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Posted by: MARIAH. 15th December 2017, 12:00 AM

iTunes Weekly Thread
For discussion of the iTunes Singles chart.

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New Releases
courtesy of ManicKangaroo

Anne-Marie – Then
Arcade Fire - Everything Now (Todo Ya) (Remix Por Bomba Estereo)
Barns Courtney – Fire (Remix)
Bebe Rexha – Count On Christmas
Ben L’Oncle Soul - Strangers In The Night
Big Shaq - Man’s Not Hot (Christmas Edition / Remixes)
Billie Eilish feat Vince Staples - &burn
BØRNS - I Don’t Want U Back
Calum Scott – You Are The Reason (Tiesto Remix)
Captain Ska – Sons & Daughters
Cash Cash & Dashboard Confessional - Belong
The Chainsmokers - Young (Remixes)
Clean Bandit feat Julia Michaels - I Miss You (Tokio Myers Remix)
Craig David feat Bastille - I Know You (Majestic Remix)
The Decemberists - Ben Franklin’s Song
Don Diablo – You Can't Change Me
Ed Sheeran with Andrea Bocelli – Perfect Symphony
Fall Out Boy feat RM of BTS - Champion (Remix)
Jessie Ware - Your Domino (Live) (EP)
Joshua Luke Smith – Headlights
Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul - Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight)
Lucy Spraggan - Drink 'Til We Go Home
MGMT - When You Die
Michael Ball & Alfie Boe with The Ray Of Sunshine Children's Choir & Friends– Bring Me Sunshine
MK - 17 (Remixes)
Mura Masa feat Bonzai - What if I Go? (Nighttime Version)
The Neighbourhood - Stuck With Me
Peyton – Carry You
Pitbull - Muevelo Loca Boom Boom
Pvris – Same Soul
Riton & Kah -Lo – Fake ID
Stormzy feat Wretch 32 & Aion Clark - Blinded By Your Grace Pt.2 (Acoustic)
SZA & Calvin Harris – The Weekend (Funk Wav Remix)
Timbaland & 6lack – Grab The Wheel
Tobtok - On My Way
Tove Lo - Disco Tits (Remixes II)
Tove Styrke - Liability (demo)

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 15th December 2017, 12:21 AM

I assume Holy Mountain was performed on the One Show by Noel tonight?

Posted by: Mr. C. Joel 15th December 2017, 12:30 AM

The New Ed with Andrea Sounds absolutely HORRENDOUS.

Also, How can he combine all the versions when they are called different things 'Perfect Duet' and 'Perfect Symphony' are not 'Perfect'.

Posted by: MARIAH. 15th December 2017, 12:54 AM

Kworb Combined & Weighted Update - Top 50
(as of 0.3 hours ago)

01 - 1.0000 - Ed Sheeran - Perfect (Combined)
02 - 0.4686 - Rak-Su - Dimelo (feat. Wyclef Jean & Naughty Boy) [X Factor Recording] (Combined)
03 - 0.3863 - P!nk - Beautiful Trauma
04 - 0.3772 - Rita Ora - Anywhere
05 - 0.3461 - Craig David - I Know You (feat. Bastille)
06 - 0.3134 - Camila Cabello - Havana (feat. Young Thug) (Combined)
07 - 0.2984 - Big Shaq - Man's Not Hot
08 - 0.2977 - NF - Let You Down
09 - 0.2689 - Wham! - Last Christmas (Single Version) (Combined) 🎄
10 - 0.2545 - Marshmello - Silence (feat. Khalid)

11 - 0.2369 - Clean Bandit - I Miss You (feat. Julia Michaels)
12 - 0.2233 - Stormzy - Blinded By Your Grace, Pt. 2 (feat. MNEK)
13 - 0.2229 - Selena Gomez & Marshmello - Wolves
14 - 0.2205 - MK - 17
15 - 0.2045 - Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (Combined) 🎄
16 - 0.1724 - James Arthur - Naked
17 - 0.1587 - Elbow - Golden Slumbers
18 - 0.1573 - The Pogues - Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl) (Combined) 🎄
19 - 0.1492 - CNCO & Little Mix - Reggaetón Lento (Remix)
20 - 0.1488 - P!nk - What About Us (Combined)

21 - 0.1377 - Big Boi - All Night
22 - 0.1279 - Sam Smith - One Last Song
23 - 0.1194 - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Holy Mountain
24 - 0.1189 - Sam Smith - Too Good at Goodbyes
25 - 0.1082 - Post Malone - rockstar (feat. 21 Savage)
26 - 0.1075 - Jax Jones - Breathe (feat. Ina Wroldsen)
27 - 0.1053 - Dua Lipa - New Rules (Combined)
28 - 0.1009 - RAYE & Mr Eazi - Decline
29 - 0.0914 - Jason Derulo - Tip Toe (feat. French Montana)
xx - 0.0872 - Rak-Su - I'm Feeling You (X Factor Recording)
30 - 0.0872 - Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone 🎄

31 - 0.0810 - Clean Bandit - Symphony (feat. Zara Larsson)
32 - 0.0802 - Camila Cabello - Never Be the Same
33 - 0.0731 - Roy Wood & Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 🎄
34 - 0.0722 - Khalid - Young Dumb & Broke
35 - 0.0665 - Sia - Chandelier
36 - 0.0650 - David Guetta & Afrojack - Dirty Sexy Money (feat. Charli XCX & French Montana)
37 - 0.0631 - CamelPhat & Elderbrook - Cola
38 - 0.0625 - ZAYN - Dusk Till Dawn (feat. Sia)
39 - 0.0579 - Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still
xx - 0.0567 - Rak-Su - Mona Lisa (X Factor Recording)
40 - 0.0554 - Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas 🎄

41 - 0.0546 - Eminem - Walk On Water (feat. Beyoncé)
42 - 0.0546 - I Am Kloot - The Same Deep Water As Me
xx - 0.0543 - Rak-Su - Mamacita (X Factor Recording)
43 - 0.0513 - Ramz - Barking
44 - 0.0475 - Johnny Flynn - Detectorists (Original Soundtrack from the TV Series)
45 - 0.0470 - Taylor Swift - Gorgeous
46 - 0.0455 - Charlie Puth - How Long
47 - 0.0439 - Sia - Santa's Coming For Us 🎄
48 - 0.0430 - Mabel - Finders Keepers (feat. Kojo Funds)
49 - 0.0421 - Rag'n'Bone Man - Human
50 - 0.0406 - Ed Sheeran - Shape of You

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 15th December 2017, 12:58 AM

Great to see Sia in the top 50 now. Be interesting to see how Wham do over the next two days or so!

Posted by: Candlelit Snow 15th December 2017, 01:01 AM

Come on Adele!!

Posted by: SevenSeize 15th December 2017, 01:20 AM

26 Lucy Spraggan - Drink 'Til We Go Home
101 Camila Cabello & Grey - Crown
227 Ed Sheeran - Perfect Symphony (with Andrea Bocelli)
264 Pale Waves - My Obsession
269 James Shinny Davenport - Christmas Number 1
404 Michael Ball & Alfie Boe With The Rays of Sunshine Children's Choir & Friends - Bring Me Sunshine
1341 MGMT - When You Die
1344 Anne-Marie - Then

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 15th December 2017, 02:22 AM

19. Lucy Spraggan - Drink 'Til We Go Home
91. Camila Cabello & Grey - Crown
125. Ed Sheeran - Perfect Symphony (with Andrea Bocelli)
158. Fall Out Boy - Champion (Remix) [feat. RM of BTS]
178. James Shinny Davenport - Christmas Number 1
228. Michael Ball & Alfie Boe With The Rays of Sunshine Children's Choir & Friends - Bring Me Sunshine
482. The Decemberists - Ben Franklin's Song
744. Anne-Marie - Then

Posted by: jase. 15th December 2017, 03:12 AM

Lucy top 20?! Wasn't expecting that

Posted by: JosephCarey 15th December 2017, 07:13 AM

Because they're the same song...

Posted by: AcerBen 15th December 2017, 07:20 AM

What's the difference between that and Perfect (Remix) and Perfect (Acoustic)? You're getting upset about the lack of parentheses?

Posted by: GTH 15th December 2017, 07:48 AM

The new Perfect mix really is awful. Andrea Bocelli doesn’t fit with the song at all. Can’t see it making much difference for Ed.

Posted by: Bjork 15th December 2017, 07:50 AM

the new version with andrea bocelli is very appealing... if you're 75 years of age

Posted by: Joe ho ho! 15th December 2017, 07:55 AM

Even with the Strictly performance?

Posted by: Lomadz 15th December 2017, 07:55 AM

That Lucy Spraggan song is hilarious, how does she do so well initially.

Quiet week as expected, liking the Grey & Camila song.

Posted by: Bjork 15th December 2017, 07:58 AM

so looks like no adele :/

Posted by: Juranamo 15th December 2017, 08:22 AM

She has an extremely loyal (but small) fan base who preordered prior to release. Sadly, she’ll drop soon.

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 15th December 2017, 08:36 AM

19. Lucy Spraggan - Drink 'Til We Go Home
63. Ed Sheeran - Perfect Symphony (with Andrea Bocelli)
75. AC/DC - For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
78. Fall Out Boy - Champion (Remix) [feat. RM of BTS]
88. Camila Cabello & Grey - Crown
133. Michael Ball & Alfie Boe With The Rays of Sunshine Children's Choir & Friends - Bring Me Sunshine
144. James Shinny Davenport - Christmas Number 1

234. The Decemberists - Ben Franklin's Song
394. Anne-Marie - Then
1004. Captain Ska – Sons & Daughters
1338. MGMT - When You Die

Posted by: Dexton 15th December 2017, 08:56 AM

All solid points.

I felt uncomfortable listening to it, Andrea Bocelli does not belong on this song. The production isn't bad, but I'd much prefer the Beyonce version vocals with the Anrea Bocelli version production

Posted by: mrbrightside 15th December 2017, 09:03 AM

It's just a joke how many versions of Perfect are being released. I've actually grown to like the original version of the song but lots of things put me off. Ed's insistence that it's the best song he's done (it's not), his desperation at getting Christmas number one, his pronounication of the word grass (okay I'll let him off with that last bit).

Weird he hasn't got a choir version yet......maybe saving that for next Christmas?

