Some records do not leave. In its 55th week, Dave and Tems’ ‘Raindance’ has gone back to No.1 on the Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart, climbing from last week’s No.2, for the week of 13 to 19 November.

That is the genre chart, compiled by the Official Charts Company from sales of downloads, CDs, vinyl and other formats. It is not the Official Singles Chart, and it is not the new Official UK Rap Chart either. ‘Raindance’ also has three nominations at the 2026 Urban Music Awards, where Dave is the most-nominated artist. On that main list, for the same week, ‘Raindance’ is at No.62, up from No.68. It has a peak of No.1 and 55 weeks on both charts, as Official Charts’ song history also shows.

Last week it was at No.2 on the genre chart and No.68 on the main list. This week it has moved up on both: to No.1 on one, and up six places to No.62 on the other. So the song has been a UK No.1 before, on the Official Singles Chart, and it is a No.1 again this week, but only on the Hip Hop and R&B list. The distinction matters. A return to the top of the genre chart is a real result, and it is not the same thing as topping the national singles chart this week.

‘Raindance’ first appeared on the Official Singles Chart on 6 November 2025, Official Charts’ song history shows. A year on, it is still moving, and this week it is back at the top of its genre chart.

Official Charts’ song history lists two weeks at No.1 on the Official Singles Chart, 13 weeks in the Top 10 and 31 weeks in the Top 40. Fifty-five weeks is a long run in any format. Plenty of tracks are gone long before that. This one is still being counted, and this week it is the one to beat on the Hip Hop and R&B singles list.

Why this matters: A 55-week run that can still take No.1 on the genre chart shows staying power, and it is worth being precise about which chart that is.