November 27, 20195 yr Due to ACR, I think there will be far less than it was last year, maybe around 15 in top 40 and less than 30 inside top 100.
November 27, 20195 yr Author Due to ACR, I think there will be far less than it was last year, maybe around 15 in top 40 and less than 30 inside top 100. current ACR rules were in effect last year too.
November 27, 20195 yr It'll likely be more this year due to the way the chart weeks and Xmas day falls.
December 21, 20195 yr Author The time is coming... This week we've got the following (last year's position is brackets for comparison) 05 07 88 Wham! ~ Last Christmas 🎄 [LY: #07] 08 06 98 Mariah Carey ~ All I Want For Christmas Is You 🎄 [LY: #04] 11 08 04 Ellie Goulding ~ River 🎄 [LY: N/A] 14 14 103 The Pogues ~ Fairytale Of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl) 🎄 [LY: #11] 16 16 70 Shakin' Stevens ~ Merry Christmas Everyone 🎄 [LY: #20] 17 15 79 Band Aid ~ Do They Know It's Christmas? 🎄 [LY: #13] 19 24 34 Elton John ~ Step Into Christmas 🎄[LY: 18] 24 25 32 Michael Bublé ~ It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 🎄[LY: 16] 25 29 22 Leona Lewis ~ One More Sleep 🎄[LY: 19] 28 31 17 Ariana Grande ~ Santa Tell Me 🎄[LY: 23] 29 34 76 Wizzard ~ I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 🎄[LY: 24] 31 36 101 Slade ~ Merry Xmas Everybody 🎄[LY: 36] 32 32 47 Brenda Lee ~ Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree 🎄[LY: 21] 33 39 18 Kelly Clarkson ~ Underneath the Tree 🎄[LY: 55] 34 41 02 John Legend ~ Happy Christmas (War Is Over) 🎄[LY: N/A] 36 43 11 Sia ~ Santa's Coming For Us 🎄[LY: 47] 42 46 55 Chris Rea ~ Driving Home For Christmas 🎄[LY: 22] 43 53 06 Katy Perry ~ Cozy Little Christmas 🎄[LY: 56] 46 50 34 Andy Williams ~ It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year 🎄[LY: 52] 47 52 22 Justin Bieber ~ Mistletoe 🎄[LY: 46] 53 56 67 John & Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir ~ Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 🎄[LY: 29] 61 61 09 Bobby Helms ~ Jingle Bell Rock 🎄[LY: 65] 62 62 28 Coldplay ~ Christmas Lights 🎄[LY: 54] 64 64 13 Michael Bublé ~ Holly Jolly Christmas 🎄[LY: 62] 66 67 39 Bing Crosby ~ White Christmas 🎄[LY: 61] 67 72 31 Paul McCartney ~ Wonderful Christmastime 🎄[LY: 35] 69 70 09 The Ronettes ~ Sleigh Ride 🎄[LY: 92] 70 73 07 Darlene Love ~ Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 🎄[LY: 63] 73 81 48 East 17 ~ Stay Another Day 🎄[LY: 73] 75 84 18 Dean Martin ~ Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 🎄[LY: 85] 77 NE 01 The Sidemen ~ The Gift 🎄[LY: N/A] 82 100 29 The Darkness ~ Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) 🎄[LY: 78] 83 NE 01 Jonas Brothers ~ Like It's Christmas 🎄[LY: N/A] 87 RE 29 Boney M. ~ Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord 🎄[LY: 60] 89 RE 08 The Jackson 5 ~ Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 🎄[LY: 71] 91 99 17 Lily Allen ~ Somewhere Only We Know 🎄[LY: N/A] 96 RE 04 José Feliciano ~ Feliz Navidad 🎄[LY: N/A] 97 RE 08 Nat "King" Cole ~ The Christmas Song 🎄[LY: N/A] Christmas songs in last year's Christmas chart that aren't in this year's 64 NE 01 Flakefleet Primary School ~ Light Up 🎄 77 82 03 Idina Menzel ~ Baby It's Cold Outside (feat. Michael Bublé) 🎄 84 RE 15 Kylie Minogue ~ Santa Baby 🎄 87 95 19 Pretenders ~ 2000 Miles 🎄 90 RE 03 Gwen Stefani ~ You Make It Feel Like Christmas (feat. Blake Shelton) 🎄 93 RE 07 The Waitresses ~ Christmas Wrapping 🎄 98 RE 12 Cliff Richard ~ Mistletoe and Wine 🎄 Rather steep year-on-year declines for Brenda Lee, Chris Rea, John & Yoko and Paul McCartney. Must not be as prominent on playlists across the board this year. Hopefully Pretenders, Gwen and The Waitresses can all make the chart next week, shame to see them on the 2nd list at the moment.
December 21, 20195 yr Next week's chart is Cliff's very last chance to make the top 40 for seven successive decades. Mistletoe and Wine currently at 98 makes his situation look bleak.
December 21, 20195 yr Next week's chart is Cliff's very last chance to make the top 40 for seven successive decades. Mistletoe and Wine currently at 98 makes his situation look bleak. I'm surprised he hasn't made the top 40 once since 2010!
December 21, 20195 yr I'm definitely thinking less than last tear at this point. 22 top 40 and 49 top 100
December 28, 20195 yr Author How many in the top 40 (post-Christmas chart) >30 [ 19 ]** [29.23%] 26-30 [ 17 ] ** [26.15%] 21-25 [ 13 ] ** [20.00%] 16-20 [ 8 ] ** [12.31%] 11-15 [ 7 ] ** [10.77%] <10 [ 1 ] ** [1.54%] How many in the top 100 (post-Christmas chart) >70 [ 12 ] ** [18.46%] 61-70 [ 11 ] ** [16.92%] 51-60 [ 15 ] ** [23.08%] 41-50 [ 14 ] ** [21.54%] 31-40 [ 9 ] ** [13.85%] <30 [ 4 ] ** [6.15%] 30 songs top 40 61 songs top 100 well done to those of you who predicted the correct bracket. my predictions of 29 and 62 were not far off in the end. I suppose that'll be the most we ever get due to the "perfect" timing this year - plus the OCC will definitely introduce another new rule soon in an attempt to further minimise the impact of Christmas songs.
December 28, 20195 yr That's a lot of Xmas entries there - we won't see a chart like this again most likely if the rules change.
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