As revealed in the sales commentary Merry Christmas would only be #3 - but the highest non Christmas song would be tumbling to #8.

 

#7 is a new peak for Brenda Lee and Sia’s Snowman would be entering the Top 40 for the first time. What a shame that it only became popular after hitting permanent ACR.

 

1 3 Last Christmas (1)

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

3 - Merry Christmas (3)

4 7 Merry Christmas everyone (1)

5 6 Fairytale of New York (2)

6 8 It’s beginning to look a lot like a Christmas (4)

7 10 Rockin’ around the Christmas tree (7)

8 1 Easy on me (1)

9 11 Do they know it’s Christmas? (1)

10 16 Step into Christmas (6)

11 14 Underneath the tree (11)

12 17 Santa tell me (7)

13 26 It’s the most wonderful time of the year (13)

14 13 I wish it could be Christmas every day (4)

15 5 Cold heart (1)

16 23 Driving home for Christmas (8)

17 37 Wonderful Christmastime (6)

18 4 Shivers (1)

19 12 Abcdefu (12)

20 9 Bad habits (1)

21 30 Jingle bell rock (19)

22 32 One more sleep (3)

23 33 Merry Xmas everybody (1)

24 36 Happy Xmas (2)

25 34 Sleigh ride (23)

26 35 Holly jolly Christmas (17)

27 19 Flowers (5)

28 40 Mistletoe (19)

29 46 Let it snow! let it snow! Let it snow! (Martin) (26)

30 25 Overseas (14)

31 24 Coming for you (12)

32 48 Feliz Navidad (28)

33 21 Overpass graffiti (4)

34 20 Seventeen going under (11)

35 28 Stay (2)

36 29 Heat waves (7)

37 15 I drink wine (4)

38 - Stop the cavalry (3)

39 - Snowman (39)

40 31 Do it to it (27)

41 27 Love nwantiti (5)

42 18 Oh my god (2)

43 22 All too well (TV) (3)

44 - Santa baby (22)

45 - Come on home for Christmas (45)

46 - White Christmas (5)

47 - Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (Sinatra) (47)

48 - Lonely this Christmas (1)

49 - Christmas lights (13)

50 - The Christmas song (39)

Wham! have the honour of losing a week at #1 to ACR for the first time. Mariah had 4 of those before her 2 weeks at #1 officially, so leads 6-2 on that score.

 

Brenda Lee's song peaked at #6 in 1962 so that hasn't been bettered in this era (yet)!

‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through the chart not a thing was happening. Well a few new peaks for old Christmas songs. Brenda Lee equalling her peak from 59 years ago (thanks for the correction Jim) and new peaks for Andy Williams, Bobby Helms, Sia and Sinatra reaching the Top 40 for the first time with Let It Snow x3. That’s the only song that has 2 versions so high, and indeed they’re quite different but both good.

 

1 1 Last Christmas (1)

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

3 3 Merry Christmas (3)

4 4 Merry Christmas everyone (1)

5 5 Fairytale of New York (2)

6 7 Rockin’ around the Christmas tree (6)

7 6 It’s beginning to look a lot like a Christmas (4)

8 9 Do they know it’s Christmas? (1)

9 10 Step into Christmas (6)

10 8 Easy on me (1)

11 16 Driving home for Christmas (8)

12 13 It’s the most wonderful time of the year (12)

13 12 Santa tell me (7)

14 11 Underneath the tree (11)

15 14 I wish it could be Christmas every day (4)

16 19 Abcdefu (12)

17 21 Jingle bell rock (17)

18 18 Shivers (1)

19 17 Wonderful Christmastime (6)

20 22 One more sleep (2)

21 23 Merry Xmas everybody (1)

22 15 Cold heart (1)

23 24 Happy Xmas (2)

24 25 Sleigh ride (23)

25 20 Bad habits (1)

26 26 Holly jolly Christmas (17)

27 29 Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (Martin) (26)

28 32 Feliz Navidad (28)

29 28 Mistletoe (19)

30 34 Seventeen going under (11)

31 27 Flowers (5)

32 39 Snowman (32)

33 30 Overseas (14)

34 38 Stop the cavalry (3)

35 45 Come on home for Christmas (35)

36 - Christmas (17)

37 31 Coming for you (12)

38 35 Stay (2)

39 47 Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (39) (Sinatra)

40 36 Heat waves (7)

41 33 Overpass graffiti (4)

42 40 Do it to it (27)

43 41 Love nwantiti (5)

44 44 Santa baby (22)

45 49 Christmas lights (13)

46 - Make you smile (46)

47 46 White Christmas (5)

48 50 The Christmas song (39)

49 - Santa Claus is coming to town (33)

50 48 Lonely this Christmas (1)

Update for week ending 30 December:

 

Mainly an exercise in seeing just how much lower the few SCR songs would be.

