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{| class="wikitable"
|
|Act
|Title
|Weeks at No 1
|
|-
|1952
|Al Martino
|''Here in My Heart''
|9
|First UK No 1 based on record sales
|-
|1953
|Frankie Laine
|''Answer Me''
|8
|was originally titled ''Mütterlein'', with German lyrics. The song was banned by the BBC owing to the religious nature of the lyrics
|-
|1954
|Winifred Atwell
|''Let’s Have Another Party''
|8
|Pianist born in Trinidad
|-
|1955
|Dickie Valentine
|''Christmas Alphabet''
|8
|Real name Richard Maxwell. Opening lyric – “C is for the candy trimmed around the Christmas tree”
|-
|1956
|Johnnie Ray
|''Just Walkin’ in the Rain''
|7
|was written by two prisoners in Nashville
|-
|1957
|Harry Belafonte
|''Mary’s Boy Child''
|7
|was written by Jester Hairston
|-
|1958
|Conway Twitty
|''It’s Only Make Believe''
|5
|Real name Harold Lloyd Jenkins. US Country singer
|-
|1959
|Emile Ford & The Checkmates
|''What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?''
|6
|Real name Michael Emile Telford Miller. Born in Saint Lucia
|-
|1960
|Cliff Richard & the Shadows
|''I Love You''
|2
|Written by Bruce Welch
|-
|1961
|Danny Williams
|''Moon River''
|2
|Known as “Britain’s Johnny Mathis”. Song from ''Breakfast at Tiffany’s''
|-
|1962
|Elvis Presley
|''Return to Sender''
|3
|was performed in the film ''Girls! Girls! Girls!''
|-
|1963
|The Beatles
|''I Want to Hold Your Hand''
|5
|remained in the UK top 50 for 21 weeks
|-
|1964
|The Beatles
|''I Feel Fine''
|5
|
|-
|1965
|The Beatles
|''Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out''
|5
|
|-
|1966
|Tom Jones
|''Green, Green Grass of Home''
|7
|Written by Curly Putman
|-
|1967
|The Beatles
|''Hello, Goodbye''
|7
|
|-
|1968
|The Scaffold
|''Lily the Pink''
|4
|Novelty song by Liverpool folk group. Based on a song titled ''The Ballad of Lydia Pinkham''
|-
|1969
|Rolf Harris
|''Two Little Boys''
|6
|Written in 1902 and popularised by Harry Lauder
|-
|1970
|Dave Edmunds
|''I Hear You Knocking''
|6
|Cover version of a song written in 1955
|-
|1971
|Benny Hill
|''Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)''
|4
|Novelty song inspired by Benny Hill’s experience as a milkman
|-
|1972
|Jimmy Osmond
|''Long Haired Lover from Liverpool''
|5
|Youngest member of The Osmonds, who at age 9 became the youngest chart topper ever
|-
|1973
|Slade
|''Merry Xmas Everybody''
|5
|First year that groups released festive songs to try and reach the top of the charts at Christmas
|-
|1974
|Mud
|''Lonely This Christmas''
|4
|Written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn
|-
|1975
|Queen
|''Bohemian Rhapsody''
|9
|UK's third best-selling single of all time
|-
|1976
|Johnny Mathis
|''When a Child is Born (Soleado)''
|3
|''Soleado'' was the original melody
|-
|1977
|Wings
|''Mull of Kintyre / Girls’ School''
|9
|First No 1 for Paul McCartney since he was a Beatle. First single to sell over two million copies nationwide
|-
|1978
|Boney M
|''Mary’s Boy Child – Oh My Lord''
|4
|Cover of Harry Belafonte's 1957 song, put in medley with the new song ''Oh My Lord''
|-
|1979
|Pink Floyd
|''Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)''
|5
|Features children from Islington Green School
|-
|1980
|St Winifred’s School Choir
|''There’s No One Quite Like Grandma''
|2
|Choir from a Stockport primary school
|-
|1981
|The Human League
|''Don’t You Want Me''
|5
|New Romantic band
|-
|1982
|Renee and Renato
|''Save Your Love''
|4
|UK-based Italian tenor (Renato Pagliari) and English girl (Hilary Lester)
|-
|1983
|The Flying Pickets
|''Only You''
|5
|A cappella group. Cover version of the song by Yazoo
|-
|1984
|Band Aid
|''Do They Know It’s Christmas?''
|5
|Written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for the famine in Ethiopia. Sold a million copies in the first week and three million copies in total. First line is sung by Paul Young
|-
|1985
|Shakin’ Stevens
|''Merry Christmas Everyone''
|2
|Real name Michael Barrett
|-
|1986
|Jackie Wilson
|''Reet Petite''
|4
|Originally released in 1957. Wilson died in 1984
|-
|1987
|Pet Shop Boys
|''Always on My Mind''
|4
|Cover version of a 1972 song that was a hit for Elvis Presley
|-
|1988
|Cliff Richard
|''Mistletoe and Wine''
|4
|First solo No 1 for nine years. Written for a musical called ''Scraps'', which was an adaptation of ''The Little Match Girl''
|-
|1989
|Band Aid II
|''Do They Know It’s Christmas?''
