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Let`s jump in with the Christmas number ones before 1952...1945 - 51... 1945 I`M IN LOVE WITH TWO SWEETHEARTS - ISSY BONN 3wks at the top in total 1946 FIVE MINUTES MORE - FRANK SINATRA 4wks at the top 1947 APPLE BLOSSOM WEDDING - SAMMY KAYE AND HIS ORCHESTRA 7wks at the top, in total 1948 BUTTONS AND BOWS - DINAH SHORE 11wks at the top, in total 1949 YOU`RE BREAKIN` MY HEART - INKSPOTS 8wks at the top, in total 1950 RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER - GENE AUTRY 6wks at the top, in total 1951 LONGING FOR YOU - TEDDY JOHNSON 9wks at the top, in total If you listened to the BBC Light Programme in the 50s and 60s, the Christmas number ones 1957 - 68, on PICK OF THE POPS were... 1957 MARY`S BOY CHILD - HARRY BELAFONTE 1958 IT`S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE - CONWAY TWITTY 1959 WHAT DO YOU WANT - ADAM FAITH 1960 IT`S NOW OR NEVER - ELVIS PRESLEY 1961 TOWER OF STRENGTH - FRANKIE VAUGHAN 1962 RETURN TO SENDER - ELVIS PRESLEY 1963 I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND - BEATLES 1964 I FEEL FINE - BEATLES 1965 DAYTRIPPER/WE CAN WORK IT OUT - BEATLES 1966 GREEN GRASS OF HOME - TOM JONES 1967 HELLO GOODBYE - BEATLES 1968 LILY THE PINK - THE SCAFFOLD

Without question! Have a look at mrib`s download only chart... 10 APOLOGISE 09 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK 08 WHAT HURT`S THE MOST 07 RULE THE WORLD 06 HEARTBROKEN 05 CALL THE SHOTS 04 CRANK THAT 03 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU 02 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD 01 BLEEDING LOVE That answer`s the question! Long live the physical release!! Although that download chart, is nearly the same as the combined top 10!

