Olivia Dean’s “So Easy (To Fall in Love)” Hits No. 1

“So Easy (To Fall in Love)” marks Dean’s second No. 1 on the Pop Airplay chart, and its ascent is especially notable – and not just because she doubles her total count of winners. The U.K.-based singer-songwriter and current owner of the Best New Artist Grammy has only placed a pair of tracks onto the Pop Airplay list, and as of this frame, both of them have taken turns at No. 1.

Olivia Dean Joins Christina Aguilera and Beyoncé

According to Billboard, Dean is now just the seventh female musician to hit No. 1 on the Pop Airplay chart with her first two placements on the list, counting only those songs where she serves in a lead role. Four other solo women, Beyoncé, Christina Aguilera, Iggy Azalea, and Mariah Carey, also managed the exact same showing, while a few others have extended that streak a bit further.

Avril Lavigne and Lady Gaga Claim the All-Time Records

Avril Lavigne accomplished what Dean and her cohorts have, and then kept going. The Canadian pop-rock superstar saw her first three singles hit the highest rung on the Pop Airplay tally, after which that winning streak was broken, though she did manage to collect many additional hits.

Lady Gaga claims the all-time record, and hers is a performance that may never be matched, as she is in a fairly distant lead. The pop and dance superstar’s first half-dozen tracks to land on the Pop Airplay roster all surged to No. 1. In total, Gaga counts eight champions, including “Die With a Smile” with Bruno Mars, “Just Dance” with Colby O’Donis, “Bad Romance,” “Telephone” with Beyoncé, “Poker Face,” “Paparazzi,” “LoveGame,” and “Born This Way.”

Olivia Dean’s “Man, I Need” Remains Inside the Top Five

This time around, both of Dean’s Pop Airplay chart hits are present, and the two live inside the top five. Last frame, they sat side-by-side, with “So Easy (To Fall in Love)” appearing in second place while “Man I Need” held at No. 3. Now, as the former rules, “Man I Need,” Dean’s breakout smash, dips to No. 5.

“So Easy (To Fall in Love)” Climbs on Several Radio Charts

“So Easy (To Fall in Love)” earns a spot on five different airplay tallies published by Billboard this week, and it ascends to never-before-seen peaks on three of them – all of which are focused entirely on pop music. The single almost conquers the Adult Pop Airplay chart at the same time as the Pop Airplay ranking, but it will have to wait its turn before it gets to lead the charge. “So Easy (To Fall in Love)” does climb to No. 2, a new high.

At the same time the tune nears the uppermost tier on the Adult Contemporary list. That is not only the slowest-moving pop tally in America, but one of the slowest-moving of all the Billboard rundowns. Even after months of growing in popularity, “So Easy (To Fall in Love)” only pushes to No. 12.

On that chart, Dean scores her third career placement with “Rein Me In,” her collaboration with Sam Fender. That track, which spent weeks ruling the U.K. singles chart, debuts at No. 37.