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Looking at the songs getting new years boosts I wish they also had a UK centric new years playlist!

Yes it should be, it's under 3 year old and hasn't been on the charts for 6 weeks so the ACR conditions haven't been met yet

46th: 40 points Just Hold On - Louis Tomlinson & Steve Aoki Voters: Jason (12), ElectroBoy (11), JackJones (9), WhoOdyssey (5), ...ready for it (3) Chart run: 24/12/2016 {2}-3-12-10-10-11-16-17-22-28-35-49-55-65->14 Christmas number one: Rockabye - Clean Bandit Christmas number two: Human - Rag'n'Bone Man The first solo release from Louis Tomlinson after One Direction went on hiatus earlier in 2016 was this collaboration with US producer Steve Aoki. It debuted at number 2 after the two performed the track on The X-Factor, dropping to number 3 in its second week. Louis has since achieved 2 more solo top 40 hits and a number one album. "Just Hold On" is Aoki's 4th and most recent UK top 40 hit.

Laurel passed away in 1965 and Hardy passed in 1957, long before the single charted.

47th: 38 points The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine - Laurel & Hardy Voters: chartjack2 (14), Scone1 (13), gasman449 (7), Severin (4) Chart run: 22/11/1975 48-21-9-3-{2}-3-3-2-11-24->10 Christmas number one: Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Christmas number two: I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake "The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine" was written in 1913 and inspired by a book of the same name by John Fox Jr. The comedy legends Laurel & Hardy performed it in their 1937 film Way Out West, backed by the Avalon Boys. Partway through the song Laurel adopts a deep voice (performed by Chill Wills). Hardy then hits him on the head with a mallet and Laurel's voice changes again to a female soprano (performed by Rosina Lawrence) before collapsing and falling asleep. Laurel & Hardy had both passed away by the time this song entered the UK charts. Its revival was spurred on by a resurgence in the duo's UK popularity thanks to re-airings on TV, and a push by Radio 1's John Peel.

48th: 37 points Comes A-Long A-Love - Kay Starr Voters: Scone1 (15), Last Dreamer (13), Julian_ (5), Michael Bubré (4) Chart run: 06/12/1952 9-6-3-3-3-3-2-{1}-2-2-3-4-8-11-12-8->16 Christmas number one: Here In My Heart - Al Martino Christmas number two: You Belong To Me - Jo Stafford Tied with Bing Crosby's "The Isle Of Innisfree" for the first ever Christmas number 3 is the 3rd ever song to reach number 1 in the UK. "Comes A-Long A-Love" was the first of 5 top 20 hits for Starr, the last of those hits was another number one "Rock And Roll Waltz" making her one of the few artists to bookend their chart career with number ones.

Wham still clinging on at 190!

49th: 32 points Let's Have A Party - Winifred Atwell Voters: chartjack2 (16) Sausage Rollo (12), Jade (3), jimwatts (1) Chart run: 05/12/1953 7-3-3-3-3-9-{2}-4-5-14R(43)-16-18-20-20-20->15 Christmas number one: Answer Me - Frankie Laine Christmas number two: Answer Me - David Whitfield Stuck behind two versions of "Answer Me" for Christmas 1953 was pianist Winifred Atwell whose music throughout the 50s proved to be the top choice for Christmas parties. "Let's Have A Party" is a two-part medley of 8 songs, part 1 was the A-side and part 2 was the B-side on the vinyl. It sold well across the festive period, peaking at number 2 in the new year. The 1954 follow-up "Let's Have Another Party" made her the first female artist to have a Christmas number one.

I don't think the Doechii/SZA track will do well unfortunately, haven't seen any praise for it online

50th: 29 points Save Me - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich Voters: Scone1 (17), DaTilt (10), Julian_ (2) Chart run: 10/12/1966 32-17-6-{3}-4-5-8-16-22-33->10 Christmas number one: Green Green Grass Of Home - Tom Jones Christmas number two: Sunshine Superman - Donovan This wacky group from Salisbury had 8 top 10 hits in the 60s, including a 1967 number one with "The Legend Of Xanadu". This was their 4th top 10, taking inspiration from Latin music.

Jason loves KPop Demon Hunters (and likes Alex bar Ordinary) so not much of a punishment oops

Wouldn't say Tyler would fit on Capital, his music isn't very conventional and they probably think it's too leftfield to add. Same reason I think they won't add Charli

Weird they haven't reset The Police/Diana Ross if they wanted to apply the logic they used for Kate Bush/Djo. I'm sure there would be plenty other songs showing up if they were resetting every song used in the series

Been excited for this one! +30 Moby – James Bond Theme +29 The Prodigy – Smack My B*tch Up +28 Eminem – The Way I Am +27 Muse – Time Is Running Out +26 Eagles – Hotel California +25 Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal +24 The Beatles – Yesterday +23 Rage Against the Machine – Bulls on Parade +22 The Presidents of the USA – Peaches +21 The Futureheads – Hounds of Love +20 Foo Fighters – The Pretender +19 Linkin Park – In the End +18 Evanescence – Going Under +17 My Chemical Romance – Famous Last Words +16 Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell +15 Run-D.M.C. – Walk This Way +14 Dire Straits – Sultans of Swing +13 Fall Out Boy – Sugar, We're Goin' Down +12 Blur – There's No Other Way +11 Stone Roses – Fools Gold +10 Puddle of Mudd – Blurry +9 Blink 182 – I Miss You +8 Caesars – Jerk It Out +7 Texas – I Don't Want a Lover +6 Avril Lavigne – Sk8er Boi +5 Green Day – Wake Me Up When September Ends +4 Michael Jackson – Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' +3 Stealers Wheel – Stuck in the Middle with You +2 Thin Lizzy – The Boys Are Back in Town +1 The Beach Boys – Heroes and Villains

