New peak for 'Santa Tell Me' - #6 has to be one of the highest peaks here for a non-Top 10 hit officially, possibly the highest yet due to ACR rather than being starred out.

 

The highest I can think of is #7 for 'Cupid' officially but #11 without ACR. Although I'm sure Jules can confirm it either way.

I can’t think of anything that’a been as high as 6 in the tracks chart and hasn’t made the official top 10, other than where it’s been due to the 3 track rule like Matilda.

Edited December 20, 20231 yr by Jingle Jules

The highest I can think of is #7 for 'Cupid' officially but #11 without ACR. Although I'm sure Jules can confirm it either way.

That's a different thing, where a song wouldn't have made the Top 10 in a chart without ACR, but benefitted from it officially. There have been more extreme cases than 'Cupid', e.g. 'willow' (#3 officially), and I think even Ellie's 'River' (#1 officially) would have peaked at #11 without ACR, but that predates this thread.

#justice4ari

That's a different thing, where a song wouldn't have made the Top 10 in a chart without ACR, but benefitted from it officially. There have been more extreme cases than 'Cupid', e.g. 'willow' (#3 officially), and I think even Ellie's 'River' (#1 officially) would have peaked at #11 without ACR, but that predates this thread.

 

You're right, my brain is on slow mode today. Blame last night's Christmas drinks :lol:

28/12:

 

I think Brenda’s already passed The Pogues. Alexa still hasn’t generated a Top 10 with Ellie reaching #11 a few years ago and Sam I’m currently placing at #12, though he could yet go higher.

 

New peaks for Nat King Cole, The Jacksons and Eartha Kitt by a long way. Cher makes the Top 40.

 

1 1 Last Christmas (1) YTD50

2 2 All I want for Christmas is you (1) YTD65

3 4 Rocking around the Christmas tree (3)

4 3 Fairytale of New York (2)

5 5 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (4)

6 7 Merry Christmas everyone (1)

7 6 Santa tell me (6)

8 9 It’s the most wonderful time of the year (7)

9 10 Underneath the tree (8)

10 8 Jingle bell rock (5)

11 11 Do they know it’s Christmas? (1)

12 29 You’re Christmas to me (12)

13 13 Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (Martin) (12)

14 12 Step into Christmas (6)

15 14 Stick season (5) YTD76

16 17 Driving home for Christmas (8) 48.0

17 16 Happy Xmas (2)

18 18 Holly jolly Christmas (Bublé) (15)

19 20 Sleigh ride (19)

20 19 Wonderful Christmastime (6)

21 23 Merry Christmas (3)

22 21 I wish it could be Christmas everyday (Wizzard) (4)

23 24 Feliz Navidad (18)

24 15 Lovin on me (1)

25 22 Snowman (18)

26 26 One more sleep (3)

27 25 Merry Xmas everybody (1)

28 27 Mistletoe (19)

29 30 Christmas (17)

30 32 The Christmas song (30)

31 35 Santa Claus is coming to town (Jacksons) (31)

32 31 Prada (2) YTD33

33 28 Greedy (3) YTD77

34 38 Stay another day (Smith)

35 36 Christmas lights (13)

36 - DJ play a Christmas song (36)

37 34 Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (Sinatra) (28)

38 33 Strangers (1) YTD53

39 39 Santa can’t you hear me (39)

40 - Santa baby (Kitt) (40)

41 43 White Christmas (5)

42 - I wish it could be Christmas everyday (CU) (42)

43 37 Water (5)

44 49 2000 miles (15)

45 - Winter wonderland (Laufey) (45)

46 44 Holly jolly Christmas (Ives) (35)

47 47 Stop the cavalry (3)

48 40 Cruel summer (3)

49 42 Vampire (1) YTD14

50 50 Blue Christmas (11)

Edited December 26, 20231 yr by Jingle Jules

Santa Tell Me only benefits from her name. If it were by anyon3 else, exvept Taylot Swift, it would badly flop like Britney's. It's almost the sam eexact song as Britney's.

Santa Tell Me only benefits from her name. If it were by anyon3 else, exvept Taylot Swift, it would badly flop like Britney's. It's almost the sam eexact song as Britney's.

