Right so if Kylie is on 18k and Wham was on 11k yesterday, it means Wham should end the week on around 44k (last week they did 42k).

Kylie will need to do 45k this week to be Number 1 and I am sticking to this number for now.

I think Kylie will be on 24k later with Wham on 16k. Let’s see

As the charts tend to skip songs and the chart on 2nd January will have a few Christmas songs in there, it would make sense for them to skip the Christmas songs

All the "ITS TIME" promo she does I'm actually surprised Mariah hasn't actually tried going for the Christmas number 1

8 minutes ago, 777666jason said:

All the "ITS TIME" promo she does I'm actually surprised Mariah hasn't actually tried going for the Christmas number 1

Don't think she cares about pushing in the UK as much as the States! They should've pushed last year for its 30th anniversary

6 hours ago, SmileyKylie said:

don't forget wham fans can do the same.....

Not when their ringleader is in Team Kylie.

If she does it it'll be a HUGE win for the Pop Girls!!

I guess one reason to support Kylie is that the Christmas #1 has never sold under 50k before, and it looks like Wham! will probably be under.

5 hours ago, 777666jason said:

Why are people acting like 2022 wasn't 3 years ago like yes the ladbaby song was shit but the battle was interesting

Because it wasn't interesting and he was shit and should never have been allowed. 🤢😂

Just now, Spiceboy said:

Because it wasn't interesting and he was shit and should never have been allowed. 🤢😂

But we all need Martin Lewis this Christmas time 🙌

4 hours ago, 777666jason said:

Well since it's the FCP thread can Cher get another week top 40 🙌 ideally repeak (think this is it's best chance as it goes to ACR next year 🤣)

OMG YES, screw Kylie get CHER to #1! 😍

The anticipation for the mids

From he OCC.

In case you've been living under a rock, or somewhere with very questionable Wi-Fi, you'll know that the race for 2025's Christmas Number 1 is officially ON.

Kylie Minogue's taken an early lead in the first few days, with Amazon Music Original XMAS sleighing ahead of the likes of WHAM!, Together For Palestine and The Pogues in the midweek standings. But, to take a track all the way, any Christmas Number 1 campaign worth its weight needs a flawless strategy. And, with Kylie's tune being available exclusively via Amazon, she's pulling out all the stops with its accompanying music vid.

Remember, as of January 2023, music video streams on the likes of YouTube have counted towards the Official Singles Chart, meaning its another way to give a bop a boost. XMAS's camp as Christmas video sees Kylie perform the single's YMCA-inspired choreography in a host of suitably seasonal settings, donning a Santa costume for its showstopping final scene.

Despite enjoying a glittering comeback to the Official Singles Chart Top 10 in 2023 with Padam Padam, Kylie hasn't bagged a chart-topping tune in 22 years, since her 2003 hit Slow went to Number 1. It's been 12 years since a solo female artist clinched the Christmas Number 1 title, too. Sam Bailey was the last to claim the prize with 2013 single Skyscraper.

Official Chart Update

Singles (Top 100)

01 Kylie Minogue - XMAS (24,242) [5,664 physicals]

02 Wham! - Last Christmas (17,390)

03 Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas Is You (14,614)

04 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

05 Nai Barghouti, Leigh-Anne, Neneh Cherry & Together For Palestine feat. Amena, Bastille, Brian Eno, Celeste, Kieran Brunt, Lana Lubany, London Community Gospel Choir, Mabel, Nadine Shah, Sura Abdo, TYSON, Yasmeen Ayyashi & Ysee - Lullaby (13,029)

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

07 Elton John - Step Into Christmas

09 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock

10 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone

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

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

14 Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

16 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime

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

19 The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride

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

21 José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad

22 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

26 Nat "King" Cole - The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)

27 Sia - Snowman

31 Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

32 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody

33 Cher - DJ Play a Christmas Song

34 Leona Lewis - One More Sleep

35 Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas

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Albums (Top 100)

01 Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (16,735) [16,292 physicals]

02 Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving (6,972)

03 Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Singles (4,701)

04 Bring Me the Horizon - That's the Spirit (4,146)

05 Michael Bublé - Christmas

09 Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Welcome to the Pleasuredome

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

16 Geese - Getting Killed

17 Arctic Monkeys - AM

20 Elton John - Diamonds

24 Lily Allen - West End Girl

25 Oasis - Definitely Maybe

31 Blur - The Great Escape

34 Radiohead - OK Computer

Huh what's the story morning glory a new entry ?

5 minutes ago, 777666jason said:

Huh what's the story morning glory a new entry ?

It's a Singles box set - https://www.nme.com/news/music/oasis-celebrate-wonderwall-30th-anniversary-with-limited-edition-whats-the-story-morning-glory-7-singles-box-set-3903737

Fully Wrapped sunk like a stone then it seems! 😒

1 minute ago, Spiceboy said:

Fully Wrapped sunk like a stone then it seems! 😒

Not surprising 😄

5 minutes ago, Spiceboy said:

Fully Wrapped sunk like a stone then it seems! 😒

So will XMAS in future years 😅

Still getting number 1 albums for almost 40 years in 5 consecutive decades. No one else has that currently.

"XMAS" still holding on at #1 in today's mids, with "Lullaby" falling to #5 from yesterday's #3.