 

1 - Sausage rolls for everyone (1)

2 1 Last Christmas (1)

3 2 All I want for Christmas is you (1)

4 3 Merry Christmas (3)

5 5 Fairytale of New York (2)

6 4 Merry Christmas everyone (1)

7 6 Rockin’ around the Christmas tree (6)

8 7 It’s beginning to look a lot like a Christmas (Bublé) (4)

9 11 Driving home for Christmas (8)

10 9 Step into Christmas (6)

11 8 Do they know it’s Christmas? (1)

12 12 It’s the most wonderful time of the year (12)

13 13 Santa tell me (7)

14 15 I wish it could be Christmas everyday (4)

15 14 Underneath the tree (11)

16 - Boris Johnson is still a f*****g c**t (16)

17 17 Jingle bell rock (17)

18 20 One more sleep (2)

19 19 Wonderful Christmastime (6)

20 21 Merry Xmas everybody (1)

21 23 Happy Xmas (2)

22 24 Sleigh ride (22)

23 10 Easy on me (1)

24 26 Holly jolly Christmas (17)

25 16 Abcdefu (12)

26 27 Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (Martin) (26)

27 28 Feliz Navidad (27)

28 29 Mistletoe (19)

29 18 Shivers (1)

30 32 Snowman (30)

31 35 Come on home for Christmas (31)

32 36 Christmas (17)

33 34 Stop the cavalry (3)

34 25 Bad habits (1)

35 22 Cold heart (1)

36 39 Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (Sinatra) (36)

37 30 Seventeen going under (11)

38 31 Flowers (5)

39 45 Christmas lights (13)

40 49 Santa Claus is coming to town (33)

41 47 White Christmas (5)

42 33 Overseas (14)

43 50 Lonely this Christmas (1)

44 - It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (Como) (44)

45 - The Christmas song (Dean) (45)

46 - Santa baby (22)

47 38 Stay (2)

48 37 Coming for you (12)

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

50 41 Overpass graffiti (4)

 

Update for week ending 6 January:

 

Very close between Brenda Lee and the Pogues but I think Brenda might just have squeaked into the top 3.

 

1 2 Last Christmas (1)

2 3 All I want for Christmas is you (1)

3 7 Rockin’ around the Christmas tree (3)

4 5 Fairytale of New York (2)

5 6 Merry Christmas everyone (1)

6 8 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (Bublé) (4)

7 4 Merry Christmas (3)

8 12 It’s the most wonderful time of the year (8)

9 9 Driving home for Christmas (8)

10 10 Step into Christmas (6)

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

12 13 Santa tell me (7)

13 14 I wish it could be Christmas everyday (4)

14 17 Jingle bell rock (14)

15 19 Wonderful Christmastime (6)

16 15 Underneath the tree (11)

17 18 One more sleep (2)

18 20 Merry Xmas everybody (1)

19 21 Happy Xmas (2)

20 22 Sleigh ride (20)

21 24 Holly jolly Christmas (17)

22 26 Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (Martin) (22)

23 27 Feliz Navidad (23)

24 28 Mistletoe (19)

25 32 Christmas (17)

26 33 Stop the cavalry (3)

27 30 Snowman (27)

28 31 Come on home for Christmas (28)

29 36 Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! (Sinatra) (29)

30 23 Easy on me (1)

31 29 Shivers (1)

32 34 Bad habits (1)

33 35 Cold heart (1)

34 25 Abcdefu (12)

35 41 White Christmas (5)

36 40 Santa Claus is coming to town (33)

37 44 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (Como) (37)

38 43 Lonely this Christmas (1)

39 45 The Christmas song (Dean) (39)

40 - The Christmas song (Cole) (39)

41 46 Santa baby (22)

42 39 Christmas lights (13)

