Uk Christmas Number 1 1989

Here is a complete list of the number one christmas songs for the entire decade and some of the stories behind them.
Uk christmas number 1 1989. Cliff richard mistletoe. Let s look back at every official christmas number 1 single in the uk. It was the christmas number one single for 1989 topping the chart for three weeks from 23 december 1989 week ending. Traditionally the volume of record sales in the uk peaks at christmas with the christmas number one being considered especially prestigious more.
The very beginning of the year saw compilation albums excluded from the uk albums chart and spun off into the new uk compilations chart from the week commencing 8 january 1989 albums such as the now series had regularly dominated the chart since 1983 with often up to 4 of the number 1s each year being hit compilations. Now 13 was knocked off the top spot of the albums chart as a. 1 at christmas since the inception of the charts in 1952. All number 1s are special but the festive chart topper is the ultimate prize.
Band aid ii do they know it s christmas. Here s our list of the uk christmas number 1 singles. The christmas number 1 in 1989 was of course band aid ii with do they know it s christmas band aid was a pop super group formed by bob geldof and midge ure to help fight the famine plight in ethiopia. Singles charts at christmas since records began in 1952.
Number one christmas songs in the uk. Winifred s school choir there s no one quite like grandma. 1 s uk music charts lists every single which was no. Best selling singles edit black box had the best selling single of the year with ride on time which spent 11 weeks in the top 10 including 6 weeks at the top spot sold 850 000 copies and was certified platinum by.
Novelty songs charity songs or songs with a christmas theme have regularly been at the top of christmas charts.