Official Singles Chart on 23/12/2022

This is the 16th to 22nd December data countdown , the run up to Christmas. The Christmas weeks charts is from 30th December and the truly official Christmas #1 with units from 23rd to 29th. See tommorow for the nation Christmas chart of 2022

Again Ladbaby.... I fully support the idea of charity songs but he just spoils the whole idea of the Christmas #1.....

oh wanted to ask: anyone going to see the new whitney houston movie? if you've seen it, i'd love to hear your feedback. her sister in law, pat houston, & clive davis (record executive who signed her and became a life long friend and mentor to her) are involved in this movie.

& i feel, that FINALLY, there's a movie that accurately tells her life story. believe me, i've been a fan of hers since 1985 and there's so much more to her life than just drugs & drama. she was also a beautiful person inside & out and worked very hard to make it in music.

hey mates, here's a top 10+ list of xmas songs by current & past american acts as well as international artists who've hit it big here & made xmas albums. i left out wham, mariah and many other familiar tracks just to show love to everyone else...hope you all like them!

*backstreet boys/the xmas song* https://www.youtube.c*m/watch?v=q-6c3YorjmQ
*the carpenters/merry xmas darling* https://www.youtube.c*m/watch?v=PB5c-KmxqQw
*jackson 5/santa claus is coming to town* https://www.youtube.c*m/watch?v=B9u4JuEOKsU
*justin bieber ft boyz to men/fa la la* https://www.youtube.c*m/watch?v=QBDcc41JXMU
*nsync/merry xmas, happy holidays* https://www.youtube.c*m/watch?v=oeLfuIzF6v8
*whitney houston/do u hear what i hear?* https://www.youtube.c*m/watch?v=-mXc0xrPt04
*elvis presley/blue xmas* https://www.youtube.c*m/watch?v=B6WnnZRSKYs
*hanson/ run run rudolph* https://www.youtube.c*m/watch?v=lpq5oH0oFvw
*celine dion/don't save it all for xmas day* https://www.youtube.c*m/watch?v=qdRncshZ4Vw
*josh groban/o holy night* https://www.youtube.c*m/watch?v=8Uh6X7WB5UE
*boyz to men/let it snow* https://www.youtube.c*m/watch?v=TasbOmC4NNo

& last but not least, not a big hit @ the time, but this song made it on the home alone 2 soundtrack. i was a huge tlc fan, but can't remember this on mtv or on the radio, but enjoy everyone! lisa's raps are great on this one: *tlc/sleigh ride* https://www.youtube.c*m/watch?v=JTL2QGlibo4

the backstreet boys did a remake of the wham classic 'last xmas', it's really good! here in the states wham was pretty big, george michael would be 10x bigger as a solo artist when his faith album came out in 1987.
https://www.youtube.c*m/watch?v=aKSOjwr2-0w

hey merry xmas mates!! it's so cool to see george michael in the top 10 over here and in the billboard hot 100. wham is @ #6 here in the states. i used to hear that song on the radio ALL the time xmas time over here ever since it first came out.

Merry Christmas to everyone!!!

Merry Christmas to all!
my top 20 (25.12.2022.)
1. (1) ELODIE – OK. respira (2nd week at No.1)
2. (3) JOESEF – just come home with me tonight
3. (2) MORRISSEY – rebels without applause (2weeks at No.1)
4. (5) KYTES – mister burns
5. (4) TOM ODELL – just another thing we don't talk about
6. (18) LANA DEL REY – did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean BLVD
7. (8.) RAYE ft 070 SHAKE – escapism.
8. (11) ROYKSOPP ft SUSANNE SUNDFOR – stay awhile
9. (7) FRED AGAIN … – Delilah (pull me out of this)
10. (10) ROMY ft FRED AGAIN … – strong

11. (14) MAES – fetty wap
12. (34) SUPERSHY – don't let go
13. (6) JOVANOTTI – se lo senti lo sai (1week at No.1)
14. (35) SBTRKT ft LEILAH – forward
15. (21) THE WOMBATS – dressed to k*ll
16. (24) KIMBRA – replay
17. (9) DRAKE & 21 SAVAGE – rich flex
18. (23) CIRCA WAVES – carry you home
19. (37) RAMMSTEIN – adieu (Andrea Marino remix)
20. (12) SUEDE – the only way I can love you

..............new songs at chart (top 45)..............
34. NEW – DAS KOPE – Pacific coast highway
36. NEW – GORILLAZ – skinny ape
37. NEW – ADRIAN KNOWS – careless
38. NEW – STONE – money (hope ain't gone)
42. NEW – ERNIA – bella fregatura

SUGABABES - THE LOST TAPES

Merry Christmas and Happy New 2023 Year!!!

