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Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need” Returns to No. 1 on the ARIA Chart for a 21st Week
Olivia Dean's "Man I Need" returns to No. 1 on the ARIA Chart for a 21st non-consecutive week as Dean continues to dominate the singles list.
Olivia Dean reclaimed the top spot on the ARIA Chart this week as “Man I Need” (Universal) climbed back to No. 1, marking a 21st non-consecutive week at the summit.
Olivia Dean and Kenya Hathaway performs onstage at the Pre-Grammy Gala on January 31, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Gilbert Flores/Billboard
The comeback was quietly dramatic: Dean supplanted her own duet with Sam Fender, “Rein Me In,” which slipped from No. 1 to No. 2. Between those two songs, Dean has dominated the ARIA Singles Chart for 24 of the last 25 weeks, a run only briefly interrupted by Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drop Dead” (Island/Universal), which held No. 1 for a single week late last month before falling to No. 4-7.
At 21 weeks, “Man I Need” sits as the second-longest reigning No. 1 in ARIA history, behind only Tones And I’s “Dance Monkey,” which amassed 24 non-consecutive weeks across 2019 and 2020 — a record that now feels vulnerable given Dean’s sustained momentum.
Albums: Mel C breaks new ground, Kneecap arrives
The ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart published late Friday, May 8, showed no fresh faces on the singles list, but the national albums tally was a different story. The albums chart welcomed seven new releases, led by Melanie C‘s Sweat (Virgin Music Group/Inertia) debuting at No. 5.
Sweat is Mel C’s ninth studio album and her first to reach the ARIA top 10, outpacing her 1999 solo debut Northern Star, which peaked at No. 32. ARIA notes that, counting her work with the Spice Girls, Mel C has now accumulated four top-10 albums as a group member, including a chart-topping Greatest Hits in 2007 — a tally that makes her the most successful Spice Girls member on ARIA’s solo albums list. Geri Halliwell remains the next-highest solo alum, with Schizophonic peaking at No. 22 in 1999.
Also making a notable entrance is Irish band Kneecap, whose Fenian arrives at No. 7 — their first appearance on the ARIA albums chart. Additional new entries include Kacey Musgraves’ Middle Of Nowhere at No. 17 (Interscope/Universal), Australian country artist Rachael Fahim’s Who You Are at No. 22 (Island/Universal), South Australian hip-hop artist trials’ Hendle at No. 24 (Island/Universal), Australian Idol runner-up Harlan Goode’s The Idol Collection at No. 42 (Orchard) and The Devil Wears Prada 2 soundtrack at No. 50 (Interscope/Universal).
At the top of the albums chart, Noah Kahan‘s The Great Divide (Universal) remains No. 1 for a second consecutive cycle, underscoring a moment in which a handful of artists are carving quiet, sustained runs on ARIA even as the singles landscape is dominated by one breakout British talent.
