Nice to see some of the newer Xmas songs making headway on Apple like Ed’s newbie, Perrie and Cher!

Christmas Magic by Perrie is really great, do wish it was doing a bit more

Spotify

 

01. Wham - Last Christmas (942,186)

02. Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (835,380)

03. Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas (826,574)

04. Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock (707,032)

05. Andy Williams - Most Wonderful Time of the Year (597,067)

08. Gracie Abrams - That's So True (557,195)

22. Sabrina Carpenter - A Nonsense Christmas

24. Rose - APT

31. Lola Young - Messy

42. Mark Ambor - Run Rudolph Run

56. Kesha - Holiday Road

71. Pentatonix - Hallelujah

88. Laufey - Santa Baby

108. Cher - DJ Play a Christmas Song

158. Tyla - PUSH 2 START

Edited December 15, 2024Dec 15 by ElectroBoy

So Wham down 6k and Gracie up 70k from last weeks Saturday numbers. Might not matter but interesting

Brenda ahead of Mariah is crazy.

 

They’ve changed the order of songs on Christmas hits yesterday, Sabrina’s been moved up to #5 and I assume McCartney must have been moved up too.

 

Elton and the Pogues seem to have been moved down.

Spotify

1 Thats so true 557K

2 Wham 942/2=471K

3 Brenda L 835/2=417K

 

Brenda ahead of Mariah is crazy.

 

They’ve changed the order of songs on Christmas hits yesterday, Sabrina’s been moved up to #5 and I assume McCartney must have been moved up too.

 

Elton and the Pogues seem to have been moved down.

Leona has also been placed much lower. :cry: Here’s hoping OMS gains in the UK top 50 help counter this drop.

I know I’m just repeating what’s been said for years but Brenda Lee’s success here just feels so artificial. In 2007 and 2008 when Christmas classics first started appearing in the charts again, she was barely scraping the top 100 (#94 in 2007 while Mariah was #4!), it just exposes how… Americanised and standardised Spotify’s playlists are and I wish they didn’t have so much influence on the charts

it's a pity Brenda L is kinda low on Amazon, #14 for what I see,

and even lower on Apple at #24

 

I guess Apple's Xmas playlists are less Americanized since Shakin' is #2, Elton-Step into Xmas #3, Pogues #4

Who has the Amazon chart?

I know I’m just repeating what’s been said for years but Brenda Lee’s success here just feels so artificial. In 2007 and 2008 when Christmas classics first started appearing in the charts again, she was barely scraping the top 100 (#94 in 2007 while Mariah was #4!), it just exposes how… Americanised and standardised Spotify’s playlists are and I wish they didn’t have so much influence on the charts

 

I kind of see what you mean, although I feel like 'Jingle Bell Rock' is a much more stark example of this.

 

Brenda's rise is linear to Home Alone's popularity among the gens Y and Z.

Great to see Tyla reach a new peak again despite the Christmas song rise. Holding well on Apple Music too at #167.

 

Also to note on Amazon:

 

124. Leona Lewis & Calum Scott - "Give A Little Bit"

 

Nice to see this charting on Amazon. Although won't stand much of a chance of charting in the actual chart. Although the song is for charity so maybe a small push may see it chart in the top 100 with the right campaign behind it.

Spotify Chart Update (14/12)

 

01 01 Wham! – Last Christmas 942,186

02 03 Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree 835,380 [*PEAK*]

03 02 Mariah Carey – All I Want for Christmas Is You 826,574

04 05 Bobby Helms – Jingle Bell Rock 707,032 [*PEAK*]

05 09 Andy Williams – It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year 597,067 [*PEAK*]

06 06 The Pogues, Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl) 566,264

07 07 Ariana Grande – Santa Tell Me 565,613

08 04 Gracie Abrams – That’s So True 557,195

09 08 Kelly Clarkson – Underneath the Tree 541,672

10 11 Dean Martin – Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 497,264

 

11 16 Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas? - 1984 Version 476,078

12 25 Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmastime - Edited Version / Remastered 2011 465,005

13 14 Michael Bublé – Holly Jolly Christmas 464,005

14 17 The Ronettes – Sleigh Ride 459,253

15 23 José Feliciano – Feliz Navidad 450,694

16 12 Elton John – Step Into Christmas - Remastered 1995 440,177

17 10 Gigi Perez – Sailor Song 430,661

18 18 Shakin' Stevens – Merry Christmas Everyone 416,594

19 21 Michael Bublé – It's Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas 410,580

20 15 Sia – Snowman 396,826

 

21 13 Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars – Die With A Smile 377,565

