This stand-in presenter is really decent isn't he - enthusiastic and no real mistakes!

 

I was thinking this!

Last minute sales probably got it to sneak into the top 20 this week?!

Just how high will it go next week?!

Still surprised this peaked at #9 only last year after 5 top 5 in the previos 5 years.

RIP Shane and Kirsty.

Wow very impressive for the Stones back up to #3 in the albums! :o

 

Asking is one of my least favourite hits of the year I think - the chorus in particular is just a collection of random really rough noises to me.

 

Last minute downloads giving FONY quite a climb from the mids!

Top 20 for a 20th year, and a 19th in a row. There will never be another Christmas song quite like this. RIP Shane and Kirsty

RIP Shane and Kirsty

17 | | 11th week

 

Ed Sheeran and Elton John

Merry Christmas

 

 

4th single from =

and 3rd single from The Lockdown Sessions

Released: 3rd December 2021

Label: Asylum Records UK

 

Chart Statistics

 

NE (16/12/2021) | 1-1-2-1-x

RE (01/12/2022) | 40-15-4-4-5-3-x

RE (07/12/2023) | 17

 

Sales: 600k+

Certification: Platinum

Status: Standard Chart Ratio

 

01 Sales

06 Audio Streaming

01 Video Streaming

 

Video

 

 

Biography

 

Ed Sheeran

There’s a lovely moment a little ways into Apple Music’s Songwriter documentary about Ed Sheeran in which Sheeran, jet-lagged and carrying a cup of tea, straggles out into a yard in Malibu at dawn, sits down at his laptop and begins writing a song about the moment right in front of him: the crisp air, the birdsong, the hot tea, the day ahead. He gets a full verse in, melody and all, then pauses. “Songs are weird things,” he says. “How so?” an interviewer asks. “They just come and go,” Sheeran says, smiling. “And they never give you any warning.” For Sheeran, they seem to come pretty reliably. Born in 1991 in Halifax, England, he started out gigging on the UK pub circuit before releasing his first studio album, +, in 2011, and has since become one of the most unstoppable singer-songwriters in music, forging a light blend of folk, pop, hip-hop and dance that feels slick but lived-in, intimate but universal. Whether on his own (“Sing”, “The A Team”, “Shape of You”, “Perfect”) or in collaboration with artists from Taylor Swift to Eminem to Justin Bieber, Sheeran has a unique ability to strike a chord that feels both bittersweet and redemptive, good-natured and genuine: the hopeless romantic who convinces you he might just be right. In 2017, he was made a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, touching Prince Charles on the arm while shaking his hand—a breach of royal protocol, and an appealingly human one at that. - Apple Music

 

Elton John

At the height of the fever dream that was Elton John’s life in the ’70s, the singer-songwriter had the optician Dennis Roberts design a pair of giant, sculptural glasses studded with 57 battery-powered lights in the shape of the name Elton—to the tune of about $5,000. Adjusted for inflation, you’re talking about something more like $25,000. But John had a show to put on, and wouldn’t that be something to talk about?

 

The excess was always apparent: the rhinestones, the costumery, the old Hollywood glamour retrofitted for a new, gender-bending world. But beneath the feathers, John’s music—written with the lyricist Bernie Taupin—was direct and unpretentious, the kind of rock ’n’ roll storytelling that met you where you were. Even if you didn’t know exactly what it meant—who is the dancer, and why are they so tiny?—the feeling was immediate, universal. By 1973’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, John said they were writing a couple of songs at breakfast and recording them before lunch. This was pop music, John argued: You weren’t supposed to think about it too much, and god help you if you did. And yet here we are, singing the songs five decades later.

 

Born Reginald Dwight in Pinner, England, in 1947, John took to the piano young, studying on a scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music while obsessively listening to Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard. They were so physical, John marvelled—they didn’t just play the piano, they beat it. He started playing in pubs at 15 and, around 20, met Taupin through a want ad in a music magazine.

 

There were good years and bad ones, highs and lows—that handful of Valium before jumping into the swimming pool in 1975, for example, or the disco album, which John himself described as jumping on a dying bandwagon—but he has always endured, emerging from the debauchery of the ’70s and redefinitions of the ’80s bruised but never beaten, a gay icon, AIDS activist, philanthropist, Knight Bachelor, and father of two. In 2018, nearly 50 years after his debut album, he embarked on a three-year farewell tour, and published his first autobiography, Me, in 2019. The host of Apple Music 1’s Rocket Hour, Elton has been the recipient of countless awards (Grammys, Oscars, BRITs, Tonys, Ivors), has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II and, in 2020, was awarded the Companion of Honour. - Apple Music

