Posted November 27, 200915 yr Friday 4th December The Top Books: Compiled Neilsen 01 01 GUINESS WORLD RECORDS - GUINESS BOOKS 02 04 ECLIPSE - STEPHENIE MEYER 03 03 TWILIGHT - STEPHENIE MEYER 04 02 LOST SYMBOL - DAN BROWN 05 08 NEW MOON - STEPHENIE MEYER 06 15 BREAKING DAWN - STEPHENIE MEYER 07 06 OH WHAT A LOVELY PAIR - ANT AND DEC 08 31 DELIA`S HAPPY CHRISTMAS - DELIA SMITH 09 14 WHERE`S STIG - BBC BOOKS 10 05 THE ASSOCIATE - JOHN GRISHAM Stephenie has the top 10 sown up, this week! The Top Dvd Films: Compiled by HMV 01 NE TRANSFORMERS 2: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN 02 01 TERMINATOR 4: SALVATION 03 02 STAR TREK XI 04 NE THE PROPOSAL 05 04 MY SISTERS KEEPER 06 05 BRUNO 07 03 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2 08 06 4 CHRISTMASSES 09 11 X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE 10 07 LAND OF THE LOST Classified kids dvds in the top ten would be Ice Age 3, G-Force, Tinker Bell. The Top Box Office Films: Compiled by Screen International 01 01 TWILIGHT SAGA-NEW MOON 02 NE PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 03 03 A CHRISTMAS CAROL 04 02 2012 05 NE LAW ABIDING CITIZEN 06 NE NATIVITY 07 04 HARRY BROWN 08 05 UP 09 NE DE DANA DHAN 10 08 A SERIOUS MAN The Top Games: Based on all formats 01 02 NEW SUPER MARIO BROTHERS 02 04 SINGSTAR TAKE THAT 03 01 CALL OF DUTY MODERN WARFARE 2 04 05 SOLUS 05 RE MARIO KART (INCLUDES WHEEL) 06 NE FORMULA ONE 09 07 06 FIFA 10 08 09 MARIO AND SONIC AT THE WINTER OLYMPICS 09 NE WET 10 NE RATCHET AND CLANK: QUEST FOR BOOTY The Top TV Programmes: Compiled by BARB (Only the top editions of programmes noted) 01 01 X FACTOR 14.51 02 04 CORONATION STREET 11.13 03 02 I`M A CELEBRITY GET ME OUT OF HERE 10.86 04 NE CHILDREN IN NEED 10.08 05 06 EASTENDERS 9.67 06 03 STRICTLY COME DANCING 9.39 07 25 10 O`CLOCK NEWS 8.23 08 08 EMMERDALE 7.93 09 13 HARRY HILL 7.25 10 11 FAMILY FORTUNES 6.65 11 NE CHILDREN IN NEED ROCKS AT THE ALBERT HALL 6.50 12 RE BBC NEWS SUN 6.43 13 10 MERLIN 6.30 14 09 TOP GEAR 6.19 15 15 COUNTRYFILE 6.15 16 NE CELEBRATING THE CARPENTERS 6.04 17 12 HOLBY CITY 5.78 18 18 CASUALTY 5.69 19 RE BBC LONDON NEWS 5.57 19 14 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 5.57 21 24 6 O`CLOCK NEWS 5.39 22 20 SPOOKS 5.26 23 16 WATERLOO ROAD 5.10 24 22 ONE SHOW 5.04 25 NE JIMMY`S FOOD FACTORY 5.00 26 RE YOU`VE BEEN FRAMED 4.89 27 26 WEEKEND NEWS 4.73 28 RE ITV NEWS SUNDAY 4.55 29 21 LOTTERY 4.41 30 RE TOY STORIES 4.22 The Top Albums: Based on a pro-rota of sales (Thurs to Weds) with adjusted figures for new entries 01 01 I DREAMED A DREAM - SUSAN BOYLE 02 02 NOW 74 - VARIOUS 03 NE WHERE ARE WE - WESTLIFE 04 NE THE CIRCUS LIVE - TAKE THAT 05 03 JLS - JLS 06 06 E.N.D. - BLACK EYED PEAS 07 08 CRAZY LOVE - MICHAEL BUBLE 08 05 ABSOLUTE GREATEST - QUEEN 09 09 UP TO NOW - SNOW PATROL 10 04 ECHO - LEONA LEWIS 11 07 FAME MONSTER - LADY GAGA 12 NE HEROES - COLDSTREAM GUARDS 13 10 REALITY