Ten days to Christmas, and another Saturday mrib chart, up and ready...With big big thanks to Dave Taylor (davericktaylor@yahoo.co.uk) This week, we have the top albums, and singles, compared to 2003`s Christmas battle. Along with, the top films (from Screen International), and a bunch of 30 Christmas forgotten flops (some of which, are absolutely abysmal)!! Here`s the top albums... w/k ending 21/12 01 01 NOW THAT`S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 68 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 02 02 SPIRIT - LEONA LEWIS 03 04 BACK HOME - WESTLIFE 04 03 BREATHLESS - SHAYNE WARD 05 RE CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE - MICHAEL BUBLE 06 05 LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN - EAGLES 07 08 MOTHERSHIP - LED ZEPPELIN 08 07 REJOICE - KATHERINE JENKINS 09 12 BEAUTIFUL WORLD - TAKE THAT 10 09 POP PARTY 5 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 11 06 X - KYLIE MINOGUE 12 11 TANGLED UP - GIRLS ALOUD 13 14 BACK TO BLACK - AMY WINEHOUSE 14 15 DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS - VARIOUS ARTISTS 15 10 GREATEST HITS - SPICE GIRLS A bit relaxed in the albums, this week...Leona is closing the gap on NOW 68. As GIRLS ALOUD fell outside OCC`s Top 20, purely physically they are still up there, along with the SPICE GIRLS! Just outside the top 15, CASCADA is number 17, WHITNEY 18, and a host of Various Artist compilations follow with the MINISTRY OF SOUND ANTHEMS, RADIO ONE LIVE LOUNGE 2, and NOW CHRISTMAS 2007, is just outside the top 20. Everybody remembers 4 years ago... w/k ending 19th Dec 2003 01 03 LIFE FOR RENT - DIDO 02 01 FRIDAY`S CHILD - WILL YOUNG 03 02 NOW THAT`S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 56 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 04 04 NO` 1s - MICHAEL JACKSON 05 NE XMAS FACTOR - THE IDOLS 06 08 BEST OF 98 - 03 - R.E.M. 07 09 ELEFUNK - BLACK-EYED PEAS 08 05 PRESENTS FOR EVERYONE - BUSTED 09 09 TURN AROUND - WESTLIFE 10 NE CLIFF AT CHRISTMAS - CLIFF RICHARD 11 07 GREATEST HITS - RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS 12 12 LOVE ACTUALLY - O.S.T. 13 13 PURE - HAYLEY WESTERNRA 14 10 INTRODUCTION - ALEX PARKES 15 15 GUILTY - BLUE The IDOLS, smashing into the top 5, although the single cover of the JOHN LENNON classic, only pulled in 100,000+ buyers altogether! The big film was of course, LOVE ACTUALLY, and the soundtrack at number 12. Here are the top 30 singles, in 2003 w/k ending 19th Dec 01 NE CHANGES - KELLY/OZZY OSBOURNE 02 01 LEAVE RIGHT NOW - WILL YOUNG 03 03 SHUT UP - BLACKEYED PEAS 04 NE SANTA`S LIST - CLIFF RICHARD 05 02 I`M YOUR MAN - SHANE RICHIE 06 05 MANDY - WESTLIFE 07 04 SAY IT ISN`T SO - GARETH GATES 08 NE MY IMMORTAL - EVANESCENCE 09 NE LOVE PROFUSION/NOTHING FAILS - MADONNA 10 NE VOICE WITHIN - CHRISTINA AGUILERA 11 NE HAVE A CHEEKY CHRISTMAS - CHEEKY GIRLS 12 06 JUMP - GIRLS ALOUD 13 NE POWERLESS - NELLY FURTADO 14 NE AIN`T WHAT YOU DO - BIG BROVAZ 15 09 CLOSEST THING TO CRAZY - KATIE MELUA 16 11 TURN ME ON - KEVIN LITTLE 17 08 YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW - SIMPLY RED 18 07 LIFE FOR RENT - DIDO 19 14 HEY YAH - OUTCAST 20 12 CRASH THE WEDDING - BUSTED 21 10 REAL WORLD - D. SIDE 22 NE CRY LITTLE SISTER - LOST BROTHERS 23 33 SWING LOW - UB40 24 16 BE FAITHFUL - FATMAN SCOOP 25 NE YOU DON`T KNOW MY NAME - ALICIA KEYS 26 NE FUNKY DORY - RACHEL STEVENS 27 13 RAINS - JA RULE 28 NE YOUNG AND HOPELESS - GOOD CHARLOTTE 29 20 50/50 - LEMAR 30 21 ME AGAINST THE MUSIC - BRITNEY SPEARS/MADONNA The days of 12 new entries in the top 30, could well be over now, but they were not in 2003! We were still awaiting the DARKNESS, GARY JULES, and the IDOLS...On mrib, the DARKNESS won the battle!! Here are the top 20 singles... w/k ending 21/12 20 25 THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR - ANDY WILLIAMS 19 15 HOME - WESTLIFE 18 