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Ed Sheeran

2011 03 The A Team -1- MILLION SELLER

2011 35 Hush Little Baby (Wretch 32 feat. Ed Sheeran)

2011 04 You Need Me, I Don't Need You -2-

2011 09 Drunk -4-

2011 05 Lego House -3- MILLIONAIRE

2011 81 Gold Rush -AT-

2011 84 Autumn Leaves -AT-

2012 25 Small Bump -5-

2012 34 Wish You Were Here (Ed Sheeran, Richard Jones, Nick Mason, Mike Rutherford & David Arnold) -AT-

2012 07 (All Along The) Watchtower (Devlin feat. Ed Sheeran)

2012 18 Give Me Love -6-

2012 07 Everything Has Changed (Taylor Swift feat. Ed Sheeran)

2013 13 I See Fire -OST- MILLIONAIRE

2014 18 One -IG-

2014 01 Sing -1- MILLIONAIRE

2014 08 Don't -2- MILLIONAIRE

2014 01 Thinking Out Loud -3- MILLION SELLER

2014 15 Photograph -5- MILLIONAIRE

2014 59 Afire Love -IG-

2014 49 I'm A Mess -AT-

2014 02 Bloodstream (Ed Sheeran & Rudimental) -4- MILLIONAIRE

2014 82 The Man -IG-

2014 62 Tenerife Sea -AT-

2014 46 All Of The Stars -OST-

2014 57 Nina -AT-

2014 71 Runaway -AT-

2014 85 Take It Back -AT-

2014 38 Make It Rain -OST-

2015 69 I Will Take You Home -B-SIDE-

2015 88 Dreams (Krept & Konan feat. Ed Sheeran)

2015 92 Dark Times (The Weeknd feat. Ed Sheeran)

2015 12 Lay It All On Me (Rudimental feat. Ed Sheeran)

2017 01 Shape Of You -1/2- MILLIONAIRE

2017 02 Castle On The Hill -1/2- MILLIONAIRE

2017 02 How Would You Feel (Paean) -IG-

2017 02 Galway Girl -3- MILLIONAIRE

2017 01 Perfect -4- MILLIONAIRE

2017 05 New Man -AT-

2017 06 Happier -5- MILLIONAIRE

2017 08 Dive -AT- MILLIONAIRE

2017 08 Supermarket Flowers -AT- MILLIONAIRE

2017 09 What Do I Know? -AT-

2017 12 Barcelona -AT-

2017 13 Nancy Mulligan -AT-

2017 14 Eraser -AT-

2017 15 Hearts Don't Break Around Here -AT-

2017 18 Bibia Be Ye Ye -AT-

2017 19 Save Myself -AT-

2017 52 Boa Me (Fuse ODG feat. Ed Sheeran & Mugeez)

2017 49 End Game (Taylor Swift feat. Ed Sheeran & Future)

2017 01 River (Eminem feat. Ed Sheeran) MILLIONAIRE

2019 01 I Don't Care (Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber) -1- MILLIONAIRE

2019 04 Cross Me (feat. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock) -2-

2019 01 Beautiful People (feat. Khalid) -3- MILLIONAIRE

2019 01 Take Me Back To London (feat. Stormzy) -4- MILLIONAIRE

2019 04 South Of The Border (feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B) -5- MILLIONAIRE

2019 01 Own It (Stormzy feat. Ed Sheeran & Burna Boy) MILLIONAIRE

2020 12 Those Kinda Nights (Eminem feat. Ed Sheeran)

2020 02 Afterglow -NAS-

2021 01 Bad Habits -1- MILLIONAIRE

2021 05 Visiting Hours -IG-

2021 01 Shivers -2- MILLIONAIRE

2021 04 Overpass Graffiti -3-

2021 02 Peru (Fireboy DML & Ed Sheeran)

2021 01 Merry Christmas (Ed Sheeran & Elton John) -4-

2021 01 Sausage Rolls For Everyone (LadBaby feat. Ed Sheeran & Elton John)

2022 02 The Joker And The Queen (feat. Taylor Swift) -5-

2022 07 Bam Bam (Camila Cabello feat. Ed Sheeran)

2022 96 Sigue (J Balvin & Ed Sheeran)

2022 09 2step (feat. Lil Baby) -6-

2022 18 For My Hand (Burna Boy feat. Ed Sheeran)

2022 47 Are You Entertained (Russ & Ed Sheeran)

2022 06 My G (Aitch & Ed Sheeran)

2022 06 Celestial -OST-

2023 50 F64 -NAS-

2023 85 Who We Love (Sam Smith & Ed Sheeran)