KILLED THE VIDEO STAR - ROBBIE WILLIAMS 14 11 HITS - WILL YOUNG 15 NE MY CHRISTMAS - ANDREA BOCELLI 16 13 3 WORDS - CHERYL COLE 17 14 POP PARTY 7 - VARIOUS 18 12 COMING HOME - SOLDIERS 19 20 SOULBOOK - ROD STEWART 20 15 RATED X - RIHANNA 21 24 THIS IS IT - MICHAEL JACKSON 22 17 AGAINST ALL ODDS - N-DUBZ 23 NE O FORTUNA - RHYDIAN 24 21 OVERCOME - ALEXANDRA 25 22 GREATEST HITS - FOOFIGHTERS 26 25 ELECTRONIC 80s - VARIOUS 27 27 DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS 3 - VARIOUS 28 28 SUNNY SIDE UP - PAOLO NUTINI 29 29 I AM SASHA FIERCE - BEYONCE 30 37 THE PERFORMANCE - SHIRLEY BASSEY Time for the Flashback to...December 1981 The Top TV back then: Note viewing figures for the last 5 months of 1981, are scarce because many were not kept Top ITV Programmes 01 CORONATION STREET (MON) 17m 02 CORONATION STEET (WEDS) 16.70m 03 PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT (FRI)...Bruce Forsyth and those dodgy cards & dolly dealers in Series 2 04 THIS IS YOUR LIFE (Weds) 16m...the late Eamonn Andrews and the original big red book 05 LONDON NIGHT OUT (Weds)...Tom O`Conner hosts the show (formerly Wednesday At 8), featuring comedy/music & Name That Tune 06 PUNCHLINES (SAT)...the late Lennie Bennett hosts the game, where celebrities have to supply the correct punchlines as answers to contestants 07 GAME FOR A LAUGH (SAT)...the late Jeremy Beadle, Sarah Kennedy/Matthew Kelly/Henry Kelly. Surprisingly the show that took the Generation Games viewers away was actually going to appear on the BBC, but they rejected it after the pilot that was introduced by Paul Daniels/Pamela Stephenson/David Copperfield (he of Three Of A Kind fame). The BBC called it "Gotcha"...sounds to Noel Edmonds! Very strange, when Jimmy Tarbuck turned down "The Generation Game" in 1982, that Noel Edmonds began his Saturday night reign as host of ill-fated "The Late Late Breakfast Show". With some of it similar to the original idea of "Game For A Laugh". 08 CROSSROADS (MON) 13.5m 09 BULLSEYE (MON)...Jim Bowen at ATV in Series 1 10 GIVE US A CLUE (THURS)...Michael Aspel presents the charade based game, with Team Captains Una Stubbs & Lionel Blair Top BBC Programmes 01 TO THE MANOR BORN 17.80m (Sun)...the final episode sees Audrey Fforbes-Hamilton marry Richard Devere (Penelope Keith & Peter Bowles) 02 BERGERAC 16.90m (Sun)...John Nettles stars as "Jim Bergerac" over in Jersey 03 HI-DE-HI (Sun)...Series 2 episode 1 If Wet-In The Ballroom. Simon Cadell/Ruth Madoc/Su Pollard/Paul Shane in the Holiday Camp sitcom 04 MASTERMIND (Sun) 15m...Magnus Magusson hosts the 10th series of the brainbusting quiz 05 PAUL DANIELS MAGIC SHOW (Sat)...Paul pops up, and pulls Debbie McGee from an empty cupboard 06 TENKO (Tues) 13m...following the Japanese invasion of Singapore in Feb 1942. Starring Ann Bell/Stephanie Cole/Stephanie Beacham/Louise Jameson 07 JULIET BRAVO (Sat)...Stephanie Turner as Insp. Jean Darblay in