30 I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY - WIZZARD 17 NE LOST - MICHAEL BUBLE 16 10 2 HEARTS - KYLIE MINOGUE 15 24 LAST CHRISTMAS - WHAM 14 12 ABOUT YOU NOW - SUGABABES 13 09 BREATHLESS - SHAYNE WARD 12 07 NO ONE - ALICIA KEYS 11 06 VALERIE - RONSON/WINEHOUSE 10 14 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK - POGUES/KIRSTY MACCOLL 09 20 WHAT HURT`S THE MOST/LAST CHRISTMAS - CASCADA 08 02 HEARTBROKEN - T2/JODIE AYSHA 07 04 APOLOGISE - TIMBALAND/ONE REPUBLIC 06 05 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT 05 03 CALL THE SHOTS - GIRLS ALOUD 04 08 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU - MARIAH CAREY 03 11 CRANK THAT - SOULJA BOY 02 01 BLEEDING LOVE - LEONA LEWIS 01 NE WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD/HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS - KATIE MELUA/EVA CASSIDY Down goes LEONA, down goes ONE REPUBLIC...both after 7 weeks stuck, in the same positions. The surprise chart topper , from KATIE and EVA, shocks everyone, for only being available from Tesco. Can it beat X-Factor??? What about SOULJA BOY, MARIAH and CASCADA???...Just outside the top 50 this week are JACK PENATE, BING CROSBY and PERRY COMO...NEXT WEEK, the Christmas chart here, from 2.30pm... Here is the physical only, top 10... 01 NE WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD/HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS - KATIE/EVA 02 01 BLEEDING LOVE - LEONA LEWIS 03 NE CRANK THAT - SOULJA BOY 04 03 CALL THE SHOTS - GIRLS ALOUD 05 02 HEARTBROKEN - T2/JODIE AYSHA 06 04 APOLOGISE - TIMBALAND/REPUBLIC 07 06 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT 08 07 VALERIE - RONSON/WINEHOUSE 09 NE WHAT HURT`S THE MOST/LAST CHRISTMAS - CASCADA 10 NE FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK - POGUES/KIRSTY MACCOLL Not a lot of difference, in there...apart from a lack of Christmas downloads!!! The top 10 films... w/k ending 21/12 01 NE GOLDEN COMPASS 02 01 FRED CLAUS 03 02 HITMAN 04 03 AMERICAN GANGSTER 05 04 BEOWULF 06 05 STARDUST 07 06RATATOUILLE 08 09 ASSASINATION OF JESSE JAMES 09 07 DARJEELING LTD 10 10 AAJA NACHLE To end with, here are 30 lost Christmas songs, that are either totally number twos...or just hard to find! 01 A JOLLY HOLLY CHRISTMAS - BURL IVES 02 MY LITTLE DRUM - VINCE GUARALDI 03 CHRISTMAS SHOES - ALABAMA 04 FROSTY THE SNOWMAN - JIMMY DURANTE 05 WE NEED A LITTLE XMAS - ANGELA LANSBURY 06 FELIZ NAVIDAD - JOSE FELICIANO 07 WELCOME CHRISTMAS - VILLAGERS IN WHOVILLE 08 CHRISTMAS IS THE TIME TO SAY I LOVE YOU - BILLY SQUIER 09 ROCK N` ROLL CHRISTMAS -GEORGE THOROGOOD 10 NUTTIN` FOR CHRISTMAS - BARRY GORDON 11 FATHER XMAS - KINKS 12 WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS - MUPPETS 13 MY ONLY WISH THIS YEAR - BRITNEY SPEARS 14 CHANUKAH SONG - ADAM SANDLER 15 GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMAN - BARE NAKED LADIES/SARAH MCCLAUGHLAN 16 CHRISTMAS DAY - DIDO 17 THIS CHRISTMAS - JOE 18 DOMINIK THE CHRISTMAS DONKEY - LOU MONTE 19 CHRISTMAS TIME - BACK STREET BOYS 20 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU - VINCE VANCE 21 12 PAINS OF CHRISTMAS - BOB RIVERS 22 RIU CHIU - MONKEES 23 FIRST CHRISTMAS - STAN ROGERS 24 MERRY CHRISTMAS - RAMONES 25 SILENT NIGHT/7 O` CLOCK NEWS - SIMON AND GARFUNKEL 26 GABRIELS MESSAGE - STING 27 GOOD KING WENCELAS - MANNHEIN STEAMROLLER 28 CHRISTMAS AT GROUND ZERO - WEIRD AL YANKOVIC 29 I WANT A HIPPOTAMOUS FOR CHRISTMAS - GAYLA PEEVEY 30 CHRISTMAS IN HOLLIS - RUN DMC Who remembers them...well, the RUN DMC track came from the album A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS in 87, which was a charity thing. the VINCE GUARALDI song, featured in A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS, and the LOU MONTE song, has been voted the worst official Christmas song of all time!! That`s it `til next week`s Christmas charts!!