How on Earth is Britney's song a flop? It wasn't even a single and she's never acknowledged it yet effortlessly charts every year. A flop would be something like Madonna's Santa Baby. Not a song that has over 300 million streams on Spotify.

Edited December 27, 20231 yr by LoveMeDown

At the risk of me just taking a bait post... Madonna's version of 'Santa Baby' also wasn't a single x

4/1:

 

As I said in the sales thread it’s probably the first time ever the Top 10 have all done more than 100k.

 

Dean Martin joins Kelly Clarkson in the club that have reached the Top 10 here but not officially. Other new peaks for The Ronettes, Nat King Cole, The Jacksons, Jorja Smith, Cher, Kelly & Ariana, The Beach Boys, Laufey and Taylor.

 

Sam actually drops back without the physicals and still no Amazon exclusive has made theTop 10. Their positions don’t seem so extraordinary in this chart.

 

1 1 Last Christmas (1) YE18

2 2 All I want for Christmas is you (1) YE29

3 3 Rocking around the Christmas tree (3) YE67

4 4 Fairytale of New York (2) YE73

5 5 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (4)

6 7 Santa tell me (6)

7 8 It’s the most wonderful time of the year (7)

8 10 Jingle bell rock (5)

9 6 Merry Christmas everyone (1)

10 13 Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (10)

11 9 Underneath the tree (8)

12 11 Do they know it’s Christmas? (1)

13 14 Step into Christmas (6)

14 16 Driving home for Christmas (8)

15 12 You’re Christmas to me (12)

16 19 Sleigh ride (16)

17 17 Happy Xmas (2)

18 20 Wonderful Christmastime (6)

19 23 Feliz Navidad (18)

20 21 Merry Christmas (3)

21 22 I wish it could be Christmas everyday (4)

22 25 Snowman (18)

23 26 One more sleep (3)

24 18 Holly jolly Christmas (Bublé) (15)

25 29 Christmas (17)

26 27 Merry Xmas everybody (1)

27 28 Mistletoe (19)

28 30 The Christmas song (28)

29 31 Santa Claus is coming to town (Jacksons) (29)

30 15 Stick season (5) (YE60)

31 35 Christmas lights (13)

32 34 Stay another day (Smith) (32)

33 36 DJ play a Christmas song (33)

34 41 White Christmas (5)

35 37 Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (Sinatra) (28)

36 46 Holly jolly Christmas (Ives) (35)

37 39 Santa can’t you hear me (37)

38 50 Blue Christmas (11)

39 44 2000 miles (15)

40 - Little Saint Nick (40)

41 45 Winter wonderland (Laufey) (41)

42 24 Lovin on me (1)

43 40 Santa baby (Kitt) (40)

44 47 Stop the cavalry (3)

45 - Christmas tree farm (45)

46 - Santa Claus is coming to town (Springsteen) (9)

47 - Run Rudolph run (36)

48 - Lonely this Christmas (1)

49 - Mary’s boy child / Oh my Lord (1)

50 - Stay another day (1)

How on Earth is Britney's song a flop? It wasn't even a single and she's never acknowledged it yet effortlessly charts every year. A flop would be something like Madonna's Santa Baby. Not a song that has over 300 million streams on Spotify.

I don't agree britneys song was a flop as its certified gold and considering it wasn't a single as such its done great but I wouldn't go as far to say it effortlessly charts every year as it hasn't, there has been years it didnt make the top 100 but I'm very happy to see it get a new peak of number 59 this year as I really like the song and hope it can repeak again in the future.

 

#justice4ari

 

She got her justice this week finally lol

'Last Christmas' now ranks joint 10th in the all-time list of most weeks at #1 in an ACR-free chart, alongside 'Sprinter' with 12 weeks (all in the space of 3 years).

 

A moot point but the Jackson 5 song probably hasn't matched its peak from the final chart of 2018, which I'd estimate at #22 (it was #30 officially).

 

Thanks Julian for continuing this over the past year!