My top 10 this week:

1. Escapism - Raye (up 3) *new no 1*
2. Anti-Hero - Taylor Swift (down 1)
3. Messy in Heaven - Venbee & Goddard (down 1)
4. Unholy - Sam Smith & Kim Petras (up 2)
5. Made You Look - Meghan Trainor (down 2)
6. Out of Nowhere - Bugzy Malone (up 1)
7. Calm Down - Rema (down 2)
8. Kiss Me - Dermot Kennedy (=)
9. Ghost Of You - Mimim Webb (=)
10. I Ain't Worried - One Republic (up 2)

Full chart available at:
https://www.crownnote.c*m/charts/thebig30/20221223

Charity records should have had their own side chart and not affect the main chart listings.If only we knew how misleading their positions could be at the beginning. Behind them all is someone’s ego that cannot be fed in any other way.I suppose we should hope that someone actually benefits in the end?? At this rate sausage rock will be a music genre.

I didn't know UK was so hungry!!!!! Terrible No 1.

So for the first time Ladbaby is only no.1 because of ACR. Would be no.4 otherwise.....

Sidemen #3! Delighted for them

Best Christmas Top Three Ever ? - December 1975

1. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
2. I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake
3. The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine - Laurel & Hardy

KISS ME by Dermot already out of the Top 100??!! Hope to see him back next week!!

Finally the underrated German singer ZOE WEES is claimning her first top 100 this week!! That girl is so talented and should have a huge star by now!! do check her first ever single CONTROL: beautiful song, great vocals...

BRITNEY is back baby!! and at number 91 nonetheless!!

The queen of COUNTRY MUSIC is back at number 89!! Who doesn't love DOLLY?! NO ONE!!

Over the moon to see the awful PSYCHO dropping so much this week!!

Can't believe what i am saying!! AVA MAX and MARIAH getting new peak with their new Xmas songs...So happy for them...

NAT KING COLE finally broke the Top 50 this year...About time..he so deserves it...THE XMAS SONG is such a great Xmas single...

Really want to see UNHOLY back into the Top 10 next week!!

Really happy that SIA got a new peak this year with her great SNOWMAN....still number 1 in NORWAY: yippee!!

Surprised LEONA LEWIS didn't do better this year with her beautiful ONE MORE SLEEP...was hoping to see the single make the Top 20 this year...shame really...

Really hope to see MEGHAN TRAINOR back into the Top 5 next week..once the XMAS songs are out of the Top 100...

LIZZO not only getting a new peak this week with her beautiful version of SOMEDAY AT XMAS but she is claiming a new top 20 along the way!! Congrats to her...love that girl...

Please can we get RAYE next week at number 1? Now that the Xmas singles will be out next Friday, really hope RAYE can make it to the top...she so deserves it!! ESCAPISM is such an amazing single!!

Was hoping for a different number 1 single this week!! So disappointed!

Surprised that Jason Manford isn't here somewhere with Christmas Assembly Bangers considering it's been in the top 10 of iTunes almost all week?

Rigged in Ladbaby's favour

Rigged! No way this beat out all these bangers! They're absolutely making a mockery of Beetles, clowns shouldn't be in the same sentence. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/60d9c25453f9afd544584a0edeed757cffab1de9c4ce787cc5257fb4bc769b39.jpg

I'm running my top songs of the year countdown on Buzzjack, but I'll put the top 10 on the EOY occ page plus links for anyone who wants to see! I can't believe it looks like bad habits will spend 2 years in the EOY top 2 :o

It is just a bit of fun at Christmas and for charity, people on here are massive music and chart fans and would love it to be a normal song at number 1

Ladbaby gets the Christmas number one for a FIFTH year in a row That's five number ones too many We need a charity set up for Ladbaby fans They're the ones that need the most help

another xmas no1 joke.even Mr Blobby is far better than this

My Christmas Chart 23.12.22

1. So Much Wine - Phoebe Bridgers [+40] (1st #1 for Phoebe!)
2. right where you left me - Taylor Swift [+12] (check crownnote for the reasoning!)
3. Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl [+13]
4. Last Christmas - Wham! [+15]
5. Christmas Tree Farm - Taylor Swift [+10]
6. Escapism. - RAYE feat. 070 Shake [-5]
7. Karma - Taylor Swift [-5]
8. Kill Bill - SZA [-5]
9. Loneliest Time Of Year - Mabel [+33]
10. DESPECHA RMX - Rosalia & Cardi B [NEW]

full chart: https://www.crownnote.c*m/charts/conorskitchen/christmas-chart-231222

Disgusting to see LadBaby at #1 again, but oh well. What do I do with my 4 copies of Last Christmas i bought now?! lol

oh well, only one more chart before its all back to normal

Getting proper boring now.
Although what is interesting, is that some of the classics that have been gaining higher and higher annual peaks as the years of streaming go on, are now on the way down (attaining lower peaks again).