Notice that the Christmas compilations, don`t celebrate the New Year. Why don`t the record companies, put together a New Year compilation? It would be quite a ploy, in the quiet week of new releases, between Christmas, and the 31st December. It could feature ABBA, U2, DINA CARROLL, CLIFF, FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS, the G CLEFS, PAUL NICHOLAS and JOHN CHRISTIE on it...all bonafide New Year songs! Can anyone think of any other artists, who have done New Year related material?

Quite agree! If it was not on the Independant Radio list, we would have removed it. Somebody argued the other day, that the Power of Love by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, was a Christmas song, because the video, had the wise men in it! It`s true that these Christmas compilations, put these songs on, that are not even about Christmas. I was listening to one, that had Snowbird by Anne Murray on it. That`s nothing about Christmas either. Then, later on it had When the Red Red Robin, Comes Bob Bob Bobbing Along by Bing Crosby...it was more to do with songs about birds! Further down that Independant Radio list, there is The Land of Make Believe by Bucks Fizz...again no direct connection to Christmas!

I always enjoy the Barron Knights, because their versions of the songs, are so much cleverer, than the artists, that they have taken the mick of!

I quite agree, about STOP THE CALVARY etc, like I said in the Biggest Selling Christmas Records thread, on chart chat. Do you know, I saw another list that had, MILLENIUM PRAYER in it!! It may have been in the chart at Christmas, BUT not a Christmas song! Other ones are, PIPES OF PEACE, A WINTERS TALE, PERFECT YEAR, WINTER WORLD OF LOVE, WALKING IN THE AIR and ALL AROUND MY HAT. Someone else suggested to me that the POWER OF LOVE - FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD was actually a Christmas song, because the video, is about the wisemen etc. I certainly do not consider that it is a Christmas song! Someone else suggested that GRANDMA`S PARTY - PAUL NICHOLAS was a Christmas song, because it starts with a few bars of AULD LANG SYNE! We already, worked out that MARY HAD A LITTLE BOY - SNAP, was not actually about Mary and Joseph, but just cashed in on the title!

Carrying on with the top 20, most played Christmas songs... 20 SAVIOURS DAY - CLIFF RICHARD 1990 number 1 19 WINTER WONDERLAND - ANNIE LENNOX, DARLENE LOVE, JOHNNY MATHIS ETC. 18 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE - SHAKIN` STEVENS 1985 number 1 17 I BELIEVE IN FATHER CHRISTMAS - GREG LAKE 1975 number 2 16 MARY`S BOY CHILD - BONEY M 1978 number 1 15 MISTLETOE AND WINE - CLIFF RICHARD 1988 number 1 14 A SPACEMAN CAME TRAVELLING - CHRIS DE BURGH 1975/86 13 MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING - CARPENTERS 1972 number 43 12 WHEN A CHILD IS BORN - JOHNNY MATHIS 1976 number 1 11 WHITE CHRISTMAS - BING CROSBY, DARLENE LOVE etc. 10 LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS - MUD 1974 number 1 09 STOP THE CALVARY - JONA LEWIE 1980 number 3 08 WONDERFUL CHRISTMASTIME - PAUL MCCARTNEY 1979 number 6 07 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU - MARIAH CAREY 1994 number 2 06 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK - POGUES/KIRSTY MACCOLL 1987 number 3 05 I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY - WIZZARD 1973 number 4 04 HAPPY CHRISTMAS (WAR IS OVER) - JOHN LENNON/PLASTIC ONO BAND, IDOLS 03 LAST CHRISTMAS - WHAM, WHIGFIELD etc. 02 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY - SLADE 1973 number 1 01 DO THEY KNOW IT`S CHRISTMAS - BAND AID 1984/85/89/05 So, the CARPENTERS, and CHRIS DE BURGH are the 2 most played songs, too have never made the top 20 singles chart! All that based on Independant Radio airplay 1973 - 2006.

Has Phil Collins finally fallen out of the top 40?

I notice in the Tesco download top 30, Katie/Eva are only number 3, with Leona at number 1. I reckon, by the weekend Leona will be back at the top, without fail.

Hello Mikey, When you are back...how many spots has Mark/Amy and Alicia Keys and Craig fallen? cheers old boy!

I think I could have imagined him singing it! Here is some useless info...Remember FEEL`S LIKE I`M IN LOVE by KELLY MARIE 1980 number 1?...well that song was originally written by GERRY DORSET (of MUNGO JERRY) with ELVIS in mind...but ELVIS had died just after the song was written. Finally hitting the charts, for KELLY MARIE, 3 years later!

