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Posted by: dancember 11th December 2017, 11:59 AM

Breakdown of the week
- Saturday and Sunday: Information on Twitter from MintRoyale only. Please do not make requests, we do not have any information other than what's posted.
- Monday: OCC Top 100 + Radio 1 Chart Update 5:30pm to 5:45pm.
- Tuesday: Top 40 update as and when we receive them with requests, this is NOT 100% guaranteed however. The OCC may publish sales flashes of their own accord but likewise, this is not guaranteed. Twitter and social media is your friend for today. Please post any information you find with a source. Do not nag for updates, we will post a top 40 update if we receive one.
- Wednesday: Top 40 update from Music Week from 5:45, and potential top 5 sales but this is not guaranteed.
- Thursday: See Tuesday.

Other notes (please read)
- You may make requests Tuesday to Thursday but outside the top 40, specific positions will not be revealed (unless deemed necessary by a mod).
- Please do not demand a midweek update, one will be posted as and when we receive the information. Patience is a virtue.
- Sales information will be given out as deemed necessary by a moderator, please bear this in mind when making requests. Most requests for sales will be ignored.
- To keep everyone in the loop of all chart action, please refer to the iTunes and Spotify threads.

Posted by: dancember 11th December 2017, 12:00 PM

Official Singles/Albums Chart Update Top 100
Source: OCC
Missing Data:

http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart-update/

1 Ed Sheeran - Perfect 23,362
2 Rak-Su feat. Wyclef Jean & Naughty Boy - Dimelo 13,028
3 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You 12,724
4 Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug - Havana 12,141
5 Wham! - Last Christmas 11,319

6-10
7 Big Shaq - Man's Not Hot
8 The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York

11-20
12 NF - Let You Down
14 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas
16 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone
17 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree ^
18 Michael Bublé - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas ^
20 Elton John - Step Into Christmas ^

21-30
22 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
23 Dua Lipa - New Rules
24 Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas ^
26 P!nk - Beautiful Trauma
30 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody ^

31-40
31 Ramz - Barking *
33 Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me *
34 Clean Bandit feat. Zara Larsson - Symphony ^
35 Leona Lewis - One More Sleep ^
36 John & Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) ^
39 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime ^

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart-update/

1 Ed Sheeran - ÷ 29,877
2 Sam Smith - The Thrill Of It All 26,998
3 P!nk - Beautiful Trauma 21,121
4 Paloma Faith - The Architect 18,287
5 Michael Ball & Alfie Boe - Together Again 18,078

6-10
6 Rag'n'Bone Man - Human
7 Roy Orbison and the RPO - A Love So Beautiful

11-20
11 Michael Bublé - Christmas
13 George Michael - Twenty Five
14 Gregory Porter - Nat King Cole & Me
16 Sheridan Smith - Sheridan
17 Liam Gallagher - As You Were

21-30
23 Alexander Armstrong - In A Winter Light
24 Leading Ladies - Songs From The Stage
27 Stereophonics - Scream Above the Sounds
29 Tommy Blaize - Life & Soul
30 Kidz Bop Kids - Kidz Bop 2018

31-40
31 Cliff Richard - Stronger Thru The Years
34 Tears For Fears - Rule The World - The Greatest Hits
35 Stormzy - Gang Signs & Prayer
37 The Killers - Wonderful Wonderful ^
38 Phil Collins - Take A Look At Me Now - Complete ^
39 Niall Horan - Flicker ^

Click on the above relevant links.

Posted by: dancember 11th December 2017, 12:00 PM

Tuesday Top 40 Update
Missing Data:

Singles

1 Ed Sheeran - Perfect [31k]
2 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You [18.1k]
3 Rak-Su feat. Wyclef Jean & Naughty Boy - Dimelo [16.6k]
4 Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug - Havana [16.4k]
5 Wham! - Last Christmas [16.2k]

6-10
7 Big Shaq - Man's Not Hot
8 The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York

11-20
12 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas
15 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree ^
16 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone
18 Michael Bublé - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas ^
19 Elton John - Step Into Christmas ^

21-30
21 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
23 Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas ^
24 Craig David feat. Bastille - I Know You
28 P!nk - Beautiful Trauma
29 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody ^

31-40
31 Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me *
32 Ramz - Barking *
33 John & Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) ^
35 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime ^
36 Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year ^
37 Leona Lewis - One More Sleep ^
38 Bing Crosby - White Christmas ^

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Albums

1 Ed Sheeran - ÷ [39.1k]
2 Sam Smith - The Thrill Of It All [34.9k]
3 P!nk - Beautiful Trauma [27.5k]
4 Michael Ball & Alfie Boe - Together Again [24.2k]
5 Paloma Faith - The Architect [23.6k]

6-10
6 Rag'n'Bone Man - Human
7 Roy Orbison and the RPO - A Love So Beautiful
10 Michael Bublé - Christmas

11-20
13 Gregory Porter - Nat King Cole & Me
14 George Michael - Twenty Five
16 Liam Gallagher - As You Were
17 Sheridan Smith - Sheridan

21-30
23 Alexander Armstrong - In A Winter Light
24 Leading Ladies - Songs From The Stage
26 Stereophonics - Scream Above the Sounds
29 Tommy Blaize - Life & Soul
30 Kidz Bop Kids - Kidz Bop 2018

31-40
31 Cliff Richard - Stronger Thru The Years
34 Stormzy - Gang Signs & Prayer
35 The Killers - Wonderful Wonderful ^
36 Tears For Fears - Rule The World: The Greatest Hits
38 Niall Horan - Flicker ^
40 Phil Collins - Take A Look At Me Now - Complete ^

