December 18, 20223 yr Yeah I'm sure ManBaby will be Number 1 in this set of mids - I guess its the sales which are the main thing of interest to see how far in front he is Edited December 18, 20223 yr by ElectroBoy
December 18, 20223 yr ladbaby is almost defo #1 in the update. hopefully everything will work out and hell fall off the top by friday The presumed second version should prop him up although if sales are close then anti LadBaby campaigners may switch their allegiances to Wham! as The Kunts would need to pick up big time to challenge. Monday sales will be extremely interesting as to how the week plays out.
December 18, 20223 yr The scream I would've let out if we would've had just a snippet of 'stuff the Tories, stuff stuff the Tories'
December 18, 20223 yr what a sickening sight. hopefully i won't be feeling queazy on friday when ladbaby miss #1 (fingers, toes, arms, legs, eyes, everything crossed they miss #1) stream the kunts, wham, mariah f*ck even stream ed/elton... anything to keep ladbaby from the #1
December 18, 20223 yr LadBaby take early lead with Food Aid in the race for the most important Number 1 of the year – the coveted Official Christmas Number 1 2022, the Official Charts Company can confirm, but early data shows they’re in for a tussle. Festive title holders Mark and Roxanne Hoyle have this year joined forces with money-saving expert Martin Lewis for Food Aid, to raise money for food bank charity The Trussell Trust and the Band Aid foundation. The highest entry of the week after 38 hours, Food Aid has so far racked up 27,000 chart sales according to Official Charts Company data, predominantly driven by pre-orders and downloads, putting them 16,000 units ahead of the nearest competition on tonight’s Official Chart First Look. While it may sound like a promising lead, daily figures indicate that holding off the sheer streaming might of Christmas classics by Wham!, Mariah Carey, Ed Sheeran & Elton John will prove a significant challenge for the internet stars this week, along with the current popularity of new contemporary releases from Stormzy, RAYE and Lizzo. Never one to be underestimated though, should LadBaby’s momentum accelerate enough to fend off their rivals however, they would become the first act in history to land a record-breaking fifth Christmas Number 1. Of the exciting race currently forming, Official Charts Company chief executive Martin Talbot said: “It’s that time of the year again, the big race for the Official Christmas Number One, and LadBaby has started the week out in front. But it already looks like it is going to be a tight race and one which will be worth keeping an eye on through the week.” Christmas classics from Wham! and Mariah Carey are set to close the gap sharply as the week progresses. Last Christmas (2) and All I Want For Christmas Is You (3) have each hit the top spot this December already, with their biggest week of streams still to come as the UK reaches peak festive fever ahead of the big day. While both records missed out on Number 1 upon their original release in 1984 and 1994 respectively, they finally hit the top of the Official Singles Chart in recent years thanks to the enduring popularity on streaming platforms. Neither have ever managed to nab the coveted Christmas Number 1 however, could 2022 finally be their year? It looks more than possible based on the current forecast for the week ahead. Just 270 chart units separate the two on today’s Official Charts Company sales flash. Trailing in third place after 48 hours is Ed Sheeran & Elton John’s successful 2021 bid to create a modern yuletide classic - Merry Christmas is less than 250 units behind queen of Christmas Mariah Carey. The chart-topping song was given a sausage roll rework last Christmas and went on to secure the festive top spot too with LadBaby. Stormzy's Firebabe (5) continues its ascent up the chart, up three places midweek and on track to break the Top 5 for the first time this Friday. Lizzo’s Amazon Music Original track Someday At Christmas catapults a whopping 16 places since Friday, breaking into the Top 10 for the first time (6). RAYE’s Escapism slips four places midweek, currently riding at Number 7. The second highest new midweek entry comes courtesy of a surprise new drop from Central Cee