43 - 2000 miles (15)

44 49 Mary’s boy child / Oh my Lord (1)

45 - I’ll be home for Christmas (Cabello) (45)

46 - Peru (46)

47 1 Sausage rolls for everyone (1)

48 37 Seventeen going under (11)

49 - Run Rudolph run (36) 23.5

50 38 Flowers (5)

 

I'm not sure whether Heat Waves has equalled its #7 peak without ACR this week, but on the Audio Streaming chart it has equalled its #6 peak in its 50th consecutive week in the top 75 / 49th consecutive week in the top 50, after having originally peaked in its 37th / 36th - all records as far as I can tell:

 

Heat Waves: 53 weeks (w/e 14/1/21 - 13/1/22)

99-82-80-63-47-35-38-32-28-29-29-28-31-26-28-28-25-25-24-33-39-36-38-34-37-36-35-44-33-36-29-32-35-36-18-18-9-7-8-6-6-7-7-8-9-8-22-25-31-39-47-49-6

 

For the Audio Streaming top 100, The Greatest Show peaked on its 53rd consecutive week as mentioned on page 7, but the latest I've found a song equalling its peak in a continuous run is Ed Sheeran - Photograph at 55 weeks:

 

Photograph: 55 weeks (w/e 12/7/14 - 23/7/15)

16-21-29-40-42-43-42-44-48-47-56-68-77-68-65-57-58-51-52-54-59-59-63-80-45-68-38-40-44-45-50-56-66-83-72-68-77-80-81-83-82-91-87-96-100-90-75-66-57-53-36-24-19-17-16

Heat Waves is #8 on Old Rules this week, which means it'd be #5 if it had got a reset.

Thanks Dan. Going by the regular automatic reset rules, as per the list Joseph posted in the chart show thread, Easy On Me wouldn't have had a reset but Heat Waves would have - in which case it would have had a new peak of #4.

 

(but I won't be starting an 'Estimated chart with old ACR rules' thread - yet)

Update for week ending 13 January:

 

Outside the much discussed top 2 and only few thousand behind Shivers, Bad Habits would be notching up its 22nd week in the top 5. Blinding Lights is on 91 weeks in the top 40 now by my reckoning. Mr Brightside must be at its highest position for a very long time.

 

1 31 Shivers (1)

2 30 Easy on me (1)

3 34 Abcdefu (3)

4 32 Bad habits (1)

5 33 Cold heart (1)

6 48 Seventeen going under (6)

7 - We don’t talk about Bruno (7)

8 - Heat waves (7)

9 - Coming for you (9)

10 - Stay (2)

11 - Peru (10)

12 50 Flowers (5)

13 - Overseas (13)

14 - Do it to it (14)

15 - Overpass graffiti (4)

16 - Love nwantiti (5)

17 - Good 4 u (1)

18 - Surface pressure (18)

19 - Make you smile (19)

20 - Tell me something good (18)

21 - I wish (21)

22 - Enemy (22)

23 - My heart goes (12)

24 - Industry baby (5)

25 - Blinding lights (1)

26 - Obsessed with you (6)

27 - Out out (7)

28 - Mr Brightside (10)

29 - Black magic (4)

30 - My universe (5)

31 - Levitating (6)

32 - Better days (24)

33 - Save your tears (3)

34 - Ghost (34)

35 - Woman (17)

36 - I drink wine (4)

37 - Where are you now (37)

38 - Oh my god (2)

39 - Remember (3)

40 - Perfect (1)

41 - Happier than ever (8)

42 - All too well (TV) (3)

43 - That’s what I want (12)

44 - Kiss me more (3)

45 - Meet me at our spot (11)

46 - Heartbreak anthem (4)

47 - Friday (5)

48 - I wanna dance with somebody (1)

49 - Alone with you (33)

50 - The family madrigal (50)

Edited January 11, 20223 yr by JulianT

I’ve resurrected my ChartsPlus subscription which includes the YTD top 100. This week the YTD chart is exactly the same as the old rules chart, and therefore I’ve amended the above so that for one week only it’s 100% accurate.

 

Interesting bits further down:

 

The official #40, “I hate u” by SZA, is only #87 on Old Rules. :o

 

Adele has 5 songs in the Top 100 but only 3 current ones, the other 2 being “Someone like you” at #73 and “Rolling in the deep” at #82.