I reckon, you might be confusing Jennifer Holliday, with Jennifer Hart, unless Jennifer Holliday, guess starred in an episode. She did do, a bit of acting, and was an American too. As to Elvis, I would say mrib have included more days, than usual in the chart. That`s why he ain`t in the top 10. It looks like a real Saturday chart.

All of her songs, were rather over dramatic. Lots of screaming, and yelling etc!!

Thanks for pointing it out, Mikey mate! I didn`t spot that, I`ve corrected it now. I knew it was J. Holliday. I`ll tell you, that Dave Taylor, he must be full of pre-Christmas booze! He was probably thinking of JENNIFER HOLLIDAY from the 80s! Anyone remember her? She had a hit in 82, with AND I`M TELLING YOU I`M NOT GOING? She also, released lots of other singles, but they never made the UK charts!

Right, all sorted. I had the Enemy at 16, but they should have been 21!! Here are the top films... 01 NE FRED CLAUS 02 NE HITMAN 03 01 AMERICAN GANGSTER 04 02 BEOWULF 05 03 STARDUST 06 04 RATATOUILLE 07 06 THE BARJEELING LTD 08 05 GOOD LUCK CHUCK 09 NE ASSASINATION OF JESSE JAMES 10 NE AAJA NACHLE The top dvd off-line rentals... 01 NE PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN-AT WORLDS END 02 04 DIE HARD 4.0 03 03 300 04 01 SPIDERMAN 3 05 03 20 YEARS LATER 06 08 FANTASTIC 4-RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER 07 07 NEXT 08 06 SHOOTER 09 NE SUNSHINE 10 10 DEJA VU The top mrib albums so far this year... 01 BACK TO BLACK - AMY WINEHOUSE 02 LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION - MIKA 03 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 - O.S.T. 04 SPIRIT - LEONA LEWIS 05 BEAUTIFUL WORLD - TAKE THAT 06 NOW 68 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 07 FAVOURITE WORST NIGHTMARE - ARTIC MONKEYS 08 YOURS TRULY ANGRY MOB - KAISER CHIEFS 09 NOW 66 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 10 NOW 67 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 11 EYES OPEN - SNOW PATROL 12 LOOSE - NELLY FURTADO 13 VERSION - MARK RONSON 14 FUTURE SEX LOVE SOUNDS - JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 15 EV`RY TIME WE TOUCH - CASCADA There we are, `til next Saturday!!!

That`s not all, I have also made a mistake in the singles, bear with me, a mo.

