Friday 5th December 2025

Last Week's Top 5

Singles

01 01 08 Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia

02 03 10 RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!

03 04 09 Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love)

04 05 15 Olivia Dean - Man I Need

05 07 24 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In

Albums

01 NE 01 Aerosmith & YUNGBLUD - One More Time

02 02 09 Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving

03 03 08 Taylor Swift - The Life of a Showgirl

04 24 40 Tate McRae - So Close To What

05 NE 01 Olly Murs - Knees Up

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Singles

Will Taylor Swift make it seven total weeks at #1?

RAYE and Wham! could complete the top 3.

New entries could come from Kylie Minogue; Gwen Stefani; and the return of even more festive favourites.

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Albums

Olivia Dean could return to #1 this week!

Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter could complete the top 3.

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Retro Top 10 - 5th December

2024

01 48,176 Gracie Abrams - That's So True
02 42,921 Wham! - Last Christmas
03 39,574 ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - APT.
04 36,765 Gigi Perez - Sailor Song
05 36,274 Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas Is You
06 31,258 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
07 30,753 Cynthia Erivo feat. Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity
08 28,289 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?
09 25,593 Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas
10 24,649 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock

2020

1- POSITIONS- Ariana Grande (38,394)

2- ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU- Mariah Carey (36,251)

3- LAST CHRISTMAS- Wham! (32,351)

4- SWEET MELODY- Little Mix (31,890)

5- MIDNIGHT SKY- Miley Cyrus (29,608)

6- THEREFORE I AM- Billie Eilish (28,115)

7- LEVITATING- Dua Lipa (25,826)

8- FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK- The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl (25,271)

9- YOU BROKE ME FIRST- Tate McRae (24,795)

10- 34+35- Ariana Grande (24,192)

2015

1- LOVE YOURSELF- Justin Bieber (115,821)

2- SORRY- Justin Bieber (97,052)

3- HELLO- Adele (79,466)

4- WHAT DO YOU MEAN- Justin Bieber (56,124)

5- YOU DON’T OWN ME- Grace Ft G-Eazy (42,155)

6- SAX- Fleur East (39,020)

7- NEVER FORGET YOU- MNEK Ft Zara Larsson (37,277)

8- TAKE ME HOME- Jess Glynne (34,485)

9- IN2- WSTRN (31,294)

10- THE HILLS- The Weeknd (29,164)

2010

1- HEROES- X Factor Finalists 2010 (70,597)

2- YOUR SONG- Ellie Goulding (63,753)

3- POISON- Nicole Scherzinger (57,425)

4- THINKING OF ME- Olly Murs (46,672)

5- LIKE A G6- Far East Movement Ft Catarats & Dev (40,960)

6- DIRTY BIT (THE TIME)- Black Eyed Peas (40,736)

7- ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD)- Rihanna (38,575)

8- WHAT’S MY NAME- Rihanna Ft Drake (34,518)

9- WHO’S THAT CHICK- David Guetta Ft Rihanna (33,410)

10- LOVE YOU MORE- JLS (32,900)

2005

1- STICKWITU- Pussycat Dolls (43,989)

2- LET THERE BE LOVE- Oasis (36,744)

3- HUNG UP- Madonna (31,511)

4- YOU RAISE ME UP- Westlife (19,980)

5- MY HUMPS- Black Eyed Peas (17,245)

6- NO WORRIES- Simon Webbe (14,384)

7- BECAUSE OF YOU- Kelly Clarkson (13,475)

8- ALBION- Babyshambles (12,542)

9- BIOLOGY- Girls Aloud (11,595)

10- DIRTY HARRY- Gorillaz (10,837)

KEY

Movement | This Week | Last Week | Total Weeks | Artist | Title

01 01 10 RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!

02 04 07 Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia

03 03 02 Lewis Capaldi - The Day That I Die

04 05 23 HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden

05 NE 01 Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande - For Good

01 01 15 Olivia Dean - Man I Need

02 02 08 Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia

03 03 22 HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden

04 04 10 RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!