Posted by: dancember 11th December 2017, 12:00 PM

Wednesday Top 40 ONLY Update
Source: Music Week
Missing Data:

Singles

1 Perfect- Ed Sheeran (36,913)
2 All I Want For Christmas Is You- Mariah Carey (21,277)
3 Havana- Camila Cabello Featuring Young Thug (19,673)
4 Last Christmas- Wham! (19,343)
5 Dimelo- Rak Su Featuring Wyclef Jean & Naughty Boy (19,077)

6-10

7 Big Shaq ^
8 The Pogues Ft Kirsty MacColl ^

11-20

12 NF ^
13 Band Aid ^
15 Brenda Lee ^
17 Shakin Stevens ^
18 Michael Buble ^
19 Elton John ^

21-30

22 Bastille/ Craig David ^
23 Wizzard ^
24 Chris Rea ^
28 P!nk ^
29 Ariana Grande *
30 Ramz *

31-40

32 Slade ^
34 John Lennon/ Yoko Ono ^
35 Paul McCartney ^
37 Andy Williams
38 Bing Crosby
39 Leona Lewis

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Albums

1 ÷- Ed Sheeran (50,171)
2 The Thrill Of It All- Sam Smith (43,773)
3 Beautiful Trauma- P!nk (34,258)
4 Together Again- Alfie Boe & Michael Ball (31,357)
5 Human- Rag N Bone Man (28,817)

6-10

6 Paloma Faith ^
7 Roy Orbison/ RPO ^

11-20

13 Gregory Porter ^
14 George Michael [25] ^
16 Liam Gallagher ^
17 Sheridan Smith ^
20 Elbow ^

21-30

23 Leading Ladies ^
24 Alexander Armstrong ^
25 Stereophonics
27 Bradley Walsh ^
29 Tommy Blaze ^
30 Kidz Pop ^

31-40

31 Cliff Richard ^
34 The Killers ^
35 Stormzy ^
36 Tears For Fears ^
38 Niall Horan ^
40 Phil Collins ^

NO OTHER SALES INFO

Posted by: dancember 11th December 2017, 12:00 PM

Thursday Top 40 Update
Missing Data:

Singles

1
2
3
4
5

6-10


11-20


21-30


31-40


++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Albums

1
2
3
4
5

6-10


11-20


21-30


31-40

Posted by: SKOB 11th December 2017, 05:42 PM

Pink is #3 atm, amazing success for her!!

Posted by: dancember 11th December 2017, 05:47 PM

Official Singles/Albums Chart Update Top 100
Source: OCC
Missing Data:

http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart-update/

1 Ed Sheeran - Perfect 23,362
2 Rak-Su feat. Wyclef Jean & Naughty Boy - Dimelo 13,028
3 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You 12,724
4 Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug - Havana 12,141
5 Wham! - Last Christmas 11,319

6-10
7 Big Shaq - Man's Not Hot
8 The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York

11-20
12 NF - Let You Down
14 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas
16 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone
17 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree ^
18 Michael Bublé - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas ^
20 Elton John - Step Into Christmas ^

21-30
22 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
23 Dua Lipa - New Rules
24 Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas ^
26 P!nk - Beautiful Trauma
30 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody ^

31-40
31 Ramz - Barking *
33 Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me *
34 Clean Bandit feat. Zara Larsson - Symphony ^
35 Leona Lewis - One More Sleep ^
36 John & Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) ^
39 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime ^

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart-update/

1 Ed Sheeran - ÷ 29,877
2 Sam Smith - The Thrill Of It All 26,998
3 P!nk - Beautiful Trauma 21,121
4 Paloma Faith - The Architect 18,287
5 Michael Ball & Alfie Boe - Together Again 18,078

6-10
6 Rag'n'Bone Man - Human
7 Roy Orbison and the RPO - A Love So Beautiful

11-20
11 Michael Bublé - Christmas
13 George Michael - Twenty Five
14 Gregory Porter - Nat King Cole & Me
16 Sheridan Smith - Sheridan
17 Liam Gallagher - As You Were

21-30
23 Alexander Armstrong - In A Winter Light
24 Leading Ladies - Songs From The Stage
27 Stereophonics - Scream Above the Sounds
29 Tommy Blaize - Life & Soul
30 Kidz Bop Kids - Kidz Bop 2018

31-40
31 Cliff Richard - Stronger Thru The Years
34 Tears For Fears - Rule The World - The Greatest Hits
35 Stormzy - Gang Signs & Prayer
37 The Killers - Wonderful Wonderful ^
38 Phil Collins - Take A Look At Me Now - Complete ^
39 Niall Horan - Flicker ^

Click on the above relevant links.

Posted by: SKOB 11th December 2017, 05:49 PM

Ouch at U2

Posted by: dancember 11th December 2017, 06:00 PM

Christmas
3 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You
5 Wham! - Last Christmas
8 The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York
14 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas
16 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone
17 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree ^
18 Michael Bublé - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas ^
20 Elton John - Step Into Christmas ^
22 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
24 Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas ^
30 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody ^
33 Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me *
35 Leona Lewis - One More Sleep ^
36 John & Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) ^
39 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime ^

41 Andy Williams - It's the Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
45 Bing Crosby - White Christmas
47 Coldplay - Christmas Lights
51 Boney M - Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord
52 Kelly Clarkson - Underneath the Tree
53 Justin Bieber - Mistletoe
60 Kylie Minogue - Santa Baby
62 Michael Bublé - Holly Jolly Christmas
65 Sia - Santa's Coming For Us
90 The Pretenders - 2000 Miles
93 Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry
94 Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
96 Mud - Lonely This Christmas
97 The Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)

Posted by: Zárate 11th December 2017, 06:03 PM

Paloma Faith properly benefitting from Q4 is also a surprise, given her singles have underperformed for the first era ever!

