DanChartFan

I thought it was like Zsa Zsa Gabor's name, so like Tsar but with more of a 'Zh' sound at the start.

I'm sure I've read somewhere that Gallup, Radio 1 and the music industry all treated the chart announced on Boxing Day as being the official Christmas chart, despite it not being out on Christmas Day itself.

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I wouldn't be suprised if it comes around every xmas from now on with the rest tbh.

I just think it's a shame that his last one was that awful Food Aid one, the pnly one of the five that I couldn't bring myself to buy. I was kinda hoping that he'd do one final one this year and go back to first principles and realease something more akin to the first couple he did, just to go full circle and end on a really good one to go out on a high.

I was thinking this too, but I wonder if the Band Aid Foundation might think it was too soon after last year's Food Aid version by that sausage roll bloke who is conspicuous by his absence this time round.

Now I feel a bit better. Glad it isn't just me who hasn't heard of them then. Perhaps their obscurity, as far as the general public is concerned, helps explain their low position.

I'm not going to lie, I have no idea who any of those people are. I guess it's just one more sign that at 40 I am now a bit old lol

You'll have heard it somewhere at some point in the past. It will have been used on adverts and in films and stuff, but you may not have been aware in that context of who it was or what the song was called, and it may not have made enough impression on you for you to remember it now.

I only just realised that Top Of The Pops Xmas is still happening this year. I had previously looked at all the listings from 23rd to 26th December and when I didn't find it I concluded that they had axed it, but apparently it's been shunted to the 28th this year. I feel like they are deliberately trying to make it harder to find with each year, so as to bring the remaining audience down quicker and justify killing it off completely. I didn't mind it being on late on Christmas Eve lst year as those of is that wanted to stick to our tradition and watch it during Christmas Day could still stream it on the day, but they have made that impossible this year (unless it goes on iPlayer a few days ahead of the broadcast?) meaning that for the first time since 1966 it is impossible to watch a new Top Of The Pops special on the big day itself.

I can't help wondering if Slade's 25/1 is slightly shorter odds than the last few years, given the revelation in the media that Noddy sadly has had cancer for the last few years. It would be appropriate for Slade to get it back to Xmas #1 to mark 50 years of the first time, but I wouldn't have wished him to be ill for it to happen. Nonetheless one wonders about the choice of timing for his wife to go public about his illness, given he's already been ill for a few years at this point.

Looking at it today you can see Physical Album and Singles Chart runs on artist pahes back to 1994, and it looks as though Vinyl Albums may also go that far back, but it appears that Vinyl Singles don't go further back than 2015. I think the two physical charts would just be identical to the official charts for the 90s and first half of the 00s. The Physical Singles Chart actual goes back to w/c 6th March 1994 with every weekly chart viewable, and the Physical Album Chart to w/c 30th January 1994 with every weekly chart viewable. The Viny Album chart only goes back to w/c 5th April 2015 with every weekly chart viewable, and Vinyl Singles to w/c 12th April 2015 but you get the 'not authorized' messages you mention for weeks in the 1994 to 2015 range.

And the 20s so far, which looks like we're going to get an annual serving of sausage rolls and anti-Tory swearing, but at least there were two others that also achieved it this year. I can't help thinking that the xmas charts just haven't been the same this decade. 2020 #1 – NE – Ladbaby – Don’t Stop Me Eatin’ s-shDEK85uA #5 – NE – The Kunts – Boris Johnson Is a f***ing c**t gKOo8rd6T7s 2021 #1 – NE – Ladbaby ft Sheeran/Elton John – Sausage Rolls For Everyone GsRJ-iRZasQ #5 – NE – The Kunts – Boris Johnson Is Still A f***ing c**t oP5-KpgGO3o 2022 #1 – NE – Ladbaby – Food Aid JIS3wNkQ_UE #3 - #41 – The Sidemen – Christmas Drillings on week 3 of its original chart run, having spent the first two weeks outside the top 40 sXDBXVjKbp8 #7 – NE – The Kunts – f*** The Tories EOQzpDr5P_Y #9 – NE – Central Cee – Let Go BqucGvLxrEk