05 08 80 Wham! - Last Christmas

01 01 88 CoComelon - Wheels on the Bus

02 02 10 HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden

03 05 91 Wham! - Last Christmas

04 03 39 Alex Warren - Ordinary

05 06 100 Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas Is You

Afternoon all! As always, NO SPOILERS PLEASE!

I need holly jolly christmas bubles version not ti be 35 other than that it dont care what happens with the chart 🤣

Gwen Stefani potentially an first UK Top 40 hit in 18 years?

2000

1 NEVER HAD A DREAM COME TRUE S Club 7

2 INDEPENDENT WOMAN PT. 1 Destiny's Child

3 CAN'T FIGHT THE MOONLIGHT LeAnn Rimes

4 DON'T TELL ME Madonna

5 OPERATION BLADE (BASS IN THE PLACE) Public Domain

6 WHO LET THE DOGS OUT Baha Men

7 WALKING AWAY Craig David
8 I PUT A SPELL ON YOU Sonique

9 PHAT BASS Warp Brothers & Aquagen

10 NUMBER 1 Tweenies

1995

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAi3VTSdTxU

1 EARTH SONG Michael Jackson

2 I BELIEVE / UP ON THE ROOF Robson & Jerome

3 GANGSTA'S PARADISE Coolio feat. LV

4 MISSING Everything But The Girl

5 FATHER AND SON Boyzone

6 ONE SWEET DAY Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men

7 DISCO 2000 Pulp
8 WONDERWALL Oasis

9 IT'S OH SO QUIET Björk

10 GOLD Prince

Edited Friday at 15:054 days by N-S

Sorry if I'm not very very good at the moment, I had a bit of a rough day yesterday - had to go to hospital for a few hours. But I do hope to contribute to this as little as I can.

8 Christmas songs on the top 40 last week.

There were 25 on Wednesday's update.

Retro faves!

2024

02 42,921 Wham! - Last Christmas
03 39,574 ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - APT.
05 36,274 Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas Is You
06 31,258 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
07 30,753 Cynthia Erivo feat. Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity
08 28,289 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?
09 25,593 Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas

2020

2- ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU- Mariah Carey (36,251)

3- LAST CHRISTMAS- Wham! (32,351)

4- SWEET MELODY- Little Mix (31,890)

5- MIDNIGHT SKY- Miley Cyrus (29,608)

6- THEREFORE I AM- Billie Eilish (28,115)

7- LEVITATING- Dua Lipa (25,826)

8- FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK- The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl (25,271)

10- 34+35- Ariana Grande (24,192)

2015

2- SORRY- Justin Bieber (97,052)

3- HELLO- Adele (79,466)

4- WHAT DO YOU MEAN- Justin Bieber (56,124)

5- YOU DON’T OWN ME- Grace Ft G-Eazy (42,155)

6- SAX- Fleur East (39,020)

9- IN2- WSTRN (31,294)

10- THE HILLS- The Weeknd (29,164)

2010

2- YOUR SONG- Ellie Goulding (63,753)

3- POISON- Nicole Scherzinger (57,425)

5- LIKE A G6- Far East Movement Ft Catarats & Dev (40,960)

7- ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD)- Rihanna (38,575)

8- WHAT’S MY NAME- Rihanna Ft Drake (34,518)

9- WHO’S THAT CHICK- David Guetta Ft Rihanna (33,410)

2005

1- STICKWITU- Pussycat Dolls (43,989)

3- HUNG UP- Madonna (31,511)

5- MY HUMPS- Black Eyed Peas (17,245)

7- BECAUSE OF YOU- Kelly Clarkson (13,475)

8- ALBION- Babyshambles (12,542)

9- BIOLOGY- Girls Aloud (11,595)

10- DIRTY HARRY- Gorillaz (10,837)

Wheels on the bus 🤣, why is that top video

3 minutes ago, Henessy Lake said:

Wheels on the bus 🤣, why is that top video

Toddlers probably

Just now, 777666jason said:

Toddlers probably

If you were familiar with the podcast Broken Records for a long time, then it's like the Brokencyde album I'm Not a Fan, But the Kids Like It! being number one on the flop 20 for several months in a row.