Hartley. Created by Ian Kennedy Martin of The Sweeney fame 08 DALLAS (Fri) 12.3m...J.R./Su Ellen and all that oil stuff 09 NEWS/SPORT/WEATHER (Sat) 11.5m 10 LARRY GRAYSON`S GENERATION GAME (Sat) 11.1m...Larry`s 4th and final series, with hostess Isla St Clair The Top Albums in Dec 1981: With Queen and one of the biggest selling albums of all time, heading off 1981`s biggest Christmas present in Chart Hits 81, and was it possibly a given thing, that the Human League would do the double for Christmas week, and clock up a 10 week stay as the #1 album? 01 02 GREATEST HITS - QUEEN 02 12 CHART HITS 81 - VARIOUS 03 04 DARE - HUMAN LEAGUE 04 01 PRINCE CHARMING - ADAM AND THE ANTS 05 06 BEST OF - BLONDIE 06 03 ARCHITECTURE AND MORALITY - ORCHESTRAL MANOUEVRES IN THE DARK 07 18 DE NINA A MUJER - JULIO IGLESIAS 08 10 PEARLS - ELKIE BROOKES 09 07 SHAKY - SHAKIN`STEVENS 10 14 TIN DRUM - JAPAN 11 08 TONIGHT I`M YOURS - ROD STEWART 12 05 GHOST IN THE MACHINE - POLICE 13 NE COLLECTION - SIMON AND GARFUNKEL 14 09 RAISE - EARTH WIND AND FIRE 15 12 SPEAK AND SPELL - DEPECHE MODE 16 15 EXIT STAGE LEFT - RUSH 17 NE NON STOP EROTIC CABARET - SOFT CELL 18 21 ALL THE GREATEST HITS - DIANA ROSS 19 23 WIRED FOR SOUND - CLIFF RICHARD 20 24 BEST OF - RAINBOW The Top Singles in Dec 1981: 01 02 BEGIN THE BEGUINE - JULIO IGLESIAS...getting his first UK hit, the ex-goalkeeper pensioned off for an injury. The first Spanish hit to top the UK chart 02 01 UNDER PRESSURE - QUEEN/DAVID BOWIE...the double biggy, and no sign of Vanilla Ice! 03 04 LET`S GROOVE - EARTH WIND AND FIRE...the 3rd top 3 hit for those elements 04 08 BEDSITTER - SOFT CELL...the 2nd top 5 hit for Marc Almond & David Ball on the electronics 05 11 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE - DIANA ROSS...a re-make of the Frankie Lymon/Alma Cogan hit circa 1956 06 03 FAVOURITE SHIRTS - HAIRCUT 100...A certain Tony Blackburn introduced this as "Favourite Skirts" in 1981 on the top 40! 07 16 DADDY`S HOME - CLIFF RICHARD...another re-make for Cliff, that really payed off as a Christmas #2 08 10 I GO TO SLEEP - PRETENDERS...Chrissie covering the Kinks, once again 09 07 PHYSICAL - OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN...somehow the words, don`t match the video... 10 13 AY AY AY AY MOOSEY - MODERN ROMANCE...more party fun with John Du Prez and co, a la trumpet 11 05 JOAN OF ARC - ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK...not to be confused with "Maid Of Orleans" (The Waltz Joan Of Arc) 12 14 STEPPIN`OUT - KOOL AND THE GANG...Ronald & Robert Bell and co, around since 1964 13 27 GOOD MORNING UNIVERSE - TOYAH...the 2nd E.P. for Ms Wilcox, who wanted to be free 14 09 TONIGHT I`M YOURS - ROD STEWART...Young Rodney still giving it some 15 20 THE VOICE - ULTRAVOX...Midge and the gang, and the 2nd of 2 Scots side by side 16 06 EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC - POLICE...Gordon, Andy, and Stewart with their 