It's that time of the year, and here are the UK's #1 Xmas Singles from 1952, unfortunately I don't have the definite list of all the Albums.

 

First week sales from 1994

 

1952 Al Martino Here in my heart

1953 Frankie Laine Answer me

1954 Winifred Atwell Let’s have another party

1955 Dickie Valentine Christmas Alphabet

1956 Johnnie Ray Just walking in the rain

1957 Harry Belafonte Mary’s Boy Child

1958 Conway Twitty Its only make believe

1959 Emile Ford & The Checkmates What do you want to make those eyes at me for

1960 Cliff Richard I love you

1961 Danny Williams Moon River

1962 Elvis Presley Return to sender

1963 Beatles I want to hold your hand

1964 Beatles I feel fine

1965 Beatles We can work it out / Day Tripper

1966 Tom Jones Green Green Grass of Home

1967 Beatles Hello Goodbye

1968 Scaffold Lily the Pink

1969 Rolf Harris Two Little Boys

1970 Dave Edmunds I hear you knockin’

1971 Benny Hill Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)

1972 Little Jimmy Osmond Long Haired Lover from Liverpool

1973 Slade Merry Christmas Everybody

1974 Mud Lonely this Christmas

1975 Queen Bohemian Rhapsody

1976 Johnny Mathis When a child is born

1977 Wings Mull of Kintyre / Girls School

1978 Boney M Mary’s Boy Child – Oh My Lord

1979 Pink Floyd Another brick in the wall

1980 St. Winifred’s School Choir There’s no one quite like grandma

1981 Human League Don’t you want me

1982 Renee & Renato Save your love

1983 Flying Pickets Only you

1984 Band Aid Do they know it’s Christmas

1985 Shakin’ Stevens Merry Christmas Everyone

1986 Jackie Wilson Reet Petite (The sweetest girl in town)

1987 Pet Shop Boys Always on my mind

1988 Cliff Richard Mistletoe and Wine

1989 Band Aid II Do they know it’s Christmas

1990 Cliff Richard Saviours Day

1991 Queen Bohemian Rhapsody / These are the best days of our lives

1992 Whitney Houston I will always love you

1993 Mr. Blobby Mr. Blobby

1994 East 17 Just another day 190,000

1995 Michael Jackson Earth Song 261,852

1996 Spice Girls 2 Become 1 300,000

1997 Spice Girls Too Much 252.000

1998 Spice Girls Goodbye 381.000

1999 Westlife I have a dream / Seasons in the sun 213.000

2000 Bob the Builder Can we fix it? 359.639

2001 Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman Somethin’ Stupid 110.000

2002 Girls Aloud Sound of the Underground 213.140

2003 Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules Mad World 227.547

2004 Band Aid 20 Do They Know Its Christmas? 231.492

2005 Shayne Ward That’s My Goal 742.180

2006 Leona A Moment Like This 571.000

yay for the spice girls - 3 xmas no1s!

Christmas No 1 Albums http://philbrodieband.com/muso_xmas-no1-hits-albums.htm

 

1950's

 

1. 1956 Original Soundtrack... The King And I

2. 1957 Original Soundtrack ..The King And I

3. 1958 Original Soundtrack.. South Pacific

4. 1959 Original Soundtrack ..South Pacific

 

1960's

 

5. 1960 Original Soundtrack ..South Pacific

6. 1961 The George Mitchell Minstrels ..Another Black And White Minstrel Show

7. 1962 The Shadows ..Out Of The Shadows

8. 1963 The Beatles ..With The Beatles

9. 1964 The Beatles ..Beatles For Sale

10. 1965 The Beatles ..Rubber Soul

11. 1966 Original Soundtrack ..The Sound Of Music

12. 1967 The Beatles ..Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

13. 1968 The Beatles ..The Beatles (The White Album)

14. 1969 The Beatles ..Abbey Road

 

1970's

 

15. 1970 Andy Williams ..Andy Williams Greatest Hits

16. 1971 T. Rex Electric Warrior

17. 1972 Various artist compilation (K-Tel) ..20 All Time Hits Of The 50's

18. 1973 Elton John ..Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

19. 1974 Elton John ..Elton John's Greatest Hits

20. 1975 Queen ..A Night At The Opera

21. 1976 Glen Campbell ..20 Golden Greats

22. 1977 Various artist compilation (K-Tel) ..Disco Fever

23. 1978 Original Soundtrack ..Grease

24. 1979 Rod Stewart ..Greatest Hits Vol. 1

 

