The Scott Music Report: December 22, 2017 | Rita Ora's "Anywhere" claims 2017's Christmas #1, Steps gain their thirteenth top 10

After becoming the 1,000th #1 since records began in 1960, Rita Ora's "Anywhere" achieves yet another chart feat. This time, in its third week at #1, "Anywhere" becomes 2017's Christmas #1. The Christmas #1 typically fluctuates between big one week debuts and songs achieving long runs at the top, of which "Anywhere" has achieved the latter. Previous Christmas #1's have belonged to Clean Bandit's "Rockabye" featuring Anne-Marie & Sean Paul in 2016, Stormzy's "Shut Up" in 2015, Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" in 2014, Bastille's "Of The Night" in 2013, The Lumineers' "Ho Hey" in 2012, Rihanna's "We Found Love" featuring Calvin Harris in 2011, and Cheryl Cole's "Promise This" in 2010. This year's Christmas #2 belongs to Dua Lipa's "New Rules" which climbs back up two spots, while Khalid's "Young Dumb & Broke" retreats one place to number three. At number four, Stefflon Don and French Montana's "Hurtin' Me" achieves a new peak position, which Camila Cabello and Young Thug's former number one, "Havana", drops two places. At number six, Portugal. The Man's "Feel It Still" falls one place, while Avicii and Rita Ora's "Lonely Together" reaches a new peak of number seven. This week's highest new entry comes storming in at this week's number eight and it belongs to Steps with "Dancing with a Broken Heart", the group's fourth single from their comeback album, Tears On The Dancefloor (2017). In debuting at number eight, "Dancing with a Broken Heart" becomes the group's thirteenth top ten in total, in the year that saw them achieve their third number one single and celebrate their twentieth anniversary in the music business. At number nine, Mabel and Kojo Funds reach the top ten with "Finders Keepers", becoming both artists first top ten single. Mabel's parents are no strangers to the top ten, as her mother is Neneh Cherry, who achieved a number one single in 1989 with "Buffalo Stance", while her father, Cameron McVey, has produced top ten singles for Sugababes and All Saints. Closing out this week's top ten is Logic's "1-800-273-8255" featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid, which descends to this week's number ten from last week's number six.

As well Steps, there are a further six new entries from Sia with "Santa's Coming For Us" (#35), Rak-Su featuring Wyclef Jean & Naughty Boy with "Dimelo" (#59), Mariah Carey with "The Star" (#66), Tokio Myers with "Angel" (#67), Pete Tong & The Heritage Orchestra featuring Becky Hill with "Sing It Back" (#75), and Astrid S with "Think Before I Talk" (#80).

"You Make It Feel Like Christmas" by Gwen Stefani featuring Blake Shelton becomes this week's highest climber, as it rises thirty one places to this week's number thirty, while "My Love" by Wale featuring Major Lazer, Wale & Dua Lipa becomes this week's biggest freefaller, as it drops twenty four places to this week's eighty nine.

FALL OFFS:

LW  PK  WK  TITLE

90   42   15    Chris Brown - Questions

91   91   02    Kideko featuring Tinie Tempah & Becky G - Dum Dum

95   84   05    Sigrid - Plot Twist

96   96   01    DJ Snake featuring Lauv - A Different Way

97   67   07    Morrissey - Spent The Day In Bed

99   03   23    Kesha - Praying

100 01   26    DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - Wild Thoughts