December 30, 2024Dec 30 I think there are a lot more rubbish Xmas #2s than Xmas #1s based off of this list!
December 30, 2024Dec 30 Author 44th: 41 points (6 voters) Under The Moon Of Love - Showaddywaddy (1976) Voters: Severin 12, Tuttavilla 9, Dobbo 7, Viper* 5, Roba. 5, Sausage Rollo 3 06/11/1976 Showaddywaddy Title: Under The Moon Of Love Peak: 1 Chart run: 36-19-3-2-{1}-1-1-2-2-2-4-12-11-24-34->15 qigUdmLyMBs Showaddywaddy mainly revived ‘50s and ‘60s rock and roll songs, and “Under The Moon Of Love” was originally recorded in 1961. This was their only #1, but by Christmas it had been knocked off by “When A Child Is Born” by Johnny Mathis.
December 30, 2024Dec 30 Author 43rd: 46 points Hoots Mon - Lord Rockingham’s XI (1958) Voters: Sausage Rollo 10, rio309 9, My…Stockings 9, Chez Wombat 8, JulianT 4, Severin 3, Michael Bubré 3 25/10/1958 Lord Rockingham's XI Hoots Mon Peak: 1 Chart run: 13-9-5-3-2-{1}-1-1-2-2-2-2-3-8-14-15-25->17 vlzPnae2Dak This delightfully quirky number is our 2nd favourite from the ‘50s. It was knocked off #1 by Conway Twitty’a “It’s Only Make Believe” which claimed the Christmas crown.
December 30, 2024Dec 30 Author 42nd: 54 points The Climb - Joe McElderry (2009) Voters: BoyMetWorld91 19, JosephCarey 16, DarrenJames 10, WhoOsyssey 6, rio309 3 26/12/2009 Joe McElderry The Climb Peak: 1 Chart run: 2-{1}-2-15-25-38-50-68->8 jEca0ZnzOKw This Miley Cyrus cover was famously beaten by Rage Against The Machine to the Christmas #1, though it did climb to the top in its 2nd week on much reduced sales. I believe its 450,000+ opening week still make it the highest weekly sale at #2 this century.
December 30, 2024Dec 30 Author 41st: 63 points When You Tell Me That You Love Me - Diana Ross (1991) Voters: CowTzy 16, Mangø ho ho! 13, DarrenJames 12, Leonardo 10, Tuttavilla 7, awardinary 3, Viper* 2 30/11/1991 Diana Ross Title: When You Tell Me That You Love Me Peak: 2 Chart run: 10-4-{2}-4-2-3-6-13-18-34-56->11 NdkU4MQBYKQ This sentimental ballad was held off #1 by the double A side “Bohemian Rhapsody” / These Are The Days” released following Freddie Mercury’s death. It later reached #2 again when Diana released a version in collaboration with Westlife.
December 30, 2024Dec 30 Author The Top 40: You Belong To Me - Jo Stafford (1952) Answer Me - David Whitfield (1953) Santo Natale - David Whitfield (1954) Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley And His Comets (1955) Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell (1956) Ma He’s Making Eyes At Me - Johnny Otis And His Orchestra With Marie Adams (1957) Hoots Mon - Lord Rockingham’s XI (1958) What Do You Want? - Adam Faith (1959) It’s Now Or Never - Elvis Presley (1960) Tower Of Strength - Frankie Vaughan (1961) The Next Time / Bachelor Boy - Cliff Richard (1962) She Loves You - The Beatles (1963) Downtown - Petula Clark (1964) Wind Me Up (Let Me Go) - Cliff Richard (1965) Sunshine Superman - Donovan (1966) Magical Mystery Tour EP - The Beatles (1967) Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations (1968) Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town - Kenny Rogers And The First Edition (1969) When I’m Dead And Gone - McGuiness Flint (1970) Jeepster - T. Rex (1971) My Ding-A-Ling - Chuck Berry (1972) I Love You Love Me Love - Gary Glitter (1973) You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1974) I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake (1975) Under The Moon Of Love - Showaddywaddy (1976) Floral Dance - Brighouse And Rastrick Brass Band (1977) Y.M.C.A. - The Village People (1978) I Have A Dream - ABBA (1979) (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon (1980) Daddy’s Home - Cliff Richard (1981) Blue Christmas EP - Shakin’ Stevens (1982) My Oh My - Slade (1983) Last Christmas / Everything She Wants - Wham! (1984 / 2022) Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston (1985) Caravan Of Love - The Housemartins (1986) Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl (1987) Especially For You - Kylie Minogue Featuring Jason Donovan (1988) Let’s Party - Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers (1989) Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice (1990) When You Tell Me That You Love Me - Diana Ross (1991) Heal The World - Michael Jackson (1992) Babe - Take That (1993) All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey (1994 / 2020) Wonderwall - Mike Flowers Pops (1995) Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door - Dunblane (1996) Teletubbies Say “Eh-Oh!” - Teletubbies (1997) Chocolate Salty Balls - P.S. I Love You - Chef (1998) The Millennium Prayer - Cliff Richard (1999) What Makes A Man - Westlife (2000) How Wonderful You Are - Gordon Haskell (2001) Sacred Trust / After You’re Gone - One True Voice (2002) Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End) - The Darkness (2003) Father And Son - Ronan Keating Featuring Yusuf Islam (2004) JCB Song - Nizlopi (2005) Patience - Take That (2006) What A Wonderful World - Katie Melua And Eva Cassidy (2007) Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley (2008) The Climb - Joe McElderry (2009) What’s My Name - Rihanna Featuring Drake (2010) Cannonball - Little Mix (2011) Impossible - James Arthur (2012) Happy - Pharrell Williams (2013) Uptown Funk - Mark Robson Featuring Bruno Mars (2014) Love Yourself - Justin Bieber (2015) Human - Rag’n’Bone Man (2016) River - Eminem Featuring Ed Sheeran (2017) Sweet But Psycho - Ava Max (2018) Own It - Stormzy Featuring Ed Sheeran And Burna Boy (2019) Merry Christmas - Ed Sheeran And Elton John (2021) You’re Christmas To Me - Sam Ryder (2023) That’s So True - Gracie Abrams (2024)
December 30, 2024Dec 30 No surprise at 'Hoots Mon' being the first of my votes to drop out, still have to stan that it got a bye into the final of the vote for BuzzJack's favourite song of all time just because no one else bothered nominating anything from the 50s :lol: Lol at Joe McElderry being this high though ~ Bless him but it was pretty naff.
