Interesting the drop in spotify fortunes for Slade and Wizzard are we seeing a removal of 70s hits to make way for the newer songs?

 

Wizzard peak in previous years was 8 this year it was 28 on Christmas Eve.

 

Also Shaky hasn't made the top 10 this year usually he creaps into top 10.

 

Not sure what the Brenda Lee thing is about I haven't heard it once this year and as there is no vid it doesn't get tv exposure.

 

It's a shame Greg Lake is doing worse every year a great classic that is drifting away.

Edited December 25, 20186 yr by steveh31

Yeah the tv stations play the Mel and Kim version oF RATCT which probably explains it if there is no video of the original

Interesting the drop in spotify fortunes for Slade and Wizzard are we seeing a removal of 70s hits to make way for the newer songs?

 

Wizzard peak in previous years was 8 this year it was 28 on Christmas Eve.

 

Also Shaky hasn't made the top 10 this year usually he creaps into top 10.

 

Not sure what the Brenda Lee thing is about I haven't heard it once this year and as there is no vid it doesn't get tv exposure.

 

It's a shame Greg Lake is doing worse every year a great classic that is drifting away.

Its just the power of Spotify playlists, Slade especially is not featured in any big ones apart from 1 well down the list.

 

 

Yeah the tv stations play the Mel and Kim version oF RATCT which probably explains it if there is no video of the original

 

True for the reverse too. The Mel and Kim version very rarely gets played on the radio.

Spotify Daily Chart Update (24/12)

01 [01] Mariah Carey – All I Want for Christmas Is You 1,188,124

02 [02] Wham! – Last Christmas 1,129,608

03 [04] Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree [*NEW PEAK*] 916,693

04 [03] The Pogues – Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl) 910,094

05 [05] Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas? 905,817

06 [06] Michael Bublé – It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 854,554

07 [07] Ariana Grande – Santa Tell Me 732,039

08 [08] Chris Rea – Driving Home For Christmas 705,050

09 [09] John & Yoko – Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 703,591

10 [10] Elton John – Step Into Christmas 673,124

 

11 [12] Andy Williams – It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

12 [13] Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmastime [*NEW PEAK*]

13 [15] Bobby Helms – Jingle Bell Rock [*NEW PEAK*]

14 [18] Shakin' Stevens – Merry Christmas Everyone

15 [16] Bing Crosby – White Christmas

16 [17] Leona Lewis – One More Sleep

17 [19] Michael Bublé – Holly Jolly Christmas

18 [20] Frank Sinatra with The B. Swanson Quartet – Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow [*NEW PEAK*]

19 [21] Justin Bieber – Mistletoe

20 [25] Sam Smith – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas [*NEW PEAK*]

 

21 [22] Kylie Minogue – Santa Baby

22 [28] The Ronettes – Sleigh Ride

23 [27] Kelly Clarkson – Underneath the Tree [*NEW PEAK*]

24 [NE] Post Malone – Wow. [*NEW PEAK*]

25 [26] Coldplay – Christmas Lights

26 [11] Ariana Grande – thank u, next

27 [30] Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody

28 [32] Wizzard – I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

29 [33] Dean Martin – Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! [*NEW PEAK*]

30 [14] Ava Max – Sweet but Psycho

 

31 [29] The Jackson 5 – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

32 [34] Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)

33 [38] José Feliciano – Feliz Navidad

34 [35] Pretenders – 2000 Miles

35 [40] Michael Bublé - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

36 [41] Jona Lewie – Stop the Cavalry

37 [24] Post Malone & Swae Lee – Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)

38 [23] Halsey – Without Me

39 [49] Darlene Love – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

40 [39] Idina Menzel – Baby It's Cold Outside (feat. Michael Bublé)

 

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Christmas

 

01 01 Mariah Carey – All I Want for Christmas Is You

02 02 Wham! – Last Christmas

03 04 Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree [*NEW PEAK*]

04 03 The Pogues – Fairytale Of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl)

05 05 Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas?

