Lovejoy frontman Wilbur Soot surprise released a new album today:

 

23. Wilbur Soot - Mammalian Sighing Reflex

 

RIP Shane MacGowan:

 

9. The Pogues - The Ultimate Collection

16. The Pogues - The Very Best of The Pogues

38. The Pogues - Rum Sodomy & the Lash (Expanded Version)

57. The Pogues - If I Should Fall from Grace With God [Expanded]

97. The Pogues - Red Roses for Me (Expanded Edition)

186. The Pogues - Original Album Series: The Pogues

 

first look

 

2 Peter Gabriel - i/o

3 Pink - Trustfall (Tour Deluxe Edition)

11 Trevor Horn - Echoes - Ancient & Modern

12 The Corrs - Best Of The Corrs (deluxe) [original is at 16]

14 Kate Rusby - Light Years

15 Dove Cameron - Alchemical: Volume 1

19 Chicane - The Greatest Misses Download

20 The Lost Words: Spell Songs - Gifts Of Light (Live at the Natural History Museum & Birmingham Symphony Hall)

28 Harp - Albion

Edited December 1, 20231 yr by ManicKangaroo

Peter Gabriel at #1 would be nice, I'm not sure what sort of sales to expect from him though.

 

1. Various Artists - NOW That's What I Call Christmas

2. Peter Gabriel - I/O (Bright-Side and Dark-Side Mixes)

3. The Pogues - The Ultimate Collection

4. Various Artists - NOW That's What I Call 40 Years

5. P!nk - TRUSTFALL (Tour Deluxe Edition)

6. The Pogues - The Very Best of The Pogues

7. ATEEZ - THE WORLD EP.FIN : WILL

8. Various Artists - NOW That's What I Call Music! 116

9. The Pogues - Rum Sodomy & the Lash (Expanded Version)

10. Take That - This Life

 

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11. Kate Rusby - Light Years

15. Trevor Horn - ECHOES – ANCIENT & MODERN

19. Dove Cameron - Alchemical: Volume 1

20. Harp - Albion

22. The Lost Words: Spell Songs - Gifts of Light (Live at the Natural History Museum & Birmingham Symphony Hall)

26. Chicane - The Greatest Misses

31. Paloma Faith - When Paloma Got Stuck Down the Chimney (at Christmas) - EP

36. Status Quo - Official Archive Series Vol. 2 (Live in London 2012)

42. Markus Schulz, Ilan Bluestone & Daniel Wanrooy - In Search of Sunrise 19 (Mixed by Markus Schulz, Ilan Bluestone & Daniel Wanrooy)

43. MIKA - Que ta tête fleurisse toujours

44. Sam Fischer - I Love You, Please Don't Hate Me

45. Tom Fletcher - The Christmasaurus - The Musical Edition

46. Bananarama - Robert De Niro's Waiting / Velvet Lies (Remixes) - EP

50. Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (Deluxe Edition)

55. Rodgers & Hammerstein & Julie Andrews - The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) [super Deluxe Edition]

56. Eric Paslay - Perfect Stranger - EP

57. Paradise Lost - Icon 30

68. Zara Larsson - Honor The Light - EP

69. The Brit Funk Association - Ancestral Voices

70. CZARFACE - CZARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

71. Mike Shinoda - THE CRIMSON CHAPTER

72. P!nk - TRUSTFALL (Tour Deluxe Edition)

116. Tiga & Hudson Mohawke - L'Ecstasy

117. Robben Ford - Night in the City (Live)

118. Various Artists - 20 Years Of Phonica

119. Unprocessed - ...And Everything In Between

120. Dave Lee - Dave Lee's 2023 Essentials

121. Nothing & Full of Hell - When No Birds Sang

122. The Horne Section - The Horne Section Christmas Family Album

 

Christmas!

 

1. Various Artists - NOW That's What I Call Christmas

12. Various Artists - Ultimate... Christmas

13. Michael Bublé - Christmas (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition)

16. Various Artists - Legends: The Christmas Collection

25. Cher - Christmas

31. Paloma Faith - When Paloma Got Stuck Down the Chimney (at Christmas) - EP

32. Various Artists - Christmas Album

37. Various Artists - Xmas 40 - Children's Christmas Songs

38. Various Artists - The Christmas Collection - Carols & Hymns

45. Tom Fletcher - The Christmasaurus - The Musical Edition

53. Gregory Porter - Christmas Wish

64. The Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Christmas At King's

75. The Children of St. Philip's School Cambridge - Children's Christmas Carols & Songs

82. Various Artists - Love Actually Soundtrack

85. The Baubles - 100 Essential Christmas Party! Songs

86. Hannah Waddingham - Hannah Waddingham: Home For Christmas (Soundtrack from the Apple Original)

90. Various Artists - Christmas: The Collection (50 of the Greatest Original Xmas Hits)

98. Various Artists - A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

103. Various Artists - Greatest Christmas Carols - 50 Festive Classics

109. Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli & Virginia Bocelli - A Family Christmas

122. The Horne Section - The Horne Section Christmas Family Album

136. Leona Lewis - Christmas, With Love

161. Children's Christmas Party - Xmas 10 - Children's Christmas Songs

165. Various Artists - The Nightmare Before Christmas (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

166. Various Artists - The Muppets Christmas Carol (Original Soundtrack)

197. Bing Crosby - Christmas Classics (Remastered)

 

Christmas on Apple Music!

