Before the start I must to say :

1. I will not separate three versions of "Do They Know It's Christmas"

2. It's impossible for to me to rate instrumental tracks, so I exclude "Let's Have Another Party" (UK # 1 in 1954) from this ranking.

3. "Bohemian Rhapsody" was # 1 in 1975 and in 1991 together with "These Are The Days Of Our Lives", I will give the different positions for both songs.

4. I will not separate double singles from Beatles, Wings and Westlife.

 

Also I will add my favourites from UK Top 10 on every Christmas week. :)

Edited December 3, 20213 yr by Last Dreamer

Love These Are The Days is one of my favourite Queen songs!!

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61. Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah (2008)

62. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (1992)

63. Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name (2009)

 

Predictable last place, it was the worst page in all long history of UK charts.

 

Overplayed and overrated worldwide hit, even worse than "My Heart Will Go On".

 

My least favourite X Factor winner with her cover version of Leonard Cohen's classic.

 

2009 : 3OH!3 and Katy Perry - Starstrukk

Christmas week : # 5

UK peak position : # 3

 

 

My top 3 :

1. 3OH!3 and Katy Perry - Starstrukk (UK # 5)

2. Joe McElderry - The Climb (UK # 2)

3. Robbie Williams - You Know Me (UK # 6)

Edited December 16, 20186 yr by Good Old Days

1992 : Rod Stewart - Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda)

Christmas week : # 9

UK peak position : # 6

 

 

My Top 3 :

1. Rod Stewart - Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda) (UK # 9)

2. Michael Jackson - Heal The World (UK # 2)

3. Take That - Could It Be Magic (UK # 4)

 

 

2008 : Britney Spears - Womanizer

Christmas week : # 10

UK peak position : # 3

 

 

Top 3 :

1. Britney Spears - Womanizer (UK # 10)

2. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (UK # 2)

3. Beyonce - If I Were A Boy (UK # 4)

 

There are plenty of worst X Factor winners than Alexandra Burke. :huh:

Before the start I must to say :

1. I will not separate three versions of "Do They Know It's Christmas"

 

There were 4 versions of Do They Know It's Christmas which all topped the chart.

 

Everyone forgets Band Aid II :kink:

There were 4 versions of Do They Know It's Christmas which all topped the chart.

 

But only 3 of them were *Christmas* #1s

Everyone forgets Band Aid II :kink:

 

Any wonder!!

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58. Boney M - Mary's Boy Child (1978)

59. Leona Lewis - A Moment Like This (2006)

60. Clean Bandit - Rockabye (2016) *

 

* - "Human" was number one in the sales chart.

2016 : Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over

Christmas week : # 4 (Sales chart)

UK peak position : # 1 (1964 year)

 

 

Rangers FC used the song to sing about their striker Joe Garner with its fans trying to get it to Christmas number one in 2016. The song finished at # 4 in sales and at # 31 combined UK charts on Christmas week, but topped the Scottish Singles Chart.

 

Top 3 : *

1. Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over (UK # 4)

2. Matt Terry - When Christmas Comes Around (UK # 5)

3. Robbie Williams - Love My Life (UK # 10)

 

* - for my top 3 selections from streaming era I used UK sales chart.

Edited December 17, 20186 yr by Good Old Days

2006 : Cascada - Truly Madly Deeply

Christmas week : # 5

UK peak position : # 4

 

 

Top 3 :

1. Cascada - Truly Madly Deeply (UK # 5)

2. Girls Aloud - I Think We're Alone Now (UK # 4)

3. Cliff Richard - 21st Century Christmas (UK # 7)

Edited December 17, 20186 yr by Good Old Days

1978 : Racey - Lay Your Love On Me

Christmas week : # 6

UK peak position : # 3

 

 

Top 3 :

1. Racey - Lay Your Love On Me (UK # 6)

2. Sarah Brightman & Hot Gossip - I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper (UK # 7)

3. Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond - You Don't Bring Me Flowers (UK # 5)

 

I like to know the opinion about my alternative choices.

Do you prefer anything from them over the real number ones ?

Edited December 17, 20186 yr by Good Old Days

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54. Spice Girls - Goodbye (1998)

55. Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (1979)

56. Danny Williams - Moon River (1961)

57. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)

1975 : Dana - It's Gonna Be A Cold Cold Christmas

Christmas week : # 4

UK peak position : # 4

 

 

Lovely Irish lady Dana with her Christmas' classic easily got my # 1.

 

Top 3 :

1. Dana - It's Gonna Be A Cold Cold Christmas (UK # 4)

2. Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas (UK # 2)

3. Demis Roussos - Happy To Be On Island In The Sun (UK # 6)

Edited December 17, 20186 yr by Good Old Days

Interesting Dana is ahead of the classic Greg Lake. Danas song reminds me of 1970s totp!

Bohemian Rhapsody & Another Brick In The Wall worse than Mr. Bobby, Bob The Builder & The Justice Collective? Interesting...

 

Very much here for the cascada appreciation though!