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The Cure - Boys Don't Cry up to a new peak of #74

The final session of 2025 will be at 4pm with 44 new songs to cover another 7 weeks of 1982! https://sync-tube.de/room/2gHBerpI

All lists updated, as I've done most weeks: Amongst the many updates: - 'Rein Me In' looks guaranteed to become the second song to spend more than 30 weeks in the Top 40 before first falling to ACR - Brenda Lee and Elton John's Christmas songs reach new peaks after the 3rd and 4th most weeks respectively in both the Top 100 and Top 40 - Dean Martin has only the seventh song to have had at least 15 new peaks in the Top 100 - Shakin' Stevens has only the fourth song to have entered the Top 10 in 8 or more different calendar years - 'Holly Jolly Christmas' becomes the first song to spend 26 weeks (half a year) in the Top 40 without going Top 20

The new record of 109 consecutive weeks in the Top 100 for 'Lose Control' will be safe for at least another year. 'Ordinary' looks unlikely to break any more such records, but another 50 weeks in the Top 75 would move it ahead of 'Heat Waves' as the third longest run there. 'Rein Me In' has already had the third longest continuous run in the Top 40 on reaching its peak, and looks guaranteed to become the second song to spend more than 30 consecutive weeks in the Top 40 while on SCR.

#10 remains the only position in the Top 10 at which no song has had at least 3 runs as its peak. 'Driving Home For Christmas' became the 12th song to have had two runs at a #10 peak, and the second (following 'Another Love') to have done so in two completely separate chart runs. It had climbed to its previous peak of #11 on two separate chart runs before those. The only peak records broken this year were for In Parallel - Now It's Gone, spending an unparalleled 4 weeks at a #76 peak, and 3 of those being consecutive weeks. It became only the second song to spend 4 weeks at any peak position outside the Top 75.

'Beautiful Things' was the 9th song to have spent 5 consecutive weeks at a position outside the Top 5, after 'Austin' had become the 8th last year.

Voted for 'Azimuth', 'Lotus', and although I don't recall voting for it that week, 'Think About Us'

Voted for 'Fruit Bat', Rubber Band Man' and 'Berghain'

+5 The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York +4 Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas +3 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You +2 Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree +1 Brenda Lee - Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree -1 Shakin’ Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone -2 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock -3 Wham! - Last Christmas -4 Kylie Minogue - XMAS -5 Elton John - Step Into Christmas

A strong 6-10 section, none of which I would have much lower. 'You Don't Know Me' has a lyrical resonance I didn't appreciate at the time, even if the production peaks in the intro for me. 'Keep On Movin' and 'I Want It That Way' are great pop songs that transcend the boyband label - I hadn't thought about the lyrical shortcomings of the latter, but as with the Meat Loaf song I think the "That" in the title is explained elsewhere and it all kind of makes sense, either as a positive or a double negative. The Steps double A-side was a defining moment for them, and while I'm not huge on 'Heartbeat', it did its job while 'Tragedy' slowly emerged as their infectious secret weapon and was deservedly huge across the two years. 'Maria' is my favourite of these songs and a fine addition to what was already one of the strongest collections of #1s for any group in history, with their new wave energy and a big radio friendly chorus. I think the top 5 contains my three favourite #1s of the year, another that's hard to compare but very special and unique, and another very good pop song which I can't deny being up there too.

Chart #114 27/12/2025 01 01 Isabel LaRosa - Her Face [30-21-12-08-04-01-01] 02 03 Wolf Alice - Play It Out [08-01-01-01-01-01-01-01-01-01-02-03-05-02-03-02-03-02] 03 05 Anna von Hausswolff, Ethel Cain - Aging Young Women [15-05-01-01-02-03-05-03] 04 02 The Hellp - Live Forever [04-01-01-02-04] 05 08 Tourist - In Unison [11-08-05] 06 07 emily jeffri - ECHOES [08-07-06] 07 NE TS7, Katie May - Only One [07] 08 06 Ushko - COMET [06-06-06-06-06-08] 09 04 Iris Caltwait - Alchemy (Living Is Not For The Heart) [04-05-04-05-04-09] 10 09 Jerry Heil - Earth (Dradada) [34-17-14-07-07-09-10] 11 13 Oklou - what's good [36-26-16-13-10-09-13-11] 12 10 Sukatani - Tumbal Proyek [10-12] 13 11 LEE CHANHYUK - Vivid LaLa Love [11-13] 14 16 ARY - Bleeding Hearts [22-16-14] 15 17 Rico Nasty - CRASH [25-19-19-17-15] 16 12 Austra - Fallen Cloud [12-16] 17 14 hannah bahng - MISUNDERSTOOD [15-12-14-17] 18 18 Joji - Past Won't Leave My Bed [22-22-20-20-18-18-18] 19 25 HEALTH - ANTIDOTE [25-19] 20 15 Danny L Harle, Caroline Polachek - Azimuth [10-05-03-02-01-01-02-03-05-10-15-20] 21 21 Nina Nesbitt - Scotland In The Snow [32-22-21-21-21-21] 22 NE Emma Pollock - Black Magnetic [22] 23 19 Rachel Bobbitt - Remember? [38-29-04-02-03-07-09-14-19-23] 24 20 Clouds - Horizon [12-11-15-14-13-20-24] 25 NE Lllyric? - The Strings Of A Poet [25] 26 26 Mount Palomar, Pip Blom - Little Fractures [28-26-26-26] 27 29 YONAKA - Hit Me When I'm Sore [36-29-27] 28 NE Sibyl Vane - Circuits Of Desire [28] 29 22 Yakima Jera - Dertlı Dolap [03-02-03-02-03-05-07-09-08-12-15-22-29] 30 23 VACUUM MAN - Alimut [08-10-13-16-23-30] 31 NE Olivia Dean - A Couple Minutes [31] 32 33 KI/KI - Can't Stop Loving You [33-32] 33 24 ARY - Running In A Dream [24-33] 34 NE sim0ne - freaky [34] 35 35 May Rei - Tender Hands [35-35-35-35] 36 27 Hannah Laing, Hannah Boleyn - Have You Ever Loved (Ellie) [17-16-17-27-36] 37 NE SASAMI - Possessed [37] 38 28 John Maus - Disappears [38-32-20-11-05-03-04-07-11-17-20-28-38] 39 30 Man/Woman/Chainsaw - Only Girl [30-39] 40 NE Richard Ashcroft - To Be Loved Again [40] Dropping out XX 31 Ladytron - I See Red [26-14-11-12-16-18-23-31-XX] XX 32 FKA twigs - Love Crimes [40-33-32-31-32-XX] XX 34 Telenova - THE DEEP [27-27-34-XX] XX 36 Amelie Lens - Activate [30-25-36-XX] XX 37 Tourist - Veil [10-09-11-24-37-XX] XX 38 TEED - In Darkness [34-38-XX] XX 39 TMPLE - Can't Believe It [39-XX] XX 40 Skullcrusher - March [02-01-02-02-02-02-02-05-06-07-06-09-10-15-21-24-30-40-XX]

01 01 Isabel LaRosa - Her Face [30-21-12-08-04-01-01] 02 03 Wolf Alice - Play It Out [08-01-01-01-01-01-01-01-01-01-02-03-05-02-03-02-03-02] 03 05 Anna von Hausswolff, Ethel Cain - Aging Young Women [15-05-01-01-02-03-05-03] 04 02 The Hellp - Live Forever [04-01-01-02-04] 05 08 Tourist - In Unison [11-08-05] 06 07 emily jeffri - ECHOES [08-07-06] 07 NE TS7, Katie May - Only One [07] 08 06 Ushko - COMET [06-06-06-06-06-08] 09 04 Iris Caltwait - Alchemy (Living Is Not For The Heart) [04-05-04-05-04-09] 10 09 Jerry Heil - Earth (Dradada) [34-17-14-07-07-09-10] 11 13 Oklou - what's good [36-26-16-13-10-09-13-11] 12 10 Sukatani - Tumbal Proyek [10-12] 13 11 LEE CHANHYUK - Vivid LaLa Love [11-13] 14 16 ARY - Bleeding Hearts [22-16-14] 15 17 Rico Nasty - CRASH [25-19-19-17-15] 16 12 Austra - Fallen Cloud [12-16] 17 14 hannah bahng - MISUNDERSTOOD [15-12-14-17] 18 18 Joji - Past Won't Leave My Bed [22-22-20-20-18-18-18] 19 25 HEALTH - ANTIDOTE [25-19] 20 15 Danny L Harle, Caroline Polachek - Azimuth [10-05-03-02-01-01-02-03-05-10-15-20] 21 21 Nina Nesbitt - Scotland In The Snow [32-22-21-21-21-21] 22 NE Emma Pollock - Black Magnetic [22] 23 19 Rachel Bobbitt - Remember? [38-29-04-02-03-07-09-14-19-23] 24 20 Clouds - Horizon [12-11-15-14-13-20-24] 25 NE Lllyric? - The Strings Of A Poet [25] 26 26 Mount Palomar, Pip Blom - Little Fractures [28-26-26-26] 27 29 YONAKA - Hit Me When I'm Sore [36-29-27] 28 NE Sibyl Vane - Circuits Of Desire [28] 29 22 Yakima Jera - Dertlı Dolap [03-02-03-02-03-05-07-09-08-12-15-22-29] 30 23 VACUUM MAN - Alimut [08-10-13-16-23-30] 31 NE Olivia Dean - A Couple Minutes [31] 32 33 KI/KI - Can't Stop Loving You [33-32] 33 24 ARY - Running In A Dream [24-33] 34 NE sim0ne - freaky [34] 35 35 May Rei - Tender Hands [35-35-35-35] 36 27 Hannah Laing, Hannah Boleyn - Have You Ever Loved (Ellie) [17-16-17-27-36] 37 NE SASAMI - Possessed [37] 38 28 John Maus - Disappears [38-32-20-11-05-03-04-07-11-17-20-28-38] 39 30 Man/Woman/Chainsaw - Only Girl [30-39] 40 NE Richard Ashcroft - To Be Loved Again [40]

Yes MØ!