with Let Go at Number 11. Just 175 chart sales outside of the Top 10 resides this year’s sweary political campaign from The K**ts with F*ck The Tories (12), another to keep an eye on as the week plays out, having successfully finished in the Top 5 in each of the past two years with Boris Johnson Is A F**king C**t (5) and 2021 follow-up Boris Johnson Is Still A F**king C**t (5). Further down, touted as early race contenders Sidemen, the YouTube group featuring KSI, rise seven to Number 34 with Christmas Drillings. And finally, the highest Top 40 climber of the week so far is Eurovision hero and reigning king of the Official Albums Chart, Sam Ryder, Jingle Bells surges 35 places northbound to crash into the midweek Top 40 at Number 31, while further down Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson’s Oh Santa shoots 47 spots to Number 43, and BBC Sound Of 2022 nominee Priya Ragu leaps 45 places to Number 46 with Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree. The 2022 Official Christmas Number 1 will be announced on Friday, December 23. The full Christmas Top 40 will be counted down on BBC Radio 1's Official Chart Show with Jack Saunders from 4pm. They've also published a top 20 that looks to be Saturday's top 20...! NEW 1 FOOD AID LADBABY NEW 2 F**K THE TORIES K**TS NEW 3 HAPPY NEW YEAR ABBA 21 4 STEP INTO CHRISTMAS ELTON JOHN NEW 5 I GOT CHEESECAKE BEARD MEATS FOOD 41 6 CHRISTMAS DRILLINGS SIDEMEN NEW 7 CHRISTMAS ASSEMBLY BANGERS JASON MANFORD NEW 8 DUMMY SINGLE 6 DUMMY ARTISTE 43 9 POINTLESS LEWIS CAPALDI NEW 10 IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME STATUS QUO 58 11 LIONHEART (FEARLESS) JOEL CORRY & TOM GRENNAN 4 12 MERRY CHRISTMAS ED SHEERAN & ELTON JOHN 12 13 MADE YOU LOOK MEGHAN TRAINOR 51 14 KISS ME DERMOT KENNEDY 6 15 ANTI-HERO TAYLOR SWIFT 34 16 FELIZ NAVIDAD JOSE FELICIANO 3 17 ESCAPISM RAYE FT 070 SHAKE 2 18 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU MARIAH CAREY 54 19 I'M GOOD (BLUE) DAVID GUETTA & BEBE REXHA NEW 20 NEVER GONNA NOT DANCE AGAIN PINK
December 18, 20223 yr WHAT IS THIS? SAUSAGE ROLL TWUNT FT MARTIN LEWIS MONEY SHOW- LOL SAUSAGE ROLL FUNNY HAHA PART V WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DISQUALIFIED FROM THE CHART SO WHAM IS #1, MARIAH IS #2 AND SO ON AND SO FORTH
December 18, 20223 yr The scream I would've let out if we would've had just a snippet of 'stuff the Tories, stuff stuff the Tories' the fact they didn;t even give any indication of it. they could;ve said ' a song about the government which we cant pla/name due to explicit content' or something like that at least
December 18, 20223 yr He said in the video pleading for streams that he has some surprises, so I think the second version WILL have the promised ‘special guests’ to keep him at No 1
December 18, 20223 yr So they've only sold 27k? That seems quite low - what did they get in their first set of mids before Also that gap is going to close quite heavily when spotify data from this weekend is added Edited December 18, 20223 yr by ElectroBoy
December 18, 20223 yr The Kunts not doing too good. I remember their previous single dropped out of the top 40 on one of the chart updates then ended the chart in the top 20 Edited December 18, 20223 yr by Hadji
December 18, 20223 yr 16K ahead! f***! Given Wham, Mariah and near enough every other song is going to heavily benefit from the missing sales data, that lead isn't that much and I would actually say its beatable. Its probably going to close, but you'd expect LadBaby to have had massive first day sales Edited December 18, 20223 yr by ElectroBoy
December 18, 20223 yr 16k ahead doesn't actually feel very safe when there's very little streaming data in the early updates, so I think Wham! and Mariah could catch up easily without some significant pushes from LadBaby. I think they'll probably get it in the end but it won't be a comfortable win.
December 18, 20223 yr 27k seems rather low, I'd imagine they're very front heavy. No doubt they'll be a massive push if things get to close though to make sure they get #1, but it definitely leaves the door open for some kind of counter campaign
December 18, 20223 yr I reckon they'll just about get it this year, but it'll be the last single they do.
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