It’s quite amusing that Wham’s Last Christmas had a peak of #2 for 30+ years, only to now potentially be #1 two years in a row!

Anyone know what there’s so many new peaks on Spotify this year, are the playlists slightly different? Ladbaby on decent numbers for SCR track which may indeed help his fall next week. Also Kelly & Ariana doing decently and will for Xmas day too!

 

Can anyone confirm if the Keith Emerson version of ‘I Believe In Father Christmas’ will be combined with Greg Lake?

It’s quite amusing that Wham’s Last Christmas had a peak of #2 for 30+ years, only to now potentially be #1 two years in a row!

 

Biggest selling number 2 ever though wasn’t it? Think the week it was released it sold like over 2-300k just Band Aid also did 600k or something ridiculous!

Is #17 with the B. Swanson Quartet by any chance?😂

Amazon update - source here:

 

Wham! move ahead of Mariah for the first time this year...

The current top 10 (yesterday's positions in brackets); songs on permanent ACR in italics:

 

(2) 1 Last Christmas

(1) 2 All I Want For Christmas Is You

(3) 3 Merry Christmas

(4) 4 Do They Know It’s Christmas?

(5) 5 It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

(7) 6 Step Into Christmas

(8) 7 Come On Home For Christmas

(6) 8 Driving Home For Christmas

(11) 9 Fairytale Of New York [also #46, #51]

(12) 10 Santa Tell Me

 

I'll do a full update on Christmas songs another time, but there are new peaks for most Amazon exclusives [AE]:

 

#18 Olivia Dean - The Christmas Song

#23 Camila Cabello - I'll Be Home For Christmas

#37 Taylor Swift - Christmas Tree Farm [AE version]

#43 Carrie Underwood - Favorite Time Of The Year

#59 Alessia Cara - Jingle Bell Rock

#60 Summer Walker - I Want To Come Home For Christmas

#64 Leon Bridges - Purple Snowflakes

 

plus a few others new to the top 100 today which probably(?) won't chart officially.

 

Christmas Schmistmas top 10:

#49 Easy On Me

#53 Cold Heart

#62 Shivers

#70 abcdefu

#76 Woman

#77 Flowers (Say My Name)

#81 Time After Time [Mabel]

#95 Bad Habits

#106 Overpass Graffiti

#107 Together In Electric Dreams [Lola Young]

and if those covers of 80s songs from Christmas adverts don't count, we move on to:

#111 Tell Me Something Good

#115 Heat Waves

 

Other new daily peaks in the last 6 days:

#41 Make You Smile

#47 Enemy

#95 Face Off

Wham 2,220,211

Mariah 1,919,706

Last year:

Wham! 2,555k

Mariah 2,444k

 

So Wham! down 13% and Mariah down 21%. Still big numbers though of course.

 

Merry Christmas 1,041k so just under 50% of Wham! but I suspect that will be enough for it to take #1 officially.

Edited December 26, 20213 yr by Jule Log

Good figures for Ed/Elton for a new Xmas song on Spotify! Looking likely to get a third week at the top on Friday!

🎄 Spotify Chart Update - CHRISTMAS DAY (25/12) 🎄

 

01 01 Wham! – Last Christmas 2,220,211

02 02 Mariah Carey – All I Want for Christmas Is You 1,919,706

03 03 Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree 1,818,732 [#2 comb.] 1,956,952

04 04 Michael Bublé – It's Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas 1,700,221

05 10 Andy Williams – It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year 1,626,540 [*NEW PEAK*]

06 07 Shakin' Stevens – Merry Christmas Everyone 1,626,469

07 09 Elton John – Step Into Christmas 1,588,738

08 08 Bobby Helms – Jingle Bell Rock 1,576,452

09 05 Chris Rea – Driving Home for Christmas - 2019 Remaster 1,574,777

10 06 The Pogues, Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl) 1,549,150

 

11 15 John Lennon, Yoko Ono – Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - Remastered 2010 1,367,624

12 11 Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas? - 1984 Version 1,359,379

13 17 The Ronettes – Sleigh Ride 1,314,527

14 13 Wizzard – I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 1,313,531

15 16 Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmastime - Edited Version / Remastered 2011 1,310,293

