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Cher is the first ever female artist to reach the Top 5 on the UK Albums Chart with a Christmas album. :lol:

She did it! :cheer: Cher breaks all-time UK chart record with DJ Play a Christmas Song Pop icon becomes first solo artist to score Top 40 hits with new material in seven consecutive decades and oldest female to secure a Top 40 placing on the Official Singles Chart Pop icon Cher breaks UK Official Chart records today with DJ Play a Christmas Song. Cher becomes the first female artist to achieve a Top 40 hit with new material on the Official Singles Chart across seven consecutive decades. While Cher's UK chart debut originally came in the form of Sonny & Cher’s chart-topping duet I Got You Babe in 1965, her debut solo single All I Really Want To Do broke the UK Top 40 the same month, and Cher has gone on to chart a solo single of new material in the Top 40 in every decade since. At 77 years, 7 months old, Cher also becomes the oldest solo female performer to secure a Top 40 on the Official Singles Chart with the lead single from her 27th studio album Christmas DJ Play a Christmas Song breaks all the way in to the Top 20 at Number 20 this week. This means Cher surpasses previous record-holder Shirley Bassey, the Welsh singer-songwriter being 70 years, 4 months old when The Living Tree peaked at Number 37 in 2007. Captain Sir Tom Moore holds the record for the oldest artist to score a UK Number 1 single, being 99 years, 11 months old when Michael Ball collaboration You’ll Never Walk Alone reached Number 1 in 2020. DJ Play a Christmas Song also becomes Cher's highest-charting single in the UK in a decade, to boot. Her last to achieve such success was I Hope You Find It, which peaked at Number 25 in 2013. Cher also becomes the first-ever female artist to secure UK Top 40 singles spanning seven decades with original material. Since the release of Sonny & Cher's chart-topping I Got You Babe in 1965, Cher's scored at least one Top 40 hit in each decade since. The decade in which Cher notched-up the most UK Top 40 singles was the 1990s, with the icon amassing a staggering 23 over a 10-year period. This, of course, includes what was arguably her career renaissance with 1998 Number 1 record Believe, which celebrated its 25th anniversary earlier this year. Speaking on Cher's success, Martin Talbot, Chief Executive Officer, Official Charts, says: "Cher cements her position as a living legend this week, notching up two incredible landmarks - becoming the oldest living female to secure a Top 40 single and the only female solo artist to claim an Official Top 40 single in seven consecutive decades. "It is incredible to consider that WHAM!’s Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael were barely taking their first steps when Cher was enjoying her first UK Number 1; almost 20 years before Last Christmas was released. Cher, we salute you!" Source

Kylie and Cher have done it completely solo though, without featuring on someone else's song, it must be said. ^_^

* In the 60's, too - 7 consecutive decades. ;) I don't think any other artist (male or group) has achieved it, actually. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Same! :dance:

Cher speaks to Harriet Scott and Ken Bruce about the highs and lows of her iconic music career, live from the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square for Magic Radio and Greatest Hits Radio: skz6LBR2eFg

Slowly and steady she's coming for that UK Top 10 hit! :cheer:

Hmmm... What's that all about? Is it explained anywhere? :unsure:

Kelly has responded to Cher: @1737531762841198904

I Hope You Find It was released after her Sunday's X Factor performance, at midnight, which means she had only 6 days of sales. It would have charted higher had it been released 24 hours earlier, at the start of the chart week (like most new singles at the time).

I love the vocoder effect. It's part of the song's charm. And I prefer Cher's vocal. No one can sing like her.

#20 in today's update! :dance:

Cher has cracked the Top 20! :w00t: I just hope she can hold on. #21 would be so cruel. :(

Cher praises Kelly's performance: @1737272631756542187

I like 'I Like Christmas'. It's probably my favourite vocal on the album. Singing blues suits ©her so much! :wub: I8m3LJiLnew

In case you missed The Royal Variety Performance last night: LxAHL7v0BII The single is up to #22 in the midweeks. :yahoo:

The video can be watched on YouTube, so the song isn't 100% exclusive to Amazon.

Album sales are lower than they were last week...? :mellow:

See the OCC website.

Top 20 is achievable!!! :w00t: Let's get the download campaign going! :music:

She was perfect. I think this is one of her best TV performances ever. I'm a proud fan. :wub: LRzTU2ZnSlw

Cher has just dethroned Creators Universe from #1. :cheer:

That sounds very extreme. Was it really the case? Did you have Alexa at the time?

It's not really passive. If the listener doesn't like a song, he will skip it and the stream won't be counted.