Posted by: Candlelit Snow 11th December 2017, 06:03 PM

How far are Mariah and Paloma away from no.1??

Glad Rita didn't get no.1 with THAT fall, woulda been a non-no.1!

Posted by: Joe ho ho! 11th December 2017, 06:04 PM

Screaming that Leona is finally coming for post-release year top 40 and Ariana is finally top 40. I hope both can climb before Friday.

Posted by: Candlelit Snow 11th December 2017, 06:06 PM

31-40
31 Ramz - Barking *
33 Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me *
34 Clean Bandit feat. Zara Larsson - Symphony ^
35 Leona Lewis - One More Sleep ^

NO WAY!!!

GO LEONA!!!

That deserves to be a Christmas classic!!!

Posted by: timjimlee 11th December 2017, 06:06 PM

This could be the year that Chris Rea improves on the peak position for 'Driving Home For Christmas', #26 always seems far too low for that song.

Posted by: Rudolph 11th December 2017, 06:06 PM

Half of the official top 40 singles chart is awashed with Christmas songs hopefully some will drop fast later in the week.

Posted by: digitalking 11th December 2017, 06:06 PM

Amazing how Rak-Su have held up! Imagine them finishing around #5 this week with streaming picking up gradually (a first for an X Factor Winner's Single) and sales on iTunes only falling slowly.

Posted by: Mullo 11th December 2017, 06:08 PM

I'd imagine they increase as the week goes on and as we get closer to Xmas

Posted by: digitalking 11th December 2017, 06:08 PM

Sorry for double post but yessssss at Ramz, Ariana and Leona (and Clean Bandit)! (lemme not get too excited with exclamation marks ) Streaming really is a new force to be reckoned with!

Posted by: Rudolph 11th December 2017, 06:10 PM

Sales are added with the updates.

Posted by: timjimlee 11th December 2017, 06:11 PM

Actually it was last year that Chris Rea got to #26, it peaked at #53 in the year of Release (1988). Good to see it improving year-on-year.

Posted by: Candlelit Snow 11th December 2017, 06:13 PM

Top 100 Singles

1 Ed Sheeran - Perfect 23,362
2 Rak-Su feat. Wyclef Jean & Naughty Boy - Dimelo 13,028
3 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You 12,724

Poor Mariah, so far from no.1

An poor Paloma too, same thing. Sam Smith for no.1 then!

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 11th December 2017, 06:15 PM

They won't, it will only increase for the next two weeks.

Posted by: Dmdr 11th December 2017, 06:21 PM

I am so pleased Leona is in the Top 40 again, this has all the makings of a Christmas classic.

Posted by: Rudolph 11th December 2017, 06:29 PM

I was using hopefully a bit loose its going to be a regular thing every xmas now.

Posted by: Zárate 11th December 2017, 06:31 PM

Could you put the correct figure for P!nk please?

1 Ed Sheeran - ÷ 29,877
2 Sam Smith - The Thrill Of It All 26,998
3 P!nk - Beautiful Trauma 26,998

(unless this is the correct figure and Sam sold the same as her)

Posted by: dancember 11th December 2017, 06:31 PM

Until the OCC make up a brand new chart rule to exclude all Christmas songs from the chart and put them in their own Christmas Chart, or limit the number of eligible Christmas songs. Which I think may actually happen otherwise we're going to have the same 20+ odd songs in the top 40 every Christmas, rather than just the same 5-10.

Posted by: Rudolph 11th December 2017, 06:35 PM

oopsy daisy, posted the same sales twice sorted now.

Posted by: Dobservance 11th December 2017, 06:38 PM

That Chart is beautiful *_*

Jona Lewie cracking the top 40 would make my year!

Posted by: Rudolph 11th December 2017, 06:41 PM

I wouldn't mind them if they were in the xmas chart week to give the chart a festive feel for a week.

Posted by: Lenny 11th December 2017, 06:55 PM

Awww delighted for our Leona!

Posted by: Lenny 11th December 2017, 06:56 PM

Yes I see this happening too, I do kind of hope that certain ones can peak at number 1 before that happens though. Torn between a rock and a hard place on this one

Posted by: Envoirment 11th December 2017, 07:07 PM

Great to see Leona at #35 in the midweeks - I hope she can climb further. Guessing she'll be able to go top 20 this year at this rate *_*

Surprised to see P!nk and Paloma at #3 & #4 in the album chart

Posted by: Scene 11th December 2017, 07:16 PM

Leona re-entering the top 40 at last! Hopefully it manages to remain top 40 this week and only climbs from now til Christmas.

Hopefully Kelly will re-enter too at some point and climb higher than #30.

Posted by: jazzy_765 11th December 2017, 07:27 PM

What's so wrong with Christmas songs clogging up the charts in December?? I'm sick of the lack of Christmas songs that appear..... the more the merrier! At least listening to the charts will feel like Christmas as it should! ..... a Christmas song might actually get Christmas number 1 God forbid! 😂🎄

Posted by: AcerBen 11th December 2017, 07:28 PM

Is it time to do a separate catalogue singles chart? If iTunes switch off downloads in the next year or two, the top 40 is going to be completely dominated by Christmas songs every December.

It doesn't even mean anything. It's just people going to Spotify's Christmas playlist and hitting play. Kurt Nilsen and 98 Degrees are in the top 100 for goodness sake!

