Predictions: looking at Spotify alone, I estimate that over two days, Wham! are up 2300 sales from last week and Gracie is down 1700. That’s a 4,000 gain - out of a total of 5,200 needed. I’m sure they will have made those extra sales from the other platforms already.

 

I guess the question then is will Wham! drop compared with last week from Sunday - Wednesday/Thursday, and if so, by how much? I’m estimating they were down 1,500 sales due a drop in Spotify sales between the first and second week of December last year.

 

I’d say there is a good chance of Wham! being number 1 this week. I think it’s highly likely that they will be number 1 this evening, but I’m looking forward to seeing the sales.

‘A Nonsense Christmas’ done almost 300k on Spotify yesterday, also remembering that has the boost of being on SCR, I think that could go top 10 this year

 

True, but it's not in the top 100 on Apple music

Imagine if they surprise drop that on Christmas week and it becomes a totally unexpected Christmas number one. I wish record companies had the balls to do that sort of thing!

 

I think if they release it this year to streaming, that'll be exactly the plan.

 

Official Chart Update

 

Singles (Top 100)

 

01 Wham! - Last Christmas (18,809)

02 Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas Is You (18,444)

03 Tom Grennan - It Can't Be Christmas (16,427)

04 Gracie Abrams - That's So True (14,006)

05 ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - APT. (13,376)

 

07 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock

08 Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me

09 Kelly Clarkson - Underneath the Tree

10 The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York

 

11 Andy Williams - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

12 Laufey - Christmas Magic

14 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone

15 Elton John - Step Into Christmas

16 Michael Bublé - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

18 Sia - Snowman

19 The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride

20 José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad

 

21 Michael Bublé - Holly Jolly Christmas

22 Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

23 Lola Young - Messy

24 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime

25 Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas

27 Leona Lewis - One More Sleep

28 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

30 John Lennon, Yoko Ono & the Plastic Ono Band - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

 

31 Chrystal - The Days

32 Sabrina Carpenter - A Nonsense Christmas

35 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody

37 John Williams - Carol of the Bells

 

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Albums (Top 100)

 

01 Taylor Swift - THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT (16,465) [14,814 physicals, 1,635 streaming, 16 downloads]

02 Sabrina Carpenter - fruitcake (7,117)

03 Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet (4,754)

04 ROSÉ - rosie (4,730)

05 Michael Bublé - Christmas (4,531)

 

06 Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess

08 Hozier - Unreal Unearth

 

11 Coldplay - Moon Music

16 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

 

21 White Denim - 12

22 Jethro Tull - The Jethro Tull Christmas Album

23 Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory?

27 Lauren Mayberry - Vicious Creature

28 Gillian Welch & David Rawlings - Woodland

30 André Rieu & Johann Strauss Orchestra - The Sound of Heaven

 

34 Teddy Swims - I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1)

Has Taylor held back some physicals for this week? Can see Buble overtaking

I guess Dua’s live orchestra album won’t dent the charts :(

Has Taylor held back some physicals for this week? Can see Buble overtaking

The anthology physicals have only just been released in regular shops, they were only available from her official store last week.

Ah that makes sense. Looking safe for another week in that case :D

Ah that makes sense. Looking safe for another week in that case :D

The CD possibly will benefit a lot but HMV's price for the vinyl is horrendous!

Sabrina omg finally fruitcake getting some recognition! Some great modern Christmas songs on there, hope some can impact streaming too

The CD possibly will benefit a lot but HMV's price for the vinyl is horrendous!

And with the CD being £22. Problem is, people will still pay that price for a CD

Dont think its that expensive if you factor it has 40 tracks

Billie nearly costed the same and it was 10 songs

Sabrina omg finally fruitcake getting some recognition! Some great modern Christmas songs on there, hope some can impact streaming too

 

Buy me presents needs its moment in the sun

I remember in the 00s and before that when the December charts weren’t clogged up with Christmas songs

Change the record

Surprised Mariah’s ‘Merry Christmas’ is a no show, considering the re-issue and BBC 2 show with Rylan on Saturday. It seems to chart high every year in every country expect the UK :lol:

Change the record

 

The Christmas CD is skipping

 

Kelly finally top 10 eeek!!!

'Feliz Navidad' top 20, not sure it'll hold this week but it bodes well for its chances of getting there before the year is out!

 

Looks like 'The Sound Of Silence' avoided ACR and is on course for another increase this week, that should ensure it's still on SCR in January and maybe long into 2025 :kink:

Interesting to see Sabrina’s Xmas album doing something this year due to her success - nice to see. Predicted that in May when Espresso was no1 :lol: