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Babydoll singer gives Wales its first UK number one in 15 years
Jamie Miller's Babydoll edged Tate McRae's Housewife by 556 chart units, making him the first solo male Welsh chart-topper since Shakin' Stevens in 1985; close enough to frame.
On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on BBN After HoursPublished
At a glance
- First reported by BBC: “Babydoll singer gives Wales its first UK number one in 15 years”, with reporting from Herald.Wales, Nation.Cymru, Yahoo, Billboard and ITV News.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 3:57 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: Wales, UK.
- BBN covered this story before: Storm Austen batters southern UK; Democrats' agenda (October 23).
The real story
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- BBCBabydoll singer gives Wales its first UK number one in 15 years
- Herald.WalesCardiff singer Jamie Miller becomes first Welsh artist in 15 years to top UK singles chart - Herald.Wales October 23, 2026 · facts used on air
- Nation.CymruJamie Miller becomes first Welsh artist in 15 years to top UK singles chart October 23, 2026 · facts used on air
- YahooBabydoll singer becomes first Welsh artist to top UK singles chart in 15 years October 23, 2026 · facts used on air
- BillboardJamie Miller's 'Babydoll' Is No. 1 on U.K. Singles Chart October 23, 2026 · facts used on air
- ITV NewsJamie Miller becomes first Welsh artist in 15 years to top UK singles chart October 23, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorJamie Miller's Babydoll is the UK number one, and Wales has its first chart-topper in fifteen years, since Sian Evans featured on DJ Fresh's Louder in two thousand eleven.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFifteen years. Fifteen. Wales had to wait longer than a Taylor Swift pre-sale.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd it was a photo finish! He beat Tate McRae's Housewife by just five hundred fifty-six chart units, according to the Official Charts Company.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFive hundred fifty-six. That's one group chat on repeat.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe song came out in August, hit the chart at number eighty-four in September, and Jennifer Love Hewitt posting videos with it helped it take off.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo an actress with a phone is the reason a nation has a number one.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHe said it's the biggest thing that's ever happened to him, and he came third on The Voice UK at nineteen.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFifteen years of waiting, and it came down to a rounding error with a guitar.
The story so far
- 2 men rearrested in UK over suspected Iran plot at US-run air base · Japan Today
- Storm Austen, Senate races and Social Security · The Hill
- UK approves Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea · Al Jazeera
- Typhoon Champi nears Taiwan; Storm Boelo warning for UK · The New York Times
- Severe flooding in eastern Spain as UK gets first named storm · The Guardian
- Storm Austen batters southern UK; Democrats' agenda · BBC
- Babydoll singer gives Wales its first UK number one in 15 years (this story)
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