Posted by: Jonjo 15th December 2017, 09:34 AM

Wouldn't surprise me if Adele released 'Fastlove' on boxing day to commemorate the one year anniversary (which is essentially the day that news broke out of George's death last year).

Posted by: Bjork 15th December 2017, 09:47 AM

^think you're right, but it's a pity it's not out this week, she could easily claim the Xmas #1 and beat the desperado aka Ed

In albums enimem is #1 on itunes now
listening to the album, the song with Pink (Need Me) sounds great on 1st listen, should have been the lead
much better than the Beyonce snoozefest

Posted by: jazzy_765 15th December 2017, 10:19 AM

Wham climbing!

Posted by: Nick Jonas 15th December 2017, 10:25 AM

Last Christmas #2!

Posted by: M4NG0 15th December 2017, 10:34 AM

Because Adele is not shamelessly desperate for a Xmas #1 like Ed is it's actually really annoying me now just how cynically and shamelessly he's achieved the Xmas #1. Andrea sounds so out of place on Perfect Symphony.

Is there a campaign to get 'Last Christmas' to #1?

Big Shaq's attempt at the Xmas #1 by releasing the "Christmas edition" of Man's Not Hot is ridiculously laughable! All he's basically done is add some bells to it does he really think it will go anywhere near #1?

New Anne-Marie is instantly better than 'Heavy'

Loving the Pink/Eminem collab on first listen, agree that it should have been the lead instead of the Beyonce collab, even though it's more Pink feat. Eminem than Eminem feat. Pink lol.

I'm calling it right now though - 'River' will be the first new #1 of 2018!

Posted by: Lenny 15th December 2017, 10:37 AM

The Andrea Bocelli version of "Perfect" is just...

Posted by: dancember 15th December 2017, 10:42 AM

Perfect Symphony up to #15. Ed's fans really will buy anything.

He could release Perfect Ding Dong featuring Crazy Frog and it would still make the iTunes top 10.

Also, AC/DC up to #24 with For Those About to Rock, presumably a chart campaign to commemorate the guitarist's death.

Plus Michael Ball/Alfie Boe up to #38 / Eminem/Ed up to #6.

Posted by: M4NG0 15th December 2017, 10:44 AM

Don't give him ideas

Posted by: timjimlee 15th December 2017, 10:44 AM

Just downloaded one of the versions from a Now Xmas Album, all ready had the Single version in my library given away from Google Play a couple of years ago for 19p - also had AIWFCIY from the same Promotion - I miss the 99p Album Promotion they used to have at this time of year as well.

Posted by: timjimlee 15th December 2017, 10:48 AM

"A facebook campaign has amassed 30,000 supporters" - going to need a bit more momentum, possible though http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/wham-s-last-christmas-never-made-it-to-number-1-could-2017-be-its-year__21217/

Posted by: AcerBen 15th December 2017, 11:14 AM

It was on the news about 10pm on Christmas Day. I hope she does release it somehow anyway.

Posted by: Hadji 15th December 2017, 11:16 AM

Chloe Khan’s version of “It’s Raining Men” is nowhere to be seen in the top 200

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 15th December 2017, 11:35 AM

2. Wham! - Last Christmas (Single Version)
11. Ed Sheeran - Perfect Symphony (with Andrea Bocelli)
21. AC/DC - For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
29. Michael Ball & Alfie Boe With The Rays of Sunshine Children's Choir & Friends - Bring Me Sunshine
40. Fall Out Boy - Champion (Remix) [feat. RM of BTS]
90. Not3s & Mabel - My Lover (Remix)
94. Love Against The Machine - Love Is the Only Law
118. Captain Ska – Sons & Daughters
146. The Decemberists - Ben Franklin's Song
173. Anne-Marie - Then

Posted by: steveh31 15th December 2017, 12:44 PM

ed Sheeran will do anything to be No.1 but as other artists will tell you over exposure yourself and the public will soon get tired of you and move on to the next star.

Posted by: Scene 15th December 2017, 12:49 PM

This is exactly me an hour earlier. I was hoping to help the top version out but a sale's a sale I guess. Really hoping Wham can do it this week. The poignancy + blocking Ed/Bey and EminEd + it actually being a Christmas song - Mariah can have it next year.

Posted by: SevenSeize 15th December 2017, 01:07 PM

2. Wham! - Last Christmas (Single Version) - 0.90 (other version #29)
3. Eminem - River (feat. Ed Sheeran) - 0.71
8. Ed Sheeran - Perfect Symphony (with Andrea Bocelli) - 0.37 (original at #16)
19. AC/DC - For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
25. Michael Ball & Alfie Boe With The Rays of Sunshine Children's Choir & Friends - Bring Me Sunshine
69. Captain Ska – Sons & Daughters

Posted by: sammy01 15th December 2017, 01:08 PM

People moaning about Ed being desperate to be #1 would be lapping it up if it was their fave artist. I mean this is the forum who beg for their faves to promote on Loose Women etc, Ed has put out two remixes with 2 superstars of their own genre. I know which is more desperate.

Posted by: MARIAH. 15th December 2017, 01:08 PM

Kworb Combined & Weighted Update: Top 50
(as of 0.7 hours ago)

01 - 1.0000 - Ed Sheeran - Perfect (Combined: 3 versions)
02 - 0.6411 - Wham! - Last Christmas (Single Version) (Combined) 🎄
03 - 0.4508 - Eminem - River (feat. Ed Sheeran)
04 - 0.3524 - Rak-Su - Dimelo (feat. Wyclef Jean & Naughty Boy) [X Factor Recording] (Combined)
05 - 0.3061 - Rita Ora - Anywhere
06 - 0.3037 - P!nk - Beautiful Trauma
07 - 0.2488 - Craig David - I Know You (feat. Bastille)
08 - 0.2223 - Camila Cabello - Havana (feat. Young Thug)
09 - 0.2020 - NF - Let You Down
10 - 0.2020 - Big Shaq - Man's Not Hot

11 - 0.1740 - Stormzy - Blinded By Your Grace, Pt. 2 (feat. MNEK)
12 - 0.1722 - MK - 17
13 - 0.1674 - Marshmello - Silence (feat. Khalid)
14 - 0.1603 - Clean Bandit - I Miss You (feat. Julia Michaels)
15 - 0.1461 - Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (Combined) 🎄
16 - 0.1343 - James Arthur - Naked
17 - 0.1343 - Selena Gomez & Marshmello - Wolves
18 - 0.1234 - AC/DC - For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
19 - 0.1135 - The Pogues - Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl) (Combined) 🎄
20 - 0.1125 - Lucy Spraggan - Drink 'Til We Go Home

21 - 0.1021 - Big Boi - All Night
22 - 0.1017 - Elbow - Golden Slumbers
23 - 0.0960 - CNCO & Little Mix - Reggaetón Lento (Remix)
24 - 0.0931 - Sam Smith - One Last Song
25 - 0.0922 - Michael Ball & Alfie Boe With The Rays of Sunshine Children's Choir & Friends - Bring Me Sunshine
26 - 0.0889 - P!nk - What About Us
27 - 0.0794 - Jax Jones - Breathe (feat. Ina Wroldsen)
28 - 0.0732 - Post Malone - rockstar (feat. 21 Savage)
29 - 0.0728 - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Holy Mountain
30 - 0.0718 - Dua Lipa - New Rules (Combined)

31 - 0.0714 - Sam Smith - Too Good at Goodbyes
32 - 0.0690 - Jason Derulo - Tip Toe (feat. French Montana)
33 - 0.0638 - RAYE & Mr Eazi - Decline
34 - 0.0623 - Eminem - Walk On Water (feat. Beyoncé) (Combined)
xx - 0.0620 - Rak-Su - I'm Feeling You (X Factor Recording)
36 - 0.0567 - Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone 🎄
37 - 0.0511 - Fall Out Boy - Champion (Remix) [feat. RM of BTS]
38 - 0.0501 - Camila Cabello - Never Be the Same
39 - 0.0491 - Clean Bandit - Symphony (feat. Zara Larsson)
40 - 0.0477 - Khalid - Young Dumb & Broke

41 - 0.0473 - Roy Wood & Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 🎄
42 - 0.0440 - David Guetta & Afrojack - Dirty Sexy Money (feat. Charli XCX & French Montana)
43 - 0.0392 - Sia - Chandelier
44 - 0.0378 - CamelPhat & Elderbrook - Cola
45 - 0.0373 - Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas 🎄
46 - 0.0368 - Taylor Swift - Gorgeous
47 - 0.0359 - ZAYN - Dusk Till Dawn (feat. Sia)
xx - 0.0355 - Rak-Su - Mona Lisa (X Factor Recording)
49 - 0.0355 - Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? 🎄
50 - 0.0341 - Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still

Posted by: Mr. C. Joel 15th December 2017, 01:09 PM

All things considered Wham isn't actually that far away

Posted by: 777666jason 15th December 2017, 01:19 PM

Gwon Lucy its not gonna happen but she is so underated and deserves another hit (shame last night was denied a top 10 because she was forced to delete it that week)

Posted by: steveh31 15th December 2017, 01:22 PM

Not true

Posted by: MARIAH. 15th December 2017, 01:25 PM

Honestly, I wouldn't. I'd feel the same if it was Adele doing this!

I'd rather a song got to #1 on merit of the popularity of one version predominantly (i.e. the single version) rather than an additional two major duet versions giving it the (much needed) boost to be able to do it. Rockabye managed #1 "naturally" last year without the need of alternative versions to give it a leg up!

Ed's being very cynical and manipulating in order to achieve this Xmas #1. I mean, fair enough that he's exploited the chart rules to the extent that this is all above board, but I feel like there isn't much sense of achievement in him scoring this Xmas #1 via giving his fans two new versions to buy/stream, while the actual original single version of the song isn't doing all that much by itself (and funnily enough will be the version that this success is attributed to). That's just my opinion.

Posted by: steveh31 15th December 2017, 01:26 PM

well said.

Posted by: FleetSeb 15th December 2017, 01:26 PM

Word.

Posted by: Candlelit Snow 15th December 2017, 01:28 PM

Why is Andrea credited when Beyonce wasnt is what I want to know

Posted by: MARIAH. 15th December 2017, 01:32 PM

He won't be credited, it's the same scenario. This'll still be "Ed Sheeran - Perfect" in the charts!

