Wham! have pulled off the chart triumph of a lifetime, finally securing the UK’s Official Christmas Number 1 today with Last Christmas, a record-breaking 39 years after first being denied it.
Last Christmas has topped the charts around Christmas before, but never on it, beginning in 2021 when it reached No 1 on New Year’s Day. It returned to the top in December 2022, and in 2023 has spent the previous two weeks at No 1.
Wham! make a spectacular return to Number 1 in the UK with their timeless classic Last Christmas.
Jumping four places to the Official Singles Chart summit, Last Christmas celebrates a fourth non-consecutive week at Number 1 today, charging ahead with over 53,000 chart units.
Today marks the first time Last Christmas has reached Number 1 twice in the same calendar year.
Wham! have returned to Number 1 in the UK for the second time this year with Last Christmas.
Despite missing out on last week’s coveted Official Christmas Number 1 single to LadBaby’s Food Aid, Andrew Ridgeley and the late, great George Michael have performed a fantastic rebound, with their Christmas classic now the last Number 1 single of 2022.
Last Christmas rockets back to the top spot with over 79,000 combined chart units. It is also once again the UK’s most-streamed track of the week (18 million streams).
Source: Official Charts