06 06 Michael Bublé – It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

07 07 Ariana Grande – Santa Tell Me

08 08 Chris Rea – Driving Home For Christmas

09 09 John & Yoko – Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

10 10 Elton John – Step Into Christmas

11 12 Andy Williams – It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

12 13 Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmastime [*NEW PEAK*]

13 15 Bobby Helms – Jingle Bell Rock [*NEW PEAK*]

14 18 Shakin' Stevens – Merry Christmas Everyone

15 16 Bing Crosby – White Christmas

16 17 Leona Lewis – One More Sleep

17 19 Michael Bublé – Holly Jolly Christmas

18 20 Frank Sinatra with The B. Swanson Quartet – Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow [*NEW PEAK*]

19 21 Justin Bieber – Mistletoe

20 25 Sam Smith – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas [*NEW PEAK*]

21 22 Kylie Minogue – Santa Baby

22 28 The Ronettes – Sleigh Ride

23 27 Kelly Clarkson – Underneath the Tree

25 26 Coldplay – Christmas Lights

27 30 Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody

28 32 Wizzard – I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

29 33 Dean Martin – Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! [*NEW PEAK*]

31 29 The Jackson 5 – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

32 34 Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)

33 38 José Feliciano – Feliz Navidad

34 35 Pretenders – 2000 Miles

35 40 Michael Bublé – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

36 41 Jona Lewie – Stop the Cavalry

39 49 Darlene Love – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

40 39 Idina Menzel – Baby It's Cold Outside (feat. Michael Bublé)

41 44 Boney M. – Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord

42 43 Britney Spears – My Only Wish (This Year) [*NEW PEAK*]

43 45 The Jackson 5 – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus [*NEW PEAK*]

44 52 Burl Ives – A Holly Jolly Christmas [*NEW PEAK*]

45 59 Eartha Kitt with Henri René & His Orchestra – Santa Baby

46 56 Perry Como - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra)

47 47 Michael Bublé – Cold December Night

48 55 Sia – Santa's Coming For Us

49 61 Brett Elderedge – Baby, It's Cold Outside (feat. Meghan Trainor) [*NEW PEAK*]

50 62 Mud – Lonely This Christmas

 

51 54 Meghan Trainor – I'll Be Home [*NEW PEAK*]

52 68 Chuck Berry – Run Rudolph Run

53 65 Daryl Hall & John Oates – Jingle Bell Rock [*NEW PEAK*]

54 60 Elvis Presley – Blue Christmas

56 76 Mariah Carey – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) [*NEW PEAK*]

57 81 Tony Bennett – Winter Wonderland [*NEW PEAK*]

58 80 Bruce Springsteen – Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (Live at C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY – December 1975)

59 84 Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych & John Williams – Carol of the Bells

62 72 Gwen Stefani – You Make It Feel Like Christmas (feat. Blake Shelton) [*NEW PEAK*]

63 79 Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means To Me

64 86 Ariana Grande – Santa Baby [*NEW PEAK*]

65 75 Destiny's Child – 8 Days of Christmas

66 74 The Vamps – Jingle Bell Rock

68 98 The Beach Boys – Little Saint Nick

69 108 East 17 – Stay Another Day

70 92 Michael Bublé – White Christmas (feat. Shania Twain)

71 97 Michael Bublé – I'll Be Home For Christmas

74 95 Olivia Holt – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) [*NEW PEAK*]

76 111 Michael Bublé – Jingle Bells (feat. The Puppini Sisters)

78 126 Dean Martin – Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer [*NEW PEAK*]

80 104 The Crystals – Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer [*NEW PEAK*]

82 106 98º – What Christmas Means To Me

84 130 Ella Fitzgerald – Sleigh Ride

85 138 Cliff Richard - Mistletoe and Wine

91 127 Michael Bublé – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

92 116 Matt Terry – When Christmas Comes Around

93 129 Michael Bublé – All I Want For Christmas Is You

94 162 The Ronettes – Frosty the Snowman

97 142 Queen – Thank God It's Christmas [*NEW PEAK*]