2023 01 Eyes Closed -1-

2023 15 Boat -IG-

2023 16 Curtains -AT-

2023 29 Life Goes On -AT-

2023 27 American Town -1-

2023 49 Magical -AT-

2023 84 England -AT-

 

14 x #1 | 29 x Top 5 | 41 x Top 10 | 56 x Top 20 | 62 x Top 40 | 83 x Top 100

 

Elton John

1971 04 Your Song -1- MILLIONAIRE

1972 02 Rocket Man -1- MILLIONAIRE

1972 31 Honky Cat -2-

1972 05 Crocodile Rock -1-

1973 04 Daniel -2-

1973 07 Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting -1*-

1973 06 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road -2*-

1973 08 Step Into Christmas -NAS- MILLIONAIRE

1974 11 Candle In The Wind -3*-

1974 16 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me -1-

1974 15 The Bitch Is Back -2-

1974 10 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds -NAS-

1975 12 Philadelphia Freedom (The Elton John Band) -NAS-

1975 22 Someone Saved My Life Tonight -1-

1975 14 Island Girl -1-

1976 07 Pinball Wizard -OST-

1976 01 Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Elton John & Kiki Dee) -NAS- MILLION SELLER

1976 37 Benny And The Jets -4*-

1976 11 Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word -1-

1977 27 Crazy Water -2-

1977 28 Bite Your Lip / Chicago (Elton John & Kiki Dee) -3-

1978 34 Ego -NAS-

1978 15 Part Time Love -1-

1978 04 Song For Guy -2-

1979 01 Are You Ready For Love -1-

1980 33 Little Jeannie -1-

1980 44 Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?) -2-

1981 40 I Saw Her Standing There (The Elton John Band & John Lennon) -NAS-

1981 42 Nobody Wins -1-

1982 08 Blue Eyes -1-

1982 51 Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) -2-

1983 05 I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues -1-

1983 04 I'm Still Standing -2- MILLIONAIRE

1983 20 Kiss The Bride -3-

1983 33 Cold As Christmas (In The Middle Of The Year) -4-

1984 07 Sad Songs (Say So Much) -1-

1984 05 Passengers -2-

1984 50 Who Wears These Shoes? -3-

1985 59 Breaking Hearts (Ain't What It Used To Be) -4-

1985 32 Act Of War (Elton John & Millie Jackson) -NAS-

1985 03 Nikita -1-

1985 12 Wrap Her Up -2-

1986 47 Cry To Heaven -3-

1986 45 Heartache All Over The World -1-

1986 44 Slow Rivers (Elton John & Cliff Richard) -2-

1987 59 Flames Of Paradise (Jennifer Rush & Elton John)

1987 85 Your Song (Live) -1-

1988 05 Candle In The Wind (Live) -2-

1988 30 I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That -1-

1988 74 Town Of Plenty -2-

1988 91 A Word In Spanish -3-

1989 41 Through The Storm (Aretha Franklin & Elton John)

1989 45 Healing Hands -1-

1989 55 Sacrifice -2-

1990 01 Sacrifice / Healing Hands -3-

1990 47 Club At The End Of The Street / Whispers -4-

1990 33 You Gotta Love Someone -1-

1990 63 Easier To Walk Away -2-

1991 01 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (George Michael & Elton John) -1^-

1992 10 The One -1-

1992 31 Runaway Train (Elton John & Eric Clapton) -OST-

1992 21 The Last Song -2-

1993 44 Simple Life -3-

1993 02 True Love (Elton John & Kiki Dee) -2^-

1994 07 Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Elton John & RuPaul) -3^-

1994 24 Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing (Marcella Detroit & Elton John) -4^-

1994 14 Can You Feel The Love Tonight -OST-

1994 11 Circle Of Life -OST-

1995 15 Believe -1-

1995 18 Made In England -2-

1996 33 Please -3-

1997 01 Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind '97 -1- MILLION SELLER

1998 16 Recover Your Soul -2-

1998 32 If The River Can Bend -3-

1999 10 Written In The Stars (Elton John & LeAnn Rimes) -1-

2001 09 I Want Love -1-

2002 24 This Train Don't Stop There Anymore -2-

2002 39 Original Sin -3-

2002 01 Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word (Blue feat. Elton John)

2004 20 All That I'm Allowed (I'm Thankful) -1-

2005 32 Turn The Lights Out When You Leave -2-

2005 01 Ghetto Gospel (2Pac feat. Elton John)

2005 04 Electricity -3-

2008 88 Joseph, Better You Than Me (The Killers feat. Elton John & Neil Tennant)

2009 03 Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer) (Ironik feat. Chipmunk & Elton John)

2012 48 Sad (Elton John vs. Pnau) -1-

2013 69 Face To Face (Gary Barlow & Elton John)

