Luke’s Top Tracks - Bleachers claim this year’s Christmas #1!

After a long week of streams, Bleachers have lodged their second week at the top for their first #1 single, “Merry Christmas, Please Don’t Call”. Quite suitably, 2024’s Christmas #1 goes to a Christmas song - for the first time ever! This is a huge record set by Bleachers and a monumental achievement for an artist with their first #1 single. Well done! Following closely behind is a non-mover for Charli xcx’s and Billie Eilish’s hit song “Guess”, still up there after its mammoth five-week stint back in August/September. And rounding off this week’s top three is a rebound climb of two places for Billie Eilish’s “BIRDS OF A FEATHER”, a clear enduring hit from her third studio album “HIT ME HARD AND SOFT” that shows no signs of waivering in success

Who could claim next week’s #1? Bleachers are still very much in the running, with festive cheer to continue well into next week - but who are their competitors? Let’s firstly acknowledge Billie Eilish with four massive singles in the top ten this week, three of which occupy the top four. Could they give Bleachers a run for their money? SZA has also recently released the deluxe edition (“LANA”) to her sophomore album, with “Kitchen” emerging as this week’s highest new entry despite just over day of tracking. A massive sign of potential chart domination next week. We’ll just have to wait and see!