Posted by: Envoirment 15th December 2017, 01:50 PM

I hope Wham! can do it this week! Will download the song when I get home. Would love it to block Ed/Eminem(if he has a chance) and be a great tribute to George at the same time.

The campaign could get news coverage, or at least I hope it does!

Posted by: MARIAH. 15th December 2017, 01:51 PM

If you fancy contributing to the campaign to get Last Christmas to Christmas #1 (assuming you're residing in the UK!), here are some links:

Wham! - Last Christmas

#2 (Single Version) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/last-christmas-single-version/202117886?i=202117984
#29 (Single Version) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/last-christmas-single-version/1050244126?i=1050244130
#115 (Pudding Mix) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/last-christmas-pudding-mix/202117886?i=202118216
#116 (Pudding Mix) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/last-christmas-pudding-mix/478343722?i=478343734
#351 (Remastered) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/last-christmas-remastered/604741721?i=604741760
#388 https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/last-christmas/1041804904?i=1041805087&at=10l5TH
#584 (Pudding Mix) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/last-christmas-pudding-mix/477441767?i=477441981&at=10l5TH
#845 https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/last-christmas/282658449?i=282658482&at=10l5TH
#1221 https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/last-christmas/268486282?i=268486680

Hopefully both of the "Pudding Mix" downloads crack the Top 100 imminently!

Also on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Christmas/dp/B001GUGGYM/ref=zg_bs_digital-music-track_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=8ZBRY1QW7KN737HB8W4V, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Christmas-Pudding-Mix/dp/B001GUIBMW/ref=zg_bs_digital-music-track_8?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=8ZBRY1QW7KN737HB8W4V, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Christmas-Single-Version/dp/B016WUK1MI/ref=zg_bs_digital-music-track_17?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=8ZBRY1QW7KN737HB8W4V

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 15th December 2017, 01:57 PM

One of my really good friends is involved in this.

Posted by: AcerBen 15th December 2017, 01:58 PM

Don't forget that being at the top (or near the top) of most of the streaming services Christmas playlists gives Mariah an advantage as well.

I have more of an issue with the possibility of an old song, that is technically the most listened-to, being deemed the most "popular" song of the week by reaching #1 on the singles chart, than anything Ed is doing.

Posted by: Scene 15th December 2017, 02:06 PM

We should all just be thankful that the X Factor monopoly over the Christmas Number One is long gone - not to mention those dire charity covers - and typical pop songs are back on top.

Posted by: Candlelit Snow 15th December 2017, 02:08 PM

Mariah DESERVES no.1. A shame it never got to no.1 in the first place, just like the second biggest modern Xmas song, Christmas Time, Bells End. It's aboot teem we had the Xmas chart no.1 reflect that it is Xmas week for the majority of people.

Posted by: Joe ho ho! 15th December 2017, 02:10 PM

It's the biggest now, not just modern but the biggest Christmas song.

Posted by: Dexton 15th December 2017, 02:11 PM

Mariah at #1 would be great and all but bittersweet at that considering the whole Last Christmas campaign. Sure, Mariah at the top would be an amazing feat that has been a long time in the making but if Last Christmas ends up at #2 - blocked by Mariah - it would be devastating.

Posted by: Mr. C. Joel 15th December 2017, 02:13 PM

I can honestly see Wham ending up at #2 again

Fingers crossed the media take hold of it more and it gets mentioned on prime time TV.

Posted by: MARIAH. 15th December 2017, 02:28 PM

My gut feeling is that Mariah will be #3 in Christmas week, I don't think she's truly in contention any more. Ed Sheeran and his new version/Strictly promo is surely too strong to overcome, and then Wham! should have the edge over Mariah with their stronger downloads. Wham! aren't too far behind Mariah on streaming, so I guess with this campaign they could manage to overtake her there too? We shall see!

Posted by: dancember 15th December 2017, 02:48 PM

I'd agree that an Ed/Wham/Mariah top 3 in that order is most likely.

Eminem could break the top five too though it depends how big his streaming is. I doubt the charity/campaign singles (except Wham) will do anything, I can't see AC/DC fans rushing to stream the song so based on its current download sales it seems unlikely to make the top 40.

Posted by: MARIAH. 15th December 2017, 02:49 PM

Wham! very close to #1:

1.0000 Ed Sheeran & Beyoncé
0.9812 Wham!

but Eminem/Ed Sheeran is hot on their heels with 0.9343.

In the next update, could Eminem/Ed leapfrog over Wham!, while Ed/Bey falls to #3?

Posted by: dancember 15th December 2017, 02:51 PM

Oh my, this may be closer than I thought.

If the Wham campaign gets media attention and/or celebrity promo (Ed to do a Justin Bieber and promote the competition seems unlikely though) it could very well make #1.

Posted by: GTH 15th December 2017, 02:56 PM

If the viewers have any hearing it shouldn’t help much

Posted by: Snow❄Diploughmat 15th December 2017, 03:14 PM

Is there an online campaign to get Mariah to the top of the Christmas chart this year out there?

Posted by: MARIAH. 15th December 2017, 03:16 PM

Kworb Combined & Weighted Update: Top 50
(as of 0.6 hours ago)

01 - 1.0000 - Ed Sheeran - Perfect (Combined: 3 versions)
02 - 0.6618 - Wham! - Last Christmas (Single Version) (Combined) 🎄
03 - 0.5577 - Eminem - River (feat. Ed Sheeran)
04 - 0.3302 - Rak-Su - Dimelo (feat. Wyclef Jean & Naughty Boy) [X Factor Recording] (Combined)
05 - 0.2904 - P!nk - Beautiful Trauma
06 - 0.2848 - Rita Ora - Anywhere
07 - 0.2325 - Craig David - I Know You (feat. Bastille)
08 - 0.2096 - Camila Cabello - Havana (feat. Young Thug) (Combined)
09 - 0.1885 - Big Shaq - Man's Not Hot
10 - 0.1829 - NF - Let You Down

11 - 0.1754 - MK - 17
12 - 0.1601 - Stormzy - Blinded By Your Grace, Pt. 2 (feat. MNEK)
13 - 0.1530 - Marshmello - Silence (feat. Khalid)
14 - 0.1504 - Clean Bandit - I Miss You (feat. Julia Michaels)
15 - 0.1417 - Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (Combined) 🎄
16 - 0.1336 - James Arthur - Naked
17 - 0.1306 - AC/DC - For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
18 - 0.1242 - Selena Gomez & Marshmello - Wolves
19 - 0.1122 - The Pogues - Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl) (Combined) 🎄
20 - 0.1063 - Michael Ball & Alfie Boe With The Rays of Sunshine Children's Choir & Friends - Bring Me Sunshine

21 - 0.1060 - Lucy Spraggan - Drink 'Til We Go Home
22 - 0.1056 - Elbow - Golden Slumbers
23 - 0.0929 - Big Boi - All Night
24 - 0.0895 - CNCO & Little Mix - Reggaetón Lento (Remix)
25 - 0.0873 - Sam Smith - One Last Song
26 - 0.0828 - Jax Jones - Breathe (feat. Ina Wroldsen)
27 - 0.0813 - P!nk - What About Us
28 - 0.0694 - Jason Derulo - Tip Toe (feat. French Montana)
29 - 0.0686 - Post Malone - rockstar (feat. 21 Savage)
30 - 0.0678 - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Holy Mountain

31 - 0.0618 - Sam Smith - Too Good at Goodbyes
32 - 0.0618 - Eminem - Walk On Water (feat. Beyoncé) (Combined)
33 - 0.0614 - Dua Lipa - New Rules (Combined)
xx - 0.0601 - Rak-Su - I'm Feeling You (X Factor Recording)
34 - 0.0541 - RAYE & Mr Eazi - Decline
35 - 0.0541 - Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone 🎄
36 - 0.0495 - Fall Out Boy - Champion (Remix) [feat. RM of BTS]
37 - 0.0473 - Camila Cabello - Never Be the Same
38 - 0.0469 - Roy Wood & Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 🎄
39 - 0.0444 - Clean Bandit - Symphony (feat. Zara Larsson)
40 - 0.0439 - Khalid - Young Dumb & Broke

41 - 0.0402 - David Guetta & Afrojack - Dirty Sexy Money (feat. Charli XCX & French Montana)
42 - 0.0376 - Taylor Swift - Gorgeous
43 - 0.0361 - Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas 🎄
44 - 0.0354 - Captain Ska - Sons and Daughters
45 - 0.0339 - Eminem - Tragic Endings (feat. Skylar Grey)
46 - 0.0339 - Sia - Chandelier
47 - 0.0335 - Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? 🎄
48 - 0.0331 - CamelPhat & Elderbrook - Cola
49 - 0.0331 - Eminem - Need Me (feat. P!nk)
50 - 0.0324 - Eminem - Like Home (feat. Alicia Keys)

Posted by: Snow❄Diploughmat 15th December 2017, 03:21 PM

I hate any version of that 'Bring Me Sunshine' song, probably because it was on the P&O Ferries advert plus the Nescafe advert recently and I have seen the original comedy routine it was in and didn't find it funny sadly. I know this new version is for charity though but I wish they would have picked a better song.

Posted by: jazzy_765 15th December 2017, 03:35 PM

It seems a little in poor taste for Ed Sheehan to be so desperate with all these versions to get number 1...... move aside, respect George and give Christmas number 1 to Wham..... an ACTUAL Christmas song.

Posted by: sammy01 15th December 2017, 03:35 PM

How can you say the song isn't doing well by itself? It was firmly in the top 5/10 before the remixes and had loads of success when the album was released.

Also Little Mix who are seen as gods on here add rent a rappers to their single releases to gain more sales and streans but I bet it called clever when they do it.

Posted by: 777666jason 15th December 2017, 03:58 PM

Difference between little mix and Ed Sheeran is they release that once as the single version this is the third different version of perfect 2 released in the space of 2 weeks and they just remixes

Would be funny if river beat perfect to number 1 this week but unlikely

Posted by: smidsy101 15th December 2017, 04:05 PM

1. Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran
2. Wham!
3. Ed Sheeran ft. Beyonce

Posted by: MARIAH. 15th December 2017, 04:21 PM

The Ed/Beyoncé version provided the impetus to get him to #1, whereas the solo version didn't achieve that - not even with an X Factor performance. I assume if he'd not released these new versions, Perfect (solo) wouldn't be looking to be #1 this week and probably wouldn't have got there at all. "Firmly in the Top 5/10 with solo version" =/= "climbing to #1 and then vying for Christmas #1 thanks to new versions".