Posted by: Envoirment 11th December 2017, 07:32 PM

I really dislike recurrent rules/catalogue charts, so I would hope it's never considered. I mean the chart is meant to reflect popularity and Christmas songs are popular for one month a year. Don't think it's that big of a deal.

I mean you could argue that a large amount of streams for a lot of songs are people just clicking play on popular spotify playlists without seeking out the songs individually. No different than clicking a Christmas playlist.

Posted by: Scene 11th December 2017, 07:36 PM

If they did a Christmas chart, for 11 months of the year it'd be pointless. Plus if that's what everyone is listening to in December, the main chart should reflect that. It's only for 1 month of the year anyway. Long shall they remain!

EDIT: too slow

Posted by: Cameron 11th December 2017, 07:37 PM

YES ARIANA

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 11th December 2017, 07:46 PM

I like seeing Christmas songs, but on THIS ridiculous level though? Really?

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 11th December 2017, 07:48 PM

Paloma is doing amazingly. I know she's always been a consistent and strong album seller but for the first time not one of the singles has made a particularly big impact so I was unsure if the album would just slide away quicker.

If it can stay in the top 10 over Christmas that should give it some bumper sales!

Posted by: Michael Bubré 11th December 2017, 07:52 PM

If I recall correctly Chris Rea would have likely got even higher last year but it got removed from Spotify in the final week before Christmas leading to it exiting the top 100 entirely while most/all of the other Xmas songs were peaking. Especially problematic for that particular song as it's one that usually picks up more than most in the couple of days right before Christmas for obvious reasons. Should be top 20 this year I'd think.

Good to see a bunch more Xmas songs being taken off ACR, I really like seeing the charts filled with Christmas songs each December tbh lol ~ Yass for The Pogues climbing, Elton in the top 20, Slade top 30 (higher than I thought they'd be as I thought they were underperforming a bit on Spotify, they're not even that far behind Wizzard for once) and Lennon and McCartney both top 40, hope they can all hold their positions as they're all amongst my faves of the Christmas classics. I'd love to see Coldplay make the top 40 again as well in the next couple of weeks.

Also good to see Ed re-overtaking Sam in the albums chart, I'd much rather have Ed as the Christmas #1 if it has to be one of the two. Paloma's album actually holding up really well so far beyond its big second week drop, could prove to be another high seller for her in the long run!

Posted by: Envoirment 11th December 2017, 07:55 PM

It's mainly due to streaming. Her singles have been getting good airplay, which looks to be having a positive effect on the album!

Posted by: AcerBen 11th December 2017, 08:00 PM

I think that's a problem too - but this is worse because they're getting in the way of current hits.

Does the chart really accurately reflect popularity if Spotify playlists have so much power?

Posted by: Sqntq Clqus 11th December 2017, 08:04 PM

To be fair, Crybaby was a big sales hit

Posted by: Simon. 11th December 2017, 08:08 PM

Why poor Paloma

Posted by: Sqntq Clqus 11th December 2017, 08:23 PM

Paloma being at #4 is surely nothing to frown upon?

Posted by: TomJ1991 11th December 2017, 09:14 PM

It is looking like we will see new peaks for Step Into Christmas, Buble's It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas and Holly Jolly Christmas, Driving Home for Christmas, Santa Tell Me, Happy Xmas (War is Over), and Kylie's Santa Baby, all with another whole chart week before Christmas. I'd love to see Elton's Step Into Christmas finally break the top 20.

Posted by: pippa 11th December 2017, 09:19 PM

It is wonderful to see some Christmas songs on track for a new career peak, i am really enjoying this. I also believe Mariah Carey could be on for matching her original peak position this week and wonderful to see Leona Lewis on tracj to enter the top 40.

Wonderful to see Ed Sheeran looking like returning to the album number 1, he has his Strictly Come Dancing Promotion coming up to which will drive sales even further for him next week.

Great to see Paloma Faith on the increase too.

Posted by: timberlake_x 11th December 2017, 09:53 PM

Wheres craig david and bastille please?

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 11th December 2017, 10:04 PM

Would be an nightmare if you had to listen to the chart if you were a JW.

But people will bitch and moan about this with too many Xmas songs in the Top40.
There are too many there you go, I said it.

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 11th December 2017, 10:06 PM

It is at #28.

Posted by: Brett-Butler 11th December 2017, 10:18 PM

I'm pretty sure Jehovah's Witnesses think that Jesus is pretty groovy too.

Posted by: The Hit Parade 11th December 2017, 10:29 PM

Jehovah's Witnesses don't celebrate Christmas though, and the stricter ones won't involve themselves at all with it. My Mum used to work with one who would refuse to take Christmas cards to the postroom even if she was going there anyway.

Posted by: Slick 11th December 2017, 10:29 PM

YES Leona and YES Ariana. Christmas Queens.

Posted by: Michael Bubré 11th December 2017, 10:32 PM

This one got to #2 on its original release after John Lennon's death so not quite!

It's kind of astonishing how Elton John's track has turned into one of the biggest Christmas classics (and seemingly increasing in popularity every year) after how low it peaked originally, same with Chris Rea.

Posted by: digitalking 11th December 2017, 10:35 PM

Leona and Ariana to be this generation's Christmas icons! Ladies who can singgggg. ignore me and my festive spirit and cheer!

Posted by: Jonjo 11th December 2017, 10:36 PM

Paloma's deluxe version is the same price as the standard version in HMV. Which is probably enticing the more casual buyer. Really happy with her album doing so well though

Posted by: aeroco 11th December 2017, 11:17 PM

Is Kylie Santa Baby still on ACR?

Regardless great she is at 60. Massive Spotify plays in the latest update.