98 121 Sia – Candy Cane Lane

100 164 Dean Martin – Baby It's Cold Outside [*NEW PEAK*]

 

103 131 Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga – Winter Wonderland

104 170 Greg Lake – I Believe in Father Christmas

105 134 Ariana Grande – Snow In California [*NEW PEAK*]

107 149 Jamie Cullum – Show Me The Magic

108 177 Nat King Cole – Joy To The World [*NEW PEAK*]

109 160 Michael Bublé – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

111 174 Bing Crosby – Do You Hear What I Hear? [*NEW PEAK*]

113 181 Frank Sinatra – Mistletoe and Holly [*NEW PEAK*]

114 183 Bing Crosby – Winter Wonderland

116 143 Kylie Minogue – At Christmas

118 187 Chris de Burgh – A Spaceman Came Travelling

120 184 Lily Allen - Somewhere Only We Know

121 182 Christina Aguilera – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

123 192 Frank Sinatra – Jingle Bells [*NEW PEAK*]

126 195 Mike Oldfield – In Dulce Jubilo

130 RE The Waitresses – Christmas Wrapping

131 193 Ariana Grande – Last Christmas [*NEW PEAK*]

132 200 Bing Crosby – It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas [*NEW PEAK*]

134 168 Elvis Presley – Blue Christmas (feat. Martina McBride)

136 185 Frank Sinatra – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

137 RE Aled Jones – Walking In The Air

141 191 Michael Bublé – Santa Baby

142 176 fun. – Sleigh Ride

143 NE Nina Nesbitt – Oh Holy Night [*NEW PEAK*]

145 RE Celine Dion - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

146 RE Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans – Here Comes Santa Claus

148 RE Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong – Baby It's Cold Outside

149 RE Donny Hathaway – This Christmas

 

154 RE Michael Jackson – Rockin' Robin

157 RE The Darkness – Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)

159 NE Devin Dawson – Christmas Time Is Here [*NEW PEAK*]

161 RE Judy Garland – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

164 RE Nat King Cole – Deck The Hall

165 RE Michael Bublé – Silent Night

166 RE *NSYNC – Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays

169 RE Carpenters – Sleigh Ride

171 NE Johnny Mathis – Sleigh Ride [*NEW PEAK*]

172 NE George Ezra – White Christmas [*NEW PEAK*]

173 RE Mel & Kim – Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

180 RE Michael Bublé – Blue Christmas

181 RE Train – Shake Up Christmas

184 RE Gene Autry – Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)

190 RE Ella Fitzgerald – Frosty The Snowman

194 NE Christina Aguilera – This Christmas [*NEW PEAK*]

199 NE The Darkness – Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) [*NEW PEAK*]

200 NE Jessie J – Man With The Bag [*NEW PEAK*]

Non-Christmas Top 40

 

01 24 Post Malone - Wow.

02 26 Ariana Grande - thank u, next

03 30 Ava Max - Sweet but Psycho

04 37 Post Malone - Sunflower - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

05 38 Halsey - Without Me

06 55 Mark Ronson - Nothing Breaks Like a Heart

07 60 Travis Scott - SICKO MODE

08 61 Kodak Black - ZEZE

09 67 Zara Larsson - Ruin My Life

10 72 Dave - Funky Friday

11 73 Ariana Grande - imagine

12 75 George Ezra - Shotgun

13 77 benny blanco - Eastside

14 79 Little Mix - Woman Like Me

15 81 Meek Mill - Going Bad

16 83 Jess Glynne - Thursday

17 86 Marshmello - Happier

18 87 Sheck Wes - Mo Bamba

19 88 Keala Settle - This Is Me

20 89 Hugh Jackman - The Greatest Show

21 90 Calvin Harris - Promises

22 95 James Arthur - Rewrite The Stars

23 96 Ellie Goulding - Close To Me

24 99 Lady Gaga - Shallow

25 101 Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams

26 102 Ziv Zaifman - A Million Dreams

27 106 Russ splash - Gun Lean

28 110 Zac Efron - Rewrite The Stars

29 112 Post Malone - Better Now

30 115 Billie Eilish - when the party's over

31 117 Charli XCX - 1999

32 119 6ix9ine - KIKA

33 122 Khalid - Better

34 124 Tyga - Taste

35 125 Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

36 127 Rita Ora - Let You Love Me

37 128 XXXTENTACION - SAD!

