{"id":669639,"date":"2026-01-02T19:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T19:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/669639\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T19:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T19:50:12","slug":"raye-celebrates-first-chart-topping-single-of-2026-with-where-is-my-husband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/669639\/","title":{"rendered":"RAYE celebrates first chart-topping single of 2026 with WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{888f1687-d8e5-4cae-a78c-e26c74486d06}{122}\" paraid=\"1785532278\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Playing the long game,\u00a0WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!\u00a0finally takes the top spot in its 15th\u00a0week on\u00a0the\u00a0chart.\u00a0It\u00a0becomes RAYE\u2019s second UK chart-topper to date, and 20th\u00a0Top 40 single across\u00a0a\u00a0decade-long career.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{888f1687-d8e5-4cae-a78c-e26c74486d06}{122}\" paraid=\"1785532278\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Speaking exclusively to Official Charts, RAYE says:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{888f1687-d8e5-4cae-a78c-e26c74486d06}{122}\" paraid=\"1785532278\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">&#8220;WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! is Number 1!!! I am so happy and grateful.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{dd8b941b-d822-4251-b9ea-b1031b972142}{190}\" paraid=\"968123837\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">&#8220;This is the first piece from my second album, and I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0have even asked for a better start to this next chapter. Tears in my eyes grateful. Thank you so much, and most of all to those of you who see me and believe in me\u2026THANK YOU. Sending you the hugest hug of gratitude. Lots of love, RAYE.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RAYE WHERE IS MY HUSBAND Number 1 single.jpg\" alt=\"RAYE WHERE IS MY HUSBAND Number 1 single\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\"\/><br \/>\n      MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/chart-news\/the-official-biggest-songs-of-2025\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Official biggest songs of 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{2a80e67d-5434-42f6-8f70-8ee222bc0f52}{193}\" paraid=\"774173493\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">As\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/taylor-swift-the-life-of-a-showgirl\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Life Of A Showgirl<\/a>\u00a0is named the UK\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/chart-news\/the-official-biggest-albums-of-2025\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Official biggest album of 2025<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/5387\/taylor-swift\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Swift<\/a>\u2019s former Number 1\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/taylor-swift-the-fate-of-ophelia\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Fate of Ophelia<\/a>\u00a0is on the\u00a0rebound\u00a0as\u00a0a slew of\u00a0Christmas tunes\u00a0depart\u00a0the chart\u00a0(2).\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0joined\u00a0in the Top 40\u00a0by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/taylor-swift-opalite\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Opalite<\/a>\u00a0(11).<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{9ddaa6bc-248a-491f-8c88-866406fcd84c}{161}\" paraid=\"222455608\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/50333\/dave\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dave<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/58660\/tems\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tems<\/a>\u00a0secure a brand-new peak for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/davetems-raindance\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Raindance<\/a>, up to Number 3 this week. The track\u00a0beats its\u00a0previous\u00a0Number 5 best in its 10th\u00a0week on the chart.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{db0c3a5c-d444-45fc-a0d4-c8ddf59a00bd}{99}\" paraid=\"1625437971\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">After ringing in the New Year on Jools Holland\u2019s Annual\u00a0Hootenanny,\u00a0and with The Art of Loving returning to Number 1 on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/charts\/albums-chart\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Official Albums Chart<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/61513\/olivia-dean\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Olivia Dean<\/a>\u00a0finds four tracks inside\u00a0this week\u2019s Top 20:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/olivia-dean-so-easy-to-fall-in-love\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">So Easy (To Fall In Love)<\/a>\u00a0(3),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/54705\/sam-fender\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Fender<\/a>\u00a0collab\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/sam-fender-rein-me-in\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rein Me\u00a0In<\/a>\u00a0(5),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/olivia-dean-man-i-need\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man I Need<\/a>\u00a0(6) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/olivia-dean-a-couple-minutes\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A Couple Minutes<\/a>\u00a0(20).<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{eb960fed-e129-4888-a559-5a9c96fca5ce}{115}\" paraid=\"365921643\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Olivia\u2019s\u00a0Man I Need\u00a0recently took the title of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/chart-news\/the-official-biggest-songs-of-2025\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">biggest British single released in 2025<\/a>, coming in at Number 9 on the year-end list.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{3b86ea04-9efe-464b-8004-da0fde281538}{161}\" paraid=\"1732041591\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/63366\/djo\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Djo<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0enduring smash\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/djo-end-of-beginning\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">End of Beginning<\/a>\u00a0returns to the Top 10 for the first time since April 2024, vaulting 49 spots (7).<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{d18d8c9c-b83d-4361-86ac-613eed18f2a3}{1}\" paraid=\"1942502139\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Inescapable on social media all over again,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/48368\/zara-larsson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zara Larsson<\/a>\u2019s\u00a02016 hit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/zara-larsson-lush-life\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lush Life<\/a>\u00a0enjoys a resurgence thanks to its viral dance trend. The tune, which peaked at\u00a0Number 3 a decade ago, skyrockets 41 to Number 9 this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zara Larsson Lush Life.jpg\" alt=\"Zara Larsson Lush Life\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\"\/><br \/>\n      MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/chart-news\/the-official-biggest-albums-of-2025\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Official biggest albums of 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{6f26908d-86bc-44c7-92a9-70efea968271}{224}\" paraid=\"1640799602\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">It just keeps\u00a0runnin\u2019.