Still think he should have played this at Glastonbury!

14 | 16 | 102nd week

 

Shakin' Stevens

Merry Christmas Everyone

 

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Non-album single

Released: 1985

Label: Epic

 

Chart Statistics

 

NE (07/12/1985) | 38-10-2-1-1-3-20-42-x

RE (01/03/1986) | 100-93-x

RE (13/12/1986) | 76-75-59-58-x

RE (08/12/2007) | 78-33-23-22-71-x

RE (06/12/2008) | 76-44-36-42-68-x

RE (12/12/2009) | 59-49-55-47-x

RE (11/12/2010) | 73-74-68-80-x

RE (10/12/2011) | 72-42-48-62-x

RE (08/12/2012) | 83-46-50-54-x

RE (14/12/2013) | 56-54-59-x

RE (13/12/2014) | 53-44-45-38-x

RE (10/12/2015) | 85-44-35-26-67-x

RE (08/12/2016) | 93-28-29-22-17-x

RE (07/12/2017) | 87-21-16-15-10-x

RE (13/12/2018) | 36-21-20-9-x

RE (05/12/2019) | 82-26-16-16-6-x

RE (26/11/2020) | 82-33-14-6-6-7-6-x

RE (02/12/2021) | 52-17-6-6-8-6-x

RE (01/12/2022) | 54-26-12-13-16-15-x

RE (23/11/2023) | 82-51-25-10-12-10-12-x

RE (28/11/2024) | 60-40-18-16-14

 

Sales: 3,200,000+

Certification: 3x Platinum

Status: Accelerated Chart Ratio

 

01 Sales

04 Audio Streaming

03 Video Streaming

 

Video

 

 

Biography

 

Michael Barratt (born 4 March 1948), known professionally as Shakin' Stevens, is a Welsh singer and songwriter. He was the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s. His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that his commercial success began. His most successful songs were nostalgia hits, evoking the sound of 1950s rock and roll and pop. In the UK alone, Stevens has charted 33 Top 40 hit singles including four chart-topping hits "This Ole House", "Green Door", "Oh Julie", and "Merry Christmas Everyone"; his last Top 40 single was "Trouble" in 2005 apart from his Christmas song, which has re-entered the UK Singles Chart each December since 2007. - Wikipedia

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

1980 24 Hot Dog -1-

1980 19 Marie Marie -1-

1981 01 This Ole House -2-

1981 02 You Drive Me Crazy -1-

1981 01 Green Door -2-

1981 10 It's Raining -3-

1982 01 Oh Julie -1-

1982 06 Shirley -2-

1982 11 Give Me Your Heart Tonight -3-

1982 10 I'll Be Satisfied -4-

1982 02 The Shakin' Stevens EP -EP-

1983 11 It's Late -1-

1983 03 Cry Just A Little Bit -2-

1984 05 A Rockin' Good Way (Shakin' Stevens & Bonnie Tyler) -3-

1984 02 A Love Worth Waiting For -4-

1984 10 A Letter To You -1-

1984 05 Teardrops -2-

1985 14 Breaking Up My Heart -3-

1985 11 Lipstick, Powder And Paint -1-

1985 01 Merry Christmas Everyone -NAS- MILLIONAIRE

1986 15 Turning Away -2-

1986 14 Because I Love You -1-

1987 12 A Little Boogie Woogie (In The Back Of My Mind) -2-

1987 24 Come See About Me -3-

1987 05 What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For -4-

1988 26 Feel The Need In Me -NAS-

1988 47 How Many Tears Can You Hide -1-

1988 23 True Love -2-

1989 58 Jezebel -3-

1989 28 Love Attack -1-

1990 18 I Might -2-

1990 60 Yes I Do -3-

1990 59 Pink Champagne -4-

1990 75 My Cutie Cutie -5-

1990 19 The Best Christmas Of Them All -1-

1991 34 I'll Be Home This Christmas -2-

2005 20 Trouble / This Ole House -1-

 

4 x #1 | 11 x Top 5 | 15 x Top 10 | 25 x Top 20 | 32 x Top 40 | 37 x Top 100

 

