Posted December 20, 20222 yr From the OCC. https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/t...ll-time__34632/ Official Top 20 Biggest Christmas Number 1s TITLE ARTIST YEAR 1 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? BAND AID 1984 5,311,000 2 PERFECT ED SHEERAN 2017 4,703,000 3 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY QUEEN 1975/1991 4,681,000 4 DON'T YOU WANT ME? HUMAN LEAGUE 1981 2.5m 5 MARY'S BOY CHILD/OH MY LORD BONEY M 1978 2.46m 6 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE SHAKIN' STEVENS 1985 2.43m 7 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU WHITNEY HOUSTON 1992 2.42m 8 MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY SLADE 1973 2.38m 9 ROCKABYE CLEAN BANDIT 2016 10 I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND THE BEATLES 1963 11 MULL OF KINTYRE/GIRLS' SCHOOL WINGS 1977 2.15m 12 HALLELUJAH ALEXANDRA BURKE 2008 13 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (P. 2) PINK FLOYD 1979 14 I FEEL FINE THE BEATLES 1964 15 WE CAN WORK IT OUT/DAY TRIPPER THE BEATLES 1965 16 STAY ANOTHER DAY EAST 17 1994 17 KILLING IN THE NAME RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE 1993 1.43m 18 EARTH SONG MICHAEL JACKSON 1995 19 2 BECOME 1 SPICE GIRLS 1996 20 GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME TOM JONES 1966 © 2022 Official Charts Company . All rights reserved. *This chart is compiled using physical and digital sales, plus streaming figures. Edited December 21, 20222 yr by ben08
December 20, 20222 yr Author So The Beatles IWTHYH has outsold their She loves you. Both tracks are now over 2m in UK.
December 20, 20222 yr Crazy how Boney M are top 5 here yet never make the top 40 since streaming was included into the charts.. (I think it did chart after Christmas week one year but that's it).
December 20, 20222 yr The dishwater dirge that is Perfect better not overtake the original Band Aid in the future.
December 21, 20222 yr Crazy how Boney M are top 5 here yet never make the top 40 since streaming was included into the charts.. (I think it did chart after Christmas week one year but that's it). The article says "We’ve tallied up the numbers using both sales and streaming figures", so I presume the title of this thread is wrong!
December 21, 20222 yr This chart is up already on BBC Sounds and will also be broadcast on Radio 2 on Christmas Day with Steve Wright.
December 21, 20222 yr Crazy how Boney M are top 5 here yet never make the top 40 since streaming was included into the charts.. (I think it did chart after Christmas week one year but that's it). I imagine they still sell a decent amount annually!
December 21, 20222 yr Author Where is the top 40? :) It's below. I mixed up the 2 stories. Apologies. https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/b...mber-1s__38001/ It's 1 December, which means the Christmas season has officially kicked off! To mark the occasion, BBC Radio 2's Steve Wright is revealing the Top 40 Most Streamed Christmas Number 1s of all time, compiled exclusively by the Official Charts Company for Radio 2 and BBC Sounds. Over the past 70 years, the race for the coveted Christmas Number 1 spot has seen one-off novelty acts triumph over established superstars, ground-breaking charity hits, reality TV newbies instantly making their mark, and (on occasion) actual festive songs taking the top spot. The new streaming Top 40 has been compiled based on the number of times each song has been streamed, all year round, since records began. Steve Wright counts down the Top 40 chart in Most Streamed Christmas Number 1s now on BBC Sounds here, or tune into Radio 2 on Christmas Day (4-7pm). POS - TITLE - ARTIST - YEAR 1 - PERFECT - ED SHEERAN - 2017 2 - BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - QUEEN - 1975 & 1991 3 - ROCKABYE - CLEAN BANDIT - 2016 4 - MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE SHAKIN' STEVENS - 1985 5 - DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? BAND AID - 1984 6 - MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY - SLADE - 1973 7 - DON'T YOU WANT ME - HUMAN LEAGUE - 1981 8 - I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - WHITNEY HOUSTON - 1992 9 - KILLING IN THE NAME - RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - 2009 10 - MARY'S BOY CHILD/OH MY LORD BONEY M - 1978 11 - STAY ANOTHER DAY - EAST 17 - 1994 12 - ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (P 2)-PINK FLOYD - 1979 13 - LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS - MUD - 1974 14 - HALLELUJAH - ALEXANDRA BURKE - 2008 15 - MISTLETOE AND WINE - CLIFF RICHARD - 1988 16 - ALWAYS ON MY MIND - PET SHOP BOYS - 1987 17 - I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND BEATLES - 1963 18 - SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND GIRLS ALOUD - 2002 19 - MAD WORLD - MICHAEL ANDREWS & GARY JULES - 2003 20 - 2 BECOME 1 - SPICE GIRLS - 1996 21 - SOMETHING I NEED - BEN HAENOW - 2014 22 - RETURN TO SENDER - ELVIS PRESLEY - 1962 23 - WHEN A CHILD IS BORN (SOLEADO) JOHNNY MATHIS - 1976 24 - THESE ARE THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES-QUEEN - 1991 25 - EARTH SONG - MICHAEL JACKSON - 1995 26 - DAY TRIPPER - BEATLES - 1965 27 - GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME TOM JONES - 1966 28 - A MOMENT LIKE THIS - LEONA LEWIS - 2006 29 - HELLO, GOODBYE - BEATLES - 1967 30 - REET PETITE - JACKIE WILSON - 1986 31 - WE CAN WORK IT OUT - BEATLES - 1965 32 - I FEEL FINE - BEATLES - 1964 33 - SOMETHIN' STUPID - ROBBIE WILLIAMS & NICOLE KIDMAN - 2001 34 - THAT'S MY GOAL - SHAYNE WARD - 2005 35 - SEASONS IN THE SUN - WESTLIFE - 1999 36 - WHEN WE COLLIDE - MATT CARDLE - 2010 37 - TOO MUCH - SPICE GIRLS - 1997 38 - GOODBYE - SPICE GIRLS - 1998 39 - ONLY YOU - FLYING PICKETS - 1983 40 - SAVIOUR'S DAY - CLIFF RICHARD - 1990
December 21, 20222 yr That streaming top 40 was posted in an earlier thread: http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=259106
December 21, 20222 yr Author But it's a nicer table! Just wanted to keep the 2 tables together, for comparison.
