The ARIA Singles Chart ranks the best-performing singles in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on the weekly streams and digital and physical sales of singles.

Nine songs have topped the chart so far in 2026, with "Man I Need" by Olivia Dean starting off the year by continuing its run at the top after spending six weeks at number one in 2025. Three artists, Sam Fender, Ella Langley and Katseye, achieved their first number-one song. Until May, an artist with the first name Olivia continually occupied the number-one spot, with the week-long reign of "Drop Dead" by Olivia Rodrigo interrupting an otherwise continuous run for Olivia Dean. Rodrigo achieved three number ones in 2026, while Dean and Taylor Swift achieved two.

Chart history + List of number-one singles Issue date Song Artist(s) 5 January "Man I Need" Olivia Dean 12 January 19 January 26 January 2 February 9 February 16 February 23 February 2 March 9 March 16 March 23 March 30 March 6 April "Rein Me In" Sam Fender and Olivia Dean 13 April "Man I Need" Olivia Dean 20 April "Rein Me In" Sam Fender and Olivia Dean 27 April "Drop Dead" Olivia Rodrigo 4 May "Rein Me In" Sam Fender and Olivia Dean 11 May "Man I Need" Olivia Dean 18 May "Choosin' Texas" Ella Langley 25 May 1 June "The Cure" Olivia Rodrigo 8 June "Choosin' Texas" Ella Langley 15 June "I Knew It, I Knew You" Taylor Swift 22 June "Stupid Song" Olivia Rodrigo 29 June "I Knew It, I Knew You" Taylor Swift 6 July "Choosin' Texas" Ella Langley 13 July 20 July 27 July 3 August 10 August 17 August 24 August "Animal" Katseye 31 August "Choosin' Texas" Ella Langley 7 September 14 September 21 September 28 September 5 October "Patient Zero" Taylor Swift

Number-one artists + List of number-one artists, with total weeks spent at number one shown Position Artist Weeks at No. 1 1 Olivia Dean 18 2 Ella Langley 15 3 Sam Fender 3 3 Olivia Rodrigo 3 3 Taylor Swift 3 4 Katseye 1

See also 2026 in music List of number-one albums of 2026 (Australia)

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