Social Media

 

Shakin' Stevens

 

13 | 13 | 64th week

 

Andy Williams

It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

 

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Album track from The Andy Williams Christmas Album

Released: 1963

Label: Columbia

 

Chart Statistics

 

NE (08/12/2007) | 43-25-21-21-64-x

RE (13/12/2008) | 80-63-71-x

RE (02/01/2010) | 85-x

RE (14/12/2013) | 98-90-x

RE (13/12/2014) | 86-74-76-61-x

RE (17/12/2015) | 90-87-61-100-x

RE (15/12/2016) | 55-50-41-24-x

RE (14/12/2017) | 80-37-37-17-x

RE (13/12/2018) | 85-62-52-29-x

RE (12/12/2019) | 61-50-46-25-x

RE (03/12/2020) | 79-36-28-29-23-23-x

RE (02/12/2021) | 86-38-20-18-15-9-x

RE (01/12/2022) | 82-44-22-19-21-10-x

RE (30/11/2023) | 57-29-15-14-12-9-x

RE (28/11/2024) | 62-39-15-13-13

 

Sales: 1,900,000+

Certification: 3x Platinum

Status: Accelerated Chart Ratio

 

21 Sales

07 Audio Streaming

68 Video Streaming

 

Video

 

 

Biography

 

Howard Andrew Williams (December 3, 1927 – September 25, 2012) was an American singer. He recorded 43 albums in his career, of which 15 have been gold-certified and 3 platinum-certified. He was also nominated for six Grammy Awards. He hosted The Andy Williams Show, a television variety show, from 1962 to 1971 along with numerous TV specials. The Andy Williams Show won three Emmy awards. The Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri, is named after the song for which he is best known—Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini's "Moon River". He sold more than 100 million records worldwide, including more than 10 million certified units in the United States. Williams was active in the music industry for over 70 years until his death in 2012. - Wikipedia

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

1957 01 Butterfly -NAS-

1957 16 I Like Your Kind Of Love -NAS-

1962 30 Stranger On The Shore -1-

1963 02 Can't Get Used To Losing You -1-

1964 40 A Fool Never Learns -1-

1965 02 Almost There -1-

1966 19 May Each Day -1-

1966 33 In The Arms Of Love -1-

1967 09 Music To Watch Girls By -1-

1967 45 More And More -NAS-

1968 05 Can't Take My Eyes Off You -1-

1969 19 Happy Heart -1-

1970 03 Can't Help Falling In Love -NAS-

1970 13 It's So Easy -1-

1970 07 Home Lovin' Man -1-

1971 04 (Where Do I Begin) Love Story -1-

1972 42 Love Theme From The Godfather -1-

1973 04 Solitaire -1-

1974 35 Getting Over You -2-

1975 32 You Lay So Easy On My Mind -1-

1976 42 The Other Side Of Me -1-

2002 23 Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Andy Williams & Denise Van Outen) -1-

2007 09 It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year -AT- MILLIONAIRE

 

1 x #1 | 7 x Top 5 | 10 x Top 10 | 14 x Top 20 | 20 x Top 40 | 23 x Top 100

 

Social Media

 

Andy Williams

 

I love Step into Christmas personally

If Pepsi gets censored, literally nothing is safe anymore.

 

tbf, that was only in terms of mentioning it by presenters, rather than censoring it from the song

 

though your point is true, nothing is safe, they have gone censor mad lol

Oh no, another one that I hate.

14 is probably Shaky. Glad to see Andy get a play, my favourite Christmas song :)

Now that IBTLALLC has dropped out of favour, that 1 week at #6 breaking its multiple set of peaks at #7 has become all the more annoying.

 

I've been racking my brains trying to work out what that stands for :lol:

I find the Andy Williams one more annoying than Elton's, same as all the super retro crooner ones

not a fan of these ancient american christmas hits dominating (except brenda lee, ill allow her)

12 | 14 | 110th week

 

Band Aid

Do They Know It's Christmas?