The difference with Little Mix is that the versions with rappers (for No More Sad Songs & Power) were actually the single versions... the original album versions weren't pushed.

Posted by: MARIAH. 15th December 2017, 04:31 PM

Wham! - Last Christmas watch:

#2, #28, #377, #380, #734 - Single Version

#103, #119, #594 - Pudding Mix


Come on Pudding Mix, go Top 100! This is the version at #103: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/last-christmas-pudding-mix/202117886?i=202118216

Posted by: Jack 15th December 2017, 04:39 PM

ANYTHING but Ed Sheeran. PLEASE. ANYTHING!

Also, I'm SO bored of hearing ''you wouldn't be saying this if it was your fave artist!'', yes I wouldn't be complaining if it was Demi Lovato, Rihanna, Ciara etc. but I'd be able to acknowledge that them having three versions out with the biggest stars in the world is a cynical ploy to get #01.

People just LOVE to jump on the bandwagon with the whole ''this site only likes female artists!!1''. It's so so lazy and boring, it's always the same old tired excuse that's used.

Posted by: Mr. C. Joel 15th December 2017, 04:51 PM

Looking SO unlikely now anything will beat Sheeran, Kworb just updated and he's selling bucket loads, only to gain after Strictly.

Such a shame.

Posted by: Michael Bubré 15th December 2017, 05:08 PM

Lol, even as someone who was defending Ed the other week I have to admit that releasing a second new version just two weeks after the last one is getting a little excessive. Still can't really fault the guy for pulling out the stops to try to get the Xmas #1 though (and he surely would have done it even without releasing another new version anyway). I heard this Andrea version on Heart FM earlier, it's at least better than the Beyoncé version for me (I really like the orchestral instrumentation), although I think Andrea Bocelli's voice is probably... past its prime, to put it nicely.

Never been a huge fan of 'Last Christmas' but I do hope it charts higher than Mariah (which it looks like it actually might do, I'm surprised at how successful this download campaign has been as it seemed like the social media groups weren't that big) as a good tribute, plus it's at least slightly better than AIWFCIY (the two highest Christmas songs are basically my 2 least favourites of the standard classics though ) Count me surprised at how quickly Eminem/Ed has taken off as well, I didn't think there would be near this much hype for it after the underperformance of the lead single and other Ed features of late, although I have read that this is more like a 'Love The Way You Lie' kind of made-for-the-charts song and has been relatively well received compared to most of the rest of the album, plus I think it is already confirmed as the second single, so fair play... need to give it a listen ~

(basically I take back nearly everything I've posted in this thread the last couple of weeks, oops )

Posted by: heysexy 15th December 2017, 05:11 PM

Is Ed that desperate for Xmas number 1?

I feel as he is becoming over exposed.

Posted by: jase. 15th December 2017, 05:14 PM

Ed to release a latin version of Perfect next?

Posted by: CardiiB 15th December 2017, 05:14 PM

Anne Marie's new song not even top 100 yet
Why did she release so soon after Heavy?

Posted by: jase. 15th December 2017, 05:15 PM

*slow claps*

Posted by: Michael Bubré 15th December 2017, 05:15 PM

I think we must be due a long break from Ed Sheeran in the near future, I remember seeing an interview around the time 'Shape Of You' came out (IIRC) where he said that he took a year out of the public eye exactly because he didn't want to become too overexposed so it's not like he's not aware of the issue. Maybe he's just going all out in 2017 before vanishing next year? Lol ~ (either that or he's very rapidly changed his tune on that)

Posted by: Dexton 15th December 2017, 05:20 PM

Post Malone just released a latin version of Rockstar so anything is possible really

Posted by: Michael Bubré 15th December 2017, 05:21 PM

Italian is pretty close to Latin so arguably he already did x

Posted by: Lenny 15th December 2017, 05:22 PM

In chart terms the one thing Ed hadn’t really achieved was the Christmas number 1. Bar the long-term consecutive week type records of course.

I think the marketing strategy for "Perfect" has been clever because each version will appeal to different demographics. I don’t oppose artists doing this at all. I am not a fan of the song by any means but it’s no different to a remix. The record company just seem happy to throw more money at this one but considering Ed has made them so much money, it probably doesn’t make much difference!

Posted by: Jack 15th December 2017, 05:23 PM

Is it 100% the next single?

Even if it is, I'm sure it can do something after Christmas.

Posted by: Liаm 15th December 2017, 05:30 PM

This is a good point as well, I don't think Ed is really comparable to that. Loads of artists do that like Little Mix, it's a clever move to shift a single people otherwise might not buy as they have the album. But when it's ALONGSIDE the original, multiple versions with different artists to target as many demographics as possible I think it is a bit much. If he just released the Beyonce version as the single and the original didn't really get pushed, I'd look at it differently but he is doing EVERYTHING.

I have nothing against Ed Sheeran, I would obviously prefer and not be AS annoyed if it was a fave but it's a bit much whoever does it. I get that he just wants a Christmas number 1 to cement his legacy while he's at his peak, but wouldn't everyone like a Christmas number 1?

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 15th December 2017, 05:47 PM

1..Eminem - River (feat. Ed Sheeran)
2. Wham! - Last Christmas (Single Version)
3. Ed Sheeran - Perfect Duet (with Beyoncé)
5. Ed Sheeran - Perfect Symphony (with Andrea Bocelli)

19. AC/DC - For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
20. Michael Ball & Alfie Boe With The Rays of Sunshine Children's Choir & Friends - Bring Me Sunshine
40. Fall Out Boy - Champion (Remix) [feat. RM of BTS]
47. Captain Ska – Sons & Daughters
106. Anne-Marie - Then

Posted by: SevenSeize 15th December 2017, 06:10 PM

sammy01

well there's something to be said about all the Perfect remixes, but tbf if this is likely the only chance you'll get at the xmas #1 why not go all out and take it? (and seeing how much his tactics are pissing off Buzzjack i 100% support all of it)

Posted by: MARIAH. 15th December 2017, 06:24 PM

SevenTroll ;O I see you x





Wham! - Last Christmas
#2, #28, #370, #405, #727 - Single Version
#106, #128, #664 - Pudding Mix

Ed/Andrea - Perfect Symphony up to #4. I wonder if it can eventually overtake Ed/Bey?

Posted by: AcerBen 15th December 2017, 06:25 PM

I think Ed would be firmly in contention for #1 just on sales and streams of the Beyonce version though. The combining of them all helps of course.

But what about my point that Mariah wouldn't be getting quite as many streams as she is, if she wasn't at the top of dozens of Christmas playlists right now?

Posted by: AcerBen 15th December 2017, 06:29 PM

I love how attempting to reach #1 is now "cynical".

Posted by: sammy01 15th December 2017, 06:43 PM

It is when Ed is the one trying to do it

My fave artist scored her only UK number single from a remix (Tori Amos) and I'm glad she did and has that to her name.

Posted by: MARIAH. 15th December 2017, 06:49 PM

"Concerned only with one's own interests and typically disregarding accepted standards in order to achieve them." - yeah, I'd say this description fits the Ed situation quite nicely.

Mariah is indeed top of some Christmas play lists (and there's actually a lot of high profile play lists where she isn't), but I imagine that the majority of people seeking out a Christmas play list would be aiming to listen to her song anyway, or at least happy to let it play. Of all the Christmas songs, it wouldn't surprise me if it's the top Christmas song to be actively searched for to specifically listen to it.

It's not as if Ed Sheeran isn't at the top/near the top of a lot of non-Christmas themed playlists, so it's a bit of a moot point? "Ed Sheeran wouldn't be getting quite as many streams as he is, if he wasn't at the top of a lot of playlists right now" = "Mariah wouldn't be getting quite as many streams as she is, if she wasn't at the top of dozens of Christmas playlists right now".

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 15th December 2017, 06:51 PM

What would make people happy for the Xmas #1, moaning about Ed, the amount of Xmas songs in the Top40 today.

No sign of the ex hooker Chloe Mafia then with It's Raining Men?

Posted by: Sqntq Clqus 15th December 2017, 06:53 PM

Chloe Mafia not too 1500.

Posted by: Lenny 15th December 2017, 06:54 PM

Whoever makes number 1 thank goodness it’s not the level of audial tripe that "A Bridge Over You" was

Posted by: sammy01 15th December 2017, 06:56 PM

Mariah is worse to me she sells her hole career on AIWFCIY these days. She comes off way more desperate to me than Ed.

Posted by: Scene 15th December 2017, 06:58 PM

Ed should do the honourable thing and delete his back catalogue for one week only.

Posted by: ML Hammer95 15th December 2017, 07:04 PM

Agree with this.

On another note, I'm liking the new Eminem/Ed Sheeran song a lot more than I thought. Sounds a bit 2012, but that sound is almost nostalgic to me now. Big hit oncoming?

Posted by: MARIAH. 15th December 2017, 07:04 PM

Oh my !

Posted by: JosephCarey 15th December 2017, 07:05 PM

Posted by: Jason 15th December 2017, 07:05 PM

Eminem feat Ed Sheeran at number 1 on iTunes. Oh God, please NO!

Posted by: Hadji 15th December 2017, 07:06 PM

Let's hope it stays that way

Posted by: ❄The Snow. 15th December 2017, 07:08 PM

Indeed!

Posted by: Lomadz 15th December 2017, 07:16 PM

Hilarious seeing some comments moaning about desperate artists here yet being in a chart forum..I would be bloody desperate if I was an artist for a no1, to me I have been obsessed with the chart for years.

