Jamie Miller just made U.K. chart history.“Babydoll”reached No. 1 on the Official Singles Chart dated Oct. 23, making the Cardiff-born singer the first Welsh solo male artist to top the chart since Shakin’Stevens with“Merry Christmas Everyone”in 1985. That’s a 41-year wait, and the last Welsh artist of any kind at No. 1 was Sian Evans on DJ Fresh’s“Louder”back in 2011.
The rise of“Babydoll”wasn’t a slow burn. A viral two-step choreography trend turned the song into a full-blown social moment, and that momentum carried it all the way to the summit, narrowly beating Tate McRae’s“Housewife”at No. 2. Miller’s reaction was pure, unfiltered gratitude:“I don’t even know what to say other than thank you so much for getting me No. 1,”he told fans, adding that it’s“the biggest thing that’s ever happened to me in my life.”
The rest of the chart had its own headlines. Olivia Rodrigo’s“Expectations”remix with Chappell Roan entered at No. 3, Zach Bryan landed his best-ever U.K. chart position with“Lies”featuring Lana Del Rey at No. 7, and Fontaines D.C. scored three top-40 songs alongside their chart-topping album“Dopamine Chamber.”Still, the week belongs to Miller and Wales. Have you tried the two-step yet?
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