You know a Madonna release is inessential when it finishes quite low down even in a ranking on BuzzJack x

'Thinking Out Loud' is my first major loss so far, granted it's a song I probably don't ever need to hear again but overplay notwithstanding I still think it's a very good and timeless sounding song from Ed (and it was quite a moment hearing it live when he came out as a surprise guest at the Eras Tour x). His later attempts to recreate it have not aged quite as well.

We stan the frogs as well obvz

Still going strong with only two or three of my votes out.

I dislike Rockin' as a song pretty much whoever sings it but that version is undoubtedly the worst of the worst.

Good to see a few of the bad'uns leaving in a row.

Thinking Out Loud is great, way better than this position.

Relistening to everything for this rank these past few weeks has made me realise how quickly thank u, next has aged. I used to like it a lot but didn't feel moved to put it in my top 20.

Love We All Stand Together <3

Yeah 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina' doesn't do much for me sadly.

'Thinking Out Loud' still holds up as one of Ed's better tracks despite the overplay.

'Victims' was next in my list to point. My least fave of that run of singles but still a great song and for a slower song at that which I dont recall them really doing much of.

That cover of 'Rockin..' is naff but harmless fun for me lol. It's the version I most knew growing up aside from just hearing Brenda's in Home Alone. Would say Bieber's is the worser one by far.

On 30/12/2025 at 23:31, Julian_ said:

54th: 19 points

Especially For You - Denise And Johnny

Voter: Last Dreamer

Chart run: 26/12/1998 {3}-5-7-16-30-45-52-55-57-48-66R(6)-53->12

Christmas number one: Goodbye - Spice Girls

Christmas number two: Chocolate Salty Balls (ps I Love You) - Chef

Johnny Vaughan and Denise Van Outen presented Channel 4’s “The Big Breakfast” together back in the 1990s. They recorded this cover of “Especially For You” which had been the Christmas #1 for Kylie and Jason exactly 10 years before. The track featured Steps on backing vocals, and was the official Children In Need single for 1998. This version doesn’t do a lot that the original doesn’t and it’s obvious that Denise is by far the better singer.

Absolutely awful.

On 31/12/2025 at 00:37, Julian_ said:

51st: 27 points

Lou Monte - Doninick The Donkey

31/12/2011 {3}-41->2

Voters: chartjack2 (11), jimwatts (7), dancember (5), Michael Bubré (2), GreyAsh (1), Chez Wombat (1)

Christmas number one: Wherever You Are - Military Wives / Gareth Malone

Christmas number two: Cannonball - Little Mix

This had a whopping 6 voters, much more than anything else outside the Top 50, but they were mostly low scores.

Italian American singer Lou Monte had recorded this in 1960, but it re-emerged in 2011 due to Chris Moyles campaigning on Radio 1 for it to be Christmas #1, and had a rather un-graceful 3-41 chart run. What a fun and cute track it is though.

The Donkey Sanctuary would have been horrified by this clack charting.

30th: 97 points

Scream And Shout - will.i.am ft. Britney Spears

Voters: ElectroBoy (20), detonate (17), December Dong (16), dancember (12), Jason (9), gooddelta (7), JackJones (6), 777666jason (5), Paddington James (3), Dobbo (1), rio309 (1)

Chart run: 22/12/2012 2-3-2-2-{1}-1-2-3-6-11-18-22-25-25-28-22-23-27-35-32-36-38-47-48-54-73-62-73-64-75->30

Christmas number one: He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - Justice Collective

Christmas number two: Impossible - James Arthur

Included on will.i.am's 2013 album Hashtag Willpower, "Scream And Shout" was released while Britney was a judge on the US version of the X Factor. It debuted at number 2 before falling to 3 on the Christmas chart, then rising to number one in the new year to give Will the 4th of his 5 number ones, and Britney her 6th and most recent number one. Side note if Britney gets a number one this decade she will be the first female artist to have number ones in 4 consecutive decades!

Scream and shour is a Decent enough song but i do prefer the number 2 that week

Also thanks to that quote noticed you spelt Dominick wrong @Julian_ 😅

Edited January 4Jan 4 by 777666jason

29th: 100 points

Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy - David Bowie & Bing Crosby

Voters: chartjack2 (18), Dobbo (18), Steve201 (18), dancember (9), Scone1 (8), December Dong (5), rio309 (5), Roba. (5), Julian_ (4), Michael Bubré (3), Chez Wombat (2), Last Dreamer (2), RabbitFurCoat (2), Jester (1)

Chart run: 27/11/1982 73-39-22-10-{3}-3-9-46->R(1302)-73->1

Christmas number one: Save Your Love - Renée & Renato

Christmas number two: The Shakin' Stevens EP - Shakin' Stevens

This duet between Bing and David was recorded for Bing's Christmas special Bing Crosby's Merrie Old Christmas in September 1977, a month before he passed away. Bing sings the traditional song "Little Drummer Boy" while David sings an original song written by the show's team called "Peace On Earth". The original intention was for both to sing "Little Drummer Boy" together but David disliked the song and wished to sing something else, resulting in "Peace On Earth" being written. 5 years after Bing's death, the duet was finally released as a single. It climbed into the top 3 for Christmas 1982, making it Bing's joint highest-charting single in the UK alongside the previously mentioned "Isle Of Innisfree". It has become a firm festive favourite despite only charting once since its original run.

