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Final part now available - the 2000's DOWNLOAD THE MP3 VISIT THE BLOG

My pop bars only have Matt slightly ahead of Rihanna, I'm hoping mine are being slow.

Thanks man - liking your blog too :)

Part 4: 1990's is now available :) DOWNLOAD THE MP3 VISIT THE BLOG "Welcome to Part Four of the history of Christmas Chart Battles. For this edition we shall travel back to the 1990's. Although there may have been a lesser amount of festive toppers, there were still some classic moments. Featuring the likes of multi-coloured blobs, girl power, a king of pop, boyband galore and more merry Cliff-mas."

Cheers dude - 1990's up in a sec. :)

Really glad to see Fireflies win :) Would have stood no chance if it was still on ITV

Part 3: The 1980's now available :) CLICK HERE FOR THE DIRECT MP3 CLICK HERE FOR THE BLOG "Welcome to Part Three of our Christmas Chart Battle journey. This time we shall travel back to the 1980's, possibly the most eclectic mix of festive number ones. Including the likes of grandma-loving choirs, Elvis tributes, charity records, 50's singers, large Italians, one hit wonders and more - it was a crazy decade." Tom :)

Great list of artists! All you need is Gary Numan and you're set. Sadly only three of those feature in the next installment!

Many thanks guys - 80's will be posted tomorrow :)

Part 2 now available - The 1970's: CLICK HERE FOR THE BLOG CLICK HERE FOR DIRECT MP3 "Welcome to Part 2 and the Golden Age of the Christmas charts - the 1970's. Featuring a load of glam rock, novelty guilty pleasures, festive favourites and more. A list of artists including Slade, Queen, Wings, Wizzard, John Lennon, Pink Floyd, Boney M and ... erm ... Benny Hill were involved in the race over the decade which saw the battles lift off and become an institution."

Cheers man. :)

Annoyed to see Israel's 'Over the Rainbow' suddenly deleted. It was #39 earlier but has now vanished completely. There's a single version down at like 171. Question - when a track is for some reason deleted off iTunes it's still counted for the chart for the amount up to that point right?

I'm glad to see MJ steadily rise ever since Sunday. Every time I've checked iTunes he has climbed - if he can achieve a Top 20 by Sunday I'll be pleased with that :)

That's the plan! Funnily enough my final project was about the 'chart-fan' and the difference between the chart show on Radio 1 of old compared to now - I'll have to post the documentary on here some time.

Thanks guys, muchly appreciated :) It is indeed, my MA was in Radio Production - so this was just something fun to make over the festive period to keep my brain going - though not as good as it could be as I've lost the uni's access to a proper studio!

Hey all, As a special Christmas present, I have made a special podcast looking back at the history of the Christmas #1 race from 1960-2009. As fellow chart geeks like me, I thought you may fancy a listen. This isn't meant as any boring self-promotion - I get no financial gain or whatever from this, was purely a bit of nerdy fun after I finished my MA. So if you fancy a listen - Part 1: 1960's is available here: CHRISTMAS CHART BATTLES PART 1 Part 2: 1970's - CHRISTMAS CHART BATTLES PART 2 Part 3: 1980's - CHRISTMAS CHART BATTLES PART 3 Part 4: 1990's - CHRISTMAS CHART BATTLES PART 4 Part 5: 2000's - CHRISTMAS CHART BATTLES PART 5 If any of you like it I'll post the rest of the parts ASAP. I wasn't sure if this was the best place to post this, so no worries if it needs moving. Enjoy :) Merry Christmas :D

Took me ages to find MJ's 'Hold My Hand' - it says it was released November 15th - that can't be right??

Ellie Goulding & Coldplay #s 1 & 2. Never thought I'd see that in December while X Factor was on. Very pleased :) The Christmas battle may be more interesting than I thought.

1. Usher ft. Will.i.am - OMG (BEST) Olly Murs - Please Don't Let Me Go Marina & The Diamonds - Hollywood Inna - Hot Far East Movement - Like A G6 Enrique Iglesias ft. Pitbull - I Like It Duck Sauce - Barbra Streisand Swedish House Mafia & Tinie Tempah - Miami 2 Ibiza Tinie Tempah - Written In The Stars 10. The Saturdays - Higher (WORST)

Yeah - yet again I think its had a reset or revert or whatever you want to call it. Suddenly lots of new entries and climbers have dropped loads.

I don't think MJ is released until the week after now according to his official site. Might be wrong.

I hope that horrid mess of boring 'Game Over' falls soon, its been about #22 for 10 years.

Is the Brett Domino track eligible for the official chart? I didn't notice it in the mids so just thought I'd check - hope it is

This is weird - I thought MJ was out on Sunday - but on the official site it says differently: "Michael's new single 'Hold My Hand (Duet With Akon)' will be released in the UK on Sun 5th Dec as a digital download; and on Mon 6th Dec as a CD single [4 tracks - Album Version, Vocals & Orchestra, Alternate Mix and Instrumental]. Pre-order links will be available here shortly." http://www.michaeljackson.com/uk/news/uk-s...gle-mon-6th-dec

Yeah I know, they did that last year. Really angered me cos Robbie had to settle for #2 by like less than 1%. That was a week after hitting #2 to Alexandra Burke's Bad Boys ( :puke2: ) when any normal week he probably would have been #1 on both. Bloody X-Factor! Now JLS did the same with 'The Flood'/'Love You More'!.