4th #1 17 NE DON`T YOU WANT ME - HUMAN LEAGUE...the single that passed a million by 1982 18 21 LUNATICS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE ASYLUM - FUN BOY THREE...Terry Hall, Neville Staple, Lynval Golding after the Specials 19 19 TEARS ARE NOT ENOUGH - ABC...Martin Fry and the gang, and like Human League from Sheffield 20 22 CAMBODIA - KIM WILDE...Marty`s little girl and her 4th top 20 hit during 1981 21 12 WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL - FOUR TOPS...Levi and the gang and the return to the British top 3 22 28 WEDDING BELLS - GODLEY AND CREME...ex-10CC and their 2nd UK hit, although "Englishman In New York" was big all over Europe in 1980 23 31 FLASHBACK - IMAGINATION...Leee John, formerly of Chairmen Of The Board/Elgins/Velvelettes/Defonics 24 25 YES TONIGHT JOSEPHINE - THE JETS...a re-make of the Johnny Ray 1957 #1...The Jets being the UK band, with that 50s feel 25 40 MY OWN WAY - DURAN DURAN...the 4th hit, and 3rd to miss the top ten for the Birmingham based talents of Simon Le Bon and co 26 24 BIRDIE SONG - TWEETS...the worst piece of 1981, and it hung around for 5 months, based on the Chicken Dance from Switzerland from the 50s 27 NE IT MUST BE LOVE - MADNESS...a re-make for Suggs and co, originally a 1971 hit for Labi Siffree 28 44 ROCK N`ROLL - STATUS QUO...more 12 gold bars, and this time whistling for Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt etc 29 NE WILD IS THE WIND - DAVID BOWIE...David Robert Jones from Brixton and 63 next month 30 33 TURN YOUR LOVE AROUND - GEORGE BENSON...over to Pittsburgh for the man who used to be known as George "Bad" Benson 31 29 LOVE ME TONIGHT - TREVOR WALTERS...reggae from the man who turned Lionel Richie into that in 1984 32 15 LABELLED WITH LOVE - SQUEEZE...Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook with an almost country sounding song 33 18 WHEN YOU WERE SWEET SIXTEEN - FUREYS AND DAVEY ARTHUR...over the to the Emerald Isle, and still touring after 30 years one way or another 34 17 HAPPY BIRTHDAY - ALTERED IMAGES...Clare Grogan and the first hit 35 41 BUONA SERA - BAD MANNERS...Buster Bloodvessel still driving us nuts, with that big tongue in 2009 on their 33rd year 36 32 PAINT ME DOWN - SPANDAU BALLET...Tony Hadley, the Kemps back on the road in 2009 37 NE LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE - BUCK`S FIZZ...hit 4 for Mike Nolan, Cheryl Baker, Jay Aston, Bobby G 38 43 WE KILL THE WORLD - BONEY M...a slightly forgotten and end hit for Frank Farian`s produced line-up, and Liz Mitchell still down the road from me 39 42 MIRROR MIRROR - DOLLAR...David & Therese, with this one produced by Trevor Horn (whom they had work with during their Guys & Dolls days) 40 NE LOVE NEEDS NO DISGUISE - GARY NUMAN...Gary Anthony James Webb, who took his "Numan" name from a plumber ad in Yellow pages The Top Physicals this week: 01 01 PETER KAY 02 02 X FACTOR FINALISTS 