A large percentage of the Christmas songs are moving down this week

 

I was wondering this, why do most of the Christmas songs usually move down a few places on the official Christmas chart compared with the chart the week before?

 

I thought they would get higher or stay the same right until Christmas Day!

Edited December 19, 20178 yr by ❄The Snow.

In other news, AIWFCIY has entered the top 10 in America for the first time in 10 years. That’s because Americans aren’t obsessed with her song like the British are

Edited December 19, 20178 yr by Hadji

lol it's enetered the top 10 for the first time ever

mostly cos it was not chart elegible back in the day

It would be wonderful if Mariah Carey can beat her original number 9 peak in the States with All I Want For Christmas Is You.

 

 

In other news, AIWFCIY has entered the top 10 in America for the first time in 10 years. That’s because Americans aren’t obsessed with her song like the British are

Most of the world isn’t as obsessed with AIWFCIY/xmas songs as we are in the uk. It’s definitely not just the US.

 

Really hoping Leona can manage another week (ideally 2) in the top 40.

In other news, AIWFCIY has entered the top 10 in America for the first time in 10 years. That’s because Americans aren’t obsessed with her song like the British are

Except it actually takes a hell of a lot more to be top 10 in America than it does here. They love it just as much as we do. It didn't make the top 10 upon original release (or ever until now) because of chart rules at the time.

The Royal Variety Performance show should shake up the album chart as from tomorrow, as well U2 have their own TV special on BBC1.

 

Even the charity single from Michael & Alfie could just nudge inside the top 40 singles chart, there is quite a good line up of artists on there, Paloma, Killers, Script, Tokio Myers and the Leading Ladies. I think the artists that would benefit more will be Paloma, Michael & Alfie and U2, both shows clash though, so U2 will probably have the lesser effect.

 

I didn't realise both shows were on until now.

Except it actually takes a hell of a lot more to be top 10 in America than it does here. They love it just as much as we do. It didn't make the top 10 upon original release (or ever until now) because of chart rules at the time.

 

What rules prevent Mariah from charting in the US in 1994?

The Royal Variety Performance show should shake up the album chart as from tomorrow, as well U2 have their own TV special on BBC1.

 

Even the charity single from Michael & Alfie could just nudge inside the top 40 singles chart, there is quite a good line up of artists on there, Paloma, Killers, Script, Tokio Myers and the Leading Ladies. I think the artists that would benefit more will be Paloma, Michael & Alfie and U2, both shows clash though, so U2 will probably have the lesser effect.

 

I didn't realise both shows were on until now.

 

Got U2 recording myself!

What rules prevent Mariah from charting in the US in 1994?

 

For some bizarre reason Billboard had a separate 'holiday' chart right up until a couple of years ago so Christmas songs were never able to chart. A few of the more popular ones now return there each year as well (although only if they do well enough to enter the top 50 due to their recurrent rules so there are far fewer than in the UK).

Christ that's awful - I would t even be a chart fan if I was American!!

It seems weird to exclude NEW holiday songs just for being holiday songs. I think what they need to do here is introduce a catalogue holiday chart. Or even a catalogue chart tbh. Anything over X amount of years old.

The US chart always was a bit weird and controlled!!

Was?

The US chart is just absolutely bonkers. They include airplay and YouTube streaming figures.

 

Which means payola is very important. (See recently when Taylor had a huge LWYMMD radio deal, only to fall drastically down the chart when the deal was over).

Edited December 19, 20178 yr by Sqntq Clqus

That and in the album chart you can bribe people with ticket deals and the album shoots to number 1. It's bizarre. What does it even mean!

Yep, I believe The Chainsmokers debuted with ridiculous numbers because of ticket deals.

For some bizarre reason Billboard had a separate 'holiday' chart right up until a couple of years ago so Christmas songs were never able to chart. A few of the more popular ones now return there each year as well (although only if they do well enough to enter the top 50 due to their recurrent rules so there are far fewer than in the UK).

 

 

Actually what really prevented it from charting back in 1994 was the fact that it wasn't released as a physical single thus being ineligible to chart on hot 100. It wasn't until 1998 that airplay-only singles were allowed to chart on hot 100.

Was?

 

*Is

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...will always be? :lol: