12th December 2021

 

It's 2 weeks on top for the late John Miles, as I high flew to Gran Canaria all week, so mostly all I heard outside of my ipod was christmas songs, plus Cold Heart (back in at 11 for Elton & Dua) and an old Buzzjack entry of ours Loca Loca, which we've come to enjoy all over again (but not recharted). So, not much movement going on, Swedish House Mafia go top 10, some christmas classic climbs from Leona Lewis and returns from The Fizz, Chris Rea (for the 15th time), Darlene Love and errr Gary Glitter which I heard on holiday for the first time in 20 years or so. Used to be regarded as a xmas classic....! Hall & Oates pop in belatedly with Jingle Bell Rock, as Xmas playlists delve deep into the archives these days, back to the 40's in many cases....

 

 

1 1 1 2 HIGH FLY - John Miles 340000

2 2 1 5 GIVE IT ALL UP - Duran Duran featuring Tove Lo 580000

3 3 1 6 ODE TO FREEDOM - ABBA 655000

4 4 1 6 WHEN YOU DANCED WITH ME - ABBA 585000

5 5 5 6 LITTLE THINGS - ABBA 340000

6 6 3 6 BUMBLEBEE - ABBA 390000

7 7 2 11 DOPAMINE - Purple Disco Machine featuring Eyelar 534600

8 9 8 2 I BELIEVE IN FATHER CHRISTMAS - Greg Lake 93000

9 12 9 7 MOTH TO A FLAME - Swedish House Mafia & The Weeknd 147900

10 11 10 6 I CAN BE THAT WOMAN - ABBA 154900

 

11 RE 7 15 COLD HEART (PNAU REMIX) - Elton John & Dua Lipa 446150

12 8 5 6 KEEP AN EYE ON DAN - ABBA 300000

13 13 13 5 WORLD WE USED TO KNOW - Alan Walker & Winona Oak 106850

14 14 14 9 ON MELANCHOLY HILL - Gorillaz 188650

15 10 10 7 ABRAHAM, MARTIN & JOHN - Marvin Gaye & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra featuring Beverley Knight 206600

16 17 16 8 SHIVERS - Ed Sheeran 136900

17 24 17 4 EVERYWHERE - Niall Horan & Anne-Marie 70400

18 18 18 7 ALYGATYR - Kasabian 132200

19 16 1 15 DON’T SHUT ME DOWN - ABBA 1480000

20 15 6 8 JUST A NOTION - ABBA 299000

 

21 25 21 5 DO YA FEEL MY LOVE? - Stereophonics 73400

22 20 1 15 I STILL HAVE FAITH IN YOU - ABBA 1207500

23 26 23 7 YOU’VE GOT A HABIT OF LEAVING - David Bowie 109150

24 19 1 11 HERE COMES THE NIGHT - Agnes 733800

25 21 5 9 UNBELIEVABLE - Texas 251100

26 35 26 4 SOMEBODY TO USE - Alesso 53000

27 29 27 8 SEE YA WHEN I SEE YA - Miles Kane 106650

28 22 22 5 FANCY (DAVE AUDE REMIX) - Reba McEntire 85050

29 30 29 9 UNDENIABLE - Kygo featuring X Ambassadors 126500

30 40 30 3 HOLIDAY - Confidence Man 42200

 

31 28 28 6 AFTER ALL - Elton John & Charlie Puth 83550

32 23 15 6 NO DOUBT ABOUT IT - ABBA 102850

33 37 33 6 SO HAPPY IT HURTS - Bryan Adams 71450

34 39 34 5 WAKE ME UP - Foals 71000

35 36 35 5 KISS OF LIFE - Kylie Minogue & Jessie Ware 74300

36 27 8 14 AS GOOD AS NEW - ABBA 297650

37 75 37 2 ONE MORE SLEEP - Leona Lewis 22300

38 44 38 5 GOING HOME - Goldfish featuring Max Vidima 54900

39 48 39 6 WHITER SHADE OF PALE - Santana featuring Steve Winwood 60200

40 50 40 5 UNSTOPPABLE - James Blunt 46600

 

41 32 7 10 THE TIPPING POINT - Tears For Fears 221150

42 47 42 5 MAGNIFICENT HURT - Elvis Costello & The Imposters 50350

43 45 43 6 YULETIDE THROWDOWN AKA RAPTURE - Blondie featuring Fab 5 Freddy 66250

44 33 25 7 TELL IT TO MY HEART - Meduza featuring Hozier 103250

45 41 41 5 THROW ME A LINE - HAEVN 67300

46 46 46 5 YOUR SONG SAVED MY LIFE - U2 55450

47 34 22 8 A SECOND TO MIDNIGHT - Kylie Minogue & Years & Years 133850

48 31 9 14 DUM DUM DIDDLE - ABBA 311400

49 49 49 5 RUSHING WATER - Sting 49000

50 NEW 50 1 DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS - Chris Rea 12000

 