03 04 BLACK EYED PEAS (MEET ME HALFWAY) 04 05 CHERYL COLE 05 03 LADY GAGA 06 NE ALICIA KEYS 07 NE KE$HA 08 07 WESTLIFE 09 08 JLS 10 06 LEONA 11 09 ALEXANDRA 12 11 ALESHA DIXON 13 10 N-DUBZ 14 12 SUGABABES 15 NE PEARL JAM 16 NE PRODIGY 17 13 JAY SEAN 18 15 JAY Z/ALICIA KEYS 19 14 FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE 20 16 MIKA I probably think that the physical chart is much better this time of year, because we don`t end up with those same old Xmas songs cluttering up the chart. Why do people download the same Christmas songs every damn year? Where are the likes of Dana/Showaddywaddy/Gilbert O`Sullivan etc. That was the kind of stuff we listened too. I mean you only have to switch on the radio to hear Mariah/Wizzard/Slade/Pogues...4 songs I personally detest! "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" is probably the worst, and just a remake of their previous hit "Angel Fingers". Anyway outside the Physical top 20 lurks Ian Brown/Taio Cruz/Timbaland/30 Seconds To Mars/50 Cent. What a shame Ian missed out. The full week on iTunes: 01 03 RIHANNA 02 02 BLACK EYED PEAS 03 04 LADY GAGA 04 01 JASON DERULO 05 05 KE$HA 06 NE ALICIA KEYS 07 NE TIMBALAND 08 19 JAY Z 09 08 CHERYL COLE 10 06 SUSAN BOYLE 11 14 PIXIE LOTT 12 09 LEONA 13 12 JAY SEAN 14 31 CHIPMUNK (LOOK FOR ME) 15 10 JLS 16 29 TAKEN BY TREES 17 36 CHERYL COLE/WILL I. AM 18 07 X FACTOR FINALISTS 19 NE 30 SECONDS TO MARS 20 20 WESTLIFE The Pre-Order Singles: 01 SILVER BELLS - WOGAN/JONES/CORR 7th 02 DECEMBER SONG - GEORGE MICHAEL 14th 03 CHRISTMAS - PET SHOP BOYS 14th 04 A SOLDIERS CHRISTMAS LETTER - SOLDIERS 7th 05 SINCE YOU WENT AWAY - SO SOLID 11th Jan 06 TAKE THAT - WILEY 28th 07 WHERE ARE YOU XMAS - HOLLIE STEEL 14th 08 DO YOU WANT THE TRUTH OR SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL - PALOMA FAITH 21st 09 RECESSION PROOF - STEPH FRAZER 7th 10 I WISH - MINI VIVA 14th 11 ADMIT IT - ESMEE DENTERS 21st 12 WHERE WE BELONG - LOST PROPHETS 4th Jan 13 HURTFUL - ERIK HASSLE 8th Feb 14 ROCKIN AT THE DISCO - BANDITO 7th 15 NOT SO SURE - NOVELLOS 11th Jan 16 FRAGILE - DEPECHE MODE 7th The Pre-Order Albums: 01 THIS IS WAR - 30 SECONDS TO MARS 7th 02 ELEMENT OF FREEDOM - ALICIA KEYS 14th 03 NEW YORK CITY - PAUL MCCARTNEY 14th 04 GRAFFITI - CHRIS BROWN 7th 05 SHOCK VALUE II - TIMBALAND 7th 06 I AM YOURS - BEYONCE 7th 07 100 ESSENTIAL HITS OF THE 80s - VARIOUS 7th 08 ACOLYTE - DELPHIC 11th Jan 09 DREAMIN MAN LIVE - NEIL YOUNG 7th 10 MALICE IN WONDERLAND - SNOOP DOGG 7th 11 REBIRTH - LIL`WAYNE 21st 12 THE BETRAYED - LOST PROPHETS 18th Jan 13 STRONGER WITH EACH TEAR - MARY J BLIGE 21st 14 HOLD ME DOWN - YOU ME AT SIX 11th Jan 15 CONTRA - VAMPIRE WEEKEND 11th Jan Coming next the combined complete singles, and Part Two of the top selling Christmas Hits of all time, hang on...
December 4, 200915 yr Haha my mother was in the choir for Gilbert O'Sullivan's Christmas Song. Her dad was his manager's PA.
