Kworb Combined Top 40 - as per 0.2 hours ago

1 1.0000 Matt Terry - When Christmas Comes Around

2 0.9798 Rag'n'Bone Man - Human

3 0.8280 Little Mix - Touch

4 0.8217 Clean Bandit - Rockabye (feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie)

5 0.7189 Louis Tomlinson & Steve Aoki - Just Hold On

6 0.6455 Zara Larsson - I Would Like

7 0.5098 Bruno Mars - 24K Magic

8 0.5037 Inspiral Carpets - Saturn 5

9 0.4791 Rae Sremmurd - Black Beatles (feat. Gucci Mane)

10 0.4642 The Weeknd - I Feel It Coming (feat. Daft Punk)

 

11 0.3883 ZAYN & Taylor Swift - I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)

12 0.3599 Friends of Jo Cox - You Can't Always Get What You Want (feat. MP4, Steve Harley, Ricky Wilson, David Gray & KT Tunstall) [Edit]

13 0.3569 Lady Gaga - Million Reasons

14 0.3542 The Weeknd - Starboy (feat. Daft Punk)

15 0.3208 Robbie Williams - Love My Life

16 0.3000 NEIKED - Sexual (feat. Dyo)

17 0.2968 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

18 0.2894 Tom Zanetti - You Want Me (feat. Sadie Ama)

19 0.2865 Liv 'N' G - Our Superhero (A Christmas Wish)

20 0.2847 Chris Brown - Party (feat. Gucci Mane & Usher)

 

21 0.2843 Little Mix - Shout Out to My Ex

22 0.2572 Glasnevin - Grace (Green Brigade)

23 0.2533 Jonas Blue - By Your Side (feat. RAYE)

24 0.2490 JP Cooper - September Song

25 0.2484 James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go

26 0.2434 The Pogues - Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl)

27 0.2405 Louisa Johnson - So Good

28 0.2375 Little Mix - Oops (feat. Charlie Puth)

29 0.2240 John Legend - Love Me Now

30 0.2172 The London Hospices Choir & Paul Carrack - The Living Years

 

31 0.2102 The Everly Pregnant Brothers - Chip Pan

32 0.2094 Charli XCX - After the Afterparty (feat. Lil Yachty)

33 0.1871 Nevada - The Mack (feat. Mark Morrison & Fetty Wap)

34 0.1833 Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know (feat. Kendrick Lamar)

35 0.1732 Jax Jones - You Don't Know Me (feat. RAYE)

36 0.1691 Bruno Mars - Versace On The Floor

37 0.1618 Wham! - Last Christmas (Single Version)

38 0.1357 Calum Scott - Dancing on My Own

39 0.1337 Sigma - Find Me (feat. Birdy) [Radio Edit]

40 0.1321 Justin Timberlake - CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! (Original Song From DreamWorks Animation's "Trolls")

 

Same, I can see her rising to #1 on Spotify for a couple of days after this weekend, but I do worry she might suffer on iTunes a bit. She's not even top 10 combined. Carpool oddly had no effect here. It's having a huge effect in the US.

I've noticed that Carpool seems to be a bit less instant here in the UK, than it is for the US! So hopefully it's just got a delayed effect!

 

Also, I'm really annoyed 'Ain't My Fault' will be Zara's worst performing single here in the UK, since her big launch! :( It's by FAR my favourite thing by her!

I wonder what it'll mean for future Christmas #1's if Clean Bandit (or even Mariah) get it next Friday? To think this time ten years ago, the Christmas chart race was between Leona, McFly and Girls Aloud. :o These days it's various charity singles that are never listened to again after the New Year.

 

I think it means we are over the short charity release period - and hopefully current pop stars will start releasing on Xmas week perhaps with Xmas efforts or even big new comebacks.

I was talking to Joe about this very briefly, earlier. I think people are just bored of unoriginal and uninspired, bland charity covers just as much as they got bored of the X Factor songs. We like original and somewhat half decent (at least) efforts. Just look at Craig David with his CiN single and then Jess Glynne last year with 'Take Me Home'.

Just look at Craig David with his CiN single and then Jess Glynne last year with 'Take Me Home'.

I actually thought both those songs were alright actually, although Craig's effort was a low peaking #42, and I think the reason is partly due to the fact he performed another song on The X Factor the same weekend as CIN.

I'm actually dreading the comic relief single next year sales for that could go all pear shaped.on the back of the Xmas charity tracks. I had an inkling these charity tracks wouldn't do anything.

We're there any iTunes campaigns before Rage Against the Machine?