16 12 Ariana Grande – Santa Tell Me 1,288,946

17 14 Kelly Clarkson – Underneath the Tree 1,218,503

18 18 Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody 1,148,837

19 22 Dean Martin – Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 1,120,184

20 20 Leona Lewis – One More Sleep 1,120,009

 

21 21 Michael Bublé – Holly Jolly Christmas 1,097,772

22 19 Ed Sheeran, Elton John – Merry Christmas 1,041,719

23 23 José Feliciano – Feliz Navidad 1,040,584

24 24 Justin Bieber – Mistletoe 932,762

25 27 Darlene Love – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 918,167

26 26 Frank Sinatra, B. Swanson Quartet – Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (with The B. Swanson Quartet) 880,969

27 25 Sia – Snowman 841,358

28 29 Kylie Minogue – Santa Baby 827,105

29 28 Jona Lewie – Stop The Cavalry 815,786

30 30 The Jackson 5 – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 774,091

 

31 31 Mud – Lonely This Christmas 757,916

32 32 Bing Crosby, Ken Darby Singers, John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra – White Christmas 754,596

33 33 Pretenders – 2000 Miles - 2007 Remaster 705,646

34 36 Chuck Berry – Run Rudolph Run - Single Version 680,487 [*NEW PEAK*]

35 35 Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) 672,069

36 34 Coldplay – Christmas Lights 614,577

37 43 Burl Ives – A Holly Jolly Christmas - Single Version 602,244

38 37 Daryl Hall & John Oates – Jingle Bell Rock - Daryl's Version 587,841

39 38 Sam Smith – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 575,741

40 40 Perry Como, The Fontane Sisters, Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra – It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra) 570,971

 

41 41 Cliff Richard – Mistletoe and Wine 567,297

42 44 Queen – Thank God It's Christmas - Non-Album Single 549,916 [*NEW PEAK*]

43 46 Dean Martin – Baby, It's Cold Outside 545,860 [*NEW PEAK*]

44 39 Mariah Carey – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 541,470

45 45 Britney Spears – My Only Wish (This Year) 529,971

46 42 Boney M. – Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord 517,521

47 49 Stevie Wonder – What Christmas Means To Me 485,847

48 52 Michael Bublé – I'll Be Home for Christmas 482,639

49 48 Bruce Springsteen – Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town - Live at C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY - December 1975 479,161

50 53 Tony Bennett – Winter Wonderland 458,394

 

51 50 Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton – You Make It Feel Like Christmas (feat. Blake Shelton) 449,090

52 58 Eartha Kitt, Henri Rene & His Orchestra – Santa Baby (with Henri René & His Orchestra) 438,019

53 51 Kelly Clarkson, Ariana Grande – Santa, Can’t You Hear Me 437,445

54 57 Sia – Santa's Coming for Us 424,227

55 61 The Jackson 5 – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 423,656

56 64 Eagles – Please Come Home for Christmas - 2013 Remaster 421,215 [*NEW PEAK*]

57 59 Brett Eldredge, Meghan Trainor – Baby, It's Cold Outside (feat. Meghan Trainor) 418,363

58 62 The Beach Boys – Little Saint Nick - 1991 Remix 414,064

59 65 Ella Fitzgerald – Sleigh Ride 414,047

60 55 Michael Bublé – Santa Claus Is Coming to Town 410,455

 

61 67 The Ronettes – Frosty the Snowman 409,571

62 63 Elvis Presley – Blue Christmas 396,208

63 72 Frank Sinatra – Jingle Bells - Remastered 1999 391,527 [*NEW PEAK*]

64 54 East 17 – Stay Another Day 389,200

65 70 Greg Lake – I Believe in Father Christmas - 2017 - Remaster 367,053

66 66 Idina Menzel, Michael Bublé – Baby It's Cold Outside (duet with Michael Bublé) 357,305

67 89 Chris de Burgh – A Spaceman Came Travelling 352,625

68 77 Otis Redding – Merry Christmas Baby 346,094

69 79 Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson – Oh Santa! (feat. Ariana Grande & Jennifer Hudson) 343,819 [*NEW PEAK*]