December 4, 200915 yr Haha my mother was in the choir for Gilbert O'Sullivan's Christmas Song. Her dad was his manager's PA. Nice :heehee: Anyway, thanks Dave Great to see Pet Shop Boys still top 3 on pre-orders :wub:
December 4, 200915 yr The Prodigy only number SIXTEEN physical? :mellow: :mellow: :mellow: I really hope they at least went top 75... :cry:
December 4, 200915 yr Author Here`s the Singles. Compiled thus...The Top 20 based around Chart Show TV, but with added sales. 21-40 is a mish-mash of downloads/physical sales, with 41-75 based on Downloads only. The Bubblers: Top 75 KILLERS Top 70 PRODIGY LMFAO WIZZARD JAY SEAN/SEAN PAUL Top 60 MILEY CYRUS 33) MUMFORD AND SONS 32) TAKE THAT 31) SHAKIN`STEVENS SLADE TAIO CRUZ - NO OTHER ONE JAY Z - YOUNG FOREVER DIZZEE RASCAL - DIRTEE CASH 30) ALICIA KEYS - NO ONE SNOW PATROL 29) Top 50 50 35 SEXY CHICK - GUETTA/AKON 49 45 DON`T STOP BELIEVIN` - JOURNEY 48 51 DOMINOES - THE BIG PINK 28) 47 37 I DREAMED A DREAM - SUSAN BOYLE 46 RE LAST XMAS - WHAM 45 NE EGO - SATURDAYS 44 17 I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS - MARIAH CAREY 43 40 OOPSY DAISY - CHIPMUNK 27) 42 NE UNDISCLOSED PLEASURES - MUSE 41 32 DID IT AGAIN - SHAKIRA 40 31 TELEPHONE - LADY GAGA 39 34 BREAK YOUR HEART - TAIO CRUZ 26) 38 49 WHO`D HAVE KNOWN - LILY ALLEN 37 27 END CREDITS - CHASE AND STATUS 25) 36 28 PENCIL FULL OF LEAD - PAOLO NUTINI 24) 35 30 MILLION DOLLAR BILL - WHITNEY HOUSTON 23) 34 23 ABOUT A GIRL - SUGABABES 22) 33 43 PLAYING WITH FIRE - N-DUBZ 32 RE FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK - POGUES/KIRSTY MACOLL 31 30 I CAN TRANSFORM YA - CHRIS BROWN 21) 30 25 YOU KNOW ME - ROBBIE WILLIAMS 29 20 BAD BOYS - ALEXANDRA BURKE 20) 28 12 I NEED YOU - N-DUBZ 19) =20 27 RE ALL I WANT FOR XMAS IS YOU - MARIAH CAREY =19 26 42 3 WORDS - CHERYL COLE 25 19 YOU GOT THE LOVE - FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE 18) 24 13 3 - BRITNEY SPEARS =18 23 NE KINGS AND QUEENS - 30 SECONDS TO MARS 17) 22 38 LOOK FOR ME - CHIPMUNK 21 33 SWEET CHILD O`MINE - TAKEN BY TREES 20 15 HAVEN`T MET YOU YET - MICHAEL BUBLE =15 19 18 I GOTTA FEELING - BLACK EYED PEAS 16) =17 18 22 WHAT ABOUT NOW - WESTLIFE 15) =14 17 10 EVERYBODY IN LOVE - JLS 14) =13 16 24 BABY BY ME - 50CENT 13) =16 15 11 HAPPY - LEONA LEWIS 12) =10 14 14 DOWN - JAY SEAN 11) =11 13 09 WILD HORSES - SUSAN BOYLE 12 16 CRY ME OUT - PIXIE LOTT =12 11 21 EMPIRE STATE - JAY Z 10) =8 10 08 FIGHT FOR THIS LOVE - CHERYL COLE 9) =7 09 NE MORNING AFTER DARK - TIMBALAND 8) =9 08 NE DOESN`T MEAN ANYTHING - ALICIA KEYS 7) =6 07 07 TIC TOC - KE$HA 6) =5 06 03 WATCHA SAY - JASON DERULO 5) =4 05 02 YOU ARE NOT ALONE - X FACTOR FINALISTS 4) =3 04 05 BAD ROMANCE - LADY GAGA 3) 03 04 MEET ME HALFWAY - BLACK EYED PEAS 2) =2 02 06 RUSSIAN ROULETTE - RIHANNA 01 01 CAN YOU FEEL IT/DON`T STOP/JAI HO/TUBTHUMPING/NEVER FORGET/HEY JUDE/ONE DAY LIKE THIS(MEDLEY) - PETER KAY 1) =1 ) Position without downloads alone = Position on Chart Show tv Not giving figures this week...too close, but we haven`t included the dvd sales for Peter... Here come`s Part 2 of our Best Selling Christmas Songs ever (60-41): 60 BIONIC SANTA - CHRIS HILL 1976 59 SANTA`S LIST - CLIFF RICHARD 2003 69,000 58 STEP INTO CHRISTMAS - ELTON JOHN 1973 70,000 57 THANK GOD IT`S CHRISTMAS - QUEEN 1984 90,000 56 I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS - BEVERLEY SISTERS 1953 91,000 55 I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS - JIMMY BOYD 92,000 54 SLEIGH RIDE - S. CLUB JUNIORS 2002 95,000 53 ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS - GERALDINE 2008 95,000 52 ROCKIN`AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE - BRENDA LEE 1962 51 THE CHRISTMAS SONG (I NOT DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS) - GILBERT O`SULLIVAN 1974 50 HEY MISTER CHRISTMAS - SHOWADDYWADDY 1974 100,000 49 I BELIEVE IN CHRISTMAS - TWEENIES 2001 122,000 48 HAPPY CHRISTMAS (WAR IS OVER) - THE IDOLS 2003 116,000 47 GIFT OF CHRISTMAS - CHILDLINERS 1995 46 PROPER CRIMBO - BO SELECTA 2003 45 SANTA BRING MY BABY BACK TO ME - ELVIS PRESLEY 1957 44 I`M WALKIN`BACKWARDS FOR CHRISTMAS - THE GOONS 1956 43 LITTLE DRUMMER BOY - BEVERLEY SISTERS 1959 42 LONELY PUP (IN A CHRISTMAS SHOP) - ADAM FAITH 1960 135,000 41 HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS - KATIE MELUA (Double A Side) 2007 Continuing next week with 40-21. Note: Some figures are not exactly correct on some points, so I haven`t included them. For instance some people suggest that Kate Bush sold 75,000 in 1980 with "December Will Be Magic Again". If that is true, then the Barron Knights would have sold much more with "Never Mind The Presents". So, we are working on it!
December 4, 200915 yr Thanks Dave! I know you say the figures are too close to give, but do you think Rihanna will be number 1 by Sunday?
December 4, 200915 yr Author Thanks Dave! I know you say the figures are too close to give, but do you think Rihanna will be number 1 by Sunday? In a 3 words...I hope Not! ;) But we don`t include the dvd sales in our chart. So, Peter has sold much less for us.
December 4, 200915 yr Thanks for the info on what has been a relatively unpredictable week chartwise.
December 4, 200915 yr I would have thought New Year - Sugababes would have counted in your Christmas song chart, as it mentions Christmas in the song and is quite a Christmassy song. It's sold 84,170.
December 4, 200915 yr I love the retro Human League - Don't You Want Me, all time favourite Xmas #1 single, shame they don't make good music like that no more. Excellent tracks by The Police, Ultravox, Soft Cell, Kim Wilde :heart: And for those members that don't remember The Tweets here is the Birdie Song. :lol: qeswZaReE0I Don't forget to do the dance moves :heehee:
December 4, 200915 yr Author I would have thought New Year - Sugababes would have counted in your Christmas song chart, as it mentions Christmas in the song and is quite a Christmassy song. It's sold 84,170. It may mention Christmas (Last Year you went away at Christmas), but it`s hardly Christmas really. I mean if you include that, then we could include such songs as Kiss Me & Stephen Tin Tin Duffy because it mentions "Callers like it was Christmas Eve". It has to have a Christmas connection in the title really, and Sugababes would be New Year with this title, as in "This Perfect Year" along with Dina Carroll etc. It certainly does get difficult to compile though because like you say, you have to determine what really is Christmas or not. We don`t include East 17/Frankie Goes To Hollywood or stuff like that either as they cash inon Chrismas with snow & Nativity scenes etc, but don`t mention Christmas anywhere. It also is hard to go under #60 in the list because figures of sales are half cut, and questionable. I question earlier that Kate Bush sold 75,000 and also questioned the fact it wasn`t exactly Christmas either...It`s December based, with a line "Saint Nicholas down the chimney" but not all the way Christmas.
December 5, 200915 yr A much better video for the Birdie Song..... Edited December 5, 200915 yr by Shaky Fan
December 5, 200915 yr Author A much better video for the Birdie Song..... Remember the follow up though? "Let`s All Sing Like The Birdies Sing"
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