The top 40 on Spotify with the ACR and 3 song rules in effect:

#1 Wham! - Last Christmas [352,719, streams in half]

#2 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You [334,744, streams in half]

#3 Taylor Swift - The Fate Of Ophelia [326,913]

#4 RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! [323,907]

#5 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree [291,457, streams in half]

#6 Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love) [278,060]

#7 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock [252,028, streams in half]

#8 Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree [250,687, streams in half]

#9 Olivia Dean - Man I Need [240,833, streams in half]

#10 Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me [233,970, streams in half]

#11 Laufey - Winter Wonderland [228,588]

#12 EsDeeKid & Rico Ace - Phantom [224,137]

#13 EsDeeKid - Century [217,657]

#14 Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! [210,705, streams in half]

#15 Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year [193,843, streams in half]

#16 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York [191,969, streams in half]

#17 The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride [191,674, streams in half]

#18 Dave ft. Tems - Raindance [181,736]

#19 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime [179,782, streams in half]

#20 Sabrina Carpenter - A Nonsense Christmas [179,309]

#21 Michael Bublé - Holly Jolly Christmas [178,407, streams in half]

#22 Michael Bublé - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas [176,096, streams in half]

#23 HAVEN. ft. Kaitlin Aragon - I Run [167,540]

#24 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In [167,497]

#25 Sia - Snowman [161,408, streams in half]

#26 Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) [160,191, streams in half]

#27 Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) [159,883, streams in half]

#28 Olivia Dean - Let Alone The One You Love [157,408]

#29 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? [155,979, streams in half]

#30 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone [153,723, streams in half]

#31 Elton John - Step Into Christmas [150,472, streams in half]

#32 Taylor Swift - Opalite [149,710]

#33 HUNTR/X - Golden [149,413, streams in half]

#34 Justin Bieber - Mistletoe [145,492, streams in half]

#35 José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad [145,448, streams in half]

#36 John Lennon, Yoko Ono & The Plastic Ono Band - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) [140,292, streams in half]

#37 SIENNA SPIRO - Die On This Hill [136,086]

#38 Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas [135,709, streams in half]

#39 EsDeeKid - 4 Raws [135,462]

#40 Alex Warren - Ordinary [120,848, streams in half]

This would be the top 10 without Christmas songs [ACR & 3 song rule included]:

#1 Taylor Swift - The Fate Of Ophelia

#2 RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!

#3 Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love)

#4 Olivia Dean - Man I Need

#5 EsDeeKid & Rico Ace - Phantom

#6 EsDeeKid - Century

#7 Dave ft. Tems - Raindance

#8 HAVEN. ft. Kaitlin Aragon - I Run

#9 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In

#10 Olivia Dean - Let Alone The One You Love

Edited December 1Dec 1 by DanielCarey

Jeez wham number 1 even with acr and thats not the 1st December streams could it actually be number 1 as soon as this week

if wham! can be #1 on Spotify even with ACR I think they’ll be #1 officially this week when you consider the power of Amazon during this period

It is possible but it depends how much Taylor’s lead is on it so far, today’s mids will be interesting

33 minutes ago, 777666jason said:

Jeez wham number 1 even with acr and thats not the 1st December streams could it actually be number 1 as soon as this week

I haven’t seen big movements today on Apple or Amazon for Christmas songs, but that may happen later. I still believe Taylor Swift will be number 1 BUT I feel Wham! and RAYE could battle it out for number 2.

Spotify Wrapped should help some old hits to climb a bit and maybe Man I Need can have a day or two at #1.

7 hours ago, Henessy Lake said:

Man I Need is so strong its the only song surviving against the influx of Xmas songs.

A sign of Christmas Day there except the Xmas songs will be x a lot more streams and Olivia will be just top 40!

21 hours ago, ElectroBoy said:

196 [RE] Cher - DJ Play A Christmas Song

the Goddess of Pop strikes again.

672,960 for Wham! yesterday, not the big 1st December spike of recent years. Looks like Taylor has a 7th week at #1.

Spotify

01 [01] Wham! - Last Christmas (672,960)

02 [02] Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas is You (618,993)

03 [03] Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (513,189)

04 [06] Olivia Dean - Man I Need (497,005)

05 [05] Kelly Clarkson - Underneath the Tree (453,477)

06 [04] Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rocks (433,322)

07 [07] Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me

08 [10] The Pogues ft Kirsty McColl - Fairytale of New York

10 [16] RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! (340,513)

11 [15] Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia (336,439)

13 [20] Band Aid - Do They Know its Christmas?

15 [11] The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride

17 [21] Shakin Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone

21 [27] Olivia Dean - So Easy (to fall in love)

27 [23] HUNTR/X - Golden

28 [35] EsDeeKid - Century

29 [34] EsDeeKid - Phantom

34 [40' Dave ft Tems - Raindance

46 [46] HAVEN - I RUN

50 [66] EsDeeKid - 4 Raws

55 [55] Leona Lewis - One More Sleep

65 [78] Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now

80 [117] EsDeeKid - Rottweiler

111 [166] Tyla - CHANEL

121 [114] Central Cee - Booga

128 [159] Diana Ross - Upside Down

143 [110] Taylor Swift - Christmas Tree Farm

Climbs again for Stranger Things related songs.

End of Beginning is ineligible for a reset but I’m sure the OCC will give it one.

I Run is credited to Haven again now too.