38 129 Cadet - Advice

39 133 Loren Allred - Never Enough

40 135 XXXTENTACION - Arms Around You

 

122 Christmas songs in the top 200 and that's just Christmas Eve!!!

But luckily they are all different versions and are not imagine a chart with all those 4 versions top 40 :lol:

 

You wanna check out the Christmas chart in 1953 - there was 3 THREE different versions of "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" and there was only 12 songs in the chart then :lol:

Entire top 25, christmas songs- just goes to show how weak streams are at the moment for everything else, especially Sweet But Psycho, which is at #30. Mariah is a dead cert for #1.

Its just the power of Spotify playlists, Slade especially is not featured in any big ones apart from 1 well down the list.

 

Yeh and also worldwide hits do better while Slade were very much a British band/hit!

It's a small factor too!

Entire top 25, christmas songs- just goes to show how weak streams are at the moment for everything else, especially Sweet But Psycho, which is at #30. Mariah is a dead cert for #1.

On the contrary, the top 20 are all 500k+, more than plenty of number ones usually get in a day on a normal week. Christmas playlists are just being played excessively in comparison to the current non Christmas songs

Mariah & Wham! on 1m+ on Christmas Eve is wonderful to see!

 

Any predictions for how many songs will do 1m+ today? Five songs managed it last Christmas Day.

 

Also wondering how many streams Mariah will manage... I'll predict 1.6m+!

So is streaming leaking this year or get to plateau? Mariah could have huge figures in the coming days/future years. No doubt the OCC are watching these figures closely.

 

Heard Katy Perry Cozy Little Christmas today for the first time, sounded alright! Anyone know it's Amazon peak?

 

Sia Santas Coming For Us up to 48 now, anyone know its peak last year? Hopefully it's enough for a top 30 placing on Friday. Candy Cane Lane in the top 100!!

 

Is that a Jessie J song top 200??

Mariah & Wham! on 1m+ on Christmas Eve is wonderful to see!

 

Any predictions for how many songs will do 1m+ today? Five songs managed it last Christmas Day.

 

Also wondering how many streams Mariah will manage... I'll predict 1.6m+!

 

The top 10 should all break a million the way the market is increasing - Mariah 2m out of the question? Will she be no1 on Friday do you think?

 

Another factor for the streams being so huge compared to normal streams weekly is that most families are all together at home hence a huge boost in streams.

Sia Santas Coming For Us up to 48 now, anyone know its peak last year? Hopefully it's enough for a top 30 placing on Friday. Candy Cane Lane in the top 100!!

 

Is that a Jessie J song top 200??

SCFU peaked at #34. CCL peaked at #90.

 

That is indeed the first appearance for any one of Jessie J's Christmas tracks.

Thanks Dan!

Its fantastic to see the Christmas songs dominating but its fairly obvious people are just playing the playlists (which might be where occ ammunition to change the rules if they do). It is nice to see lesser well known tracks doing well even if it is low down the list

Does anyone have proper evidence to show playlist position to order the songs appear on the chart?

Yeah the global/US Christmas hits are benefiting the most on Spotify and the more local UK ones are falling behind.

I am surprised Queen's Thank God It's Christmas hasn't done better this year, after how well Bohemian Rhampsody did.

I am surprised Queen's Thank God It's Christmas hasn't done better this year, after how well Bohemian Rhampsody did.

It's not particularly well known or high on playlists so it's done well to make the top 100.

 

I hope it gets some more recognition in the coming years though, great song!

Yeh queens is a classic for me, was on the first Now Xmas album!

 

It's top 50 on airplay this week which is the first time I've seen it there!!