Every Christmas Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart

From The Pogues and ABBA to Bruno Mars and Kate Winslet(!), look back at the Xmas chart toppers in Ireland.

While originating in the UK, the Christmas Number 1 is also a festive talking point in Ireland.

Since the Official Irish Singles Chart began in 1962, 56 songs have hit the Xmas top spot, and much like in the UK, the full chart history is rather eclectic.

There's a four-way tie for the acts with the most Xmas chart toppers, as The Beatles, Queen, Spice Girls and Eminem have all lead the Official Christmas Chart on two occasions each. Queen were Christmas Number 1 in 1975 and 1991, both times with Bohemian Rhapsody. The latter was a double A-side with These Are The Days Of Our Lives, which hit the top of the chart following Freddie Mercury's death.

Paul McCartney features on five Christmas Number 1s in total, counting his role in the original Band Aid and the 20th anniversary reworking from 2004, and as a member of The Beatles and Wings.

Boyzone have also appeared on two Irish Christmas chart-toppers: 1995's Father and Son, and 1997's Perfect Day credited under Various Artists. Shane McGowan also collected his second with Perfect Day after The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl's Fairytale of New York shot to the top in 1987.

Others to score Christmas Number 1s in Ireland include Slade, ABBA, Father Ted actor Dermot Morgan, and movie star Kate Winslet with What If, her song taken from the soundtrack to Christmas Carol: The Movie.

View the complete list below, and see how it compares to every Christmas Number 1 in the UK here.

Every Christmas Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart

YEAR	TITLE	ARTIST
1962	RETURN TO SENDER	ELVIS PRESLEY
1963	NO MORE	BRENDAN BOWYER
1964	I FEEL FINE	THE BEATLES
1965	DAY TRIPPER	THE BEATLES
1966	GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME	TOM JONES
1967	TREAT MY DAUGHTER KINDLY	PAT LYNCH
1968	LILY THE PINK	SCAFFOLD
1969	SUGAR SUGAR	THE ARCHIES
1970	I HEAR YOU KNOCKING	DAVE EDMONDS
1971	O HOLY NIGHT	TOMMY DRENNAN
1972	WHISKEY IN THE JAR	THIN LIZZY
1973	MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY	SLADE
1974	OH YES YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL	GARY GLITTER
1975	BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY	QUEEN
1976	IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW	CHICAGO
1977	MULL OF KINTYRE	WINGS
1978	MARY'S BOY CHILD	BONEY M
1979	ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL	PINK FLOYD
1980	THERE'S NO ONE LIKE GRANDMA	ST. WINIFRED'S SCHOOL CHOIR
1981	ONE OF US	ABBA
1982	SAVE YOUR LOVE	RENEE & RENATO
1983	ONLY YOU	THE FLYING PICKETS
1984	DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?	BAND AID
1985	THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. EASTWOOD	DERMOT MORGAN
1986	CARAVAN OF LOVE	THE HOUSEMARTINS
1987	FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK	THE POGUES & KIRSTY MACCOLL
1988	MISTLETOE & WINE	CLIFF RICHARD
1989	DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?	BAND AID 2
1990	THE CHRISTMAS NO. 1	ZIG & ZAG
1991	BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY/THESE ARE THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES	QUEEN
1992	I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU	WHITNEY HOUSTON
1993	BABE	TAKE THAT
1994	STAY ANOTHER DAY	EAST 17
1995	FATHER AND SON	BOYZONE
1996	2 BECOME 1	SPICE GIRLS
1997	PERFECT DAY	VARIOUS ARTISTS
1998	GOODBYE	SPICE GIRLS
1999	I HAVE A DREAM/SEASONS IN THE SUN	WESTLIFE
2000	STAN	EMINEM
2001	WHAT IF	KATE WINSLET
2002	LOSE YOURSELF	EMINEM
2003	LEAVE RIGHT NOW	WILL YOUNG
2004	DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?	BAND AID 20
2005	GIFT GRUB - LEAVE RIGHT NOW	MARIO ROSENSTOCK
2006	A MOMENT LIKE THIS	LEONA LEWIS
2007	WHEN YOU BELIEVE	LEON JACKSON
2008	HALLELUJAH	ALEXANDRA BURKE
2009	THE CLIMB	JOE MCELDERRY
2010	WHEN WE COLLIDE	MATT CARDLE
2011	CANNONBALL	LITTLE MIX
2012	IMPOSSIBLE	JAMES ARTHUR
2013	SKYSCRAPER	SAM BAILEY
2014	UPTOWN FUNK	MARK RONSON FT. BRUNO MARS
2015	LOVE YOURSELF	JUSTIN BIEBER
2016	ROCKABYE	CLEAN BANDIT
2017	PERFECT	ED SHEERAN
2018	SWEET BUT PSYCHO	AVA MAX