Top 5 for Kelly C!

I haven’t listened to the Chart Show live in years, is the current presenter always this useless?

Why does he keep saying Mariah could get to the top spot for the first time, when AIWFCIY has peaked at #1 before now?

Just now, LillianV273 said:

I haven’t listened to the Chart Show live in years, is the current presenter always this useless?

Why does he keep saying Mariah could get to the top spot for the first time, when AIWFCIY has peaked at #1 before now?

At least in the 2025 chart run is what Jack's referring to.

Just now, jayson1982 said:

As a gay man, this word is used with different meanings and context is important. Art should not be censored because today's PC police decide what is acceptable or not.

Speaking also as a gay person, I'm well aware of the different contexts. That said, it's a word that carries a lot of weight and, in my view, isn't suitable for the radio no matter what the context is. Censoring it on the radio is a fair approach given the original version remains on streaming platforms for personal streaming (and given Kirsty MacColl had changed the lyric in live performances even before her untimely death, it's not an approach the artist would be against, fairly sure Shane MacGowan was in favour of it too)

Kelly top 5 watch out Mariah the real Queen of christmas is here

05 | 09 | 54th week

Kelly Clarkson

Underneath The Tree

1st single from Wrapped In Red

Released: 22nd November 2013

Label: 19 Recordings

Chart Statistics

NE (14/12/2013) | 79-46-30-55-x

RE (22/12/2016) | 98-74-66-x

RE (14/12/2017) | 91-49-47-32-x

RE (13/12/2018) | 89-69-55-37-x

RE (12/12/2019) | 49-39-33-21-x

RE (03/12/2020) | 46-20-16-20-15-17-x

RE (02/12/2021) | 70-29-17-20-19-18-x

RE (01/12/2022) | 62-31-17-17-18-12-x

RE (23/11/2023) | 90-49-27-13-15-13-14-x

RE (28/11/2024) | 52-32-12-10-11-7-x

RE (27/11/2025) | 52-24-9-5

Sales: 1,800,000+

Certification: 3x Platinum

Status: Accelerated Chart Ratio

16 Sales

05 Audio Streaming

11 Video Streaming

Video

Biography

During her championship season on the first American Idol in 2002, Kelly Clarkson wowed judges and viewers in ways that countless contestants have emulated since but few ever repeated. But what’s most amazing about the Texan sweetheart’s Cinderella story is not how she earned that first burst of reality-TV glory but how she extended her 15 minutes to weather setbacks and forge a career as one of music’s best-loved performers. Clearly Clarkson’s power and versatility as a vocalist were equaled by her determination and resilience, qualities she displayed when she shifted away from pop ballads like her Idol signature song “A Moment Like This” toward spunkier declarations of autonomy like 2004’s “Since U Been Gone” and 2011’s “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You).” Those hits proved Clarkson was just as happy rocking out as she was demonstrating her fervent love for pop, country, and R&B. They also showed how even major-league song doctors like Max Martin had to conform to Clarkson’s style and sensibility, not the other way around. Her eighth consecutive album to debut in the top three spots on the Billboard album charts, 2017’s Meaning of Life was her most confident and well-rounded statement to date. The single “Heat,” an irresistible gospel-house hit fueled by Clarkson’s unbeatable spirit and limitless energy, proved she could cut it as a club diva, too. - Apple Music

Top 100 Chart History

2003 06 Miss Independent -1-

2003 35 Low -2-

2005 05 Since U Been Gone -1- MILLIONAIRE

2005 09 Behind These Hazel Eyes -2-

2005 07 Because Of You -3- MILLIONAIRE

2006 21 Walk Away -4-

2006 22 Breakaway -5-

2007 09 Never Again -1-

2009 01 My Life Would Suck Without You -1-

2009 36 I Do Not Hook Up -2-

2009 66 Already Gone -3-

2011 04 Mr. Know It All -1-

2012 08 What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger) -2- MILLIONAIRE

