40 | 83 | 87th week

Chris Rea

Driving Home For Christmas

Non-album single

Released: 1988

Label: Warner Music UK

Chart Statistics

NE (10/12/1988) | 84-72-61-53-93-x

RE (08/12/2007) | 98-51-35-33-77-x

RE (13/12/2008) | 70-53-59-70-x

RE (12/12/2009) | 84-63-63-40-x

RE (18/12/2010) | 100-82-67-x

RE (10/12/2011) | 91-59-53-36-x

RE (15/12/2012) | 54-53-36-95-x

RE (14/12/2013) | 72-61-53-91-x

RE (13/12/2014) | 67-60-53-43-x

RE (17/12/2015) | 67-51-29-78-x

RE (15/12/2016) | 46-37-26-x

RE (14/12/2017) | 68-23-20-14-x

RE (13/12/2018) | 49-36-22-11-x

RE (12/12/2019) | 59-46-42-24-x

RE (03/12/2020) | 55-22-17-13-11-11-x

RE (02/12/2021) | 80-33-27-17-12-10-x

RE (01/12/2022) | 76-42-21-20-22-16-x

RE (30/11/2023) | 86-46-22-22-21-19-x

RE (05/12/2024) | 75-42-34-25-19-x

RE (04/12/2025) | 83-40

Sales: 2,100,000+

Certification: 3x Platinum

Status: Accelerated Chart Ratio

20 Sales

07 Audio Streaming

24 Video Streaming

Video

Biography

British singer and guitarist Chris Rea enjoyed a run of popularity in Europe during the late '80s and early '90s after almost a decade of recording. Rea started out performing with a local group called Magdalene, taking David Coverdale's place; the band won a national talent contest in 1975 as the Beautiful Losers, but still failed to get a record contract. Rea left the band and recorded the album Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? (an allusion to a discarded stage name), which went gold on the strength of the U.S. Top 20 hit "Fool (If You Think It's Over)." Rea was not heard from again in the U.S. for some time, concentrating his efforts on his main fan base in Europe. A compilation of tracks from Rea's '80s albums, New Light Through Old Windows, was released in 1988 and sold well in the U.K. and Europe and charted in the U.S. Rea followed it up with the critically acclaimed The Road to Hell, which many regarded as his best album. The Road to Hell and its follow-up, Auberge, went to the top of the U.K. album charts, but did not prove as successful in the U.S., where he has failed to chart with his subsequent releases. He released his most ambitious project in 2005, an 11-album, 130-track box set of all new material inspired by the blues and his own paintings called Blue Guitars. The fun The Return of the Fabulous Hofner Blue Notes appeared in 2008. - Spotify

Top 100 Chart History

1978 30 Fool (If You Think It's Over) -1-

1979 44 Diamonds -1-

1982 65 Loving You -1-

1983 85 Let It Loose -1-

1983 60 I Can Hear Your Heartbeat -2-

1984 65 I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It -1-

1984 86 Touche D'Amour -2-

1984 78 Ace Of Hearts -3-

1985 26 Stainsby Girls -1-

1985 67 Josephine -2-

1986 69 It's All Gone -1-

1986 12 On The Beach -2-

1986 79 Hello Friend -3-

1987 12 Let's Dance -1-

1987 47 Loving You Again -2-

1987 67 Joys Of Christmas -3-

1988 73 Que Sera -4-

1988 10 Driving Home For Christmas -NAS- MILLIONAIRE

1989 53 Working On It -1-

1989 10 The Road To Hell (Part 2) -1-

1989 83 That's What They Always Say -2-

1990 24 Tell Me There's A Heaven -3-

1990 69 Texas -4-

1991 16 Auberge -1-

1991 57 Heaven -2-

1991 49 Looking For The Summer -3-

1991 27 Winter Song -4-

1992 16 Nothing To Fear -1-

1992 31 God's Great Banana Skin -2-

1993 53 Soft Top Hard Shoulder -3-

1993 18 Julia -1-

1994 28 You Can Go Your Own Way -1-

1996 77 Girl In A Sports Car -1-

1996 41 'Disco' La Passione (Chris Rea & Shirley Bassey) -1-

1997 44 Let's Dance (Middlesbrough FC feat. Bob Mortimer & Chris Rea) -NAS-

1998 80 Square Peg, Round Hole -1-

2000 78 All Summer Long -1-

0 x #1 | 0 x Top 5 | 2 x Top 10 | 7 x Top 20 | 13 x Top 40 | 37 x Top 100

Social Media

Chris Rea

Hoping something other than Taylor is no. 1 today.

"Can Aerosmith stay at number 1 on the album chart" asks Jack ?

They were number 74 on Monday so probably not !!

I highly doubt it

Just now, mrpopquiz said:

"Can Aerosmith stay at number 1 on the album chart" asks Jack ?

They were number 74 on Monday so probably not !!

Stranger things have happened

No its not on the show before someone makes a joke 🤣

Strangely, spot the schoolboy edit error on Driving Home for Christmas?