2015 70 Tiny Dancer -1- MILLIONAIRE

2021 47 It's a sin (Elton John & Years & Years) -PS-

2021 01 Cold Heart (Elton John & Dua Lipa) -1- MILLIONAIRE

2021 01 Merry Christmas (Ed Sheeran & Elton John) -2-

2021 01 Sausage Rolls For Everyone (LadBaby feat. Ed Sheeran & Elton John)

2022 03 Hold Me Closer (Elton John & Britney Spears) -3-

 

10 x #1 | 24 x Top 5 | 35 x Top 10 | 50 x Top 20 | 70 x Top 40 | 93 x Top 100

 

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Ed Sheeran

 

Elton John

 

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First time I've heard this this year.

Merry Christmas is so boring. :zzz:

 

There came out nowhere

This is the last year of Ed and Elton being high in the charts isn't it. Enjoy it whilst it lasts - it's great musically even if the lyrics are generic even for a Christmas song.

This is suspiciously high.......

Based on the original chart entry date for this and the week it's been reset this year, could it get reset just one week before it's due to go to permanent ACR next year?

 

and if so, what happens, does it get to stay on SCR until it has 3 declines or would it be shunted straight to ACR?

'Merry Christmas' is one of the few Christmas songs I enjoy hearing more than I'm expecting to - helps that it's still relatively new of course.

Fairytale of New York sounded nicer than usual today, Merry Christmas is one of the few Xmas song I really don't like.

It’s Christmas Time Sausage Rolls And Wine… no that’s the wrong one.

 

I still rather like Merry Christmas though!

16 | 37 | 56th week

 

Michael Bublé

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

 

 

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-x

RE (01/12/2022) | 49-20-10-7-11-6-x

RE (23/11/2023) | 68-37-16

 

Sales: 1,800k+

Certification: 3x Platinum

Status: Accelerated Chart Ratio

 

24 Sales

04 Audio Streaming

31 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 06 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 23 Holly Jolly Christmas -AT-

2016 77 Nobody But Me -1-

2020 55 Cuddle Up, Cozy Down Christmas (Dolly Parton & Michael Bublé)

2021 61 The Christmas Sweater -2*-

2021 44 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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15 | 15 | 15th week

 

Billy Gillies featuring Hannah Boleyn

DNA (Loving You)

 

 

Non-album single

Released: 28th July 2023

Label: Big Beat Records

 

Chart Statistics

 

NE (31/08/2023) | 97-61-54-43-33-30-18-17-12-13-12-14-14-15-15

 

Sales: 100k+

Certification: -

Status: Standard Chart Ratio

 

06 Sales

19 Audio Streaming

06 Video Streaming

 

Video

 

 

Biography

 

Billy Gillies is the latest superstar to emerge from Northern Ireland. Over the past few years the Belfast native has cemented his place as a mainstay headline act. His midas touch in the studio and unforgettable live DJ shows have made him a go-to artist for every top record label, club and festival in planet trance. You just know when it's a Billy Gillies track, whether it's uplifting trance with his signature soaring emotional melodies, his distinctive high energy tech trance and hard edged productions, or even a more commercial sound, Billy stamps his authority on every track and is a born hit maker. Already securing eight number 1 spots on Beatport, millions of Spotify and Youtube streams. Amassing a loyal army of fans from his explosive DJ sets plus original productions, collaborations, remixes and huge reworks. Add to that Billy's more commercial dance tracks (Lagoon and Youth) which took the Tiktok generation by storm. Globetrotting as a touring DJ, adding new countries every month having already performed in North America (LA, Toronto), Asia (Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City), Australia (Melbourne, Sydney), South America (Buenos Aires) and the UK just to make a few. Billy Gillies is one of the hottest tickets in town and one of the most sought after acts on the York Artists roster, so don't miss his next appearance as he continues to create memories for a lifetime with next level studio output and stunning live DJ performances across the globe. - Spotify

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Billy Gillies

2023 12 DNA (Loving You) (feat. Hannah Boleyn) -NAS-

 

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

 

Hannah Boleyn

2023 12 DNA (Loving You) (Billy Gillies feat. Hannah Boleyn)

 

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

 

Social Media

 

Billy Gillies

 

Hannah Boleyn

 

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Based on the original chart entry date for this and the week it's been reset this year, could it get reset just one week before it's due to go to permanent ACR next year?

 

and if so, what happens, does it get to stay on SCR until it has 3 declines or would it be shunted straight to ACR?

 

I was wondering this too. I expect they'll just treat it as a requested label reset and for it to remain on SCR until it declines three times again.

 

He can enjoy it while it lasts as it will clearly never go this high again. I still really love this song :lol: