Sam Fender rises to Number 1 with “Spit of You”, earning the North Shields-singer his fourth chart-topper

One of the most successful and acclaimed new talents to debut in the last five years, has to be English singer-songwriter Sam Fender. After scoring a minor Top 40-song with “Play God” in 2019, the North Shields-born singer soon skyrocketed to the top with “Hypersonic Missiles” and his debut album of the same name. The album became one of my most-streamed albums of all time. This year, Sam Fender released his highly anticipated second studio album Seventeen Going Under, which was met with universal acclaim and topped the UK Album Charts. Its lead single of the same name reached Number 1 and recently went viral on TikTok. This week, the album its fourth single, “Spit of You”, finally climbs to Number 1 after spending five weeks in the Top 3. It marks the singer his fourth chart-topper on this list. Sam Fender dethrones Adele’s “Easy on Me”, which spent six consecutive weeks atop the chart.

Dutch indie singer Meau takes a massive leap into the Top 3 with “Dat Heb Jij Gedaan”, which moves up fifteen places after debuting at Number 18 last week. The singer-songwriter has been putting out independent music for some time now and has been slowly building a solid fanbase for herself. Her music is similar to Eefje de Visser or Holly Humberstone. Following her steady rise to critical success, her newest single “Dat Heb Jij Gedaan” was quickly picked up by radio stations. She recently peaked at Number 2 in the Dutch Spotify Top 50 and scored her first Top 40-hit in the national hit parade. If Meau were to further increase her streaming numbers, she could dethrone Sam Fender’s “Spit of You” next week.

Kris Kross Amsterdam, Antoon and Sigourney K. race towards Number 25 with their newest collaboration “Vluchtstrook”, earning them the highest debut of the week. The single samples “Have You Ever Been Mellow?” by the Party Animals, which peaked atop the Dutch charts in 1996. Kris Kross Amsterdam previously translated or sampled classic 90s hits into Dutch hits, such as “The Boy is Mine”, “Toen Ik Je Zag” or “Een Moment Zonder Jou”. This time, the DJs are aided by popular Dutch singers Sigourney K. and Antoon, of whom the latter scored a triple-platinum Number 1-hit with “Hyperventilatie” on my list earlier this year.

Further down, American singer Gayle makes her chart debut with “abcdfu”, entering at Number 30. The single recently went viral on TikTok and has been taking off on many charts worldwide. At Number 35, Norwegian pop icon Sigrid enters the list with “Home to You (This Christmas”. The single was originally released for the soundtrack of the 2019-film The Aeronauts, but was recently reworked to become a holiday song. The Christmas song becomes Sigrid her landmark tenth Top 40-entry. Mariah Carey closes off the Top 40 with “All I Want for Christmas”, which re-enters the chart for its forty-first week of charting. It re-enters my list almost every December and is one of the most-successful and longest-charting songs of all time.

With Christmas right around the corner, I have decided to take a look at the biggest holiday hits on my personal chart. Every December sees the return of Christmas classics, aided by streaming success, while modern songs slowly scale the Top 40. The highest-scoring Christmas single of all time is, perhaps without surprise, “All I Want for Christmas” by Mariah Carey. The holiday hit peaked at Number 3 in 1997, three years after its release, and was certified double-platinum in 2019. Band Aid 20’s charity single “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” is the second highest-scoring Christmas song of all time. It peaked at Number 7 in 2005 and has continuously entered my list ever since. British singer claims the third highest-scoring Christmas song with her cover of Joni Mitchell’s “River”, which peaked at Number 7 on my personal list and peaked atop the UK Singles Chart in 2019. Other Christmas classics include “Santa Tell Me” by Ariana Grande, “Shake Up Christmas” by Train and “Mistletoe” by Justin Bieber. For the full Top 10 of my personal highest-scoring Christmas hits, check the list below this chart.