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Al Martino, the first person to reach the Christmas top spot

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The Beatles had four Christmas number ones during the 1960s, three of which were consecutive.

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Bob Geldof, creator of charity supergroup Band Aid who were Christmas number one in three different incarnations
"Bohemian Rhapsody", by Queen, reached the number one slot twice, in 1975 and 1991
Cliff Richard, who reached the number one slot at Christmas four times
The Spice Girls had three consecutive Christmas number ones in the 1990s.
Rage Against the Machine, whose song "Killing in the Name" achieved the Christmas number one in 2009, 17 years after the song's original release
Year Artist Song[1] Weeks at
No. 1[2][3][4]
1952 Martino, AlAl Martino "Here in My Heart" 9
1953 Laine, FrankieFrankie Laine "Answer Me" 8
1954 Atwell, WinifredWinifred Atwell "Let's Have Another Party" 5
1955 Valentine, DickieDickie Valentine "Christmas Alphabet" 3
1956 Ray, JohnnieJohnnie Ray "Just Walkin' in the Rain" 7
1957 Belafonte, HarryHarry Belafonte "Mary's Boy Child" 7
1958 Twitty, ConwayConway Twitty "It's Only Make Believe" 5
1959 Ford, EmileEmile Ford and the Checkmates "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?" 6
1960 Richard, CliffCliff Richard and The Shadows "I Love You" 2
1961 Williams, DannyDanny Williams "Moon River" 2
1962 Presley, ElvisElvis Presley "Return to Sender" 3
1963 Beatles, TheThe Beatles "I Want to Hold Your Hand" 5
1964 Beatles, TheThe Beatles "I Feel Fine" 5
1965 Beatles, TheThe Beatles "Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out"[nb 1] 5
1966 Jones, TomTom Jones "Green, Green Grass of Home" 7
1967 Beatles, TheThe Beatles "Hello, Goodbye" 7
1968 Scaffold, TheThe Scaffold "Lily the Pink" 3
1969 Harris, RolfRolf Harris "Two Little Boys" 6
1970 Edmunds, DaveDave Edmunds "I Hear You Knocking" 6
1971 Hill, BennyBenny Hill "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)" 4
1972 Osmond, JimmyJimmy Osmond "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool" 5
1973 Slade "Merry Xmas Everybody" 5
1974 Mud "Lonely This Christmas" 4
1975 Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody" 9
1976 Mathis, JohnnyJohnny Mathis "When a Child Is Born (Soleado)" 3
1977 Wings "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School"[nb 1] 9
1978 Boney M. "Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord" 4
1979 Pink Floyd "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" 5
1980 St Winifred's School Choir "There's No One Quite Like Grandma" 2
1981 Human League, TheThe Human League "Don't You Want Me" 5
1982 Renée and Renato "Save Your Love" 4
1983 Flying Pickets, TheThe Flying Pickets "Only You" 5
1984 Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas?" 5
1985 Stevens, Shakin'Shakin' Stevens "Merry Christmas Everyone" 2
1986 Wilson, JackieJackie Wilson "Reet Petite" 4
1987 Pet Shop Boys "Always on My Mind" 4
1988 Richard, CliffCliff Richard "Mistletoe and Wine"[nb 2] 4
1989 Band Aid II "Do They Know It's Christmas?" 3
1990 Richard, CliffCliff Richard "Saviour's Day" 1
1991 Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody" / "These Are the Days of Our Lives"[nb 1] 5
1992 Houston, WhitneyWhitney Houston "I Will Always Love You" 10
1993 Mr Blobby "Mr Blobby" 2
1994 East 17 "Stay Another Day" 5
1995 Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson "Earth Song" 6
1996 Spice Girls "2 Become 1" 3
1997 Spice Girls "Too Much" 2
1998 Spice Girls "Goodbye" 1
1999 Westlife "I Have a Dream" / "Seasons in the Sun"[nb 1] 4
2000 Bob the Builder "Can We Fix It?" 3
2001 Williams, RobbieRobbie Williams and Nicole Kidman "Somethin' Stupid" 3
2002 Girls Aloud "Sound of the Underground" 4
2003 Andrews, MichaelMichael Andrews and Gary Jules "Mad World" 3
2004 Band Aid 20 "Do They Know It's Christmas?" 4
2005 Ward, ShayneShayne Ward "That's My Goal" 4
2006 Lewis, LeonaLeona Lewis "Template:Sort" 4
2007 Jackson, LeonLeon Jackson "When You Believe" 3
2008 Burke, AlexandraAlexandra Burke "Hallelujah" 3
2009 Rage Against the Machine "Killing in the Name" 1
2010 Cardle, MattMatt Cardle "When We Collide"[nb 3] 3
2011 Military Wives with Gareth Malone "Wherever You Are" 1
2012 Justice Collective, TheThe Justice Collective[nb 4] "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" 1
2013 Bailey, SamSam Bailey "Skyscraper" 1
2014 Haenow, BenBen Haenow "Something I Need" 1
2015 Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir[8] "A Bridge over You"[nb 5] 1
2016 Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie "Rockabye" 9
2017 Sheeran, EdEd Sheeran[nb 6] "Perfect" 6
2018 TBD (21 December 2018)[11] TBD (21 December 2018) TBD
  1. ↑ Myers, Justin (13 December 2013). "Every Official Christmas Number 1 ever!". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named CBBC
  3. ↑ "Christmas Number Ones – Singles". EveryHit. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
  4. ↑ "Thirty years of Christmas No 1s". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
  5. ↑ Masterton, James (20 December 2004). "Christmas Commentary from James Masterton". London: LAUNCHcast. Archived from the original on 31 December 2004. Retrieved 6 June 2011. ... This actually did happen back in 1988 when Christmas Day fell on a Sunday (the usual chart day). This resulted in the chart show being broadcast a day late on Monday 26th and with the industry agreeing that the crowning of Cliff Richard as that years Christmas Number One would take place then. ...
  6. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named heaint
  7. ↑ "Paul McCartney guests on Hillsborough charity single with Robbie Williams". The Guardian. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "NHS Choir beat Bieber to UK Christmas number one". BBC News. 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Ed Sheeran claims Christmas Number 1: "It's an actual dream"". Official Charts Company. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  10. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named BBC
  11. ↑ "When will the 2018 Christmas Number 1 be announced?". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-12-12.


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