 

Ed has 9 songs in the Top 100, none of which are the single he’s apparently about to push:

1 Shivers

4 Bad habits

15 Overpass graffiti

40 Perfect

59 Shape of you

74 Merry Christmas

75 Visiting hours

85 Thinking out loud

97 Castle on the hill

Edited January 11, 20223 yr by JulianT

I thought Own It would have been just ahead, it did over 67k that week whereas Dance Monkey did just under 35k but at least 3k of that would have been pure sales, so less than 67k if back on SCR. Anyway Ladbaby happened...

Update for week ending 20 January:

 

Shivers is knocked off #1 by Abcdefu but remains the #1 of the 2 week old year. The Weeknd would have 7 in the Top 40 including 2 oldies.

 

1 3 Abcdefu (1)

2 1 Shivers (1)

3 2 Easy on me (1)

4 7 We don’t talk about Bruno (4)

5 5 Cold heart (1)

6 4 Bad habits (1)

7 - Fingers crossed (7)

8 6 Seventeen going under (6)

9 11 Peru (9)

10 13 Overseas (10)

11 18 Surface pressure (11)

12 9 Coming for you (9)

13 - Sacrifice (13)

14 8 Heat waves (7)

15 12 Flowers (5)

16 14 Do it to it (14)

17 10 Stay (2)

18 15 Overpass graffiti (4)

19 - Take my breath (14)

20 19 Make you smile (19)

21 37 Where are you now (21)

22 22 Enemy (22)

23 16 Love nwantiti (5)

24 21 I wish (21)

25 - Retail therapy (25)

26 17 Good 4 u (1)

27 23 My heart goes (12)

28 - How do I make you love me? (28)

29 26 Obsessed with you (6)

30 - Gasoline (30)

31 38 Oh my God (2)

32 - Down under (32)

33 20 Tell me something good (18)

34 34 Ghost (34)

35 33 Save your tears (3)

36 - Is there someone else? (36)

37 25 Blinding lights (1)

38 36 I drink wine (4)

39 50 The family madrigal (39)

40 32 Better days (32)

41 - Out of time (41)

42 30 My universe (5)

43 35 Woman (17)

44 24 Industry baby (5)

45 27 Out out (7)

46 41 Happier than ever (8)

47 40 Perfect (1)

48 42 All too well (3)

49 43 That’s what I want (12)

50 31 Levitating (6)

Update for week ending 27 January: Gayle is knocked off #1 but climbs to #1 on the YTD list.

 

1 4 We don’t talk about Bruno (1)

2 1 Abcdefu (1)

3 2 Shivers (1)

4 3 Easy on me (1)

5 5 Cold heart (1)

6 6 Bad habits (1)

7 9 Peru (7)

8 11 Surface pressure (8)

9 8 Seventeen going under (6)

10 7 Fingers crossed (7)

11 10 Overseas (10)

12 12 Coming for you (9)

13 14 Heat waves (7)

14 15 Flowers (5)

15 21 Where are you now (15)

16 13 Sacrifice (13)

17 16 Do it to it (14)

18 18 Overpass graffiti (4)

19 17 Stay (2)

20 39 The family madrigal (20)

21 - Make me feel good (21)

22 31 Oh my God (2)

23 32 Down under (23)

24 23 Love nwantiti (5)

25 22 Enemy (22)

26 20 Make you smile (19)

27 24 I wish (21)

28 - Lost (28)

29 - What else can I do? (29)

30 34 Ghost (30)

31 27 My heart goes (12)

32 - Packs and potions (32)

33 26 Good 4 u (1)

34 33 Tell me something good (18)

35 35 Save your tears (3)

36 29 Obsessed with you (6)

37 40 Better days (32)

38 19 Take my breath (14)

39 37 Blinding lights (1)

40 42 My universe (5)

41 38 I drink wine (4)

42 43 Woman (17)

43 44 Industry baby (5)

44 - Eazy (44)

45 45 Out out (7)

46 25 Retail therapy (25)

47 - Mr Brightside (10)

48 - Waiting on a miracle (48)

49 47 Perfect (1)

50 50 Levitating (6)

Edited February 1, 20223 yr by JulianT

Update for week ending 3 February:

I don’t think Meatloaf would have quite achieved any new peaks.

