Will the 33 year wait finally be over this year?

[common sense]

Will Mariah's All I Want For Christmas Is You finally get a week at No.1? Won't do it this week as her streams are still behind Ariana's but has a good chance next week or on 18th. If Ladbaby and the sausage rolls release again then that's this year's Xmas No.1 sewn up again.

No.2 behind East 17 in 1994 but has been back to No.2 three more times since then including last year. Streams for it are huge at present and it's already a million-seller.

These songs denied her the top spot.

1994: East 17 - Stay Another Day
2017: Ed Sheeran - Perfect
2018: Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho (Mariah missed out by 152 sales )
2019: Ellie Goulding - River


Watch this space for updates.

[common sense]

I hope she does it just to shut up those on music forums bleating every year about it.

[Gabby]

No surprises Ed Sheeran pipped her to the post!

[common sense]

So not this week then. I'll keep you posted the next few weeks.

[common sense]

She's No.1 today, based on two days' figures but only 1,300 downloads/streams ahead of Last Christmas by Wham. All can change by Friday but looking good. Come on Mariah. Ariana Grande plummets to No.7.

[common sense]

She's still ahead so looking like it's finally her week.

[common sense]

Latest Top 5 just released for sales up to midnight last night.

1 Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas Is You (29,883)
2 Wham! - Last Christmas (26,829)
3 Ariana Grande - positions (20,891)
3 The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York (20,886)
5 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone (19,200)

[common sense]

She's done it. Wham next week maybe?

[Stooo]

Will Mariah's All I Want For Christmas Is You finally get a week at No.1? Won't do it this week as her streams are still behind Ariana's but has a good chance next week or on 18th. If Ladbaby and the sausage rolls release again then that's this year's Xmas No.1 sewn up again.

No.2 behind East 17 in 1994 but has been back to No.2 three more times since then including last year. Streams for it are huge at present and it's already a million-seller.

These songs denied her the top spot.

1994: East 17 - Stay Another Day
2017: Ed Sheeran - Perfect
2018: Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho (Mariah missed out by 152 sales )
2019: Ellie Goulding - River


Watch this space for updates.

Twenty six years...

[common sense]

Oh yes, sorry. Still a great achievement though.

GAPS BETWEEN UK RELEASE AND REACHING No.1.


1. 34 years - Is This the Way to Amarillo (Tony Christie)
2. 30 years - Reet Petite (Jackie Wilson)
3. 26 years - All I Want for Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey)
4. 25 years - Stand by Me (Ben E King)
5. 25 years - Unchained Melody (Righteous Brothers)
6. 19 years - He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother (The Hollies)
7. 19 years - Let’s Get Ready to Rhumble (PJ & Duncan)
8. 17 years - The Joker (Steve Miller Band)
9. 17 years - Killing in the Name (Rage Against the Machine)
10. 10 years - Suicide Is Painless (MASH)
11. 10 years - Imagine (John Lennon)
12. 9 years - Should I Stay Or Should I Go (The Clash)
13. 9 years - Young at Heart (The Bluebells)
14. 9 years - Mysterious Girl (Peter Andre)
15. 7 years - Hey Girl Don’t Bother Me (The Tams)
16. 7 years - Stand by Your Man (Tammy Wynette)
17. 6 years - Space Oddity (David Bowie)

[common sense]

OMG sausage roll man Ladbaby is coming for the Christmas No.1 again but he's up against Justin Bieber joining forces with an NHS choir on a remake of his song Holy which could just beat him due to the sentimentality this year.

[common sense]

Another even longer record shattered today. Wham's Last Christmas hits No.1 after waiting 36 years since release in 1984 when it missed out to Band Aid. Sad that George isn't here to see it.