22nd December 2019

 

It's a first week on top, and second in total some 6 years on, for the remix of Roxette's fab The Sweet Hello The Sad Goodbye, a Xmas tribute to the sad loss of the Marie Fredriksson, and originally a 1991 B side that has charted 3 times for me now. That keeps off a Christmas classic that I just keep coming back to each year, heartwarming as ever to remind me that the stress horror that is Xmas each year is for a good reason, Chris Rea's Driving Home For Christmas first made my top 10 in 1986, hit a new peak of 4 in 1994, and finally hit the top spot in 2017 its 13th chart year, and its 7th top appearance.

 

Sparks enter with a christmass-ish new track with a fab theme for everyone. The title says it all. That's Sparks 45th year of top 20's, since they topped my chart in 1974. Doris Day gets a christmas top 30 with a 60's track, Andy Burrows is back with his charming The Snowman And The Snowdog song, Mud also return with their 1974 UK chart-topper which topped my chart in 1985 and pops back from time to time when I'm in a wistful, whimsical mood, the song was both a sad Xmas song and a pastiche of Elvis Presley doing a sad Xmas song, so its always mixed emotions a bit.

 

 

1 2 1 2 THE SWEET HELLO THE SAD GOODBYE (BASSFLOW REMAKE) Roxette 285000

2 NEW 2 1 DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Chris Rea 115000

3 5 1 7 THIS IS HOW (WE WANT YOU TO GET HIGH) George Michael 564100

4 1 1 10 YOU AND ME AS ONE Sigma & Jack Savoretti 1210100

5 3 3 5 WATERMELON SUGAR Harry Styles 228200

6 4 4 2 ISOBEL’S DREAM Kim Wilde 120000

7 11 7 3 BLINDING LIGHTS The Weeknd 92600

8 7 3 8 DON’T START NOW Dua Lipa 418400

9 8 8 8 NO PLACE RUFUS DU SOL 234900

10 6 1 8 ONE SHY MORNING Amon Tobin 892000

 

11 21 11 3 THE NIGHT Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons 68500

12 9 9 5 BOB DYLAN Fall Out Boy 161500

13 14 13 3 DON’T START WITHOUT ME (2019 RADIO EDIT) The Fizz 88000

14 12 4 11 LIGHTS UP Harry Styles 482400

15 17 15 5 CAN I KEEP YOU Efisio Cross 95200

16 10 4 8 TOMIE GHOST DATA 340200

17 20 17 5 TIME FOR CHANGE Robbie Williams 72800

18 NEW 18 1 PLEASE DON’T F**K UP MY WORLD Sparks 22000

19 13 7 5 DO I LOVE YOU (INDEED I DO) Frank Wilson 201000

20 25 20 5 BURNING THE HEATHER Pet Shop Boys 69850

 

21 15 10 7 MONSTERS James Blunt 177550

22 16 16 5 CAN’T FIGHT THIS FEELING Bastille featuring Contemporary London Orchestra 97500

23 18 1 17 NOBODY ELSE The S.L.P. 1021650

24 19 8 9 ORPHANS Coldplay 258100

25 22 14 7 STAY HAPPY AU/RA 105450

26 30 26 6 EVERYTHING I WANTED Billie Eilish 70700

27 23 23 7 STONE Collard featuring Bakar 97450

28 29 28 8 THE TRUTH James Blunt 100800

29 53 29 6 I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Doris Day 54950

30 27 1 15 DEAR FUTURE SELF (HANDS UP) Fall Out Boy featuring Wyclef Jean 895650

 

31 26 18 9 SYMPHONY OF YOU Pete Tong & HERO featuring Boy George 139500

32 36 32 8 WHAT YOU WAITING FOR? Gwen Stefani 108400

33 24 24 11 GOOD LUCK Broken Bells 142900

34 34 34 7 STACK IT UP Liam Payne featuring A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie 94100

35 38 35 3 WANDERING STAR Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds 40900

36 37 36 6 MAI TAIS Train & Skylar Grey 77700

37 47 37 3 ADORE YOU Harry Styles 35600

38 39 38 6 BEAUTIFUL GHOSTS Taylor Swift 72200

39 58 39 2 HOPE Kim Wilde 27300

40 NEW 40 1 LIGHT THE NIGHT Andy Burrows 17000

 

41 33 33 8 YOUNGER Jonas Blue & HRVY 96000

42 28 10 14 DON’T CALL ME ANGEL (CHARLIE’S ANGELS) Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus & Lana Del Ray 288550