 

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Non-album single

Released: 1984

Label: Phonogram

 

Chart Statistics

 

NE (15/12/1984) | 1-1-1-1-1-2-9-17-30-38-37-57-71-x

RE (07/12/1985) | 24-6-3-3-4-13-47-x

RE (08/02/1986) | 91-x

RE (20/12/1986) | 99-88-86-x

RE (15/12/2007) | 38-27-24-57-x

RE (13/12/2008) | 64-54-58-72-x

RE (12/12/2009) | 65-53-61-50-x

RE (11/12/2010) | 62-54-58-58-x

RE (10/12/2011) | 62-34-42-41-x

RE (08/12/2012) | 82-37-42-51-x

RE (14/12/2013) | 62-57-63-x

RE (29/11/2014) | 61-88-59-61-60-56-x

RE (17/12/2015) | 71-59-38-86-x

RE (15/12/2016) | 41-43-35-29-x

RE (07/12/2017) | 85-16-12-12-7-x

RE (06/12/2018) | 88-26-15-13-6-x

RE (05/12/2019) | 77-23-15-17-7-x

RE (26/11/2020) | 86-38-15-8-7-9-7-x

RE (02/12/2021) | 66-23-14-13-14-12-x

RE (01/12/2022) | 63-34-18-16-17-11-x

RE (30/11/2023) | 65-35-16-17-15-15-x

RE (28/11/2024) | 79-45-8-14-12

 

Sales: 6,100,000+

Certification: 3x Platinum

Status: Accelerated Chart Ratio

 

01 Sales

04 Audio Streaming

10 Video Streaming

 

Video

 

 

Biography

 

Band Aid were a charity supergroup featuring mainly British and Irish musicians and recording artists. It was founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for anti-famine efforts in Ethiopia by releasing the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" for the Christmas market that year. On 25 November 1984, the song was recorded at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London, and was released in the UK on Monday 3 December. The single surpassed the hopes of the producers to become the Christmas number one on that release. Three subsequent re-recordings of the song to raise further money for charity also topped the charts, first the Band Aid II version in 1989 and the Band Aid 20 version in 2004 and finally the Band Aid 30 version in 2014. The original was produced by Midge Ure. The 12" version was mixed by Trevor Horn. - Wikipedia

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

1984 01 Do They Know It's Christmas? -NAS- MILLION SELLER

1989 01 Do They Know It's Christmas? (Band Aid II) -NAS-

2004 01 Do They Know It's Christmas? (Band Aid 20) -NAS- MILLION SELLER

2014 01 Do They Know It's Christmas? (2014) (Band Aid 30) -NAS-

 

4 x #1 | 4 x Top 5 | 4 x Top 10 | 4 x Top 20 | 4 x Top 40 | 4 x Top 100

 

Social Media

 

Band Aid

 

 

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11 | 10 | 49th week

 

Kelly Clarkson

Underneath The Tree

 

 

1st single from Wrapped In Red

Released: 22nd November 2013

Label: 19 Recordings

 

Chart Statistics

 

NE (14/12/2013) | 79-46-30-55-x

RE (22/12/2016) | 98-74-66-x

RE (14/12/2017) | 91-49-47-32-x

RE (13/12/2018) | 89-69-55-37-x

RE (12/12/2019) | 49-39-33-21-x

RE (03/12/2020) | 46-20-16-20-15-17-x

RE (02/12/2021) | 70-29-17-20-19-18-x

RE (01/12/2022) | 62-31-17-17-18-12-x

RE (23/11/2023) | 90-49-27-13-15-13-14-x

RE (28/11/2024) | 52-32-12-10-11

 

Sales: 1,800,000

Certification: 3x Platinum

Status: Accelerated Chart Ratio

 

16 Sales

06 Audio Streaming

14 Video Streaming

 

Video

 

 

Biography

 