It’s that time of the year when for 1 week only I can bring you the 100% accurate old rules chart! Poor Dial Drunk being denied a new peak by ACR and then not even charting due to the 3 track rule. :(

 

1 30 Stick season (1)

2 42 Lovin on me (1

3 - Prada (2)

4 - Greedy (3)

5 - Cruel summer (3)

6 - Houdini (2)

7 - Strangers (1)

8 - Water (5)

9 - Vampire (1)

10 - Murder on the dancefloor (2)

11 - Paint the town red (1)

12 - Sprinter (1)

13 - Mr Brightside (10)

14 - Is it over now? (TV) (1)

15 - Dance the night (2)

16 - DNA (16)

17 - Flowers (1)

18 - Baddadan (9)

19 - Rich baby daddy (19)

20 - Leavemealone (20)

21 - Disconnect (8)

22 - My love mine all mine (12)

23 - Asking (11)

24 - Popular (18)

25 - Lose control (26)

26 - Anti-hero (1)

27 - Calm down (4)

28 - On my love (28)

29 - I remember everything (29)

30 - What was I made for? (2)

31 - Adore u (5)

32 - Can’t catch me now (20)

33 - Escapism (1)

34 - As it was (1)

35 - Exes (19)

36 - Nanana (6)

37 - Miracle (1)

38 - Daylight (2)

39 - Everywhere (4)

40 - Someone you loved (1)

41 - Riptide (10)

42 - I wanna dance with somebody (1)

43 - Lil boo thang (43)

44 - Giving me (3)

45 - Take on me (2)

46 - One of the girls (46)

47 - Dial drunk (47)

48 - Save your tears (2)

49 - Take me to church (2)

50 - Iris (3)

18/1:

 

1 1 Stick season (1)

2 10 Murder on the dancefloor (2)

3 2 Lovin on me (1)

4 3 Prada (2)

5 4 Greedy (3)

6 25 Lose control (6)

7 5 Cruel summer (3)

8 7 Strangers (1)

9 8 Water (5)

10 9 Vampire (1)

11 6 Houdini (2)

12 16 DNA (12)

13 24 Popular (13)

14 12 Sprinter (1)

15 13 Mr Brightside (10)

16 20 Leavemealone (16)

17 19 Rich baby daddy (17)

18 11 Paint the town red (1)

19 14 Is it over now? (TV) (1)

20 18 Baddadan (9)

21 29 I remember everything (21)

22 41 Riptide (10)

23 28 On my love (23)

24 30 What was I made for? (2)

25 - Just another rainbow (25)

26 15 Dance the night (2)

27 22 My love mine all mine (12)

28 23 Asking (11)

29 - Feather (29)

30 21 Disconnect (8)

31 32 Can’t catch me now (20)

32 26 Anti-hero (1)

33 - Kool-aid (33)

34 35 Exes (19)

35 17 Flowers (1)

36 27 Calm down (4)

37 40 Someone you loved (1)

38 38 Daylight (2)

39 47 Dial drunk (39)

40 31 Adore u (5)

41 - Unwritten (6)

42 39 Everywhere (4)

43 46 One of the girls (43)

44 - Dog days are over (21)

45 - Perfect (3)

46 - Practice (46)

47 33 Escapism (1)

48 43 Lil boo thang (43)

49 34 As it was (1)

50 - Another love (10)

'Dial Drunk' top 40 and closing in on its official peak!

Week ending 25/1:

 

1 1 Stick season (1)

2 - Yes, and? (2)

3 2 Murder on the dancefloor (2)

4 3 Lovin on me (1)

5 6 Lose control (5)

6 4 Prada (2)

7 5 Greedy (3)

8 7 Cruel summer (3)

9 8 Strangers (1)

10 11 Houdini (2)

11 10 Vampire (1)

12 9 Water (5)

13 - Redrum (13)

14 13 Popular (13)

15 17 Rich baby daddy (15)

16 16 Leavemealone (16)

17 12 DNA (12)

18 15 Mr Brightside (10)

19 21 I remember everything (19)

20 22 Riptide (10)

21 27 My love mine all mine (12)

22 18 Paint the town red (1)

23 14 Sprinter (1)

24 41 Unwritten (6)

25 20 Baddadan (9)

