Last Christmas returns to Number 1 in the UK

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Singles
Wham! have returned to Number 1 in the UK with their classic track Last Christmas.  

Originally released in 1984, Last Christmas once held the record for the best-selling single never to have hit Number 1 in the UK; famously kept at Number 2 by Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? it first went to Number 1 on New Year’s Day 2021. source

#1(+2) ‘Last Christmas’ - Wham!
#2(-1) ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ - MariahCarey
#3(-1) ‘Escapism’ - RAYE, 070 Shake
#4(=) ‘Merry Christmas’ - Ed Sheeran, Elton John
#5(+1) ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ - Brenda Lee
#6 (-1) ‘Anti-Hero’ - Taylor Swift
#7(+3) ‘It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas’ - Michael Buble
#8(+1) ‘Firebabe’ - Stormzy
#9(+5) ‘Fairytale of New York’ - The Pogues
#10(-2) ‘messy in heaven’ - venbee, goddard


Albums
Sam Ryder becomes the first British male solo artist to debut at Number 1 with their first record in over three years, after Sam Fender topped the chart with his debut LP Hypersonic Missiles in 2019. Ryder is also the first solo artist to debut at Number 1 with their first full-length release since Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour in May 2021. 

Close behind at Number 2 is SZA, with her second studio album and first in five years, SOS. It’s her highest-charting ever in the UK - previous album Ctrl reached Number 45. source

01. Sam Ryder - There's Nothing But Space, Man!
02. SZA - SOS
03. Taylor Swift - Midnights
04. Michael Bublé - Christmas
05. Andre Rieu & Johann Strauss Orchestra - Silver Bells
06. Harry Styles - Harry's House
07. Andrea, Matteo & Virginia Bocelli - A Family Christmas
08. Cliff Richard - Christmas with Cliff
09. Metro Boomin - HEROES & VILLAINS
10. Bruce Springsteen - Only the Strong Survive