Posted by: Hadji 11th December 2017, 11:22 PM

We just have to deal with Christmas songs clogging up the charts although I find it annoying too. Once it’s Boxing Day, Christmas songs will stop or hardly get streamed

Posted by: aeroco 11th December 2017, 11:31 PM

Very true though a little odd seeing as we have the 12 days of Christmas upto the 6th Jan!

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 11th December 2017, 11:31 PM

The problem I have with it is that for an entire month nothing else is even going to get a look in, and it's only going to get worse year-on-year.

Posted by: Jonjo 11th December 2017, 11:35 PM

I'm here for it tbh. It's only 2/3 weeks. I feel like it gets everyone in the festive mood And I'm pleased the likes of Ariana and Leona are starting to get up there with the classics with their own original hits. Hopefully Kelly can re enter the top 40 at some point this year!

Posted by: Suedehead2 11th December 2017, 11:58 PM

And yet we are still waiting for Greg Lake's festive masterpiece to return to the top forty

Posted by: King Herodollo 12th December 2017, 12:10 AM

Yes,Greg Lake's one is my favourite Christmas song.

Posted by: Lenny 12th December 2017, 01:09 AM

How John Lennon & Yoko Ono's Cats In A Bag Being Thrown Against A Wall are getting so high is beyond me. There must be more constructive ways to make your ears bleed?

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

Great to see kylie heading for a new peak,I hope she can go top 40 this year.

Posted by: GTH 12th December 2017, 07:49 AM

Over half the top 40 are still non-xmas related songs and i imagine the xmas stuff will start dropping again now we are past the weekend. I like seeing the songs in the chart though, it’s only for a few weeks and there are rarely loads of big single releases this time of year (except charity and xmas #1 contenders).

What I am dreading is right after Christmas when everyone plays their 2017 in music playlists and shape of you returns to the top 20 for another 2 months

Posted by: house.martin 12th December 2017, 07:53 AM

shouldn't the chart reflect just whats most popular each week.. though a limit on the number of tracks from an act i think is necessary per week. i think Sunday's big snow probably helped the Xmas songs

Posted by: Mullo 12th December 2017, 09:02 AM

Ed Sheeran's is releasing anoother version of Perfect this week. This tim featuring Andrea Bocelli, I wonder will he be credited....

Posted by: jafetsigfinns 12th December 2017, 09:17 AM

So I guess we'll be getting new versions of Perfect for eternity then. I always suspected the end of the world would take place during my lifetime, I just didn't think it would happen so soon.

Posted by: Joe ho ho! 12th December 2017, 09:48 AM

They're performing together on Strictly final too.

Posted by: SKOB 12th December 2017, 09:59 AM

Bocelli won't be credited either of course.

Posted by: Bjork 12th December 2017, 10:00 AM

just a thought, if the occ doesn't do something
could Mariah's all I Want for XMas, be #1, EVERY YEAR!!!!!???!!!! Like we could have the xmas #1 sorted forever

Posted by: Dexton 12th December 2017, 10:02 AM

Who tf is Andrea Bocelli?

Posted by: SKOB 12th December 2017, 10:04 AM

Oh dear.
He has 9 top ten albums for starters

Posted by: Bjork 12th December 2017, 10:10 AM

ignorance is bliss

Posted by: mrbrightside 12th December 2017, 10:12 AM

Absolute classic Leona heading back to the top 40 where it belongs. Now all it needs is Kelly to join it. Nation's sweetheart Ariana there too. Best Christmas ever.

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 12th December 2017, 10:51 AM

Yay. I mean, I don't even want one version of it but yay.

Posted by: soundseekerz 12th December 2017, 11:31 AM

I doubt it highly. Once she gets to number 1, other christmas songs who haven't hit 1 will overtake her. Plus the circumstances have to be just right as she (and many others) have a limited amount of weeks to achieve it.

Posted by: Lenny 12th December 2017, 11:37 AM

What's the logic to the bolded part??

Posted by: shindymindy 12th December 2017, 11:58 AM

You're kidding right? Please say you are

Posted by: Joe ho ho! 12th December 2017, 12:01 PM

Beyonce ain't gonna be on Strictly so I can't see this meaning anything else?

Posted by: SevenSeize 12th December 2017, 12:02 PM

Once Apple do away with their itunes downloads this is pretty much what will happen. Instead of X Factor winners getting the xmas #1 by default it'll be Mariah every year now

Posted by: Candlelit Snow 12th December 2017, 12:04 PM

Yass go on Mariah!!!!

Posted by: dancember 12th December 2017, 01:30 PM

I believe Liam's doing the update but in the meantime... Mariah Carey looks set to return to her original peak of #2 *_*

Posted by: liamk97 12th December 2017, 01:33 PM

Tuesday Top 40 Update
Missing Data: Spotify (Monday)

Singles

1 Ed Sheeran - Perfect [31k]
2 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You [18.1k]
3 Rak-Su feat. Wyclef Jean & Naughty Boy - Dimelo [16.6k]
4 Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug - Havana [16.4k]
5 Wham! - Last Christmas [16.2k]

6-10
7 Big Shaq - Man's Not Hot
8 The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York

11-20
12 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas
15 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree ^
16 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone
18 Michael Bublé - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas ^
19 Elton John - Step Into Christmas ^

21-30
21 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
23 Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas ^
24 Craig David feat. Bastille - I Know You
28 P!nk - Beautiful Trauma
29 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody ^

31-40
31 Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me *
32 Ramz - Barking *
33 John & Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) ^
35 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime ^
36 Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year ^
37 Leona Lewis - One More Sleep ^
38 Bing Crosby - White Christmas ^

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Albums

1 Ed Sheeran - ÷ [39.1k]
2 Sam Smith - The Thrill Of It All [34.9k]
3 P!nk - Beautiful Trauma [27.5k]
4 Michael Ball & Alfie Boe - Together Again [24.2k]
5 Paloma Faith - The Architect [23.6k]

6-10
6 Rag'n'Bone Man - Human
7 Roy Orbison and the RPO - A Love So Beautiful
10 Michael Bublé - Christmas

11-20
13 Gregory Porter - Nat King Cole & Me
14 George Michael - Twenty Five
16 Liam Gallagher - As You Were
17 Sheridan Smith - Sheridan

21-30
23 Alexander Armstrong - In A Winter Light
24 Leading Ladies - Songs From The Stage
26 Stereophonics - Scream Above the Sounds
29 Tommy Blaize - Life & Soul
30 Kidz Bop Kids - Kidz Bop 2018

31-40
31 Cliff Richard - Stronger Thru The Years
34 Stormzy - Gang Signs & Prayer
35 The Killers - Wonderful Wonderful ^
36 Tears For Fears - Rule The World: The Greatest Hits
38 Niall Horan - Flicker ^
40 Phil Collins - Take A Look At Me Now - Complete ^

Posted by: dancember 12th December 2017, 01:37 PM

Bing Actual Crosby returning to the top 40 too. *_* Although this update is quite skewed towards Christmas songs which benefit well from the weekend effect, so he may not make it. Would be quite something to hear a song from 1942 being played on Radio 1 though.

Posted by: Dj bruce 12th December 2017, 01:50 PM

Clean bandit symphony out top 40 today update

Posted by: Dj bruce 12th December 2017, 01:52 PM

Is the most wonderful time of the year I thought Michael Bublé

Posted by: monai 12th December 2017, 02:19 PM

Any update for U2’s Song of experiences,thanks

Posted by: liamk97 12th December 2017, 02:25 PM

Yes, only just.


#19

Posted by: CardiiB 12th December 2017, 02:35 PM

Is Havana set to climb in sales this week and avoid ACR or is it likely to drop

Posted by: 777666jason 12th December 2017, 02:44 PM

Realistically other than charity tracks and X factor has anyone big released anything in December anyway (uptown funk aside) I think the record companies realise this

Posted by: Drpepper 12th December 2017, 02:53 PM

The key players are still making the money off whatever sells. And it's less risky with upfront costs for those songs on dim and distant balance sheets. They'll possibly dominate for a few years, like X Factor did for a few years, and charity songs before that....until something new comes along and shifts the axis again (which will happen).

I'll enjoy it for a month each year while it lasts.

Posted by: Hadji 12th December 2017, 04:17 PM

Rak-Su are holding up better than what Matt Terry and Louisa Johnson did

Posted by: slowdown73 12th December 2017, 04:22 PM

Don’t know what to make of Mariah repeaking at no2. I remember when she got there in the 90s but it seems bit crazy that she might end up at no2 again this week after all these years and largely down to streaming. It doesn’t seem right but at least the X factor winner has dropped!

Posted by: zenon 12th December 2017, 05:15 PM

It has been played on Radio 1 at least a few times in recent years.

Posted by: Candlelit Snow 12th December 2017, 05:25 PM

Leona dropping

Omg Brenda Lee top50!!

Why isn't Darlene Love top50?? Where is Darlene Love?? Christmas CLASSIC

Posted by: dancember 12th December 2017, 05:38 PM

Her streaming isn't quite good enough at the moment, currently just top 100 on Spotify. She did make it to #74 last year though so she should make the chart (but not top 50) again following Christmas.

Oh and I should add that I'm talking about her song 'Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)' - I know you love 'All Alone On Christmas', that hasn't made the Spotify top 200 this year yet.

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 12th December 2017, 05:41 PM

Yeh I stated this in another topic last week - seems it's a lot to do with his iconic status in uk music as the years went by (Step was released in 1973) and so it's obvious inclusion in a lot of xmas collections over the years - it may also have been used in an ad in the 90s?

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 12th December 2017, 05:45 PM

It'll also be interesting to see how various songs hold up in the annals of xmas classics as we see some do drop down as the years go by!

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 12th December 2017, 05:50 PM

This. I've heard radio 1 playing Bing/Perry Como/Andy Williams/Frank Sinatra/Eartha Kitt deeper into December in previous years. Although a lot may now be replaced by Buble versions since 2011!

Posted by: Brian Quinn 12th December 2017, 06:32 PM

Could I have the latest midweek chart position for 'Christmas' by Elvis and the RPO album please.

Many Thanks.

Brian

Posted by: dancember 12th December 2017, 06:36 PM

#9

Posted by: 777666jason 12th December 2017, 06:58 PM

:lol:at it being busier here than the iTunes thread has this happened before

Good to see Mariah at 2 could it have been her week if the remix of perfect didn’t exist

Posted by: pippa 12th December 2017, 08:07 PM

Had hoped Leona Lewis would have moved up the chart today and not dropped

The reverse, wonderful to see Mariah up to number 2 and Band Aid number 12, i would greatly welcome Band Aid returning to the Top 10. Elton John is showing signs to finally get the song into the top 20.

Ed Sheeran looks very set to return to the top and i remain impressed with Pink and Paloma Faiths performances this week.

Does anyone know what position Kylie Minogue's Santa Baby is in today's update?

Posted by: dancember 12th December 2017, 08:13 PM

Kylie is just outside the top 50.

