u2019s training process.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe song was removed by a number of streaming services, and the Official Charts Company deemed it ineligible to appear on the Official Singles Chart. A new version of the track now features vocals by Kaitlin Aragon and has remained on streaming services. This week FAMM, Smith\u2019s label, demanded a share of royalties on the track, writing in a statement<\/a> that \u201cthis isn\u2019t just about Jorja. It\u2019s bigger than one artist or one song.\u201d<\/p>\n

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