December 17, 20232 yr I think they reset that one so it still doesn’t have ACR otherwise it would be lower
December 17, 20232 yr I wonder what happened to that creepy kid who looks like a thug in the Mariah music video?
December 17, 20232 yr I wonder what happened to that creepy kid who looks like a thug in the Mariah music video? He goes by the name slim shady now
December 17, 20232 yr I wonder what happened to that creepy kid who looks like a thug in the Mariah music video? !!! Timestamp??
December 17, 20232 yr That Sam Ryder song is quite cool Amazon gotta stop hogging the songs it prevents them having a genuine chance
December 17, 20232 yr OCC: The UK’s Official Christmas Number 1 has kicked off in style, with some of the closest opening numbers between contenders battling for the festive chart crown in recent memory, according to Official Charts. The biggest chart race of the year sees current UK chart-toppers WHAM! take the lead for the coveted Christmas Number 1 with Last Christmas (1), but, there are a mere 42 chart units between George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s classic and UK Eurovision 2022 hero Sam Ryder, whose new Amazon Music Original You’re Christmas To Me leaps eight places (2) midweek. Perennial festive kings WHAM! are looking to secure their first-ever Christmas Number 1 with Last Christmas, and they’re throwing everything they’ve got at it this year, from limited edition Last Christmas vinyl, a first-time CD single release of the song, and download promotion too. They’re in it to win it. Sam Ryder is also out in force on the campaign trail with a promotional tour bus on the road in London and Manchester this weekend, plus high-profile media appearances behind him too including the Radio 1 Live Lounge and The One Show. It’s no surprise then that You’re Christmas To Me has gained some serious momentum over the weekend. As it stands, Sam Ryder is firmly in with a shot at his first Number 1 single this week - a Christmas Number 1, no less. Could a “Samageddon” be on the cards? But this is the most important chart race of the year, and so you can never count anyone out! Mariah Carey starts out at Number 3 midweek with All I Want For Christmas Is You, while Ed Sheeran and Elton John’s Merry Christmas jumps to Number 4. Still very much one to watch however, is The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl, who place at Number 5 on tonight’s Official Chart First Look with Fairytale of New York. With public support for a long-awaited Pogues Christmas Number 1 in tribute to the late Shane MacGowan, plus a new limited edition vinyl charity release of the single expected to drop on Tuesday, we could easily be looking at a shake-up in the back half of the week. Fairytale Of New York is certainly one to keep an eye on as the week progresses. Other contenders to look out for as the race develops; Noah Kahan’s Stick Season (6) and Jorja Smith’s Stay Another Day cover (7), another Amazon Music Original which has shot up the chart 13 places since Friday, proving the series’ popularity with the British public. A midweek shout out is in order for UK TikTok collective Creator Universe too who nab the best-selling single of the week so far with their charity cover of Wizzard’s I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday, in aid of foodbank charity The Trussell Trust (11). As it stands, the group of TikTok creators are just 33 chart units behind a Top 10 placing on the Official Chart, with former Number 1 holder Jack Harlow's Lovin’ On Me just ahead of them at Number 10. They’ll need to accelerate download sales to match the streaming prowess of their rivals, but whatever you do, don't count them or their army of digital followers out yet. It's all still to play for right now. Further down, Cher’s DJ Play A Christmas Song (26) is looking to enter the Top 40 for the first time, it would be her first UK Top 40 entry in 10 years and her 34th overall. Post-punk duo Sleaford Mods may have claimed four consecutive UK Top 10 albums, but they could be about to enter the Official Singles Chart for the first time ever this week, thanks to their Pet Shop Boys cover West End Girls (78). The final cut-off for sales and streams to count toward the Christmas Number 1 2023 is 23.59pm Thursday 21 December. The winner will be revealed on BBC Radio 1’s The Official Chart from 4pm Friday 22nd December. The full Official Christmas Singles and Albums Chart Top 100 will be published on officialcharts.com at 5.45pm
December 17, 20232 yr 52 sales, but that's with streaming not being accounted for well in the beginning of the week, plus Last Easter's physicals to come. Eham is a shoelin for no.1 then. Alexa ALWAYS drops off as the week goes on. Told y'all so!!!
December 17, 20232 yr 52 sales, but that's with streaming not being accounted for well in the beginning of the week, plus Last Easter's physicals to come. Eham is a shoelin for no.1 then. Alexa ALWAYS drops off as the week goes on. Told y'all so!!! So what are the sales from?
December 17, 20232 yr Can they investigate Alexa for fraud already? I don't see how it's fraud, they're just very strategic in their placements of the exclusives when people ask Alexa to play Christmas songs!
December 17, 20232 yr That Sam Ryder song is quite cool Amazon gotta stop hogging the songs it prevents them having a genuine chance It probably wouldn’t be charting if it wasn’t an Amazon Exclusive!
December 17, 20232 yr The Alexa thing is ridiculous, how are the OCC allowing Amazon to manipulate it still.
December 17, 20232 yr Further down, Cher’s DJ Play A Christmas Song (26) is looking to enter the Top 40 for the first time, it would be her first UK Top 40 entry in 10 years and her 34th overall. Come through, Cherilyn! :cheer:
December 17, 20232 yr I don't see how it's fraud, they're just very strategic in their placements of the exclusives when people ask Alexa to play Christmas songs! I just don’t believe Amazon’s streaming service is THAT popular. Realistically how many streams would this and the infamous River have to do on that one platform to outdo everything else?
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