56th: 18 points Twist And Shout - Chaka Demus & Pliers Voters: jimwatts (11), RabbitFurCoat (7), gasman449 (2) Chart run: 18/12/1993 4-3-3-{1}-1-2-5-11-14-25-36-49-64-67R(55)->14 Christmas number one: Mr Blobby - Mr Blobby Christmas number two: Babe - Take That First recorded by the Top Notes in 1961, then by the Isley Brothers in 1962 before becoming one of the most famous songs recorded by the Beatles in 1963, "Twist And Shout" had been a chart hit three times before 1993 but never number one. Jamaican duo Chaka Demus & Pliers and reggae-inspired music on the whole had been massively successful throughout the year and their reworking of the classic song, featuring contributions from Jack Radics and Taxi Gang, finally made "Twist And Shout" a number one at the start of 1994. It was stuck at number 3 for Christmas 1993. I really love this version of Twist And Shout, bit surprised it didn't get very high in this rate!

Wonder how many Christmas songs will remain top 40 by Friday

57th: 17 points Christmas Drillings - Sidemen Voters: chartjack2 (15), Steve201 (2) Chart run: 17/12/2022 58-41-{3}-27-73->5 Christmas number one: Food Aid - LadBaby Christmas number two: Last Christmas - Wham! On the 4th of December 2022, popular YouTube collective Sidemen released a video called "SIDEMEN $100,000 vs $100 CHRISTMAS SONG" in which the group were split into 2 teams, both teams were tasked with releasing a Christmas song and music video. The songs would be pitted against each other and whichever song had the most streams/views by Christmas Day would win the competition. One team had a budget of $100 and created the humorous "This Or That", while the other team, including KSI, Vikkstar123 and TBJZL had $100,000 and created "Christmas Drillings" featuring close collaborator JME. The latter track was very well received by their fanbase and eventually by the wider public, becoming an unexpected streaming hit. The collective realised they had a potential Christmas number one on their hands and began a campaign for the top. Unfortunately for them they fell short and lost to a YouTube star with a smaller following. As much as I dislike KSI I don't quite mind this, it's quite funny and thought it was a welcome contender for the top at the time!

58th: 15 points Dance On - The Shadows Voters: Jade (7), Jester (7), Michael Bubré (1) Chart run: 5/12/1962 24-11-3-7-3-2-{1}-4-9-11-21-27-31-46-43->15 Christmas number one: Return To Sender - Elvis Presley Christmas number two: The Next Time / Bachelor Boy - Cliff Richard The instrumental "Dance On" was the 9th hit for the Shadows away from backing Cliff Richard. It was number 3 in the Christmas chart of 1962 but would climb to the top in the new year, becoming the 4th of their 5 number ones. A version with vocals by Kathy Kirby reached number 11 in the summer of 1963. Love some 60s instrumental music, this just missed out on a point from me.

59th: 12 points A Taste Of Aggro - The Barron Knights Voters: chartjack2 (9), Scone1 (3) Chart run: 02/12/1978 19-4-4-{3}-3-4-6-17-36-70->10 Christmas number one: Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord - Boney M Christmas number two: YMCA - Village People The Barron Knights are a successful comedy rock group who had 60s hits parodying some of the period's biggest acts, such as "Call Up The Groups" which reached number 3 in 1964. They enjoyed a resurgence in the late 70s, with "A Taste Of Aggro" becoming their most successful single and matching "Call Up The Groups" as their highest charting song at Christmas 1978. The track parodies three of that year's biggest hits. Boney M's "Rivers Of Babylon" is parodied as "Dentist In Birmingham", Father Abraham's "The Smurf Song" is reworked to depict the Smurfs as bank robbers on the run from Dartmoor, and "Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats And Dogs" by Brian & Michael is changed to be about a Tottenham fan who spray paints everything around him. It's a very strange hit, the Boney M section was pretty funny on the first listen but the rest isn't my kind of humour.

60th: 10 points The Isle Of Innisfree - Bing Crosby Voters: WhoOdyssey (7), Julian_ (3) Chart run: 15/11/1952 4-4-6-4-{3}-3-3-5-4-5-7-11->12 Christmas number one: Here In My Heart - Al Martino Christmas number two: You Belong To Me - Jo Stafford Tied with Kay Starr's "Comes-A-Long A-Love" for the first ever Christmas number 3 is this ode to the uninhabited Isle of Innisfree (mispelt by me in the OP, sorry) in County Sligo, Ireland. Composed by Irish songwriter Dick Farrelly in 1950, Bing Crosby made the song a worldwide hit 2 years later. It was number 4 on the first ever UK chart and was the first of Bing's 11 UK top 40 hits. It is also his joint highest-charting UK hit, the track it's tied with is still to come in this rate.

Strange they have all these recent hits as the first 10 but ABBA at the top 😂

Can't say I'm that enthusiastic about anything that has dropped out so far, my favourites of the current losses are "You Were Made For Me" and "Tom Dooley".

Oh wow that first look is weird. Hope the Christmas stuff fades away ASAP so we can see what's going on underneath! At least we know the key resets, hope EsDeeKid can make a big impact!

Too much politics I would presume! Though there's a lot of apolitical stuff to talk about so idk

Same as last year!