|3
|Produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. First line is sung by Kylie Minogue. Cliff Richard was also a singer on the record
|-
|1990
|Cliff Richard
|''Saviour’s Day''
|2
|
|-
|1991
|Queen
|''Bohemian Rhapsody / There Are the Days of Our Lives''
|5
|Re-issue of the 1975 hit, following the death of Freddie Mercury
|-
|1992
|Whitney Houston
|''I Will Always Love You''
|10
|Included on the soundtrack of ''The Bodyguard''. No 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a then-record-breaking 14 weeks
|-
|1993
|Mr Blobby
|''Mr Blobby''
|3
|Novelty song performed by the character from ''Noel's House Party''. Often ranked as the worst Christmas No 1 in history
|-
|1994
|East 17
|''Stay Another Day''
|5
|
|-
|1995
|Michael Jackson
|''Earth Song''
|6
|Presented as a world conservation statement
|-
|1996
|Spice Girls
|''2 Become 1''
|3
|Third single released by Spice Girls
|-
|1997
|Spice Girls
|''Too Much''
|2
|
|-
|1998
|Spice Girls
|''Goodbye''
|1
|First song following the departure of Geri Halliwell
|-
|1999
|Westlife
|''I Have a Dream / Seasons in the Sun''
|4
|''I Have a Dream'' is a cover version of an ABBA song. ''Seasons in the Sun'' is the cover of a hit for Terry Jacks
|-
|2000
|Bob the Builder
|''Can We Fix It?''
|3
|Theme song from the preschool TV programme ''Bob the Builder''. Vocals on the song are provided by Neil Morrissey
|-
|2001
|Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman
|''Somethin’ Stupid''
|3
|Cover of a song written by C. Carson Parks and made famous by Frank and Nancy Sinatra
|-
|2002
|Girls Aloud
|''Sound of the Underground''
|4
|First year that the competition for the Christmas No 1 was dominated by reality television contests. Girls Aloud was created through ''Popstars: The Rivals'' and the record was released on 16 December
|-
|2003
|Michael Andrews & Gary Jules
|''Mad World''
|3
|Cover version of the Tears for Fears song. Recorded for the soundtrack of ''Donnie Darko''
|-
|2004
|Band Aid 20
|''Do They Know It’s Christmas?''
|4
|First line is sung by Chris Martin
|-
|2005
|Shayne Ward
|''That’s My Goal''
|4
|Winner of the second series of ''The X Factor''
|-
|2006
|Leona Lewis
|''A Moment Like This''
|4
|Winner of the third series of ''The X Factor''. Cover of a Kelly Clarkson song
|-
|2007
|Leon Jackson
|''When You Believe''
|3
|Winner of the fourth series of ''The X Factor''. Cover of a Stephen Schwartz song from ''The Prince of Egypt''
|-
|2008
|Alexandra Burke
|''Hallelujah''
|3
|Winner of the fifth series of ''The X Factor''. Cover of a Leonard Cohen song
|-
|2009
|Rage Against the Machine
|''Killing in the Name''
|1
|Result of a campaign to prevent the winner of ''The X Factor'' (Joe McElderry) from achieving the No 1 single. First download-only single to become the Christmas No 1
|-
|2010
|Matt Cardle
|''When We Collide''
|3
|Winner of the seventh series of ''The X Factor''. Studio version of ''Many of Horror'' by Biffy Clyro
|-
|2011
|Military Wives with Gareth Malone
|''Wherever You Are''
|1
|Charity record
|-
|2012
|The Justice Collective
|''He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother''
|1
|for various charities associated with the Hillsborough disaster
|-
|2013
|Sam Bailey
|''Skyscraper''
|1
|Winner of the tenth series of ''The X Factor''. Cover of a Demi Lovato song
|-
|2014
|Ben Haenow
|''Something I Need''
|1
|Winner of the eleventh series of ''The X Factor''. Cover of a song by OneRepublic
|-
|2015
|Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir
|''A Bridge Over You''
|1
|Charity record
|-
|2016
|Clean Bandit ft. Sean Paul and Anne-Marie
|''Rockabye''
|9
|The song alludes to the nursery rhyme and lullaby, ''Rock-a-bye Baby''
|-
|2017
|Ed Sheeran
|''Perfect''
|6
|
|-
|2018
|LadBaby
|''We Built This City''
|1
|Mark Hoyle and his wife Roxanne. Proceeds from the charity single went to The Trussell Trust. Parody cover of ''We Built This City'' by Starship
|-
|2019
|LadBaby
|''I Love Sausage Rolls''
|1
|Parody cover of ''I Love Rock 'n' Roll'' by Alan Merrill
|-
|2020
|LadBaby
|''Don’t Stop Me Eatin’''
|1
|Parody cover of ''Don't Stop Believin''' by Journey
|-
|2021
|LadBaby ft. Ed Sheeran and Elton John
|''Sausage Rolls for Everyone''
|1
|Based on ''Merry Christmas'', which became a chart-topper for featured artists Ed Sheeran and Elton John in December 2021
|-
|2022
|LadBaby
|''Food Aid''
|1
|Based on ''Do They Know It's Christmas?'' and featured Martin Lewis. Half of the money raised went to the Trussell Trust and the other half to the Band Aid Trust
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 The UK Singles Chart began in 1952 in the ''New Musical Express''

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 |1991
 |Queen
-|''Bohemian Rhapsody /  There Are the Days of Our Lives''
+|''Bohemian Rhapsody /  These Are the Days of Our Lives''
 |5
 |Re-issue of the 1975  hit, following the death of Freddie Mercury
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 |''2 Become 1''
 |3
-|Third single released by Spice Girls
+|Third single released by the Spice Girls
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 |1997
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 |Originally released in 1984. Whamageddon is a game in which players try to go from 1 December to the end of 24 December without hearing ''Last Christmas''
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 |Based on ''Do They  Know It's Christmas?'' and featured Martin Lewis. Half of the money raised  went to the Trussell Trust and the other half to the Band Aid Trust
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