Its tiiiiiiiiiime to unveil 2022's Christmas Chart! Leading the race this week is the biggest climber of the week. Climbing a massive 40 places, Phoebe Bridger's 'So Much Wine' vaults to the coveted Christmas #1. Just behind it is an unexpected climber. After re-entering last week at #14 as part of the Evermore 2 year anniversary, 'right where you left me' climbs 12 to #2. This song has definitely been helping me through my seasonal depression, as well as sadly being a song I relate to, and after looking back at this year it really hits hard. The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl climb to a new peak of #3 with 'Fairytale of New York' while Wham! reclaim their top 5 position with 'Last Christmas' at #4. Is my seasonal depression obvious?! Taylor's 'Christmas Tree Farm' reaches a new peak of #5 this week. Lower down the top 10 Mabel re-enters the region with 'Loneliest Time Of Year' at #9 and Rosalia makes her chart debut with 'DESPECHA RMX', assisted by Cardi B.
Elsewhere in the chart Ava Max claims a new entry at #22 with brand new single 'Dancing's Done' after just 24 hours of release, plus her festive single re-enters! Other christmas re-entries come from Kelly Clarkson, Chris DeBrugh, Michael Buble, The Darkness, Band Aid, Becky Hill, Slade and Sia. In the chart there is also a big climb for Lana Del Rey. Her 2013 single 'Young And Beautiful' vaults to #11 due to a tiktok trend. Tiktok also pushes Taylor's 'cardigan' in at #50 this week!
Midweek update:
1. Dancing's Done - Ava Max [+21]
2. So Much Wine - Phoebe Bridgers [-1]
3. Young & Beautiful - Lana Del Rey [+8]
4. right where you left me - Taylor Swift [-2]
5. DESPECHA RMX - Rosalia & Cardi B [+5]
6. Escapism. - RAYE feat. 070 Shake [=]
7. Karma - Taylor Swift [=]
8. Kill Bill - SZA [=]
9. Last Christmas - Wham! [-5]
10. Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl [-7]
Top 5 Albums:
1. Midnights - Taylor Swift [+1]
2. evermore - Taylor Swift [-1]
3. SOS - SZA [=]
4. There's Nothing But Space, Man! - Sam Ryder [=]
5. folklore - Taylor Swift [re]
Top 5 singles from a year ago:
1. All Too Well [10 Minute Version] (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) - Taylor Swift
2. Bite Me - Avril Lavigne
3. Last Christmas - Wham!
4. Red (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift
5. All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
2022 #1s
- Number 1 Up by 40Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks3
- Number 2 Up by 12Peak2Weeks6
- Number 3 Up by 13
Fairytale of New York
The Pogues ft. featuring Kirsty MacColl
From the album: If I Should Fall from Grace with God
Peak3Weeks8 - Number 4 Up by 15Peak3Weeks8
- Number 5 Up by 10Peak5Weeks11
- Number 6 Down by 5Peak1 (for 2 weeks)Weeks9
- Number 7 Down by 5Peak1 (for 2 weeks)Weeks9
- Number 8 Down by 5Peak3Weeks2
- Number 9 Up by 33Peak9Weeks10
- Number 10 DebutPeak10Weeks1
- Number 11 Up by 35Peak11Weeks2
- Number 12 Down by 4Peak8Weeks2
- Number 13 Up by 10Peak8Weeks8
- Number 14 Down by 9Peak2Weeks9
- Number 15 Down by 4Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks9
- Number 16 Down by 12Peak4Weeks2
- Number 17 Up by 7Peak5Weeks12
- Number 18 Up by 20Peak18Weeks7
- Number 19 Down by 13Peak4Weeks4
- Number 20 Up by 19Peak9Weeks6
- Number 21 Down by 12Peak9Weeks2
- Number 22 DebutPeak22Weeks1
- Number 23 Down by 16Peak7Weeks2
- Number 24 Re-EntryPeak21Weeks4
- Number 25 Re-EntryPeak15Weeks6
- Number 26 Down by 16Peak6Weeks7
- Number 27 DebutPeak27Weeks1
- Number 28 Down by 16Peak4Weeks9
- Number 29 Down by 16Peak13Weeks8
- Number 30 Up by 10Peak30Weeks3
- Number 31 Re-EntryPeak31Weeks4
- Number 32 Re-EntryPeak29Weeks5
- Number 33 Down by 15Peak18Weeks2
- Number 34 Down by 13Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks9
- Number 35 Down by 5Peak1 (for 5 weeks)Weeks16
- Number 36 Down by 19Peak8Weeks7
- Number 37 Re-EntryPeak37Weeks2
- Number 38 Re-EntryPeak34Weeks3
- Number 39 Down by 17Peak22Weeks2
- Number 40 Re-EntryPeak22Weeks3
- Number 41 DebutPeak41Weeks1
- Number 42 Down by 13Peak3Weeks6
- Number 43 Re-EntryPeak43Weeks3
- Number 44 Down by 10Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks7
- Number 45 Down by 12Peak15Weeks4
- Number 46 Down by 15Peak5Weeks8
- Number 47 Down by 12Peak8Weeks7
- Number 48 DebutPeak48Weeks1
- Number 49 Down by 17Peak32Weeks2
- Number 50 DebutPeak50Weeks1
- Number 20 DropoutPeak5Weeks2
- Number 25 DropoutPeak25Weeks1
- Number 26 DropoutPeak5Weeks8
- Number 27 DropoutPeak3Weeks2
- Number 28 DropoutPeak28Weeks1
- Number 36 DropoutPeak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks8
- Number 37 DropoutPeak37Weeks1
- Number 43 DropoutPeak43Weeks1
- Number 44 DropoutPeak44Weeks1
- Number 45 DropoutPeak45Weeks1
- Number 47 DropoutPeak3Weeks15
- Number 48 DropoutPeak41Weeks3
- Number 49 DropoutPeak49Weeks1
- Number 50 DropoutPeak50Weeks1
Hey Conor,
I am a very poorly Flamingo today, great chart though. Nice to see some Ava love. Great to see some Christmas smashes in your chart this week, along with returns from Taylor. Very much looking forward to what 2023.