Some examples:
Fairytale, Shaky, Band Aid, Andy Williams, Chris Rea, and probably a few more.
They're also starting to have fewer weeks on chart each year, going down from 6 with a mid-November start. I'd call them the A-list (along with some still attaining top peaks: Wham/Mariah).

The B-list are still on the way up or equalling previous peaks: Brenda Lee, Bobby Helms, Michael Bubble.

The C-list (those that previously failed to make the top 75 that now scrape or just fail to make the top 40), are still attaining higher peaks:
Let It Snow (many versions), Christmas Song, Burl Ives etc.

As much as I wanted Christmas Drillings to get number 1, it hasn't quite taken it for me either :(, but Central Cee did well this week, it's my Christmas Number 1!
So my Christmas Number 1 Album has to go to 23, because this album is pretty much the only 1 I have listened to this week!!

My Christmas Chart:

1: Let Go by Central Cee
2: Christmas Drillings by The Sidemen
3: World Cup by IShowSpeed
4: Anti Hero by Taylor Swift
5: Doja by Central Cee
6: Starlight by Dave
7: This Or That by The Sidemen
8: Clash by Dave ft. Stormzy
9: Escapism by RAYE ft. 021 Shake
10: Obsessed WIth You by Central Cee
11: F**k the Tories by The Kunts
12: Merry Christmas by Ed Sheeran x Elton John
13: Creepin' by Metro Boomin' ft. The Weeknd & 21 Savage
14: KSI by W2S (need some nostalgia ngl)
15: Rocket Science by Clavish ft. D-Block Europe
16: All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey
17: Mel Made Me Do It by Stormzy
18: Straight Back To It by Central Cee
19: Last Christmas by Wham!
20: Let It Rip (Remix) by Kawali ft. Clavish & wewantwraiths
21: Out Of Nowhere by Bugzy Malone ft. TeeDee
22: Can't Be Us by Headie One, Abra Kadabra & Bandokay
23: Warm by K-Trap
24: Pointless by Lewis Capaldi
25: STAY by The Kid LAROI ft. Justin Bieber
26: Not Over Yet by KSI ft. Tom Grennan (back in because of Sidemen's Christmas Drillings)
27: Man On A Mission by A1 x J1 ft. SL
28: Raindrops (Insane) by Metro Boomin' x Travis Scott
29: Way 2 by Drake ft. Future & Young Thug
30: Bad Habits by Ed Sheeran
31: Holiday by KSI (read Not Over Yet sidenote)
32: DJ Party (Monster) by wewantwraiths
33: Pisces by Russ Millions ft. Krept & Konan
34: No Time by KSI ft. Lil Durk (read Not Over Yet sidenote)
35: J'M'Appelle by Benzz
36: Fresh Out The Bank by Meekz ft. Dave
37: One Of A Kind by Russ Millions x A1 x J1 x French The Kid
38: Don't Like Drill by Meekz ft. Central Cee
39: Elegant & Gang y D-Block Europe ft. Ghost Killer Track
40: Hide & Seek by Stormzy

Top Albums Of Christmas:

1: 23 by Central Cee
2: Midnights by Taylor Swift
3: We're All Alone In This Together by Dave
4: Certified Lover Boy by Drake
5: Mr Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar
6: This Is What I Mean by Stormzy
7: Heroes & Villains by Metro Boomin'
8: Lap 5 by D-Block Europe
9: Respect The Come Up by Meekz
10: Trapo by K-Trap
Christmas Artist: Central Cee
Last Year: Ed Sheeran

Well done ladbaby! Yes mate!

charts and music talk aside, i hope everyone reading this has a great christmas! appreciate every second, spend some time with your family, and pig out on the sofa after that gorgeous dinner like i’ll be doing. y’all deserve it! 🧡

merry christmas,
~olivia

Following on from my singles chart of the year last week, here are my favourite albums from the last 12 months. :)

Top 10 Albums Of 2022:

#1: Nina Nesbitt – Älskar
#2: Tate McRae – I Used To Think I Could Fly
#3: Sigrid – How To Let Go
#4: piri & tommy – froge.mp3
#5: Taylor Swift – Midnights (3am Edition)
#6: Ella Henderson – Everything I Didn’t Say
#7: Pale Waves – Unwanted
#8: The Weeknd – Dawn FM
#9: Martin Garrix – Sentio
#10: Tove Lo – Dirt Femme

Honourable Mentions:

Alfie Templeman - Mellow Moon
Bad Bunny - Un Verano Sin Ti
Calum Scott - Bridges
Carly Rae Jepsen – The Loneliest Time
Charli XCX - Crash
Gryffin - Alive
Kendrick Lamar - Mr Morale & The Big Steppers
Kygo - Thrill Of The Chase

Well it doesn't surprise me anymore but still no Greg Lake in the chart.