70 83 Nat King Cole – Deck The Halls 333,620

 

71 68 The Darkness – Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End) 330,499 [#52 comb.] 448,450

72 74 Destiny's Child – 8 Days of Christmas 327,417

73 82 Dean Martin – Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 318,629

74 76 Michael Bublé, The Puppini Sisters – Jingle Bells (feat. The Puppini Sisters) 316,250

75 88 Bing Crosby – It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 313,464

76 92 Donny Hathaway – This Christmas 311,996

77 86 Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych, John Williams – Carol of the Bells 307,091

78 97 Nat King Cole – Joy To The World 306,009

79 95 Ella Fitzgerald – Frosty The Snowman 304,622 [*NEW PEAK*]

80 87 Michael Bublé – All I Want for Christmas Is You 300,263

 

81 81 Michael Bublé, Shania Twain – White Christmas (with Shania Twain) 294,165

82 91 Michael Bublé – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 292,419 [*NEW PEAK*]

83 RE Jonas Brothers – Like It's Christmas 276,127

84 94 The Waitresses – Christmas Wrapping 271,890 [#57 comb.] 422,035

85 99 Michael Bublé – Cold December Night 256,720

86 96 Michael Bublé – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 252,027

87 111 Frank Sinatra – Mistletoe And Holly - Remastered 1999 248,093

88 110 Michael Bublé – Blue Christmas 241,261 [*NEW PEAK*]

89 102 Lily Allen – Somewhere Only We Know 240,320

 

91 105 Meghan Trainor – I'll Be Home 236,951

92 125 Stevie Wonder – Someday At Christmas 232,675 [*NEW PEAK*]

93 109 Dolly Parton, Michael Bublé – Cuddle Up, Cozy Down Christmas 232,570

94 120 *NSYNC – Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays 230,781

95 115 Kelly Clarkson, Brett Eldredge – Under The Mistletoe - Bonus Track 230,485

96 100 LadBaby, Ed Sheeran, Elton John – Sausage Rolls for Everyone 224,218

97 128 Brett Eldredge – A Holly Jolly Christmas 223,961 [*NEW PEAK*]

98 113 Ava Max – Christmas Without You 223,817

99 126 Christina Aguilera – This Christmas 222,949 [*NEW PEAK*]

100 123 Mike Oldfield – In Dulce Jubilo 222,564

101 104 Kylie Minogue, Frank Sinatra – Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (feat. Frank Sinatra) 220,207 [*NEW PEAK*]

102 119 Michael Bublé – The Christmas Sweater 219,959 [*NEW PEAK*]

103 118 The Drifters – White Christmas 219,636 [*NEW PEAK*]

104 121 Michael Bublé – Silent Night 216,708 [*NEW PEAK*]

105 124 Michael Bublé – Let It Snow! - 10th Anniversary 213,682 [*NEW PEAK*]

106 129 Judy Garland – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 213,674 [*NEW PEAK*]

107 114 Ariana Grande – Last Christmas 208,791

108 130 Elvis Presley – Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) 207,575

110 117 Johnny Mathis – When a Child Is Born 204,068

111 133 John Legend – Bring Me Love 203,919

112 137 Burl Ives – Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 200,675 [*NEW PEAK*]

113 132 Gene Autry – Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) - 1947 Version 199,490 [*NEW PEAK*]

114 135 Bing Crosby – Do You Hear What I Hear? - Remastered 2006 195,608

116 143 Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five – Baby It's Cold Outside 187,407

117 141 Aled Jones – Walking in the Air 187,287

119 131 Céline Dion – Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 185,701

120 134 Michael Bublé – Santa Baby 181,358

121 146 Michael Bublé – The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) 178,820 [*NEW PEAK*]

123 122 Frank Sinatra – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Remastered 1999 174,599

124 142 Keith Emerson – I Believe in Father Christmas - 2017 Remastered Version 173,402 [*NEW PEAK*]

126 156 Train – Shake Up Christmas 162,714

127 162 Bing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters – Mele Kalikimaka - Single Version 161,868 [*NEW PEAK*]

128 149 Kylie Minogue – At Christmas 161,282

129 160 Pentatonix – Mary, Did You Know? 159,335 [*NEW PEAK*]