The 2010s started as the 00s had ended, with the X Factor, but the feat was also achieved in this decade by various others, including a surfing bird, a christmas donkey, a Wealdstone raider. and a lad baby. 2010 #1 – NE – Matt Cardle – When We Collide -Hri715W56I #3 – RE – The Trashmen – Surfin’ Bird previously charted for 2 weeks between w/ 02/05/2009 and 09/05 2009, peaking at #50 DPtn9KzfsGI #8 – RE – Biffy Clyro – Many Of Horror previously charted for 10 weeks between w/e 16/01/2010 and 20/03/2010, peaking at #20 mAh--lH0H3U 2011 #1 – NE – Military Wives/Gareth Malone – Wherever You Are 0hR6O7VxKaQ #3 – NE – Lou Monte – Dominick The Donkey iRMjEYlK4PU #4 – NE – Alex Day – Forever Yours wYQpnNRcf1o 2012 #1 – NE – The Justice Collective – He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother 2h8loYnNlZA 2013 #1 – NE – Sam Bailey – Skyscraper kh2cMMFanB8 #4 – RE – AC/DC – Highway To Hell previously charted for 2 weeks between w/e 01/12/2012 and 08/12/2012, peaking at #40 l482T0yNkeo 2014 #1 – NE – Ben Haenow – Something I Need zLBaaN2sqlc #4 – #43 – Olly Murs ft Demi Lovato – Up on week 3 of its original chart run, having spent the first two week outside the top 40 29GWMT0GB6s #5 – NE – The Wealdstone Raider – Got No Fans tYF0mCw2QVU 2015 #1 – NE – The Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Choir – A Bridge Over You T8qHXlShfUQ 2016 Nothing in the Top 10 had come from outside the Top 40, for the first time since 1993, indeed the only single in the top 10 that had come from outside the top 20 was Little Mix – Touch, which had climbed from #23 to #4 in week 3 of its chart run. The highest placed new arrival to the Top 40 was Dave Clark Five – Glad All Over, which was a re-entry at #31, having previously charted for 19 weeks from w/e 27/11/1963 to 01/04/1964, spending 2 weeks at number one 2017 #2 – NE – Eminem ft Ed Sheeran – River wfWIs2gFTAM 2018 #1 – NE – Ladbaby – We Built This City 8iEB8bfP7wE #8 – NE – Ariana Grande – Imagine 7_rftpd0u0U 2019 #1 – NE – Ladbaby – I Love Sausage Rolls K-WCAEwMJhI #6 – NE – Stormzy ft Headie One – Audacity Zm7Zya6Hl50 #9 – NE – Stormzy – Lessons 2xLqNCGIcJE

The late 00s brought the monopolisation of the xmas number one by the X Factor, but by 2009 the British public were getting tired of it, and voiced their Rage. 2005 #1 – NE – Shayne Ward – That’s My Goal gWSfBggWBek #3 – RE – The Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale Of New York previously charted for 11 of the 12 weeks between w/e 05/12/1987 and 20/02/1988, peaking at #2 j9jbdgZidu8 #5 – NE – Eminem – When I’m Gone 1wYNFfgrXTI #9 – NE – Girls Aloud – See The Day 7qKSC8w4qC4 #10 – NE – Coldplay – Talk EH9meoWmAOM 2006 #1 – NE – Leona Lewis – A Moment Like This sxbX-z5-QHs #3 – #98 – McFly – Sorry’s Not Good Enough [on week 2 of its original chart run] ~jluaRVUhPBM #4 – #50 – Girls Aloud – I Think We’re Alone Now [on week 2 of its original chart run] WjpbcsttFyM 2007 #1 – NE – Leon Jackson – When You Believe edqjiQdscpc 2008 #1 – NE – Alexandra Burke – Hallelujah aplWTXEcY70 #5 – NE – Geraldine – Once Upon A Christmas Song H2fgbN6vTY0 #8 – #60 – Beyonce – Listen previously charted for 8 weeks between w/e 03/02/2007 and 24/03/2007, peaking at #16 y4gimHC7fKs 2009 #1 – #80 – Rage Against The Machine – Killing In The Name previously charted for 4 weeks between w/e 27/02/1993 and 20/03/1993, peaking at #25 bWXazVhlyxQ #2 – NE – Joe McElderry – The Climb B2qnQrou9no #5 – NE – 30H3 ft Katy Perry – Starstrukk dvf--10EYXw #9 – #52 – Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’ originally charted for4 weeks between w/e 27/02/1982 and w/e 20/03/1982, peaking at #62, it recharted for 1wk at #94 in w/e 10/11/2007, 1wk at #89 in w/e 14/02/2009, 1wk at #95 in w/e 14/03/2009 and for 12 weeks between w/e 11/04/2009 and 27/06/2009, peaking at #71. It had begun its present chart run on w/e 15/08/2009, and had already spent three wks in the top 40 from w/e 14/11/2009 to 28/11/2009 with a peak before this week of #19 1k8craCGpgs