Posted by: Hadji 12th December 2017, 08:50 PM

I hope NF is at #11 and I hope he goes top 10

Posted by: JosephCarey 12th December 2017, 09:39 PM

He'd be in the update if he were at #11. He's a non-mover at #13.

Posted by: Hadji 12th December 2017, 10:34 PM

Seeing as he’s at #8 on Spotify (#4 without Xmas songs) and #10 on iTunes, I was expecting him to climb a bit and to go official top 10 on Friday

Posted by: Dexton 13th December 2017, 04:47 AM

I think he'll creep into the Top 10 Friday, Let You Down is climbing in sales & streams so even if he's not Top 10 this week he should get it next week depending on xmas song performances. Future Top 5 hit after xmas though for sure, hopefully Top 3

Posted by: Bjork 13th December 2017, 08:39 AM

really hope that Let you Down song doesn't go further, shows shows how you can buy yourself a hit in the charts these days ;/ should be renamed the Payola song, the label pays spotify a lot of € and spotify puts an unknown song no one knows in all key palylists and even #1 on hot hits, I wouldn't be surprised if spotify commissioned the song

Posted by: AcerBen 13th December 2017, 12:32 PM

+1

Posted by: Zárate 13th December 2017, 01:54 PM

On the other hand, it's not like it's doing NOTHING on sales, so not all of the 100% of its success comes from the payola.

Posted by: Robbie 13th December 2017, 08:32 PM

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Posted by: Dasher 13th December 2017, 08:40 PM

Wednesday Top 40 ONLY Update
Source: Music Week
Missing Data:

Singles

1 Perfect- Ed Sheeran (36,913)
2 All I Want For Christmas Is You- Mariah Carey (21,277)
3 Havana- Camila Cabello Featuring Young Thug (19,673)
4 Last Christmas- Wham! (19,343)
5 Dimelo- Rak Su Featuring Wyclef Jean & Naughty Boy (19,077)

6-10

7 Big Shaq ^
8 The Pogues Ft Kirsty MacColl ^

11-20

12 NF ^
13 Band Aid ^
15 Brenda Lee ^
17 Shakin Stevens ^
18 Michael Buble ^
19 Elton John ^

21-30

22 Bastille/ Craig David ^
23 Wizzard ^
24 Chris Rea ^
28 P!nk ^
29 Ariana Grande *
30 Ramz *

31-40

32 Slade ^
34 John Lennon/ Yoko Ono ^
35 Paul McCartney ^
37 Andy Williams
38 Bing Crosby
39 Leona Lewis

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Albums

1 ÷- Ed Sheeran (50,171)
2 The Thrill Of It All- Sam Smith (43,773)
3 Beautiful Trauma- P!nk (34,258)
4 Together Again- Alfie Boe & Michael Ball (31,357)
5 Human- Rag N Bone Man (28,817)

6-10

6 Paloma Faith ^
7 Roy Orbison/ RPO ^
11-20

13 Gregory Porter ^
14 George Michael [25] ^
16 Liam Gallagher ^
17 Sheridan Smith ^
20 Elbow ^

21-30

23 Leading Ladies ^
24 Alexander Armstrong ^
25 Stereophonics
27 Bradley Walsh ^
29 Tommy Blaze ^
30 Kidz Pop ^

31-40

31 Cliff Richard ^
34 The Killers ^
35 Stormzy ^
36 Tears For Fears ^
38 Niall Horan ^
40 Phil Collins ^

NO OTHER SALES INFO

Posted by: Davidson 13th December 2017, 08:55 PM

Leona is going to miss top 40 again

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 13th December 2017, 09:15 PM

Ed coming for 75k!

Top 30 all over 30k we are in the centre of the gift season now - no surprise to see Human nudge Paloma out of the top 5 so far!

Posted by: HellaGood 13th December 2017, 09:19 PM

Where's Gwen?

Posted by: monai 13th December 2017, 09:41 PM

Are u2 still at 19?thanks

Posted by: Brian Quinn 13th December 2017, 09:54 PM

'Christmas' by Elvis and the RPO album remains at 9 on the Wednesday Midweek update.

Brian

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 13th December 2017, 10:05 PM

Where is Sia single and album?

Posted by: Doctor Blind 13th December 2017, 10:06 PM

Yes, however sales down around 20% compared with the same period this time last year...

2017 - Midweeks 13 December
1 ÷- Ed Sheeran (50,171)
2 The Thrill Of It All- Sam Smith (43,773)
3 Beautiful Trauma- P!nk (34,258)
4 Together Again- Alfie Boe & Michael Ball (31,357)
5 Human- Rag N Bone Man (28,817)

2016 - Midweeks 14 December
1 Michael Ball & Alfie Boe - Together (66,822)
2 The Rolling Stones - Blue & Lonesome (49,887)
3 Little Mix - Get Weird (44,412)
4 Elvis Presley - The Wonder of You (40,812)
5 Olly Murs - 24 HRS (35,120)

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 13th December 2017, 10:07 PM

Yeh I really can't see anything breaking 100k on xmas week for what must be the first time ever!

Posted by: slowdown73 13th December 2017, 10:09 PM

It wouldn’t surprise me if Mariah ends up at no1 in the singles next week - Christmas week. Ed’s sales are down quite a bit from last week & Mariah is streaming strong which is likely to continue into next week.

Posted by: Doctor Blind 13th December 2017, 10:11 PM

Ed is performing on the Strictly Come Dancing final so it would surprise me! Mariah's best (only) chance is the week after Christmas as that is when her streams will be highest - she will be fighting against gift card week, but that effect has collapsed in recent years.

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 13th December 2017, 10:11 PM

Or Wham!