All I know is some toddlers are more advanced with tablets than some adults

History in the making for Mariah Carey tonight as All I Want or Christmas Is You is looking for its 50th top 10 week.

Manifesting some surprise stranger things resets

2 minutes ago, mrpopquiz said:

History in the making for Mariah Carey tonight as All I Want or Christmas Is You is looking for its 50th top 10 week.

Shocking shes taken so long to go top 10 wham were there last week 🤭

Here for Kylie this week!

Missed the top 40 this week?

Ed Sheeran

Skeletons

Album track from Play

Released: 28th November 2025

Label: Gingerbread Man Records / Atlantic Records UK

Video

Biography

In a scene from Apple Music’s Songwriter documentary about Ed Sheeran, the singer-songwriter straggles out into a garden in Malibu at dawn. Jet-lagged and carrying a cup of tea, he sits down at his laptop and begins writing a song about the moment right in front of him: the crisp air, the birdsong, the hot tea, the day ahead. Sheeran gets a full verse in, melody and all, and then pauses. “Songs are weird things,” he says. “How so?” an interviewer asks. “They just come and go,” Sheeran says, smiling. “And they never give you any warning.” For Sheeran, songs have come rather reliably since he started writing in his youth. Born in 1991 in Halifax, he started out gigging on the pub circuit before releasing his first studio album, +, in 2011. Sheeran kept up the mathematical theme on subsequent album titles as he became one of the most unstoppable singer-songwriters in music, forging a light, polished blend of folk, pop and hip-hop that feels bittersweet and redemptive, intimate yet universal. Whether on his own songs (“Sing”, “The A Team”, “Shape of You”, “Perfect”) or in collaboration with artists such as Taylor Swift, Chance the Rapper and Beyoncé, Sheeran strikes a chord that feels good-natured and genuine: he’s the hopeless romantic who isn’t afraid to be vulnerable and show you his heart. Perhaps even more important, Sheeran isn’t afraid to take chances. His 2021 smash “Bad Habits” dabbled in modern dance-pop, while in 2023, he performed an Apple Music Live session in London and released two albums: −, a vulnerable album about grief and depression; and Autumn Variations, featuring collaborations with Aaron Dessner of The National. - Apple Music

Top 100 Chart History

2011 03 The A Team -1- MILLION SELLER

2011 35 Hush Little Baby (Wretch 32 feat. Ed Sheeran)

2011 04 You Need Me, I Don't Need You -2- MILLIONAIRE

2011 09 Drunk -4- MILLIONAIRE

2011 05 Lego House -3- MILLIONAIRE

2011 81 Gold Rush -AT-

2011 84 Autumn Leaves -AT-

2012 25 Small Bump -5-

2012 34 Wish You Were Here (Ed Sheeran, Richard Jones, Nick Mason, Mike Rutherford & David Arnold) -AT-

2012 07 (All Along The) Watchtower (Devlin feat. Ed Sheeran)

2012 18 Give Me Love -6-

2012 07 Everything Has Changed (Taylor Swift feat. Ed Sheeran)

2013 13 I See Fire -OST- MILLIONAIRE

2014 18 One -IG-

2014 01 Sing -1- MILLIONAIRE

2014 08 Don't -2- MILLIONAIRE

2014 01 Thinking Out Loud -3- MILLION SELLER

2014 15 Photograph -5- MILLIONAIRE

2014 59 Afire Love -IG-

2014 49 I'm A Mess -AT-

2014 02 Bloodstream (Ed Sheeran & Rudimental) -4- MILLIONAIRE

2014 82 The Man -IG-

2014 62 Tenerife Sea -AT-

2014 46 All Of The Stars -OST-

2014 57 Nina -AT-

2014 71 Runaway -AT-

2014 85 Take It Back -AT-

2014 38 Make It Rain -OST-

2015 69 I Will Take You Home -B-SIDE-

2015 88 Dreams (Krept & Konan feat. Ed Sheeran)

