Every Song That Topped the UK Chart for 8 or More Weeks, But Didn’t Make the Top 10 on the Hot 100

UPDATE (May 2): “Rein Me In” by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean returned to No. 1 on the Official Singles Chart in the U.K. on Friday (May 1), after being dethroned for one week by Olivia Rodrigo‘s “Drop Dead.” This is the ninth nonconsecutive week atop the U.K. chart for “Rein Me In.” On the Billboard Hot 100 dated May 2, it climbed from No. 73 to No. 66, two points shy of its No. 64 peak to date.

“Rein Me In” is one of just five singles to log nine or more weeks at No. 1 in the U.K. without reaching the top 10 on the Hot 100 (which originated in 1958).

PREVIOUSLY (April 23): Music fans in the United States and the United Kingdom often agree on big hits. Six songs have logged 10 or more weeks at No. 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100, the flagship chart for success in the U.S., and the Official Singles Chart in the U.K. Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” from The Bodyguard (1992-93) became the first song to reach double digits in weeks at No. 1 on both sides of the Atlantic. Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” (2025) marked the most recent.

In between those two megahits, four other singles achieved the feat: Drake‘s “One Dance,” featuring WizKid & Kyla (2016), Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” (2017), Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee‘s “Despacito,” featuring Justin Bieber (2017) and Harry Styles’ “As It Was” (2022).

But music fans in our two countries don’t always agree. “Rein Me In” by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean is currently in its eighth week at No. 1 on the Official Singles Chart in the U.K., but it hasn’t broken through in nearly the same way on the Hot 100. This week, it drops from its No. 64 high point to No. 73. Part of the problem is that two other Dean hits simply refuse to yield: “Man I Need” (which holds at its No. 2 peak) and “So Easy (to Fall in Love)” (which keeps at its No. 6 high). Both are catchier and closer to the core sound in pop music right now. And while Fender is an established star in the U.K., with four top 10 hits, this is his first Hot 100 hit.

“Rein Me In” could be one of those records that takes its sweet time but finally kicks in. But if it does fall short of the top 10 on the Hot 100, which seems likely, it will be the ninth song since 1958 (when the Hot 100 originated) to log eight or more weeks at No. 1 on the Official Singles Chart in the U.K. but fall short of the top 10 on the Hot 100.

Here’s a complete list of those songs, in chronological order:

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