Official UK Singles Chart, Week of November 2, 2026: Top 40, Biggest Climbers and Halloween Returns

Information checked: November 7, 2026, 06:03 GMT (UTC+00:00), London; 06:03 UTC. This is the time the published Official Charts information was reviewed, not the chart release time or the start of its sales-tracking week.

Jamie Miller’s “Babydoll” is the UK’s No. 1 single for a third consecutive week on the Official Singles Chart published Friday, November 6, 2026. Tate McRae’s “Housewife” stays at No. 2 and Ashe’s “Stop the Wedding” remains at No. 3. The major headline is the return of Halloween favorites: Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” climbs 12 places to No. 5, while Tame Impala’s “Dracula” rises 53 places to No. 15, the biggest climb in this week’s Top 40.

This rundown covers the calendar week beginning Monday, November 2, 2026. The authoritative ranking for that week is the chart published November 6 and dated November 6–12, 2026, based on the preceding Friday-to-Thursday tracking window. It is not the older October 30–November 5 chart or an unconfirmed prediction for a future chart.

Destaques

• No. 1: Jamie Miller’s “Babydoll” holds the top spot for a third straight week; the Top 3 are unchanged.
• Biggest rise: Tame Impala’s “Dracula” moves from No. 68 to No. 15, up 53 places; “Thriller” jumps from No. 17 to No. 5.
• Halloween re-entries: “Ghostbusters,” “Somebody’s Watching Me,” “Monster Mash,” “This Is Halloween,” “Spooky Scary Skeletons,” and “Disturbia” reappear in the Top 40.
• Chart publication: Friday, November 6, 2026, in the UK (GMT, UTC+00:00); the next weekly edition is scheduled for Friday, November 13.

What is the Official UK Singles Chart Top 40 for the week of November 2, 2026?

The complete Top 40 below is taken from the Official Charts Company’s November 6 Top 40. “Last week” shows the previous chart position; “re-entry” means the recording was already charted in an earlier week but was outside this chart’s Top 100 immediately before this return. For numeric positions, the move is calculated as last week’s rank minus this week’s rank.

How to read the table: A climb from No. 68 to No. 15 is a gain of 53 positions, even though the previous rank was outside the Top 40. A returning song is not automatically a new release or a numerical “up 40” move. All 40 positions refer to the single November 6–12 official chart edition.

Who is No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart this week?

Jamie Miller’s “Babydoll” remains at No. 1. According to the Official Charts Company’s weekly chart report, this is its third consecutive week at the summit. Tate McRae’s “Housewife” is still No. 2, followed by Ashe’s “Stop the Wedding” at No. 3. Sienna Spiro’s “Great Expectation” edges up one place to No. 4. The relative stability at the top contrasts with the sharp turnover further down the list.

What were the biggest climbers and fallers in the UK Top 40?

Why did “Dracula” and “Thriller” surge?

Tame Impala’s “Dracula” posts the week’s standout numerical increase, rising 53 positions, from No. 68 to No. 15. The official weekly report says its week-over-week consumption grew by 158%. Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” advances 12 spots, from No. 17 to No. 5; Official Charts reports a 74% weekly consumption increase and identifies No. 5 as a new chart peak for this recording. Halloween’s timing offers the clearest documented context for both movements, but chart positions alone cannot establish which individual playlist, campaign, or platform drove those changes.

Which songs fell the most?

Among songs with an ordinary numeric previous-week position, the largest Top 40 decline is Fontaines D.C.’s “Marianne,” down 17 places from No. 21 to No. 38. JADE’s “Angel of My Dreams,” Olivia Rodrigo’s “Stupid Song,” and Cloonee & Prospa’s “Good Girl” each drop 12 positions, to Nos. 25, 35, and 40 respectively. These are rank changes, not measured declines in streams or sales; the public chart table does not supply song-by-song consumption figures for these drops.

Which songs re-entered, and were there new Top 40 debuts?

There are six entries labeled as re-entries in the Top 40: Ray Parker Jr.’s “Ghostbusters” (No. 12), Rockwell’s “Somebody’s Watching Me” (No. 14), Bobby Boris Pickett’s “Monster Mash” (No. 19), Danny Elfman’s “This Is Halloween” (No. 22), Andrew Gold’s “Spooky Scary Skeletons” (No. 23), and Rihanna’s “Disturbia” (No. 39). These are returning songs, not six new singles. The official ranking does not flag a first-time debut anywhere within positions 1–40 this week.

Seasonality also reaches beyond the Top 40. The official Top 100 places Wham!’s “Last Christmas” at No. 54 and Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” at No. 82, both as re-entries. That points to the start of holiday listening activity, although it would be premature to predict how high either track will climb on the next edition. See the full Official Singles Chart Top 100.

How is the Official UK Singles Chart calculated, and when is it released?

The Official Charts Company compiles the ranking from UK audio streams, video streams, digital downloads, and physical single purchases such as CD and vinyl, rather than a listener vote or a simple Spotify ranking. Its published explanation says the chart is assembled from daily reports by thousands of retailers and services. The music tracking week runs from Friday through Thursday; final results are announced the following Friday, with the Top 40 featured on BBC Radio 1 and the full Top 100 available on the Official Charts website.

For this edition, the sales and streaming tracking period ran from Friday, October 30, through Thursday, November 5, 2026, with the resulting chart published Friday, November 6 and labeled November 6–12. The chart-week date and the measurement window are different concepts. UK clocks were on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+00:00) during both the publication date and this article’s review on November 7; British Summer Time had already ended in October. The chart source does not state an exact minute for the individual page’s publication, so no unverified timestamp is attributed to it.

What could change on the next UK Singles Chart?

If Halloween-driven listening subsides, the current returns and unusually large gains could reverse, freeing space for other singles. Christmas songs could also become more prominent as November progresses. Those are conditional possibilities, not confirmed future positions. The next official Friday chart will determine whether “Babydoll” extends its No. 1 run, whether “Thriller” holds its new high, and whether seasonal tracks continue to move up. For any follow-up, compare the new edition directly against this November 6 baseline rather than mixing it with midweek predictions.

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

What is the UK No. 1 single for the week starting November 2, 2026?

“Babydoll” by Jamie Miller is No. 1 on the Official Singles Chart published November 6, its third consecutive week at the top.

What was the biggest jump in this week’s Top 40?

“Dracula” by Tame Impala climbed 53 positions, from No. 68 to No. 15. “Thriller” by Michael Jackson rose 12 places to No. 5.

Is this chart dated November 2 or November 6?

November 2 identifies the start of the requested calendar week. The official chart for that week was released Friday, November 6, and covers the chart edition dated November 6–12, 2026.

Primary sources checked: Official Top 40, November 6; previous Official Top 100, October 30; Official Charts weekly analysis; and Official Charts methodology. All ranking positions and week-over-week figures described above are based on these official sources.