December 21, 20222 yr It's below. I mixed up the 2 stories. Apologies. https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/b...mber-1s__38001/ It's 1 December, which means the Christmas season has officially kicked off! To mark the occasion, BBC Radio 2's Steve Wright is revealing the Top 40 Most Streamed Christmas Number 1s of all time, compiled exclusively by the Official Charts Company for Radio 2 and BBC Sounds. Over the past 70 years, the race for the coveted Christmas Number 1 spot has seen one-off novelty acts triumph over established superstars, ground-breaking charity hits, reality TV newbies instantly making their mark, and (on occasion) actual festive songs taking the top spot. The new streaming Top 40 has been compiled based on the number of times each song has been streamed, all year round, since records began. Steve Wright counts down the Top 40 chart in Most Streamed Christmas Number 1s now on BBC Sounds here, or tune into Radio 2 on Christmas Day (4-7pm). POS - TITLE - ARTIST - YEAR 1 - PERFECT - ED SHEERAN - 2017 2 - BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - QUEEN - 1975 & 1991 3 - ROCKABYE - CLEAN BANDIT - 2016 4 - MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE SHAKIN' STEVENS - 1985 5 - DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? BAND AID - 1984 6 - MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY - SLADE - 1973 7 - DON'T YOU WANT ME - HUMAN LEAGUE - 1981 8 - I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - WHITNEY HOUSTON - 1992 9 - KILLING IN THE NAME - RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - 2009 10 - MARY'S BOY CHILD/OH MY LORD BONEY M - 1978 11 - STAY ANOTHER DAY - EAST 17 - 1994 12 - ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (P 2)-PINK FLOYD - 1979 13 - LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS - MUD - 1974 14 - HALLELUJAH - ALEXANDRA BURKE - 2008 15 - MISTLETOE AND WINE - CLIFF RICHARD - 1988 16 - ALWAYS ON MY MIND - PET SHOP BOYS - 1987 17 - I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND BEATLES - 1963 18 - SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND GIRLS ALOUD - 2002 19 - MAD WORLD - MICHAEL ANDREWS & GARY JULES - 2003 20 - 2 BECOME 1 - SPICE GIRLS - 1996 21 - SOMETHING I NEED - BEN HAENOW - 2014 22 - RETURN TO SENDER - ELVIS PRESLEY - 1962 23 - WHEN A CHILD IS BORN (SOLEADO) JOHNNY MATHIS - 1976 24 - THESE ARE THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES-QUEEN - 1991 25 - EARTH SONG - MICHAEL JACKSON - 1995 26 - DAY TRIPPER - BEATLES - 1965 27 - GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME TOM JONES - 1966 28 - A MOMENT LIKE THIS - LEONA LEWIS - 2006 29 - HELLO, GOODBYE - BEATLES - 1967 30 - REET PETITE - JACKIE WILSON - 1986 31 - WE CAN WORK IT OUT - BEATLES - 1965 32 - I FEEL FINE - BEATLES - 1964 33 - SOMETHIN' STUPID - ROBBIE WILLIAMS & NICOLE KIDMAN - 2001 34 - THAT'S MY GOAL - SHAYNE WARD - 2005 35 - SEASONS IN THE SUN - WESTLIFE - 1999 36 - WHEN WE COLLIDE - MATT CARDLE - 2010 37 - TOO MUCH - SPICE GIRLS - 1997 38 - GOODBYE - SPICE GIRLS - 1998 39 - ONLY YOU - FLYING PICKETS - 1983 40 - SAVIOUR'S DAY - CLIFF RICHARD - 1990 But this is top 40 most streaming and not best overall
December 22, 20222 yr But this is top 40 most streaming and not best overall Sales aren't subjective.
December 24, 20222 yr Sales aren't subjective. I think by “best” they mean the overall best sellers list of Christmas #1s!
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