 

1 1 We don’t talk about Bruno

2 7 Peru (2)

3 2 Abcdefu (1)

4 3 Shivers (1)

5 8 Surface pressure (5)

6 4 Easy on me (1)

7 5 Cold heart (1)

8 6 Bad habits (1)

9 - Bat out of hell (8)

10 9 Seventeen going under (6)

11 15 Where are you know (11)

12 11 Overseas (10)

13 - Pump 101 (13)

14 10 Fingers crossed (7)

15 20 The family madrigal (15)

16 13 Heat waves (7)

17 12 Coming for you (9)

18 21 Make me feel good (18)

19 - I’d do anything for love (1)

20 14 Flowers (5)

21 18 Overpass graffiti (4)

22 29 What else can I do? (22)

23 19 Stay (2)

24 23 Down under (23)

25 17 Do it to it (14)

26 32 Packs and potions (26)

27 22 Oh my God (2)

28 25 Enemy (22)

29 26 Make you smile (19)

30 16 Sacrifice (13)

31 24 Love nwantiti (5)

32 - Paradise by the dashboard light (32)

33 - Two out of three ain’t bad (32)

34 30 Ghost (30)

35 48 Waiting on a miracle (35)

36 33 Good 4 u (1)

37 31 My heart goes (12)

38 27 I wish (21)

39 - You took the words right out of my mouth (33)

40 35 Save your tears (3)

41 34 Tell me something good (18)

42 36 Obsessed with you (6)

43 28 Lost (28)

44 - Sweet talker (44)

45 39 Blinding lights (1)

46 - Pushing p (46)

47 45 Out out (7)

48 - The motto (48)

49 47 Mr Brightside (10)

50 42 Woman (17)

Edited February 1, 20223 yr by JulianT

Interesting as ever thanks for this! Would that not have been a first appearance in the top 40 for the latter two meat loaf songs?

 

Edit: I’ve just looked, you’re right. I never realised they’d both been top 40 before.

Edited February 1, 20223 yr by Supercell

Paradise By The Dashboard Light which had never officially charted would have been top 75 at least.

‘Shivers’ doing well still!

PBTDL it seems would’ve been top 40, and one spot ahead of 2OO3AB - it having lower downloads sales meant it ended up getting starred out in the official chart.

Apologies - I completely missed considering PBTDL. I think what threw me was that I was looking for Meatloaf songs below TOOTAB on the Audio Streaming chart when in fact it was above! I’ve put it in one place above the latter as per Dan’s steer.

Update for week ending 10 February:

 

1 1 We don’t talk about Bruno

2 2 Peru (2)

3 3 Abcdefu (1)

4 5 Surface pressure (4)

5 4 Shivers (1)

6 6 Easy on me (1)

7 7 Cold heart (1)

8 11 Where are you now (8)

9 8 Bad habits (1)

10 12 Overseas (10)

11 15 The family madrigal (11)

12 10 Seventeen going under (6)

13 18 Make me feel good (13)

14 16 Heat waves (7)

15 24 Down under (15)

16 17 Coming for you (9)

17 13 Pump 101 (13)

18 14 Fingers crossed (7)

19 22 What else can I do? (19)

20 23 Stay (2)

21 21 Overpass graffiti (4)

22 20 Flowers (5)

23 25 Do it to it (14)

24 26 Packs and potions (24)

25 27 Oh my God (2)

26 28 Enemy (22)

27 29 Make you smile (19)

28 38 I wish (21)

29 34 Ghost (29)

30 35 Waiting on a miracle (30)

31 31 Love nwantiti (5)

32 36 Good 4 u (1)

33 - That’s what I want (12)

34 42 Obsessed with you (6)

35 37 My heart goes (12)

36 - Cold shoulder (36)

37 40 Save your tears (3)

38 48 The motto (38)

39 30 Sacrifice (13)

40 44 Sweet talker (40)

41 - Beg for you (41)

42 41 Tell me something good (18)

43 43 Lost (28)

44 46 Pushing p (44)

45 45 Blinding lights (1)

46 50 Woman (17)

47 - Perfect (1)

48 49 Mr Brightside (10)

49 - Industry baby (5)

50 - Anyone for you (50)

Edited February 15, 20223 yr by JulianT