130 155 David Essex – A Winter's Tale 158,801 [*NEW PEAK*]

131 159 Michael Bublé – Winter Wonderland 158,325

134 172 Hannah Kerr – Winter Wonderland 155,009

137 158 The Waitresses – Christmas Wrapping (Single Edit) 150,145 [*NEW PEAK*]

139 192 Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans – Here Comes Santa Claus 145,656

141 154 Taylor Swift – Christmas Tree Farm 144,270

142 175 Kelly Clarkson – Wrapped in Red 143,987

143 168 Alessia Cara – Make It To Christmas 143,834

144 179 Carpenters – Merry Christmas Darling - Remix 142,857 [*NEW PEAK*]

145 152 Ariana Grande, Liz Gillies – Santa Baby 142,531

146 151 Frankie Goes To Hollywood – The Power Of Love 138,767 [*NEW PEAK*]

147 163 Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree 138,220

148 186 Michael Bublé, Thalia – Mis Deseos / Feliz Navidad (with Thalia) 135,989

149 167 Liam Payne, Dixie – Naughty List (with Dixie) 135,497

150 188 Brett Eldredge – Christmas Time Is Here 131,907

151 RE Vince Guaraldi Trio – O Tannenbaum 131,344

153 173 Christina Aguilera – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 129,938

154 NE Andy Williams – Happy Holiday / The Holiday Season 127,632 [*NEW PEAK*]

155 RE Michael Bublé, The Puppini Sisters – Frosty the Snowman (feat. The Puppini Sisters) 127,384

156 200 The Ronettes – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 126,792 [*NEW PEAK*]

157 180 Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello – The Christmas Song (Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello) 126,276

158 194 Justin Bieber, Usher – The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) 125,994

159 174 Cliff Richard – Saviour's Day 125,928 [*NEW PEAK*]

160 RE Mariah Carey – Silent Night 123,470

161 189 Mariah Carey – O Holy Night 123,182

163 RE Bing Crosby – The Little Drummer Boy - Remastered 2006 120,522

164 191 Mel & Kim – Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree 118,932

165 NE Alma Cogan – Never Do a Tango with an Eskimo 118,150 [*NEW PEAK*]

166 RE The Darkness – Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End) 117,951

167 NE Gene Autry – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 117,384 [*NEW PEAK*]

168 RE The Crystals – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 116,220

169 RE Josh Groban, Faith Hill – The First Noël (with Faith Hill) 114,096 [*NEW PEAK*]

171 RE Michael Bublé, Naturally 7 – Silver Bells (feat. Naturally 7) 112,746

172 NE Kelly Clarkson – Christmas Isn't Canceled (Just You) 112,655 [*NEW PEAK*]

173 RE Michael Bublé – Ave Maria 111,911

174 RE Justin Bieber – Christmas Love 111,880

175 RE John Williams, Boston Pops Orchestra – Main Title "Somewhere in My Memory" (From "Home Alone") - Voice 111,371

177 197 Run–D.M.C. – Christmas In Hollis 110,814

179 NE Nat King Cole – Caroling, Caroling 110,361 [*NEW PEAK*]

180 NE CeeLo Green – What Christmas Means to Me 109,727 [*NEW PEAK*]

181 RE Norah Jones – It's Not Christmas 'Til You Come Home - Recorded At Spotify Studios NYC 108,828

183 NE Perry Como – (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays - 1959 Version 107,240 [*NEW PEAK*]

185 NE Michael Bublé – White Christmas 105,841 [*NEW PEAK*]

186 RE Bing Crosby – Silent Night 105,433

187 NE Kelly Clarkson – Christmas Eve - Bonus Track 105,322 [*NEW PEAK*]

188 RE Bing Crosby – Winter Wonderland - Remastered 105,215

189 RE Jessie J – Man With The Bag 104,639

190 NE Holiday Players – Gee Whiz its Christmas 104,407 [*NEW PEAK*]

191 NE Whitney Houston – Do You Hear What I Hear? 104,239 [*NEW PEAK*]

193 NE Vince Guaraldi Trio – Linus And Lucy 103,698 [*NEW PEAK*]

194 RE Dan + Shay – Take Me Home For Christmas 103,658

195 NE Brett Eldredge – Mr. Christmas 101,490 [*NEW PEAK*]

196 RE Jonas Brothers – I Need You Christmas 101,115

197 NE Bebe Rexha – Count on Christmas 100,854 [*NEW PEAK*]

200 RE The Crystals – Santa Claus Is Coming to Town 100,679

 

