Music Week Top 40 Sales Flash

Singles

01 Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia (28,216)

02 RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! (24,621)

03 Wham! - Last Christmas (22,082)

04 Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas Is You (20,110)

05 Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall in Love) (17,522)

06 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

07 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In (16,847)

08 Olivia Dean - Man I Need (15,620)

09 Kelly Clarkson - Underneath the Tree

10 Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me

12 The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York

13 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock

14 Kylie Minogue - XMAS

15 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone

18 Elton John - Step Into Christmas

19 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?

21 Andy Williams - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

22 HAVEN. & Kaitlin Aragon - I Run

24 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime

25 The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride

26 Michael Bublé - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

28 Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

31 José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad

32 Sia - Snowman

33 Justin Bieber - Mistletoe

34 Michael Bublé - Holly Jolly Christmas

35 Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas

36 Sabrina Carpenter - A Nonsense Christmas

38 John Lennon, Yoko Ono & the Plastic Ono Band - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

39 Gwen Stefani - Shake the Snow Globe

40 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

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Albums (Top 100)

01 Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving (12,402)

02 Taylor Swift - The Life of a Showgirl (7,344)

03 Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend (6,050)

04 Michael Bublé - Christmas (5,762)

05 Tate McRae - So Close to What (5,123)

06 Ed Sheeran - +-=÷× (Tour Collection)

07 Ed Sheeran - Play

08 Fleetwood Mac - 50 Years: Don't Stop

09 The Weeknd - The Highlights

10 EsDeeKid - Rebel

11 Jessie J - Don't Tease Me with a Good Time (3,999)

12 Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory?

13 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

18 ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits

21 Teddy Swims - I've Tried Everything But Therapy

23 sombr - I Barely Know Her

24 Oasis - Definitely Maybe

27 Billie Eilish - HIT ME HARD AND SOFT

28 Madonna - Bedtime Stories

29 ROSALÍA - LUX

31 Wolf Alice - The Clearing

32 Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess

35 Queen - Greatest Hits

37 Sam Fender - People Watching

38 Fontaines D.C. - Romance

39 Iron Maiden - Life After Death

40 Radiohead - OK Computer

Huge list in both updates so I've omitted some of the album perennials that are only up a few spots but left in the major climbs!

As much as I love 'Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)' I wish we'd also see 'All Alone on Christmas' benefit to a similar extent. Such an underrated Christmas song <3

Is the fate of ophelia still head acr on Friday

11 minutes ago, Dj Cheeky magpie said:

Is the fate of ophelia still head acr on Friday

It was on 29,523 this time last week so looks that way

Kylie at 14 is ahead of Tom Grennan’s 18 from last year - so could be on the verge of the top 20 this week - probably just outside.

Cmon Kelly after finally going top 10 next year become a staple there 🙌🙌

Wham! and Mariah are really down on this time last year (Wham! are over 5k down) wonder if people just aren't in the Christmas spirit?

Edited December 3, 2025Dec 3 by Mr. C. Joel

Where is 'Ordinary' please x

2 minutes ago, jimwatts said:

Where is 'Ordinary' please x

#29!

6 minutes ago, jimwatts said:

Where is 'Ordinary' please x

Hopefully, in the deepest, darkest pits of hell the charts

'Dance Monkey' clinging on to the only consecutive weeks record it still holds, albeit jointly with 'Thinking Out Loud' - it managed 43 in the Top 28, so 'Ordinary' may not even match that if it stays at #29 (but I expect it will climb).

Does anyone know if Bedtime Stories Untold Chapter EP is still Top 40, I know it's highly unlikely it still is.

Edited December 3, 2025Dec 3 by Jerald

3 minutes ago, Jerald said:

Does anyone know if Bedtime Stories Untold Chapter EP is still Top 40, I know it's highly unlikely it still is.

Would be in the update if it were!

14 minutes ago, jimwatts said:

'Dance Monkey' clinging on to the only consecutive weeks record it still holds, albeit jointly with 'Thinking Out Loud' - it managed 43 in the Top 28, so 'Ordinary' may not even match that if it stays at #29 (but I expect it will climb).

Howay Alex, me bonny lad

24 minutes ago, Mr. C. Joel said:

Wham! and Mariah are really down on this time last year (Wham! are over 5k down) wonder if people just aren't in the Christmas spirit?

I wonder if the 1st December falling on a monday affected them because I noticed the 1st December streams were actually lower than 30th November and last year they did over a million

18 minutes ago, 777666jason said:

I wonder if the 1st December falling on a monday affected them because I noticed the 1st December streams were actually lower than 30th November and last year they did over a million

Ahh yeah that's probably why

12 hours ago, Last Dreamer said:

Christmas is very US based now, Slade, Wizzard and even Kirsty/Pogues became less successful in last years.

And a lot more boring/less unique for it!

I guess Taylor is really locked to score her longest #1

It’s so crazy considering she lost week 4 & 5

20 minutes ago, elincomprendido said:

I guess Taylor is really locked to score her longest #1

It’s so crazy considering she lost week 4 & 5

Just got lucky with timing really of people going acr and low sales sometimes it happens like that