2015 92 Dark Times (The Weeknd feat. Ed Sheeran)

2015 12 Lay It All On Me (Rudimental feat. Ed Sheeran)

2017 01 Shape Of You -1/2- MILLIONAIRE

2017 02 Castle On The Hill -1/2- MILLIONAIRE

2017 02 How Would You Feel (Paean) -IG-

2017 02 Galway Girl -3- MILLIONAIRE

2017 01 Perfect -4- MILLIONAIRE

2017 05 New Man -AT-

2017 06 Happier -5- MILLIONAIRE

2017 08 Dive -AT- MILLIONAIRE

2017 08 Supermarket Flowers -AT- MILLIONAIRE

2017 09 What Do I Know? -AT-

2017 12 Barcelona -AT-

2017 13 Nancy Mulligan -AT-

2017 14 Eraser -AT-

2017 15 Hearts Don't Break Around Here -AT-

2017 18 Bibia Be Ye Ye -AT-

2017 19 Save Myself -AT-

2017 52 Boa Me (Fuse ODG feat. Ed Sheeran & Mugeez)

2017 49 End Game (Taylor Swift feat. Ed Sheeran & Future)

2017 01 River (Eminem feat. Ed Sheeran) MILLIONAIRE

2019 01 I Don't Care (Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber) -1- MILLIONAIRE

2019 04 Cross Me (feat. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock) -2-

2019 01 Beautiful People (feat. Khalid) -3- MILLIONAIRE

2019 01 Take Me Back To London (feat. Stormzy) -4- MILLIONAIRE

2019 04 South Of The Border (feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B) -5- MILLIONAIRE

2019 01 Own It (Stormzy feat. Ed Sheeran & Burna Boy) MILLIONAIRE

2020 12 Those Kinda Nights (Eminem feat. Ed Sheeran)

2020 02 Afterglow -NAS-

2021 01 Bad Habits -1- MILLIONAIRE

2021 05 Visiting Hours -IG-

2021 01 Shivers -2- MILLIONAIRE

2021 04 Overpass Graffiti -3-

2021 02 Peru (Fireboy DML & Ed Sheeran) MILLIONAIRE

2021 01 Merry Christmas (Ed Sheeran & Elton John) -4-

2021 01 Sausage Rolls For Everyone (LadBaby feat. Ed Sheeran & Elton John)

2022 02 The Joker And The Queen (feat. Taylor Swift) -5-

2022 07 Bam Bam (Camila Cabello feat. Ed Sheeran)

2022 96 Sigue (J Balvin & Ed Sheeran)

2022 09 2step (feat. Lil Baby) -6-

2022 18 For My Hand (Burna Boy feat. Ed Sheeran)

2022 47 Are You Entertained (Russ & Ed Sheeran)

2022 06 My G (Aitch & Ed Sheeran)

2022 06 Celestial -OST-

2023 50 F64 -NAS-

2023 85 Who We Love (Sam Smith & Ed Sheeran)