Although, tbf to Comic Relief and Children In Need, they're usually the only charity tracks. I think the problem this year, is what Davidson (?) picked up on last night and that there are too many charity tracks this year.

We're there any iTunes campaigns before Rage Against the Machine?

I think Jeff Buckley's version of Hallelujah rather than X Factor winner Alexandra Burke was one?

Although, tbf to Comic Relief and Children In Need, they're usually the only charity tracks. I think the problem this year, is what Davidson (?) picked up on last night and that there are too many charity tracks this year.

I agree there are too many of them plus the 2 main ones people are split between the two.

I'm actually dreading the comic relief single next year sales for that could go all pear shaped.on the back of the Xmas charity tracks. I had an inkling these charity tracks wouldn't do anything.

I shouldn't think so.

 

I often associate comic relief as th "fun" charity, and their official singles are more often than not upbeat, full flavoured pop songs performed by a current pop artist of the time. No more sad ballads here.

 

I could see someone like Olly Murs singing the comic relief single.

I think Jeff Buckley's version of Hallelujah rather than X Factor winner Alexandra Burke was one?

 

That's true so they must have realised the potential and this potential peaked massively with Rage along with the annoyance of the XF building over 4 years.

 

Same has happened with charity covers since Military Wives in 2011 when they peaked by beating the XF and this year people are bored of them.

I think it means we are over the short charity release period - and hopefully current pop stars will start releasing on Xmas week perhaps with Xmas efforts or even big new comebacks.

 

Hopefully! I don't understand why so few big pop stars release a non-album festive single in order to bag the Christmas Number One. It would give them royalties each year if the track is half decent. Little Mix would be good candidates - they have the fan base and radio would hammer it.

Hopefully record companies can see this now with streaming and the reduced support for reality covers etc.

 

I also find it funny how every year someone releases a cover of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Nathan Sykes this year, Sam Smith last and Rod Stewart all this decade lol.

it seems very low sales atm.

I think Jeff Buckley's version of Hallelujah rather than X Factor winner Alexandra Burke was one?

 

There was also Scottish singer-songwriter Malcolm Middleton's We're All Going To Die in 2007, that only reached number 31.

The new Pia Mia single is so good.

 

Hope it does well.

11. Inspiral Carpets - Saturn 5 (+64+87+125)

12. Friends of Jo Cox - You Can't Always Get What You Want (feat. MP4, Steve Harley, Ricky Wilson, David Gray & KT Tunstall) [Edit]

17. Chris Brown - Party (feat. Gucci Mane & Usher)

18. Liv 'N' G - Our Superhero (A Christmas Wish)

26. The Everly Pregnant Brothers - Chip Pan

28. The London Hospices Choir & Paul Carrack - The Living Years

 

 

135. Pia Mia - We Should Be Together

433. Chris Malinchak - Happiness

495. Galantis - Pillow Fight

 

Another dark red for Matt, this morning he will lose the N.1 after 5 days.

Estimated iTunes sales for Friday via the Digital Sales Data site (I've combined the figures to make an ultimate Top 20)

 

1 - 3884 - Matt Terry When Christmas Comes Around

2 - 3556 - Rag'n'Bone Man Human

3 - 3216 - Little Mix Touch

4 - 3192 - Clean Bandit Rockabye (feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie)

5 - 2792 - Louis Tomlinson & Steve Aoki Just Hold On

6 - 2507 - Zara Larsson I Would Like

7 - 1980 - Bruno Mars 24K Magic

8 - 1957 - Inspiral Carpets Saturn 5

9 - 1861 - Rae Sremmurd Black Beatles (feat. Gucci Mane)

10 - 1803 - The Weeknd I Feel It Coming (feat. Daft Punk)

11 - 1508 - ZAYN & Taylor Swift I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)

12 - 1398 - Friends of Jo Cox You Can't Always Get What You Want (feat. MP4, Steve Harley, Ricky Wilson, David Gray & KT Tunstall) [Edit]

13 - 1386 - Lady Gaga Million Reasons

14 - 1376 - The Weeknd Starboy (feat. Daft Punk)

15 - 1246 - Robbie Williams Love My Life

16 - 1165 - NEIKED Sexual (feat. Dyo)

17 - 1153 - Mariah Carey All I Want For Christmas Is You

18 - 1124 - Tom Zanetti You Want Me (feat. Sadie Ama)

19 - 1113 - Liv 'N' G Our Superhero (A Christmas Wish)

20 - 1106 - Chris Brown Party (feat. Gucci Mane & Usher)