{"id":82097,"date":"2020-12-23T14:00:03","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T14:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=82097"},"modified":"2021-12-23T10:12:48","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T10:12:48","slug":"bestselling-uk-christmas-number-1s-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/bestselling-uk-christmas-number-1s-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Bestselling UK Christmas Number 1s of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@erwanhesry?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Image Credit: Erwan Hesry<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span style=\"color:#3366FF\"> Which Christmas chart-toppers sold the most copies \u2013 and are any of them actually Christmas songs? <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 1952 the UK <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/mariah-careys-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-reaches-uk-no-1-26-years-after-release\/\">Christmas Number 1<\/a> has been a snapshot of a moment in time, showing which song the Great British Public bought and listened to the most in the merriest week of the year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the top 10 Official UK <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/distribute-my-christmas-song\/\">Christmas<\/a> Number 1s of all time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/chart-news\/the-official-top-20-bestselling-christmas-number-1s__17220\/\">ranked by records sold<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3> 1. Band Aid \u2013 Do They Know It&#8217;s Christmas?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Do they Know it&#039;s Christmas ~ Band Aid 1984\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bjQzJAKxTrE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Happily, the bestselling UK Christmas Number 1 is a genuine <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/cornish-musicians-record-christmas-charity-single-to-help-feed-cornwall\/\">Christmas song<\/a>. Unhappily, it\u2019s one of the most depressing. With 3.82 million sales, the 1984 charity single is also the second biggest selling single of all time, behind Elton John\u2019s Candle in the Wind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>2. Queen \u2013 Bohemian Rhapsody<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Queen \u2013 Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Video Remastered)\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fJ9rUzIMcZQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Queen\u2019s prog rock extravaganza actually achieved Christmas Number 1 twice, in 1975 and 1991, following Freddie Mercury\u2019s death. 2.62 million sales in all, and not a whisper about Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>3. Wings \u2013 Mull\nof Kintyre<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paul McCartney &amp; Wings - Mull of Kintyre (HD 1080p)\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OrbuDWit1Co?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Get comfortable with seeing the Beatles appear on this list. Paul McCartney\u2019s Wings sold 2.09 million copies of Mull of Kintyre. It\u2019s a very long song. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>4. Boney M. \u2013 Mary&#8217;s Boy Child<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Boney M. - Mary&#039;s Boy Child (Officical Video)\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cmm1gt_2SkQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Two Christmas songs in the top five isn\u2019t bad. One of the classics, too. Boney M\u2019s 1978 disco version scored 1.9 million sales. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>5. The\nBeatles \u2013 I Want To Hold Your Hand<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand - Performed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show 2\/9\/64\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jenWdylTtzs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Which British band has the most Christmas number 1s? You guessed it. &#8216;I Want To Hold Your Hand&#8217; was the first of The Beatles\u2019 four Christmas Number 1s, and the top-selling with 1.82 million sales. Their biggest selling record ever is \u2018She Loves You\u2019, with 1.92 million sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>6. Whitney Houston\n\u2013 I Will Always Love You<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (Official 4K Video)\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3JWTaaS7LdU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/sonos-have-a-paid-subscription-service-now-with-dolly-parton\/\">Dolly Parton<\/a> might have written it, but it was Whitney who sold 1.66 million copies and took the song to Christmas Number 1. The soaring ballad featured on the soundtrack of <em>The Bodyguard <\/em>(1992).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>7. Human League \u2013 Don\u2019t You Want Me<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Human League - Don&#039;t You Want Me (Official Music Video)\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uPudE8nDog0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The synthpop band\u2019s best-known song took the crown in 1981, selling 1.56 million copies to date. It\u2019s a not very Christmassy story of a doomed relationship, but fills the floor at Christmas parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>8. The Beatles \u2013 I Feel Fine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Beatles - I Feel Fine\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WrAV5EVI4tU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Written by John Lennon and released in 1964. Fun fact: it opens with the first use of feedback on a recorded song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>9. The Beatles \u2013 We Can Work It Out\/Day Tripper<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Beatles - We Can Work it Out\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qyclqo_AV2M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A year after &#8216;I Feel Fine&#8217;, the Beatles took the Christmas crown again in 1965 with their double A-side single.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>10.&nbsp; Alexandra Burke \u2013 Hallelujah<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah (Official Video)\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aplWTXEcY70?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s definitely something festive about the choir and percussion in the first single from the 2008 X Factor winner, showcasing Burke\u2019s amazing vocals. It should be included on <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/9-seasonal-songs-that-sound-like-christmas\/\">RouteNote\u2019s Non-Christmas Songs list<\/a>, really. X Factor songs have won the Christmas number 1 spot seven times to date. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, just outside the top ten is 1973\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0A8KT365wlA\">&#8216;Merry Xmas Everybody&#8217; by Slade<\/a>, with 1.32 million sales. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not the most Christmassy list ever, but an intriguing look at what was trending in British Decembers past. 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