Posted December 22, 20241 yr :jump: Sunday 6:00pm - 7:00pm Official Chart: First Look on BBC Radio 1 Monday from 5:45pm Official Chart Update on officialcharts.com * Wednesday from 5:45pm Top 40 update from Music Week, with top 5 sales information * updates are not compiled on bank holiday Mondays, so on those occasions, the Official Chart Update will arrive Tuesday during the afternoon. - As per the Friday chart thread, please do NOT post First Look spoilers before it airs on BBC Radio 1. - On any other days, information may come from outside sources but this is not regular. Anything we have will be posted, and anything that's posted must come with a source to prove its reliability. - Please do not demand a midweek update, one will be posted as and when we receive the information, and when a chart mod is available. - To keep everyone in the loop of all chart action, please refer to the iTunes and streaming threads.
December 22, 20241 yr Author Official Chart First Look: Full Update 1 Tom Grennan - It Can't Be Christmas 2 Wham! - Last Christmas 3 Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas Is You 4 Laufey - Christmas Magic 5 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree 6 Gracie Abrams - That's So True 7 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock 8 Kelly Clarkson - Underneath the Tree 9 The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York 10 Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me 11 ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - APT. 12 Elton John - Step Into Christmas 13 Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers - Freezing This Christmas 14 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? 15 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone 16 Andy Williams - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year 17 Michael Bublé - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas 18 Lola Young - Messy 19 José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad 20 Sabrina Carpenter - A Nonsense Christmas Official Charts Report Tom Grennan couldn’t claim the Official Christmas Number 1 on last Friday’s chart, but could he still hit the top spot with It Can’t Be Christmas? He is in pole position on the Official Chart: First Look. The Bedford-born singer-songwriter reached Number 4 last week with his Amazon Music Original track It Can’t Be Christmas, but is narrowly out in-front after this week’s first 48 hours of sales. Edging ahead of last week’s #XmasNo1, WHAM!’s Last Christmas, by less than 500 chart units, Tom’s lead is partly down to the release of a vinyl single of his holiday track on December 20th. This week’s Number 1 will be crowned on December 27. While Tom can’t be Number 1 on Christmas Day, the tracking week features the big day itself, meaning streaming of festive favourites will be at its height. Can It Can’t Be Christmas continue its momentum, or will a Christmas classic take the throne? Yuletide staples make up much of the midweek Top 5; WHAM!’s Last Christmas (2), Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You (3), and Brenda Lee’s Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree (5). Sandwiched between them is 2024’s other big festive Amazon Original – Christmas Magic by Laufey, up 15 positions following her performance on The Graham Norton Show (4). Kelly Clarkson’s Underneath The Tree reached the Official Singles Chart Top 10 for the first time two weeks ago, ascending to Number 10. The modern Christmas standout sets its sights on another new high this week, up three to Number 8. Prior to a fortnight ago, the last time Kelly was in the UK Top 10 was March 2015 with Heartbeat Song, which peaked at Number 7. Political protest track Freezing This Christmas by Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers rises 24 places to Number 13 as the most-downloaded track of the week so far. Finally, José Feliciano’s Feliz Navidad could enter the Top 20 for the first time ever, scaling two places to 19.
December 22, 20241 yr Author Official Chart Update Singles (Top 100) 01 Wham! - Last Christmas 02 Tom Grennan - It Can't Be Christmas 03 Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas Is You 04 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree 05 Gracie Abrams - That's So True 06 Laufey - Christmas Magic 07 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock 08 The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York 09 Kelly Clarkson - Underneath the Tree 11 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? 12 Elton John - Step Into Christmas 16 Michael Bublé - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas 19 José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad 20 The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride 22 Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas 24 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday 25 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody 26 Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers - Freezing This Christmas 30 Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas 31 Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 32 Leona Lewis - One More Sleep 33 Nat "King" Cole - The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) 34 Laufey - Winter Wonderland 37 Mark Ambor - Run Rudolph Run 38 John Williams - Carol of the Bells 39 Laufey - Santa Baby 40 Justin Bieber - Mistletoe ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Albums (Top 100) 01 Michael Bublé - Christmas 02 Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet 03 Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess 04 SZA - SOS 05 Billie Eilish - HIT ME HARD AND SOFT 06 Charli xcx - BRAT 08 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 09 Fontaines D.C. - Romance 14 Arctic Monkeys - AM 15 Coldplay - Moon Music 16 Oasis - Definitely Maybe 17 Gracie Abrams - The Secret of Us 18 Linkin Park - From Zero 23 Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory? 24 Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS 25 André Rieu & Johann Strauss Orchestra - The Sound of Heaven 27 George Michael - Twenty Five 28 ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits 30 Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR 32 Amy Winehouse - Back to Black 34 Lana Del Rey - Born to Die 35 Taylor Swift - 1989 (Taylor's Version) 37 Queen - Greatest Hits 40 Sabrina Carpenter - fruitcake
December 22, 20241 yr Author Music Week Top 40 Sales Flash Singles :arrow: 01 :arrow: 02 :arrow: 03 :arrow: 04 :arrow: 05 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Albums :arrow: 01 :arrow: 02 :arrow: 03 :arrow: 04 :arrow: 05
December 22, 20241 yr Rooting for José Feliciano to go Top 20, 'Stick Season' to stay in the Top 100 at least... and not much else Edit: Brenda Top 3 would be great too, but not sure how realistic that is Edited December 22, 20241 yr by jimwatts
December 22, 20241 yr If Stick Season stays top 100 it will likely break Capaldi(?)’s record for consecutive weeks right. Would like a new peak for Sleigh Ride
December 22, 20241 yr If Stick Season stays top 100 it will likely break Capaldi(?)’s record for consecutive weeks right. Would like a new peak for Sleigh Ride Top 100 record is Blinding Lights on 105 weeks.
December 22, 20241 yr Would be here for Kelly getting a new peak again but also won't be too bothered if not as she's made the top 10 now.
December 22, 20241 yr Radio 1 don't have a First Look Chart Show scheduled for the big clearout next Sunday.
December 22, 20241 yr BTW what's the point of doing this show when they don't do a proper top 40 on Friday?
December 22, 20241 yr BTW what's the point of doing this show when they don't do a proper top 40 on Friday? They probably don't think that far ahead but no complaints, an extra midweek update for us :kink:
December 22, 20241 yr Tom Grennan has a physical boost this week so should be close for the first look #1
December 22, 20241 yr Is official chart close do thing get Monday update I think we'll probably get Monday updates the next two weeks but not Wednesdays!
December 22, 20241 yr Christmas song munch high as Christmas Eve Christmas Day sales munch high stream streams by Friday
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