Posted by: sammy01 15th December 2017, 07:22 PM

Oooops at my typo 🙈

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 15th December 2017, 07:26 PM

4. Ed Sheeran - Perfect Symphony (with Andrea Bocelli)

43. Captain Ska – Sons & Daughters
96. Anne-Marie - Then

396. Craig David - I Know You (feat. Bastille) [Majestic Remix]
658. SZA & Calvin Harris - The Weekend (Funk Wav Remix)
966. The Neighbourhood - Stuck With Me
1073. Billie Eilish - &burn (feat. Vince Staples)

Posted by: ❄The Snow. 15th December 2017, 07:31 PM

Thought it was going to be an updated version of Calvin's track 'Ready for The Weekend' before I listened to it there. Nowhere near as good as it sadly imo

Posted by: MARIAH. 15th December 2017, 08:05 PM

Kworb Combined & Weighted Update: Top 20
(as of 0.5 hours ago)

01 - 1.0000 - Ed Sheeran - Perfect (Combined, 3 versions)
02 - 0.7048 - Eminem - River (feat. Ed Sheeran)
03 - 0.6217 - Wham! - Last Christmas (Single Version) (Combined)
04 - 0.3148 - Rak-Su - Dimelo (feat. Wyclef Jean & Naughty Boy) [X Factor Recording] (Combined)
05 - 0.2712 - Rita Ora - Anywhere
06 - 0.2562 - P!nk - Beautiful Trauma
07 - 0.2119 - Craig David - I Know You (feat. Bastille)
08 - 0.1968 - Camila Cabello - Havana (feat. Young Thug) (Combined)
09 - 0.1914 - Big Shaq - Man's Not Hot
10 - 0.1682 - MK - 17

11 - 0.1668 - NF - Let You Down
12 - 0.1422 - Stormzy - Blinded By Your Grace, Pt. 2 (feat. MNEK)
13 - 0.1379 - Clean Bandit - I Miss You (feat. Julia Michaels)
14 - 0.1319 - Marshmello - Silence (feat. Khalid)
15 - 0.1270 - Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (Combined)
16 - 0.1254 - James Arthur - Naked
17 - 0.1149 - Selena Gomez & Marshmello - Wolves
18 - 0.1075 - AC/DC - For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
19 - 0.1038 - Michael Ball & Alfie Boe With The Rays of Sunshine Children's Choir & Friends - Bring Me Sunshine
20 - 0.0999 - The Pogues - Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl) (Combined)

Posted by: dennispennis123 15th December 2017, 08:26 PM

Are all versions of Perfect being counted as one track?

Posted by: mdh 15th December 2017, 08:30 PM

yes

Posted by: Lukuzz 15th December 2017, 08:55 PM

Ed Is the devil

Posted by: Candlelit Snow 15th December 2017, 09:01 PM

Oh MY at that typo!!

Posted by: girl_from_oz 15th December 2017, 09:09 PM

Personally I would Andrea Borcelli and The Muppets to be the Christmas number one rather then the Ed Sheeran duet. Also I wish Sia's Christmas songs were doing better, I love her Christmas album

Posted by: Rudolph 15th December 2017, 10:17 PM

RUDE

Posted by: Joe ho ho! 15th December 2017, 10:24 PM

Are you reading a different forum? You’re making it up as you go along to make a point. Most of their latest feature have been met with hostility from their fans here, saying their desperate, or pointless or ‘ruin he best part of the song’ ... people were furious about Stormzy getting rid of the Motorbikes on Power and Machine Gun Nobody being there instead of Jesy’s middle 8.


Wow, I didn’t know things had gotten that bad for Mariah.

Posted by: Sqntq Clqus 15th December 2017, 10:50 PM

Little Mix don’t repeatedly bring out multiple remixes of their song to manipulate their chart placing.

Power and NMSS with the featured rappers were treated as singles, whereas this Beyonce x Andrea thing are just remixes and aren’t proper singles. Bit of a difference.

If Ed added Beyonce before re-releasing Perfect and treated it as the proper single then I don’t think people would care about it. I’m mad because he released the Beyonce collab after the single version had done well. He’s so manipulative yet everyone sees him as such a humble man. Coward.

Posted by: Sqntq Clqus 15th December 2017, 10:51 PM

Anyway...

23. Jax Jones - Breathe

Blimey. Going to be huge isn’t it? Funny how Dance songs always do well December/January.

Posted by: mdh 15th December 2017, 10:54 PM

(ngl the MGK version of No More Sad Songs is sooo much better than the original but nvm)

Posted by: Michael Bubré 15th December 2017, 10:55 PM

Where are we getting 'coward' from now? Are there any other nasty words people want to chuck at Ed for no reason because they don't like him wanting to be #1?

Personally I think if he releases one more version of the song we can officially call him a puppy killer.

Posted by: ❄The Snow. 15th December 2017, 11:00 PM

Its the party season so its not really that weird.

But yeah its going to potentially be a future #1 at this rate (sadly for me, I as most of you know, am not a big fan of it production wise).

Posted by: Candlelit Snow 15th December 2017, 11:00 PM

little shits are the worst, jumping on bandwagons, renting rent a rappers and doing whatever puppet master Cowell tells them to.

Worst girband since Vanilla. Awful. The pits.

Posted by: Sqntq Clqus 15th December 2017, 11:02 PM

No, I’m not calling him that because he’s going #1. I’ve never liked him. He comes across as so fake. Haven’t liked him since ‘Drunk’.

Posted by: ❄The Snow. 15th December 2017, 11:06 PM

Its not really them its their management really. They are good enough singers so they could probably do lots of genres (Little Mix on a vocal trance track would be interesting ), but the management prefer to keep them doing the safe generic stuff, maybe because of fear of lower chart positions if they do something too radical.

Posted by: dancember 15th December 2017, 11:11 PM

He used to be somewhat humble but I do think the fame has gone to his head.

Good on him for actually bothering to make a Christmas number one campaign, even if it comes across as desperate it's not often we see a big name artist making a proper challenge for it and maybe it'll encourage others to do the same next year (Adele?) and give us an exciting battle (and I suppose we could have a battle this week, you never know if Wham will pick up throughout the week).

Shame it's with such a dull song.

Posted by: Sqntq Clqus 15th December 2017, 11:16 PM

I think if we get midweeks, Wham! supports will see that he’s close so will stream more etc..

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 15th December 2017, 11:23 PM

Spread the word people, my message for Ed Sheeran

https://www.twitter.com/MattA233/status/941801452661608448

For anyone who is annoyed, peed with the singer who has let the chart power come over his head. We will all send a polite message to him in regards to Wham!.

Or your choice.

Posted by: Lenny 15th December 2017, 11:34 PM

With all due respect... Get a grip

Posted by: Candlelit Snow 15th December 2017, 11:38 PM

Polite Message 4!!

Mack, send it to the Sun, I know gross, celeb desk email!! They would probably love that juicy campaign vs Ed Sheeran

Posted by: ❄The Snow. 15th December 2017, 11:41 PM

Yes the polite message threads came to mind too for me.

Yes its worth sending it to The Sun, they do seem to take more notice of the Christmas number 1 campaign than other papers, The Mirror might take notice of it but I don't know.

Posted by: Santa's Coming 15th December 2017, 11:43 PM

Are you ok

Posted by: Joe ho ho! 15th December 2017, 11:46 PM

For Ed, yes, it’s transparent but it’s the music business, and in years to come Perfect will still be making him and his label money. You can’t fault him for that, it’s his job and he clearly enjoys the power and money. I think it’s just more that some people still hold him up as ‘real music’, when he’s just as much as part of the manufactured machine as everyone else in pop. He didn’t make and release this song because it’s an honest piece of musical art but something he knows will tap into the Christmas market and get played at every straight wedding for the next two years.

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 16th December 2017, 12:05 AM

Agreed Sias Christmas album is brillant imo.

What a lead for Ed now - the creme really does rise to the top!!

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 16th December 2017, 12:08 AM

I gave you a like lol!

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 16th December 2017, 12:09 AM

They're advising folk to download it as it's 150,000 times more powerful than a stream apparently!!

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 16th December 2017, 12:20 AM

Didn't realise I was going to get ridiculed for this.

Yes, I was probably talking out my arse.

Sorry.

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 16th December 2017, 12:22 AM

I enjoyed it lol!

Posted by: MARIAH. 16th December 2017, 01:41 AM

Combined/Weighted, 1.2 hours ago:

1.0000 - Ed Sheeran - Perfect (3 versions)
0.7584 - Eminem feat. Ed Sheeran - River
0.6068 - Wham! - Last Christmas (3 versions)

Posted by: Dexton 16th December 2017, 03:45 AM

Even though it’d be giving Ed a Sheeran yet another #1 I really hope River gets there soon (but not next week, Wham for Xmas #1 please )

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 16th December 2017, 08:19 AM

Wham seems to be out of the race now if it's only 60% of Perfect on iTunes and they were aiming for people downloading it!

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 16th December 2017, 08:33 AM

Just want to highlight the promo slots this week and maybe someone could put them in the first post of the thread -

Graham Norton - Sam Smith (Too Good at Goodbyes) 15/12/17
Michael McIntyres Big Show Niall Horan 16/12/17
Strictly Come Dancing Final Ed Sheeran 16/12/17
U2 At The BBC 19/12/17
Royal Variety Performance The Killers, Louis Tomlinson, Paloma Faith, The Script & Tokio Myers. 19/12/17
Michael Buble Christmas Special 20/12/17

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 16th December 2017, 10:47 AM

Eminem - Revival tracks

1 River (feat. Ed Sheeran)
37 Like Home (feat. Alicia Keys)
38 Walk On Water (feat. Beyoncé)
40 Need Me (feat. P!nk)
44 Tragic Endings (feat. Skylar Grey)
68 Bad Husband (feat. X Ambassadors)
71 Remind Me
72 Nowhere Fast (feat. Kehlani)
82 Walk On Water (feat. Beyoncé)
85 In Your Head
95 Untouchable
100 Believe
109 Arose
150 Castle
166 Framed
171 Heat
204 Chloraseptic (feat. PHRESHER)
232 Offended
687 Revival (Interlude)
Back

Posted by: Houdini 16th December 2017, 10:59 AM

I totally forgot this is Christmas number one week!


Anyway Rak Su are on Soccer AM now so there could be a boost for Dimelo.

Posted by: Sqntq Clqus 16th December 2017, 11:13 AM

170. Charlie Puth - How Long

Well this fell fast!

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 16th December 2017, 12:38 PM

It's totally true. I used to respect him as a decent down-to-earth person but this time around he has the most unbearable air of arrogance about him.

Posted by: Sqntq Clqus 16th December 2017, 01:21 PM

55. RAYE - Decline
Ouch

113. Lily Allen - Trigger Bang (ft. Giggs)
Recovering well

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 16th December 2017, 01:38 PM

Yeh it did peak quickly and fell quickly too for a record these days!