On to the first half of the 00s, and the first hint of the tv talent show invasion to come, with two singles from Popstars The Rivals, and one from the Pop Idols. 2000 #2 – NE – Westlife – What Makes A Man SRiFCFbyCt8 #6 – NE – Oxide & Neutrino ft Megaman – No Good 4 Me SY8f5mQkrZ0 2001 #2 – NE – Gordon Haskell – How Wonderful You Are aNhfdZe5njk 2002 #1 – NE – Girls Aloud – Sound Of The Underground V9Wv4SCBiTE #2 – NE – One True Voice – Sacred Trust/After You’re Gone 8pJbk-dZvC0 EVPtoAHfZeA #7 – RE – Love Inc – You’re A Superstar previously charted for 1wk at #91 in w/e 17/06/2000 WsidcB-24JU #9 – RE – Avril Lavigne – Skater Boi previously charted for 1wk at #100 in w/e 14/12/2002 TIy3n2b7V9k 2003 #1 – NE – Michael Andrews ft Gary Jules – Mad World 0Az2BvTcshg #2 – NE – The Darkness – Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End) lrVg1toMzuo #4 – NE – Bo Selecta – Proper Crimbo VMugRzX7lso #5 – NE – The Idols – Happy Xmas (War Is Over) L8141iRI3is #8 – NE – Atomic Kitten – Ladies Night 4Bsvd4MBkns #10 – NE – Sugababes – Too Lost In You wo07t6XjNO4 2004 #2 – NE – Ronan Keating ft Yusuf – Father And Son aVbbYYUMI-c #5 – NE – Merrion/McCall/Kensit – I Got You Babe/Soda Pop xGRu5SN7YdM EoVZciwDcpo #10 – NE – Morrisey – I Have Forgiven Jesus cn8-o0sLJbc

At the start of the 90s this chart feat had only happened one year of the last 30, and even then only due to the death of a pop legend a few weeks before Xmas. By the end of the decade there were six different songs that achieved it in one year. It all started to change with mad fer it Manchester-based band Oasis scoring the first new entry in the xams week Top 10 since the start of the Top 50 era, then the following year another act also achieved it with a cheesy parody of Oasis. And then the floodgates slowly opened with two singles in 1997, 4 in 1998 and 6 in 1999, including a Millennium reissue of John Lennon's Imagine, which was thus the only single to achieve the feat in two separate years. 1994 #3 – NE – Oasis – Whatever EHfx9LXzxpw 1995 #2 – NE – Mike Flowers Pops – Wonderwall NTfZshkNZRw 1996 #1 – NE – The Spice Girls – 2 Become 1 FA5jsa1lR9c #3 – NE – Madonna – Don’t Cry For Me Argentina KD_1Z8iUDho 1997 #1 – NE – The Spice Girls – Too Much _4VoZ6afztc #10 – NE – Mase – Feel So Good rIvEiTrq9kk 1998 #1 – NE – The Spice Girls – Goodbye eegDtyrSUZw #2 – NE – Chef – Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You) sjrdanK4LSY #3 – NE – Denise and Johnny – Especially For You z92xtGhmveQ #10 – NE – Jane MacDonald – Cruise Into Christmas 5uGfguYpI48 1999 #1 – NE – Westlife – I Have A Dream/Seasons In The Sun _HkL8GuU9_0 Xdv83MFJd7U #3 – RE – John Lennon – Imagine [previously charted between w/e 01/11/1975 and 10/01/1975, peaking at #6, and between w/e 27/12/1980 and 21/03/1981, spending 4 weeks at number one] YkgkThdzX-8 #4 – NE – The Cuban Boys – Cognoscenti Vs Intelligentsia fXJ5oaU940U #5 – NE – S Club 7 – Two In A Million/You’re My Number One 5cQFtr_WwPs VmVNOiYdpSY #7 – NE – Steps – Say You’ll Be Mine/Better The Devil You Know EDZoefLylcY Xl-deXhe1-0 #8 – NE – Mr Hankey – Mr. Hankey The Christmas Poo h7Av0A8b_BM