1980's

 

25. 1980 Abba ..Super Trouper

26. 1981 Abba ..The Visitors

27. 1982 John Lennon ..The John Lennon Collection

28. 1983 Various artist compilation.. Now, That's What I Call Music

29. 1984 Various artist compilation ..The Hits Album/The Hits Tape - 32 Original Hits

30. 1985 Various artist compilation ..Now - The Christmas Album

31. 1986 Various artist compilation ..Now, That's What I Call Music 8

32. 1987 Various artist compilation ..Now That's What I Call Music 10

33. 1988 Cliff Richard ..Private Collection 1979-1988

34. 1989 Phil Collins ..But Seriously

 

1990's

 

35. 1990 Madonna ..The Immaculate Collection

36. 1991 Queen ..Greatest Hits II

37. 1992 Cher ..Cher's Greatest Hits: 1965-1992

38. 1993 Meat Loaf ..Bat Out Of Hell II - Back Into Hell

39. 1994 Beautiful South ..Carry On Up The Charts - The Best Of The Beautiful South

40. 1995 Robson & Jerome ..Robson & Jerome

41. 1996 Spice Girls ..Spice

42. 1997 Celine Dion ..Let's Talk About Love

43. 1998 George Michael ..Ladies & Gentlemen - The Best Of George Michael

44. 1999 Shania Twain ..Come On Over

 

2000's

 

45. 2000 The Beatles .. 1

46. 2001 Robbie Williams ..Swing When You're Winning

47. 2002 Robbie Williams ..Escapology

48. 2003 Dido.. Life For Rent

49. 2004 Robbie Williams ..Greatest Hits

50. 2005 Eminem .. Curtain Call: The Hits

51. 2006 Take That .. Beautiful World

Impressive for Shania to have 1999's xmas No.1 album considering how long it had been out

Just look at the sales the Spice Girls had in their first week are incredible, and you compare it with Westlife and even Girls Aloud they thrashed easily. Westlife who I thought would have sold way more than that considering they have such a huge following, and Girls Aloud who won the Popstars competition thought would have sold more. Eventhough I'm surprised to see that Leona didn't sell as much as Shayne not even anywhere close either but now whose bigger than who??? hahahhahahaha

1996 Spice Girls 2 Become 1 300,000

 

^ Woah! :o

Let`s jump in with the Christmas number ones before 1952...1945 - 51...

1945 I`M IN LOVE WITH TWO SWEETHEARTS - ISSY BONN 3wks at the top in total

1946 FIVE MINUTES MORE - FRANK SINATRA 4wks at the top

1947 APPLE BLOSSOM WEDDING - SAMMY KAYE AND HIS ORCHESTRA 7wks at the top, in total

1948 BUTTONS AND BOWS - DINAH SHORE 11wks at the top, in total

1949 YOU`RE BREAKIN` MY HEART - INKSPOTS 8wks at the top, in total

1950 RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER - GENE AUTRY 6wks at the top, in total

1951 LONGING FOR YOU - TEDDY JOHNSON 9wks at the top, in total

 

If you listened to the BBC Light Programme in the 50s and 60s, the Christmas number ones 1957 - 68, on PICK OF THE POPS were...

1957 MARY`S BOY CHILD - HARRY BELAFONTE

1958 IT`S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE - CONWAY TWITTY

1959 WHAT DO YOU WANT - ADAM FAITH

1960 IT`S NOW OR NEVER - ELVIS PRESLEY

1961 TOWER OF STRENGTH - FRANKIE VAUGHAN

1962 RETURN TO SENDER - ELVIS PRESLEY

1963 I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND - BEATLES

1964 I FEEL FINE - BEATLES

1965 DAYTRIPPER/WE CAN WORK IT OUT - BEATLES

1966 GREEN GRASS OF HOME - TOM JONES

1967 HELLO GOODBYE - BEATLES

1968 LILY THE PINK - THE SCAFFOLD

Edited December 17, 200717 yr by trevs

Aww the spice girls back in 1996!

