More than half of this week’s Top 40 is Christmas-themed, as classics by Wham! and Mariah Carey eye a potential No 1 positionThe race for Christmas No 1 is hotting up as over half of the songs in this week’s Top 40 are Christmas-themed.After only reaching No 45 in its first week of release, Band Aid’s 40th anniversary version of Do They Know It’s Christmas? has performed much better in its second week, reaching No 8. The improvement is due in part to the release of vinyl and CD editions (under chart rules, each physical sale counts for at least 100 streams). Continue reading…
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Author : Ben Beaumont-Thomas
Publish date : 2024-12-06 18:00:00
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Band Aid 40 enters UK Top 10 as Christmas No 1 race hots up
