Obsession with the weather is a uniquely British phenomenon. As well as reportedly checking the forecast eight times a week on average, it's also a fail-safe social prop for making small talk.
Given its mood-reflecting qualities (pathetic fallacy is the technical term), it's also a popular subject in songs. This week sees UK rappers Aitch, AJ Tracey and Tay Keith score a Top 5 debut with their collaboration Rain, while Niall Horan has gone all-out on his weather-themed second album, called Heartbreak Weather.
In the 68 years of the Official Singles Chart, 102 songs with 'Rain' in their title have charted inside the Top 40. Of those, just four have reached Number 1; the most recent is a cover of Singin' In The Rain by British producer Mint
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