Christmas Number One In 1982

As of december 2019 there have been 61 christmas number one albums.

Christmas number one in 1982. The 1981 christmas number one don t you want me by the human league remained at number one for the first two weeks of 1982. The most successful act is the beatles who have topped the christmas chart with seven different albums. Novelty songs charity songs or songs with a christmas theme have regularly been at the top of christmas charts. The first new number one single of the year was the land of make believe by bucks fizz who won the eurovision song contest for the united kingdom the previous year.

In the united kingdom christmas number ones are singles that are top of the uk singles chart in the week in which christmas day falls. Christmas number ones every record which reached no 1 in the u k. Save your love was a surprise christmas number one in december 1982 after it s release in november of the year. The christmas number one does not always synchronise with the dates elsewhere as they refer to week ending chart dates.

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Christmas number one in 1983 got the prime minister s seal of approval when she revealed the flying picket s song only you was her favourite. Uk christmas number ones in the 1980s state expanded to show the template expanded i e fully. It topped the charts for 4 weeks which seems to be the norm for christmas number ones. The only other act to release more than three christmas.

The christmas number ones prior to 1952 are based on sheet music sales. The singles chart did not begin until 1952. 1 at christmas since the inception of the charts in 1952. Let s look back at every official christmas number 1 single in the uk.

The christmas number one in 1982 was another one hit wonder. With the exception of 1966 they reached number one on every christmas chart from 1963 to 1969 and also topped the chart in 2000 with their singles collection 1. Traditionally the volume of record sales in the uk peaks at christmas with the christmas number one being considered especially prestigious more.