guess they'll play the big 3 - Last Xmas, All I Want for Xmas is You and Fairytale of New York, which all peaked at #2

 

my fav Xmas peaking #2 is Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah

Yes it should be on totp on BBC 4 in the next two weeks, love the housemartins track - would have been a much better no1 at Xmas than Reel Petite - 1986 was a random crap Xmas chart year for the 80s

 

The Xmas chart was kind of flat that year, but there are still classics from Europe, Madonna, The housemartins, Erasure. Here's the top 10 in sales:

 

WK Ending: 27 December 1986

 

PO: LW:

1. (2) Jackie Wilson... Reet Petite... 122,000

2. (1) The Housemartins... Caravan of love... 108,000

3. (3) Europe... The final countdown... 54,000

4. (4) Madonna... Open your heart... 44,000

5. (5) Erasure... Sometimes... 42,000

6. (6) Oran 'Juice' Jones... The rain... 38,000

7. (10) A-ha... Cry Wolf... 38,000

8. (12) Alison Moyet... Is this love?... 37,000

9. (7) Gregory Abbott... Shake you down... 37,000

10. (9) Bon Jovi... Livin' on a prayer... 34,000

Edited December 24, 20186 yr by Danny89

I wonder how they will be deal with Jive Bunny's "Let's Party" from 1989. It was Xmas No.2 after being No.1 for a week.

 

Band Aid 2 dethroned it. Gary Glitter's "Another rock and roll Christmas" features in the song I think.

 

 

Yes it does but they just won't play it. They haven't said they'll play them all and I think they'll go for ones that never made No.1. Pick Of The Pops just avoids charts where Let's Party is near the top.

Edited December 24, 20186 yr by Crazy Christmas

The Xmas chart was kind of flat that year, but there are still classics from Europe, Madonna, The housemartins, Erasure. Here's the top 10 in sales:

 

WK Ending: 27 December 1986

 

PO: LW:

1. (2) Jackie Wilson... Reet Petite... 122,000

2. (1) The Housemartins... Caravan of love... 108,000

3. (3) Europe... The final countdown... 54,000

4. (4) Madonna... Open your heart... 44,000

5. (5) Erasure... Sometimes... 42,000

6. (6) Oran 'Juice' Jones... The rain... 38,000

7. (10) A-ha... Cry Wolf... 38,000

8. (12) Alison Moyet... Is this love?... 37,000

9. (7) Gregory Abbott... Shake you down... 37,000

10. (9) Bon Jovi... Livin' on a prayer... 34,000

 

Thanks for the sales figures to this chart interesting reading - as we were saying over on the totps 1986 thread in the retro forum 1986 as a whole was a bit meh! Role on 1987!!

 

Might have to listen to this later in the week!!

 

Can’t wait for him to play Teletubbies, Chef and One True Voice :’) I’d be amazed if he did!

There’s no way he’ll ignore Gordon Haskell though surely? That song was THE song of Radio 2 at the time.

Yeh people thought it could challenge Robbie Williams to the number one spot that Xmas in an insight to 2003!

Can’t wait for him to play Teletubbies, Chef and One True Voice :’) I’d be amazed if he did!

There’s no way he’ll ignore Gordon Haskell though surely? That song was THE song of Radio 2 at the time.

 

 

Can't see him playing Teletubbies in a million years! lol. Yep Radio Two virtually made that Haskell song a hit. Think Wogan played it first.

Edited December 24, 20186 yr by Crazy Christmas

Crikey I had forgotten this Westlife song existed.

First time I've ever heard it.

Crikey I had forgotten this Westlife song existed.

 

 

Me too and can't think what was No.1 at Xmas 2000 without looking it up.

Edited December 24, 20186 yr by Crazy Christmas

M e too and can't think what was No.1 without looking it up.

 

2000? How can you forget Bob the Builder! :lol:

Me too and can't think what was No.1 at Xmas 2000 without looking it up.

Bob The Builder! For who we are forever grateful to for blocking Westlife.

Bob The Builder! For who we are forever grateful to for blocking Westlife.

 

 

Yes, thanks Bob for that! :D

 

2000? How can you forget Bob the Builder! :lol:

 

 

I haven't but wasn't sure of the year.

 

This is a great Diana Ross song.

Edited December 24, 20186 yr by Crazy Christmas

So far they've played:

 

Bachman-Turner Overdrive You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet [1974]

Abba I Have A Dream [1979]

Johnny Otis And His Orchestra With Marie Adams Ma He's Making Eyes At Me [1957]

The Mike Flowers Pops Wonderwall [1995]

Petula Clark Downtown [1964]

The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl Fairytale Of New York [1987]

Westlife What Makes A Man [2000]

Diana Ross When You Tell Me That You Love Me [1991]

This just reminds me of how much I have missed listening to Mark Goodier. He’s doing the breakfast show for the whole week from January 7th!

 

OH GOSH NO Father & Son switch it off :drama:

This just reminds me of how much I have missed listening to Mark Goodier. He’s doing the breakfast show for the whole week from January 7th!

 

 

Yeah just before Zoe Ball starts on Monday 14th.

 

For the most part, Ronan Keating is probably my least favourite musician of all time. Even Westlife's back catalogue isn't as appallingly bad as his.

 

At least he has When You Say Nothing At All, that's a gem.

Check out Cat Stevens original of Father To Son if you haven't already. Far better version.

Don't remember ever hearing this Gordon Haskell song before.