Posted by: The Weasel 16th December 2017, 01:38 PM

Wham! really should have organised some promo...

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 16th December 2017, 01:40 PM

I haven't seen it yet!

Posted by: Sqntq Clqus 16th December 2017, 01:41 PM

?

Posted by: CardiiB 16th December 2017, 01:45 PM

That is the most dire and dull list I have ever seen

Posted by: Candlelit Snow 16th December 2017, 01:55 PM

Mariah for no.1!!

Posted by: MARIAH. 16th December 2017, 02:40 PM

Kworb Combined & Weighted Update: Top 50
(as of 0.2 hours ago)

01 - 1.0000 - Ed Sheeran - Perfect (Combined: 3 versions)
02 - 0.8237 - Eminem - River (feat. Ed Sheeran)
03 - 0.5970 - Wham! - Last Christmas (Single Version) (Combined: 3 versions) 🎄
04 - 0.3038 - Rita Ora - Anywhere
05 - 0.2898 - Rak-Su - Dimelo (feat. Wyclef Jean & Naughty Boy) [X Factor Recording] (Combined)
06 - 0.2361 - P!nk - Beautiful Trauma
07 - 0.2117 - Big Shaq - Man's Not Hot
08 - 0.1888 - Craig David - I Know You (feat. Bastille)
09 - 0.1843 - Camila Cabello - Havana (feat. Young Thug) (Combined)
10 - 0.1726 - MK - 17

11 - 0.1443 - NF - Let You Down
12 - 0.1390 - Stormzy - Blinded By Your Grace, Pt. 2 (feat. MNEK)
13 - 0.1331 - James Arthur - Naked
14 - 0.1204 - Clean Bandit - I Miss You (feat. Julia Michaels)
15 - 0.1181 - Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (Combined) 🎄
16 - 0.1162 - Marshmello - Silence (feat. Khalid)
17 - 0.1054 - Selena Gomez & Marshmello - Wolves
18 - 0.0883 - AC/DC - For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
19 - 0.0870 - CNCO & Little Mix - Reggaetón Lento (Remix)
20 - 0.0867 - P!nk - What About Us

21 - 0.0825 - Elbow - Golden Slumbers
22 - 0.0818 - The Pogues - Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl) (Combined) 🎄
23 - 0.0758 - Jax Jones - Breathe (feat. Ina Wroldsen)
24 - 0.0724 - Sam Smith - Too Good at Goodbyes
25 - 0.0677 - Eminem - Walk On Water (feat. Beyoncé) (Combined)
26 - 0.0655 - Jason Derulo - Tip Toe (feat. French Montana)
27 - 0.0655 - Big Boi - All Night
28 - 0.0629 - Sam Smith - One Last Song
29 - 0.0606 - Dua Lipa - New Rules (Combined)
30 - 0.0605 - Post Malone - rockstar (feat. 21 Savage)
xx - 0.0596 - Rak-Su - I'm Feeling You (X Factor Recording)

31 - 0.0566 - Michael Ball & Alfie Boe With The Rays of Sunshine Children's Choir & Friends - Bring Me Sunshine
32 - 0.0465 - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Holy Mountain
33 - 0.0447 - Eminem - Like Home (feat. Alicia Keys)
34 - 0.0392 - Eminem - Need Me (feat. P!nk)
35 - 0.0390 - Taylor Swift - Gorgeous
36 - 0.0377 - Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone 🎄
37 - 0.0369 - Lucy Spraggan - Drink 'Til We Go Home
38 - 0.0369 - Roy Wood & Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 🎄
xx - 0.0356 - Rak-Su - Mamacita (X Factor Recording)
39 - 0.0346 - Rag'n'Bone Man - Human
40 - 0.0338 - Khalid - Young Dumb & Broke

41 - 0.0329 - Eminem - Tragic Endings (feat. Skylar Grey)
42 - 0.0328 - Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas 🎄
43 - 0.0323 - Captain Ska - Sons and Daughters
xx - 0.0320 - Rak-Su - Mona Lisa (X Factor Recording)
44 - 0.0318 - David Guetta & Afrojack - Dirty Sexy Money (feat. Charli XCX & French Montana)
45 - 0.0318 - CamelPhat & Elderbrook - Cola
46 - 0.0318 - ZAYN - Dusk Till Dawn (feat. Sia)
47 - 0.0318 - Clean Bandit - Symphony (feat. Zara Larsson)
48 - 0.0306 - RAYE & Mr Eazi - Decline
49 - 0.0293 - Camila Cabello - Never Be the Same
50 - 0.0273 - Ralph McTell - Streets of London (feat. The Crisis Choir & guest vocalist Annie Lennox)

Posted by: jase. 16th December 2017, 08:47 PM

21. Breathe (feat. Ina Wroldsen) - Jax Jones

Posted by: santa's sack 16th December 2017, 09:08 PM

quite a sad reflection of how dire the majority of chart music is at the moment tbqh

Posted by: CardiiB 16th December 2017, 11:01 PM

Perfect now #2, #4 and #6 after Strictly Preformance

Posted by: Lenny 16th December 2017, 11:05 PM

Absolutely well deserved, because Beyoncé and Andrea Bocelli really added a lot to that performance tonight.

Posted by: jase. 16th December 2017, 11:08 PM

Posted by: Mr. C. Joel 16th December 2017, 11:53 PM

Such a shame was looking forward to an Eminem(Ed)/Ed battle.

Looks like it’s boring Ed scoring the double again YAWN.

Posted by: JosephCarey 16th December 2017, 11:55 PM

Well either way in that battle, Ed would score the double! (providing he got the #1 album which I don't think is a dead cert)

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 17th December 2017, 03:19 AM

Eminems streams could be significant!

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 17th December 2017, 07:06 AM

Fair play to Ed for all the effort he's put in... but by the same token, f*** you!

Posted by: Nick Jonas 17th December 2017, 12:53 PM

Ed Sheeran #1 #2 & #3

Posted by: Bjork 17th December 2017, 12:57 PM

oh I misread it as Perfect was 1,2,3

Perfect is 2,3,6 now , combined it's Pefect 1.77 vs River 1.00

Posted by: MARIAH. 17th December 2017, 01:05 PM

Kworb Weighted & Combined Update: Top 50
(as of 0.5 hours ago)

01 - 1.0000 - Ed Sheeran - Perfect (Combined: 4 versions)
02 - 0.5592 - Eminem - River (feat. Ed Sheeran)
03 - 0.4056 - Wham! - Last Christmas (Single Version) (Combined: 3 versions) 🎄
04 - 0.2402 - Rita Ora - Anywhere
05 - 0.2093 - Rak-Su - Dimelo (feat. Wyclef Jean & Naughty Boy) [X Factor Recording] (Combined)
06 - 0.1745 - P!nk - Beautiful Trauma
07 - 0.1562 - Big Shaq - Man's Not Hot
08 - 0.1408 - Camila Cabello - Havana (feat. Young Thug) (Combined)
09 - 0.1279 - Craig David - I Know You (feat. Bastille)
10 - 0.1269 - MK - 17

11 - 0.1051 - James Arthur - Naked
12 - 0.0938 - NF - Let You Down
13 - 0.0931 - Clean Bandit - I Miss You (feat. Julia Michaels)
14 - 0.0906 - Stormzy - Blinded By Your Grace, Pt. 2 (feat. MNEK)
15 - 0.0900 - Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (Combined) 🎄
16 - 0.0829 - P!nk - What About Us (Combined)
17 - 0.0811 - Marshmello - Silence (feat. Khalid)
18 - 0.0778 - Selena Gomez & Marshmello - Wolves
19 - 0.0712 - Elbow - Golden Slumbers
20 - 0.0690 - CNCO & Little Mix - Reggaetón Lento (Remix)

21 - 0.0684 - The Pogues - Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl) (Combined) 🎄
22 - 0.0593 - Jax Jones - Breathe (feat. Ina Wroldsen)
23 - 0.0573 - Sam Smith - Too Good at Goodbyes
24 - 0.0513 - Jason Derulo - Tip Toe (feat. French Montana)
25 - 0.0476 - Eminem - Walk On Water (feat. Beyoncé) (Combined)
26 - 0.0457 - AC/DC - For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
27 - 0.0445 - Post Malone - rockstar (feat. 21 Savage)
28 - 0.0435 - Sam Smith - One Last Song
29 - 0.0431 - Dua Lipa - New Rules (Combined)
xx - 0.0424 - Rak-Su - I'm Feeling You (X Factor Recording)
30 - 0.0382 - Big Boi - All Night

31 - 0.0342 - Niall Horan - Slow Hands
32 - 0.0307 - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Holy Mountain
xx - 0.0304 - Rak-Su - Mamacita (X Factor Recording)
33 - 0.0292 - Taylor Swift - Gorgeous
34 - 0.0292 - Ed Sheeran - Shape of You
35 - 0.0292 - ZAYN - Dusk Till Dawn (feat. Sia)
36 - 0.0279 - CamelPhat & Elderbrook - Cola
37 - 0.0277 - Rag'n'Bone Man - Human
38 - 0.0272 - Roy Wood & Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 🎄
39 - 0.0270 - Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone 🎄
40 - 0.0264 - Eminem - Like Home (feat. Alicia Keys)

41 - 0.0262 - Ed Sheeran - Castle on the Hill
42 - 0.0257 - David Guetta & Afrojack - Dirty Sexy Money (feat. Charli XCX & French Montana)
43 - 0.0257 - Eminem - Need Me (feat. P!nk)
44 - 0.0252 - Michael Ball & Alfie Boe With The Rays of Sunshine Children's Choir & Friends - Bring Me Sunshine
45 - 0.0252 - Sia - Chandelier
46 - 0.0239 - Khalid - Young Dumb & Broke
xx - 0.0232 - Rak-Su - Mona Lisa (X Factor Recording)
47 - 0.0229 - Clean Bandit - Symphony (feat. Zara Larsson)
48 - 0.0224 - Captain Ska - Sons and Daughters
49 - 0.0222 - Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas 🎄
50 - 0.0204 - N.E.R.D & Rihanna - Lemon

Posted by: Sqntq Clqus 17th December 2017, 01:24 PM

63. RAYE - Decline

Dropped almost 40 spaces since Friday when it was taken off 59p.

