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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2018 6:40:15 GMT 1
4/10 (Part 1) 43. Scaffold - Lily The Pink (1968) 44. East 17 - Stay Another Day (1994) 45. Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys (1969) 46. Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite (1986) 47. Various Artists - Do They Know It's Christmas (1984-1989-2004)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2018 6:49:27 GMT 1
1957 : Petula Clark - Alone
Christmas week : # 10 UK peak position : # 7
Top 3 : 1. Petula Clark - Alone (UK # 10) 2. Jim Dale - Be My Girl (UK # 6) 3. Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie (UK # 3)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2018 7:06:25 GMT 1
1980 : ABBA - Super Trouper
Christmas week : # 5 UK peak position : # 1
Top 3 : 1. ABBA - Super Trouper (UK # 5) 2. Madness - Embarrassment (UK # 8) 3. Stray Cats - Runaway Boys (UK # 10)
"Imagine" was excluded from my # 2, because it was the re-issue of old Lennon's single.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2018 7:21:10 GMT 1
2012 : Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble
Christmas week : # 8 UK peak position : # 2
Top 3 : 1. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble (UK # 8) 2. James Arthur - Impossible (UK # 2) 3. Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (UK # 1)
Same situation with 2015 year, obviously Justice Collective song is much better than "Diamonds" and "Gangnam Style".
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2018 13:39:36 GMT 1
4/10 (Part 2) 38. Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool (1972) 39. Al Martino - Here In My Heart (1952) 40. Bob The Builder - Can We Fix It ? (2000) 41. Beatles - Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out (1965) 42. Sam Bailey - Skyscraper (2013)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2018 13:53:26 GMT 1
2004 : Avid Merrion, Davina McColl and Patsy Kensit - I Got You Babe
Christmas week : # 5 UK peak position : # 5
Top 3 : 1. Avid Merrion, Davina McColl and Patsy Kensit - I Got You Babe (UK # 5) 2. Girls Aloud - I'll Stand by You (UK # 9) 3. Kylie Minogue - I Believe In You (UK # 3)
But top 3 of my chart on Christmas week was even more iconic. 01. (NE) Hot Pantz - Give You One For Christmas 02. (NE) Skandi Girls - Do The Can Can 03. (NE) Avid Merrion, Davina McColl and Patsy Kensit - I Got You Babe
"Give You One For Christmas" spent 5 weeks on the top.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2018 14:02:21 GMT 1
1989 : Madonna - Dear Jessie
Christmas week : # 7 UK peak position : # 5
My favourite song from 1989 year easily became # 1 at Christmas.
Top 3 : 1. Madonna - Dear Jessie (UK # 7) 2. Jason Donovan - When You Come Back To Me (UK # 3) 3. Band Aid 2 - Do They Know It's Christmas ? (UK # 1)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2018 14:09:17 GMT 1
1984 : Madonna - Like A Virgin
Christmas week : # 4 UK peak position : # 3
Top 3 : 1. Madonna - Like A Virgin (UK # 4) 2. Gary Glitter - Another Rock n' Roll Christmas (UK # 7) 3. Wham - Last Christmas (UK # 2)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2018 6:51:01 GMT 1
1986 : Madonna - Open Your Heart
Christmas week : # 4 UK peak position : # 4
Top 3 : 1. Madonna - Open Your Heart (UK # 4) 2. Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer (UK # 10) 3. Europe - The Final Countdown (UK # 3)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2018 6:56:51 GMT 1
1969 : Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell - All I Have To Do Is Dream
Christmas week : # 7 UK peak position : # 3
Top 3 : 1. Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell - All I Have To Do Is Dream (UK # 7) 2. Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (UK # 4) 3. Cufflinks - Tracy (UK # 9)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2018 7:04:59 GMT 1
1994 : Oasis - Whatever
Christmas week : # 3 UK peak position : # 3
Top 3 : 1. Oasis - Whatever (UK # 3) 2. Jimmy Nail - Crocodile Shoes (UK # 7) 3. Celine Dion - Think Twice (UK # 6)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2018 7:11:57 GMT 1
1968 : Gun - Race With The Devil
Christmas week : # 10 UK peak position : # 8
Top 3 : 1. Gun - Race With The Devil (UK # 10) 2. Des O`Connor - One Two Three O`Leary (UK # 4) 3. Marmalade - Ob La Di Ob La Da (UK # 7)
Possibly most unpredictable # 1 song choice in this thread.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2018 7:51:49 GMT 1
5/10 (Part 1) 30. Queen - These Are The Days Of Our Lives (1991) 31. Johnnie Ray - Just Walking In The Rain (1956) 32. Ben Haenow - Something I Need (2014) 33. Michael Andrews and Gary Jules - Mad World (2003) 34. Conway Twitty - It's Only Make Believe (1958) 35. Matt Cardle - When We Collide (2010) 36. Leon Jackson - When You Believe (2007) 37. Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking (1970)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2018 7:01:26 GMT 1
2013 : Ellie Goulding - How Long Will I Love You
Christmas week : # 7 UK peak position : # 3
Top 3 : 1. Ellie Goulding - How Long Will I Love You (UK # 7) 2. Sam Bailey - Skyscraper (UK # 1) 3. AC/DC - Highway To Hell (UK # 4)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2018 7:12:22 GMT 1
1965 : Cliff Richard - Wind Me Up, Let Me Go
Christmas week : # 2 UK peak position : # 2
Top 3 : 1. Cliff Richard - Wind Me Up, Let Me Go (UK # 2) 2. Ken Dodd - The River (UK # 3) 3. Seekers - The Carnival Is Over (UK # 4)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2018 7:18:26 GMT 1
2000 : Eminem and Dido - Stan
Christmas week : # 3 UK peak position : # 1
Top 3 : 1. Eminem and Dido - Stan (UK # 3) 2. Bob The Builder - Can We Fix It ? (UK # 1) 3. Robbie Williams - Supreme (UK # 10)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2018 7:24:15 GMT 1
1952 : Jo Stafford - You Belong To Me
Christmas week : # 2 UK peak position : # 1
Top 3 : 1. Jo Stafford - You Belong To Me (UK # 2) 2. Rosemary Clooney - Half As Much (UK # 5) 3. Kay Starr - Comes A-Long A-Love (UK # 3)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2018 7:38:20 GMT 1
1972 : Elton John - Crocodile Rock
Christmas week : # 7 UK peak position : # 5
Top 3 : 1. Elton John - Crocodile Rock (UK # 7) 2. Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool (UK # 1) 3. Michael Jackson - Ben (UK # 8)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2018 14:12:51 GMT 1
5/10 (Part 2) : 21. Shayne Ward - That's My Goal (2005) 22. Beatles - Hello, Goodbye (1967) 23. Spice Girls - Too Much (1997) 24. Mr Blobby - Mr Blobby (1993) 25. Dickie Valentine - Christmas Alphabet (1955) 26. Spice Girls - 2 Become 1 (1996) 27. Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody (1973) 28. Beatles - I Feel Fine (1964) 29. Frankie Laine - Answer Me (1953)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2018 6:44:30 GMT 1
1970 : Glen Campbell - It's Only Make Believe
Christmas week : # 4 UK peak position : # 4
Top 3 : 1. Glen Campbell - It's Only Make Believe (UK # 4) 2. Andy Williams - Home Lovin' Man (UK # 7) 3. Gilbert O'Sullivan - Nothing Rhymed (UK # 8)
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