My best guesses on what will be reset: Man I Need: NO Where Is My Husband!: YES The Fate Of Ophelia: YES Golden: NO So Easy (To Fall In Love): YES Others that might get reset (where they would go Top 40): Upside Down: YES Opalite: YES I Think We're Alone Now: YES? Tit For Tat: YES Folded: NO? What It Sounds Like: YES? Elizabeth Taylor: YES? Not sure might have just gone after yesterday - I don't think 'Rein Me In' or 'Think About Us' have (although Monday's update should tell us), but I'm sure they'd get instant resets if they had.

Goes to show how ridiculously long those runs on SCR were for 'Beautiful Things' and 'Nice To Meet You'. The sombr songs also improve on their EOY positions despite going to ACR in a more timely fashion. Nice to see The Marias sneaking in at #200 for the year.

On the audio streaming chart, 'Last Christmas' is #1 for a 21st week, overtaking 'Ordinary' to hold the outright record for the first time - at the start of this year it was tied with 'Shape Of You' on 17 weeks. It has held #1 there on all of its 20 weeks at #1 in the chart without ACR, except for the first of those on 1 January 2021 when Mariah was still ahead on streams, plus it was also #1 on audio streaming in the last chart of 2017 (when #2 officially behind 'Perfect' with both on SCR) and at Christmas 2021 when 'Sausage Rolls For Everyone' was #1 even without ACR. On the combined streaming chart, it's #1 for a record extending 22nd week, after taking the lead outright for the first time last week - it had an extra week ahead of 'That's So True' last year.

Wham! did over 500k on Boxing Day and the top 3 is unchanged with Olivia at #4, the only non-Christmas song in the top 14. The Pogues climb (as they usually do on days when people are more selective about their listening) to #10.

On the video streaming chart, it's a (tragic!) historic moment as 'Baby Shark' ends a run of 376 weeks in the top 20, dropping to #26!

I see that chart and the Sales chart have separate entries by Chris Rea for 'Fool (If You Think It's Over)' and 'Fool', which I'm fairly sure are the same song.

Yes quite a journey for Steps, and I was starting to hear 'Tragedy' more often then 'Heartbeat' at this point. It wasn't in fact the first to climb to #1 since The Tamperer, as Chef had done so only the previous week, albeit after a much shorter run. Interesting to see that Cher was the first to sell 100k+ for 10 weeks in a row - I'm fairly sure that's the only time it's ever happened! '1999' is a classic and was always going to do well on re-release at this time, even though it was surely written about the end of that year. Unless the whole year was supposed to be one big party (which I suppose it sort of was... 😀) Thanks Gezza for taking us through 1998!

Tough one, but 'Hot In Herre' is Nelly's best song, so I voted for that.

Put some respect on his name!! WD Alex

Taylor coming for the first ever 40-1 climb next week?

Mariah and Wham! had more weeks on chart prior to reaching #1

The 10 highest daily Spotify streams: 3,036,351 | 25/12/2025 | Wham! - Last Christmas 2,983,342 | 25/12/2024 | Wham! - Last Christmas 2,889,765 | 25/12/2023 | Wham! - Last Christmas 2,801,638 | 15/10/2021 | Adele - Easy On Me 2,774,616 | 25/12/2024 | Brenda Lee - RATCT* 2,720,431 | 25/12/2023 | Brenda Lee - RATCT 2,677,939 | 25/12/2025 | Brenda Lee - RATCT 2,669,539 | 25/12/2022 | Wham! - Last Christmas 2,643,661 | 25/12/2023 | Mariah Carey - AIWFCIY 2,586,775 | 25/12/2025 | Mariah Carey - AIWFCIY Next 6 highest daily peaks by song: 2,349,724 | 25/12/2025 | Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock 2,305,151 | 25/12/2025 | Dean Martin - Let It Snow! x3 2,267,587 | 03/10/2025 | Taylor Swift - The Fate Of Ophelia 2,133,081 | 25/12/2025 | Andy Williams - ITMWTOTY 2,127,982 | 25/12/2023 | Michael Bublé - IBTLALLC 2,041,704 | 25/12/2025 | Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree * combined with second version: 3,109,261 (the only time these combined exceeded 3m)