2012 40 Dark Side -3-

2012 51 Catch My Breath -1-

2013 05 Underneath The Tree -1- MILLIONAIRE

2015 07 Heartbeat Song -1-

2015 21 Second Hand Heart (Ben Haenow feat. Kelly Clarkson)

2016 27 Piece By Piece -2-

2017 81 Love So Soft -1-

2021 23 Santa, Can't You Hear Me (Kelly Clarkson & Ariana Grande) -2-

2022 61 Under The Mistletoe (Kelly Clarkson & Brett Eldredge) -1-

1 x #1 | 4 x Top 5 | 10 x Top 10 | 10 x Top 20 | 18 x Top 40 | 22 x Top 100

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Go Kelly!!! Best christmas song of all time in my opinion so I’m ecstatic to see it finally hit the top 5

I still love this just as much as I did in 2013, I'm so pleased to see it still scaling new heights!

BBC radio 1 scheduling still 4pm next Friday must not update yet

04 | 06 | 85th week

Brenda Lee

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

1st single from Merry Christmas From Brenda Lee

Released: 1962

Label: Decca

Chart Statistics

NE (05/12/1962) | 30-11-11-7-6-12-36-x

RE (29/12/2007) | 94-x

RE (13/12/2008) | 94-76-82-x

RE (12/12/2009) | 98-77-80-70-x

RE (17/12/2011) | 62-64-85-x

RE (15/12/2012) | 57-54-66-x

RE (14/12/2013) | 67-63-72-x

RE (13/12/2014) | 69-67-69-63-x

RE (17/12/2015) | 79-72-60-x

RE (15/12/2016) | 61-51-44-31-x

RE (14/12/2017) | 42-15-14-9-x

RE (13/12/2018) | 39-26-21-16-x

RE (12/12/2019) | 42-32-32-18-x

RE (03/12/2020) | 52-19-15-18-16-15-x

RE (02/12/2021) | 58-22-10-8-9-5-x

RE (24/11/2022) | 92-42-18-6-5-8-4-x

RE (23/11/2023) | 65-31-14-6-7-7-5-x

RE (21/11/2024) | 76-34-20-6-5-6-4-85-x

RE (27/11/2025) | 38-23-6-4

Sales: 2,900,000+

Certification: 4x Platinum

Status: Accelerated Chart Ratio

06 Sales

03 Audio Streaming

05 Video Streaming

Video

Biography

Singer Brenda Lee was one of the first country artists to cross over to pop audiences, and she was the highest-charting female artist of the 1960s. At nine years old, Lee joined the cast of the TV show Ozark Jubilee after impressing host Red Foley with her rendition of “Jambalaya.” Her first hit, “One Step At A Time,” released when she was 12, peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Country chart and No. 43 on the Hot 100. Lee’s most famous single, 1958’s “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree,” initially only sold 5,000 copies, but by 1978 it had sold 5 million and continues to be one of the most-played holiday songs. From 1958 to 1962, she had 10 consecutive Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100—a record for a female solo artist that she held for more than 20 years. The 1960 hit “I’m Sorry” earned Lee her first of four Grammy nominations, and and she was honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009. She was inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame in 1997 and the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 2002, making her the first woman to earn both distinctions. John Lennon once referred to Brenda Lee as the greatest rock ’n’ roll voice of all time. - Apple Music

Top 100 Chart History

1960 04 Sweet Nothin's -2'-

1960 12 I'm Sorry -3'-

1960 31 I Want To Be Wanted -1-

1961 12 Let's Jump The Broomstick -1'-

1961 45 Emotions -1-

1961 22 Dum Dum -1*-

1961 38 Fool #1 -1-

1962 46 Break It To Me Gently -1^-

1962 03 Speak To Me Pretty -2*-

1962 05 Here Comes That Feeling -NAS-

1962 15 It Started All Over Again -NAS-

1962 04 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree -1"- MILLIONAIRE

1963 07 All Alone Am I -1-

1963 10 Losing You -2^-

1963 14 I Wonder -1-

1963 28 Sweet Impossible You -NAS-

1964 05 As Usual -2-

1964 26 Think -1~-

1964 17 Is It True? -NAS-

1964 25 Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day -2"-

1965 41 Thanks A Lot -NAS-

1965 22 Too Many Rivers -2~-

0 x #1 | 4 x Top 5 | 7 x Top 10 | 12 x Top 20 | 19 x Top 40 | 22 x Top 100

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A new peak for 'Underneath The Tree' on its 34th week in the Top 40, only 3 songs had more.

