Lana Del Rey beats the Xmas odds and holds onto the no.1 for a 2nd consecutive week and thus gets the Xmas no.1 for 2022 with “Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd”. The Pogues have to settle for no.2 this year and were denied a 3rd consecutive Xmas no.1 in a row with “Fairytale of New York”. Elsewhere, Mariah Carey has not one, but 2 festive tracks in the top 5 and 3 within the top 40. Celine Dion charts above Mariah with their battle of the vocals on “holy night”.
Meanwhile, SZA holds firmly on to the no.1 album chart with “SOS”.
Longest chart runners:
- Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (29 consecutive weeks)
Next week is another slow week of releases but lookout for possible top 40 single entries from Gabrielle Aplin & Ava Max.
TOP 10 ALBUMS of the week
1. SZA – SOS (non mover, 2 weeks at no.1)
2. Taylor Swift – Midnights (non mover, 5 non consecutive weeks at no.1)
3. Dermot Kennedy – Sonder (non mover, 2 weeks at no.1)
4. Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under (non mover, 9 non consecutive weeks at no.1)
5. Fleetwood Mac- 50 Years – Don’t Stop (up 1)
6. Fleetwood Mac – Rumours (down 1)
7. Beyonce – Renaissance (up 2, 4 non consecutive weeks at no.1)
8. Tate McRae – I used to think I could Fly (up 2, 3 weeks at no.1)
9. First Aid Kit – Palomino (down 2)
10. Drake & 21 Savage – Her loss (down 2)
- Number 1
Peak1 (for 2 weeks)Weeks2 - Number 2 Up by 8
Fairytale of New York
The Pogues ft. featuring Kirsty MacColl
From the album: If I Should Fall from Grace with God
Peak1 (for 2 weeks)Weeks15 - Number 3 Up by 9
Peak2Weeks15 - Number 4 Up by 7
Peak3Weeks10 - Number 5 Up by 8
Peak5Weeks3 - Number 6 Up by 17Peak6Weeks10
- Number 7 Up by 20
Peak7Weeks11 - Number 8 Down by 6
Peak2Weeks2 - Number 9 Up by 17Peak8Weeks9
- Number 10 Debut
Peak10Weeks1 - Number 11 Up by 29Peak11Weeks7
- Number 12 Up by 17
Peak3Weeks13 - Number 13 Up by 24Peak7Weeks8
- Number 14 DebutPeak14Weeks1
- Number 15 Down by 9
Peak2Weeks9 - Number 16 Down by 13
Peak1 (for 5 weeks)Weeks9 - Number 17 Down by 13
Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks16 - Number 18 Down by 13Peak3Weeks8
- Number 19 Up by 20Peak14Weeks6
- Number 20 Debut
Peak20Weeks1 - Number 21 Debut
Peak21Weeks1 - Number 22 Debut
Peak22Weeks1 - Number 23 Down by 16
Peak2Weeks9 - Number 24 Re-Entry
Oh Santa!
Mariah Carey ft. featuring Ariana Grande & Jennifer Hudson
From the album: Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special
Peak15Weeks4 - Number 25 Re-EntryPeak24Weeks3
- Number 26 Re-Entry
Peak22Weeks4 - Number 27 DebutPeak27Weeks1
- Number 28 Debut
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
John Lennon, Yoko Ono, & Plastic Ono Band ft. featuring The Harlem Community Choir
From the album: Sometime In New York City
Peak28Weeks1 - Number 29 Up by 2Peak29Weeks2
- Number 30 Re-EntryPeak30Weeks2
- Number 31 Re-Entry
Peak19Weeks5 - Number 32 Re-Entry
Peak20Weeks5 - Number 33 Down by 24Peak9Weeks2
- Number 34 Down by 13
Peak1 (for 11 weeks)Weeks29 - Number 35 Down by 27Peak5Weeks4
- Number 36 Re-Entry
Peak19Weeks2 - Number 37 Down by 22
Peak5Weeks7 - Number 38 Down by 24
Peak8Weeks10 - Number 39 Down by 21
Peak10Weeks3 - Number 40 Down by 16
Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks13 - Number 16 DropoutPeak16Weeks1
- Number 17 Dropout
Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks3 - Number 19 Dropout
Peak11Weeks4 - Number 20 Dropout Peak20Weeks1
- Number 22 Dropout
Peak22Weeks1 - Number 25 Dropout
Peak12Weeks4 - Number 28 Dropout
Peak2Weeks22 - Number 30 Dropout
Peak3Weeks8 - Number 32 Dropout
Peak26Weeks6 - Number 33 DropoutPeak33Weeks1
- Number 34 Dropout
Peak4Weeks8 - Number 35 Dropout
Peak2Weeks8 - Number 36 DropoutPeak36Weeks1
- Number 38 Dropout
Peak1 (for 5 weeks)Weeks16
3 Comments
Hy buddy happy late merry Christmas was in the woods out of cbd . Family gathering. Lana even in the week xmas you were definitely blasting her myself I had Essentials Christmas pop on repeat even was offline internet and social media. Liking seeing the likes of Mariah Carey, Celine Dion and the huge gain of Wham that's a definitely classic hit because of it's lyrics i love that song. Band Aid back in the years loved loved it lately it a slowed down on my playlist .
Brenda lee had a new peak this year that's one of Essentials for me every year the instrumental Takes me to the years though I wasn't born yet . Nice one to see Birdy version i prefer Sam Smith version rather . Like seeing creepin even in the preesure week of festive songs . This year nice seeing reentries from Leona Lewis i definitely fell in love with the Brits Xmas sound only British will fell in love with the song something special about ,like seeing Kelly CLARKSON, Oh Santa it's one of the underrated xmas songs, and merry Christmas from ed Sheeran definitely that's gonna be a hit yearly trust me.
Getting into 2023 with Kate Bush no surprise and we still blasting SOS sza in 2023 i see it's settling for a second year atop interesting to see that
Hey mate, hope you had a lovely xmas too. Yeah, the Lana song was still doing well and just sneaked ahead of the xmas songs. I agree that the Mariah/Ariana/J.Hudson collab sounds great and is likley to rechart for me every year. Im not a big fan of the ed sheeran and elton xmas song, but I agree, you can tell that its going to be a big UK fave every year. SOS back into my playlist right now
Hi there Zack.
Nice to see the christmas songs doing well and the debuts for "Nothing Is Lost" and "Creepin'.
Great chart!