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Christmas Number 1 2019: Stormzy closes gap on LadBaby's I Love Sausage Rolls for festive top spot
There's still everything to play for in the battle for this year's Official Christmas Number 1.
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The race for Christmas Number 1 is heating up as the gap narrows between the Top 5 songs.
According to today's sales flash (Dec. 16), LadBaby continues to lead the way with I Love Sausage Rolls, a playful, pasty-themed twist on Joan Jett classic I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll, raising money for foodbank charity The Trussell Trust.
However, Stormzy is catching up; his song Own It ft. Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy is at Number 2 and outperforming LadBaby on streaming by 3:1.
MORE: Christmas Number 1 2019 - The Contenders
Last Christmas by Wham! is also putting up a strong fight, holding firm at Number 3 and is 4,500 chart sales behind Stormzy. Fans are campaigning to get the track - the UK's best-selling Number 2 single of all time - to the top for the first time in tribute to the late George Michael.
Elsewhere, Ellie Goulding's River is set to reach a new peak this week, currently at Number 4, and Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You is at Number 6. The 25-year-old festive classic is in line to claim the most-streamed song of the week.
MORE: Every Christmas Number 1 ever
Further down, Merry Chrismoyles Everyone by Matt Hulbert - an ode to XFM presenter Chris Moyles - is at Number 68. The song follows a similar campaign called Dominick The Donkey - a track the then-Radio 1 Breakfast DJ championed all the way to Number 3 in Christmas 2011.
The Christmas Number 1 race runs from Friday 13 December through to 11.59pm Thursday 19 December. The Top 40 will be counted down exclusively on BBC Radio 1’s The Official Chart with Scott Mills from 4pm Friday 20 December, crowning the winner of the Official Christmas Number 1 2019.
The full Christmas Official Singles Chart and Official Albums Chart will be published on OfficialCharts.com from 5.45pm.
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julesin09
Lazy and unoriginal way to raise money for charity. And in this day and age it won't even raise that much money.
santa's irs auditor (she/her)
excuse me y'all are ignoring the true eternal christmas bop. stream santa's homophobic by left at london
AS
Andre Silva
Come on guys....
It’s not the best song but it’s funny and for a great reason!!!
Karin Ridgers
THIS should be number 1!!!
https://www.peaceonyourplate.co.uk
Nae Nae Hayden
Come on ladbaby family we got this💞💞from north carolina 💞
NC
Nigel Coleman
I love sausage rolls? What a load of , don't people buy quality music these days? Some of these songs really do take the ? What are they going to chuck at us next Pepper Pig going to number 1, you are having a laugh?
DL
David Laing
Well bob the builder, teletubbies and Mr Blobby all did it so why not?
ST
Scott Tingle
Nigel,
This time of year is about Novelty feel good Music. about having Fun and not taking yourself Seriously.
mike sowter
Its all for the trussell trust charity so all proceeds go to the charity so bring on the sausage rolls
kearsten
IT'S 100% FOR CHARITY. JUST DOWNLOAD IT
Siân Avery
It’s for charity - lighten up!
Diane Ayre
This is all for charity
NC
Nigel Coleman
It's a take, it's suppost to be a music chart not a comedy chart.
NC
Nigel Coleman
I would rather give the charity the money than buy that ? Didn't "Shut Up Your Face" stop a brilliant record getting to number 1 " Vienna " by Ultravox ? It stops good songs getting to number 1 and what's next a blank record?
Nick Gesinger
Re. Merry ChrisMoyles song, just to say he is actually on Radio X, XFM hasn't existed for over 4yrs...
PM
Peter Marriott
Ladbaby, but would like Beanus to get in the Top 40.
DH
Dave Hayes
Why is Dan smith (bastille) not in the running with Fight this feeling? His absence seems very odd.
Alfred Lock
Not that anti Boris Johnson basher Stormzy for Xmas no1..It's not even for charity which is the spirit of Xmas so don't let that streaming win or Xmas is dead for me this year and all the Radio 1 humbugs who could end up putting Mr Nursery Grime at 1.
Terrie holden
The fact that he is anti Boris Johnson means he deserves to be no.1.
Alfred Lock
Unlike Ladbaby Stormzy is not helping the food banks for some people who've struggled to have a good XMAS ..besides this is typical British fun that old school radio listeners like me enjoy..I will follow those sausages close to the end.MUNCH!MUNCH!
DL
David Laing
I like ladbaby but would like to point out that all the other songs in the top 10 are not contributing to foodbanks either
Brian Quinn
Hope LadBaby gets it.
MA
michael anthony
Although its for a good cause, it has the be one of the worst songs ever. It also destroys one of the classic rock songs of all time.
I thought Brits had more taste.
Dan Ashurst
It's not about the quality of the song. You may have noticed that us Brits like to take the and have a good time doing it. Something can be terrible... and simply brilliant at the same time for it's comedic value.
Something something Fun Detected.
MH
Marilyn Hughes
Comeon its comedy Just download it 20 times so that food bank can feed more hungry people
1
12345
Or you could just give money directly to the charity, so they get all of your money, not what's left after the costs of producing and promoting the song.
Siân Avery
Chill out. The Brits aren’t as stuffy as people think. Some of us embrace difference and fun. We like to support charities and look after those who are suffering. Look at the bigger picture!
DB
David Blake
Some people - especially Americans - don't 'get' irony...