1996 Spice Girls 2 Become 1 300,000

 

^ Woah! :o

I dont know if your reading it wrong like i did lol but its just 300,000 lol, I'm suprised Goodbye had higher oppening sales.

I thought when i read it first that Spice Girls sold 1 and a third of a million!

I dont know if your reading it wrong like i did lol but its just 300,000 lol, I'm suprised Goodbye had higher oppening sales.

Oh yeah! :lol: Silly me, I was reading it wrong :blush:

1980 St. Winifred’s School Choir There’s no one quite like grandma

Technically this was actually John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War Is Over), but back then they didn't publish a Christmas week chart (it was just the same chart as the week before) and so it wasn't counted :(

Technically this was actually John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War Is Over), but back then they didn't publish a Christmas week chart (it was just the same chart as the week before) and so it wasn't counted :(

Was that not to do with strikes - they couldn't get the chart to be complied or something....

Was that not to do with strikes - they couldn't get the chart to be complied or something....

Nope, generally back then they never did it for Christmas week as it was far more labour intensive back then and most staff were off for Christmas...

Nope, generally back then they never did it for Christmas week as it was far more labour intensive back then and most staff were off for Christmas...

I was sure I read it was to with the general strike somewhere. Either way, the better song missed out.

I was sure I read it was to with the general strike somewhere. Either way, the better song missed out.

 

 

Nothing to do with strike, technically they always use to omit a week during Christmas right up until 1986-ish I think

Technically this was actually John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War Is Over), but back then they didn't publish a Christmas week chart (it was just the same chart as the week before) and so it wasn't counted :(

It`s true that HAPPY CHRISTMAS (WAR IS OVER) would have topped the chart, but in those days the charts changed on Tuesdays. John Lennon, would not have been the Christmas number one, however. If there had have been a chart with Lennon, at the top, it would have been announced on Tuesday 30th Dec 1980...so it did not affect the Christmas top 40.

 

The first time, a chart was compiled in the new year period, was December/January 84/85...when BAND AID topped the chart for the first time, however that first new year chart, was ignored by Radio one, completely. Even on the following Sunday (6th Jan 1985) Richard Skinner, referered to "last weeks" positions of the 23rd Dec 1984. From Dec 1985, Radio One used the new year chart as well, but until 1987, it was never broadcasted in full.

 

From December 1987, the charts were counted down on the Sunday, and the best selling singles of the year, were counted down, either on New Years Eve, or New Years Day.

 

It was a 1971 postal strike, that meant that certain charts, that year were confined to a top 40 only, affecting postal returns. This did not have anything to do with the not compiling of a new year week chart, in any year at all.

Edited December 15, 200717 yr by trevs

It`s true that HAPPY CHRISTMAS (WAR IS OVER) would have topped the chart, but in those days the charts changed on Tuesdays. John Lennon, would not have been the Christmas number one, however. If there had have been a chart with Lennon, at the top, it would have been announced on Tuesday 30th Dec 1980...so it did not affect the Christmas top 40.

 

The first time, a chart was compiled in the new year period, was December/January 84/85...when BAND AID topped the chart for the first time, however that first new year chart, was ignored by Radio one, completely. Even on the following Sunday (6th Jan 1985) Richard Skinner, referered to "last weeks" positions of the 23rd Dec 1984. From Dec 1985, Radio One used the new year chart as well, but until 1987, it was never broadcasted in full.

 

From December 1987, the charts were counted down on the Sunday, and the best selling singles of the year, were counted down, either on New Years Eve, or New Years Day.

 

It was a 1971 postal strike, that meant that certain charts, that year were confined to a top 40 only, affecting postal returns. This did not have anything to do with the not compiling of a new year week chart, in any year at all.

Thanks for clarifying, trevs :D

I thought 2 Become 1 sold 400,000

The 300,000 sale for 2 Become 1 was for its second week. Its first week sale, and the sale that gave it the Christmas #1, was 429,000. In case anyone wonders, its third week sale (and its last at #1) was 95,000.

Edited December 16, 200717 yr by Robbie