During her championship season on the first American Idol in 2002, Kelly Clarkson wowed judges and viewers in ways that countless contestants have emulated since but few ever repeated. But what’s most amazing about the Texan sweetheart’s Cinderella story is not how she earned that first burst of reality-TV glory but how she extended her 15 minutes to weather setbacks and forge a career as one of music’s best-loved performers. Clearly Clarkson’s power and versatility as a vocalist were equaled by her determination and resilience, qualities she displayed when she shifted away from pop ballads like her Idol signature song “A Moment Like This” toward spunkier declarations of autonomy like 2004’s “Since U Been Gone” and 2011’s “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You).” Those hits proved Clarkson was just as happy rocking out as she was demonstrating her fervent love for pop, country, and R&B. They also showed how even major-league song doctors like Max Martin had to conform to Clarkson’s style and sensibility, not the other way around. Her eighth consecutive album to debut in the top three spots on the Billboard album charts, 2017’s Meaning of Life was her most confident and well-rounded statement to date. The single “Heat,” an irresistible gospel-house hit fueled by Clarkson’s unbeatable spirit and limitless energy, proved she could cut it as a club diva, too. - Apple Music

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

2003 06 Miss Independent -1-

2003 35 Low -2-

2005 05 Since U Been Gone -1- MILLIONAIRE

2005 09 Behind These Hazel Eyes -2-

2005 07 Because Of You -3- MILLIONAIRE

2006 21 Walk Away -4-

2006 22 Breakaway -5-

2007 09 Never Again -1-

2009 01 My Life Would Suck Without You -1-

2009 36 I Do Not Hook Up -2-

2009 66 Already Gone -3-

2011 04 Mr. Know It All -1-

2012 08 What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger) -2- MILLIONAIRE

2012 40 Dark Side -3-

2012 51 Catch My Breath -1-

2013 10 Underneath The Tree -1- MILLIONAIRE

2015 07 Heartbeat Song -1-

2015 21 Second Hand Heart (Ben Haenow feat. Kelly Clarkson)

2016 27 Piece By Piece -2-

2017 81 Love So Soft -1-

2021 23 Santa, Can't You Hear Me (Kelly Clarkson & Ariana Grande) -2-

2022 61 Under The Mistletoe (Kelly Clarkson & Brett Eldredge) -1-

 

1 x #1 | 3 x Top 5 | 10 x Top 10 | 10 x Top 20 | 18 x Top 40 | 22 x Top 100

 

Social Media

 

Kelly Clarkson

 

10 | 08 | 137th week

 

The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl

Fairytale Of New York

 

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1st single from If I Should Fall From Grace With God

Released: 23rd November 1987 (original release) / 5th December 2007 (re-release)

Label: WEA

 

Chart Statistics

 

NE (05/12/1987) | 40-19-8-2-2-4-19-39-68-x

RE (13/02/1988) | 82-89-x

RE (14/12/1991) | 64-49-38-36-69-x

RE (31/12/2005) | 3-5-12-41-63-x

RE (02/12/2006) | 84-46-23-10-6-13-94-x

RE (01/12/2007) | 81-33-12-8-4-9-x

RE (29/11/2008) | 62-44-19-13-12-19-91-x

RE (28/11/2009) | 85-58-31-18-18-12-x

RE (20/11/2010) | 91-75-51-27-26-19-17-x

RE (03/12/2011) | 47-23-15-13-13-68-x

RE (24/11/2012) | 91-53-27-15-18-12-32-x

RE (30/11/2013) | 85-53-16-15-14-24-x

RE (29/11/2014) | 80-67-18-11-11-17-x

RE (10/12/2015) | 58-20-15-13-46-x

RE (08/12/2016) | 66-16-18-15-15-x

RE (07/12/2017) | 55-10-7-7-5-x

RE (06/12/2018) | 66-18-10-11-4-x

RE (05/12/2019) | 71-22-14-14-4-x

RE (26/11/2020) | 63-26-8-4-5-6-5-x

RE (25/11/2021) | 87-44-16-7-7-7-4-x

RE (01/12/2022) | 57-30-14-9-13-9-x

RE (23/11/2023) | 86-53-18-4-5-6-6-x

RE (21/11/2024) | 90-48-34-13-8-10

 

Sales: 4,200,000+

Certification: 5x Platinum

Status: Accelerated Chart Ratio

 

02 Sales

03 Audio Streaming

03 Video Streaming

 

Video

 

 

Biography

 