26 19 Is it over now? (TV) (1)

27 26 Dance the night (2)

28 - Eagle (28)

29 29 Feather (28)

30 24 What was I made for? (2)

31 28 Asking (11)

32 23 On my love (23)

33 - Nee-nah (33)

34 - Never lose me (34)

35 37 Someone you loved (1)

36 34 Exes (19)

37 31 Can’t catch me now (20)

38 30 Disconnect (8)

39 32 Anti-hero (1)

40 38 Daylight (2)

41 - N.h.i.e. (41)

42 39 Dial drunk (39)

43 35 Flowers (1)

44 43 One of the girls (43)

45 36 Calm down (4)

46 45 Perfect (3)

47 - Black Friday (30)

48 50 Another love (10)

49 40 Adore u (5)

50 - The night we met (50)

Justice for 'The Night We Met'!

1 1 Stick season (1)

2 3 Murder on the dancefloor (2)

3 2 Yes, and? (2)

4 4 Lovin on me (1)

5 - Homesick (5)

6 5 Lose control (5)

7 6 Prada (2)

8 7 Greedy (3)

9 8 Cruel summer (3)

10 9 Strangers (1)

11 10 Houdini (2)

12 12 Water (5)

13 13 Redrum (13)

14 11 Vampire (1)

15 24 Unwritten (6)

16 14 Popular (13)

17 15 Rich baby daddy (15)

18 17 DNA (12)

19 34 Never lose me (19)

20 - Beautiful things (20)

21 18 Mr Brightside (10)

22 16 Leavemealone (16)

23 19 I remember everything (19)

24 21 My love mine all mine (12)

25 20 Riptide (10)

26 22 Paint the town red (1)

27 31 Asking (11)

28 32 On my love (23)

29 29 Feather (28)

30 35 Someone you loved (1)

31 23 Sprinter (1)

32 30 What was I made for? (2)

33 26 Is it over now? (TV) (1)

34 25 Baddadan (9)

35 27 Dance the night (2)

36 42 Dial drunk (36)

37 36 Exes (19)

38 38 Disconnect (8)

39 - Alibi (39)

40 44 One of the girls (40)

41 37 Can’t catch me now (20)

42 39 Anti-hero (1)

43 40 Daylight (2)

44 - Northern attitude (44)

45 50 The night we met (45)

46 43 Flowers (1)

47 - Angel numbers / Ten toes (47)

48 - Toxic (48)

49 28 Eagle (28)

50 - Never be alone (50)

1 1 Stick season (1)

2 2 Murder on the dancefloor (2)

3 5 Lose control (3)

4 4 Lovin on me (1)

5 3 Yes, and? (2)

6 7 Prada (2)

7 8 Greedy (3)

8 5 Homesick (5)

9 9 Cruel summer (3)

10 10 Strangers (1)

11 16 Popular (11)

12 20 Beautiful things (12)

13 11 Houdini (2)

14 15 Unwritten (6)

15 12 Water (5)

16 14 Vampire (1)

17 13 Redrum (13)

18 19 Never lose me (18)

19 17 Rich baby daddy (15)

20 18 DNA (12)

21 23 I remember everything (19)

22 22 Leavemealone (16)

23 - Praise jah in the moonlight (23)

24 25 Asking (11)

25 21 Mr Brightside (10)

26 - Nothing matters (26)

27 24 My love mine all mine (12)

28 39 Alibi (28)

29 28 On my love (23)

30 26 Riptide (10)

31 29 Feather (28)

32 31 Sprinter (1)

33 27 Paint the town red (1)

34 35 Dance the night (2)

35 34 Baddadan (9)

36 32 What was I made for? (2)

37 - Whatever (37)

38 40 One of the girls (38)

39 33 Is it over now? (TV) (1)

40 48 Toxic (40)

41 37 Exes (19)

42 42 Anti-hero (1)

43 - Hiss (43)

44 38 Disconnect (8)

45 30 Someone you loved (1)

46 36 Dial drunk (36)

47 - Gas me up (47)

48 46 Flowers (1)

49 45 The night we met (45)

50 47 Angel numbers / Ten toes (47)