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 13th December 2017, 10:13 PM

It's 30k behind in streams today and top 10 combined on iTunes .

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 13th December 2017, 10:18 PM

Pretty unbelievable that if Ed didn't exist, Mariah would actually be #1 23 years later. It will still probably happen one way or another any year now anyway.

Posted by: 777666jason 13th December 2017, 10:21 PM

Is the little mix album not supposed to be glory days or have you got your year wrong ?

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 13th December 2017, 11:18 PM

It's just an error I think - Ball/Boe dominated the albums last year!

Posted by: Hadji 13th December 2017, 11:37 PM

Seeing as Camila was at #46 on Monday’s update, I was expecting her to climb a bit and maybe scrape into the top 40 on Friday

Posted by: Dexton 14th December 2017, 01:56 AM

Almost half of the Top 40 is made up of Christmas songs, for the first time in a long while right?

Posted by: dennispennis123 14th December 2017, 02:20 AM

If it wasn't for Ed Sheean re-releasing a single, Mariah Carey would be number one this week and probably Christmas number one next week, crazy times!

Posted by: Crazy Christmas 14th December 2017, 07:57 AM

Eminem's album has leaked and is said to be very good. Think good sales.

Posted by: Lukuzz 14th December 2017, 08:16 AM

Ed Sheeran ruining Mariahs chance of finally having AIWFC as #1 has gotta be the biggest chart travesty ever. Poor Queen of Christmas!

Posted by: pippa 14th December 2017, 03:48 PM

I do agree with this comment, and this is coming from an Ed Sheeran fan.

Posted by: SM351 14th December 2017, 05:17 PM

Would be so exciting if Adele released her Fastlove cover tomorrow!

Posted by: dancember 14th December 2017, 05:42 PM

I'd love that. We'd get a proper race to Christmas number one like back in the good ol' days instead of it just being a certain Ed Sheeran victory. Plus I'd love to see the smug look on his face if he loses.

Posted by: Bjork 14th December 2017, 05:50 PM

if adele releases, there will be no competition, her cover of fast love will be massive
especially since i read it could be a charity single for the Grenfell Tower victims

Posted by: M4NG0 14th December 2017, 06:29 PM

For what it's worth I'd prefer Mariah to be Xmas #1 over Ed Sheeran or Adele. As much as I like Ed, I don't like the way he's gone about getting the Xmas #1, it feels like such a cynical ploy with the Beyonce remix. And if Adele did release tomorrow (which I highly doubt she will) that would feel just as cynical. I prefer more organic Xmas #1s, 'Stay Another Day' being possibly the most perfect example of that.

Posted by: slowdown73 14th December 2017, 06:31 PM

I didn’t know he was performing on strictly as I don’t follow the show. Well in that case, he will be no1 then unless something incredible changes at the last minute!

Posted by: SM351 14th December 2017, 06:39 PM

Mariah will definitely get to number one in the next few years. Her streaming is so strong - on a year when Xmas day falls on a Wednesday she'll have a massive chance.

Posted by: Doctor Blind 14th December 2017, 06:41 PM

Hopefully by then the OCC will have changed the rules and created a catalogue chart.

Posted by: Hadji 14th December 2017, 06:44 PM

They need to do that

Posted by: Bjork 14th December 2017, 07:13 PM

asap

why would adele releasing tomorrow be cynical? then all songs and artists aiming at #1 are cynical too

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 14th December 2017, 07:31 PM

I'm sure East 17 released Stay Another Day to have a crack at the xmas no1 at the time tbh. The fact they were a British band probably helped them ease ahead of Mariah if anything as they were able to perform/promo in the uk at the time.

This got me thinking - does anyone know the sales difference between both songs from Dec 94?

Posted by: Doctor Blind 14th December 2017, 07:57 PM

East 17 were doing around 170K/week, and Mariah was on around 85K on her first week at number 2, and then 105K the week after - no idea about Christmas week I'm afraid (was not reported in Music Week).

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 14th December 2017, 08:00 PM

Thanks - very impressive sales!

Posted by: Envoirment 14th December 2017, 08:17 PM

Isn't Ed Sheeran releasing a version of "Perfect" with Andrea Bocelli as well tomorrow? I would love Adele to release her "Fastlove" cover and beat him to Christmas #1. Will be interesting to see how the Wham campaign does though, could surprise!

Posted by: Bjork 14th December 2017, 08:21 PM

from the very reliable source the sun

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/5141408/adele-rumoured-to-be-releasing-tribute-song-for-grenfell-victims-and-favourite-to-be-christmas-no1/

Posted by: Adamski94 14th December 2017, 08:38 PM

Adele is a rare type of A Lister we get these days, She always puts people before her and so down to earth and she really truly deserves her success not only as a talented artist but the fantastic person she is

Posted by: MARIAH. 15th December 2017, 12:05 AM

According to OCC, Mariah sold 100,000 in Christmas week and East 17 managed 160,000 (assuming these are their recalculated figures). http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/20-years-of-mariah-s-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-__7820/

Posted by: ChristmasEve201 15th December 2017, 12:13 AM

Did East 17 have much promo that week in terms of tv or signings?

Posted by: Crazy Christmas 15th December 2017, 09:03 AM

Adele could release at midnight next Wed. and still be No.1 by a mile on Friday!!!

Posted by: JingleBellJupes 15th December 2017, 09:18 AM

BIB - Agree 100%
It's really cheeky and pretty sell-out tbh. I know Ed Sheeran is kinda the poster boy for that anyway but still...

Posted by: M4NG0 15th December 2017, 10:43 AM

To have a crack maybe, but they didn't go about it cynically like Ed. It was released in mid-November for a start.