Brenda's voice annoys me so much

Brenda Lee still not beating Mel ( Smith ) and Kim ( Wilde ) from 1987.

03 | 04 | 146th week

Mariah Carey

All I Want For Christmas Is You

1st single from Merry Christmas

Released: 28th November 1994

Label: Sony Music Entertainment

Chart Statistics

NE (10/12/1994) | 5-2-2-2-8-28-50-x

RE (11/02/1995) | 87-83-93-100-59-79-76-x

RE (24/11/2007) | 78-46-23-8-4-6-20-x

RE (22/11/2008) | 59-45-37-17-12-17-25-x

RE (28/11/2009) | 77-51-29-19-21-18-x

RE (27/11/2010) | 96-48-22-23-25-31-x

RE (26/11/2011) | 100-64-27-12-11-17-x

RE (24/11/2012) | 88-56-30-20-21-20-55-x

RE (23/11/2013) | 98-68-47-14-12-13-30-x

RE (29/11/2014) | 68-52-17-16-18-20-x

RE (03/12/2015) | 94-35-13-12-11-37-x

RE (01/12/2016) | 72-29-6-8-5-5-x

RE (16/11/2017) | 89-88-34-22-5-2-4-4-x

RE (29/11/2018) | 65-34-6-5-4-2-x

RE (21/11/2019) | 77-59-34-8-6-8-2-x

RE (19/11/2020) | 60-31-14-2-1-1-2-2-x

RE (18/11/2021) | 69-44-24-3-4-4-4-3-x

RE (17/11/2022) | 56-36-18-8-1-2-4-2-x

RE (16/11/2023) | 40-28-16-6-2-3-3-3-x

RE (14/11/2024) | 58-38-17-10-5-3-3-2-62-x

RE (13/11/2025) | 82-51-22-13-4-3

Sales: 5,600,000+

Certification: 8x Platinum

Status: Accelerated Chart Ratio

02 Sales

01 Audio Streaming

01 Video Streaming

Video

Biography

Thirty-plus years in the business, more No. 1 singles than any solo artist in history (and second overall only to The Beatles), more writing and production credits on those singles than any other female composer—Mariah Carey is one of the few artists whose songs legitimately bridge the confessional intimacy of singer-songwriters with the mass appeal of pop. Carey grew up on the classics: Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight. She moved to New York City after high school, cobbling together jobs while working on demos with then-collaborator Ben Margulies at the back of Margulies’ father’s cabinet factory. Her biggest tracks—from the early, dance- and gospel-influenced “Someday” and “Dreamlover” to the club leanings of “Fantasy” and “Honey” to ballads such as “Forever” and “Always Be My Baby” to the ultimate holiday pop song “All I Want for Christmas Is You"—stand like mile markers in the culture. And her guest turn on 2022’s remix of Latto’s “Big Energy” (which interpolates Mariah's “Fantasy”) is further testament to her continued relevance. She captures a feeling of sweetness and euphoria that straddles pop, hip-hop, and R&B without slotting neatly into any of them. Meanwhile, her melismatic style—a technique that entails singing a single syllable with a long run of notes—redefined our sense of what pop vocals sound like. Mimi, The Elusive Chanteuse, The Imperfect Angel...or maybe just Mariah. - Apple Music

