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Wham takes Christmas no. 1 2024 (but can you name the past 20 years of Christmas number 1s?)

For the second year in a row Last Christmas is the UK Christmas number one single

Wham takes Christmas no. 1 2024 (but can you name the past 20 years of Christmas number 1s?)

By Andrew Williams

23 December 2024

For the second year in a row, WHAM has claimed the Christmas number one song spot with, of course, Last Christmas.

It’s a feat the song didn’t actually manage at release in 1984, when Do they Know It’s Christmas reigned supreme. Last Christmas took the number two spot back then.

“37 years to get to Number 1, 39 years to Christmas Number 1, and then like London buses they all come along at once,” WHAM’s Andrew Ridgley told the Official Charts.

“I’m especially pleased for George, he would have been utterly delighted.” Ridgeley of course refers to George Michael, the other half of WHAM who sadly died on Christmas Day in 2016.

A Christmas hit run down

WHAM’s ascendancy to the top spot in 2023 also saw the scourge of the UK Christmas charts finally slain — Ladbaby doesn’t have a Christmas single this year. The YouTube channel hasn’t released a festive hit for the last couple of years, following accusations the couple took profits from the songs despite claiming the money went to charity.

In other chart news, Sabrina Carpenter has this year’s Christmas number one album, with Short N’ Sweet. And over in the US, Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas snagged the Billboard Hot 100 top spot, while Last Christmas sits at number four.

Think you’re a bit of a Christmas chart pro? But can you name the last 20 years of Christmas number ones?

We’ll post the entire list after a quick WHAM break: