Spotify 5th November

Last Christmas received 2.242.980 million streams across all versions

AIWFCIY received 1.718.061 million streams across all versions

LC is 524.919k streams ahead of MC

Do we have the total sales for LC in the UK?

Is it close to the 7 million mark?

1 hour ago, Yog1963 said:

Spotify 5th November

Last Christmas received 2.242.980 million streams across all versions

AIWFCIY received 1.718.061 million streams across all versions

LC is 524.919k streams ahead of MC

Interestingly, that is the highest day of the year so far for ‘Last Christmas’ but AIWFCIY is below 1st and 2nd November.

48 minutes ago, Yog1963 said:

Do we have the total sales for LC in the UK?

Is it close to the 7 million mark?

Unofficially it was 6.82 million at the start of the year - I think that’s rounded up (I had 6.815 million I think), so in this week’s sales are added, it’s only 6.83 million plus what it has sold over the year.

Elton for Xmas #1 with that CMAT version on top of the original?

I don't see how Step Into Christmas would not be #1 on Christmas week. Maybe if Spotify deletes the original from its playlists.

Apple Music:

#1 + #13: Babydoll

#2: Housewife

#3: Stop The Wedding!

new debuts:

#19 (NEW) - take me home (4 christmas) by Olivia Rodrigo

#53 (NP) - You Can't Always Get What You Want by Sam Fender

#125 (NEW) - Ya Hit by Future feat. Drake X Travis Scott X Loe Shimmy

The Fork and Knife album bomb:

#52 (NEW) - Currency by Skepta

#68 (NEW) - Secrets of Patriarchy by Skepta

#89 (NEW) - Pandora's Box by Skepta

#93 (NEW) - Outside by Skepta feat. Novelist

#131 (NEW) - Broken Hearts by Skepta feat. Central Cee & Jorja Smith

#143 (NEW) - Cold Shower by Skepta feat. Project Pat

#163 (NEW) - Revenge by Skepta

the Christmas gains continue...

#33 - Last Christmas

#117 - Fairytale Of New York

#144 - All I Want For Christmas Is You (uncombined, its second version is outside the top 200)

#148 - Merry Christmas Everyone

(there's like 60+ ambient tracks in their top 200 rn so a lot of these are lower than they would be given those tracks are chart ineligible)

Edited Saturday at 11:353 days by maggotsforbrains

11 minutes ago, Sour Candy said:

I don't see how Step Into Christmas would not be #1 on Christmas week. Maybe if Spotify deletes the original from its playlists.

Yeah surely it'll be getting the Alexa treatment?

7 minutes ago, maggotsforbrains said:

The Fork and Knife album bomb:

#52 (NEW) - Currency by Skepta

#68 (NEW) - Secrets of Patriarchy by Skepta

#89 (NEW) - Pandora's Box by Skepta

#93 (NEW) - Outside by Skepta feat. Novelist

#131 (NEW) - Broken Hearts by Skepta feat. Central Cee & Jorja Smith

#143 (NEW) - Cold Shower by Skepta feat. Project Pat

#163 (NEW) - Revenge by Skepta

I’m not a Skepta fan (I did like his early material) - but it is great to see a British artist of Skepta’s age (44) managing to achieve so many songs in the Apple chart from an album drop. This success is normally reserved for North American artists, or occasional younger British artists.

Can anyone think of any British (solo?) artists 45 or older who have had this level of success from an album on a streaming chart?

15 minutes ago, Sour Candy said:

I don't see how Step Into Christmas would not be #1 on Christmas week. Maybe if Spotify deletes the original from its playlists.

The big question is, how will the different versions be combined, and will it get a reset?

11 minutes ago, GreyAsh said:

The big question is, how will the different versions be combined, and will it get a reset?

They’ll be combined same as expectations is credited to the Chappell remix but sales from original and remix contribute to it. I doubt they’ll reset it as they didn’t band aid for that anniversary

15 minutes ago, conorw said:

They’ll be combined same as expectations is credited to the Chappell remix but sales from original and remix contribute to it. I doubt they’ll reset it as they didn’t band aid for that anniversary

I’m sure there is the potential for the record company to request that it is listed as a brand new single, and therefore be on SCR - but therefore, not combining the original with the new version.

Either way, it is not guaranteed to be number 1 - but I imagine it will be in the top 3 (or 4).

Regarding ‘expectations’ the application to credit both artists was received and approved prior to it reaching the top 40, even if it wasn’t given that credit until a week later (according to Alan Jones).

42 minutes ago, Sour Candy said:

I don't see how Step Into Christmas would not be #1 on Christmas week. Maybe if Spotify deletes the original from its playlists.

Please don’t

Why Always Elton John?

Another collab of Elton John for the Christmas number one?

Didn't he have one with Ed Sheeran 3 years ago?

How many more collabs does he want to do?

Why not Chris Reas Driving Home For Christmas or Frankie's The Power of Love?

21 minutes ago, conorw said:

They’ll be combined same as expectations is credited to the Chappell remix but sales from original and remix contribute to it. I doubt they’ll reset it as they didn’t band aid for that anniversary

Actually - combining Elton’s and Kylie’s streams last year, they would have been on 47k with Wham! On 46k. So the Amazon exclusive would have just scraped number 1.

However, of course, adding physicals and downloads, the Amazon exclusive, would have been even further ahead.

Two questions: will the Elton track manage to get as much support/ physicals/ downloads as Kylie? Will the new version add to, or take away from streams of the original?

Either way, I would say the Elton would be the favourite for Christmas number 1, but it is not a foregone conclusion.

Edited Saturday at 12:163 days by GreyAsh

Today Faouzia is higher on Spotify but 2,000 streams less than last week 🥺

She may go to ACR without reaching the top 40. Such a beautiful song.

New entries on Spotify today:

12 Olivia Rodrigo - take me home (4 christmas)

35 Skepta - Currency

60 Skepta - Broken Hearts (feat. Central Cee & Jorja Smith)

119 Skepta - Secrets of Patriarchy

150 Skepta - Outside (feat. Novelist)

189 Skepta - Pandora's Box

Ugh even if Wham don't make it in on Friday we're going to have Christmas in the top 40 anyway...

5 minutes ago, gasman449 said:

Ugh even if Wham don't make it in on Friday we're going to have Christmas in the top 40 anyway...

Wham! are more than a week ahead of where they’ve been in previous years, so I can’t see them not charting. But it’s also great to see a brand new Christmas song doing well!

James Blunt now up to 145 on Apple.

Kings of Leon's Rose is new at 185.

3 hours ago, gasman449 said:

Ugh even if Wham don't make it in on Friday we're going to have Christmas in the top 40 anyway...

At least Olivia's new Christmas song didn't chart in October like Justin Beiber - Mistletoe 1st year {2011}.

Edited Saturday at 17:533 days by TheSnake