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 17th December 2017, 02:44 PM

It'll jump up again on the 27/12 when the xmas songs fall and be a hit in January when radio 1 A list it.

Posted by: Sqntq Clqus 17th December 2017, 02:50 PM

They’ve already A-listed it

70. RAYE - Decline

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 17th December 2017, 02:53 PM

Oh I thought it was in the B list, my bad. Should be there for another while tho!

Posted by: 777666jason 17th December 2017, 06:36 PM

Well perfect has the iTunes advantage gonna be close river will hopefully go to number 1 soon if it misses

Posted by: MARIAH. 17th December 2017, 07:20 PM

Kworb combined/weighted, 0.2 hours ago:

1.0000 - Ed Sheeran - Perfect
0.5259 - Eminem - River
0.3624 - Wham! - Last Christmas

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 17th December 2017, 07:24 PM

Ed still 50% ahead nearly with Perfect! Looking good for him, can't wait to see the mids tomorrow!!

Posted by: Rudolph 18th December 2017, 03:26 PM

I didn't know where to put this, but Ed Sheeran has actually written a James Bond theme just in case he gets asked

Source: The Independent

Posted by: ❄The Snow. 18th December 2017, 03:41 PM

That name of the song is apt now!

Posted by: dancember 18th December 2017, 03:57 PM

I really hope it's just his lyrics that gets used, it'd be ridiculous if he sang the next Bond theme too but it seems inevitable now as seemingly the only thing left he hasn't won is an Oscar.

Posted by: Rudolph 18th December 2017, 04:07 PM

The next Bond movie is out in 2019 apparently, I used to like Ed Sheeran at the beginning but now he seems to irritate me quite a bit, especially with the latest Perfect remixes

Posted by: ❄The Snow. 18th December 2017, 04:13 PM

I remember I was very surprised when 'A Team' became such a big hit, considering we hadn't had anything like it in the charts for a while (it was mostly EDM-pop tracks and pure pop back then doing well) and I mostly only heard it on radio 1 nighttime back then and assumed it wasn't going to be a hit.

Posted by: Nadolig Llawen! 18th December 2017, 05:53 PM

Say what you will about Sam Smith’s Bond theme, or his voice which I detest, but at least his voice had a lot of power in it Like is usually required for a Bond theme. Ed’s voice is extremely weak and would be terrible.

And his lyrics are probably beyond cringe.

Posted by: sammy01 18th December 2017, 08:21 PM

I've heard lots of unjust criticisms of Ed on these forums but saying he has a weak voice probably takes the biscuit.

Like Ed or not I didn't think anyone could argue about his voice, ot is full of soul, it is still his absolute selling point, like Adele that his songs feel heartfelt because of his voice.

Posted by: Nadolig Llawen! 18th December 2017, 08:32 PM

Unlike Adele, he couldn’t hold a Bond theme. By weak, I didn’t mean poor, just not powerful. He just doesn’t have the lungs on him that Adele, Sam Smith and many other singers have.

Posted by: 777666jason 18th December 2017, 08:40 PM

Don’t get me wrong I don’t mind ed that much (well except perfect overkill) Galway girl and castle on the hill 2 of my favourite songs of the year but to have a James Bond song ready and waiting just in case is a bit vain isn’t it comes across like he’s entitled and if not chosen


Which again is weird because on celebrity juice he was so normal up for anything and I mean anything and a laugh

Posted by: Jonjo 18th December 2017, 09:19 PM

Ed and Sam will be receiving extra boosts in Feb as they are (obviously) confirmed for the BRITs (along with Stormzy and Dua)

Posted by: Hadji 18th December 2017, 09:54 PM

Well Ed will hopefully have a new song out by then. He should choose “Nancy Mulligan” as the fifth single from Divide to coincide with St Patrick’s Day

Posted by: Jack 18th December 2017, 09:55 PM

I'm really hoping we get a well deserved break from Ed in 2018.

Posted by: Euphorique 18th December 2017, 10:00 PM

and 2019 please

Posted by: GTH 18th December 2017, 10:03 PM

I can’t see things calming down with Ed until next summer at the earliest. River is bound to be everywhere and pretty certain Taylor will release end game as a single eventually. Who knows what other collabs he has made which we don’t know of yet (not to mention follow up singles to Perfect).

Posted by: Joe ho ho! 18th December 2017, 10:04 PM

I really can’t see there being another single after Perfect, I think that’s it. Burn yes, he’ll be around as a feature for a while I’d say.

Posted by: jase. 18th December 2017, 10:05 PM

and 2020 please

Posted by: Jack 18th December 2017, 10:05 PM

Hopefully it's just like Justin's post Purpose year and we only have two big singles (Let Me Love You / Cold Water).

It's just annoying seeing the same dull artist everywhere, at least Justin had good music when he was dominating!

Posted by: Rudolph 18th December 2017, 10:08 PM

and 2021 please

Posted by: pippa 18th December 2017, 10:52 PM

Ed has a documentary about the making of Divide coming out next year. This is likely to be part of a re-release of the album. I would believe, Ed will be prominent in the charts for 2018 and then nothing in 2019.

Posted by: ChristmasTreeCow 18th December 2017, 11:30 PM

ew is this real ffs

Posted by: Lenny 18th December 2017, 11:32 PM

Hahaha - cringe for us chart fans but it's clearly something a load of people will want to see... :/

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 18th December 2017, 11:38 PM

In your opinion of course

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 18th December 2017, 11:40 PM

Has Streets of London and Grace gotten promo from somewhere?

Posted by: Lenny 18th December 2017, 11:41 PM

The excellent "Sorry" and to a lesser extent "What Do You Mean?" aside, I've found his output since pretty average - not necessarily bad though; his name certainly became a huge reason for them selling. Excluding "Despacito" from that seeing as it's not his song but his name did put it out there.

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 18th December 2017, 11:48 PM

I didn't mind his output but I certainly think it's a matter of opinion to say it's brill compared to Ed!

As for Justin his name didn't sell his previous albums material so the chart friendly quality def helped.

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 19th December 2017, 12:16 AM

Do we usually see a sales boost for One More Sleep this weekend compared to other songs?

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 19th December 2017, 01:25 AM

2. Ed Sheeran - Perfect Symphony (with Andrea Bocelli)
19. Ralph McTell - Streets of London (feat. The Crisis Choir & guest vocalist Annie Lennox)
20. Jax Jones - Breathe (feat. Ina Wroldsen)
34.Rag'n'Bone Man - Grace

Posted by: Michael Bubré 19th December 2017, 02:19 AM

The iTunes credit for the Andrea Bocelli version of 'Perfect' has changed for some reason (now credited to Ed Sheeran & Andrea Bocelli, while the Beyoncé version is still just Ed Sheeran and '(with Beyoncé)' at the end of the song title). Surprised to see that version still gaining and overtaking the Beyoncé one, although I have heard it a couple of times on Heart while I've yet to hear the Beyoncé version on there so that might be part of the reason why ~

Posted by: Sugarplumberella 19th December 2017, 03:31 AM

jesus - perfect symphony is DREADFUL!

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 19th December 2017, 07:34 AM

I haven't heard the Andrea one yet but can't imagine how it would work/sound!

Posted by: Bjork 19th December 2017, 08:20 AM

now I would really like to hear the ed james bond song just to have a laugh at its lyrics
for what I understand, he did the same with eminem, he already had a song written and prepared just in case eminem asked, and he did :/

Posted by: Jack 19th December 2017, 08:23 AM

Well obviously?

Posted by: Joe ho ho! 19th December 2017, 09:28 AM

I guess it’s partly because of the performance too. It’s been raising fast since then. Heart are still mostly playing the Beyoncé version.

Posted by: 777666jason 19th December 2017, 11:47 AM

Tbf the Andrea bocelli version is more bocelli than ed singing (apart from the first verse) whereas the Beyoncé version they are both singing together or at least that’s how it sounds

Posted by: santa's sack 19th December 2017, 07:22 PM

his opinion is correct tho, Justin's 2015 output was FAR more sonically inspired and less oversaturated than Ed's has been this year

Posted by: Sqntq Clqus 19th December 2017, 07:44 PM

I’d rather have Justin domination than Ed purely because Justin isn’t a complete dick and doesn’t really care about his chart positions.

Posted by: Sqntq Clqus 19th December 2017, 07:44 PM

53. Tom Walker - Leave A Light On

Love this

Posted by: andibob 19th December 2017, 08:55 PM

Especially Love Yourself....

Posted by: santa's sack 19th December 2017, 08:56 PM

heard this on the O2 radio when I was at the Academy seeing Kodaline last week... screams big hit in the new year to me

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 19th December 2017, 09:39 PM

Tom Walker doing really well Like and on a busy week too!!

Posted by: Sqntq Clqus 19th December 2017, 09:41 PM

Jax Jones up to 17 now!

Posted by: ChristmasTreeCow 19th December 2017, 10:48 PM

Yes Jax

Posted by: Sqntq Clqus 20th December 2017, 12:05 AM

38. Paloma Faith - Guilty
45. Camila Cabello - Never Be The Same

Both rising nicely

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 20th December 2017, 12:33 AM

Did Paloma perform Guilty at the Royal Variety performance? Wonder if U2 will have any affect from the evening with show?

Posted by: ❄The Snow. 20th December 2017, 12:34 AM

Oh no! Will probably go to #1 in the New Year. Its hardly a fresh sound, its the same style of minimal deep house that was around a few years ago with 'How Deep Is Your Love' etc. Dance is going round in circles too much these past few years mostly between deep house, tropical house and future bass.

We need a new revolution in chart dance I think, a new style to become a trend.

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 20th December 2017, 12:35 AM

There's just very little new sounds/technology for it to change these days?!

Posted by: Sqntq Clqus 20th December 2017, 12:36 AM

I think Breathe is very different to what’s in the charts atm

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 20th December 2017, 12:38 AM

Who released that?

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 20th December 2017, 12:38 AM

Oh it's one of those new dance tracks?

Posted by: Lenny 20th December 2017, 12:38 AM

Jax Jones ft Ina Wrolsden

Posted by: Sqntq Clqus 20th December 2017, 12:38 AM

Jacky Jones

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 20th December 2017, 12:40 AM

Yeh thought that! Won't do as well as this time last year!