Non-Christmas Songs

1. 90 47 Adele – Easy On Me 238,083
2. 109 60 Ed Sheeran – Shivers 204,902
3. 115 56 GAYLE – abcdefu 188,587
4. 118 69 Elton John, Dua Lipa, PNAU – Cold Heart - PNAU Remix 187,073
5. 122 75 Ed Sheeran – Bad Habits 177,112
6. 125 71 D-Block Europe, Central Cee – Overseas 168,983
7. 132 73 Sam Fender – Seventeen Going Under 155,594
8. 133 78 SwitchOTR, A1 x J1 – Coming for You (feat. A1 x J1) 155,381
9. 135 84 Glass Animals – Heat Waves 154,981
10. 136 80 The Kid LAROI, Justin Bieber – STAY (with Justin Bieber) 154,877
11. 138 90 D-Block Europe, AJ Tracey – Make You Smile 145,981
12. 140 85 ArrDee – Flowers (Say My Name) 145,519
13. 152 101 Fireboy DML, Ed Sheeran – Peru 130,082
14. 162 98 ACRAZE, Cherish – Do It To It 121,828
15. 170 106 Central Cee – Obsessed With You 113,880
16. 176 112 CKay – love nwantiti (ah ah ah) 110,845
17. 178 107 Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – INDUSTRY BABY (feat. Jack Harlow) 110,730
18. 182 108 Imagine Dragons, JID, Arcane, League of Legends – Enemy (with JID) - from the series Arcane League of Legends 108,059
19. 184 103 Olivia Rodrigo – good 4 u 107,228
20. 192 116 Doja Cat – Woman 103,942
21. 198 127 Ed Sheeran – Overpass Graffiti 100,821
22. 199 140 The Killers – Mr. Brightside 100,780

wow at Brenda Lee being #2 combined and ahead of Mariah!!!!! Brenda Lee is also #1 in the US by quite the margin, where Mariah is "only" at #4

Lower streams at the very top, but last year the 1m cutoff was in the same place, between #23 & #24. I'm now thinking LadBaby will stay Top 20 this week. Not a great update for Chris Rea although #4 to #10 are still fairly close.

Yaaaass Brenda Lee! Main pop gal thingz

Surprised at how stable Christmas songs are on iTunes/Apple Music/Amazon today. I know they do decent streams on boxing Day but didn't think they would be doing quite so well. Interested to see how big their streams are on Spotify for today. Looks like 3 days of good streams this week.

Fun Fact: There is now no song on the UK Spotify Chart which has been on for more than a year consecutively.

 

Both Heat Waves and Mr. Brightside have the longest consecutive run of 365 days having re-entered on Boxing Day last year.

 

Meanwhile on the global chart, Blinding Lights is the longest runner and Sweater Weather is the second lmao

Wow @ Andy Williams

 

All these Christmas songs and Mr. Brightside is still in top 200 :rofl:

double Vince Guaraldi appearance *.*

Why does Cosy Little Christmas do nothing on Spotify? :(

Why does Cosy Little Christmas do nothing on Spotify? :(

 

Because it’s an Amazon Original song.

Apple Music

 

105. "Kiss Me It's Christmas (feat. Ne-Yo)"

 

Amazon

 

79. Leona Lewis - "Kiss Me It's Christmas (feat. Ne-Yo)"

 

Almost matches its peak on Amazon again today (peaked at 78 yesterday). Falling slowly on Apple Music. I'm very surprised it didn't go top 200 on spotify Christmas day though. It did ~500,000 streams Christmas day and I would've thought a large amount of them would've been from the UK. It did chart in the top 200 in Netherlands/Hungary though so there's that at least.

Because it’s an Amazon Original song.

 

It was, but now it's available across the platforms