Posted December 3, 20177 yr Looking at the Spotify chart there is already a takeover of Christmas songs, how many do we reckon will be in the top 40/100 in the post-Christmas chart? Last year we had 13 in the top 40 and 39 in the top 100, but this is likely to increase with the added prominence of streaming in the chart as well as with ACR rules. Also feel free to predict what songs will end up going top 40 this year. And remember that 'Driving Home For Christmas' was taken off streaming last year so didn't appear in this list (it dropped out the chart from the previous week's #27) but hopefully that doesn't happen again this year, for now it is on streaming. I'm going to predict Mariah, Wham, Pogues, Shaky, Wizzard, Andy Williams, Michael Buble, Band Aid, Slade, Brenda Lee, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Chris Rea, Ariana Grande, John Lennon, Justin Bieber and Leona Lewis (wishful thinking) will all be top 40 so that makes 17. And I suppose the likes of Bing Crosby, Coldplay, Michael Buble's other song etc. could also have a chance depending on just how big Christmas Day streaming is. Mariah Carey I reckon could be the week's official #1 too knocking off Ed Sheeran or Wham. As for the entire top 100 I'm going to say there'll be at least 50 though it's hard to predict which songs will be removed from ACR and which won't (for now I'll assume everything will be taken off ACR). Here's last year's chart for reference. 5 5 78 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You 7 16 47**(72) Wham! - Last Christmas 15 15 84**(89) The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York 17 22 57 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone 20 8 3 Matt Terry - When Christmas Comes Around 23 27 44 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 24 41 38 Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 27 38 19 Michael Bublé - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 29 35 41**(65) Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? 30 39 86**(90) Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody 31 44 35 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree 37 47 23 Elton John - Step Into Christmas 40 54 20 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime 47 72 22**(28) Bing Crosby ~ White Christmas 48 52 17 Coldplay ~ Christmas Lights 49 64 26**(66) John & Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band ~ Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 50 61 9**(17) Boney M. ~ Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord 58 73 18 Jona Lewie ~ Stop The Cavalry 62 75 14 Pretenders ~ 2000 Miles 63 87 7 Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby 65 83 13**(17) Mud - Lonely This Christmas 66 74 7 Kelly Clarkson ~ Underneath The Tree 67 84 41**(42) East 17 - Stay Another Day 68 RE (102) 3 The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride 71 NEW (107) 1 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock 72 77 15 Kylie ~ Santa Baby 74 NEW (105) 1 Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) 75 RE (121) 8 Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas 76 70 11 Leona Lewis ~ One More Sleep 77 RE (143) 5 Nat "King" Cole - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) 78 NEW (141) 1 Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad 79 RE (125) 16 Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas 93 NEW (152) Frank Sinatra - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow 94 RE 12 (120) Dean Martin - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow 95 RE (129) 5**(10) Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town 96 RE (118) 5 The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping 97 96 22 The Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) 98 RE (132) Michael Buble - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 100 RE (124) 2 Michael Buble - Holly Jolly Christmas
December 3, 20177 yr Probably more than 20 & more than 60 given their dominance on streaming that week added to the fact many of the non-xmas hits will be on ACR.
December 3, 20177 yr I'd say >20 and >60 too just cus the massive dominance they had this weekend and I can just see it getting bigger and bigger
December 3, 20177 yr Im thinking around 15-20 in the top 40. I know the itunes chart isn't a good indicator anymore for chart position but there appears to be a lot doing well on spotify! I mean Leona is doing great on Spotify...she is away go top 50...and her song is about xmas eve lol...can see this one gaining big time this year. I think last year it went to 70 or 71. Deserves top 40 for sure! I think Last Christmas will get a huge bump this year too...for obvious reasons.
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