Posted by: Sqntq Clqus 20th December 2017, 12:46 AM

What do you mean? In comparison to You Don’t Know Me?

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 20th December 2017, 01:00 AM

Yeh it was a huge favourite for the first no1 of 2017 this time last year until Ed came along!!

Posted by: Sqntq Clqus 20th December 2017, 01:05 AM

It really should’ve been no1 </3

But I really can see Breathe going #1

Posted by: ❄The Snow. 20th December 2017, 01:05 AM

There are loads of dance genres in existence I just think we need one of them to become a new dance trend rather than continuing to go between future bass, tropical house and deep house.

I am not necessarily talking about a new genre, it can be a revived past genre.

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 20th December 2017, 01:07 AM

I just think the technology has reached its zenith now.

U2 only getting a 2% boost from the BBC 1 special!

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 20th December 2017, 01:14 AM

God, we're gonna have to endure months of this from you aren't we?

Just like we've had an entire year of you repeating the same thing ad-infinitum about 'You Don't Know Me'.

Posted by: ❄The Snow. 20th December 2017, 01:30 AM

I do appreciate some minimal bass house more now, DJ SKT - Take Me Away ft Rae listening to it now is fab when I disliked it before but I do think its time we moved on to a new dance trend or a revived dance trend rather than there mostly being the same trends we have had from the past few years, tropical house, future bass and deep/tech house in a seemingly endless cycle.

Posted by: FleetSeb 20th December 2017, 12:46 PM

Notably "Perfect Duet" is not working on apple music right now which may impact its streams.

Posted by: Sqntq Clqus 20th December 2017, 01:00 PM

01. Wham! - Last Christmas

Posted by: ChristmasTreeCow 20th December 2017, 01:02 PM

YAY

Posted by: Sqntq Clqus 20th December 2017, 01:09 PM

Where has this boost come from?

Posted by: Mr. C. Joel 20th December 2017, 01:14 PM

Campaign was featured on This Morning.

Posted by: timjimlee 20th December 2017, 01:18 PM

That is a massive boost , just needs some News coverage now....
Suspect it is not going to make much difference to its overall chart position though.

Posted by: Mr. C. Joel 20th December 2017, 01:19 PM

I don't think it will either, it's too late If it had featured Monday/Tues would have stood more of a chance if the News got hold of it.

Posted by: Bjork 20th December 2017, 02:23 PM

but Perfect is still #1 combined doing double than wham/river

Posted by: Doctor Blind 20th December 2017, 06:16 PM

It could still yet make #1 next week (although unlikely, granted) as its streams will go through the roof this weekend.

Posted by: Envoirment 20th December 2017, 06:54 PM

There was a George Michael section on BBC news, hope that'll help boost Wham! as well. Would be amazing if they could get a massive last minute boost to get to #1.

Posted by: ___∆___ 20th December 2017, 07:25 PM

1 Last Christmas
21 Last Christmas
67 Last Christmas (Pudding Mix)

Posted by: dancember 20th December 2017, 08:12 PM

Too little too late for Wham

combined/weighted
1.0000 Ed
0.6303 Wham
0.5334 Em

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 20th December 2017, 08:47 PM

It won't reach #1, Last Christmas despite my tweet which was ridiculed.

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 20th December 2017, 08:51 PM

But downloads are likely to fall back to normal from Friday too!

Posted by: 777666jason 20th December 2017, 10:08 PM

Did seem strange to publise the campaign this late in the week if earlier it could have had a better chance

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 20th December 2017, 10:23 PM

The twitter campaign has been going all week about how to download various versions and stream for 30 seconds with the volume up - they still seem to think they have a chance even tho I have been tweeting them the reality!

Posted by: Dexton 21st December 2017, 02:03 AM

You make that sound like everyone should just give up... even if Last Christmas is unlikely to be the Christmas #1 there's still the week after (which will be heavily boosted with Christmas streaming) to find a new peak or even just to re-peak.

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 21st December 2017, 08:08 AM

True, but think they want the Christmas No1!

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 21st December 2017, 10:48 AM

That's almost like popping a child's balloon with a pin and laughing at them.

Posted by: Doctor Blind 21st December 2017, 10:49 AM

ChristmasEve201 should be renamed the ChristmasEveGrinch.

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 21st December 2017, 11:52 AM

Lol I only tweeted them once but it was just frustrating me that they didn't know how things work. John Mortimer seems to be involved again - they guy who manned the RAGE campaign. Now that was a Christmas chart battle - must have been 50 pages on the ITunes thread that week - even my mates were talking about it!!

Posted by: zenon 21st December 2017, 04:21 PM

He's Jon Morter actually.

Posted by: Dexton 21st December 2017, 04:47 PM

That’s explains so much

Posted by: Mr. C. Joel 21st December 2017, 06:43 PM

There’s SO many versions of WHam! Charting on iTunes now.

Must be 11/12 versions in the top 200

Posted by: Scene 21st December 2017, 06:57 PM

Wham at 1, 20, 49, 84, 98, 100, 110, 127, 173, 197, 205, 223, 349, 384, 466, 529, 567, 568, 642, 729 and 730.

21 versions in the top 800. Surely in the lead now combined.

Posted by: MARIAH. 21st December 2017, 07:03 PM

Blimey! What has caused this late surge of support?

Posted by: Lenny 21st December 2017, 07:13 PM

I suppose seeing as sales are fairly low for this time of year, all it takes is 50,000 or so people to suddenly support Wham! by downloading a copy for them to actually surge to the top this week. That could happen in one day if there's enough promo. It's not outside the realms of possibility.

Posted by: ►▲NT▲ CL▲ 21st December 2017, 07:14 PM

Kworb, as of 1.7 hours ago:

1.0000 Ed Sheeran
0.7317 Wham!
0.5696 Eminem

Wham! nowhere close to being #1 combined.

Posted by: MARIAH. 21st December 2017, 08:01 PM

Kworb Combined & Weighted Update: Top 50
(as of 0.6 hours ago)

01 - 1.0000 - Ed Sheeran - Perfect (Combined - 3 versions)
02 - 0.7649 - Wham! - Last Christmas (Single Version) (Combined - 6 versions) 🎄
03 - 0.5637 - Eminem - River (feat. Ed Sheeran)
04 - 0.2927 - Rita Ora - Anywhere
05 - 0.2290 - Rak-Su - Dimelo (feat. Wyclef Jean & Naughty Boy) [X Factor Recording] (Combined)
06 - 0.2179 - P!nk - Beautiful Trauma
07 - 0.1998 - Big Shaq - Man's Not Hot
08 - 0.1925 - Camila Cabello - Havana (feat. Young Thug) (Combined)
09 - 0.1653 - MK - 17
10 - 0.1434 - Stormzy - Blinded By Your Grace, Pt. 2 (feat. MNEK)

11 - 0.1421 - James Arthur - Naked
12 - 0.1254 - Clean Bandit - I Miss You (feat. Julia Michaels)
13 - 0.1247 - NF - Let You Down
14 - 0.1215 - Craig David - I Know You (feat. Bastille)
15 - 0.1197 - Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (Combined) 🎄
16 - 0.1145 - Jax Jones - Breathe (feat. Ina Wroldsen)
17 - 0.1082 - Selena Gomez & Marshmello - Wolves
18 - 0.1028 - Marshmello - Silence (feat. Khalid)
19 - 0.0974 - The Pogues - Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl) (Combined) 🎄
20 - 0.0872 - Elbow - Golden Slumbers

21 - 0.0775 - P!nk - What About Us
22 - 0.0705 - Jason Derulo - Tip Toe (feat. French Montana)
23 - 0.0691 - Sam Smith - Too Good at Goodbyes
24 - 0.0626 - Post Malone - rockstar (feat. 21 Savage)
25 - 0.0615 - CNCO & Little Mix - Reggaetón Lento (Remix)
26 - 0.0564 - Sam Smith - One Last Song
27 - 0.0510 - Ralph McTell - Streets of London (feat. The Crisis Choir & guest vocalist Annie Lennox)
28 - 0.0497 - Big Boi - All Night
29 - 0.0490 - Dua Lipa - New Rules
30 - 0.0463 - Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas 🎄

31 - 0.0448 - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Holy Mountain
32 - 0.0432 - Sia - Chandelier
33 - 0.0412 - Taylor Swift - Gorgeous
34 - 0.0389 - Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone 🎄
35 - 0.0382 - Ed Sheeran - Shape of You
36 - 0.0375 - Eminem - Walk On Water (feat. Beyoncé)
37 - 0.0375 - Khalid - Young Dumb & Broke
38 - 0.0373 - Rag'n'Bone Man - Human
39 - 0.0357 - Ramz - Barking
40 - 0.0357 - ZAYN - Dusk Till Dawn (feat. Sia)

41 - 0.0355 - Roy Wood & Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 🎄
42 - 0.0348 - Camila Cabello - Never Be the Same
43 - 0.0337 - Gwen Stefani - You Make It Feel Like Christmas (feat. Blake Shelton) 🎄
xx - 0.0335 - Rak-Su - I'm Feeling You (X Factor Recording)
44 - 0.0335 - Rag'n'Bone Man - Grace
45 - 0.0319 - Tom Walker - Leave a Light On
46 - 0.0309 - Paloma Faith - Guilty
47 - 0.0294 - David Guetta & Afrojack - Dirty Sexy Money (feat. Charli XCX & French Montana)
48 - 0.0289 - RAYE & Mr Eazi - Decline
49 - 0.0273 - Ed Sheeran - Castle on the Hill
50 - 0.0273 - Clean Bandit - Symphony (feat. Zara Larsson)

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 21st December 2017, 09:36 PM

Quite shocked Gwen is at 43 and Sia is nowhere in sight! How'd it get that high - just airplay?

Posted by: Envoirment 21st December 2017, 10:56 PM

Sia's not that far behind - she's at #65 and likely just outside the top 50 on the combined versions chart posted above.

Posted by: MARIAH. 21st December 2017, 10:58 PM

Gwen has a TV special called You Make It Feel Like Christmas on Sky Arts. I'm not sure whether it's aired already or if Dec 23rd is its first showing, but it's currently viewable on Now TV. Maybe that's helping her song to some extent?

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 21st December 2017, 11:25 PM

It was on Sky Arts on Sunday, and repeated on Sky One yesterday