I would not want to hear this driving home, I'd drift off

39 | 21 | 2nd week

Olivia Dean

Let Alone The One You Love

Album track from The Art of Loving

Released: 26th September 2025

Label: Capitol Records UK / Polydor

Chart Statistics

NE (04/12/2025) | 21-39

Sales: 60,000+

Certification: -

Status: Standard Chart Ratio

xx Sales

32 Audio Streaming

xx Video Streaming

Video

Biography

Singer/songwriter Olivia Dean crafts poignant ballads and warm pop anthems, showcasing a deep sense of self-awareness. Born in 1999 in Enfield and raised in Walthamstow, Dean participated in gospel choir at a young age, before busking in the streets and eventually attending the famous BRIT School. Influenced by Lauryn Hill, Amy Winehouse and Carole King, Dean’s own take on music is autobiographical and vulnerable. In 2019, she released her debut EP, Ok Love You Bye, which delved into the challenging aspects of dating, like on the meditative “Password Change”. The following year, Dean dropped her follow-up EP, What Am I Gonna Do On Sundays?, a concise but evocative set of songs brimming with celestial melodies and confessional lyrics. Dean’s signature introspective style continues to grow more intimate, as evinced by the delicate 2021 EP Growth, highlighted by the soul-baring single “Be My Own Boyfriend”. - Apple Music

Top 100 Chart History

2021 19 The Christmas Song -NAS-

2025 36 It Isn't Perfect But It Might Be -OST-

2025 17 Dive -1-

2025 04 Nice To Each Other -1-

2025 05 Rein Me In (Sam Fender & Olivia Dean)

2025 38 Lady Lady -IG-

2025 01 Man I Need -2-

2025 03 So Easy (To Fall In Love) -3-

2025 13 A Couple Minutes -AT-

2025 21 Let Alone The One You Love -AT-

1 x #1 | 4 x Top 5 | 4 x Top 10 | 7 x Top 20 | 10 x Top 40 | 10 x Top 100

Social Media

Olivia Dean

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38 | 66 | 43rd week

Michael Bublé

Holly Jolly Christmas

Album track from Christmas

Released: 14th October 2011

Label: Reprise Records

Chart Statistics

NE (03/01/2015) | 96-x

RE (05/01/2017) | 100-x

RE (14/12/2017) | 96-55-48-34-x

RE (13/12/2018) | 82-70-62-44-x

RE (12/12/2019) | 79-64-64-32-x

RE (03/12/2020) | 91-37-30-36-25-24-x

RE (09/12/2021) | 52-41-39-33-26-x

RE (08/12/2022) | 60-32-33-31-23-x

RE (30/11/2023) | 90-45-21-24-23-30-x

RE (05/12/2024) | 72-34-26-27-23-x

RE (04/12/2025) | 66-38

Sales: 1,400,000+

Certification: 2x Platinum

Status: Accelerated Chart Ratio

xx Sales

15 Audio Streaming

xx Video Streaming

Video

Biography

It didn’t take long for Michael Bublé to start getting the Sinatra comparisons. And in some ways, they made sense: Like Sinatra, Bublé was an old-fashioned entertainer, the kind of singer who weighed his success in part by how well he connected with the crowd. But where Sinatra exuded swagger and masculinity, Bublé was soft and humble, a fisherman’s son from British Columbia who could swing if he wanted but tended more toward ballads and delicate adult-contemporary pop. Did the ladies love him? Of course! He’s Michael Bublé. He might be carrying a torch, but he’s lighting his own way. Born in 1975 in Burnaby, just east of Vancouver, Bublé fell in love with jazz and standards after being turned on by his grandfather, an Italian-born plumber who later offered his services to clubs to fix their pipes in exchange for putting a teenage Bublé onstage. As his star grew, his range broadened, balancing straight takes on classics like “Stardust” and “All of Me” with polished contemporary pop (“Home,” “Haven’t Met You Yet,” and “Nobody But Me”), creating a sound that was immediate, romantic, elevated but accessible. And like his heroes (not just Sinatra, but Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, and a generation of American entertainers), Bublé got his Christmas album (2011’s Christmas) and a string of TV specials (buble!). In 2013, he gave an impromptu a cappella performance in the New York City subway. That, he said, is when you know you’ve made it. A stretch, but if his voice doesn’t get you, his charm will. - Apple Music

Top 100 Chart History

2005 31 Home -1-

2005 45 Home / Song For You -2-

2007 38 Everything -1-

2007 19 Lost -2-

2009 05 Haven't Met You Yet -1- MILLIONAIRE

2009 34 Cry Me A River -2-

2009 69 Feeling Good -AT-

2009 72 Hold On -3-

2010 11 Hollywood -4-

2011 74 It Had Better Be Tonight -AT-

2011 06 It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas -1*- MILLIONAIRE

2011 78 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas -AT-

2011 47 Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) -AT-

2011 77 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town -AT-

2013 10 It's A Beautiful Day -1-

2013 72 Close Your Eyes -2-

2014 39 Baby It's Cold Outside (Idina Menzel & Michael Bublé)