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/haven-ft-kaitlin-aragon\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HAVEN.\u00a0ft.\u00a0Kaitlin Aragon<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/haven-ft-kaitlin-aragon-i-run\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I Run<\/a>\u00a0breaks into the Top 10 for the first time\u00a0(10).<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{8a4fe420-797e-4d69-bc3e-af1ff50ff295}{199}\" paraid=\"1394336382\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Recently named the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/chart-news\/the-official-biggest-songs-of-2025\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Official biggest song of 2025<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/alex-warren\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Warren<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/alex-warren-ordinary\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ordinary<\/a>\u00a0is on the up (13).<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{68bd0ebb-2e80-44ab-91f1-0e115c628ff7}{178}\" paraid=\"654869187\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/tyla\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tyla<\/a>\u00a0takes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/tyla-chanel\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chanel<\/a>\u00a0to new heights this week, surging\u00a051 to Number 15. It becomes the South African singer&#8217;s fourth Top 40 hit here in the UK.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{7d005798-95f4-43ab-b456-d56589174d2d}{228}\" paraid=\"1469840218\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">With the conclusion of\u00a0Stranger Things\u00a0hitting Netflix,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/27937\/kate-bush\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kate Bush<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0record-breaking\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/kate-bush-running-up-that-hill\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Running Up That Hill<\/a>, now synonymous with the show,\u00a0returns to the Top 20 (16).<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{e3ffb1e7-2346-4c35-a503-268fcaf131c4}{184}\" paraid=\"598814265\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">After breaking the internet by teaming up with\u00a0Marty Supreme\u2019s Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet,\u00a0rising Liverpudlian rapper\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/esdeekid\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EsDeeKid<\/a>\u00a0sees three tracks on the ascent:\u00a0Rico Ace collab\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/rico-aceesdeekid-phantom\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Phantom<\/a>\u00a0(14),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/esdeekid-century\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Century<\/a>\u00a0(17) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/esdeekid-4-raws\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">4 Raws<\/a>, which secures a new peak (23).<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{e6c3a0e4-352e-4933-acd3-50c07fd05abb}{128}\" paraid=\"1311983404\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Another tune bagging a new best is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/50540\/sonny-fodera\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sonny Fodera<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/62709\/dod\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">D.O.D<\/a>\u00a0and Poppy\u00a0Baskcomb&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/sonny-foderad-o-dbaskcomb-think-about-us\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Think About Us<\/a>,\u00a0leaping\u00a065 spots (24).<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{68bd0ebb-2e80-44ab-91f1-0e115c628ff7}{166}\" paraid=\"1836413374\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Thanks to\u00a0its\u00a0Stranger Things\u00a0sync,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/24655\/tiffany\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tiffany<\/a>\u2019s 1988 chart-topper\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/tiffany-i-think-were-alone-now\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I Think We\u2019re Alone Now<\/a>\u00a0is back in the Top 40 for the first time in\u00a037 years (29).\u00a0Could we have another\u00a0Running Up That Hill\u00a0on our hands?<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{ba3c4475-891f-4271-abb1-9435ded2f2c5}{42}\" paraid=\"1303614695\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">As it goes viral on social media, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/51142\/kato\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kato<\/a> ft. Jon\u2019s 2010 single\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/kato-turn-the-lights-off\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Turn\u00a0The\u00a0Lights Off<\/a>\u00a0secures the\u00a0Danish DJ his first-ever UK Top 40 single (33). Kato\u2019s version of the track is doing the rounds as a meme, featuring actor Jon Hamm in a club dancing scene from US\u00a0Apple\u00a0TV series\u00a0Your Friends &amp; Neighbours.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{e870cefa-a55e-44f5-ab7b-e5ecac50fdb2}{228}\" paraid=\"141709673\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">With the release of the Bonus Track Version of her chart-topping 2025 LP\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/albums\/sabrina-carpenter-mans-best-friend\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man\u2019s Best Friend<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/47469\/sabrina-carpenter\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sabrina Carpenter<\/a>\u00a0earns a 16th\u00a0Top 40 single with\u00a0Such\u00a0A\u00a0Funny Way\u00a0(37).<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{46d8c963-2d73-4272-9215-7383bcabb6f1}{175}\" paraid=\"1306976158\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">And finally,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/artist\/59943\/pinkpantheress\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PinkPantheress<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/songs\/pinkpantheress-stateside\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stateside<\/a>\u00a0pierces the Top 40 for the first time (40).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/charts\/singles-chart\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">See the full Official Singles Chart Top 100 here from 5.45pm.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Playing the long game,\u00a0WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!\u00a0finally takes the top spot in its 15th\u00a0week on\u00a0the\u00a0chart.\u00a0It\u00a0becomes RAYE\u2019s second UK&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":669640,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3936],"tags":[77,269,12,26925,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-669639","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-music","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-raye","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115827246621206884","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=669639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/669640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=669639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=669639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=669639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}