Charts analysis: Wham!'s Last Christmas becomes first festive recording to spend 10 weeks at No.1

Repeating a configuration first achieved 208 weeks ago (January 1, 2021), and also 106 weeks ago (December 16, 2022), 104 weeks ago (December 30, 2022) and 55 weeks ago (December 8, 2023), Last Christmas by Wham! is No.1 and All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey is ...

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Wham!'s Last Christmas makes history with consecutive festive No.1s

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Sabrina Carpenter could return to No.1 in albums chart while Wham! lead the way in Xmas singles race

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Sam Ryder signs new management deal with MTheory

Singer-songwriter Sam Ryder has signed with management services company MTheory, alongside Lewis Allen – who has been a key part of Ryder's previous setup over the last ...

Ringo Starr on going country, The Beatles & AI: 'The beat goes on!'

Ringo Starr has spoken to Music Week about The Beatles, AI and his love of country music ahead of the release of his first album in six years. ...

Wham! are leading the singles chart battle ahead of Christmas

Wham! could be spending the final week before Christmas at the top of the singles chart, leading the way with 23,834 sales ahead of Tom Grennan’s It Can’t ...

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