2023 01 Eyes Closed -1-

2023 15 Boat -IG-

2023 16 Curtains -AT-

2023 29 Life Goes On -AT-

2023 27 American Town -1-

2023 49 Magical -AT-

2023 84 England -AT-

2024 55 Under The Tree -OST-

2025 03 Azizam -1-

2025 17 Old Phone -2-

2025 05 Sapphire -3-

2025 49 Drive -OST-

2025 18 A Little More -IG-

2025 16 Camera -4-

2025 75 Symmetry (feat. Karan Aujla) -AT-

2025 xx Skeletons -AT-

14 x #1 | 31 x Top 5 | 43 x Top 10 | 61 x Top 20 | 67 x Top 40 | 91 x Top 100

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Central Cee

Booga

Non-album single

Released: 27th November 2025

Label: Columbia Records

Video

Biography

Central Cee brings a brazen yet conscientious perspective to the hardened drill scene. Born Oakley Neil H.T. Caesar-Su in 1998, he was raised in the Shepherd’s Bush, West London. At 13, he began making music that was heavily influenced by the late 2Pac, and further honed his mic skills by listening to contemporary rap juggernauts J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar. Initially attracted to the melodic trapwave sound of the late 2010s, Cee embraced drill production on 2020’s “Loading”, a boastful song that doubled as an open space for him to reflect on his harsh upbringing. Central Cee’s debut mixtape, 2021’s Wild West, saw the MC making revelatory confessions on tracks like the standout “Commitment Issues”. The 2022 single “Doja”, which sampled Eve and Gwen Stefani’s 2001 hit “Let Me Blow Ya Mind”, highlighted his ability to craft clever songs that connect with his insatiable audience. With the Drake-assisted “On The Radar Freestyle” and “Sprinter” with fellow London rapper Dave—both released in 2023—Central Cee’s artistic reach has expanded from regional to global. - Apple Music

Top 100 Chart History

2020 19 Loading -2-

2021 44 Pinging (6 Figures) -3-

2021 09 Commitment Issues -4-

2021 44 Day In The Life -1-

2021 16 6 For 6 -5-

2021 62 The Great Escape (Blanco & Central Cee)

2021 17 Meant To Be (Stay Flee Get Lizzy, Fredo & Central Cee)

2021 34 Little Bit Of This -NAS-

2021 04 Obsessed With You -1-

2021 06 Overseas (D-Block Europe feat. Central Cee) MILLIONAIRE

2022 35 Daily Duppy (feat. GRM Daily) -NAS-

2022 21 Retail Therapy -2-

2022 25 Cold Shoulder -IG-

2022 22 Khabib -IG-

2022 25 Straight Back To It -3-

2022 02 Doja -NAS-

2022 40 LA Leakers Freestyle -NAS-

2022 17 One Up -1-

2022 69 Chapters -AT-

2022 66 Don't Like Drill (Meekz & Central Cee)

2022 06 LET GO -NAS-

2023 31 Me & You -NAS-

2023 01 Sprinter (Dave & Central Cee) -1- MILLIONAIRE

2023 12 Trojan Horse (Dave & Central Cee) -AT-

2023 13 UK Rap (Dave & Central Cee) -AT-

2023 26 On The Radar Freestyle (Drake & Central Cee) -NAS-

2023 10 TOO MUCH (The Kid LAROI, Jung Kook & Central Cee)

2023 20 Nice to meet you (PinkPantheress feat. Central Cee)

2024 36 Entrapreneur -NAS-

2024 18 I Will -NAS-

2024 29 H.Y.B. (J. Cole, Bas & Central Cee)

2024 03 BAND4BAND (Central Cee & Lil Baby) -1-

2024 41 Wave (Asake & Central Cee)

2024 15 Did It First (Ice Spice & Central Cee)

2024 34 gen z luv -2-

2024 38 Moi (Central Cee & RAYE) -NAS-

2024 69 One By One -PS-

2025 06 GBP (Central Cee & 21 Savage) -3-

2025 06 CRG (Central Cee & Dave) -AT-

2025 13 Truth In The Lies (Central Cee & Lil Durk) -AT-

2025 39 DILEMMA (Nemzzz feat. Central Cee)

2025 47 GUILT TRIPPIN (Central Cee & Sexyy Red) -NAS-

2025 04 Which One (Drake & Central Cee)

2025 84 Yurrr (D-Block Europe & Central Cee)

2025 xx Booga -NAS-

1 x #1 | 5 x Top 5 | 11 x Top 10 | 21 x Top 20 | 33 x Top 40 | 43 x Top 100

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