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas. I had the idea for this thread when I saw a comment from PeteFromLeeds asking when we last had four new entries in the top 10 in xmas week. One of this year's four is only new to the Top40, not to the chart overall, but I thought I'd present the history of singles that flew into the xmas week top10 from outside the Top 40 the previous week. Xmas classics, social media campaigns, tv karaoke competitions, swearing about a certain political party (note to mods can I use the full name of the act and singles, and link videos?) and some sausage rolls are all to come on this list. Back in the 50s there wasn't a top 40, just a top 12, 20 or 30, so I decided to start from the inception of the Top 50 in Record Retailer in 1960, but as it turns out no single in the 60s or 70s did make it into the xmas week top 10 from outside the top 40. When it finally did happen it took a tragedy. Former Beatles musician John Lennon was shot dead outisde his home on 8th December 1980, leading to a resurgence for his music, and to two of his singles flying into to the top 10 in xmas week. No other single repeated the feat in the 1980s. 1980 #4 – #45 – John and Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir – Happy Xmas (War Is Over) previously charted for 8 weeks between w/e 09/12/1972 and 27/01/1973, peaking at #4, and 1 week at #48 on w/e 04/01/1975. On its 2nd week in this chart run yN4Uu0OlmTg #9 – RE – John Lennon – Imagine YkgkThdzX-8

December 25th Well I did initially think I might abandon the random element for Xmas Day and end with whatever happened to to be Xmas number one this year, on the assumption it'd be a popular choice, but in the event I think my Buzzjack membership would probably be rescinded if I did that, so I left the choice up to random.org's random number generator, as I did everyday all month, and I think we finish on something pretty good anyway. Random Year: 1997 Random Position: 8 Natalie Imbruglia - Torn VV1XWJN3nJo Thank you to everyone who took part in this thread. Whatever you are doing today, and whoever you are spending time with, in person or on Zoom, I wish you a very Merry Christmas!

The random number generator chose a 90s million-selling classic, and appropriately for this year it has a connection to Neighbours, so hopefuly that counts as a slightly better song.

According to Wikipedia it is yeah. Apparently he recorded it in July 1952 and it was a Billboard number one in December 1952. There was also a 1952 version by Spike Jones, and 1953 versions that charted in the UK alongside Jimmy's by the Beverly Sisters and by Billy Cotton and his Band. Apparently the Roman Catholic Church tried to ban it, as they missed the point of the song comepletely and though it was about adultery, so Jimmy had to go to his Archdiocese and explain the song to them, after which they lifted the ban.

24th December Random Year: 1953 Random Position: 8 Jimmy Boyd - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (peaked at #3) KA790bGpxaY A very fitting christmas song was chosen by the random number generator as we sneak into Christmas Eve, and the big event is nearly upon us. This one has an interesting chart run too, 8-3-8-8-8-8. I've decided to do a 25 day calendar, so there will be one more post on the big day, probably in the early hours, as Santa is doing his rounds in the UK (or possibly slacking off and kissing Mommy?), and probably from a slightly tipsy me, so excuse any typos that creep into my post tomorrow.

I only went by the OCC database for this, but the 1991 entry has that year in brackets and doesn't credit Kirsty, suggesting it is a different recording from the one that charted in 1987-88 and 2005-2022.

It last happened in 2005, with Shayne Ward - That's My Goal (#1), Eminem - When I'm Gone (#5), Girls Aloud - See The Day (#9) and Coldplay - Talk (#10). In that instance all were completely new to the chart, whereas in the 2022 case the Sidemen were already at #41 last week so were only new to the Top 40 this week. Also, in 2005, The Pogues were at #3 making Fairytale's first appearance in the charts since it iended it's original run in February 1988, so it too would have felt to a lot of people like a more or less new entry in that year even if it was technically a re-entry. Finally an honourable mention to 2009, which had 4 songs in the top 10 in Xmas week that hadn't been in the Top 40 the previous week (Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name #1, Joe McElderry - The Climb #2, 3OH3 - Starstukk ft Katy Perry #5 and Journey - Don't Stop Believin' #9), but in that instance Journey had been in the Top 40 a few weeks previously, and had dropped out again only to return stronger than before, whilst Rage had previously been in the Top 40 in 1993, causing Bruno Brookes no end of trouble.

23rd December Random Year: 1978 Random Position: 27 Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove (peaked at #9) nmjUvgdzimo