Edited December 2Dec 2 by Maestro

1 hour ago, ElectroBoy said:

Spotify

01 [01] Wham! - Last Christmas (672,960)

02 [02] Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas is You (618,993)

‘Last Christmas’ up compared with Monday 2nd December last year - but possibly just because people love to play Christmas music on December 1st.

The top 40 on Spotify with the ACR and 3 song rules in effect:

#1 RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! [340,513] (+3)

#2 Wham! - Last Christmas [336,480] (-1)

#3 Taylor Swift - The Fate Of Ophelia [336,439] (=)

#4 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You [309,466] (-2)

#5 Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love) [278,971] (+1)

#6 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas [256,595] (-1)

#7 Olivia Dean - Man I Need [248,503] (+2)

#8 EsDeeKid - Century [247,463] (+5)

#9 EsDeeKid & Rico Ace - Phantom [246,647] (+3)

#10 Dave & Tems - Raindance [228,154] (+8)

#11 Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree [226,738] (-3)

#12 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock [216,661] (-5)

#13 Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me [212,344] (-3)

#14 The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York [197,506] (+2)

#15 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In [183,959] (+9)

#16 Laufey - Winter Wonderland [177,267] (-5)

#17 Olivia Dean - Let Alone The One You Love [172,852] (+11)

#18 Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! [172,716] (-4)

#19 HAVEN. ft. Kaitlin Aragon - I Run [171,474] (+4)

#20 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime [162,779] (-1)

#21 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? [159,525] (+8)

#22 EsDeeKid - 4 Raws [158,572] (+17)

#23 Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year [158,146] (-8)

#24 The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride [155,001] (-7)

#25 Michael Bublé - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas [152,885] (-3)

#26 SIENNA SPIRO - Die On This Hill [151,671] (+11)

#27 Taylor Swift - Opalite [151,653] (+5)

#28 Sabrina Carpenter - A Nonsense Christmas [149,691] (-8)

#29 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone [147,309] (+1)

#30 Michael Bublé - Holly Jolly Christmas [145,605] (-9)

#31 Sia - Snowman [143,909] (-6)

#32 Elton John - Step Into Christmas [143,502] (-1)

#33 Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas [136,566] (+5)

#34 John Lennon, Yoko Ono & The Plastic Ono Band - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) [135,854] (+2)

#35 Justin Bieber - Mistletoe [133,957] (-1)

#36 Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) [131,740] (-10)

#37 Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) [126,505] (-10)

#38 HUNTR/X - Golden [125,860] (-5)

#39 Zara Larsson - Lush Life [124,845] (RE)

#40 Alex Warren - Ordinary [120,859] (-2)

This would be the top 10 without Christmas songs [ACR & 3 song rule included]:

#1 RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! (+1)

#2 Taylor Swift - The Fate Of Ophelia (-1)

#3 Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love) (=)

#4 Olivia Dean - Man I Need (=)

#5 EsDeeKid - Century (+1)

#6 EsDeeKid & Rico Ace - Phantom (-1)

#7 Dave & Tems - Raindance (=)

#8 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In (+1)

#9 Olivia Dean - Let Alone The One You Love (+1)

#10 HAVEN. ft. Kaitlin Aragon - I Run (-2)

Great news for @RobBot. "Lush Life" would be #15 on Spotify without Christmas songs, and with the ACR and 3 song rules in effect.

Edited December 3Dec 3 by DanielCarey

Hoping 'that classic from Zootropolis 2' could get a chart resurgence. I can see the song re-entering in some countries' Spotify, so hopefully UK too!

Only just noticing End of Beginning getting a Stranger Things boost, that's iconic

Just one month of 2025 to go, the Spotify YTD looks like this:

"Ordinary" passed "Beautiful Things"'s total from last year this week to move up to fifth in all time yearly totals, it will pass "Someone You Loved" for fourth but will not be able to catch "Espresso", "Stick Season" or "Shape of You" for a top 3 placement.

Spotify Wrapped (tomorrow I think) could have some interesting impacts on some of the older hits, but I think "That's So True" is safe at #2, "Pink Pony Club" should pass "Messy" for third however.

The bottom half of the top 10 is very close so there could still be some reshuffling there as well as "Man I Need" charging up the rankings.

"Golden" continues to lag behind here compared to the OCC list and will not break the top 10 by year end.

"Iris" should overtake "Mr. Brightside" to claim top oldie this week. In terms of other oldies in the top 40, "Yellow" has overtaken "Viva la Vida" as the top Coldplay song and "Naive" has entered for the first time ever.

A couple of hits at the bottom of the top 40 on the OCC list are struggling a lot more on Spotify - notably "Dior" (#57) and "Blessings" (#90).

"Teenage Dirtbag" is still the highest song not on the OCC list at #56.

Excluding "Sparks" (#71) and "Let Down" (#89), there are no genuine 2025 hits in the top 100 here not on the OCC list, "Tears" (#117) and "The Subway" (#118) are the highest in this category.

As always, any questions please ask :)

Such a horrendous top 2 there!

No matter what you think of Ordinary it really has been it’s year, the year ofthe Warrensphere

Shame Zoo by Shakira is doing f*** all seeing as it was heavily used in Zootropolis 2

I imagine Spotify Wrapped will have a big impact on tomorrow, so it wouldn't surprise me if Man I Need snatched #1 back for a day.