Top 100 Chart History

1990 09 Vision Of Love -1-

1990 37 Love Takes Time -2-

1991 38 Someday -3-

1991 54 There's Got To Be A Way -4-

1991 17 Emotions -1-

1992 20 Can't Let Go -2-

1992 17 Make It Happen -3-

1992 02 I'll Be There (feat. Trey Lorenz) -1-

1993 09 Dreamlover -1-

1993 07 Hero -2-

1994 01 Without You -3-

1994 08 Anytime You Need A Friend -4-

1994 03 Endless Love (Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey)

1994 01 All I Want For Christmas Is You -1- MILLION SELLER

1995 04 Fantasy -1- MILLIONAIRE

1995 06 One Sweet Day (Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men) -2-

1996 04 Open Arms -3-

1996 03 Always Be My Baby -4-

1997 03 Honey -1-

1997 22 Butterfly -2-

1998 98 My All / Breakdown -IMPORT-

1998 87 The Roof (Back In Time) -IMPORT-

1998 04 My All -3-

1998 04 When You Believe (Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston) -1-

1999 16 I Still Believe -2-

1999 05 Heartbreaker (feat. JAY-Z) -1-

2000 10 Thank God I Found You (feat. Joe & 98 Degrees) -2-

2000 01 Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) (feat. Westlife) -3-

2001 12 Loverboy (feat. Cameo) -1-

2001 32 Never Too Far / Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica) -2-

2002 08 Through The Rain -1-

2003 17 Boy (I Need You) (feat. Cam'ron) -2-

2003 03 I Know What You Want (Busta Rhymes & Mariah Carey feat. The Flipmode Squad)

2005 04 It's Like That (feat. Jermaine Dupri & Fatman Scoop) -1-

2005 02 We Belong Together -2- MILLIONAIRE

2005 09 Get Your Number (feat. Jermaine Dupri) / Shake It Off -3-

2005 11 Don't Forget About Us -4-

2006 27 Say Somethin' (feat. Snoop Dogg) -5-

2008 05 Touch My Body -1-

2008 30 Bye Bye -2-

2008 84 I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time (feat. T.I.) -3-

2008 95 I Stay In Love -4-

2009 52 Obsessed -1-

2009 19 I Want To Know What Love Is -2-

2010 81 Angels Cry (feat. Ne-Yo) -3-

2013 22 #Beautiful (feat. Miguel) -1-

2013 90 The Art Of Letting Go -2-

2014 87 You're Mine (Eternal) -3-

2020 50 Oh Santa! (feat. Ariana Grande & Jennifer Hudson) -1-

2021 58 Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) -AT-

2022 21 Big Energy (Latto & Mariah Carey feat. DJ Khaled)

3 x #1 | 16 x Top 5 | 24 x Top 10 | 32 x Top 20 | 40 x Top 40 | 51 x Top 100

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I did think RAYE could close the gap on this!

Praying where my husband is off acr now for 2 week

4 minutes ago, JosephCarey said:

Speaking also as a gay person, I'm well aware of the different contexts. That said, it's a word that carries a lot of weight and, in my view, isn't suitable for the radio no matter what the context is. Censoring it on the radio is a fair approach given the original version remains on streaming platforms for personal streaming (and given Kirsty MacColl had changed the lyric in live performances even before her untimely death, it's not an approach the artist would be against, fairly sure Shane MacGowan was in favour of it too)

I understand the historical nature of such a word but the word is not used in the context anyway. I find the word "queer" offensive but the word has been reclaimed. This language policing is stupid and only creates a version of gay hegemony who decide what is wrong or write. I will never support such censure.

Good to see RAYE just about manage to sneak another week in the top 2 before WIMH! is off on ACR next week. Hopefully it’ll go #1 in January!! I don’t fancy seeing another Prada type run thank you 😂

Edited Friday at 17:345 days by blackmascara

Mariah Carey number 1 in the US this week for the 7th Christmas in a row.

Oh a top five for Kelly, and No.1 album for Kylie! What festive joy this chart brings ❤️

RAYE has done amazingly well to hold up among the Christmas onslaught.