I Was fully expecting this to be at #4!

George ezra not as high as expected but I think it's done really well overall and given him another top 10 hit.

Chris Rea and Andy Williams both making the top 10 *_*

Bonkers but brilliant!

I bet Step Into Christmas wasn't many sales behind

Surprised George Ezra isn't Top 5.

Wow, Chris Rea going top ten finally is impressive but particularly Andy Williams, seems to have become a staple since it was used in an M&S ad (?) in the late 00s. I remember thinking it was impressive enough when he had that top 10 hit in 1999 with Music to Watch Girls By.

Alexa giving us diminishing returns, she'll be dropped from her label at this rate! :o

Ok lower than I expected for George. Maybe he was a bit overshadowed by Ed & Elton on Amazon in the end.

Not a massive fan of Driving Home for Christmas tbh, but very happy to see Andy Williams make the top 10!

Wow, Chris Rea going top ten finally is impressive but particularly Andy Williams, seems to have become a staple since it was used in an M&S ad (?) in the late 00s. I remember thinking it was impressive enough when he had that top 10 hit in 1999 with Music to Watch Girls By.

 

Music To Watch Girls By = BOP!

Amazon peak of #6 for this - Alexa isn't invincible!

I can't help but think the lyric "gay happy meetings" has such a different meaning now.

 

Isn't the evolution of language interesting?

Yes it's fascinating!

 

This George song has grown on me from the few times I've heard it on the chart. Looking forward to new material from him!

George Ezra lower than I thought he’d be.

Abysmal for George Ezra, why did Alexa play Jess Glynne so much more often last year???

07 | 11 | 47th week

 

Michael Bublé

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

 

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2nd single from Christmas

Released: 14th October 2011

Label: Reprise Records

 

Chart Statistics

 

NE (17/12/2011) | 86-86-77-x

RE (22/12/2012) | 77-81-x

RE (28/12/2013) | 81-x

RE (13/12/2014) | 79-63-61-49-x

RE (10/12/2015) | 98-59-50-41-84-x

RE (15/12/2016) | 39-44-38-27-x

RE (14/12/2017) | 45-18-22-13-x

RE (06/12/2018) | 94-30-16-16-7-x

RE (05/12/2019) | 87-32-25-24-11-x

RE (26/11/2020) | 79-35-13-7-12-12-10-x

RE (02/12/2021) | 99-49-20-9-10-11-7

 

Sales: 1,200k+

Certification: 2x Platinum

Status: Accelerated Chart Ratio

 

24 Sales

04 Audio Streaming

36 Video Streaming

 

Video

 

 

Biography

 

It didn’t take long for Michael Bublé to start getting the Sinatra comparisons. And in some ways, they made sense: Like Sinatra, Bublé was an old-fashioned entertainer, the kind of singer who weighed his success in part by how well he connected with the crowd. But where Sinatra exuded swagger and masculinity, Bublé was soft and humble, a fisherman’s son from British Columbia who could swing if he wanted but tended more toward ballads and delicate adult-contemporary pop. Did the ladies love him? Of course! He’s Michael Bublé. He might be carrying a torch, but he’s lighting his own way.

 

Born in 1975 in Burnaby, just east of Vancouver, Bublé fell in love with jazz and standards after being turned on by his grandfather, an Italian-born plumber who later offered his services to clubs to fix their pipes in exchange for putting a teenage Bublé onstage. As his star grew, his range broadened, balancing straight takes on classics like “Stardust” and “All of Me” with polished contemporary pop (“Home,” “Haven’t Met You Yet,” and “Nobody But Me”), creating a sound that was immediate, romantic, elevated but accessible. And like his heroes (not just Sinatra, but Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, and a generation of American entertainers), Bublé got his Christmas album (2011’s Christmas) and a string of TV specials (buble!). In 2013, he gave an impromptu a cappella performance in the New York City subway. That, he said, is when you know you’ve made it. A stretch, but if his voice doesn’t get you, his charm will. - Apple Music

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

2005 31 Home -1-

2005 45 Home / Song For You -2-

2007 38 Everything -1-

2007 19 Lost -2-

2009 05 Haven't Met You Yet -1-

2009 34 Cry Me A River -2-

2009 69 Feeling Good -AT-

2009 72 Hold On -3-

2010 11 Hollywood -4-

2011 74 It Had Better Be Tonight -AT-

2011 07 It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas -1*- MILLIONAIRE

2011 99 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas -AT-

2011 47 Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) -AT-

2011 77 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town -AT-

2013 10 It's A Beautiful Day -1-

2013 72 Close Your Eyes -2-

2014 39 Baby It's Cold Outside (Idina Menzel & Michael Bublé)

2015 24 Holly Jolly Christmas -AT-

2016 77 Nobody But Me -1-

2020 66 Cuddle Up, Cozy Down Christmas (Dolly Parton & Michael Bublé)

2021 68 The Christmas Sweater -2*-

2021 67 Let It Snow -AT-

 

0 x #1 | 1 x Top 5 | 3 x Top 10 | 5 x Top 20 | 10 x Top 40 | 22 x Top 100

 

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Michael Bublé

 

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Amazing for Chris and Andy. I've gone off Driving Home over the years a bit though but it's still amazing to see after all this time and for a song that only peaked at #53 originally!

 

 

What position do you think Bad Habits will re-enter at next week? I feel like it will re-enter in the top 10, maybe #8 or #9?

Songs remaining:

 

 

Fairytale Of New York

Last Christmas

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas Everyone

Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree

All I Want For Christmas Is You

 

Edited December 31, 20214 yr by JosephCarey
spoiler tagged for anyone who might not want to know

Is band aid now officially the best ever selling single in the uk with it over 5 million sales/units now?

Is band aid now officially the best ever selling single in the uk with it over 5 million sales/units now?

yay for Chris Rea finally making the top 10 after all those crazy long years

 

surprised Ezra is "only" 8, was thinking at least top 5, Alexa not doing her job very well :D