Its another Saturday, everybody is Christmas Shopping (why do they all go, at once)! Here are this weeks mrib charts, thanks to Dave Taylor (davericktaylor@yahoo.co.uk). The top 15 albums... w/k ending 14/12 01 01 NOW THAT`S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 68 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 02 02 SPIRIT - LEONA LEWIS 03 03 BREATHLESS - SHAYNE WARD 04 05 BACK HOME - WESTLIFE 05 07 LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN - EAGLES 06 04 X - KYLIE MINOGUE 07 06 REJOICE - KATHERINE JENKINS 08 10 MOTHERSHIP - LED ZEPPELIN 09 11 POP PARTY 5 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 10 08 GREATEST HITS - SPICE GIRLS 11 09 TANGLED UP - GIRLS ALOUD 12 12 BEAUTIFUL WORLD - TAKE THAT 13 NE PERFECT PARTY - CASCADA 14 16 BACK TO BLACK - AMY WINEHOUSE 15 17 DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS - VARIOUS ARTISTS I think I prefer mrib`s album chart, based totally on sales, and moving more sedately, than OCC. As we expect WHITNEY HOUSTON to go back, into OCC`s top 10 tomorrow...I can tell you on mrib`s she has gone from 24 - 17, this week! Who remember`s the albums in 2000? w/k ending 15th Dec 2000 01 02 1s - THE BEATLES 02 01 NOW THAT`S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 47 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 03 03 COAST TO COAST - WESTLIFE 04 04 GREATEST HITS - TEXAS 05 05 SING WHEN YOU`RE WINNING - ROBBIE WILLIAMS 06 06 BORN TO DO IT - CRAIG DAVID 07 08 MUSIC - MADONNA 08 NE 7 - S. CLUB 7 09 07 PARACHUTES - COLDPLAY 10 10 MARSHALL MATHURS - EMINEM 11 09 50 GREATEST HITS - ELVIS PRESLEY 12 11 DAY WITHOUT RAIN - ENYA 13 13 RONAN - RONAN KEATING 14 12 BUZZ - STEPS 15 15 NOW THAT`S WHAT I CALL CHRISTMAS - VARIOUS ARTISTS Pretty static top 15, in 2000...WESTLIFE, the only act to also be in this week`s top 15. Here are the top 30 singles in 2000... w/k ending 15th Dec 2000 01 NE STAN - EMINEM 02 NE CAN WE FIX IT - BOB THE BUILDER 03 03 INDEPENDANT WOMAN - DESTINY`S CHILD 04 02 CAN`T FIGHT THE MOONLIGHT - LEANNE RIMES 05 01 NEVER HAD A DREAM COME TRUE - S. CLUB 7 06 05 WHO LET THE DOGS OUT - BAHA MEN 07 04 DON`T TELL ME - MADONNA 08 07 OPERATION BLADE - PUBLIC DOMAIN 09 06 NUMBER ONE - TWEENIES 10 NE 911 - WYCLEF JEAN 11 11 WALKIN` AWAY - CRAIG DAVID 12 NE STRONGER - BRITNEY SPEARS 13 19 WAZZ UP - DA MUTZ 14 09 FAT BASE - WARP BROTHERS 15 10 WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL - RONAN KEATING 16 12 I PUT A SPELL ON YOU - SONIQUE 17 08 ONE MORE TIME - DAFT PUNK 18 16 MY LOVE - WESTLIFE 19 14 FEEL THE BEAT - DARUDE 20 17 GRAVEL PIT - WU TAN CLAN 21 NE INCOMPLETE - SISQO 22 NE 7 COLOURS - LOST WITNESS 23 15 THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME - BON JOVI 24 28 UP ROCKING BEATS - BOMFUNK MCs 25 NE I JUST WANNA LOVE YOU - JAY Z. 26 13 PLEASE TURN ME ON - ARTFUL DODGER/LIFFORD 27 27 WOTS UP - TRUE PARTY 28 18 DANCIN` IN THE MOONLIGHT - TOPLOADER 29 33 KIDS - KYLIE MINOGUE/ROBBIE WILLIAMS 30 23 SHE BANGS - RICKY MARTIN Well, this week in 2000, was the week, when SO SOLID CREW, had their latest record, disqualified from the chart, it would have entered at number 13! Only 4 artists from 2000, out of the 30, are in this week`s chart, although the FOOFIGHTERS entered at 31, in 2000, with their new record. Here`s the new singles chart... w/k ending 14/12 40 31 WAY I ARE - TIMBALAND/KERI HILSON/D.O.E. 39 RE MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE - SHAKIN` STEVENS 38 29 HEY THERE DELILAH - PLAIN WHITE Ts 37 32 GRANITE - PENDULLUM 36 NE LONG ROAD TO RUIN - FOOFIGHTERS 35 NE BED - J. HOLLIDAY 34 25 LET ME THINK ABOUT IT - IDA CORR/FEDDE LE GRAND 33 30 HAPPY ENDING - MIKA 32 27 IN THE AIR TONIGHT - PHIL COLLINS 31 24 AYO TECHNOLOGY - 50CENT/TIMBALAND 30 RE I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY - WIZZARD 29 18 GIMME MORE - BRITNEY SPEARS 28 NE WAITING 4 - PETER GELDERBLOM 27 15 HOT STUFF (LET`S DANCE) - CRAIG DAVID 26 36 CHANGE - SUGABABES 25 NE THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR - ANDY WILLIAMS 24 RE LAST CHRISTMAS - WHAM 23 19 GOODBYE MR A. - HOOSIERS 22 20 ROCKSTAR - NICKELBACK 21 NE WE`LL LIVE AND DIE IN THESE TOWNS - THE ENEMY 20 NE WHAT HURTS THE MOST/LAST CHRISTMAS - CASCADA 19 16 HATE THAT I LOVE YOU - RIHANNA/NE`YO 18 14 UNINVITED - FREEMASONS 17 NE TEDDY PICKER - ARTIC MONKEYS 16 13 FLUX - BLOC PARTY 15 11 HOME - WESTLIFE 14 48 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK - POGUES/KIRSTY MACCOLL 13 RE BURNING LOVE - ELVIS PRESLEY 12 12 ABOUT YOU NOW - SUGABABES 11 17 CRANK THAT - SOULJA BOY 10 09 2 HEARTS - KYLIE MINOGUE 09 07 BREATHLESS - SHAYNE WARD 08 34 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU - MARIAH CAREY 07 08 NO ONE - ALICIA KEYS 06 06 VALERIE - RONSON/WINEHOUSE 05 05 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT 04 04 APOLOGISE - ONE REPUBLIC/TIMBALAND 03 02 CALL THE SHOTS - GIRLS ALOUD 02 03 HEARTBROKEN - T2/JODIE AYSHA 01 01 BLEEDING LOVE - LEONA LEWIS 7 weeks for LEONA, ONE REPUBLIC have also been number 4, for 7 weeks! Here is this week`s physical only singles... 01 01 BLEEDING LOVE - LEONA LEWIS 02 03 HEATBROKEN - T2/JODIE AYSHA 03 02 CALL THE SHOTS - GIRLS ALOUD 04 04 APOLOGISE - TIMBALAND/ONE REPUBLIC 05 RE BURNING LOVE - ELVIS PRESLEY 06 05 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT 07 06 VALERIE - RONSON/WINEHOUSE 08 08 2 HEARTS - KYLIE MINOGUE 09 09 BREATHLESS - SHAYNE WARD 10 10 NO ONE - ALICIA KEYS