Celtic-punk band The Pogues rose to prominence in the ’80s on the strength of raucous live shows and the poetic soul of Kent-born Irish vocalist Shane MacGowan. The latter was a vital vocal interpreter—witness his melancholy turn on Ewan MacColl’s “Dirty Old Town”—and crafted lyrics about deeply flawed characters (the toxic couple of “Fairytale of New York”) and the bittersweet nature of life (the hard-living bar denizens in "Sally MacLennane" and the nostalgic narrators of “A Pair of Brown Eyes”, both found on 1985’s Elvis Costello–produced Rum Sodomy & the Lash). MacGowan never lost sight of the humanity beneath the surface, which gave his music great depth. The Pogues parted ways with him in the early ’90s over his erratic behaviour but continued on as a band, earning a modest global hit in 1993 with the jangly “Tuesday Morning”. However, the story had a happy ending: in 2001, MacGowan enjoyed a well-deserved victory lap with The Pogues, touring with them on and off until 2014. - Apple Music

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

The Pogues

1985 72 Pair Of Brown Eyes -1-

1985 51 Sally MacLennane -2-

1985 62 Dirty Old Town -3-

1986 29 Poguetry In Motion -EP-

1986 42 Haunted -OST-

1987 08 The Irish Rover (The Pogues & The Dubliners) -NAS-

1987 02 Fairytale Of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl) -1- MILLION SELLER

1988 58 If I Should Fall From Grace With God -2-

1988 24 Fiesta -3-

1988 43 Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah -1*-

1989 41 Misty Morning Albert Bridge -1-

1989 90 White City -2-

1990 63 Jack's Heroes / Whiskey In The Jar (The Pogues & The Dubliners) -2*-

1990 64 Summer In Siam -1-

1990 85 Miss Otis Regrets / Do I Love You? (Kirsty MacColl & The Pogues)

1991 67 A Rainy Night In Soho -1-

1992 56 Honky Tonk Women -3*-

1993 18 Tuesday Morning -1-

1994 66 Once Upon A Time -2-

1995 88 How Come -1-

 

0 x #1 | 1 x Top 5 | 2 x Top 10 | 3 x Top 20 | 5 x Top 40 | 20 x Top 100

 

Kirsty MacColl

1981 14 There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis -1-

1983 82 Terry -NAS-

1985 07 A New England -NAS-

1987 02 Fairytale Of New York (The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl) MILLION SELLER

1989 43 Free World -1-

1989 12 Days -2-

1989 80 Innocence -3-

1990 82 Don't Come The Cowboy With Me Sonny Jim -4-

1990 85 Miss Otis Regrets / Do I Love You? (Kirsty MacColl & The Pogues)

1991 23 Walking Down Madison -1-

1991 56 My Affair -2-

1995 58 Caroline -1-

1995 75 Perfect Day (Kirsty MacColl & Evan Dando) -2-

1999 89 Mambo De La Luna -1-

2000 81 In These Shoes? -2-

 

0 x #1 | 1 x Top 5 | 2 x Top 10 | 4 x Top 20 | 5 x Top 40 | 15 x Top 100

 

Social Media

 

The Pogues

 

Kirsty MacColl

 

noooo Kelly at #11 :/

tbf, that was only in terms of mentioning it by presenters, rather than censoring it from the song

 

though your point is true, nothing is safe, they have gone censor mad lol

 

Back in the day the song itself would have to be changed before it could be released and promoted. Famously 'Lola' by the Kinks had to refer to 'Cherry Cola' at a time when such didn't yet exist, because the original lyric was Coca Cola but that wasn't allowed for fear of giving free advertising, so censoring brand names is nothing new.

Fairytale of New York <3 still sounds incredible after all these years, easily the best of the regulars for me, never gets annoying

Ah well I'm pleased Kelly now has a top 10 peak with this in the end :heart:

I've been racking my brains trying to work out what that stands for :lol:

Bublé

Surprised this is not in the Oscars 2025 short list.

 

Needs to be an original song

Thank god that Sabrina stopped Bublé from getting Christmas #1 album for a second time

noooo Kelly at #11 :/

 

I don't mind too much, it's secured that top 10 peak now!