Didn’t realise the new mix was already on Amazon too - just downloaded from there

Wham disappearing again from the Unlimited songs chart Which makes Kylie show at #2 (Mariah at #1)

I saw that some of the British Lambs are in shambles over Kylie likely being the Christmas #1 this year. I’m a Lamb, but I’m also a Lover. I think Kylie is long overdue another #1, and it’s also nice to have something fresh atop of the Christmas chart that isn’t LadBaby or the same Christmas song.

21 minutes ago, DanielCarey said:

I saw that some of the British Lambs are in shambles over Kylie likely being the Christmas #1 this year. I’m a Lamb, but I’m also a Lover. I think Kylie is long overdue another #1, and it’s also nice to have something fresh atop of the Christmas chart that isn’t LadBaby or the same Christmas song.

I'd maybe get the lambs' disappointment if Mariah was midweek #2 this week behind Kylie, but given that Mariah lags behind Wham in recent years, it feels a bit mean spirited of them to be specifically annoyed at Kylie when she's not solely denying Mariah the #1!

Christmas chart positions for All I Want for Christmas Is You:

1994 & 2020 - #2

2023 & 2024 - #3 (and likely 2025 as well)

2017, 2018, 2021 & 2022 - #4

2016 - #5

2007 - #6

2019 - #8

2015 - #11

2013 - #13

2008 & 2011 - #17

2014 - #18

2012 - #20

2009 - #21

2010 - #25

So only two years that it wound up being the Christmas #2... and both times, sadly, it was significantly behind the #1:

1994:

#1 - 217,753 - East 17

#2 - 135,303 - Mariah Carey

2020:

#1 - 157,733 - LadBaby

#2 - 58,559 - Mariah Carey

Personally I'm more aggrieved that LadBaby denied Mariah! Although at that point in time, three LadBaby singles in, I think the general public mood was still "it's for a good cause, it's fun" [it really wasn't fun x]. So if Mariah had actually denied them at that point, I'm not sure if that would have gone down too well with the public. More ideally they'd have stopped after two and Mariah would have made it to #1 in 2020 without competition.

962k on Youtube and up to 5 on their Trending chart

comment, watch, share and like the video. The higher she goes the more streams going into next week!!!

There's now 320 copies left of the picture disc on Amazon (there was 348 left at 6:20am) so that's 28 copies in 8 hours. Not destined to sell out today but I suppose it's more of a difficult sell at £20!

Should we expect an update today? The anticipation is killing me!

From SH

Kylie almost CERTAIN to be Xmas no1 :o She still sold more copies than Wham! yesterday (7,709 vs. 6,093) -

Kylie 46,326

Wham! 35,934

The Apple and Spotify update for Wham surely not going to large enough.

A large amount of Wham’s total will include Amazon data too and some sales.

Edited December 18Dec 18 by aeroco

2 minutes ago, aeroco said:

The Apple and Spotify update for Wham surely not going to large enough.

I can’t see how it could be as Kylie will also have streaming plus the new remix download from her store and Amazon.

The volume of Amazon streams for Kylie has been incredible. Their contribution to the Christmas market is clearly way larger than 20-25%.

15 minutes ago, ___∆___ said:

From SH

Kylie almost CERTAIN to be Xmas no1 :o She still sold more copies than Wham! yesterday (7,709 vs. 6,093) -

Kylie 46,326

Wham! 35,934

So about a 10.5k lead now? I think she’s got this! Probs done a decent number of downloads today too

XMASSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Kylie 46,326

Wham! 35,934

(ooopsss thread hadn't updated so didn't realise they'd already been posted)

A done deal then because the Gingey remix is great I'm sure that'll be a fair few more downloads!

Edited December 18Dec 18 by Mr. C. Joel

Hyperthetically if you purchase the CD of amazon now but it doesn't dispatch until June when does the sale count for

Yep it looks as though XMAS might make it to 53k plus so no amount of estimated scammery could be conjured to increase Wham! by 17k.

That's a great update! Can we be fully confident she's got this in the bag? If XMAS sells the same today, it could be on course for 54,000! And surely Wham haven't got 18k to add...

YESSSSSSS come on Queen! 👑

1 hour ago, 777666jason said:

Hyperthetically if you purchase the CD of amazon now but it doesn't dispatch until June when does the sale count for

Sales only count on dispatch so whenever it dispatches (June)

I'm going to be bold but I think she'll just manage 55k (Remix today will do well plus there's probably a few store orders of the physical to add) What a week!!

Edited December 18Dec 18 by Mr. C. Joel

1 minute ago, Mr. C. Joel said:

Sales only count on dispatch so whenever it dispatches (June)

I'll give it a miss then 🤣