22 37 Sabrina Carpenter – A Nonsense Christmas 362,445 [*PEAK*]

23 24 Chris Rea – Driving Home for Christmas - 2019 Remaster 358,624

24 19 ROSÉ, Bruno Mars – APT. 356,234

25 27 Wizzard – I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 351,960

26 28 John Lennon, Yoko Ono – Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - Remastered 2010 350,582

27 31 Darlene Love – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 349,551

28 30 Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody 330,944

29 22 Billie Eilish – BIRDS OF A FEATHER 324,739

30 32 John Williams – Carol of the Bells 324,698

 

31 20 Lola Young – Messy 321,323

32 35 Ed Sheeran, Elton John – Merry Christmas 320,539

33 34 Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) 316,968

34 33 Perry Como, The Fontane Sisters, Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra – It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra) 302,096

35 38 Justin Bieber – Mistletoe 292,983

36 29 Sabrina Carpenter – Taste 288,904

37 26 Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe! 281,626

38 40 Laufey – Winter Wonderland - Spotify Singles Holiday 277,829

39 47 Frank Sinatra – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Remastered 1999 271,055

40 36 Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso 261,292

 

42 59 Mark Ambor – Run Rudolph Run - Spotify Singles Holiday 233,024

51 43 The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – Timeless (with Playboi Carti) 207,025

53 46 Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande – Defying Gravity 202,341

56 81 Kesha – Holiday Road - Spotify Singles Holiday 194,785

68 65 Tyler, The Creator, Lola Young – Like Him (feat. Lola Young) 174,737

69 56 Kendrick Lamar, SZA – luther (with sza) 174,415

75 61 Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo – What Is This Feeling? 167,025

79 55 KSI – Dirty 159,365

80 62 Kendrick Lamar, Lefty Gunplay – tv off (feat. lefty gunplay) 157,725

86 79 Ariana Grande – Popular 147,876

88 133 Laufey – Santa Baby 144,352 [*PEAK*]

95 67 Sam Fender – People Watching 139,449

 

101 94 PAWSA, The Adventures Of Stevie V – Dirty Cash (Money Talks) 131,483

107 89 Myles Smith – Nice To Meet You 127,787

108 180 Cher – DJ Play A Christmas Song 127,607

110 106 Juice WRLD – Empty Out Your Pockets 127,330

123 101 Arcane, Stromae, Pomme – Ma Meilleure Ennemie (from the series Arcane League of Legends) 117,771

125 140 Dasha – Driving Home for Christmas - Spotify Singles Holiday 116,116

137 110 Kendrick Lamar – squabble up 109,748

148 146 Tyler, The Creator, GloRilla, Sexyy Red, Lil Wayne – Sticky (feat. GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne) 104,078

157 157 Bleachers – Merry Christmas, Please Don't Call 100,417

158 161 Tyla – PUSH 2 START 99,834 [*PEAK*]

182 169 Ceechynaa – Peggy 94,478

it's a pity Brenda L is kinda low on Amazon, #14 for what I see,

and even lower on Apple at #24

 

I guess Apple's Xmas playlists are less Americanized since Shakin' is #2, Elton-Step into Xmas #3, Pogues #4

 

They are, much better than Spotify!

Artificial or not its nice to see christmas songs do better than Mariah, ideally would do better than wham too but we can't have everything

Brenda's rise is linear to Home Alone's popularity among the gens Y and Z.

 

Yeh this and the Mel and Kim version def helped it along, doubt it would have done much on airplay before 2015 though?

it's a pity Brenda L is kinda low on Amazon, #14 for what I see,

and even lower on Apple at #24

 

I guess Apple's Xmas playlists are less Americanized since Shakin' is #2, Elton-Step into Xmas #3, Pogues #4

 

Shaky not Shakin' when he's referred to by one word.

Yeh this and the Mel and Kim version def helped it along, doubt it would have done much on airplay before 2015 though?

And it actually didn't do that well in the US either until the last few years. It reached top ten on Hot 100 for the first time in 2019 and finally #1 in 2023. So no, it's not popular JUST because of the Americanized playlists on Spotify, it just has grew on popularity in general.

Edited December 15, 2024Dec 15 by Sour Candy

it's a pity Brenda L is kinda low on Amazon, #14 for what I see,

and even lower on Apple at #24

 

I guess Apple's Xmas playlists are less Americanized since Shakin' is #2, Elton-Step into Xmas #3, Pogues #4

I believe that Apple's playlists are geoblocked or something! I think that's why it seems easier for new releases to take off there, than they do on Spotify.