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This gorgeous 2008 song from She & Him (Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward) is currently in the Spotify chart thanks to TikTok. Hopefully it sticks around and is a hit in the New Year!

Jack Whitehall has been confirmed to host again.

Best: Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody Wings - Mull of Kintyre/Girls' School The Beatles - Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? The Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand Wham! - Last Christmas Mud - Lonely This Christmas Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind Cliff Richard - Mistletoe and Wine Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name

A late effort from The Lemon Twigs is out today:

Sounds like we won’t be getting a No. 7 😂 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSNdx91ETZ5/?igsh=OG50c2N2ZjFreDVk

All notable releases are out by now - so what are your top album picks of the year? For me: Sam Fender - People Watching Geese - Getting Killed YUNGBLUD - Idols Turnstile - NEVER ENOUGH Renee Rapp - BITE ME Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend Wet Leg - moisturizer mgk - lost americana PinkPantheress - Fancy That Tame Impala - Deadbeat JENNIE - Ruby 5 Seconds of Summer - EVERYONE'S A STAR! Tyler Childers - Snipe Hunter Inhaler - Open Wide LISA - Alter Ego Others: A Day To Remember - Big Ole Album Vol. 1 Architects - The Sky, the Earth & All Between BigXthaPlug - I Hope You're Happy Djo - The Crux Dylan Gossett - Westward Ghost - Skeleta HAIM - I quit Morgan Wallen - I'm The Problem Parker McCollum - Parker McCollum PinkPantheress - Fancy Some More? Sleep Token - Even In Arcadia sombr - I Barely Know Her Tate McRae - So Close To What Tucker Wetmore - What Not To

More votes please!

Not sure! I imagine it's been bubbling under for a while - just a lucky week perhaps? They were announced as Reading & Leeds headliners but that was a couple of weeks ago.

It's a Singles box set - https://www.nme.com/news/music/oasis-celebrate-wonderwall-30th-anniversary-with-limited-edition-whats-the-story-morning-glory-7-singles-box-set-3903737

A bit different though as they’re proper musical theatre style songs. Kpop Demon Hunters/Barbie have pop songs that just happen to be in films.

Even with Christmas here, I'm a little surprised only one song from 21 Savage's new album entered on Friday.

+5: Fairytale of New York +4: Rein Me In +3: Jingle Bell Rock +2: Last Christmas +1: Underneath The Tree -1: Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree -2: All I Want For Christmas Is You -3: Man I Need -4: Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love) -5: Where Is My Husband

Not bad for a band that have only released 34 singles!

The 1975 can’t be far off I’d imagine?

The 1975 can’t be far off I’d imagine?

This one from ROLE MODEL entered the Spotify chart the other day. Hopefully it’ll be a hit in the New Year - it’s very Dominic Fike 🥰

It’s a fair point - I’ve added an N/A to the first poll if you’d like to add your vote :)

‘Pushing It Down and Praying’ is new in at #92 today - hopefully it’ll be a hit after Christmas!

Fantastic to see this back in the charts!

Now her first Top 40 single since 2007!

Lizzie from TLDP is non-binary - so aren't a girl group.

A surprise release from OneRepublic is out now - from the soundtrack of new game 'Arknights Endfield':

Each week, 8 new releases are selected to go head to head, with one weekly winner which will then go up against future weekly winners later in the year at the end of each quarter of the year, and then again at the end of the year to determine the ultimate winner of 2025. Last week's results: The Darkness - Mistletoe and Wine [3] Poppy - Guardian [3] The Coral - She Died On Christmas Day [2] Sam Fender - The Treadmill [2] Guns N' Roses - Nothin' [1] Squeeze - Trixies, Pt. 2 [0] Thomas Raggi (feat. Nic Cester, Jet & Chad Smith) - GETCHA! [0] The Wombats - Love You Like a Rainbow [0] Total votes: 11 It's a tie! Tiebreak results: Bryan Adams & Friends - California Christmas [5] Pulp - The Man Comes Around [4] N/A [2] Here are this week's contenders: Artemas - before we say goodbye Cast - Free Love Dry Cleaning - Let Me Grow and You'll See the Fruit The Format - Boycott Heaven Gorillaz (feat. Omar Souleyman & Yasiin Bey) - Damascus Michael Marcagi - Unlocks Me Mumford & Sons - Prizefighter Softcult - Queen Of Nothing Tiebreak: The Darkness - Mistletoe and Wine Poppy - Guardian 2025 Indie/Rock/Alt Track of the Week Winners Week 1: N/A Week 2: Ethel Cain – Amber Waves Week 3: Mumford & Sons – Rushmere Week 4: Nova Twins – Monsters Week 5: SOFIA ISELLA – Dog's Dinner Week 6: Oklou – blade bird Week 7: Sam Fender – Remember My Name Week 8: Fontaines D.C. – It's Amazing To Be Young Week 9: Doves - A Drop In The Ocean Week 10: Black Country, New Road – Happy Birthday Week 11: Sleep Token – Emergence Week 12: SOFT PLAY (feat. Kate Nash) – Slushy Week 13: Linkin Park - Up From The Bottom Week 14: Wet Leg - catch these fists Week 15: Lana Del Rey - Henry, come on Week 16: Lana Del Rey – Bluebird Week 17: Lorde – What Was That Week 18: Nilüfer Yanya - Cold Heart Week 19: Sleep Token - Even In Arcadia Week 20: Wolf Alice - Bloom Baby Bloom Week 21: Pulp - Got to Have Love Week 22: Pendulum - Save The Cat Week 23: Ethel Cain - Nettles Week 24: Twenty One Pilots - The Contract Week 25: Muse - Unravelling Week 26: Lorde - Shapeshifter Week 27: Ethel Cain - F*ck Me Eyes Week 28: Wolf Alice - The Sofa Week 29: The Last Dinner Party - This is the Killer Speaking Week 30: Tame Impala - End Of Summer Week 31: Fat Dog - Pray To That Week 32: Wolf Alice - White Horses Week 33: Steve Lacy - Nice Shoes Week 34: Florence + The Machine - Everybody Scream Week 35: Hayley Williams - Parachute Week 36: Tame Impala - Losers Week 37: Gorillaz (feat. Sparks) - The Happy Dictator Week 38: Nine Inch Nails - Who Wants To Live Forever? Week 39: Tame Impala - Dracula Week 40: Dry Cleaning - Hit My Head All Day Week 41: Of Monsters and Men - Fruit Bat Week 42: Sam Fender (feat. Elton John) - Talk to You Week 43: Mumford & Sons & Hozier - Rubber Band Man Week 44: ROSALÍA (feat. Björk & Yves Tumor) - Berghain Week 45: ROSALÍA (feat. Yahritza Y Su Esencia) - La Perla Week 46: FKA twigs - HARD Week 47: Bastille - SAVE MY SOUL Week 48: Bryan Adams & Friends - California Christmas Week 49: TBC

The title track is out today:

+5: Rein Me In +4: Last Christmas +3: Rockin’ Around +2: Underneath the Tree +1: All I Want For Christmas Is You -1: Santa Tell Me -2: Man I Need -:3: So Easy -4: The Fate of Ophelia -5: Where Is My Husband?