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Ordinary by Alex Warren

Ordinary

As of 2026-10-18, "Ordinary" by Alex Warren has charted in 117 markets across 6 platforms, peaking at #1 (SG) on the Rotation chart.

Markets: 117
First seen: 2026-06-17
Latest chart date: 2026-10-18
Peak: #1 sg

Started in 22 markets, now in 117.

Why it's moving

Plays up 12% in Singapore, with gains in 14 countriesOct 9–16
#20 on Shazam in 26 countriesOct 18
Climbed #128 → #111 in South AfricaOct 11–16
Climbed #71 → #59 in New ZealandOct 11–16
Turned around in Singapore: was slipping 2 places a day, now climbing 1.3 places a dayOct 11–16
Turned around in Israel: was slipping 2 places a day, now climbing 0.3 places a dayOct 11–16

Signal breakdown

Velocity60.7

Play growth76.5

Breadth49.5

Acceleration64.2

Discovery68.8

New entry0.0

Sources moving4

Score 63.0

The cited reason

I could not confirm a single specific catalyst (a show/film sync, ad, TikTok trend, or news event) driving this particular mid-September 2026 surge for Alex Warren's "Ordinary." The song has been a sustained global smash throughout 2026, and the strongest datable factor I could tie to the current uptick is Warren's ongoing 2026 "Finding Family on the Road" Australia and New Zealand arena tour, whose venue/promoter pages were freshly updated in the days before the spike—consistent with the notably rising Australian gain rate (-23.0/day to 6.0/day). However, a touring cycle does not fully explain the simultaneous multi-market Shazam surge (26 markets, 16 newly entered), and I found no citable source pinpointing that broader catalyst, so this remains unverified.

unknownDrafted 2026-09-17Confidence 0.25

Citations

In culture

Every place this record has lived. A solid chip states a fact and carries the citation that earns it; a dashed one is a connection somebody drew, and carries their name instead.

Across markets · earliest pickup first

Every date here is the date the source chart covers, never the date we fetched it. Sources publish on different lags: the Spotify mirror runs about two days behind, TurnTable publishes weekly.

MarketFirst seenLatestDaysPeakRank path
Singaporesg · applemusic applemusic_kworb deezer shazam spotify2026-06-172026-10-18#52112#1
#52
South Africaza · applemusic applemusic_kworb deezer shazam spotify2026-06-172026-10-18#4123#1
#4
United Kingdomgb · applemusic applemusic_kworb deezer shazam spotify · 15 cities2026-06-172026-10-18#12123#2
#12
Czechiacz · applemusic applemusic_kworb deezer shazam spotify2026-06-172026-10-18#53122#3
#53
Switzerlandch · applemusic applemusic_kworb deezer shazam spotify2026-06-172026-10-18#15114#5
#15
New Zealandnz · applemusic applemusic_kworb shazam spotify2026-06-172026-10-18#30116#5
#30
Polandpl · applemusic applemusic_kworb deezer spotify2026-06-172026-10-18#34117#6
#34
Canadaca · applemusic applemusic_kworb deezer shazam spotify · 6 cities2026-06-172026-10-18#34117#8
#34

Worldwide feeds · not markets

A source's own worldwide chart. These are feeds, not places, so they are kept out of the market count above.

MarketFirst seenLatestDaysPeakRank path
Global feedglobal · applemusic_kworb deezer spotify2026-06-172026-10-18#42124#12
#42
World feedworld · shazam2026-07-202026-10-18#3677#15
#36

City pickups

City charts record their parent country as the market, so these do not add to the market count above. One line per country: how many of its rooms picked the song up, and the best of them.

us 20 cities · best #27 indianapolis
gb 15 cities · best #4 bristol
ca 6 cities · best #36 quebec
br 3 cities · best #7 sao paulo
se 3 cities · best #17 stockholm
ar 1 city · best #43 buenos aires
ie 1 city · best #50 dublin

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Identity

ISRC: USAT22500463
Slug: alex-warren__ordinary
Sources: applemusic, applemusic_kworb, deezer, jiosaavn, shazam, spotify

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