Certainly, an early one! I remember that although Independant radio stations, still broadcasted DAVID JENSEN`s NETWORK CHART, Capital Radio`s Capital countdown(hosted by, later PEPSI CHART presenter NEIL FOX) began to include records, that had not yet been released. Early example MICHAEL JACKSON and BLACK OR WHITE, which entered the CAPITAL COUNTDOWN at number 10, a week before the physical release, on airplay.

It has to be said that neither single, stayed around that long. BO SELECTA and THE IDOLS were right next to each other, in 2003, at number 4 and 5 respectively. Cliff, only had 3 weeks, in the top 50, although achieving a physical number one. S. CLUB JUNIORS didn`t hang around long with the double A side SLEIGH RIDE/PUPPY LOVE in 2002...splitting, the same sort of figure, as a minor 1965, top 10 hit, for the BARRON KNIGHTS, along with the CRAZY FROG`s JINGLE BELLS in 2005.

So, from today, and into next week, the most played Christmas songs on Independant radio 1973 - 2007. On this chart, all versions of a particular song have been listed together, i.e. SANTA BABY, MARY`S BOY CHILD etc. So, here is 30 - 21... 30 BLUE CHRISTMAS - SHAKIN` STEVENS, ELVIS PRELEY 29 2000 MILES - PRETENDERS 1983, number 15 28 SANTA BABY - MADONNA, KYLIE MINOGUE, EARTHA KITT 27 THANK GOD IT`S CHRISTMAS - QUEEN 1984, number 21 26 DRIVIN` HOME FOR CHRISTMAS - CHRIS REA 1988, number 5 25 STEP INTO CHRISTMAS - ELTON JOHN 1973 number 21 24 KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE - FREIHEIGHT 1988, number 12 23 CHRISTMAS WRAPPING - WAITRESSES 1982, number 47 22 CHESTNUTS ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIRE (THE CHRISTMAS SONG) - NAT KING COLE 60, ALEXANDER O` NEIL 89 21 SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN` TO TOWN - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, DARLENE LOVE etc. More on this soon...

I don`t think it actually got released. It was due to be released at the end of November 1975, as a follow up to DREAMY LADY. The catalogue number should have been MARC 12, fitting in after DREAMY LADY, and before LONDON BOYS, both minor hits. I have no idea, why the release was cancelled...Anyone???