Top 40 Rankings… but for all the Christmas Number Ones in the last 40 years!

Any guesses as to where I think it went wrong?

Seriously though, some of these are so nostalgic! 🥲
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/62fd5bf5e65d8921753ea71820916557cb97a7f01d838d06ae9163b71ad07352.png

This sausage roll rubbish isn't funny anymore... it never was to start with. Give others a chance, Hoyles!

Did any of you notice the recent article & the radio remind us that LadBaby now have more Christmas Number Ones than The Beatles… that isn’t really a fair comparison at all, is it?!

The Beatles are legends whose music will be discussed, played & an inspiration for many generations to come!

LadBaby will generally be forgotten about in a decade outside of throwback Christmas charts…

Bro... Ladbaby AGAIN???

. :/

the sidemen take “christmas drillings” to the top of my personal charts to claim the 6th christmas number 1 since my charts began!

1. christmas drillings - sidemen
2. escapism. - raye & 070 shake
3. all i want for christmas is you - mariah carey
4. raindrops (insane) - metro boomin & travis scott
5. christmas caller - beach bunny
6. one more sleep - leona lewis
7. f*ck the tories - the kunts
8. raydar - jid
9. everyone knows - cafune
10. step into christmas - elton john
11. you don’t know - loyle carner, rebel kleff & kiko bun
12. pouring outside - dyl dion
13. feel the fiyaaaah - metro boomin feat. asap rocky & takeoff
14. last christmas - wham
15. around me - metro boomin & don toliver
16. gorilla - little simz
17. wonderful christmastime - paul mccartney
18. sippy cup - melanie martinez
19. snowman - sia
20. the christmas song (merry christmas to you) - nat king cole
21. creepin - metro boomin feat. the weeknd & 21 savage
22. chaeri - magdalena bay
23. underneath the tree - kelly clarkson
24. girls - girl in red
25. fairytale of new york - the pogues feat. kirsty maccoll

top 10 albums:
1. heroes & villains - metro boomin
2. sos - sza
3. merry christmas - mariah carey
4. not waving, but drowning - loyle carner
5. midnights - taylor swift
6. worm food - cavetown
7. when we all fall asleep, where do we go? - billie eilish
8. no thank you - little simz
9. mercurial world - magdalena bay
10. this is what i mean - stormzy

RIP Lavender Haze

Good riddance Psycho

, given how well the remixes of ‘Christmas Drillings’ sold in the past couple days, I think they could’ve potentially stopped LadBaby if they were released earlier in the week. :/

Nonetheless, big congrats for The Sidemen for finishing in the Top 3 – that’s amazing for the lads! ✌️

KSI is long overdue a #1 single though.

i’ve been too generous about this recently.

it shouldn’t be as deep as it is, but as much as i don’t care about the charts anymore, i care about other people’s feelings. and everyone here’s probably feeling like at the moment, because ladbaby just stole christmas for a 5th year in a row.

the christmas chart race is not just any chart, but a british tradition. the last time we’ve had an original christmas number 1 was in 2017 - since then, we’ve had two tory-supporting b*st*rds claiming the christmas number 1 without giving anyone else a chance! i’m happy people are donating to the trussel trust as it’s an incredible charity, but 1) you can donate directly and even give more than just 99p, which is far more important; 2) these little greeds are STEALING a fraction of the purchases. they can’t stand the thought of change either - as soon as wham caught up, they released remixes the following morning. now if that’s not desperation, what is??

it also doesn’t help that the song is the same as the previous four - a cynical attempt at novelty with sausage roll references thrown in. granted, it’s better than last year’s car crash, but considering that’s the worst number 1 of all time it’s not hard to be better. comparing the uk’s food bank situation with ethiopia’s crisis is not it as well, they had it far, FAR worse.

i wanted raye or the sidemen to get there. no, actually, scrap that; i wanted ANYONE to get there other than ladbaby, and i’m certain y’all are thinking similarly. the sidemen put out a post on instagram saying that they’re thankful of the support regardless of the final position - that’s a great attitude to have as a charting artist. also, they encouraged direct donations to the charity they were donating to from the proceeds of christmas drillings. that’s saying a f*ckton!! meanwhile, ladbaby support the conservatives who are the reason food banks exist, and don’t donate the whole thing!

tl;dr - the christmas charts don’t matter anymore. ladbaby took the tradition away.