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When will the 2023 Christmas Number 1 be announced?
It's the most important chart race of the year. Here's everything you need to know about 2023's Official Christmas Number 1 single announcement
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The Official Christmas Number 1 is a British tradition that's seen a host of yuletide staples crowned - from the Spice Girls' 2 Become 1 to Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas?
It's the most important chart race of the year for music fans up and down the country, you might say.
After 71 years, securing that Christmas Number 1 is still considered the ultimate accolade in pop, and the stuff entire careers are built around.
Previous years have seen a wide variety of songs claim the festive crown; wintry ballads, huge charity singles, dance bangers and quirky novelty numbers that, let's be honest, could only hit the top spot at Christmas. Bob the Builder's Can We Fix It?, anyone?
The first ever Official Christmas Number 1 was won by Al Martino's Here In My Heart in 1952, while last year, the feat was secured by LadBaby and Martin Lewis with Food Aid.
You can stay up to date with all the latest Christmas Number 1 news here on Official Charts.
See Every Official Christmas Number 1 song here.
This meant LadBaby broke a long-standing UK chart record, becoming the first act to ever achieve five consecutive Christmas Number 1 singles (joining We Built This City, I Love Sausage Rolls, Don't Stop Me Eatin' and Ed Sheeran and Elton John collaboration Sausage Rolls for Everyone). And to make it even better, all the proceeds from the single went towards food bank charity the Trussell Trust.
Previously, both The Beatles and Spice Girls had held the record for the most consecutive Christmas Number 1s in UK chart history; The Beatles scoring four with I Want To Hold Your Hand (1963), I Feel Fine (1964) and Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out (1965) and Spice Girls bagging three with 2 Become 1 (1996), Too Much (1997) and Goodbye (1998).
Who are the contenders for the Christmas Number 1 2023?
You can be pretty certain Last Christmas by WHAM! and All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey are set to join the fight for the festive top spot. Ed Sheeran & Elton John’s modern yuletide hit Merry Christmas has shown signs of becoming a festive classic in recent years, along with a raft of new releases, charity singles and feisty political and social media campaigns. Take a look at the list of 2023's Christmas Number 1 contenders.
How is the Christmas Number 1 winner determined?
The only chart that counts, The Official Chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company on behalf of the British music industry. First established in 1952, the Official Chart today surveys over 8,000 retailers and digital services daily to count UK physical sales, digital downloads, audio streams and video streams. The most comprehensive research panel of its kind, it captures 99.9% of the total UK singles market.
When will the Official Christmas Number 1 song 2023 be announced?
The 2023 Official Christmas Number 1 will be announced on Friday, December 22. The full Christmas Top 40 will be counted down on BBC Radio 1's The Official Chart with Jack Saunders from 4pm.
The full Top 100 Official Christmas Singles Chart and Official Christmas Albums Chart will be published on OfficialCharts.com from 5.45pm.
Sign up to the Official Charts mailing list and opt in to Breaking News alerts to get the latest on the Christmas Number 1 race. Make sure you’re following Official Charts on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for updates throughout the race. Join in the Christmas Number 1 conversation using #XmasNo1 and #OfficialChart.
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blee87uk
it's easy before Christmas day data has reached, always is, Sorry, i keep saying this yearly, but Thats pretty normal for the radio and tv Christmas charts to count data early this year its the 22nd December the charts data is completed, it done by (Sales and units from 15th to 21st December) that a week early again, the important so called charts, to me the special charts would be the following week after that calculates the big day data so Christmas Charts Singles rundown would be 29th December that the units and sales from 22nd, 23rd, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 27th and 28th December the Christmas week data officially.
Shoogle
This is why we need the "block" feature back!
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blee87uk
i keep things uncensored here, no block for me! haha, no serious why would people think 22nd Dec is the Christmas Week data, when in fact the units was arraged before christmas day this year from 15th to 21st, when in fact the 29th December is so more impact on streaming on christmas eve, day and boxing day, so it will always be the following , or after christmas day the chart single is the christmas week charts.
menchiess
ok there is like NO way Ladbaby can get the #1 again this year, everyone basically hates them right???
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j cn
Anyone but those frauds ladbaby. They have singlehandedly ruined any chance of prestige & significance being associated to being artist with the UK Christmas no,1. Anyone but them!
PeppyPenguin
I reckon its gonna be Sidemen tbf, not really been any other big songs drop suprisingly
PeranW Media
It won't be them, it will either be ladbaby or wham
Tosyma
How about The Official UK Top 100 Singles of 2022?
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Gary Long
I really fancy the heart of christmas to be no1 this yr......we need a xmas no1 not just some normal track this yr
sherringf0rdhope
Anyone but LadBaby - I think the sausage rolls thing has gone stale by now.
Ronald van Veen
Hope so.... Ladbaby stole Christmas....
BleeUK
Lets see if Ladbaby holds on from 30th December Week for 23rd to 29th Dec Data: include: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, as there have not hold on for another week before for the 2nd week in a row, Remember what you got to remember what you stream and download at christmas Day will not impact UK Single Charts Christmas Edition as it taken before, and this year from 16th to 22nd December only!
Blank
I think they dropped straight out of the top 100 last year. Shows their genuine popularity. Don't think this year will be far different.
Christine Doole
They need to get it again
BleeUK
I wonder if ladbaby stays #1 for Christmas week find out 30th December
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we want ladbaby
rayever
to flop so true
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Ladbaby #1s: 4
Taylor swift #1s: 2
Sausage rolls for everyone first week: 136,000
Anti-hero first week: Less than 70,000
In conclusion, Ladbaby outsold Gayflop !!
rayever
😭😭😭
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Arthur Morgan
Alright look at the Sidemen lad, no one wants ladtrash