I wonder if streaming and playlists will make the big songs decrease over time, and level all Xmas songs out to similar numbers in the end? Especially as I was finally introduced to 2000 Miles, Snow Is Falling All Around Us, A Spaceman Came Travelling, I Believe in Favva Xmas and Please Don't (Stop The Cavalry) this yesr just due to streaming! Thry immediately took Britney and her utter shite pop out of my Xmas playlists. To think I'd listened to that a few times every year, when actual decent songs were out there!! Finding them mean I play Leona and Mariah less, as they now have to share time with these other songs I've just discovered!! I bet ti's the same for a lot of people.

Hahaha why do you always call Shakin Stevens Snow is Falling!!

 

 

There’s actually less songs over 1 million than last year, 13 last year 9 this year so I doubt it’ll be the whole top 20 any year soon

 

Even though Mariah and Wham’s numbers are down a little on last year, most of the songs I’m 20-40 range are quite a bit up on last year’s numbers

 

In 2017 it was only the top 5 over a million so maybe just evening out this year.

The floppage at Little Mix and Robbie on Spotify! #ChristmasCareersCancelled

I knew little mix wouldn't do brilliant but I expected it to do much better than it did.

Robbie's songs actually did alright on Apple Music interestingly, a couple were definitely top 100.

Spotify Chart Update (25/12)

 

For comparison here is the top 50 last Xmas day -

 

01 01 Mariah Carey – All I Want for Christmas Is You [1,637,877]

02 02 Wham! – Last Christmas [1,601,415]

03 03 Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree [1,420,633]

04 05 Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas? [1,375,789]

05 06 Michael Bublé – It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas [1,329,841]

06 04 The Pogues – Fairytale Of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl) [1,223,475]

07 11 Andy Williams – It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year [1,115,451]

08 09 John & Yoko – Happy Xmas (War Is Over) [*NEW PEAK*] [1,103,529]

09 12 Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmastime [*NEW PEAK*] [1,073,070]

10 07 Ariana Grande – Santa Tell Me [1,060,621]

 

11 13 Bobby Helms – Jingle Bell Rock [*NEW PEAK*] [1,036,062]

12 08 Chris Rea – Driving Home For Christmas [1,009,789]

13 10 Elton John – Step Into Christmas [1,003,472]

14 15 Bing Crosby – White Christmas [960,885]

15 14 Shakin' Stevens – Merry Christmas Everyone [894,122]

16 18 Frank Sinatra with The B. Swanson Quartet – Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow [*NEW PEAK*] [784,442]

17 22 The Ronettes – Sleigh Ride [779,703]

18 17 Michael Bublé – Holly Jolly Christmas [773,779]

19 23 Kelly Clarkson – Underneath the Tree [*NEW PEAK*] [754,713]

20 16 Leona Lewis – One More Sleep [728,240]

 

21 20 Sam Smith – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

22 32 Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) [*NEW PEAK*]

23 19 Justin Bieber – Mistletoe

24 21 Kylie Minogue – Santa Baby

25 29 Dean Martin – Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! [*NEW PEAK*]

26 25 Coldplay – Christmas Lights

27 33 José Feliciano – Feliz Navidad

28 35 Michael Bublé – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

29 27 Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody

30 31 The Jackson 5 – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

 

31 39 Darlene Love – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

32 44 Burl Ives – A Holly Jolly Christmas [*NEW PEAK*]

33 28 Wizzard – I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

34 46 Perry Como - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra) [*NEW PEAK*]

35 36 Jona Lewie – Stop the Cavalry

36 53 Daryl Hall & John Oates – Jingle Bell Rock [*NEW PEAK*]

37 41 Boney M. – Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord

38 45 Eartha Kitt with Henri René & His Orchestra – Santa Baby

39 49 Brett Elderedge – Baby, It's Cold Outside (feat. Meghan Trainor) [*NEW PEAK*]

40 34 Pretenders – 2000 Miles

 

41 54 Elvis Presley – Blue Christmas

42 43 The Jackson 5 – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus [*NEW PEAK*]

43 52 Chuck Berry – Run Rudolph Run

44 42 Britney Spears – My Only Wish (This Year)

45 56 Mariah Carey – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) [*NEW PEAK*]

46 57 Tony Bennett – Winter Wonderland [*NEW PEAK*]

47 50 Mud – Lonely This Christmas

48 63 Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means To Me

49 58 Bruce Springsteen – Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (Live at C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY – December 1975)

50 48 Sia – Santa's Coming For Us

Spotify Chart Update (25/12)

Kworb is updated so I've edited in the NEW PEAKS - there's quite a lot of em.

 

I knew little mix wouldn't do brilliant but I expected it to do much better than it did.

 

I predicted this massive, gigantic lìttle shets flop :P Should've listened to me y'all.

 

Looking at their previous chart history it wasn't such a reach to think this would do reasonably well.

Even if you halved all the streams for songs on ACR, Christmas songs would make up the Spotify top 25...

 

Bruce Springsteen has a top 40 sales hit and a top 40 Spotify hit in 2019, without getting anywhere near the real Top 40 :lol:

Looking at their previous chart history it wasn't such a reach to think this would do reasonably well.

 

They're absolutely finished and the song is atrocious. I knew it wouldn't be top 50. Check the predictions thread :P

They're absolutely finished and the song is atrocious. I knew it wouldn't be top 50. Check the predictions thread :P

 

I've no doubt they're over as a chart force, prob greatest hit next November with one new single from it!

Even if you halved all the streams for songs on ACR, Christmas songs would make up the Spotify top 25...

 

Bruce Springsteen has a top 40 sales hit and a top 40 Spotify hit in 2019, without getting anywhere near the real Top 40 :lol:

 

Last Xmas day the top 50 were all Xmas songs. Closest new track was Ava max at 57!

I've no doubt they're over as a chart force, prob greatest hit next November with one new single from it!

 

Lmao I know right?! That's exactly what will happen! Hopefully the next girl band will be 10x better and 100x more authentic.

They've been around nearly 10 years now tbf

It won't be a Greatest Hits, unless their current plans change... because they recently confirmed that they'll release their 6th studio album in 2020.

It'll be "conditional", a la Cheryl and Katy!

 

10 years too many tbf XmasSteve.

It won't be a Greatest Hits, unless their current plans change... because they recently confirmed that they'll release their 6th studio album in 2020.

 

They are in a very tricky position. A Greatest Hits feels the right move now to try and remind people that have fallen off why they liked them. Only problem is they have released only 3 singles (one a flop xmas single) with their new label, who I'm sure don't want to release a GH and earn little to nothing from it.

It'll be "conditional", a la Cheryl and Katy!

 

10 years too many tbf XmasSteve.

 

Most girl and boy groups have a 4/5 year life span.