 

1. Various Artists - Christmas Hits

2. Michael Bublé - Christmas (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition)

3. Various Artists - NOW That's What I Call Christmas

7. Cher - Christmas

8. The Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Choir of Clare College, Cambridge - Carols From Cambridge: The Very Best Sacred Christmas Carols

16. Gregory Porter - Christmas Wish

17. Various Artists - Classic Christmas

19. The Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Sir Stephen Cleobury - Carols from King's

21. Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas (Original 1965 TV Soundtrack) [2022 Mix]

22. Various Artists - A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

23. Sia - Everyday Is Christmas (Deluxe)

24. Sabrina Carpenter - fruitcake - EP

29. The Rat Pack - Christmas With the Rat Pack

32. Jamie Cullum - The Pianoman at Christmas

33. Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas (Deluxe Anniversary Edition)

34. Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell & Christophe Beck - Frozen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

39. Various Artists - Modern Christmas Songs 2022

40. The Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Carols from King's College, Cambridge

41. Nat "King" Cole - Christmas with Nat King Cole (1999 Remasters)

42. John Williams - Home Alone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Anniversary Edition]

43. Various Artists - Christmas Classics

45. Elvis Presley - Elvis' Christmas Album

46. The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge - Carols

47. Justin Bieber - Under the Mistletoe

55. Rod Stewart - Merry Christmas, Baby (Deluxe Edition)

56. Bing Crosby & London Symphony Orchestra - Bing at Christmas

57. The Oxford Trinity Choir - Christmas Carols (Traditional Christmas Songs, Hymns & Xmas Carols)

58. Various Artists - Xmas 40 - Children's Christmas Songs

61. Various Artists - The Muppet Christmas Carol (Special Anniversary Edition)

62. St Paul's Cathedral Choir & Andrew Carwood - Carols With St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

65. Frank Sinatra - A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra (50th Anniversary Edition)

71. Robbie Williams - The Christmas Present (Deluxe)

74. The Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Essential Carols - The Very Best of King's College, Cambridge

77. Kylie Minogue - Kylie Christmas (Snow Queen Deluxe Edition)

83. Dean Martin - The Dean Martin Christmas Album

88. Nat "King" Cole - Merry Christmas Baby

89. Boney M. - Christmas With Boney M.

91. Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli & Virginia Bocelli - A Family Christmas (Deluxe Edition)

92. Frank Sinatra - Christmas

97. Nativity! The Musical Original Cast - Nativity! The Musical (Original Cast Recording)

99. Ariana Grande - Christmas & Chill - EP

101. John Legend - A Legendary Christmas: Deluxe Edition

102. Elvis Presley - The Classic Christmas Album

108. Pentatonix - The Best Of Pentatonix Christmas

113. Annie Lennox - A Christmas Cornucopia (10th Anniversary Edition)

115. Stephen Varcoe, The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter, City of London Sinfonia, Ruth Holton & Gerald Finley - The John Rutter Christmas Album

118. Andy Williams - The Andy Williams Christmas Album

119. Hannah Waddingham - Hannah Waddingham: Home For Christmas (Soundtrack from the Apple Original)

121. Jim Reeves - Twelve Songs of Christmas

123. Bob Dylan - Christmas In The Heart

126. Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell & Christophe Beck - Frozen 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deluxe Edition]

127. Various Artists - Spirited (Soundtrack from the Apple Original Film)

132. Bonn Classical Philharmonic & Heribert Beissel - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71

138. Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas (Expanded Edition)

140. Daniel Hyde, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Britten Sinfonia - Rutter: Orchestral Carols (Bonus Track Edition)

141. Various Artists - Christmas Rock

142. Various Artists - The Polar Express (Special Edition) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

143. Saint Paul's Choir - Christmas Carols

163. Nat "King" Cole - The Christmas Song (Expanded Edition)

165. Kelly Finnigan - A Joyful Sound

179. Bing Crosby - White Christmas

180. The Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Christmas At King's

191. Leona Lewis - Christmas, With Love

192. Elvis Presley & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Christmas with Elvis and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Deluxe Edition)

193. Diana Krall - Christmas Songs

197. Pentatonix - The Greatest Christmas Hits

199. Cliff Richard - Cliff At Christmas

200. Verschiedene Interpret:innen - Legends: The Christmas Collection

Nice to see Sia so high up!

Cher - the Goddess of Christmas. :wub:

New year, new thread!

 

NYE TV performance impact:

 

1. Sam Ryder - There’s Nothing But Space, Man! (Deluxe)

3. Cat Burns - emotionally unavailable - EP

11. Sam Ryder - There’s Nothing But Space, Man!

12. Rachael & Vilray - Rachael & Vilray

16. Self Esteem - Prioritise Pleasure

22. The Real Thing - The Best of The Real Thing

25. Fine Young Cannibals - The Raw & the Cooked

26. Queen - The Platinum Collection

38. Queen - Greatest Hits

47. George Ezra - Staying at Tamara's

62. George Ezra - Gold Rush Kid (Apple Music Edition)

70. Fine Young Cannibals - The Finest

86. Gabrielle - Now and Always: 20 Years of Dreaming (Greatest Hits)

87. George Ezra - Gold Rush Kid

97. Tom Grennan - Evering Road (Special Edition)

 

Sam started the year as he meant to end it then!!