1 IT`S GONNA BE A COLD COLD CHRISTMAS - DANA 2 DECEMBER WILL BE MAGIC AGAIN - KATE BUSH 3 2000 MILES - PRETENDERS 4 BLUE CHRISTMAS - SHAKIN` STEVENS 5 HAZY SHADE OF WINTER - SIMON AND GARFUNKEL 6 ANOTHER ROCK N` ROLL CHRISTMAS - GARY GLITTER 7 I BELIEVE IN FATHER CHRISTMAS - GREG LAKE 8 IN DULCI JUBILO/ON HORSEBACK - MIKE OLDFIELD 9 WHEN A CHILD IS BORN - JOHNNY MATHIS 10 WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS TIME - PAUL MCCARTNEY

Right then, the top ten is imminent...but first here are some songs bubbling under the top 60, 2000 - 2006... I WISH IT COULD BE A WOMBLING MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY - WIZZARD/WOMBLES 2000 number 22 that year I BELIEVE IN CHRISTMAS - TWEENIES 2001 number 9 that year SANTA`S LIST - CLIFF RICHARD 2003 number 5 that year (HAVE A) CHEEKY CHRISTMAS - CHEEKY GIRLS 2003 number 10 that year LAST CHRISTMAS - CRAZY FROG 2006 number 16 that year Here is the top 10... 10 HAPPY CHRISTMAS (WAR IS OVER) - JOHN LENNON/PLASTIC ONO BAND 1972/80 09 WHEN A CHILD IS BORN (SOLEADO) - JOHNNY MATHIS 1976 08 MISTLETOE AND WINE - CLIFF RICHARD 1988 07 WHITE CHRISTMAS - BING CROSBY 1942 - 77 06 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY - SLADE 1973/83/06 05 DO THEY KNOW IT`S CHRISTMAS - BAND AID 20 2004 04 MARY`S BOY CHILD - HARRY BELAFONTE 1957/8 03 LAST CHRISTMAS - WHAM 1984/5 02 MARY`S BOY CHILD - BONEY M 1978 01 DO THEY KNOW IT`S CHRISTMAS - BAND AID 1984/5 Not many surprises in the top 10, although people forget HARRY BELAFONTE, was the first million seller, of the 50s. WHAM! of course, with the biggest selling number 2 hit, of all time. Tomorrow, we will look at the most played Christmas singles, on Radio 1973 - 2007. For now, here are a dozen, or so, records that were played on Radio, that never even graced any chart... CHRISTMAS STORY/SILVER BELLS - DORIS DAY 1950 SANTA BABY - EARTHA KITT 1953 SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN - FRANK SINATRA 1953 CHRISTMAS ALPHABET - MCGUIRE SISTERS 1955 ON A CHRISTMAS DAY - LONNIE DONEGAN 1956 FROSTY THE SNOWMAN - RONETTES 1963 LITTLE SAINT NICK - BEACH BOYS 1964 SLEIGH RIDE - VENTURES 1965 SIX WHITE BOOMERS - ROLF HARRIS 1964 MARY HAD A BABY - MARY HOPKIN 1972 WHO`S STUFFING YOUR TURKEY THIS CHRISTMAS - LARRY GRAYSON 1975 TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS - BILL BARCLAY 1975 PIPE TUNE - MIKE OLDFIELD 1977 DISCO SANTA - CHRIS HILL 1978 GRANDMA GOT RUNOVER BY A REINDEER - DR ELMO 1979 ALL STUCK UP - HOORAY AND THE HENRYS 1983 RUN RUDOLPH RUN - BRYAN ADAMS 1987 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS - SAMANTHA MUMBA 2000 Join us tomorrow for part one, of the most played...

I believe that, you are correct Robbie. Certainly, remember Noel Edmonds, saying that it was going to be released on Friday 24th Oct. It was also played by Dale Winton, back in October this year (2007), as a new release on Pick of the Pops! So, you could well be right, with that info. Think it`s pretty obvious that if John Lennon, had not been shot, Jona, would have had an Official number one, on Tuesday 6th Jan 1981! Can you remember, when singles ceased to be released on Fridays? Late 80s, was it?