Chart - 1 January 2021

Week 1

There is no stopping Gary Barlow this week, as 'Incredible' holds its place at the top for the fifth time on its tenth week in the chart. Deposing All Time Low's 'Monsters' off the runner-up spot is Shane Codd's 'Get Out My Head,' which gains two places to No. 2. 'Monsters' is down one place to No. 3, while Gary Barlow's album tracks 'Let's Get Drunk' and 'Supernatural' sit at No. 4 and No. 5 respectively.

The only new entry this week is Maroon 5's 'Nobody Love,' though it is by no means new to me in any way. It makes an appearance after I accidentally stumbled upon its lyric video while searching for other Maroon 5 songs.

There are huge gains for 24kGoldn's 'Mood' and Miley Cyrus' 'Prisoner' as the former leaps seven places to No. 7 while the latter skyrockets eleven places back into the Top 10 at No. 9. Twenty One Pilots' 'Level of Concern' gains just two places to No. 14.

Jason Derulo's 'Take You Dancing' makes a return at a new peak of No. 8 after the New Years' Eve TV program played it after the fireworks. Gary Barlow's 'Who's Driving This Thing' and MEDUZA's 'Paradise' also make returns at No. 10 and No. 11 respectively, all from the works of Spotify playlists.

As most festive songs depart, only some stood the test of time. Wham!'s 'Last Christmas' re-enters at No. 12 after its triumphant achievement of finally reaching No. 1 in the UK charts, while Leona Lewis' 'One More Sleep' dips eleven places to No. 16.

Dropouts:

7. Kelly Clarkson - Underneath the Tree*
10. Elton John - Step Into Christmas*
11. Ariana Grande - 34+35
12. Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You*
17. Justin Bieber ft. Chance the Rapper - Holy*

* see Bubbling Under Chart below

Bubbling Under Chart:
1. Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (-9)
2. Elton John - Step Into Christmas (-12)
3. Kelly Clarkson - Underneath the Tree (-16)
4. Justin Bieber ft. Chance the Rapper - Holy (-7)
5. Twenty One Pilots - Christmas Saves The Year (-4)

Albums:
1. Gary Barlow - Music Played by Humans (=)
2. Niall Horan - Heartbreak Weather (NE)
3. Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia (+1)
4. All Time Low - Wake Up, Sunshine (-2)
5. Lady Gaga - Chromatica (RE)

Predictions for next week:
- Some tracks from Niall Horan's album Heartbreak Weather and Eric Prydz's 'NOPUS' may enter.
- Zero Christmas songs.

Chart playlist on Spotify (updates every week)