One of the great Xmas songs, brilliant!

Scream and shout was an essential song on my uni soundtrack but I seldom listen to it anymore out of choice.

28th: 104 points

Coz I Luv You - Slade

Voters: Julian_ (15), Jaz13music (13), WhoOdyssey (13), Severin (11), gasman449 (10), Jade (10), Steve201 (8), Scone1 (7), dandy* (5), Mack (4), Mangø (3) Sausage Rollo (3), DaTilt (2)

Chart run: 30/10/1971 26-8-{1}-1-1-1-3-3-3-14-16-25-31-50-44->15

Christmas number one: Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) - Benny Hill

Christmas number two: Jeepster - T. Rex

Inspired by T. Rex's "Hot Love", "Coz I Luv You" was the single that cemented Slade as one of the most successful acts of the 70s in the UK. Initially the group felt the song was too soft so added hand claps and foot stomps to make it more "Slade-ish". It was the first of their many songs to use a misspelt title, and first of their 6 number one hits. It spent 4 weeks at the top before spending 3 weeks at number 3 across the festive period. Despite its success the group weren't very keen on the song, calling it "a pile of sh*t" and being surprised when it hit the top, but I think it's one of their best efforts!

27th: 106 points

Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - George Michael & Elton John

Voters: musicfan97 (19) Jaz13music (18), WhoOdyssey (16), AaronTM (14), RabbitFurCoat (12), rio309 (11), Steve201 (7), Jason (4), detonate (3), December Dong (1), Paddington James (1)

Chart run: 07/12/1991 {1}-1-2-3-4-8-24-42-56-70->10

Christmas number one: Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are The Days Of Our Lives - Queen

Christmas number two: When You Tell Me That You Love Me - Diana Ross

"Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" from Elton John's album Caribou was originally a number 16 hit in 1974. George Michael performed the song frequently on his 1991 Cover To Cover tour. He invited Elton to duet with him at the tour's final stop in Wembley Stadium, George had previously joined Elton on a duet of the track at Live Aid in 1985. The live performance was released as a single in November with proceeds going towards multiple charities. It reached number 1 in both the UK and US, and ended up as Christmas number 3 in the UK.

Today I learnt that 'Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy' was a posthumous release (for Bing)! (Though I do wonder what prompted them to wait 5 years to release it...)

Cracking tune from sir Elton and George 🙌

Listened to Bing & Bowie a couple of times over Christmas and realised I should have given it a few more points. A goodun

26th: 123 points

Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen

Voters: 777666jason (19), Severin (16), December Dong (14), Steve201 (12), dandy* (11), Julian_ (10), Chez Wombat (8), gasman449 (8), Michael Bubré (8), Paddington James (7), jimwatts (6), ElectroBoy (3), ...ready for it (2)

Chart run: 02/05/2009 50-{3}R(86)-41->3

Christmas number one: When We Collide - Matt Cardle

Christmas number two: What's My Name - Rihanna ft. Drake

"Have you not heard? It was my understanding that everyone had heard..." A number 4 hit in the US in 1964, this bizarre surf rock song is a medley of two songs by R&B group The Rivingtons, "The Bird's The Word" and "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow". The Trashmen noticed the similarities between the two songs and played them back to back at their gigs, recording a single version after it won a battle of the bands competition. 45 years later, it became a running joke in the hit animated sitcom Family Guy, in which it is the favourite song of leading man Peter Griffin, leading to a huge resurgence in popularity and it charting for the first time in the UK in 2009. A Facebook group hoped to push it to number 1 for Christmas 2010 as an X Factor protest, however it did not make nearly as much of a buzz as Rage Against The Machine the previous year and could only manage number 3.

I’m gobsmacked at Elton/George being so low down. It’s an absolute classic!

2 minutes ago, musicfan97 said:

I’m gobsmacked at Elton/George being so low down. It’s an absolute classic!

I guess:

a) It was a cover version

b) It was a former number 1 in decline - and wasn’t intended for the Christmas market

Two reasons why people chose not to vote for tracks.

I’m not a Slade fan but “Coz I Love You” is awesome.

“Surfin’ Bird” was a great off the wall Christmas #3 moment.