51 38 38 9 STARLIGHT - Westlife 100350

52 42 17 9 SORRY - Emma Steinbakken 160650

53 55 53 4 OVERPASS GRAFFITI - Ed Sheeran 38150

54 43 43 6 BLUE BANISTERS - Lana Del Ray 68100

55 63 55 2 MERRY CHRISTMAS - Elton John & Ed Sheeran 18000

56 NEW 56 1 DON’T START WITHOUT ME - The Fizz 10600

57 64 57 5 SOUVENIR - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 34100

58 58 58 5 ENEMY - Imagine Dragons x J.I.D. 43200

59 59 59 6 TIME (HEARTS FULL OF LOVE) - Erasure 44600

60 60 60 5 AFTER LAST NIGHT - Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak & Silk Sonic featuring Thundercat & Bootsy Collins 39200

 

61 65 61 4 SWEET DREAMS & DYNAMITE - Seeb & Nina Nesbitt 25100

62 68 62 2 MUSIC - John Miles 13800

63 71 63 2 SLOWDOWN - John Miles 13000

64 66 64 5 CAN’T STOP WRITING SONGS ABOUT YOU - Kylie Minogue & Gloria Gaynor 30500

65 NEW 65 1 ANOTHER ROCK ‘N’ ROLL CHRISTMAS - Gary Glitter 7000

66 51 23 9 BURNING BRIDGES - Sigrid 116400

67 70 67 3 INVISIBLE THINGS - Natalie Imbruglia 18600

68 54 26 7 THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH - Steps 98200

69 74 69 2 SLEIGH RIDE - The Ronettes 11400

70 72 70 3 RUN FOR HOME - Lindisfarne 16600

 

71 57 11 9 WHEN YOU WERE MINE - Joy Crookes 177500

72 52 20 10 ALL OF THE TIME - Jungle 146900

73 56 33 9 HUMANKIND - Coldplay 121400

74 NEW 74 1 CHRISTMAS (BABY PLEASE COME HOME) - Darlene Love 5200

75 NEW 75 1 JINGLE BELL ROCK - Daryl Hall & John Oates 5000

 

DROP OUTS

53 24 11 THAT’S WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X 133550

61 10 11 SPIRIT POWER AND SOUL - Johnny Marr 216950

62 5 11 HEAT ABOVE - Greta Van Fleet 345700

67 15 10 BACK TO OZ - Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine 169700

69 3 15 BITTER TASTE - Billy Idol 600000

73 3 20 WAVES OF BLUE - Majid Jordan 720800

Hi John!

Nice to see "Moth To A Flame" in the top 10, the big gain for "One More Sleep", the return for "Cold Heart" and the debuts for "Driving Home For Christmas" and "Jingle Bell Rock".

Great chart!

Hi John,

 

ABBA still rules the Top 10 :heart:

 

Elton John/Dua Lipa re-entry and Niall/Anne Marie climbing into the Top 20

Alesso and Confidence Man Top 30 and the Christmas oldie by Leona Lewis Top 40 :dance:

 

Love the 5 Christmas (re)-entries :wub:

Best Christmas (re)- entry: Chris Rea :heart:

Hi John! Getting into festive mood with the new songs :D

Thanks all for the comments, I'm afraid mum has been ill unable to get out of bed the last week so Ive not had time to return comments or do a new chart or do anything else, so last week's chart will just rollover to this week and I hope to do the xmas chart proper next week all being well, Xmas 2021 is cancelled here. Hope everyone has a good holiday.

 

 

Thanks all for the comments, I'm afraid mum has been ill unable to get out of bed the last week so Ive not had time to return comments or do a new chart or do anything else, so last week's chart will just rollover to this week and I hope to do the xmas chart proper next week all being well, Xmas 2021 is cancelled here. Hope everyone has a good holiday.

 

Hi John,

 

I'm sorry to hear that. I hope she is recovering and that you've had as good a Christmas as possible.

 

As for your chart, of course I still appreciate the Abba domination and the re-entries from Chris Rea and The Fizz.

 

 

Hi John,

 

I'm sorry to hear that. I hope she is recovering and that you've had as good a Christmas as possible.

 

As for your chart, of course I still appreciate the Abba domination and the re-entries from Chris Rea and The Fizz.

 

Thanks AH :wub: It's all been very worrying, and I've now also got the chest infection (but it's not Covid!) but she seems improved so far and fingers crossed I can get her mobile again so she can get out of bed.