Alex Warren’s ‘Ordinary’ Scores 7th Week as U.K.’s No. 1 Single

Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” continues to dominate the U.K. Singles Chart as it notches a seventh consecutive week at No. 1 on May 2. The hot streak makes “Ordinary” the longest running chart-topper in the U.K. since Sabrina Carpenter’s nine-week reign with “Taste” in 2024.

The news also coincides with continued success on the Billboard Hot 100, where “Ordinary” now sits No. 3, up two spots from the previous week. It’s his highest ever entry on the charts, and looks set to challenge Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” for the top spot in the coming weeks.

Last weekend, Warren was serenaded by Lana Del Rey backstage at Stagecoach Festival in California. The “Video Games” star sung some of Warren’s song “Ordinary” back to him and professed her love to the track: “Every time I hear it, I think, ‘Why can’t we hear more like this? Because it takes you to church.” Warren was a guest performer during headliner Jelly Roll’s set, and a week earlier teamed up with Ed Sheeran at Coachella. 

Speaking to Billboard in January, Warren discussed using challenging moments in his personal life, including the passing of both of his parents and his stint of homelessness, in his material. “I recently started doing this thing where I write about those [experiences], and I try to take control in a way,” he said. “For me, something really beautiful is taking something so sad and dark, and what most would view as something that ruined their life, and turn it into something that can help people.”

Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” holds steady at No. 2, while South African-German MC WizTheMc and British-German production collective Bees & Honey’s “Show Me Love” hits a new peak at No. 3. Ed Sheeran’s “Azizam” slips one place to No. 4 and Ravyn Lenae’s “Love Me Not” is up four places to No. 5.

Lorde’s comeback single, “What Was That,” the first song from her upcoming album Virgin, is the highest new entry at No. 11, and gives the Kiwi star her fifth top 40 hit.