2015 21 Holly Jolly Christmas -AT- MILLIONAIRE

2016 77 Nobody But Me -1-

2020 55 Cuddle Up, Cozy Down Christmas (Dolly Parton & Michael Bublé)

2021 61 The Christmas Sweater -2*-

2021 44 Let It Snow! -AT-

2024 80 Spicy Margarita (Jason Derulo & Michael Bublé)

0 x #1 | 1 x Top 5 | 3 x Top 10 | 5 x Top 20 | 10 x Top 40 | 23 x Top 100

Social Media

Michael Bublé

Kate Bush back in the charts again. Great track

37 | | 53rd week

Kate Bush

Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

1st single from Hounds of Love

Released: 5th August 1985

Label: EMI

Chart Statistics

NE (17/08/1985) | 9-4-3-5-8-15-23-33-49-61-75-x

RE (19/05/2012) | 51-x

RE (25/08/2012) | 6-33-63-x

RE (06/09/2014) | 51-98-x

RE (09/06/2022) | 8-2-1-1-1-3-5-8-9-9-14-19-20-23-22-25-30-32-34-35-52-48-44-55-60-67-82-98-x

RE (12/01/2023) | 55-77-88-90-91-86-x

RE (16/03/2023) | 98-x

RE (11/12/2025) | 37

Sales: 2,400,000+

Certification: 4x Platinum

Status: Standard Chart Ratio

01 Sales

01 Audio Streaming

01 Video Streaming

Video

Biography

With her enchanting howl of a voice and passion for outrageous creative risk, Kate Bush strikes an uncanny balance between artistic experimentation and pop satisfaction. In a career that goes back to the late ’70s, she’s produced hits like “This Woman’s Work,” “Babooshka,” and “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)” alongside esoteric song cycles and conceptual works, inspiring artists as diverse as St. Vincent and Big Boi with her wonderfully witchy distillation of literary themes, musical idioms, and studio innovations. Born Catherine Bush in July 1958 in Kent, England, she grew up in a village farmhouse with an ever-supportive Roman Catholic family. Her two older brothers, John and Paddy, were her earliest collaborators; her big break came at age 16 when Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour helped her produce a demo tape and land a record deal. She was a sensation from the start with her Emily Brontë-inspired 1978 debut single, “Wuthering Heights,” summoning raw desire with her piercing soprano and the video's interpretive dance moves. She went on to produce a string of acclaimed albums throughout the ’80s and into the ’90s—including 1985’s masterful Hounds of Love, which veers between synth-pop, piano balladry, Irish folk, and earthy lyricism. Bush has been quieter in more recent years, releasing just three albums in the 2000s and 2010s. But her visionary work helped make way for the post-genre pop of artists like Lorde and Billie Eilish, while her artistic autonomy sets an important standard for the music industry. - Apple Music

Top 100 Chart History

1978 01 Wuthering Heights -1- MILLIONAIRE

1978 06 Man With The Child In His Eyes -2-

1978 44 Hammer Horror -1-

1979 14 Wow -2-

1979 10 Kate Bush On Stage -EP-

1980 16 Breathing -1-

1980 05 Babooshka -2-

1980 16 Army Dreamers -3-

1980 29 December Will Be Magic Again -NAS-

1981 11 Sat In Your Lap -1-

1982 48 The Dreaming -2-

1985 01 Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) -1- MILLIONAIRE

1985 20 Cloudbusting -2-

1986 18 Hounds Of Love -3-

1986 37 The Big Sky -4-

1986 09 Don't Give Up (Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush)

1986 23 Experiment IV -1-

1989 12 The Sensual World -1-

1989 25 This Woman's Work -2-

1990 38 Love And Anger -3-

1991 12 Rocket Man

1993 12 Rubberband Girl -1-

1993 26 Moments Of Pleasure -2-

1994 21 The Red Shoes -3-

1994 27 The Man I Love (Kate Bush & Larry Adler)

1994 26 And So Is Love -4-

2005 04 King Of The Mountain -1-

2011 87 Deeper Understanding -1-

2011 73 Wild Man -1-

2 x #1 | 4 x Top 5 | 7 x Top 10 | 16 x Top 20 | 25 x Top 40 | 29 x Top 100

Social Media

Kate Bush

Yayyyy! Hoping something can have this sort of revival from s5!

pleased to see Chris Rea still doing reasonably well despite the growing Americanisation of Christmas

not so much excited for the Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers parody version of it probably charting on Xmas week

Wasn't expecting this

Great to have Kate Bush back in the chart - the oldest female solo artist to top the UK charts.

Was Kate being reset really necessary?

Just now, DanielCarey said:

Was Kate being reset really necessary?

Yes!

Stranger Things impact really glad this is back in!

ooh brilliant to see Kate Bush getting another ST boost (not see any of S5 yet)

Can this go Top 10 in a fourth different year, more likely 2026?

Just now, DanielCarey said:

Was Kate being reset really necessary?

I think it's rather refreshing amongst the slew of Christmas songs.