December 31, 2024Dec 31 Author 40th: 66 points Teletubbies Say “Eh-Oh!” - Teletubbies (1997) Voters: Viper* 16, Jester 11, rio309 10, CowTzy 7, WhoOdyssey 7, Michael Bubré 5, jimwatts 4, Chez Wombat 3, JosephCarey 3 13/12/1997 Teletubbies Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh! Peak: 1 Chart run: {1}-1-2-2-8-15-23-32-39-42-49-54-62-49-47-49-46-51-46-44-46-52-58-61-62-73-70-66-68-73R(3)-66-72R(3)->32 0klvQg_OThU This TV theme remix was a million seller with quite the chart run after leaving the Top 40. It was knocked off #1 by Christmas by the Spice Girls with “Too Much”.
December 31, 2024Dec 31 Author 39th: 67 points You’re Christmas To Me - Sam Ryder (2023) Voters: gooddelta 16, WhoOdyssey 14, Jason 14, JosephCarey 11, Boymetworld91 8, Roba. 4 02/12/2023 Sam Ryder You're Christmas To Me Peak: 2 Chart run: 50-23-12-10-{2}-2-56R(52)->7 GhRJJ0PEXVc Always the nearly man, Sam has had 2 #2 hits on top of coming 2nd in Eurovision. This pushed Wham! pretty close both in the official Christmas week and the post Christmas week chart.
December 31, 2024Dec 31 :cheeseblock: at Teletubbies. Didn't vote for it but part of childhood nonetheless x 'You're Christmas To Me' is great as regards to very recent Christmas tracks go for me!
December 31, 2024Dec 31 Author 38th: 69 points It’s Now Or Never - Elvis Presley (1960) Boymetworld91 16, awardinary 15, Tuttavilla 14, Dobbo 13, gasman449 7, CoolHand501 2, DarrenJames 2 05/11/1960 Elvis Presley It's Now Or Never Peak: 1 Chart run: {1}-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-6-4-7-11-13-18-25-34-37-50->19 QkMVscR5YOo It’s that tune from the “just one Cornetto advert”. A million seller and Elvis’ biggest, after 8 weeks at #1 this was dethroned in Christmas week by Cliff with “I Love You”.
December 31, 2024Dec 31 Author 37th: 71 points Sacred Trust / After You’re Gone - One True Voice (2002) Mangø Ho! Ho! 16, Boymetworld91 15, Dobbo 14, Elecroboy 12, rio309 8, Jason 4, awardinary 2 28/12/2002 One True Voice Sacred Trust/After You're Gone Peak: 2 Chart run: {2}-3-5-9-17-27-31-41-71->9 8pJbk-dZvC0 Well this did rather better than I expected. After “Popstars: The Rivals”, this was the single chosen by Pete Waterman for the winning “male vocal harmony group”. It was beaten by “Sound Of The Underground” for Christmas #1 and fell behind The Cheeky Girls in Week 2. Sacred Trust” was a Bee Gees cover and I can’t even remember how “After You’re Gone” goes, but some of us clearly remember it fondly.
December 31, 2024Dec 31 Author 36th: 79 points Babe - Take That (1993) Mangø ho! Ho! Ho! 20, Electroboy 15, JosephCarey 14, Jason 13, JackJones 11, WhoOdyssey 4, awardinary 1 RabbitFurCoat 1 18/12/1993 Take That Babe Peak: 1 Chart run: {1}-2-2-2-10-21-37-42-53-69->10 MviFdVHltEM It took them until single number 8 to have a #1, but then there was no stopping them and this was their 3rd in a row of the 12 they ended up having. However it was knocked off by Mr Blobby in Christmas week.
December 31, 2024Dec 31 Was very close to voting for One True Voice as well :kink: actually do like it to some degree but completely understandable about why it's not liked too as it's also very dated in retrospect even for that year in music.
January 1Jan 1 Author 35th: 89 points (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon (1980) Voters: Sausage Rollo 19, gasman449 12, popchartfreak 9, Severin 8, JulianT 8, chartjack2 7, Jade 7, rio309 7, dandy* 6, …ready for it 6 08/11/1980 John Lennon Title: (Just Like) Starting Over Peak: 1 Chart run: 30-20-13-8-10-21-{1}-2-2-5-5-15-22-56-66->15 pZCxyOcvp5A This was shaping up to be a #8 hit and was on its way out of the charts before what happened on 8 December 1980, after which it immediately leapt to #1. However it was knocked off the top for Christmas by St Winifred’s School Choir. John then had 2 more posthumous #1s at the beginning of 1981.
January 1Jan 1 Surprised it took this long for any of my votes to drop out but there we go, Lennon is the first!
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