43 31 8 12 ECHOES Lola Marsh 317900

44 32 9 12 TURN ME ON Riton & Oliver Heldens featuring Vula 282350

45 35 25 5 HEYO The Makemakes 64700

46 40 3 11 FROM OUT OF NOWHERE Jeff Lynne’s ELO 448650

47 51 47 4 CLEAN Hey Violet 33650

48 55 48 3 HAMMER Louise 27900

49 42 15 12 DREAMS OF YOU Icarus featuring Rae Morris 224050

50 44 1 21 I TRANCE Agnes 1632150

 

51 67 51 2 NEW LIFE Kim Wilde 18350

52 54 52 5 THUMBS Sabrina Carpenter 46800

53 59 53 4 LYING DOWN Celine Dion 33750

54 57 54 4 CALIFORNIA HALO BLUE AWOLNATION 36800

55 64 55 2 KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE Kim Wilde 17900

56 60 56 3 WE GOT LOVE Sigala featuring Ella Henderson 27400

57 41 2 13 MOUNTAINS Bjorn Olav Edvardson & Arcteec 578750

58 45 45 8 PUMP IT UP Endor 81200

59 68 59 3 2 IN A MILLION Steve Aoki, Sting & SHAED 21700

60 43 39 5 I FEEL LOVE Sam Smith 64100

 

61 63 61 4 NEVER TEAR US APART INXS 26300

62 62 62 6 JUMP AROUND House Of Pain 36700

63 46 6 13 YOU. Lucy Daydream 365550

64 66 64 5 OWN IT Stormzy featuring Ed Sheeran & Burna Boy 30500

65 49 19 12 NICE TO MEET YA Niall Horan 189650

66 80 66 2 LAST CHRISTMAS Kim Wilde 10800

67 50 18 9 AN OPEN MIND Pet Shop Boys 152500

68 69 68 3 THIS IS REAL Jax Jones & Ella Henderson 17200

69 NEW 69 1 LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS Mud 6200

70 71 70 3 FINALLY//BEAUTIFUL STRANGER Halsey 16800

 

71 48 20 8 TRAMPOLINE SHAED featuring ZAYN 130450

72 75 72 2 FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette 10600

73 76 73 3 THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Elton John & Gladys Knight 14600

74 77 74 3 CAN’T FIGHT THIS FEELING REO Speedwagon 13800

75 79 75 2 THE LOOK Roxette 9200

 

 

DROP OUTS

52 44 7 WILD ROSES Of Monsters And Men 67800

56 50 7 IT MIGHT BE TIME Tame Impala 64100

61 4 16 THE BEACH The Makemakes 489650

65 16 12 ABOUT YOU Otto Knows 189900

70 23 8 NO BOUNDARIES Pet Shop Boys 111600

72 47 7 GLORYBOX (773500) Portishead 64550

73 57 3 LAZY The Vaccines & Kylie Minogue 22200

74 14 15 REALLY DON’T LIKE U Tove Lo featuring Kylie Minogue 210200

78 9 10 LONELY Noah Cyrus 274750

I love to see Roxette on top of your chart, I am ashamed I've discovered that track just after Marie's passing :(

 

 

Hi John!

Nice to see Roxette at the top of the chart, even though I've never heard this one, but I like "The Look" and it's nice to see it here gaining a bit!

I also like that "Blinding Lights" is in your top 10!

Great chart!

Hi John,

 

Wow it´s still Christmas; Chris Rea entering at no 2 :yahoo:

Maybe it will find the way back to my chart to :D

 

George Michael up again :cheer:

 

Happy New Year !!!!

I love to see Roxette on top of your chart, I am ashamed I've discovered that track just after Marie's passing :(

 

Hi jsz, glad you love seeing Roxette and no shame discovering new old material, I'm still finding ancient stuff for the first time! :lol:

Hi John!

Nice to see Roxette at the top of the chart, even though I've never heard this one, but I like "The Look" and it's nice to see it here gaining a bit!

I also like that "Blinding Lights" is in your top 10!

Great chart!

 

Thanks Sergej, Roxette were great in their heyday, and The weeknd is still in his heyday :)

Hi John,

 

Wow it´s still Christmas; Chris Rea entering at no 2 :yahoo:

Maybe it will find the way back to my chart to :D

 

George Michael up again :cheer:

 

Happy New Year !!!!

 

Hi Sven,

 

Chris Rea just gets to me every year, makes me feel all cozy and warm :wub:

 

George M sounding good on repeat plays, shame it wasnt a hit...